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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 … paper for this research was an Editor’s Pick for the 2021 issue of Frontiers in Neuroinformatics. For this research, …

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

WMU researcher finds little connection between violence, video games

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… director of the Kercher Center for Social Research, set out to answer a question that has clouded the picture of … make people violent, or do violent people just gravitate toward violent video games? His research shows it's the … "The young males in my research were in grades eight and 11. I found that just by themselves, even without any …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36296

International students at WMU to share their cultures

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… its annual observance of International Education Week, set for Saturday through Friday, Nov. 12-18 . The 2016 observance begins with the Japan Festival … during which attendees can experience Caribbean life by way of the Dominican Republic, learn about how various …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36352

Education researcher to be honored as WMU emerging scholar

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… as an emerging scholar during a Sept. 30 campuswide awards ceremony. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook , who recently received … Study and Abt Associates, will be presented with the 2016-17 Emerging Scholar Award during WMU's Fall Convocation … project will mine a treasure trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35309

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… that will mine a treasure trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development initiatives. "In education, we're always asking and trying to answer questions about what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895

Community values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening

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… mark the return to service of the building first opened in 1905 and long heralded as "the Acropolis of Kalamazoo." Heritage Hall was the campus' first building and was constructed after the … opportunities Additional self-guided tour opportunities are set for 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and 1 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27910

Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching

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… as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … disciplines. "Allison is passionate, dedicated and an asset to WMU," wrote one former student. "She has taken an art … Michael Nassaney has been a member of the WMU faculty since 1992. He is the principal investigator of the Fort St. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321

Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester

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… began when new students arrived on campus Tuesday, Sept. 1, to participate in pre-semester Fall Welcome activities. … traffic, students who can't arrive by noon will need to wait and move in any time Saturday, Sept. 5, through Monday … move in. Most residence hall students are expected to be settled in their rooms by the end of Saturday. One Stop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26602

Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… Ohio—Western Michigan University's Lawson Ice Arena will always hold a special place in Doug Wheelright's heart. He … I was batting .500," jokes Wheelright, who graduated in 2014. Doug Wheelright first noticed his future wife, Emily, … forward to him carrying on the Western tradition. "Western set me up for success in a lot of ways," says Emily, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

Experience a world of cultures during one week

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… (not verified) on International Education Week is Nov. 15-21 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will … its annual observance of International Education Week, set for Saturday through Friday, Nov. 15-21 . Many … traditional Chinese clothes, take your picture in the Great Wall photo booth, play traditional Chinese games and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19974