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Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments
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… Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more … son, David (BS '89), is one of Ari-Gur's former students. How it works Ari-Gur, left, and Justin Rittenhouse, right, … an object around you it can tell you where it is and how far away it is in the app's audio board," says Anna Puca , a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553
Student government offers free legal advice for students
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… free legal advice for all WMU students on a walk-in basis. Kalamazoo attorney Jeff Dufon is available from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Sept. 19 in the … chief justice. "Students are able to seek legal advice on how to proceed regarding landlord-tenant conflicts, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1585
Geography professor publishes ‘ABCs of Geography’ children’s book
College of Arts and Sciences
… Geography professor publishes ‘ABCs of Geography’ children’s book Submitted by … in remote sensing, that is, imaging of Earth’s surface from satellites and aircraft. “I make a point to share that … with students in my classes so they can better understand how light interacts with different land cover types,” says …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69847
Zhang Career Center speakers address gender in the workplace
Haworth College of Business
… covering a timely topic: gender in the workplace. SPuRS is a co-curricular graduation requirement at WMU Haworth, … event featured two speakers who shared their experiences from an employee perspective, as well as an HR perspective. … in addition to health insurance are key indicators to how an employer cares for its employees." Western student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67861
Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sometimes the path to a college degree is a winding one. Sarah Bular changed her major three times, … and a full-time job at Daimler Trucks North America. It's a far cry from where she started several years ago as a high … for these kinds of opportunities. I was well-prepared for how to dress, how to fill out applications, my resume, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509
Molecular biology lab uses classroom for real-world research
College of Arts and Sciences
… come to mind when you imagine a college biology course. However, this is not what happens in Dr. Todd Barkman 's molecular … Preference Shifts over 120 My of Flowering Plant History.” From concept to classroom The molecular biology lab course …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/68776
Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons
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… Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons Submitted by Anonymous … use throughout the Research and Instruction Services area from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays … the course of the project, library staff will investigate how telepresence robots might be used to enhance their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28111
WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph
College of Aviation
… living proof that an effective form of student recruitment is a welcoming, comprehensive presentation on the internet. That's how Joseph, a 2020 graduate of Liberty High School in Jersey … "The location was ideal," Joseph says, "being two hours from Chicago and two hours from Detroit, offering …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/joseph
Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective
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… program, he's committed to learning about international issues and how his actions affect both local and global communities. … so close with the family that he's continued his visits far past the required 15 hour service commitment. He says …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53332
Physics professor amasses support for WMU students
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… has changed just about everything. A new organization is working to make sure basic necessities aren’t on that … 23—the final day of exams. At that point, it will evaluate how to move forward. ANSWERING A NEED [caption … that there was someone there to care for me when I was so far away from my home country and my family,” says Bhatt, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58964