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College of Arts and Sciences alumni recognized for achievements
College of Arts and Sciences
… Sciences is proud to announce the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award winners and to celebrate the outstanding contributions … influential alumni. This year recipients were honored with awards given in three categories: The Early Career Excellence … research has earned national recognition for its impact on materials science and engineering. Department of …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/aaa-awards-news
Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost?
W Magazine
… Facing the future: Artificial intelligence is evolving at warp speed—but at what cost? Submitted by Erin Flynn on … that could redefine the future and revolutionize the way we communicate, work and live—for better or worse. Drs. … is protected information in the same way that our genetic material or biological waste if we go to a hospital is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71771
In the heart of Samburu
College of Arts and Sciences
… glimmers of the Kenyan morning light, Bilinda Straight wakes to a familiar scene: a home that another woman has … with the Samburu people — accompanying women to fetch water, listening to songs in the evening, watching her … were the defining things of my career, it would have been material culture, worldview, ideas about culture — that sort …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-samburu
CELCIS marks 40 years of ESL excellence
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… in the works. “CELCIS faculty continually review new software available to enhance classroom instruction and make … We already offer a very good program, but we are always looking for ways to make it better and more effective … first year we had no books, we used ditto sheets for class materials, and my wife was making double my salary, but it …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/07/celcis-40-year
Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents
News
… the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which was constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The students … from Western at the end of April and were whisked away weeks later for a two-week tour of China alongside … largest canals in Beijing where they transported all of the materials to build the Forbidden City," adds Charnesky. …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip
Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research
W Magazine
… of Research and Innovation drew in $59.6 million in total awards for fiscal year 2024, up 42% over the previous year, which was also a record-breaking year. “I would like to say we’re … exposure to world-class research in carbon dioxide capture materials and storage in saline aquifers.” Through their …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year
20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
News
… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher education. Some of this year's … included taking second place in trigonometry at the Flint Metro League Math and Science Competition. Tews studied …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400
Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015
News
… the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most outstanding seniors in each of the … Following graduation, Munce plans to find a job in the metro Detroit area in the commercial real estate industry. … at the same company and revolve around facility layout and material handling redesign. Along with being named a 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25421
Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers
W Magazine
… The Western Michigan University senior knew something was amiss, but didn’t expect the morning conversation to … their crucial talk happened at a time when Hernandez was best-equipped to receive the information: near the … to Orbe, students have conversations about weighty material that many of us tend to avoid. Dr. Mark Orbe, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619
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 … says Barr. “Previously I had trouble learning new material because I did not understand what the topic was …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research