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Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation project aimed at creating voice-activated technology that is … researchers from Michigan State University who were awarded an NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant to shift … technology they currently use and where it falls short. "We want to get a good feel for how much they're using it, why …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Consumer marketing expert to present business talk

News

… and a Master of Business Administration from Bowling Green State University, then began his career at Stroh … in the rebranding effort and won numerous advertising awards for his accomplishments in the field. Later in his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22219

Six Western instructors awarded grants to adopt open educational resources

University Libraries

… Six Western instructors awarded grants to adopt open educational resources Submitted … University Libraries at Western Michigan University awarded Open Educational Resources (OER) Adoption Grants to … courses an estimated $60,700 in textbook costs based on projected summer and fall 2025 and spring 2026 course …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/six-oer-grants

Barrier-breaking book program offers new chapter for parents of nonnative English speakers

W Magazine

… Their parents work hard to provide for their families and want to provide a good education for their children." … began surveying the parents as part of a family engagement project in her master's program for Teaching English to … childhood experience and not having those available when I was growing up," says Gutierrez, who moved to the United …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69835

Empowering undergraduate students with research internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… students with research internships Submitted by Cindy Wagner on From left are Joseph Barr, Carter Simmons, Kendall … methylparaben contaminants from personal care products via water filtration. Read more about Nore's research. Finding a … Steve Carr, chair of the Department of Computer Science The project was spearheaded by Carr along with Dr. Kristina …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research

WMU to host forum on 'Big Data and the Internet of Things'

Haworth College of Business

… on 'Big Data and the Internet of Things' Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Senior IT strategists from Penske … bring cloud computing to academic researchers. Fay also has project experience working with the internet of things, … scientific research. Before joining Microsoft in 1992, Fay was a senior software engineer with Digital Equipment Corp. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35826

Researchers at WMU seek solutions that could allow machine-driven systems to self-heal

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… one has investigated this approach. It is high risk, high reward,” says principal investigator Dr. Sandun Kuruppu , … undergraduate research student will also be working on the project. The approaches investigated as part of this grant … steering systems, steering systems in autonomous cars, washing machines and elevators. The technology being …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/08/nsf-grant-wmu-electromechanical-energy-conversion-systems

Variety of campus youth summer programs available this summer

News

… children. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Registration is now underway for nearly 40 summer camps for young people at Western … at keithhallmusic.com/education/khsdi . Third Coast Writing Project Camp for Young Writers June 15-26 —for ages 8 to 14, … "What's Your Starpower?" for ages 8 to 10 and "So You Want to be an Author?" for ages 11 to 14. Applications are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22435

Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation

News

… Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation Submitted by Anonymous (not … 2012 Marketing Management Association Teaching Innovation Award. The national award recognizes innovative approaches to … Monitor Social Media: A Social Media Marketing Research Project." All three finalists presented their innovations at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2725

WMU awarded $2 million grant to assist migrant students

News

… WMU awarded $2 million grant to assist migrant students Submitted … on KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University has been awarded more than $2 million over the next five years to … CAMP. Michigan State University, which had its CAMP project refunded in 2010, received one of the four five-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1019