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Cybersecurity student dreams big

Cybersecurity

… experiences, Lochlan McElroy co-founded Western Research Advisory for Vulnerabilities, Exploits, and Networks as another … really into threat intelligence and forensics. I like digging through data to figure out who did what and how. I’m also interested in how AI is changing how …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/lochlan-mcelroy-cybersecurity

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

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… rocket hurtled thousands of feet into the sky over Bragg Farms in Huntsville, Alabama.  The Pegasus VII rocket takes flight in Huntsville, AL. "It is kind of surreal standing in this open field surrounded by … was able to, as the most senior member of the team, apply what I had learned in school to actual problems with this

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

WMU gearing up to celebrate 90 years of homecoming

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Homecoming week is Oct. 7-13. KALAMAZOO—With two of the University's most … Sunday, Oct. 11-13 , to coincide with homecoming's biggest events. The 2013 Homecoming theme is "Fight On For Western," which is the first few words of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9973

Kenya believe it? Gideon Kipkemoi’s amazing international aviation journey

College of Aviation

… thousands of miles to become an aviation Bronco and pursue his dream of flying. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Only the disciplined ones in life are free.”   Starting from … control over our choices,” Kipkemoi says. “That is really what freedom means.” Request College of Aviation information …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/10/kipkemoi

The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… an age so young Atkins does not even remember it herself. What she does recall, however, is always having an internal preoccupation with … was happening at the nationwide level merged with her own foggy, understood experience of grief, she was drawn to the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins

WMU receives $1.4 million to start transportation research center

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… may be renewable for additional years. KALAMAZOO—A multidisciplinary team of Western Michigan University researchers … centers at colleges across the country. The grant, which is through the transportation department's Research and Innovative Technology Administration, or RITA, is for year one with the possibility of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10797

Gearing up for the grind: Skateboard-loving student ready to roll into WMU's kinetic imaging program

First-Year Faces

… Western's campus, including to the Richmond Center for Visual Arts, a hub for creativity. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With the … "I'm making my own video game myself right now, and that's what I want to do in the future. So being able to do the  … "It helped me be more confident overall in my abilities and what I do." Rodriguez-Vargas plans to use that newfound …

https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-yoyo-rodriguez-vargas-kinetic-imaging

Social work student finds passion, home at WMU

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… a week. The Western Michigan University graduate student is an advocate for homeless individuals, helping connect … services. "He is authentically compassionate. He feels what people feel." It wasn't that long ago that he was in … work and to the greater society." Once homeless and struggling to find direction, Anderson feels like he's finally …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57553

ArtPrize internship helps kinetic imaging students see big picture

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… traverse a sprawling gallery marveling at luminous screens displaying digital art, Avery McNew ’s eyes brim with … experience has really sealed the deal for me that this is what I want to do,” says the Western Michigan University … to find it,” adds Huffman. “It was very eye-opening to what I want to do with my portfolio and how I should be …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/artprize-2025-internship-kinetic-imaging-resonant-gallery

WMU recognized among Best Online Bachelor's Programs by U.S. News & World Report

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… online offerings are receiving high marks. The institution is lauded among the top 100 colleges and universities in the … offering online bachelor's degree programs in 2018. Western is tied at No. 96 in the overall online bachelor's … and thrive in all aspects of their lives," says  Dr. Chris Cheatham , interim provost and vice president for …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/02/us-news-world-report-best-online-bachelors-programs-2025