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Friday Feature: Matthew Bila
College of Aviation
… Friday Feature: Matthew Bila Submitted by Tom Thinnes on This Friday’s student … aviation management and operations. Matt is a member of Alpha Eta Rho at WMU and is currently an Aviation … to a variety of music, but his two favorite musicians are Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown. Matt is also a huge fan of …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/03/bila
Western honored for innovation, leadership in sustainability
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… network earned a second-place Innovative Project Award from the U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan. Pictured at the unveiling ceremony on May … 10 new, dual-port charging stations on campus in May, which are capable of powering 20 vehicles simultaneously—the most …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70133
Grants to WMU fly past $4.2 million mark in November, December
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… surpassed $4.2 million in November and December, pushing the year-to-date total to nearly $16.4 million since the … research centers at colleges across the country that are working to advance research and education programs that … A second large research grant, this one for $423,105 from the U.S. Department of Education, was awarded to Dr. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30795
Computer science grad finds key to career success at Western
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… Computer science grad finds key to career success at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Mey Wong … to Kalamazoo from Cambodia. "My parents wanted to give their kids a better opportunity here in the United States," … potential career path. "It's amazing to see how we can use what we're taught in classes into the real world with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67741
Detecting threats and emergencies to protect infrastructures
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… by Cindy Wagner on "My research interests evolved from the unsolved challenge of vulnerabilities and weaknesses in AI methods as well as vulnerabilities that exist in computer networks that are the root cause of the increase in cyber-attacks." - Dr. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70805
Walker Institute facilitates community book read, discussions about ending gun violence
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… by Western Michigan University's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations , book groups … Jeff Getting , Kalamazoo County prosecutor; Estevan Juarez , Kalamazoo city commissioner; and Yafinceio Harris , … Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice. They've taken what they learned in that discussion and convened a task …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67476
Strategic Planning enters next phase at WMU
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Stakeholders are beginning to get to work identifying recommendations to guide the future of Western Michigan University. The institution … and generate ideas about the University's core purpose, what future success might look like and the values that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66741
Two more students earn prestigious Gilman scholarships
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… Western Michigan University students have won a total of $8,500 in scholarships to study foreign languages overseas during the 2013-14 academic year. Brad Baughman of New Buffalo, … a $4,500 Gilman Scholarship. A graduate of Escanaba Area Public High School, she is a junior majoring in French …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4296
Wetland projects test waters to restart research at WMU
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… shoreline, Dr. Tiffany Schriever's work is no day at the beach. Her research involves measuring water quality and … wetlands—to determine whether the water in the area is coming from the big lake or another inland body of … approved and happy to go through the process because that's what we live for, to go out into the field, and that's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60039
Groundbreaking research could provide key to kicking smoking habit for good
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… is hard to curb. "People try to go cold turkey all the time. The problem is that there are withdrawal symptoms," says Dr. Ricky Stull , assistant … in this family," Clark says. Discoveries like this are what got him excited about the field. Admittedly bored and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62413