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Global Community Empowerment

… A Call to Action: Poverty Reduction in Kalamazoo County Jan. 28-Feb. 25, 2014 The University-Community Empowerment Center partnered with Western Michigan University’s Academy for Lifelong … to help the public learn about the problems associated with poverty and to discover ways to alleviate it in …

https://wmich.edu/empowerment/classes

First Annual High School Model UN Conference Held at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… First Annual High School Model UN Conference Held at WMU … to our university”, declared Dr. Kenneth Steuer, faculty with the global and international studies program. Students … diplomatic process.  For two days, the delegates wrestled with these real world issues and strove to find potential …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-un-model-conference

CASE Survey: Writing

College of Arts and Sciences

… Survey: Writing The LEC Committee requests that discussion and debate of this matter be an agenda item at department/unit meetings in March. Only … Based on the one-page brief on writing, please answer the following question: Yes or no? (required) Should …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/lec-survey-writing

WMU to host discussion on the fall and rise of income equality in the U.S.

News

… WMU to host discussion on the fall and rise of income equality in the U.S. Submitted by … League for Public Policy and he has served as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Health and Human Services and Treasury. He also has served with research institutes in Australia, Denmark and Finland. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42876

WMU celebrates journal's 10-year anniversary on grandfamilies research

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU celebrates journal's 10-year anniversary on grandfamilies research Submitted by Chris … practices from those in the field.  Smith, in partnership with  Dr. Debra Whitley , a professor of social work at … comprehensive needs assessment of professionals working within the field of kinship care. Participants expressed a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74996

Sunburn

Sindecuse Health Center

… that is painful to the touch), the skin damage is often permanent and can have serious long-term health effects, … sensitive to the burning effects of the sun. People with fair skin are more likely to get sunburn. But even dark … Call a health care provider immediately if you have a fever with sunburn or if there are signs of shock, heat …

https://wmich.edu/healthcenter/clinic/self-care/sunburn

Climate change—Michigan's state in year 2100

News

… Climate change—Michigan's state in year 2100 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on This NASA/Goddard Space Flight … business as usual—replacing fossil fuels only slowly with smarter energy choices like wind and solar. "Few …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51388

Microfluidics Bio-Sensor for Biomarker Measurement

Research and Innovation

… biomarkers are now available for identification of complex and heterogenic diseases, such as cancers, along with biomarkers that are linked to different stages of … single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT), functionalized with antibodies or complementary oligonucleotides to bind …

https://wmich.edu/research/microfluidics-bio-sensor

'Acting Against Poverty' food drive supports WMU students in need

News

… food drive supports WMU students in need Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Invisible Need Project … WMU’s Invisible Need Project food pantry this year with its annual "Acting Against Poverty" food drive. The food drive will run in conjunction with the department’s production of "Hair" and will be open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20100

Dale P. Pattison obituary

News

… Dale P. Pattison obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Pattison Dr. Dale P. Pattison, a retired Western Michigan University faculty member, died April 16. He was 83. Pattison joined the WMU faculty in 1963 and retired as associate professor emeritus of history in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/351