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Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship
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… atmospheric processes hundreds of millions of miles away on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—the solar … Fellowship. Brueshaber is one of only 28 applicants to be awarded a $30,000 award for 2016-17 from the fellowship's … "Accumulation of Polar Vorticity in a Forced-Turbulence 3D Model," Brueshaber chose to investigate polar vortices on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117
Theatre student's Lego Broadway creations set to debut in New York City
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… Theatre student's Lego Broadway creations set to debut in New York City Submitted by … Lee holds his Lego recreation of the set from the 1979 Broadway production of "Sweeney Todd." Lee with the six Lego sets … in the digital age. There's even talk of collaborating with 3D animators to bring Lee's creations to life with "Lego …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65558
WMU business students in the winner’s circle at DECA competition
Haworth College of Business
… competition where they were tasked with developing a customer retention plan for a grocery store. The goal was to encourage consumers who had begun purchasing … them into real business situations early and often. “This was my first year in DECA, and it has completely pushed me …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/04/deca-winners
WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field
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… major, works on a machine during his internship at Edgewater Automation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An elite team runs like a … Western, but as soon as I came here I knew this is where I wanted to go. It's a big school, but not too big, and it … at Edgewater Automation. The company designs and builds custom automation equipment. Backe's connection at the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485
Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation
College of Aviation
… on When it came to a career in aviation, Alexis Brown always seemed to know she was on the right "track." During their college careers, her … operations. The company schooled me even more about customer service -- how to approach people depending on the …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/04/brown
Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled
College of Aviation
… a young high school student, his infatuation with aviation was sparked after meeting a group of pilots at the local … Elkhart, Indiana. This triggered something in him, and it wasn’t long before Deckard clicked with a former U.S. Air … been spending his time delivering RV’s to dealerships and customers using his own large pickup truck, which has …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/09/deckard
The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World
College of Aviation
… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni Matt Taylor Want a short story about a dynamic career and how the WMU … the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for what was then American Eagle Airlines, and indicative of why it … Falcon Above and beyond the "friendly service to all customers" of what is now Envoy Air, one of American's …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor
From WMU Ambassador to Aviation Analyst – Karen Kropornicki Sets the Gold Standard
College of Aviation
… that lie in one's future. Karen Kropornicki thought she was destined to fly for Delta Air Lines, and some day she … a U.S. aircraft, makes national policy decisions, fights a war in the name of America, interprets global intelligence, … goal was to fly for Delta so I could return the amazing customer service that was shown to me." Now solidly …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/kropornicki
Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal
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… Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jacob Ganzak … an astronaut," says Jacob Ganzak , who took a giant leap toward that goal by securing multiple internships at NASA. … head, sketching it out on paper and validating it through 3D modeling," Ganzak says. "I showed it to the board and it …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872
Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning
Haworth College of Business
… brings together all these elements in an innovative way to create mutual benefit. On Tuesday, Sept. 23 , … this model creates financial returns for investors, new pathways for entrepreneurship in West Michigan and immersive … industries with both technical expertise and unrelenting customer service. When the current owner was looking to …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund