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Michigan Pre-College Youth Outreach Leadership & Program Excellence Award Recipient Announcement
Precollege Programming
… Pre-College Youth Outreach Leadership & Program Excellence Award Recipient Announcement Submitted by Kelly Schultz on … Youth Outreach Leadership and Program Excellence Award. This award recognizes a practitioner who has … financial uncertainties resulting in a stable funding model; providing an equitable and collaboratively based …
https://wmich.edu/precollege/news/2025/11/precollege-youth-award
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 … exams involve isolated ECG screenings in a medical setting and can miss the atypical, intermittent problems …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/wearable-electrocardiogram-device
AI-powered earbuds enhance language access for newcomer students in local classrooms
Teaching and Learning
… in local classrooms Submitted by Ross Fuller on Dr. Robyn Edwards, Assistant Professor of TESOL, Department of Special … the devices in their own placements. In total, seven sets of AI earbuds were deployed across classrooms, reaching … (NABE) the following year. “Dr. Edwards’ project is a model for how faculty-led initiatives can translate into …
https://wmich.edu/x/news/2025/05/ai-powered-earbuds
Western View expansion, community center opens
News
… Community Center is now open. KALAMAZOO—WMU students are settled in to the newest Western View apartment-style … center amenities include meeting and study rooms, a kitchen area with cooking facilities, a separate fitness …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10205
Physician assistant students explore global medicine in Kenya
College of Health and Human Services
… (PA) program. PA student Mei Hauenstein shared: “I was able to see a variety of disease processes and traumas … US has more laparoscopic and robotic tools, so its more modern and sophisticated.” Sarah Dian reflected on the …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/elective-africa
Engineering grad accelerates industry impact through projects, internships
News
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes dreams build themselves. "I've always loved building things, always playing with Lego as a … created a concept called Lux Scrub , an attachment for a kitchen faucet comprising a soap reservoir, retractable hose … completed a system analysis to create an applicable room model before researching scheduling software to meet the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75410
Flying Frisbees, Planes, and Fish: Scott Lands at Western Michigan University
College of Aviation
… Tom Thinnes on He is an "Ultimate Frisbee Guy." He has a warm spot in his pilot's log for "Warbirds" -- Spitfires , Mustangs , Zeros , Hellcats , … jousts with fatal consequences. He has a hero and role model: Rob Holland , the Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/09/fish
D.R. artist-activist to visit WMU as part of School of Art lecture series
News
… is free and open to the public. Pineda Jorge Pineda Pineda was born in Barahona, Dominican Republic. A visual artist, … on a large blackboard that his mother, a teacher, had set up at home for him and his siblings. His artistic … of Culture, in cooperation with the Dominican Museum of Modern Art and the Valencian Institute of Modern Art, opened …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19845
WMU gearing up to host 2026 regional Science Olympiad tournament
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… the director of Science Olympiad Region 10. “It is a great way for kids to find out if they are into a particular area … to be able to lead, interact with people, and be the role models that they themselves used to look up to!” Get more … Van Dien has been involved in WMU’s Science Olympiad in one way or another for 17 years, whether it be as a student, …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/science-olympiad-2026
'Ultra Reflection' student fashion show takes sustainability to the stage
College of Education and Human Development
… Backstage designers helped models get show-ready for the runway. Model Kennedy Johnson prepares for the show. With 17 … or brand new for their line and use things from their closet, go to second-hand stores or design it yourself.” adds … "I thrifted a whole bunch of jean material, which is a durable fabric and can last a long time. And I was also gifted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71360