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WMU building foundation for safe, secure artificial intelligence development with NSF grant

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… science faculty team at Western Michigan University is working to ensure AI isn't hijacked or misused for nefarious … as practitioners who use AI, understand its limitations and how to develop robust and dependable AI." Increasing … human-AI collaboration in a way not very different from how steam engines, electricity, telephony and other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60501

School of Communication professor launches new podcast: ‘The Communicative Leader’

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… has been focused on organizational communication and how it translates to organizations and leaders. Dr. Leah … tips and tricks for excelling as a leader in the workplace.  “I’ve wanted to find an outlet to give specific, … communication scholar, Omilion-Hodges says. “I’m doing all this research and work, and I want to help people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69265

Register now for Assessment in Action Day

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… will present the keynote address, "What Learning Do We Value Within Our Institution?" At San Diego State, … assessment topics and a poster session to display the work of assessment fellows. The program also includes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/181

Dr. Ruth M. Davis obituary

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… improving existing programs, and scheduling classes and workshops. She was a member of the American Association of … a year off from her employment with the Adrian schools to do guidance work with the U.S. Air Force Independent Schools … master's degree from Bowling Green State University and a doctoral degree from Ohio State University. Remembrances No …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5855

Professor appointed to national teaching standards board

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… statement titled "What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do" and perspectives on key issues as defined in the … ready by the time they graduate from high school. The work done within this committee will define the pedagogical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9098

WMU education professor offers teaching advice for caregivers of homebound special education students

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… social distancing guidelines continue during the pandemic, how can caregivers best serve students whose academic … children,” says Wallace. Being proactive, she emphasizes, doesn’t mean being perfect. Modifications can be made to … Not all subjects may be able to be covered each day. Working with teachers to negotiate extra time for tests or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59245

Some campus offices on reduced hours for the holidays

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… employees may have contractually scheduled regular work days Dec. 24-Jan. 1, since the University continues to … Jan. 1 . Regular business hours will resume Jan. 2 . Waldo Library is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec.  17-20, closed from … 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/2019/12/57031

WMU professors developing prototype to give doctors extra level of protection against COVID-19

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… WMU professors developing prototype to give doctors extra level of protection against COVID-19 Submitted by Erin Flynn on D. Lai Hsien-yung demonstrates how his aerosol box is used. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The number of … , a Taiwanese doctor, invented the device to help medical workers in China who were running out of resources. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58767

Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education

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… teaches a class via WebEx from her dining room while her dog, Snowy, looks on. Follow the University's COVID-19 … learning new tools, as well," he says. "Our staff have been working long hours, into the night and throughout the … been trying to help part-time instructors reconceive of how to teach their classes," says Angles. " I'm trying to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58532

Research opportunities, campus involvement set biomedical sciences student up for success as future pediatric heart surgeon

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… Filpi has more than made her mark. From student ambassador to undergraduate researcher to COVID-19 Student … her to email him when she returned to campus and he would show her around the research labs in Haenicke Hall. "I … and soaked up as much as she could from a doctoral student working there before working her way up to active research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70165