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Stanford design school names four WMU students innovation fellows

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… a physics major from Elschbach, Germany, who graduated from Grandville High School. Megan Nicole Miller , a double major … in the lives of their peers." Applicants were asked to set their innovation priorities and goals for their first … companies rather than just startups. The team also wants to focus on informing students about opportunities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45923

Multihyphenate alumna Kelly Burris is a highflyer

W Magazine

… attorney. For the past decade, she has combined those skill sets at her Detroit-based IP law firm. In a unique “fly-to” … she says.  Burris’ vision and hard work have paid off. Her award-winning firm has served more than 600 clients—from individual inventors all the way up to Fortune 50 companies—applying for thousands of …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/alumna-trustee-kelly-burris-profile

Ethics event focuses on fictional portrayals of legal issues

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… in the Media: How Does Fiction Influence Reality?" is set for 4 p.m. , in the Brown and Gold Room—Room 242—of the … moot court teams. Vuletich has been on the faculty at the Grand Rapids campus of WMU Cooley law since 2008. Before … March 29— "Why We Don't Have a Peace Memorial: The Vietnam War and the Distorted Memory of Dissent," with Dr. Christian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45482

Russian Cultural Expo and Conference to take place at WMU

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… as well as performance of a play and a reading from a novel set in 1917 Russia. Participants will include a variety of Russian scholars from WMU, Michigan State University, Grand Valley State University and Spring Arbor University, … better understanding of our cultures. The Soviet Revolution was one of the major events in world history, and it makes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43263

In Print, summer 2026

W Magazine

… respond to changing legal guidance following the decision. Award-winning author’s new collection explores the life of … Caucus of the American Library Association’s Best Poetry Award —in May 2025 with RIZE Press. The poetry collection … about screen use across home, classroom and childcare settings. The book presents a framework that centers …

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

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

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… LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler Clendenning and Markus Vanderzwaag show off some of the rockets their team has built.  … Johnbosco Nguyen , an aerospace engineering student from Grand Rapids, Michigan. "As the rocket went up, everyone was … Western was the only team from Michigan to make the cut.  Over the course of the challenge, the  WMU AIAA …

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

Sunseeker ties for third in track event, ready for cross-country race

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… Sunseeker solar racing team finished the Formula Sun Grand Prix Powered by Austin Energy tied for third and has … a closed track course at Austin's Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix facility. That qualifying event ended with the … in Austin and travels through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, finishing in Minneapolis …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17588

From VP to FO – Logan Brown’s Involvement, Engagement and Internships Lead to Success

College of Aviation

… line, receivers, coaches, trainers -- right on down to the water boy. WMU graduate Logan Brown got that message and how … up in Plainwell 20 miles north of Kalamazoo.  "I visited my grandparents and cousins in Kalamazoo quite often, so it … law school on weekends on the way to become a federal prosecutor.  Kavalhuna's always-an-open-door-attitude for …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/loganbrown

Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… "It quickly became apparent," Stolarski says, "that I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life.  I … and limited-turbo engines.  Going strictly to turbines was a huge learning curve."  Accompanying that growth was an … needed a "co-pilot" for a test flight.  Destination?  The Grand Haven airport that serves the Lake Michigan shoreline …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/07/stolarski

Western Michigan University to fund 1,350 student scholarships with historic donation

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… historic donation Submitted by Megan Looker on President Edward Montgomery announces the Empowering Futures … gross income (AGI) of $50,000 or less who have net assets under $50,000.  Tennie Jackson, '20 alumna and Seita … and biomedical sciences major, took the podium at the Grand Rapids announcement. While these communities located …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66513