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Trustees authorize acquisition of property adjacent to campus

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… East Hall, the University's birthplace, is located just up the hill from the 10 pieces of property and is about to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12922

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

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… HoloLens to read drug vials and double-check doses pulled up in syringes, in addition to helping paramedics obtain a … has never been tried before.” Critical pediatric cases make up just 1-3% of paramedic emergency encounters, yet studies … experience. This new technology has the chance to disrupt the high rates of pediatric dosage errors and finally …

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

Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… listens to presentations at the Empowering Futures Work Group Kickoff Breakfast on Dec. 7. President Montgomery … Health and Well-being Work Group alongside Dr. Gayle Ruggiero (middle), medical director, and Dr. Reetha Raveendran … advantage of what Western has to offer. The program is designed provide the right help to students at the right …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education

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… including academic advising, tutoring and other academic support teams," says Dr. Edwin Martini , associate provost … semester, found software that allows her and her senior design project partner to control their lab computer remotely. … in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Personally, my biggest challenge is dealing with the grief of leaving my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706

Work experiences shape student's future in public policy

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… so I decided to pursue a Ph.D.," says Cheng, who grew up in China. "I chose WMU because the School of Public … and inclusive community as well as the professional and supportive academic environment." For more WMU news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53043

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

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… trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development … professional development program effectiveness is designing studies that have the capacity to determine "what …

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

CEHD faculty awarded three WMU grants to enhance experiential learning programs

College of Education and Human Development

… financial resources for well-established programs to scale up their impact on students. Meanwhile, the two … "These grants emphasize the University’s commitment to supporting students as they engage in valuable, real-world … of Family and Consumer Sciences are looking to better support their students' well-being during professional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74780

Alumna uses equine therapy to help patients overcome physical and emotional barriers

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… Equine Therapy , says Courtney Sumpter , a WMU-trained occupational therapist and founder of NMET, a … earning her bachelor's and master's degrees in WMU's occupational therapy program , which is ranked among the top 50 … working one-on-one with people. Then she learned about occupational therapy, and it seemed to perfectly fit her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47690

Emerging Scholar Awards recognize rising stars among Western faculty

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… Fall Convocation all semester long. More information about upcoming events is available online. Dr. Megan Grunert … in STEM fields. "Through her research, she has made significant contributions on understanding some of the most … can inform institutional change that has the potential to significantly and positively affect the lives of many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65743

Prof writes book on legendary health pioneer, John Harvey Kellogg

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… writes book on legendary health pioneer, John Harvey Kellogg Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wilson … for spiritualism, attracting other, radical religious groups. "I started reading about the Seventh-day Adventists, who showed up in 1855, and from there, of course, you can't study the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19089