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Make a Difference staff award nominations due

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… on The 2013 annual award winners with Eric McConnell (far left) and WMU President John M. Dunn (far right) … awards are due by Thursday, Oct. 31 . Make a Difference is a campuswide peer-to-peer program that recognizes staff members for their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10365

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck is on a team working to create voice-activated technology … of that. And the longer this persists, the more inequity is going to widen." Gerlach-Houck is part of a … 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

Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival

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… Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival … February Storytelling Festival featuring talespinners from far and wide. This year, WMU's Allison Downey will join New … Virág and Ann Arbor "townie" Lyn Powrie Davidge. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Downey, associate professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/154

Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice

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… ARBOR, Mich.—A guitar slung on her back, Kaitlin Ridgway isn't the typical professional you'd expect to see walking … and founder of the BRAIN Lab , which focuses on studying how auditory cognition and music can improve treatment of … services and complementary therapies. "Once she started going out on those visits and once clinicians were seeing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317

Campus gets ready for United Way launch

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… by Deanne Puca on WMU's 2014 Campus United Way campaign is titled "Change the Story." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has set … cards to all faculty, staff and retirees is underway. How to make a gift One-time donations by cash, check or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18457

‘Community-focused, innovative’ academic appointed to lead College of Health and Human Services

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… ‘Community-focused, innovative’ academic appointed to lead College of Health and Human Services Submitted by … for academic affairs, says. “Her community-focused expertise, innovative leadership skills and experience in building … evident in the people I’ve had the pleasure to work with so far. As a public health professional and academic, my goal …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/08/lillian-smith-new-chhs-dean

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes the path to a college degree is a winding one. Sarah Bular changed her major three times, … and a full-time job at Daimler Trucks North America. It's a far cry from where she started several years ago as a high … for these kinds of opportunities. I was well-prepared for how to dress, how to fill out applications, my resume, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

Communication professor's immersive exhibit in media and news literacy will debut at Kalamazoo Valley Museum

College of Arts and Sciences

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sue Ellen Christian works with interns and Kalamazoo Valley Museum staff … “Wonder Media: Ask the Questions!” exhibit invites people to critically evaluate media and develop skills to identify … stations in ‘Wonder Media’ invite users to question how they get information and what information they decide to

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67102

Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… knowledge with NASA Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Kristina Lemmer and student Margaret Mooney work in the … those working in STEM have all the fun. “We get to ask, how does the world work? And we go figure it out.”  For Dr. … work to build a space research program at Western and her ongoing research progress, she was elected to the American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801

Western community stands in support of Ukraine

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… flag while hugging Western alumna Yuliia Sergeeva, who is from Ukraine. Sergeeva was a Fulbright Fellow and … the Campus Flagpoles Tuesday to reflect on the crisis and show support for those impacted. "I think this calls for us … together to share what we're feeling. And even if we're far removed and can't directly do anything about it, at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67330