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Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in March

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to thrive as global citizens and professionals in a diverse workplace by encouraging them to be locally oriented and globally competent, culturally aware, and ready to contribute to world knowledge and … March 1 2017 Yomiuri Prize for Literature Reading—an awards reception —4:30 to 6 p.m. in 1035-1045 Fetzer Center, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38374

COVID-19 at Western: One year later

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… (March 2020)  Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education : Distance education begins for all … (May 2020)  WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic : Jay … the Resilient Project—bringing together dozens of Broadway stars to sing his inspirational anthem, "Resilient," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63586

Faucet attachment cuts down on grease and the competition at Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… Minimizing time in front of the kitchen sink while leaving dishes sparkling clean is the purpose behind the winning … to clean dishes better than any sponge, scrub pad or dishwasher alone comes from the creative minds of a group of … food. Those recordings are uploaded to an app that uses machine learning to recommend recipes to users with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67954

Expect festivities and finances to be top of mind as holidays approach

Haworth College of Business

… Home for the holidays, food and gatherings Dr. Russell Zwanka, associate professor of marketing and director of WMU food marketing program   Dr. Russell Zwanka … items that other customers have purchased, it employs machine learning and recommendation systems. Many …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/festivities-finances-2024

College of Arts and Sciences alumni recognized for achievements

College of Arts and Sciences

… alumni recognized for achievements Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award winners and to celebrate the outstanding contributions … mathematics has advanced data analysis across fields from machine learning to cybersecurity. He is a prolific scholar …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/aaa-awards-news

Associate professor leads effort to save local restaurants, support front-line workers in pandemic

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… Sindecuse Health Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A simple social media invitation has blossomed into a nonprofit helping the … ago when a Western Michigan University associate professor was invited to join a Facebook group for a Feed the Fight … recruitment and fundraising to food delivery as cogs in the machine she and her team have built. "It's been a very …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62261

Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing

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… Haji fell in love with aeronautics while flying on what was at that time the largest passenger airliner—Boeing’s … Company. “I thought, ‘Wow! How can such a big complex machine fly with all these other people in here? How does it … have been in the forefront of my success. Even when they did not quite understand what I was doing in school, they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017

Western's own rocket man turns sci-fi dreams into reality

W Magazine

… (Photo courtesy: Rocket Lab) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"I used to watch space and sci-fi movies and think, 'That’s so cool.' … visit his grandparents.  “Being able to start a club, machine your own parts and contribute to student-led … Kristina Lemmer , aerospace engineering professor, in her thermodynamics class. “My interest in working in the space …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74822

WMU, WMed join forces in $1.37M project to reduce prehospital medication errors for children

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… WMed join forces in $1.37M project to reduce prehospital medication errors for children Submitted by Anonymous (not … Drs. Tycho Fredericks , Guan Yue Hong , and Autumn Edwards , and University of Michigan Drs. Prashant Mahajan and … and Social Robotics Labs , who specializes in human-machine communication. Her focus is on optimizing the user …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71778

WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's secret life

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… WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's … Brian C. Wilson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Detroit Tigers owner. Media mogul. John Fetzer's legacy as a successful businessman … that if you hook up … autonomic functions in the body to a machine that can reproduce the pulses or rhythms in sound, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58233