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WMU gearing up to host 2026 regional Science Olympiad tournament

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… the director of Science Olympiad Region 10. “It is a great way for kids to find out if they are into a particular area … to be able to lead, interact with people, and be the role models that they themselves used to look up to!”   Get more … Van Dien has been involved in WMU’s Science Olympiad in one way or another for 17 years, whether it be as a student, …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/science-olympiad-2026

Tim Liggins

Seita Scholars Program

… Program in 2009 and has served in numerous roles. He was the program’s first DHHS Liaison; supporting students to … the opportunity to co-facilitate Fostering Success Coach Model trainings for individuals throughout the country.    …

https://wmich.edu/fosteringsuccess/directory/liggins

Christine Byrd-Jacobs

Graduate College

… 387-8208 Fax (269) 387-8232 Send an email Location 120 W Walwood Hall, Mail Stop 5242 Mailing address Graduate … Byrd-Jacobs supports graduate student success in many ways as dean, including advocating for graduate education, … and disease, using the zebrafish olfactory system as a model. Dr. Byrd-Jacobs loves being in the lab and working …

https://wmich.edu/grad/directory/byrd-jacobs

Research

Physics

… and molecular spectroscopy. Our atomic theorist provides model calculations to support the interpretation of this … explosions. The theoretical group investigates quark models of baryon structure, strangeness exchange reactions …

https://wmich.edu/physics/about/research

Stability and support: Education alum journey from TRIO FESP to camp leadership

College of Education and Human Development

… YMCA Outdoor Center.  KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Going to school always provided Grace Eishen (B.S.'23, early childhood … literacy, career development, leadership development, and awareness of campus services and programming. "There's strong … leadership-style. "The counselors see me more as a a role model rather than a boss because if I see they need help, …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/02/grace-eishen-sherman-lake-ymca-trio-fesp-leadership

David Hartmann

Sociology

… Deviance and recidivism among substance abusing adults Models of residential location and economic change Urban … on research projects remains the central learning model in graduate education. As a research center director, Hartmann was fortunate to have worked with graduate and undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/sociology/directory/hartmann

Alumni spotlight: Phindi’s journey through WMU’s IHS Ph.D. program

College of Health and Human Services

… needed a program flexible enough to support her role as a parent of two young children. She found that balance at … nonmedical vaccine exemptions. Her motivation for the topic was personal—navigating conflicting information about … she said. “His guidance, along with the program’s cohort model, created a strong sense of community that continued …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/12/phindi

Alumnus Gang Chen is making strides in AI and machine learning

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… (ML). After gaining over 20 years of experience as a software design engineer and later a principal engineering … teams that work in key areas of generative large language model (LLM) initiatives. “The actual technology I learned in … the methodology and learning habit you formed along the way. In machine learning, we have the same challenge. We …

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

Fall 2019 SPLS News Round-Up

Special Education and Literacy Studies

… Columbia in early June. The title of the presentation was "“Ombretto. I don’t know in English how to say”: Using … E . and M. Hernandez were invited to present a talk on Parents as teachers: Behavioral skills training and parent … Factors and Scaling to the ACTFL (2012) Proficiency Model.” And at the American Association of Applied …

https://wmich.edu/specialed/fall-2019-spls-news

WMU reels in more than $700,000 in grants in a single month

News

… April, WMU trustees learned at their June 7 meeting. The awards pushed the University's year-to-date grant total to more than $18 million. Research grants led the way and came in at $452,823, with notable awards coming from … to develop and implement a professional development model designed to improve the teaching and learning of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/781