April 2020 WMU News

Getting career-ready during a pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students are looking to WMU career development specialists to guide them though an uncertain time in terms of internship and job searches, and are seeking out opportunities to build their portfolio of skills.

WMU climate change working group awards mini-grants to faculty, students

Climate Change Teaching Fellow mini-grant awards seek to foster the integration of climate change as a topic in WMU courses at all levels and in all disciplines.

For the birds: Avian adventures at Asylum Lake Preserve

Birdwatching at the preserve, which offers a publicly-accessible visual and symphonic feast, remains an easy, free, soothing and educational option amidst social distancing mandates and closures that have altered life as we knew it.

WMU 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers

WMU is using 3D printers to produce face shields for health care workers who desperately need them for the fight against COVID-19. Several University departments are collaborating on this effort.

Business professor earns second prestigious Fulbright award

For an impressive second time, Dr. Kuanchin "KC" Chen, professor of business information systems, co-director of the Center for Business Analytics and John W. Snyder faculty fellow at Western Michigan University, has earned a highly competitive Fulbright Specialist Award.

WMU professors developing prototype to give doctors extra level of protection against COVID-19

A team of faculty members in the Gwen Frostic School of Art is designing aerosol boxes, which could reduce the risk of doctors contracting COVID-19 while intubating patients.