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Columbia University scholar, author to give humanities talk

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… (not verified) on Hermann KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The powers of creative writing to build empathy will come into focus in … and novelist visits Western Michigan University as part of the University Center for the Humanities 2015-16 Speaker … Reimagining Community. Nellie Hermann , creative director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia, will speak …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27275

More than 3,000 expected to flock to WMU for Medieval Congress

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… during the 2013 congress. KALAMAZOO—More than 3,000 of the world's leading academics and others interested in … Thursday through Sunday, May 8-11, to examine all aspects of the period, from music to military, maritime and monastic … Medieval Institute, is the world's largest annual gathering of professional academics, students, performers, enthusiasts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15598

Lisa Paulius

Physics

… Lisa Paulius Lisa Paulius Professor of Physics Office (269) 387-4964 Send an email Location 2222 Everett …

https://wmich.edu/physics/directory/paulius

Career path leads to magical internship

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… decided to come to WMU because she “loved WMU’s variety of majors, the small class sizes, and the small community … feel with the honors college.” After visiting the advising office, Morgan discovered industrial engineering (IE) and all of the different career paths that were possible. She was …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/magical-internship

Faculty and Staff Training and Education

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

… Departments are responsible for maintaining a high level of awareness and sensitivity to safeguarding protected … and should periodically remind their faculty and staff of its importance. Seemingly minor changes to office layout and practices could significantly compromise …

https://wmich.edu/glba/training

Eugene M. Bernstein obituary

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… Feb. 20 in San Diego, California. He was 85. Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1992 after almost 24 years of service to the University. He was a professor of physics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32039

Promoting Transportation Equity Among Older, Homebound Adults through Technology-Enhanced Data Collection

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… presentation reports on a study documenting the experiences of transportation disadvantage (TD) among environmental … in the southern United States (US). For the purposes of this presentation, we focus on lower-income homebound … among EJ populations, in addition to impact on quality of life and sense of social exclusion. Using an ecological …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/promoting-transportation-equity-among-older-homebound-adults-through-technology

Creating Improved Performance Measures That Evaluate Public Transit as a Ladder to Opportunity

Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities

… and choice riders. This study considers the existing state-of-the-practice performance measures, but by changing the … creates a community advisory board (CAB) that consists of transportation professionals, partners, and other stakeholders to engage the …

https://wmich.edu/transportationcenter/creating-improved-performance-measures-evaluate-public-transit-ladder

History Professor Linda Borish Mentors a SEITA Scholar

College of Arts and Sciences

… History Professor Linda Borish Mentors a SEITA Scholar Olga Bonfiglio College of Arts and Sciences staff writer Dr. Linda Borish and Emmanuel Sanchez …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/seita-scholar

Angela Davis

Humanities

… discussion, these three women will discuss the intersection of art and activism as it pertains to the crisis of mass incarceration. Drawing on both personal experience … complex, this panel aims to highlight a multitude of perspectives, including such themes as isolation, the …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/angela-davis