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Scholarship in action: Research highlights

University Libraries

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-research-highlights

Collaborative robots offer unique hands-on experiences for students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… This is the future of automation explored in Western Michigan University’s mechanism analysis course, where …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/engineering-programming-collaborative-robots

Juggling knives, flying and a busy academic schedule, aviation grad has big things on horizon

News

… says Albrecht, who will graduate April 30 from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in aviation … with Delta," says Albrecht, who grew up in Hartland, Michigan. "Having a top three flight school close to home … for the whole flight, about all the memories that Western Michigan creates." Find more Bronco success stories on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67823

Western welcomes new full-service restaurant to student center

News

… smell of ramen is wafting through the air at the Western Michigan University Student Center. HÔU JIA Kitchen and Bar …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/hou-jia-kitchen-bar-taiwanese-restaurant-student-center

Patience, Persistence and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… But what sealed the deal for Vlad to choose Western Michigan University for higher education was the College of … 61st in February of 2019.  The park hugs 15 miles of Lake Michigan's southern shoreline in northwest Indiana.  "I love …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/vladislav

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

News

… Mich.—"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!" Members of Western Michigan University's American Institute of Aeronautics and … , an aerospace engineering student from Grand Rapids, Michigan. "As the rocket went up, everyone was cheering, and … from across the country, Western was the only team from Michigan to make the cut.  Over the course of the challenge, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/nasa-student-launch-challenge-2025-aiaa-pegasus-rocket

Make Way for Matteson – Alysse Finds Her Aviation Destiny

College of Aviation

… of Alysse Matteson, a third-year student in the Western Michigan University College of Aviation. Grandfather Richard … in the small village of Elk Rapids at the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, she and her father traveled to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/matteson

Aspiring Professional Pilot, Patrick Lambour, Lands at His Perfect Destination

College of Aviation

… a senior majoring in aviation flight science at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation , they still are.  … on the first day of school for his senior year at Western Michigan University Request WMU College of Aviation Info …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/09/lambour

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Aviation Information Harper was born and raised in the Lake Michigan shoreline community of Holland.  Paffhausen, his … Academy  in 2018, which is located on the east side of Michigan in the Detroit Metro area.  “I knew that I never …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee-0

Mario Matasovic says sports brought him from Croatia to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… by Anonymous (not verified) on Mario Matasovic Western Michigan University freshman Mario Matasovic made his first … scored a collegiate career-high five points against Central Michigan University in February. Now that the season has …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/mario-matasovic-spotlight