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More than 15,000 have signed up for WMU Alert
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… have registered with WMU Alert to receive tornado warnings and notifications of campus emergencies on their … the phone. WMU Alert does not leave voicemail or answering machine messages. If you are not already registered in WMU … any other announcements. Weather closings are posted immediately on the WMU home page and available on the emergency …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/329
Internationally regarded geographer honored as WMU's Emerging Scholar
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… field. Zhu will be recognized with the Emerging Scholar Award during Western's Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 3 , at 11 a.m. in Kirsch Auditorium at the Fetzer Center. Dr. Laiyin Zhu Awarded … in the Atlantic Basin. "Integrating historical data, machine learning, and diverse analysis and modeling …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/emerging-scholar-award-2025-laiyin-zhu
Aviate’s Path Leads Griffin to Air Wisconsin- He Gets it Done!
College of Aviation
… to compare it to, but WMU blew the others out of the water. My first consideration was the proximity to my home … already talking to my parents about the logistics of attending WMU before I had even committed." But maybe things … friendly skies of United -- or working on those marvelous machines with the United logo that defy gravity -- should …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/norton
Concerto concert is capstone event of music calendar
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… KALAMAZOO--The University Symphony Orchestra , under the direction of Bruce Uchimura, will present the 53rd Annual … one of four recipients of the KSO/WMU Artist Scholarship, awarding him a seat as a section violinist with the Kalamazoo … University in Florida at the age of 20. At Stetson, he was the William E. Buckwitz Orchestral Scholar, and served …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/311
Alum over the moon after winning prize in NASA challenge
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… in NASA's Recycling in Space Challenge . The space agency wanted to find ways to transport and process trash in zero … student at WMU. "I had some courses in college on machine design. This was basically a machine design project … It's also good validation for the skills that I've been building since the beginning of school." NASA started …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52875
Funds available to help small businesses hire summer interns
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… supply management major, worked last year for Sigma Machine in Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Small businesses in … the science, technology, engineering and mathematics—STEM—disciplines. Businesses interested in hiring interns for this summer through the Small Company Internship Award Program should submit their funding applications by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51259
In Memoriam, fall 2023
W Magazine
… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … (Eilers) Lummis , BS ‘50, May 30, 2023, Kalamazoo, MI Geraldine May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616
WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field
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… on Joseph Backe, a mechanical engineering major, works on a machine during his internship at Edgewater Automation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An elite team runs like a … ethic. He's a hard worker and he's focused." Chad Henry , director of engineering at Edgewater Automation, describes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485
Fine arts staff using skills for pandemic-fighting mask production
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… for Western Michigan University alumni who are in the medical field. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University … me just to give to people who need one," says MacKenzie. "I was asked to make some for a few postal workers, too." This … Making masks gave him a chance to dust off a sewing machine that was gifted to him years ago and try his hand at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58953
Student research presentations
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Student research presentations Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Western Michigan University … his research—Mobility Energy Productivity Evaluation of Prediction-based Vehicle Powertrain Control Combined with … on developing technologies in optimization, control and machine learning to improve energy efficiency and mobility …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67211