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Panel to discuss human trafficking in 'our own backyard'

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… Panel to discuss human trafficking in 'our own backyard' Submitted by … Exploitation, and Becky McDonald , president of Women at Risk International. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Angie Moe , WMU professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27155

International Contemporary Ensemble to perform on campus

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… Hall on Western Michigan University's campus. The concert is presented by the Bullock Performance Institute and is part of the New Sounds Festival. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson, WMU professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5694

Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award

College of Arts and Sciences

… the International Society for Iranian Studies. The highly distinguished award is presented to someone who has spent their life promoting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60832

Faculty support key to cybersecurity student's goals

Cybersecurity

… to gain real-world experience while remaining focused on his studies as a cybersecurity major.   He says one of the best academic experiences he has had during his time in the program has been in the classroom with Dr. … In the secure web apps and technology and system analysis and design courses, Breadon and his team worked to design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73209

WMU's nonprofit leadership program named best in nation

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… Alliance announced that WMU's nonprofit leadership program is this year's winner of the Sprint Program Excellence Award. The alliance is a national organization of more than 40 collaborating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20904

U.S.-Africa environmental justice tour part of Whitney Young event

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… environmental justice in Africa come to the area later this month to speak as part of the Western Michigan University … Jr. Scholars Program. Presenting while on the "One Struggle, Many Fronts: U.S.-Africa Environmental Justice Tour," … feature Whitney Young student scholar award recipients and is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14476

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium (photo by Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture). • President's … U.S. Geological Survey) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Pentagon is quietly racing to track the U.S. output of rare earth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Interactive, hands-on live show added to Miller Auditorium lineup

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… of tested.com  and former co-host of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series "MythBusters," and Michael Stevens, creator … Angeles. Savage and Stevens have joined forces to bring this one-of-a-kind, interactive, hands-on theatrical … One of the most highly regarded and watched series on the Discovery Channel, "MythBusters" ran for 14 years. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41950

Focusing on the basics with aerospace engineer Adam Houtman

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Cindy Wagner on Adam Houtman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Brilliance is in the basics.” It’s a quote aerospace engineering … in 2013. “Boil down the problem to its simplest and most distinct parts, then act on those. This has always been vital … professional pursuits. “I have learned that one has to be aggressive about continuously learning. Read a lot, seek out …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67553

Immigration at the forefront in 2016-17 Sichel Series

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… six experts will take a close look at that thorny issue in the coming months when they visit Western Michigan University as part of the 2016-17 Sichel Lecture Series. This year's series carries the theme "Immigration Policy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34946