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WMU education instructors offer advice for parents navigating virtual learning with young kids

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… the candle at both ends, finding it hard to tell where work ends and home begins with their laptop and spreadsheets … appropriate are screen-based interactions that are prosocial, that are in real time, that are active versus … "What's been really helpful for me is to see the posts on social media not from people whose house looks like a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60874

WMU Ethics Center offers four book clubs for spring semester

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… or Slavery in the United States." Beaumont published his work—part novel, part sociological treatise—in 1835, after … reader's imagination to examine critically the long-term social impact of racial inequality on democratic mores and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37342

Community book read, public discussion takes aim at climate change

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… a community discussion in late March to explore the social causes and responses to climate change. The … an organizer of the event. "We want to explore what are the social, psychological and political habits of American life …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31054

WMU Humanities Center puts focus on urban food in presentation

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… may advance goals in public health, economic development, social justice and ecological sustainability. The theme for … designed to help people reflect on a global culture of war, social injustice and environmental calamity, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30961

ROTC event to memorialize Capt. Russell, award scholarship

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… began in November, primarily through word of mouth and networking on Facebook and other social networking sites. The University requires scholarships to raise …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/242

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

W Magazine

… by Erin Flynn on Dr. Hope Gerlach-Houck is on a team working to create voice-activated technology that is … unemployed, underemployed and earn less money for the same work. "We know that people who stutter are already … technology is not enough, and that true change will require social and political action in conjunction with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Employee spotlight: Andy Kaliyati

University Libraries

… as a full-time employee. “I like assisting patrons and working on projects to improve the library. I also like the …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/spotlight-andy-kaliyati

Top seniors to be honored as 2015 Presidential Scholars

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… do not; and a recent College of Aviation alumna who is working on a second bachelor's degree and will coach WMU's … hours to the local community; students whose professional work was so impressive that they have been offered full-time … of Grand Rapids. Psychology— Rachel L. Burroughs of Flint. Social work— Alicia J. Wayne of Ionia. Sociology— Caleb M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22459

Experts slated for upcoming Michigan Autism Conference

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… , professor at Florida State University's Department of Social Work. His presentation is titled "Evidence-based Practice: Myths and Realities." Several workshops and breakout sessions each day of the conference …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34858

Magnificently Managing an Airport: Sarah Pagano’s Aviation Management and Operations Success

College of Aviation

… trained for a career in health care and for the next decade worked in a variety of occupations, including being a … says, "I've learned a lot, such as exactly how much paperwork is necessary for the operation of an airport.  I've … 16.  "I continued to be an active member even when I was working in health care.  One day, when I was telling the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/08/pagano