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Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… who stutter," says Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck , assistant professor of speech, language and hearing sciences and co-principal investigator on a National Science

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

WMU to confer more than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement

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… in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the four ceremonies. Montgomery will award … 2,462 diplomas on behalf of the University: 1,901 at the bachelor's level, 519 at the master's level and 42 at the … is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and College of Health and Human Services. The 3 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46521

Western researchers land $2.5M grant to accelerate energy efficiency in autonomous vehicles

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… research vehicle. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Automation is the future of the automotive industry, and Western Michigan University researchers are in the driver's seat of innovation. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences received a three-year, $2.5 million grant from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64919

Semester-long series at WMU focuses on climate crisis, inspiring change

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… is giving students a platform to take action on one of the most important issues to young people today: climate … a child, and it’s only becoming more severe. I think a lot of students have it on their minds," says Meg Baldry , a … future," says Dr. Paul Clements , professor of political science and member of the Climate Change Working Group. "As …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74224

Meet Our Acquisitions Team: Erin Sweany

Medieval Institute Publications

… Erin Sweany Meet our acquisitions team! In this series of blog posts, learn a little bit more about our … Her particular scholarly projects focus on descriptions of illness and medicine and the experiences of unwell bodies … humanities, ecocriticism, post/settler-colonialism and science and technology studies. Erin works with authors …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/blog/2023/04/erin

Connections between engineering and business a win for students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… both registered student organizations (RSOs) at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences that are open to all WMU students.  “My experience … to my interests,” says Rubarth, who will graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in June. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75143

Ball State business dean named WMU's next provost

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… vice president for academic affairs. Bott is the Bryan Dean of the Miller College of Business and professor of management at Ball State, a … moving forward for years to come," she says. Bott earned a bachelor's degree from DePauw University and master's and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47087

Western's Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II

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… the effort to spruce up a memorial hanging in the lobby of Walwood Hall that recognizes approximately 1,445 … service members in the Western community to do the honors of adding the new stars on Nov. 11. "It just seemed … Carr , professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, noticed the memorial wall one day last year while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69830

WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community

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… who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, or the children of such workers. The U.S. Department of Education and its Office of Migrant Education awarded the … 2017-18 academic year and $2,107,988 overall. It focuses on science, technology, engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667

Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester

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… Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester … the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions … lead discussions of "The Left Hand of Darkness" by renowned science-fiction author Ursula LeGuin. In this novel, a lone …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701