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Ready for launch: Engineering grad poised to expand horizons of space research
News
… horizons of space research Submitted by Erin Flynn on Margaret Mooney is headed for a career that's out of this world, joining the Naval Research Laboratory as an aerospace engineer. … actually the biggest failure mechanisms. So figuring out what drives those failure mechanisms is really important," …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-mechanical-engineering-space-research-margaret-mooney
Faculty Feature: Jeremy Hierholzer
College of Aviation
… C. Hierholzer. Jeremy started as a faculty specialist in the fall of 2012. This is his second stint with Western … from WMU and went on to earn a Master of Arts Degree in Career and Technical Education from WMU. He is an FAA … with the students. The class allows the students to apply what they have learned from all their previous aviation …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/01/hierholzer
WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry
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… Western Michigan University education researcher has spent the 2015-16 academic year in a fellowship post focused on … registry that could vastly improve the structure and transparency of impact studies in education. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook … than they would have had all the findings been reported. What it will do Creating a registry of studies would help …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721
Bridging Barriers: A firsthand look at immigration issues
W Magazine
… Submitted by Erin Flynn on A student speaks with a child on the other side of the border fence. Feet away and worlds … rust-covered fence separating El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. “We were just chatting about school, what they do for fun,” says Dakota McCracken, an economics …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57379
From WMU stardom to NFL scouting, Bronco alum thriving with Detroit Lions
News
… draws on his playing days at WMU to scout future pros for the Detroit Lions. DETROIT—The Detroit Lions are building something special. With a culture-changing head … got to describe them from the neck down. You try to tie in what you see in person to what you saw on tape,” Neal says, …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/detroit-lions-steve-neal-western-alumnus-now-midwest-area-scout
Discover the IIAS Experience at WMU
College of Arts and Sciences
… Discover the IIAS Experience at WMU Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on … for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies (IIAS) offers students dynamic academic programs that explore the … on-site lactation room available for expecting or nursing parents, families, and caregivers. Together, these additions …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/02/iiasexperience
WMU closes campuses Jan. 22 for severe weather
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… WMU closes campuses Jan. 22 for severe weather Submitted by Emily Doran on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential services, all WMU campuses are closed and classes are canceled today, Thursday, Jan. 22 … open Thursday . The bookstore will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. HÔU JIA will open at 11 a.m. PNC is closed Thursday. …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-22-2026
WMU closes campuses Jan. 20 for severe weather
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… WMU closes campuses Jan. 20 for severe weather Submitted by Emily Doran on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential services, all WMU campuses are closed and classes are canceled today, Tuesday, Jan. 20 … go on as planned at 7:30 p.m. Metro bus routes 19, 21 and 25 will not have service Tuesday . If you need a ride, please …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-20-2026
From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future
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… annual celebration of achievements and a time to recognize the important role Black history plays in U.S. and Western … enrollment in a political science class, helped launch a career more in tune with her passion and put her in a … learning how to administrate and handle the day to day of what happens in practice—how to run an office, how to create …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942
WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture
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… researcher has been awarded a $284,833 grant from the National Science Foundation to study negatively charged ions that are potentially damaging to lakes and rivers when found in … the petroleum, pharmaceutical and nuclear power industries. What are anions Anions (pronounced an-ions) are extremely …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390