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Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

… Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus Submitted by Joe VanDerBos on … Health Center, Sindecuse Health Center is organizing the distribution of 5,400 free COVID-19 tests for the campus … Department of Health and Human Services. Test kits will be distributed to the College of Aviation, College of Health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214

Turfe elected vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

News

… of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 28 , Trustee Alan Turfe was elected as the vice chair, a role he will undertake for … of the term. Turfe brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished career that spans various industries including … full P&L responsibilities at NYSE-listed companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp. and General Motors. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73054

Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Moving beyond fitness tracking to wearable diagnostic solutions Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Simin Masihi, assistant professor of … of athletes during activity, the wearable ECG device uses machine learning and cloud computing techniques to allow for …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/wearable-electrocardiogram-device

Collaborative robots offer unique hands-on experiences for students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… unique hands-on experiences for students Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Torrey Cookman (left) shows another student how to … seeing them scanning inventory in grocery stores, holding tools in small workshops, and even operating tools in … of Cobots is going to focus on teamwork between humans and machines,” says Omer. “In class, we taught the robot each …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/engineering-programming-collaborative-robots

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Lachtar, Sang Heon Kang, Heon Park and Jinghao Li are leading research in diverse areas that advance engineering and applied sciences knowledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The hallways and labs of WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied … as society delegates more activities and decisions to machines. “Workforce education is at the forefront of what …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

Aiming High with the Air Force ROTC – Noah Bielat’s Sights are Set

College of Aviation

… choice, Bielat's parents swear that a future in the clouds was cemented by the family's worn-out tape of the original … , Bielat juiced his affinity for things skyward by attending one of the college's summer camps and taking part in … I am today because of him." Besides the airplane, the other machine that allows Bielat to satisfy his "need for speed!" …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/bielat

WMU Choirs present 'How Can I Keep from Singing?'

News

… of 2013 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 , in the First Methodist Church, 212 S. Park St., in downtown Kalamazoo. The … represents choral music’s power to inspire and communicate different aspects of human experience—sorrow, healing, … Benjamin Britten, Maurice Duruflé, Moses Hogan, Orlando di Lasso, Robert Pearsall, Joan Szymko and Kinely Lang. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4504

University Recreation’s new equipment investment prioritizes individualized student workouts, modern exercise trends

Student Affairs

… Recreation’s new equipment investment prioritizes individualized student workouts, modern exercise trends … ergonomics and smoother functionality to student's favorite machines. One new cable crossover unit and 10 brand new … calf raise, standing arm curl and more. The new equipment was chosen to add variety to the gym setup and …

https://wmich.edu/studentaffairs/news/2025/09/src-equipment-update

WMU SLP alum chairs national conference

College of Health and Human Services

… by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jerrold Jackson , a distinguished speech-language practitioner, CEO, and … The event, scheduled for December 5-7, 2024, in Seattle, WA, will bring together over 10,000 speech-language-hearing … In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Jerrold was honored with the ASHA Dorothy Dreyer Award for …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/jjackson

Patrick Allen's Airlines Education - An "Intern-Tastic Experience at United Airlines"

College of Aviation

… and push your graduation date by seven months." This was, essentially, what my uncle said to me when he tried to … couldn't pass up. So, I put a pause on instructing and building flight hours back at Western Michigan University and … the two pilots worked as a crew. The two were a well-oiled machine calling for flaps, gear, and anything else they …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2017/04/allen