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Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship

News

… Grand Rapids internship Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dan Praise built a 3D printer for Moetion Technologies at the … soap company. Dan Praise , an aerospace engineering student from Cameroon, and Landon Sykes , a computer engineering … customer was thrilled with what we produced. They actually showed it off at a trade show and were able to prove …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies

Triple major undergraduate takes on the world

College of Arts and Sciences

… it. It felt like I’d made all the right choices.”  Kostbade is spending the summer in Gainesville, Florida, before … enough for pushing me to participate in those programs.”  From undecided to three majors Starting her academic journey … in this program has been really accommodating and kind thus far, so I’m really looking forward to meeting them.”  Being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72069

Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

W Magazine

… Kalamazoo breakfast eatery, Claire Hernandez found herself listening to a friend contemplate committing suicide. The … to veer in the direction that it did. As it turned out, however, their crucial talk happened at a time when … Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Team and made his work far more impactful and rewarding than it otherwise might …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619

Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'

News

… Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision' Submitted by Erin Flynn on LOS ANGELES—Spider-Man. … memories involves his time working as an editor on the CBS show "Person of Interest." As he went through footage for a … Jacobs says. "When I stop and take a breath and realize how far I've come—and the fact that I am working on a Marvel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090

Lending a hacking hand: ambitious students create real-world cybersecurity RSO

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… for cybersecurity students Lochlan McElroy and Fin Burns . From weekend plans around Kalamazoo, to future goals at the … at Western in 2024.   Their biggest idea? Creating the registered student organization (RSO) and nonprofit Western … interests with people at WMU.   “Another thing I love is how passionate others are in the club,” says Bayer. “We love …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/09/wraven-cybersecurity-rso

AI research at WMU: Advancing technology and education

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… be right up there among all big challenges.”  – Dr. Alvis Fong Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning … applying AI skills. “Being AI ready means more than knowing how to use AI/ML methods,” says Fong. “It also means knowing … simpler, realizable, more explainable. Because AI has far reaching societal impact, readiness training must cover …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/ai-research-wmu-advancing-technology-education

Management professor discusses sustainability during COVID-19 and beyond

Haworth College of Business

… Management professor discusses sustainability during COVID-19 and beyond Submitted … of management, is a renowned expert when it comes to how companies, faculty and students interact with the social … run. However, in what ways? How are benefits measured? How far out is the payoff? If every line item is being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60155

The Hagan Hangar: A Family’s Legacy Takes Wing at Western Michigan University

College of Aviation

… Hagan Siblings: Jacob, Jillian, and Justin during their sister's Wings Ceremony at the WMU College of Aviation It's … because, as the saying goes, the nuts don't fall very far from the tree:  Dad Dennis is an A&P (airframe and … program and graduate," he says.  "They would always tell me how great it was and about all of the amazing things that go …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/06/hagan

When it rains, it stalls: WMU team studies weather impacts on autonomous vehicle technology

W Magazine

… test vehicle. Nick Goberville stands next to the vehicle he is using to collect data. Courtesy: Paige Novak/Paige Novak … to develop basic software that informs technology on how to drive in bad weather. They’ll collect data from a … conditions haven't been a major focus of researchers so far. "There are so many things to do for automating aspects …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/60422

Uncharted Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning

W Magazine

… Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning Submitted by Erin Flynn on Patricia … the globe and campuses cleared out to mitigate the spread. From lecture halls to living rooms, the move to distance … more challenging. But my professors have lots of ideas on how to make it work." Grace Dybing Dybing, who graduated in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59590