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Michigan first lady's assault prevention initiative funds WMU program
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… Lady Sue Snyder's new Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program. Distribution of grants totaling $500,000 to 23 Michigan … by the first lady. WMU will receive $25,000 to add to its existing programs with a pilot program that will provide … The WMU program successful in receiving funding is housed in the Sindecuse Health Center on campus, with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28331
WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant
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… , WMU professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is among the five people who have received an ADVANCE Grant so far this spring. The grants provide an incentive for faculty … to advance their technologies toward commercialization. This funding program is administered by Michigan State …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498
Students invited to learn about part-time off-campus job opportunities
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… than 30 off-campus organizations have already registered to participate in Western Michigan University's … Aug. 27 , in the Student Recreation Center's indoor tennis courts area. The job fair is for WMU students seeking part-time employment off campus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8860
Humanities speaker series focuses on education in the 21st century
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… the Humanities stages its 2017-18 speaker series, "The Promise of Education." Five scholars and authors from across the … Michigan University campus to examine how education promises to be the key to a good life in the 21st century, yet … public school teachers and university professors struggle to define and defend the goals of a liberal education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42622
Political economy of inequality examined during Sichel Series
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… Irene and Bernhard L. Schwartz Professor of Economic Analysis and director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School of Social Research in New York. Her topic is "The Political Economy of Retirement Time Inequality in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42434
WMU adds new undergraduate and graduate program concentrations
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… within the Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary health sciences will allow students to enter the … degrees under the accelerated graduate degree option. This allows a student to complete both degrees in seven years … trauma throughout their lives. In addition, the program is consistent with the School of Social Work's mission to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16288
Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows
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… American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kominz is one of 391 association members from the group's … for 2016 "because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications." The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476
Brown University professor to kick off Ethics Center fall 2017 season
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… Baruch KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The belief that practicing medicine is an art will come into sharper focus when a Brown … in Society's fall 2017 lecture series. Dr. Jay Baruch , assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Warren Alpert … and Fear." Thursday, Oct 19: Dr. Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information, University of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42292
Early registration ends soon for Michigan Autism Conference
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… Early registration ends soon for Michigan Autism Conference Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Register by Sept. 11 for a discounted rate. KALAMAZOO, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26682
WMU to host watch party for football bowl announcements
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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University football team is hosting a football bowl announcement watch party Sunday, … are encouraged to be in their seats by 2 p.m. General admission is free; there is no reserved seating. Concessions will be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36760