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Professor transforming aviation education using augmented reality
News
… Mich.— Lori Brown , associate professor of aviation at Western Michigan University, has teamed up with Microsoft to … Microsoft headquarters in Washington state late last fall and was recently awarded the WMU Extended University … offers a natural means of interaction. There's no mouse, wire or touch screen. All you need are simple gestures to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45008
Plan ahead: Here are campus office hours for Thanksgiving 2025 recess
News
… will remain closed on Sunday, Nov. 30 . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will end classes for … recess beginning at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26 , and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 30 . Classes will resume … through Sunday, Nov. 27-30 . Students, faculty, staff and the public are encouraged to call ahead to make sure …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/thanksgiving-2025-recess-0
Soga Japan Center receives Champs award
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Soga Japan Center is one of … CIS' partners as well as individual volunteers, teachers and other Kalamazoo Public Schools staff members who help … drop-out prevention organization. The national organization and its Kalamazoo and other local affiliates surround …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/06/soga-japan-champs-award
Focused on physics, engineering research, doctoral student embraces his passion for service
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… free of charge. You just show up with your student ID and you get a free meal," says doctoral student Andrew … , professor of electrical and computer engineering at Western Michigan University. Joining Durbin’s research … equipment and host after-school study sessions. Back at Western While working in Namibia, Messecar received an email …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66266
WMU to confer more than 2,700 degrees at April commencement
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on A graduate from the spring 2013 commencement ceremony KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University will grant degrees to more than … 2,091 at the bachelor's level, 572 at the master's level and 41 at the doctoral level. Schedule All four spring …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15313
Board approves 2018-19 apartment rental rates
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… rental rates Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Western View apartment-style residences KALAMAZOO, … approved a slight rate increase for on-campus apartments and apartment-style residential units, keeping WMU rental … . Elmwood Apartments will be closing at the end of spring 2018 semester to prepare for future campus needs in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44221
Unlocking history through digital scholarship
University Libraries
… Angela Brcka on Benwin George (left), Halle Martin (center) and Marianne Swierenga (right) present their Cistercian … Frank Sasama, a German researcher, who later partnered with Western’s former Center for Cistercian and Monastic Studies … the wiki. Martin, a doctoral student studying history at Western, helped our library team with translation and …
https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-digital-scholarship
Fulbright student awards go to WMU alumni, doctoral candidate
International Student and Scholar Services
… Fulbright student awards go to WMU alumni, doctoral candidate Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two recent Western Michigan University alumni and a current doctoral … academic year. The trio is comprised of Keith Carver , a spring 2015 graduate from Marshall; Peter Dobek , a doctoral …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/26488
WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Kujawski KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University faculty member was one of three people selected in March to receive a spring 2018 award from the ADVANCE Grant Proof of Concept … Fund. Dr. Daniel Kujawski , WMU professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is among the five people who have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498
Bound for success: College of Education and Human Development’s book sale smashes fundraising goals
College of Education and Human Development
… Bound for success: College of Education and Human Development’s book sale smashes fundraising goals … the Blind Date with a Book sale. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Secondhand stories boosted the College of Education and Human … Township, Grandville and Wyoming branches), as well as Western Michigan University faculty, staff and students. “We …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/college-education-human-development-book-fundraiser-children-literacy