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Communication professor's immersive exhibit in media and news literacy will debut at Kalamazoo Valley Museum

College of Arts and Sciences

… Communication professor's immersive exhibit in media and news literacy will debut at Kalamazoo Valley Museum … inquiry; who made this and why? What does this message want me to do, think or believe? The digital games and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67102

Free college-level courses offered to income-eligible residents

News

… Free college-level courses offered to income-eligible residents Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … low- to moderate-income residents in Kalamazoo County indispensable tools and opportunities to engage in their … 10 graduated. Now we're seeing a number of them moving forward in practical ways," Yarbrough says. "One man, who was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2271

A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses

College of Arts and Sciences

… and Will Roosien, the group of undergraduates leading the Seed urban gardening initiative, are seated on the retaining wall overlooking the garden they've cultivated as part of … flourishes with an array of fresh produce—from baby watermelons to cherry tomatoes. This garden is more than mere …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961

Alumnus Gang Chen is making strides in AI and machine learning

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… alumnus, Gang Chen , M.S.’98, is making strides in some of the fastest moving industries of artificial … (ML). After gaining over 20 years of experience as a software design engineer and later a principal engineering … is in the picture you took. Humans can interact through different ways such as speaking, writing, drawing and …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/gang-chen-making-strides-ai-machine-learning

Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with Carlos Lozano

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… as our world has changed and humanity has been tested in ways that have challenged our ability to adapt and overcome obstacles in life. Many people have had to learn new ways … we have had to face as social human beings: physical distancing. Ever since the pandemic started, social …

https://wmich.edu/music/20201001-lozano-challenges-opportunities

Michigan State Police fund WMU Cold Case Program students: A win-win for justice and education

Cold Case Program with Michigan State Police

… career opportunities and potentially give victims' family members some closure. In September 2023, MSP committed to … work both in the Cold Case Program offices and up to an additional four hours a week at an MSP post or facility.    Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten received an Award for Professional Excellence from the Michigan State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72963

Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- and WMU College of … financial ravages of Covid 19.    A lot of contrails have dissipated into the atmosphere since Cooper glided off the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/cooper

DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… that? Just ask the successful novelists whose work room walls are plastered with rejection slips. 2017 WMU Aviation … from Neuqua Valley High School in 2013.  Father-and-son time often was breakfasting at a nearby airport watching planes come and go.  Mom, a frequent …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy

Reimagining food, reimagining community

College of Arts and Sciences

… food, reimagining community Kami Pothukuchi at the SEED Wayne Wednesday Farmers Market. Olga Bonfiglio College of Arts and Sciences … from 2014 count 680,000 and show a dramatic decline from nearly 2 million during the city’s heyday in the 1950s. The …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/pothukuchi-farmers-market

Confronting racism and creating justice take center stage at WMU with book circles, play

News

… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A unique collaboration meant to catalyze conversation on racial biases will take … slavery in America. "This is significant," says Dr. Luchara Wallace , director of the Lewis Walker Institute for the … Institute of Arts until Dec. 8. The exhibition reflects nearly a century of work created by artists of African …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55591