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Western celebrates contributions of student employees with awards, appreciation week

Another nominator emphasizes DeRaad’s level of contribution to the Office of Research and Innovation as “highly uncommon for ...
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WMU business college receives largest philanthropic gift in its history

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business has announced a transformative $17 million gift ...
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Quaestio with Jim Canary: Tibetan books and Manuscripts

Jim Canary has been a book conservator at Indiana University Libraries since 1985 and set up a conservation studio in the ...
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Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

The finalists selected by judges are: Next up is the Cultivate 269 pitch night on Friday, April 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the ...
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Research at Western Michigan

At many universities, research is reserved for the few. At Western, we believe everyone interested in research should have the opportunity, whether they are undergraduate or graduate students. In fact ...
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International Bazaar 2026

All are invited to this community event, scheduled for 4 to 9 p.m. in the WMU Student Center. Admission is free, and food and drink tickets can be purchased at the door. At the event students prepare ...
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Kristina Lemmer is a professor in Western Michigan University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. After joining WMU in 2012, she founded WMU's Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma ...
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Western Michigan University students take first at Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge

Two teams from Western Michigan University placed in the top five at the Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge. GRAND RAPIDS, ...
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48 seniors earn WMU’s highest undergraduate honor as 2026 Presidential Scholars

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University recognized 48 seniors as 2026 Presidential Scholars, the institution’s highest academic distinction, during its annual convocation on Friday, March 20.
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WMU Foundation receives historic gift in excess of a half-billion dollars, the largest ever for a public higher ed institution

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Visionary Western Michigan University graduates have donated to the WMU Foundation $550 million, the largest gift for a public institution of higher education in U.S. history. Forward ...
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Students invited into huddle to design state-of-the-art athletic performance center

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As Jackson Hammerschmidt’s trademark cowboy hat emerges from a stretch limousine, the Western Michigan University engineering student makes his way through the jubilant sounds of the ...
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Michigan has minerals America needs

The Trump Administration's list of 35 mineral and mineral groups deemed critical to the nation includes several that are located in Michigan, although more research needs to be done to better ...