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From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight

College of Aviation

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … a rock-centered eye on an aviation career — just an awareness that something had to, or was going to, happen.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen

WMU game against UM gets nearly 100 national media hits

News

… the game and its aftermath. A common thread of the coverage was Western leadership’s sportsmanship and focus on the … People think his team got robbed at Michigan. His response was a ‘masterclass’ ( The Athletic/The New York Times ) A …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/wmu-game-against-michigan-gets-nearly-100-national-media-hits

First-year students begin their WMU experience with study abroad in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… course.   For the students, however, the experience was about much more than economics.  Students from every … fact that students, regardless of their academic interests, want to study abroad and take advantage of unique … pre-freshmen programming before the pandemic and there was tremendous interest to bring it back, says Joe Milostan, …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/10/first-year-dominican-republic

Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to wearable diagnostic solutions Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Simin Masihi, assistant professor of … exams and personal ECG devices such as Apple Watch do not continuously monitor the heart rhythm. … lead to sudden cardiac death. Smart devices such as Apple Watch cannot constantly look for arterial fibrillation or …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/wearable-electrocardiogram-device

Fall 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda . Cecilia Taylor Undergraduate … on newsprint Community shapes all of us in many different ways. In this piece, I explore three main ways we form communities. Coming from a Hispanic household, …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/09/student-exhibit-fall-2026

Boil water advisory still in effect for impacted WMU Kalamazoo locations; Parkview Campus, West Hills outside affected area

News

… Boil water advisory still in effect for impacted WMU Kalamazoo … area Submitted by Emily Doran on Sunday, Sept 20: A boil water advisory remains in effect for impacted areas of WMU's … today found no E. coli or coliform bacteria. If additional water samples analyzed Monday morning, Sept. 21, also show …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/kalamazoo-boil-water-advisory-includes-wmu-campus

WMU partners with community to support K-12 education

College of Arts and Sciences

… sticks.  “The genesis [of the Kalamazoo Math Carnival] was to form a space for experiencing math in a way that complements what kids are learning in school but … and I think the wonder is very important.”  The event was just as educational for participants as it was for the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-education-outreach

Healing through harmony

College of Health and Human Services

… enriches engagement and leverages preserved musical pathways to support speech recovery and build communication … shortening the time taken for a client to recall a word. I was able to use piano and guitar, as well as handheld percussion gear such as a tambourine, cabasa, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/06/music-speech-therapy

WMU alumna Jacqueline Kelly brings mental performance coaching to Boston Legacy FC

College of Education and Human Development

… Kalamazoo Valley Community College to be a youth pastor and was part of the basketball team. During her second year, … new professional direction. At the time, personal training was still developing as an industry and women faced … the career path might be made it more appealing. “I was always up for a challenge,” she says. “It wasn’t like he …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/10/jacqueline-kelly-boston-legacy-mental-performance-coach

Students turn ideas into market-ready products at RID+I’s Venture Studio

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… Brandi Engel on Liz Skinner flips through sketches of her handheld steamer project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A classroom at … her project, Gleam, into the class. "Last semester for housewares, I designed Gleam, a handheld cordless steam cleaner … in just seconds. This semester, I focused on making sure it was viable engineering-wise, meeting with several professors …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2025/04/venture-studio