Western Michigan University students who put smiles on sick children's faces are now doing so from a distance in imaginative and meaningful ways. Find out how social distancing measures have caused A Moment of Magic chapter members to adapt and expand their efforts.

Drs. Fritz Allhoff and Wayne Fuqua discuss the reasons mask-wearing messages related to COVID-19 have been met with pushback in the United States and what it might take for more people to choose to wear face coverings.

A team of evaluation experts from WMU’s Evaluation Center is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CDC Foundation to develop a strategy that could better track the spread of COVID-19. They’re evaluating an approach to electronic case reporting—eCR—to improve disease surveillance and response.

As a top research institution, WMU prides itself in offering learning opportunities in a broad range of disciplines while catering to the academic interests of more than 4,000 graduate students.

The Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is hosting a series of community conversations to discuss issues of race and ethnicity in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests. Scheduled for June 3, 10 and 17, the discussions will occur live on the institute's Facebook page.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing food consumption changes. Learn from Western Michigan University experts about how you can use this challenging time to alter your nutrition, ethics and buying in ways that will benefit yourself and others.

Active COVID-19 antigen testing that offers results within 15 minutes is now available at WMU's Sindecuse Health Center. Though symptomatic individuals are prioritized, members of the WMU, Kalamazoo College and Kalamazoo Valley Community College communities can get tested whether they have symptoms of the virus or not.

Anthony was not your typical fresh-faced student after the ink dried on his Navy discharge papers.  While he knew avionics inside and out, he believed he needed to learn more about aircraft engines and the science of flying. Close to his Gull Lake home was the College of Aviation with its "reputable" program in aviation maintenance.

A rare vocal affliction upended a well-known Kalamazoo TV anchor. Find out how a Western Michigan University master faculty specialist helped him recover.

Designed and taught by Dr. Mark Orbe, Taboo Topics relies on dialogic learning—discussion-based study—to address sensitive subjects that are typically off-limits to speak about in North American culture. Therefore, matters pertaining to race, death, sex, religion, and other subjects are the foci.

Academic all-star Emily Bosak is bringing her talents to WMU's Bronson School of Nursing and Lee Honors College. She hopes to become a nurse anesthetist and fluent in three languages.

The mobility solutions of tomorrow are being dreamed up today at Western Michigan University. Through a partnership with Eaton Corp., the first cohort of product design students—now in their third year in the Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation—is envisioning what the world might look like in 50 years.

Broncos are always ready for a challenge. That ability to adapt and rise above was galvanized as the COVID-19 crisis swept the globe and campuses cleared out to mitigate the spread. From lecture halls to living rooms, the move to distance education changed the learning environment at Western Michigan University.

The Board of Trustees approved a one-year extension of the University’s contract with WMU’s chapter of the AAUP Tuesday. The contract now runs through Sept. 6, 2021, and calls for a 2.25% base salary reduction for faculty members in board-appointed positions as of April 1, 2020. The salary adjustment will be in effect July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.

At a special livestreamed meeting set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, the Board of Trustees will consider a one-year extension of the University's contract with the faculty union.

Jay Berkow, director of music theatre performance, spearheaded the Resilient Project—bringing together dozens of Broadway stars to sing his inspirational anthem, "Resilient," alongside frontline health care workers. The project is raising money for three national charities.

After spending his entire life tearing apart anything he could get his hands on, Keith Watkins is hoping to turn his passion for problem-solving into a career through the Haworth College of Business.

This artwork created by Mandy Weiss is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Jules Kupperman is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Sarah Wheaton is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Emma Somers is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Anna LeChard is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Olivia Novak is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Jaylynn Mittig is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Carolyn Wilson is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

This artwork created by Leray Posey is featured in the Pandemic Art gallery for students in Digital Photo I in spring 2020.

Dr. Renée Branch Canady,  who is CEO of the Michigan Public Health Institute and Celeste Sanchez Lloyd, Community Program Manager at Strong Beginnings, are among a diverse group of two dozen medical professionals, health and community leaders appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. Led by Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, the group is tasked with developing strategies to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color in Michigan.

The University's Office of Research and Innovation has awarded five grants for research related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students in Bill Davis' Digital Photo I course had to transition to distance education in the middle of the semester, some without the necessary camera or editing equipment. Using their own experiences and whatever tools they had at home, they found ways to express themselves and become better artists despite having limited resources. They created imaginative photos portraying the fear, solitude, hope and even humor of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Western Michigan University will offer a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, a fully online program, this fall. Courses will incorporate pertinent computer science and business aspects of this increasingly in-demand and high-paying profession.