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WMU garners more than $2 million in grants during month of March
News
… in externally funded awards in March, pushing the year-to-date total to nearly $19.5 million since the start of the 2015-16 fiscal year, WMU trustees learned at their April 21 meeting. … professor of statistics. The grant will be used to document crash history and conduct speed studies to assess the effect …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31954
Unbridled success: Broncos take horse-racing world by storm
W Magazine
… by Erin Flynn on Brian Doxtator and Chase Chamberlin hoist the iconic Kentucky Derby gold cup into the air. … a company was selling shares in cars. He thought about how he could expand on that idea, and sports—particularly … stayed the course and landed a partnership with WinStar Farm shortly after the app went live. They found success …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71843
State lauds success of Western Michigan University's Cold Case Program with major financial investment
News
… in their cold case investigations even before graduation. This new funding will help this program grow and further … victims' families find justice and closure. "They're going to be far ahead of any detective or officer when they get on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/state-lauds-success-cold-case-program-major-financial-investment
From Taipei to the Skies: The Inspiring Journey of SkyWest Captain Po Hsien 'Johnny' Chen
College of Aviation
… From Taipei to the Skies: The Inspiring Journey of SkyWest Captain Po … Now with captain status for SkyWest Airlines, Chen is the poster child for any young person who declines to … says, "and told me to be realistic and settle for less." However, one offered a realistic path for Chen to consider …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/01/chen
Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's daughter
W Magazine
… Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's … the time period in which I have expertise,” she says. “It’s farther into the 17th century, 30 years after Shakespeare … that point, the odd little girl will be grown up, and she’s going to be the protagonist. My idea is that she’ll end up …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/print-author-grace-tiffany-historical-fiction-imagines-life-shakespeares
From Lake Michigan to the Skies: The Journey of Two WMU Aviation Alumni Soaring with Delta
College of Aviation
… by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni Lauren Quandt and Ismail Abuzir - Friends, Colleagues, and Broncos! They came … with flight, space and explorations. I went to air shows, attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University summer … support. I met many great people through WAI. I loved going to its conferences every year while I was a student." …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/abuzir-quandt
WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks
News
… and play. But the efficacy of face coverings on the market is wide-ranging—an issue a team of researchers at Western … protective equipment (PPE)—such as N95 masks—based on how fibers are arranged in the mask material. Their … are alternatives to testing the raw materials that you're going to make your mask from before you actually fabricate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847
Climate change could make the Great Lakes region unrecognizable
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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Earth's average temperature is rising at least 10 times faster than at any period in the … Anomalies from 1880 to 2017 , the video graphically shows Earth experienced moderate warming from about 1900 to … do this,' most people would just say, 'OK, I'm not going to do that,'" he adds. The estimate is that about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51387
Ethics Center announces lecture series for fall 2025
Study of Ethics in Society
… for the Study of Ethics in Society is hosting a series of talks during the fall 2025 … in the incorporation of therapy dogs, focusing on the welfare of both human recipients and canine participants. It is … 5 in Room 2209 of the student center. This talk explores how Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Klara and the Sun helps us think …
https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/09/fall-25-lectures
Budding engineer ready to create career opportunities at Western
First-Year Faces
… Budding engineer ready to create career opportunities at Western Submitted by Erin … Public Schools graduate, Jonathan Malone got a jump on his college courses through a dual enrollment partnership at … on his list for the future. But first, he's ready to learn how to navigate college. "I'm excited about everything! …
https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-jonathan-malone-engineering