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Altitude Meets Identity: How Ella Hanson Is Shaping Her Path in Aviation

College of Aviation

… her co-pilot Kenzie Koenig. Every time Ella Hanson heads skyward as a flight science major in WMU's College of Aviation, … that performed weather and oceanography missions.  He died about the time the 2023 graduate of Farmington Hills … with me.  Each time I fly, I feel connected to him in a way that's difficult to put into words.     A young Ella and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/03/hanson

Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows

News

… a professor of geosciences at Western Michigan University, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Association … who received the honor for 2016 "because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476

In Tempo—Twisted information: Professor guides listeners to the tune of media literacy

W Magazine

… information: Professor guides listeners to the tune of media literacy Submitted by Erin Flynn on Sue Ellen Christian … Innovation Professor 2021-24, and her collaborators wanted to release the musical’s songs prior to its launch to … is as a journalist, and I find media literacy an ideal way to communicate to people how all media messaging, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/04/tempo-twisted-information-media-literacy-album-sue-ellen-christian

Forces of trauma and resiliency next up in WMU Ethics Center talk

News

… Henry , professor of social work and co-founder and project director for the WMU Children's Trauma Assessment Center, … impact of secondary trauma, grief and building resiliency. Scientific research on the impact of trauma on the brain is … both change the physiology of the brain and create new pathways that can significantly alter perception, belief and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19091

New WMU research aims to close equity gaps in Spanish education

College of Arts and Sciences

… equity gaps in Spanish education Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The benefits of foreign language … for and received a Modern Language Association (MLA) Pathways Step Grant to support a year-long research and … initial findings and to be recognized at the convention’s awards ceremony.    “I believe that this is useful and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/01/zarate-sandez-spanish

Western Michigan University faculty gain global perspective through University of Passau exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… build collaborations and gain fresh perspectives on their disciplines in a global context.   Dr. Paul Ciccantell Each … university in the Lower Bavaria region as deeply rewarding, both intellectually and personally.    “During my time in Passau, I was able to greatly strengthen my understanding of German …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/10/passau-exchange

Future leaders in research start at WMU

News

… student-assisted research projects in the 2018 research edition of W Magazine . Faculty and student researchers in … while neophyte student lab assistants are consigned to washing beakers, uninvolved in the discovery process. But … under microscopes to answer any number of consequential scientific questions. Faculty take students into these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49166

Educational leadership alum wins grant from the Dominican Republic to analyze cultural identity in visual arts

College of Education and Human Development

… knowledge that contributes to the appreciation and understanding of symbolism in the cultural identity of … Science and Technology's  Fund for the Incentive of Scientific and Technological Research  (FONDOCyT). Her project was one of the winning research proposals selected by the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74388

Physics alumnus journeys from space dreams to quantum realities

College of Arts and Sciences

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Manqoba Hlatshwayo (middle) with his advisors Prof. Elena Litvinova (WMU, … by the cosmos to a quantum application engineer at a distinguished U.K. national lab, Dr. Manqoba Hlatshwayo , a … with applications spanning financial services and scientific research, including nuclear physics. “The kind of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73965

Michigan State Geographic Bee returns to WMU for ninth year

News

… their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Geographic Bee … state and their families to the Fetzer Center's Kirsch Auditorium. This is the second level of the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31165