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WMU engineers design novel methods that could accelerate virus vaccine development

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… bioRxiv , Dr. Robert Makin and Dr. Steve Durbin explain how they drew from nearly a decade of experience launched … Electrical and Computer Engineering , and Makin, a recent doctoral graduate and the latest paper’s lead author, … during the pandemic,” says Markin. They chose to post their work immediately so that others can use it to further refine …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60015

Ethics Center book clubs discuss well-being, war and money, climate justice

Study of Ethics in Society

… will lead discussions of " Well-Being as Value Fulfillment: How We Can Help Each Other to Live Well " by Valerie … half of the book, she applies this theory to the problem of how to help others, particularly our friends. Ethical … include: What is human well-being? What is happiness? What does it mean to live a good and happy life? What things are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66775

WMU office lands two NSF grants to boost teaching of science

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… Automated Analysis of Constructed Responses III. Prior work under the common project also was funded by the NSF. … the University of Southern Florida, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Maine and the State University … adoption of the new assessment tools and changes in how participating faculty address student difficulties and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11965

Keith Watkins

First-Year Faces

… the kid that wanted to take things apart to figure out how they worked,” he says. “And over time, it slowly developed… The question was always on my mind: How do people design things?” As he started to better understand …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59543

Alumna is advancing medicine with mathematical modeling

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… by Cindy Wagner on If we have an accurate model of how a disease works, for example Alzheimer’s is a disease which has a huge … Ferguson uses mathematical models to make predictions about how drugs distribute in the body and how they can be …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/alex-ferguson-mathematical-modeling

Some campus services on reduced hours during spring recess

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… employees may have contractually scheduled regular work days March 29 through April 2 since the University … of 55 to 85 degrees. Portions of a particular building that do not regularly go into night setback mode will not go into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63662

Ethics panel to explore the role of questions in teaching

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… teaching Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on What role does question-asking play in higher education? KALAMAZOO—The … are most important in a learner-centered curriculum? How does the quality of questioning affect the quality of … technologies affect the kinds of questions we address, and how? What are the ultimate questions and how do we tackle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2893

Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

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… students opportunities to really develop their ideas, learn how to create business plans and find investors to turn … the strategic efforts of excellent faculty, RID+I is working on activating the word ‘innovation’ and building a … Seeley announced, 'You guys are all set. All you need to do is file this paperwork and you will have patent pending …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/record-number-undergraduate-patents-filed-wmu-richmond-institute

Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support Submitted by Cindy Wagner on … others and approaching projects with an open mind. “I love how there are no right answers, only better answers; in the … hundreds of ways and it allows you to have so much freedom with your work,” says Hicks. This summer, Hicks is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75952

National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families

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… into boxes. “We were used as a quick deployable unit to do anything that the state would need” for COVID-19 … Davidson. His team from the 1433rd Engineer Company began work at the Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank in … the civilians where we’ve worked have been blown away with how efficiently we’re working and how fast we’re able to do

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294