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All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space
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… Force Base in California, Tom Scott , B.S.E.’25, M.S.’26, watched his graduate studies literally flash before his eyes. “It was almost surreal. It was pitch black and then all of a … Launch, NASA and Firefly. The program charged students with designing a Thin-Sat payload to hitch a ride on a SpaceX …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-spacex-payload-launch-tom-scott
Broncos give back: WMU students strengthen Kalamazoo community during annual Cares Day
College of Education and Human Development
… Hybels on Students in the Merchandising Opportunities and Design Association designed custom bandannas for the dogs at … created care packages for the faculty and staff at the Washington Writers’ Academy. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—More than 200 … Cares Day served five community partners in meaningful ways throughout the Kalamazoo area. Dr. Angie Moe, WMU …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/college-education-human-development-cares-day-2025-kalamazoo-community
WMU business students win $5,000 award at GreenLight competition
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… WMU business students win $5,000 award at GreenLight competition Submitted by Anonymous (not … worked on their ideas as part of an entrepreneurship course designed for mentoring student-generated business ideas and … semester's class included students majoring in business, interior design, psychology and mechanical engineering. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23425
WMU BTR Park welcomes new architectural and engineering firm
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… the Weidenhammer Building at 4664 Campus Drive. The company was able to join the park community that was already full … years in combined experience in architectural engineering, interior design and planning." The firm specializes in the federal, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19492
Business mentors partner with WMU entrepreneurs to pitch products at Innovation Expo
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… as they have done in previous years, the University found a way to safely connect students to mentors from regional businesses to work with them through the product design competition. Sponsored by the College of Engineering … and engage with this program." The mentorship arrangement was unique to this semester and was available to students in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62845
First responder training at vacant Bernhard Center Nov. 10-12
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… in realistic, scenario-based drills. These exercises are designed to emulate the complexities first responders face … To enhance the realism, trainers may darken the building's interior and deploy artificial smoke. "It's pretty rare, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73333
WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind
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… WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Design and use of long canes will be studied. … could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to Western Michigan University researchers to improve …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15729
Jack S. Wood obituary
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… University, died Sept. 18 in Battle Creek, Mich. He was 80. Wood, of Hickory Corners, Mich., came to WMU in 1963 … 28 years of service to the University. Serving the public was a hallmark of his tenure at WMU, and he is fondly … grants from federal funders such as the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and National …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1857
Turning up the style: Student fashion show celebrates music's influence on the runway
College of Education and Human Development
… Student fashion show celebrates music's influence on the runway Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In an epic … Western Michigan University students danced their way through another hit on the runway during the Merchandising Opportunities and Design Association's (MODA) annual spring fashion show. …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/04/moda-student-fashion-show-music-2025
In Memoriam, fall 2023
W Magazine
… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, … Christine (Kraft) Mateer , BA ‘58, May 21, 2023, Kirkland, WA Charles J. Weier Jr. , BBA ’58, June 8, 2023, Bradenton, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616