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Graduate student wins $100,000 for medical AI innovation

College of Arts and Sciences

… Graduate student wins $100,000 for medical AI innovation Submitted by Callah Barnes on Samuel … Oneshot AI, a real-time medical interpretation platform designed to eliminate language barriers in healthcare.  … 269 launched through a partnership between Kalamazoo Forward Ventures, an investment firm founded by WMU alumni, and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-marseille-cultivate-269

Innovation alert: AI marketing projects help students thrive

Haworth College of Business

… Western Michigan University Teaching and Learning, which awarded a series of mini-grants for AI teaching innovation. … access is paired with clear ethical guidance and assignment design, students demonstrate higher levels of critical …     Project by: Andrea Bautista, Kylee Brown, Reilly Kitchen, Andrew Mckibbin and Naomi Perales     AI grants …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/02/ai-marketing-grants

Returning to Congo, fashion student seams learning with experience

College of Education and Human Development

… with experience Submitted by Chris Hybels on Anaia Kassenda walks the runway during MODA's Fashion Show at the Gilmore … her last semester in Western Michigan University's fashion design and development program, she is bringing learned … internship has been exposure to working in a professional setting. "One thing we learned in the fashion program is …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/10/fashion-student-internship-experience-congo

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in … Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into the building about 400 yards from his office.   His team of … of a parking plan for 25 wide-body aircraft on a ramp designed for only five.   Smiedendorf during his 2nd …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf

Out of the classroom, into orbit: WMU physics department supports NASA’s Artemis program with spaceflight materials research

College of Arts and Sciences

… materials research Submitted by Callah Barnes on Watching Artemis II launch four astronauts toward the moon … leadership and oversight. Josh Byers, machine shop manager, designed and fabricated custom hardware — including a heated … incompetent.”  Without the safeguards of a classroom setting, student researchers were held to a high bar. …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-artemis

Associate director of culinary operations makes mark in nationwide cooking competition

Dining Services

… Chef Francisco to stretch his creative muscles in the kitchen, his participation has even bigger implications for … says Francisco. "Cooking in national contests is one way I am able to have a creative outlet, without causing … he gets the desired result. This mentality is a major asset for Dining Services, especially as we move to offering …

https://wmich.edu/dining/news/2024/09/cando-challenge-0

Broncos head into fall with updated look and revamped athletics website

News

… by Deanne Puca on Intercollegiate athletics' website was updated along with its brand elements. KALAMAZOO, … of Intercollegiate Athletics has undergone a subtle design evolution during the past year to stay modern and … to the primary logo for Bronco Athletics, WMU also uses a set of customized marks for the football program that is now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34745

From a ‘shot in the dark’ to a national honor: Inside one Bronco’s summer at SmithGroup

Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

… Inside one Bronco’s summer at SmithGroup Submitted by Brandi Engel on Abby Naugle, an interior architecture and design major at Western, has been recognized nationally for … Mich.— Abby Naugle almost didn’t apply. The scholarship was national, the firm was one she had studied in class, and …

https://wmich.edu/designinstitute/news/2026/08/interior-design-smithgroup-internship

WMU food marketing students get cutting-edge AI industry tool through six-figure gift

Haworth College of Business

… and Western’s food marketing program, led by Dr. Russell Zwanka , will be the first academic program in the nation to … access to the same agentic AI environment used by leading retailers and manufacturers. The partnership builds on … agentic AI. The training and certification program is set to begin in fall 2026 at WMU’s Haworth College of …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/07/food-marketing-ai-tool

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, … Sept. 21, 2025, Greensboro, NC Barbette Louise (Spinner) Kitchen , BA ’64, Jan. 5, 2026, Elk Rapids, MI Ronald Arthur …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026