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Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason … duties piloting European routes for FedEx while based in Germany    As a global citizen whose flying knowledge and … enrolled in Western's aviation program in 2008, learning how to fly -- and when not to fly -- in Michigan's both …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo

Social work student finds passion, home at WMU

News

… Social work student finds passion, home at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on A … my curiosity and passion in holistic health." " Dr. John Howie helped me get through some things with meditation. I … community," says Smith, a WMU alum herself, who has hired many Western graduates and student interns. "I find them …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57553

WMU celebrates upgraded fashion labs and technology

College of Education and Human Development

… labs and technology Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Laura Dinehart and President Edward Montgomery cut the ribbon for the new pattern plotter printer. … 2024 New York Fashion Week Competition, demonstrates how to use the construction lab's new surface top. Using a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74534

Bronson School of Nursing wins $2 million grant to boost diversity

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… Bronson School of Nursing wins $2 million grant to boost diversity Submitted by … who come from underrepresented minority groups have many challenges as they come to college," Stark says. Many … this program and have found it to be wildly successful." How the project started With the help of the $5,000 grant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43577

WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety

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… Michigan University has received three grants totaling $434,690 from the Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Weather … in weather-related pilot training. "We wanted to find out how come aviation safety is improving as a whole," Brown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646

Cybersecurity student is unlocking opportunities and finding success

Cybersecurity

… Cybersecurity student is unlocking opportunities and finding success Submitted by Cindy … A modern version of a traditional children’s game, Capture the Flag, is an important tool for cybersecurity students … of AI and machine learning in cybersecurity, especially how AI can improve threat detection and response in real …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/aus-al-rasbi-cybersecurity

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… Western Michigan University student from Kalamazoo is studying in Russia this fall through a prestigious federal … received a $4,200 David L. Boren Scholarship to spend the fall semester at Saratov State University, where he is … 5,000 students have received Boren Awards since 1994, and many of these former scholars and fellows are today …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

Fall lecture series taps international ethics experts

Study of Ethics in Society

… Fall lecture series taps international ethics experts Submitted by Sandra Borden on … and media studies at the University of Passau in Germany, will speak on  “From The Crown to All Quiet on the … science at the University of Michigan, will address how colonialism and U.S. foreign policy have shaped …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72760

Ethics Center announces book clubs for spring 2024

Study of Ethics in Society

… Ethics Center announces book clubs for spring 2024 Submitted by Sandra Borden on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—E … regarding body size, plagiarism, cancel culture and the place of the virtues in living a good life are all … the impacts of "fat phobia" on society. It discusses how the negative treatment of people because of their body …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74500

Three from WMU Creative Writing Program win literary awards

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… Three from WMU Creative Writing Program win literary awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Many alumni of WMU's Creative Writing Program have garnered accolades for their work. KALAMAZOO—Two graduates and one student of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9769