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WMU expertise on display in Grand Rapids for Tech Week, ArtPrize

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… incorporating technology exploration, expert panels and networking opportunities aimed at advancing the tech world. … says. “We are particularly excited to elevate this type of work for Western Michigan audiences and grow community … the kind of ripple effects that stay with you—challenging how we see identity, memory and what it means to be human in …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/grand-rapids-artprize-tech-week-2025

Light Center Research Grants fund a global art project, a book translation and tourism and development research

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Village . He plans to create a series of digital collage works set in the urban and industrial settings of Taipei and … scholarly profile of WMU.   “The experience would open the door for me to explore how a contemporary English scholarship in Chinese studies …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2024/11/grantawards

Nursing student achieves debt-free education

College of Health and Human Services

… Abigail recently completed her Honors Thesis through LHC, working closely with a committee of faculty mentors whose … of financial pressure. These scholarships also opened the door for Abigail to study abroad in Portugal for a month—an …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/12/abigail

College of Education and Human Development instructors earn university awards for first-year experience course

College of Education and Human Development

… a nomination process, the awards recognize outstanding work for both instructors and student leaders of FYE. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/12/first-year-fye-award-education-human-development-andree-voss-2025

Figures of speech: Instructor helps Kalamazoo TV anchor recover his voice

W Magazine

… [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In summer 2019, Andy Dominianni spent eight solitary weeks at his family’s … WMU speech therapist and professor Heidi Douglas-Vogley works with WWMT news anchor Andy Dominianni in the Unified … Voice. “I was recruiting other muscles to force sound out however I could,” Dominianni explains. “I did everything but …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59637

Business class completes 3,700+ hours of service in one semester

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… most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" Students in Dr. Timothy Palmer's … business is the most important institution on the planet. How do you use that institution to make society stronger and … 15 hours of community service in addition to their course work. They're paired with one of several community partners …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53508

Flexing your skills in the MBA program

Haworth College of Business

… with C-suite executives is a regular part of Douglas Johnson’s day-to-day work. The Western Michigan University MBA student and global … Strategy course the most. “I love the comprehensive view of how businesses must operate across many sites and sometimes …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/flexing-skills-mba-douglas-johnson

Brief trip, big impact: Journey abroad gives nursing student holistic perspective

W Magazine

… more compassionate and comprehensive in her future nursing work. (Photo courtesy Mark Bugnaski) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In … “It would have put me a semester behind in my courses.” However, after learning about Lee Honors College’s weeklong … she says. “These were 12-hour days, sun up and sundown doing stuff.” During the trip, Fraley saw, sipped and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75859

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

W Magazine

… turns off the lights you forgot to dim on the way out the door or raises the thermostat when the polar vortex sets in. … no longer science fiction. Scientists have begun studying how humans and machines interact, and WMU is a leading voice … and former WMU professor Patric Spence, who is currently working in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media …

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

Three to receive WMU's Distinguished Faculty Scholar honors

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… on faculty members. It pays tribute to individuals whose work constitutes a significant body of achievement that is … as the principal investigator. He has supervised three postdoctoral research associates, and he continues to supervise … in new-media based pedagogy." Another scholar quips, "How many of us can single-handedly write an encyclopedia of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42952