ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Central Focus is a weekly segment from WCMU Public Media 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.
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English
United States
31 episodes
since Nov. 26, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Grants from both Covenant Healthcare and MyMichigan Health will fund the new Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
CMU has received a $1 million grant to fund the development of a mobile health simulator, taking the training to the health care providers serving rural Michigan.
Dr. Cole Bartels, Trombone Professor, CMU’s School of Music, is releasing a new CD, “Technological Eclipse” I learned about the formation and transformation of the group
Professor Christi Brookes is taking on the role of Interim Vice Provost for Academic and Curricular Affairs for CMU
A long-standing tradition at CMU marks 80 years this week. The Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinic wraps up its month-long camp on Thursday the 30th.
Dr. David Patton retires at the end of July after 25 years at CMU. He started as an assistant professor in Geography. Many jobs followed in the years that followed.
We talked about the importance of not letting the technology think for us and the potential fallout from the recent high profile court case with leading AI companies.
Ben Andera focused first on the transition ushered in during the extraordinary time Covid 19
A sporting goods company founded in Southwest Michigan, more about the grayling, the fish, and final thoughts on his passion for protecting our abundant state waterways
From my conversation with Carrie Marsh and Bryan Whitledge from CMU’s Clarke Historical Library, more stories I wanted to share.
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