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Central Focus
Central Focus is a weekly segment diving into the heart of innovation at Central Michigan University. Each week, host David Nicholas uncovers and shares remarkable stories from the CMU campus, highlighting groundbreaking projects and research conducted by students, faculty, and staff members. From cutting-edge studies to notable achievements and published works, Central Focus brings these discoveries to the forefront.
Latest Episodes
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Demand for lithium is increasing while concerns about child labor and environmental disregard have led to a shift of the exploration and mining away from bad actors.
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Dr. Don Uzarski, Professor of Biology, has secured three ten-million-dollar grants for CMU's Biological Station and founded CMU’s Institute for Great Lakes Research.
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Dr. Alejandra Rengifo, Professor of Spanish, has been working with First Gen students. Through a national program at Stanford University, she is expanding her efforts.
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CMU Professor works with students in Kazakhstan to help them connect their work with the Western standards of medical administration and research
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CMU Professor Will Anderson has set music to the words of his radio drama about President Herbert Hoover
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Pinpointing the precise origin of carbon emissions AND the point where they become carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere is the work of CMU's Dr. Tao Zheng
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CMU led research in July with drones, weather balloons, radar, and weather stations will study thunderstorm formation in Western Michigan
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A CMU professor's research looks at the latest affects of heat stroke on those working a job or engaging in physical activity
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CMU professor, Dr. Dawn Nelson, is studying the possible correlation between hearing loss and falls in people with Sickle Cell Disease.
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During the pandemic, CMU's, campus emptied out. What were the effects on student learning, their interaction with faculty. What impacts there regarding mental health?