April 2020 É«É«À² News

Getting career-ready during a pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students are looking to É«É«À² career development specialists to guide them though an uncertain time in terms of internship and job searches, and are seeking out opportunities to build their portfolio of skills.

É«É«À² climate change working group awards mini-grants to faculty, students

Climate Change Teaching Fellow mini-grant awards seek to foster the integration of climate change as a topic in É«É«À² courses at all levels and in all disciplines.

For the birds: Avian adventures at Asylum Lake Preserve

Birdwatching at the preserve, which offers a publicly-accessible visual and symphonic feast, remains an easy, free, soothing and educational option amidst social distancing mandates and closures that have altered life as we knew it.

É«É«À² 3D printers producing face shields and masks for health care workers

É«É«À² is using 3D printers to produce face shields for health care workers who desperately need them for the fight against COVID-19. Several University departments are collaborating on this effort.

Business professor earns second prestigious Fulbright award

For an impressive second time, Dr. Kuanchin "KC" Chen, professor of business information systems, co-director of the Center for Business Analytics and John W. Snyder faculty fellow at É«É«À² Michigan University, has earned a highly competitive Fulbright Specialist Award.

É«É«À² professors developing prototype to give doctors extra level of protection against COVID-19

A team of faculty members in the Gwen Frostic School of Art is designing aerosol boxes, which could reduce the risk of doctors contracting COVID-19 while intubating patients.