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WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… travelers, International Student Orientation on Jan. 3 was their first introduction to higher education in the … especially in the areas of biochemistry and medicine. This was her first time going abroad. “This is a really new … were safe, fed and clothed. Wear socks in the winter and walk slowly on the icy sidewalks, she said, as snow cascaded …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/international-orientation-25

WMU research team wins grant to study impact of speed on crashes

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… researchers from Western Michigan University has been awarded a $161,802 grant from the Michigan Department of … whether changing speed limits on Michigan interstate freeways has had an impact on crash types and severity. The … says. The three researchers are being assisted in their project by two graduate students, but more will be added …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33086

Collaboration, teamwork lead to sharp increase in grants to WMU

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… grants to Western Michigan University. Externally funded awards, much of them for research, pushed the grant total for … in at $3.7 million. The year-end grant total—$35,166,490—was announced at the WMU Board of Trustees October meeting … in cooperation with four other universities. The project is being carried out by a multidisciplinary team of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28716

Graphic novel expert to give talk as part of common read events

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… events Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   "Maus I" was selected as the 2015 University Common Read. KALAMAZOO, … Experience activities, WMU has launched a campuswide comics project called Making History. WMU students with varying … Hillary Chute Chute Hillary Chute is interested in the ways people address history and understand their lives …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27437

Building purchase OK'd for expansion of WMU's autism center

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… to a building that is owned and operated by WMU. The center was established in 2008 by Dr. Richard W. Malott , WMU … for the delivery of autism therapy. That renovation project is being funded as part of a $4 million contract … Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that WMU was awarded in 2014. Serving as co-principal investigators …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26216

Archived book clubs

Study of Ethics in Society

… von Steinen , WMU Government Relations (retired) and former Project Manager for WMU We Talk. Meetings will be at 12 p.m. … of Machine Thinking by Shannon Vallor . In this book, the award-winning philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist suggests that the best way to think of AI is as a mirror, rather than a mind. When …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/book-club-archive

WMU honored by University Business magazine for recruitment app

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… of prospective students so recruiting efforts don’t go to waste," said University Business senior editor Tim Goral. … and enrollment management department began creating a project plan that would simplify the collection of … Community College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18264

New bachelor's degree with high-tech music spin offered

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… happening and how profound they are," Campos says. "So we wanted to have a degree that could give our students a … in the area they're most interested in as they work their way up through the program," Biggs says. Students will top their studies off with a capstone project focusing on their specialty area. Biggs will teach …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15748

Academics

Multimedia Arts Technology

… sound reinforcement, computer programming for multimedia projects, and technology-based performance. Students in this … 1590 - Fundamentals of Music   Credits:   2 hours (Can be waived by exam) MUS 1600 - Basic Music I   Credits:   3 …   Credits:   2 to 3 hours MUS 5678 - MAT Capstone Project   Credits:   2 hours (minimum of 4 credits) A …

https://wmich.edu/multimedia/academics

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

College of Education and Human Development

… and a two-time e valuation, measurement and research alumni was honored as a Notable West Michigan Leader in DEI. Trey … of the Grand Rapids Gold and a physical education graduate, was recognized as West Michigan's 40 Under 40. Jazz … strategic plan and is now leading a community collaboration project titled, "Reimagine GRPS with Us!", in hopes of …

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