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Exit Choice Behavior Of Pedestrians Involving Individuals With Disabilities During Building Evacuations

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… Exit Choice Behavior Of Pedestrians Involving Individuals With Disabilities … scenarios and in preparing to face the challenges of actual evacuations. Many studies in the literature … some studies have addressed the evacuation behavior of individuals with disabilities (IWDs), this important …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/exit-choice-behavior-pedestrians-involving-individuals-disabilities-during

Smarter Transit System via Connected Vehicles and Low Cost Internet of Things

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… Transit System via Connected Vehicles and Low Cost Internet of Things In this presentation, we present transit signal … by connected vehicle technology that overcomes limitations of the state of the art transit signal priority algorithms. These …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/smarter-transit-system-connected-vehicles-low-cost-internet-things

Correlated Grouped Random Parameters Hazard-Based Duration Analysis of Elderly Travel Times

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… Grouped Random Parameters Hazard-Based Duration Analysis of Elderly Travel Times Populations around the world are … National Household Travel Survey to analyze the effects of household, traveler, travel mode, and travel … those identified as young seniors (65 through 74 years of age) and old seniors (75 years of age and older).  To …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/correlated-grouped-random-parameters-hazard-based-duration-analysis-elderly

First-year honors student awarded summer research experience for undergraduates at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Lee Honors College

… research experience for undergraduates at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Nancy Chau, a first-year … will be conducting cancer research at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center this summer. Research … “My involvement in lab at WMU has provided me with the valuable experience necessary for this summer in Texas. I …

https://wmich.edu/honors/deanscorner/2022/03/md-anderson-cancer-center

Title IX issues are focus of new WMU training modules, student survey

News

… Title IX issues are focus of new WMU training modules, student survey Submitted by … campus. The survey also asks students about their awareness of campus resources available to help students when it comes … the campus climate and gauge how it compares to other schools and what issues need the most focus moving forward. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45689

Chinese Speech Contest

Asian Initiatives

… The Chinese Speech Contest at Western Michigan University offers a platform for Chinese language learners to showcase … the level they participate. Levels Contents Length Middle School Level 1 & High School Level 1   Read designated work 1-1.5 minutes   Middle …

https://wmich.edu/asia/speech

Dynamic duo of authors to be featured in Gwen Frostic Reading Series

News

… Dynamic duo of authors to be featured in Gwen Frostic Reading Series … acclaimed novelist will be featured in the next installment of the fall 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading Series. Gail Wronsky … Wronsky Wronsky is the author, coauthor or translator of 12 books of poetry and prose, including "Dying for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43579

Undergraduate Programs

Academics

… you. Find your passion and go deeper in your understanding of your chosen major as well as yourself. Apply to WMU … Michigan University. Here, you'll learn both in and out of the classroom, exploring experience-driven learning … Education: K-12 —BS Physics —BS Political Science —BA Pre-Dentistry Pre-Law Pre-Health Pre-Secondary Education Product …

https://wmich.edu/academics/undergraduate

State-of-the-Art Confocal Microscope Changes Research at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… State-of-the-Art Confocal Microscope Changes Research at WMU … Center director, Dr. Rob Eversole helped the Department of Biological Sciences acquire a new microscope that in a short period of time has already enhanced and changed the way WMU …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/confocal-microscope

Institute of Transportation Engineers awards two WMU students with 2017 paper awards

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… Institute of Transportation Engineers awards two WMU students with … Alhouz from Western Michigan University  -- “Effectiveness of Bicycle Signal and Bike Box for Im­proving Safety and … at WMU. The paper he submitted to ITE titled “Effectiveness of Bicycle Signal and Bike Box for Improving Safety and …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/awards