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Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot
News
… their knowledge of human-robot interactions with a new, glistening white-plastic being that stands nearly 4-feet tall, … preferred among human partners will carry over to what is preferred from a robot interlocutor. Or, owing to … message patterns? Autumn and Chad Edwards also can control what the robot says to test different patterns of speaking …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42083
About
Blindness and Low Vision Studies
… About The mission of the Western Michigan University Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies is to offer instruction, research and service in an effort …
https://wmich.edu/visionstudies/about
WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field
News
… a mechanical engineering major, works on a machine during his internship at Edgewater Automation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An … half the week, but I love it." The love of the sport is what drew Backe to WMU. He started playing rugby in … how my interest could translate into an actual career. He suggested looking into engineering." Backe works on a design …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485
WMU Duathlon
University Recreation
… WMU Duathlon Join the multisport movement and participate in our summer duathlon … to complete over the week of June 15-21. 1) Sprint length is a 2-mile run, 10-mile bike, and 2-mile run. 2) Full Length is a 6-mile run, 37-mile bike, and 6-mile run. Participants …
https://wmich.edu/rec/duathlon
Western students break down barriers through music with United Sound
News
… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lynn Edwin and Mindy Chin assist AJ Maynard as he plays trumpet with the United States … Jailene Rodas-Sandoval, Alyson Johnson, Bethany Driggers, Cody Gibbs, Destiny Miskey and Sydney Grenier. … And her mentors … said, 'Let's go look at the band and see what they're doing.' And she just got so excited, and after …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70294
Bronco Marching Band: An instrumental part of Western history
W Magazine
… Bronco Marching Band: An instrumental part of Western history Submitted by Erin Flynn on Bronco Marching Band … love of Broncos and the love of being a part of something bigger than any one individual have conspired to keep the band … of marking its own milestone anniversary and reflecting on what its own long history of excellence has engendered— …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68141
Brewing garden offers grain-to-glass learning opportunities
College of Arts and Sciences
… small plot of land between the Dalton Center and Wood Hall is now WMU’s very own brewing garden – complete with several … were, 'Do students know how high hops grow? Do they know what barley looks like?' "I was really interested in getting … the landscape services team, Gooch says they initially struggled to thrive. “The condition of the soil was a concern, …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/brewing-garden
Myths
Service Learning
… 1. The myth of terminology: Academic service learning is the same as student community service and co-curricular service learning. Academic service learning is not the same as student community service or … these models of student involvement in the community are distinguished by their learning agenda. Student community …
https://wmich.edu/servicelearning/about/myths
Product design major gets a broad range of internship experience through Broncos Lead Internship Program
W Magazine
… Broncos Lead Internship Program Submitted by Erin Flynn on Isabella Waite got the opportunity to experience product … experience relevant to her career goals in product design. What she wasn’t expecting was the remarkable range of … skills I have learned through these internships are beyond what I could have ever imagined," says Waite. “It was an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72524
Updated location: MLK Day Annual Teach-in
Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations
… theme "MLK's Blueprint for Justice." Sponsored by the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic … Sessions include: 12:35-1:25 p.m.—Interview with an Activist: Panelists will share personal experiences and … tool for healing. 2:30-3:20 p.m.—Student demands for 2025: What are we asking for now? This session will examine the …
https://wmich.edu/walkerinstitute/events/mlk-day-teach-2025