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First Health Career Connections cohort to be celebrated
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… other WMU officials, leaders from state organizations that donated to the program, and health care institutions … us to higher education," she says. "It was geared to show us how to give back to the communities and systems that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40737
Future leaders in research start at WMU
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… in WMU’s Human Performance Institute are hard at work. The lab specializes in ergonomics, as well as product … financial markets and international trade. And many do spend hours scrutinizing slides under microscopes to … into these various realms to learn and to contribute. In so doing, WMU professors are benefitting society through their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49166
Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall
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… Flynn on An image captured on July 13, 2013, by satellite shows a dust storm blowing off the coast of Africa. (Image … and up the east coast of the U.S.. And the groundbreaking work completed by Zhu and his collaborators from California … model based on 19 years of data measuring hourly observed rainfall from satellites and other …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall
WMU sales program once again ranked as one of the best in the U.S.
Haworth College of Business
… what we have known for over 20 years—what we teach, how we teach it and the community we teach it in are top … report: 98% of sales and business marketing graduates are working or continuing their education quickly after earning … Sales Competition , a category in which WMU students have dominated for many years. Learn more about the sales and …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/sef2024
Western honors Native American heritage, creates path to deepen connections with tribal communities
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… Mich.—Sage and sweet grass sway in the breeze under the shadow of the obelisk in front of Floyd Hall on Western … Day celebrations. "When we all meet, the first thing we do is smudge, and that's when we get our medicine and burn … interactions," adds Sherwood, associate professor of social work and director of Western's Native American Affairs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69671
Ingenious invention gives plant lovers a green thumb and wins Bronco Pitch
Haworth College of Business
… from judges. Team SELPE (left to rright): Tatenda Zindoga, Kate Mih and Agnes Nyanamba The winning team for 2023 … something that pushed us out of our comfort zones. That is how SELPE was born,” he says. The process of preparing for … for the pitch went toward getting the audience involved and working on body language. I practiced in front of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71591
Clinical psychology Ph.D. student wins first place in regional Three-Minute Thesis
College of Arts and Sciences
… slide and three minutes, one Western Michigan University doctoral candidate made her research stand out. Tabitha … we’re really used to being taught to in-depth defend our work to experts in our field. What we don’t have as much … Competitors are judged on a variety of factors, including how entertaining and clear the topic is, how well …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68578
WMU and Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers team up to improve the reliability of autonomous vehicles
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Vehicles Lab at Western Michigan University, has been working with a team of researchers across the country to … development, we now know that software and cameras alone don’t provide an easy solution,” says Asher. “Perhaps a more … as the pavement markers, typically a year. “It’s amazing how far it can transmit—over hills, in snow. It’s a big …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71976
Event aims to help students with research
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… The events is open to all WMU students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Waldo Library is staging "Night of the Research Paper" from … one-on-one assistance through all or part of the process of doing a research paper or project. "Don't be a research … can be made. "We want to help our students do their best work and learn about the great materials available through …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27986
Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences
W Magazine
… by Erin Flynn on Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck is on a team working to create voice-activated technology that is … research has demonstrated that, compared to people who don't stutter, stutterers are more likely to be unemployed, … and where it falls short. "We want to get a good feel for how much they're using it, why they are not using it and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793