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"Pandemic Meals" - Emma Somers

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… Muffin" "Sushi" "Western Scramble for Two" "Adjusting to isolation after the COVID-19 outbreak included confusion, … to document the food we prepared, which made us want to show off our culinary skills even more. At first this project …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59472

Vocal jazz camp includes free public performances

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… bringing participants from across the nation and as far as South Africa to Kalamazoo to work with the University's internationally … will perform nightly in downtown Kalamazoo. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the music from 8:30 to

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/654

Why I Give: The Elshafeis

W Magazine

… Why I Give: The Elshafeis Submitted by Erin Flynn on Touline (Lulu) and Ramsey … to count, would hopefully be so elated for this Lulu.”   Going into engineering was almost a forgone conclusion for … credits WMU for providing valuable life lessons. “I learned how to balance work, school and social obligations; budget …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75870

Light Center for Chinese Studies funds a documentary, a biography and a multimedia online language studies platform in 2025

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… language studies platform in 2025 Submitted by Maddie Christians on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The Haenicke Institute for … Chinese Studies Faculty Research Grant reflects our mission to advance scholarship on greater China and promote public … Ying Zeng , director of the Light Center. “These awards showcase the diversity and impact of China-related work at …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/12/grant-awards

Hey, Siri—WMU leads the way in studying human-robot communication

W Magazine

… and finds a bedtime story for your kids. Google Assistant turns off the lights you forgot to dim on the way out … no longer science fiction. Scientists have begun studying how humans and machines interact, and WMU is a leading voice … eye for the most advanced research in the field. “It’s going to set the tone for what we know and how we study …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57097

Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot

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… their knowledge of human-robot interactions with a new, glistening white-plastic being that stands nearly 4-feet tall, … moment." Needless to say, Pepper has been a big hit so far. Drs. Chad and Autumn Edwards are working with Pepper to … interlocutor. Or, owing to more normative expectations of how a robot "should" communicate, will people prefer less …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083

Humanities talks explore 'Truth'

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… Mich.—The pursuit of truth in a time of widespread cynicism and doubt about the very idea of truth will be explored … 101 Mobile Museum with a focus on the current exhibit "’68: How Far Have We Come?" Using original artifacts from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48836

Life-saving innovation crafted by WMU engineering alum

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… merged amid stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, time is in short supply. Still, Bornhorst, manufacturing … facilities proved more challenging. "We started looking at how much space the boxes took up, how difficult it would be … to opthamologists, to gastroenterologists—anyone that’s going to be close to a patient’s airway has a potential …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59275

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences celebrates 60 years of excellence 

College of Arts and Sciences

… opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in hands-on research with world class faculty,” … in 1965, when founding chair Dr. Lloyd J. Schmaltz established the program and launched its first undergraduate major … - we are a community of scholars curious and excited about how the Earth works, and dedicated to providing students …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/12/geos-60th

BIORETS program gives local science teachers authentic research experience

College of Arts and Sciences

… known as BIORETS: biology of plants, animals, microorganisms and their environments . Drs. Yan Lu and Silvia … focusing on a different aspect of the overarching theme of how biological entities interact with one another and their … says Solloway. “As a teacher, I always think about how I am going to bring what I learn to the classroom.”  Solloway …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69141