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Postponed East Hall input session has been rescheduled

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… run from 4 to 5:30 p.m. KALAMAZOO—A community input session designed to give campus and area residents an opportunity to … been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 14 . The session that was postponed due to WMU's weather closure Jan. 6-7, will be … Related article Second East Hall community input session set | Dec. 13, 2013 Contact: Cheryl Roland January 8, 2014 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12545

Life-saving innovation crafted by WMU engineering alum

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… engineering manager at Parker Hannifin's Pneumatic Division in Richland and father of four young boys—one of … Medicine, posted a link to an article about an aerosol box designed by a Taiwanese doctor to protect health professionals from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59275

All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space

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… Force Base in California, Tom Scott , B.S.E.’25, M.S.’26, watched his graduate studies literally flash before his … Launch, NASA and Firefly. The program charged students with designing a Thin-Sat payload to hitch a ride on a SpaceX … resume.   “This project required so many different skill sets and gave me a greater understanding of how systems come …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-spacex-payload-launch-tom-scott

An energetic start to a career in cybersecurity

Haworth College of Business

… is not only achieving a robust education, but he is also setting himself up for a fulfilling career. With a Bachelor … degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a … risk management. My goal is to help organizations design security programs that strike a balance between …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/master-science-cybersecurity-gabriel-gyimah

Historian donates more than 9,000 books to Medieval Institute

College of Arts and Sciences

… Historian donates more than 9,000 books to Medieval Institute Submitted by Callah Barnes on This fall, … Michael H. Gelting, a medieval historian in Denmark, who was an avid book collector. Dr. Gelting bought widely and … and publications of all kinds. It features a complete set of the Diplomatica Danorum, for example, which is the …

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

WMU launches first-of-its-kind partnership with Academy of Management, connecting students to global leaders

College of Education and Human Development

… scholarship with a global network of researchers, journal editors and organizational leaders. Through a new memorandum … historic agreement creates so many new and meaningful pathways for our students to connect their scholarship, … how they can contribute across academic and organizational settings. — Dr. David Szabla, professor of organizational …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/09/wmu-academy-management-partnership

Ask, don’t answer: WMU professor uses AI tools to boost student engagement

College of Arts and Sciences

… on anything from Dostoyevsky to data science in an instant was shocking, exciting and, for many, frightening. Now, in 2026, chatbots have become part of ordinary life. But in Dr. Rodrigo Aranda’s classroom, they’re … That's why general-purpose chatbots like ChatGPT — designed to produce answers as quickly as possible — aren't …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-economics-ai-tools

WMU researchers identify the bot loop, reshaping how food brands reach the next generation of shoppers

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— In a major win for food marketers who want to make their brands stand out, researchers in Western … on which brands do and don’t belong in the consideration set.  Winning the loop To test their framework, the team ran … of supply chain management at WMU Haworth. “Brands that design for both win the loop."  To do that, marketers need …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/food-supply-chain-bot-loop-research

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and applied sciences knowledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The hallways and labs of WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied … current in his own research area, which has evolved toward design, analysis and operations of resilient systems from … using drones. The goal is to improve safety in campus-like settings by expanding surveillance coverage, with an …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

WMU student’s health care AI innovation wins $100K through Cultivate 269 pitch competition

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… offices to pharmacies to the emergency room.   “My father always said, ‘If you can think of it, you can do it.’ And … to continue to move their ideas forward.    “When we set out to build Cultivate 269, the goal was simple : create … modern, integrated payroll and project management software designed specifically for union construction contractors.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/cultivate-269-2026-pitch-competition-winner-sam-marseille