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Motown meets yellow brick road in University Theatre's 'The Wiz'

Theatre

… Mich.—Motown meets yellow brick road in the Tony Award-winning musical "The Wiz," playing April 7-22 at … novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in the context of modern African-American culture. It follows Harlem … in Oz and is staging it in the round, putting the the audience in the center of it all. WMU theatre students in "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38865

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

News

… LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler Clendenning and Markus Vanderzwaag show off some of the rockets their team has built.  … takes flight in Huntsville, AL. "It is kind of surreal standing in this open field surrounded by 50 of the top schools … its 25th year, the NASA Student Launch tasks students with designing, building and flying a high-powered amateur rocket …

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

Climbing Higher - Mark Brady's Aviation Journey from WMU to IFL

College of Aviation

… to reach the sky runs very deep in the human psyche” according to the famous Argentine American architect César Pelli. While Pelli was referring to the desire of our species to build taller … Fortunately, Brady didn’t allow the discouragement to set in. Instead, he picked himself up by the bootstraps and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2016/06/brady

Vocal Jazz Fest attracts singers from far and wide to WMU

News

… seven states, four countries and three continents. In addition to Michigan, students will be attending from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. And in addition to the United States and Canada, … Center to perform in a noncompetitive and educational setting. Groups are encouraged to perform three contrasting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/244

Seniors enhance tool for future students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Seniors enhance tool for future students Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One of the essential aspects of … of a team. For three of this semester’s Senior Engineering Design Conference students, the synergy of a team drove … Community College in Ohio. Follow Joshua Bergman on LinkedIn. Gabe Soto Jesse Blaine is a cybersecurity major who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71408

Professor re-elected to national arts group

News

… forum for exchange on issues confronting visual arts, design and arts education administrators in higher education … group promotes communication among institutions while providing meaningful collaborative opportunities for arts … in related arts organizations. Recently, Hopfensperger also was selected for a two-year term as chair of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/136

WMU faculty to again provide ideas for sustainability in teaching

News

… by Jan. 12 for faculty learning community. KALAMAZOO—Building on efforts started earlier in 2012, Western Michigan … into existing research on common areas of inquiry and then design and pursue individual projects to promote … of a program run earlier in 2012, StART-I. That program was comprised of 42 faculty from all seven academic colleges …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3413

Big data and the future of diagnosing mental disorders

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… future of diagnosing mental disorders Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What if testing for Autism … in data,” says Fong. Increased access to benchmark data sets such as the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange has … tool and help to blend current procedures with the group’s design. About the research team The published paper for this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65069

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

News

… role in advancing BTR 2 by sharing the cost of the site design that led to the grant from the U.S. Economic … Western Michigan University through the BTR Park," says Ron Kitchens , president of Southwest Michigan First and a WMU … input in 2016 and 2017. That input led to the design that was submitted to the EDA approximately a year ago. With the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722

Water quality research and engineering firm is newest BTR Park partner

News

Water quality research and engineering firm is newest BTR … is now housed in the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Innovation Center, located at the BTR Park. The … in storm water management, hydrogeological modeling and design, sustainability, green infrastructure and community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43452