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Virtual book clubs examine ethical questions on current social topics

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… health care workers face during a public health crisis, the moral obligation to accept the legitimacy of democracy and addressing who profits from the problem of recurring health crises are topics for a … of the author’s courage and tenacity, this story focuses on how the Flint water crisis was discovered and then exposed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61261

Internationally known researcher, philosopher to give Ethics Center talk

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… of Ethics in Society's Fall Lecture Series. Dr. Helen Frowe is the Wallenberg Academy Research Fellow in Philosophy at … required and there is a duty to save innocent people from physical harm. Frowe's main research interests are … war. Her recent publications include "Defensive Killing," "How We Fight" and "The Ethics of War and Peace: An …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28762

Campus construction projects enhancing safety, accessibility and green space

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Construction workers are finishing up a new pedestrian bridge on campus. KALAMAZOO, … safety An ongoing project on Ring Road South, between the Howard Street Pedestrian Bridge and the Miller Auditorium … will include the creation of Loop Road, which will run from the Ring Road near Read Fieldhouse to the student …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/campus-construction-projects-enhancing-safety-accessibility-green-space

Students encouraged to take sustainability survey

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… survey Submitted by Anne Copeland on The survey is open through Sunday, March 23. KALAMAZOO—The Office for … By taking the survey, students can directly influence how sustainability fee funds are spent aligning the … in a drawing to win a variety of prizes. The results from the survey will be presented at a townhall style event …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13697

WMU and Kent Career Tech Center announce dual enrollment partnership for aviation students

Early College Programs

… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the … a seamless transition into our aviation programs,” says Kimmy Beuchler , director of Early College Programs at WMUx. … exemplifies our commitment to supporting students from high school to college and beyond, ensuring they have …

https://wmich.edu/early-college/news/2024/10/kent-career-tech-center-early-college-programs-dual-enrollment-aviation

Campus event focuses on working with students of concern

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… students of concern—those students who appear to be in distress and in need of special assistance. Gathering at … members who find themselves concerned about a student's welfare or observe uncharacteristic behavioral changes. … talking with students of concern, legal parameters, and how the campus process works when a student is referred …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36586

High school students can explore manufacturing and design careers through new WMU, GRPS partnership

Merze Tate College

… learning field trips to the AMP Lab @ WMU in spring 2022. Visits to the AMP Lab at WMU gave students an opportunity to … and the resulting products. Mike Butler of Autocam Medical shows students equipment for prototyping. Students check out … and cardboard to create a device that would protect an egg from a fall. Students developed innovative designs in hopes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69313

Duke scholar to address violence, mental illness and the law

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… at 7:30 p.m. in the Fetzer Center's Putney Auditorium. His presentation, titled "Thinking Differently About Gun … is free and open to the public. Swanson will discuss how media accounts of mass shootings by disturbed … Swanson Swanson earned a doctoral degree in sociology from Yale University. His current research is focused on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35694

Students, researchers dig deeper into history of Fort St. Joseph

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… Students, researchers dig deeper into history of Fort St. Joseph Submitted by Erin Flynn on NILES, … to the community," says Maddie Wallaker , a WMU student from Holland. "We get experience getting our hands literally … is probably one of the best sites I'll ever work at in my career," says lab coordinator Raegan Delmonico , who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54551

Candidates to head education college visiting campus

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… Candidates to head education college visiting campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … the visits, each candidate will make a public presentation from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in 2020 Fetzer Center . They will discuss how they will build community among the college's diverse …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7477