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The Vital Role of Therapy Dogs: A Conversation with Dr. Angie Moe

College of Health and Human Services

… guest: Dr. Angie Moe , sociology professor and coordinator of the Therapy Dog Clinic in the WMU Unified Clinics . … two met in Dr. Moe’s HOL 5300 course, Seminar in Animal Assisted Services – Munoz saw this as an opportunity to create … dogs in mental health and society. Dr. Moe explained how these gentle animals provide comfort and support for …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/munoz

Former NBA team president highlights WMU Food Marketing Conference

News

… on O'Malley KALAMAZOO--The former president of the Washington Wizards will join a host of top-shelf food industry … Conference Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27 , at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo. Speakers at the … by Craig Rosenblum , partner, Willard Bishop Consulting. "How Millennials Will Change Food Consumption" by Marilyn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/258

Annual food marketing conference features industry leaders

News

… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Lempert KALAMAZOO—NBC's "Today" show supermarket guru, Phil Lempert , will join a list of top food industry professionals later this month as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5472

Housing and Residence Life and Institutional Equity staff win GLASS award at Great Lakes Association of College & University Housing Officers conference

Housing and Residence Life

… director of housing and residence life; Jackie Miller , assistant director of housing and residence life; Valaree Kyser … introduced their Black Lives Matter statement to address ongoing racial injustice, all while promoting DEI work … campus community.    “What's particularly significant is how our staff has become catalysts for positive change. They …

https://wmich.edu/housing/news/2024/12/glacuho-award

Renowned foreign affairs expert Lawrence Ziring dies at 86

News

… Ziring , a Western Michigan University political scientist who was internationally known as a leading expert on Pakistan, died July 17 in Kalamazoo. He was 86. Lawrence Ziring … Asia geopolitics, U.S. foreign policy for that region and NATO. He retired from WMU in 2004 as professor emeritus of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25594

WMU launches climate crisis-inspired writing competition

Sustainability

… WMU launches climate crisis-inspired writing competition Submitted by Brianna … the Anthropocene." The competition seeks submissions about how the planet’s emergency affects the inner life, … fiction writers, essayists and playwrights are encouraged to submit original work. “One invaluable gift of literary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66950

Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog'

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… Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear … Dr. Marc Humphrey works as a team leader for the world's "Atoms for Peace" agency, helping to monitor nations' nuclear … at a national laboratory. "Back then I was convinced I was going to win a Nobel Prize," Humphrey says, chuckling. "From …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37548

First crop of Broncos Lead interns grows interest in sustainable farming

W Magazine

… crop of Broncos Lead interns grows interest in sustainable farming Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students had a unique … about regenerative farming at DeLano Farms. Andrea Page, assistant director of internships at Western and pictured third … left to right: Jackson Distelrath, Basia Dangremond, Joe Grohowski, Amanda Velasquez, Amelia Dowswell and Gracey …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72437

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

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… WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual … Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Learning during a pandemic is hard. Many kids in K-12 schools across the country are … Public Schools board member, started thinking about how she could help solve the challenge in the district. She …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

Fifty seniors receive WMU's top undergraduate honor

News

… Scholar. The annual Presidential Scholar designation is the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The … trainers should be involved in travel youth hockey and how they can be incorporated into those travel programs in … to graduate in April 2016. Her anthropological focus so far has been based mostly on osteology and ethnography …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31959