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WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind

News

… WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind Submitted by … could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to Western Michigan University researchers to improve … Looking at cane materials, techniques for use Kim, the project's principal investigator, says the long cane and how …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15729

Manager Campaign

Human Resources

… Manages timelines, workflow, and deadlines for key campaign projects. Supports strategic and operational campaign … work of volunteers. Manages campaign committee meetings, project work and all logistics and administration including … service skills. Database, spreadsheet, and office software proficiency. Demonstrated professionalism. Demonstrated …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010548

Associate Director Purchasing Dining Services

Human Resources

… bid process for purchase of food, supplies and smallwares that includes determining potential vendors to be … Assures accurate food item database in menu management software for purchasing process and data queries. Establishes … Applies food service operational knowledge to project goals and budget parameters. Researches equipment …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010581

Spring 2021

W Magazine

… into the digital realm or shifting gears to keep a racing project on track, Broncos found a way to soar in a changed world. Read stories of pandemic … and thrive in this quickly changing world, finding new ways to help them flourish no matter what the future may …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/spring-2021

Projects

Center for Advanced Smart Sensors and Structures

Projects CASSS has been working on various projects in … two decades to solve real-life challenges and progress towards the future with a passion and hope to make society a better place than today. CASSS always focuses on innovative research and continues to push …

https://wmich.edu/casss/projects

Education program ranked third in nation for online master’s degree

College of Education and Human Development

… success. “We’re very proud of this recognition. With its project-based design and flexible curriculum, our program … shift of so much learning to online spaces, we look forward to helping the next generation of leaders solve their … Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). After the data was compiled, OMD’s data science team then applied a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70815

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Why you should get yours

Haworth College of Business

… The workshop consisted of in-class value stream mapping projects, a process improvement project, end of chapter … a final certification exam. The training is becoming a key way of helping students stand out in the workplace.  “We are … field and help organizations continue to be competitive.” Edward Lewis , of Dexter, Michigan, a junior studying supply …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75341

Allen Webb makes hat trick in publishing

News

… teaching texts by Middle Eastern writers and provides a gateway into the literature emerging from the Middle East. It … professor of English education at the University of Iowa. The book coincides with the overwhelming acceptance of … He is principal investigator on the WMU Literary Worlds project and past president of the Michigan Conference on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/297

Faculty member selected to head institutional effectiveness

News

… of which she unveiled before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. That report is the country's only … of Girls and Women in Sport and is a U.S. Olympic Committee Project Gold participant and a longstanding volunteer coach … She has received numerous University, state and national awards for her teaching and professional and volunteer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/189

WMU team finishes fifth in Formula Sun Grand Prix solar car race

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… Texas heat forced its batteries to overheat. The WMU team was in first place from roughly noon to around 2:30 p.m. … the final day of the race, when battery temperature was too high to continue without cooling. The surface … would have taken first," says Joshua Allen , Sunseeker project manager. "Lessons have been learned, friends were …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/7883