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Putting student well-being ‘front and center’

W Magazine

… Putting student well-being ‘front and center’ Submitted by Megan … to a counselor,” Traynor says. The Wellness Assessment can show students a realistic picture of their levels of anxiety, … how to connect students with resources because they’re often the ones to witness warning signs. It’s a situation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63622

Attend and ascend: Education alum's pilot program increases 10th grade attendance by 14%

College of Education and Human Development

… Attend and ascend: Education alum's pilot program increases 10th grade attendance by … students back to the classroom with her new token economy. A special education teacher at Kalamazoo Public Schools' … education, helped answer my questions and guided me through how to write a grant."  Successfully navigating the process, …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/05/alumna-education-special-attendence-intervention-success

Bridging the Gap: Kyle Kos explores the impact of artificial intelligence on nursing education

College of Health and Human Services

… Bridging the Gap: Kyle Kos explores the impact of artificial … of Artificial Intelligence because I was unfamiliar with how it worked and how it would impact my career in the future," Kyle explains.    For the …

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

Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO

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… Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO Submitted by Anonymous … order form is available online at wmich.edu/psso . Cash or check payment must accompany all orders. Checks should be made payable to PSSO. Send completed order forms …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3148

Rudge named College Science Teacher of the Year for ability to inspire students

College of Arts and Sciences

… science through a historical and philosophical lens, showing his students how stories from the history of science … research to suggest it’s because of how science is taught. Oftentimes, it’s taught as a series of facts to be … a certain level of scientific literacy that everybody should have, and so we need to think of what things could we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66892

Engineering professor receives award for support of students with disabilities

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Engineering professor receives award for support of students … do the hard work necessary to pursue a college education should receive all the assistance we can give them,” says … course material. I was continuously encouraged to analyze how the material linked to my life and academic work,” says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67927

Avoid online scams and identity theft

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… Avoid online scams and identity theft Submitted by Anonymous … Office of Information Technology, says online scams are often used to gather personal information, introduce viruses … information you want to share before you share it. Think how your online actions could affect your offline life. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1847

Western researchers debut new hybrid technology to test roof durability during hurricanes

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improve roofing structures and our understanding of how materials react under strong wind conditions," says Dr. … some commercial companies offer testing services, they often lack the depth of education and expertise available at … businesses interested in testing their products at Western should contact Montgomery . For more WMU news, arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69456

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

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… says, referring to Pepper in the female gender. Pepper often seems more feminine than masculine to many observers … interlocutor. Or, owing to more normative expectations of how a robot "should" communicate, will people prefer less sophisticated …

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

Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers

W Magazine

… Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers Submitted … to veer in the direction that it did. As it turned out, however, their crucial talk happened at a time when … perspective-sharing, Orbe says. In the process, classmates often form strong emotional connections with each other, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619