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Climate change is focus of areawide series of events
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… effort to raise awareness about the biological, social, political and economic consequences of climate … and Retrofitting Existing Homes," by Community Homeworks and Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, 6 to … Building the Movement," by Dr. Don Cooney, WMU professor of social work and Kalamazoo city commissioner, 7 p.m., …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9603
New online Western programs allow flexibility for working adults
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… New online Western programs allow flexibility for working adults Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … program prepares students for positions such as social media analyst, public relations consultant, … for learning and discovery at the frontiers of science, social science and the humanities. Our online degree and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63768
Grants to WMU approach $3 million mark in November, December
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… provide daily living, communication, behavior control and social skill services to developmentally disabled adults. … Care Association to Dr. James A. Henry , professor of social work and co-founder and project director for the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22463
Foods and history of Thanksgiving served at dinner for international students
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… and Maran Subramain , who was then a graduate student working for WMU’s International Student Activities office, … student luncheons, but Subramain had been thinking about working with De Young to offer a meal that aligned with a … and enjoy a traditional turkey dinner. De Young, has worked at Kanley Chapel for more than 18 years, and has …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/11/thanksgiving-international-service
America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed
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… trend. Dr. Richard V. Reeves , who focuses his research on social mobility and inequality, particularly as they relate … some communities more successful than others at promoting social mobility. Shared prosperity initiative The Reeves … team for the ambitious initiative, says considerable good work is currently being done to address each of those …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269
Detecting threats and emergencies to protect infrastructures
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… as well as vulnerabilities that exist in computer networks that are the root cause of the increase in … to develop this novel, unified anomaly detection framework that can detect such emergencies and provide an early … “My work related to smart grids is associated with a social cause that gives me a sense of purpose.” His research …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70805
Elevating his manufacturing engineering education through Argonne internships
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… “My best experience at Western has been getting to work with my hands in the various labs offered for this … This spark for engineering began in high school when Funk worked as a floor sweeper for an automotive shop. Fascinated … quickly developed a passion for complex repairs and later worked as a technician at Classic Imports in New Buffalo, …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/12/joe-funk-manufacturing-engineering
Indigenous hip-hop artist brings new perspective to Western
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
… an expanded view of indigeneity to the community through my work, through my music, through programming and … perspectives to the community with events, performances, workshops and discussions at Western. The Irving S. Gilmore … Dr. Dee Sherwood , associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Native American Affairs …
https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/09/frank-waln-artist-residence
Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case
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… Michigan University Cold Case Program and the impressive work that they accomplished in a short period of time. I am … investigation and our continued three-year partnership. The work that they do truly makes a difference in our … "Before I was accepted into the program I wanted to go into social work. But after meeting MSP detectives, prosecutors …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545
Sport management grad ready to hit the court running
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… Western Michigan has; it sets you up for success." Her hard work could pay off soon; Niaz has been in contact with … aspiring to break into the sports industry. She gained valuable experience on the social media team, developing her technical skills on a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71990