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WMU secures NIH grant to use technology to battle opioid addiction

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… tracking technology in smartphones to ensure that they are going to counseling appointments and receiving the treatment … enroll in treatment and participate in the study. The group will also enlist the peer recovery team at Kalamazoo … for its technology platform, but this is the first time the company's system—or contingency management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55634

Beloved WMU religion and society professor retires after a more than five-decade career

College of Arts and Sciences

… explains, “Dr. Siebert was one of the founders of WMU’s AAUP chapter, he founded and led two international conferences … and was interviewed for radio, tv and print media countless times about his work.” Siebert’s primary research focus has … and Jürgen Habermas to the study of religion. “During this time I developed with my friends in Germany, Europe and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/siebert

The Western Years

The Evaluation Center

… After Candoli left Ohio State to engage in a succession of superintendencies, he continued to collaborate with the … to recruit Horn. They succeeded in doing so and since that time Horn has become a well-known representative of the … system, a project to evaluate the National Assessment Governing Board's attempt to set achievement levels on the …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/about-0/founders/wmu

Department of Geography wins award for master's program

College of Arts and Sciences

… department consists of twelve tenured faculty and one full-time term faculty member. The AAG committee was impressed by the department’s clearly outlined commitment to shared governance and its robust engagement with the East Lakes … like many geography programs, WMU is adding a robust unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAV) component, recently inaugurating …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/aag-award-2019

Membership

Phi Beta Kappa

… scholarship, friendship, and cultural interests, and to support excellence and integrity in the pursuit of the arts … elected to membership commit themselves to advancing the goals of Phi Beta Kappa. Only those persons shall be elected … institution did not have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the time of their graduation. In a given year, not more than 5 …

https://wmich.edu/pbk/about/membership

Trio of science innovators recognized as Distinguished Faculty Scholars

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… Drug & Alcohol Dependence. Her research, which has been supported by more than two decades of funding from the … and her creative problem solving," says  Dr. Matthew Baggott , CEO of Tactogen Inc, an early stage pharmaceutical … articles, which have collectively been cited nearly 5,000 times. Litvinova has also delivered more than 100 …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/lisa-baker-kristina-lemmer-elena-litvinova-named-2024-distinguished-faculty

Education and human development alumni recognized as most influential people of West Michigan

College of Education and Human Development

… inclusion at University of Michigan Health-West and a two-time e valuation, measurement and research alumni was … Trey Conner, chief operating officer of the Grand Rapids Gold and a physical education graduate, was recognized as … West Michigan's most influential leaders. Leadriane Roby, superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73266

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Presentations Session B - Spring 2021

Senior Engineering Design Conference

… of these mechanisms. Presentation Team Members: Zach Ruppenthal Landen Wallace Ryan Zaharia Sponsor: WMU Sunseeker … Noah Franklin Parth Kadav Yuan Sheng Sit Sponsor: Nicholas Goberville, Revision Autonomy Faculty Advisor: Dr. Zachary … of tensile stresses can result in a reduction in healing time and prevent harmful consequences such as the formation …

https://wmich.edu/engineering-senior-design/mae-fall21/mechanical-aerospace-engineering-presentations-spring-2021-0

Alumni Spotlights

Trombone Program

… Kessler , Director of the Banda Sinfónica Juvenil de Santiago de Querétaro (Mexico), is an in demand arranger and brass … Autónoma de Querétaro and the Conservatorio J. Guadalupe Velázquez. Sandra is a former soloist, guest conductor … instructor of low brass at Southern University and as a fulltime member of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Evan is an in …

https://wmich.edu/trombone/spotlights

Ball State business dean named WMU's next provost

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… effective July 1, was announced by WMU President Edward Montgomery. "Dr. Bott brings to the position a strong background … American Council on Education Fellow in 2013-14, spending time at host institution West Virginia University, where she … $15 million in private funds in her three years as dean, supporting student and faculty success. Bott's teaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47087