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New career opportunities take flight in partnership between Western, SkyWest Airlines
News
… largest regional airline in the world. It will provide a runway to success for aviation students through SkyWest's Pilot Pathway Program and AMT Pathway Program . LaFollette talks to a room full of aviation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70478
Researcher earns prestigious fellowship for brain cell regeneration study
News
… Calvo-Ochoa is one of 40 researchers in the nation to be awarded a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship … of a select group in the nation to receive a distinguished award for her work that may lead to a better understanding of … the process of regeneration and recovery using a fish model." Longtime passion drives discovery Calvo-Ochoa has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50050
One engineer’s dream: creating something from nothing
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… dream: creating something from nothing Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Shown working on a robot, Julianna Buck leads the … president of the WMU Robotics Club, that question doesn’t always have a simple answer. “One thing some people get caught … the creation of products or items from an idea to a working model. I find the whole process fascinating; it is, in my …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67717
Student earns outstanding poster award for machine learning work
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Student earns outstanding poster award for machine learning work Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Andrew Messecar, B.S.'18, is a Ph.D. student … learning—a process of developing algorithms and statistical models that allow computers to estimate relationships from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72992
Lessons Learned by Aviation Technical Operations Faculty Nate Lisak
College of Aviation
… trade, Nate Lisak has forged himself a productive and rewarding career as a "Tech-Ops" instructor for the WMU … to their very last summer at the College of Aviation. Watching their confidence develop and see them move into … real-life, Major-League project similar to crafting a stick-model aircraft back in childhood's bygone days. "I loved …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/lisak
New affiliation creates opportunity for international experiences in student affairs education
College of Education and Human Development
… experience at WMU. The international exchange initiative was launched by Dr. Ramona Lewis , HESA program … campus. "As an international student herself, Amie was interested in international student affairs, so they … leadership program emphasizes a practitioner- scholar model. The curriculum combines a student development and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72637
Spanish educator recognized for contributions to students with Distinguished Service Award
News
… for contributions to students with Distinguished Service Award Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Mariola Pérez de la … of Spanish, will receive the Distinguished Service Award during the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Sept. 29. … running several study abroad programs, she has been a “role model and source of inspiration” for her students and an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72644
Western Michigan University launches new course on tribal governance
News
… of nearly two years of meaningful planning, the course was developed in partnership with members of the Pokagon , Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish and Nottawaseppi Huron bands of Potawatomi Indians . "Current and … to provide not only a professional development model for our tribal citizens but also provide awareness …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66272
Conference to explore transforming healthcare through information technology
Haworth College of Business
… through information technology Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Burke KALAMAZOO—A senior advisor for innovation … Tan , professor, McMaster University. Topics: A Continuance Model for Knowledge-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems … medical information officer, IBM Healthcare. Topic: IBM Watson Project—Impacts on Future Healthcare. Special …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27647
NSF grant aimed at advancing construction education with generative AI and BIM
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… education with generative AI and BIM Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Hexu Liu KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Imagine using generative AI and building information modeling (BIM) to bring your classroom construction project … at California State University – Fresno, University of Washington – Seattle, Stony Brook University, University of …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/12/generative-ai-construction-engineering