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Open house allows WMU researchers to showcase Fort St. Joe

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University archaeologists are set to offer the public a look at progress on the Fort St. Joseph … occupied from 1691 to 1781 along the St. Joseph River in what is now the city of Niles. Built by the French, the fort …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25110

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

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… even discover obscure facts to entertain our children. But there's one thing our AI helpers haven't mastered: patience. … the team is expected to research, conceptualize and prepare a product for market. "We're all misunderstood by Siri … to widen," says Gerlach-Houck. "If AI can't understand what you're saying, you're not going to have a fair shake." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Grad student looks to fill critical gap in orientation and mobility specialists in South Africa

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Tracey Joubert plans to bring the skills she learns in Western's orientation and mobility … back to her native South Africa to fill a critical gap in care. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When it comes to goals, Tracey Joubert … orientation and mobility program of its kind in the United Statesthe College of Orientation and Mobility chose to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65565

Update: Prescribed burns could be set at two Asylum Lake sites Monday, April 22

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… Lake Preserve as part of ongoing efforts to actively manage the nature preserve for research, education, passive … 22 , 30 acres of prairie as well as 1 to 3 acres of wetland area will be burned, if weather conditions allow. This is an … Policy and Management Council. They took place in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2018. Other burns occurred in 2013 and 2014 in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52957

Inspired by alumni grandparents, future Bronco aims to take wing as pilot

First-Year Faces

… Inspired by alumni grandparents, future Bronco aims to take wing as pilot Submitted … by Megan Looker on GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Not many know their career path by seventh grade, but a gift from her … me sit in the co-pilot seat—and I knew then that this was what I wanted to do with my life.” Her aspirations will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68369

WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… Day. Summer classes will not meet July 4. Listed below are Independence Day holiday hours for select University … are closed July 4 and open during normal summer hours the remainder of the week. Faculty, students and the public … emergencies only, contact WMU Public Safety at (269) 387-5555. Many offices, including Admissions , Bronco Express , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16649

Former trustee's book sheds light on lobbying

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… has published a book that gives readers an inside look at the life of a corporate lobbyist from someone who lived it. … book partly to provide practical knowledge about an arena few people are familiar with and that has fallen … or don't like us, we're fundamental to the system. That's what makes the system go." George Franklin Franklin served …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20828

WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection

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… has covered many topics before, this one feels like the work that could make the most tangible difference in … Elise DeCamp Deciphering data and synthesizing statistics are in DeCamp's wheelhouse as a researcher, and with 20 … not exactly the case when you look at it." The Findings What the DeCamps found in that particular court district, in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344

Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… Day. Summer classes will not meet July 4. Listed below are Independence Day holiday hours for select University … are closed July 4 and open during normal summer hours the remainder of the week. Faculty, students and the public … emergencies only, contact WMU Public Safety at (269) 387-5555. Many offices, including Admissions , Bronco Express , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33269

Water quality research and engineering firm is newest BTR Park partner

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… and environmental restoration and is based in two of the nation's most water-dominated states is the newest … Helping corporations "green up" and restoring watersheds are among the initiatives Drummond Carpenter routinely … information technology. The park shares the University's 265-acre Parkview Campus with the College of Engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43452