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Sociology

… Clinical Social Worker at the University of Michigan Health System) “My passion for sociology is what led me to clinical … training in sociology is instrumental in understanding the systematic and structural roots of what impacts the welfare …

https://wmich.edu/sociology/alumtestimonials

Dunn to be honored for work with foster care grads

News

… young people who have been part of the state's foster care system. Dunn will be honored at the Detroit area's sixth … WMU launched its Seita Scholars Program in 2008. The award-winning effort, which has grown into the largest and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42935

Trustees approve 3 percent room and board rate increase for 2018-19

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… projects and manage rising costs in its campus housing system. Housing and dining services at WMU In 2017-18, … is committed, she says, to creating spaces where students want to live and eat while pursuing their academic and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46537

Leading USDA’s largest cotton classing facility

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… USDA’s largest cotton classing facility Submitted by Cindy Wagner on “Visiting Floyd was amazing. The building has much to offer and looks like … you can thank the U.S. Department of Agriculture classing system for the standards that help you identify your …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70806

Noted historian to speak on empire and liberty

News

… 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, in the Meader Rare Book Room of Waldo Library. His presentation, titled "Empire and Liberty … from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Charles Warren Center of Harvard University, the John Simon … War," was the companion volume for the Public Broadcasting System television series of the same title. He and Andrew …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/114

Professor's art exhibited as part of prestigious show in Havana

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… Echeverría, Western Michigan University professor of art, was recently invited to create a site-specific art … in a central and busy area of Old Havana where hundreds walk by every day." The title of the work is a hybrid of the word "cyst" and the Spanish word for "system" (sistema), followed by the site's coordinates. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1225

Geography professor helps organize Lake Michigan Trail Conference

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… Cycling Association and coordinator of the U.S. Bike Route System. Conference hosts include the Michigan Department of … Quality Coastal Zone Management Program, the Lake Michigan Water Trail Association, the National Park Service Rivers, … at wmich.edu/glcms/lmconf/index.html and the Lake Michigan Water Trail Association at lmwt.org . Contact: Mark Schwerin …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2811

WMU's NCHC quarterfinal series with Colorado begins March 16

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… travel complexities caused by winter storm Ulmer, a weather system that has walloped Colorado and other states, the opening night of the … between sixth-seeded Colorado College and third-seeded WMU was scheduled to start today, Friday, March 15 . The series …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52462

Mayo Clinic biologist is at the cutting edge of cancer research

W Magazine

… edge of cancer research Submitted by Erin Flynn on Suryawanshi ROCHESTER, Minn.—Not all heroes wear capes, but they often wear lab coats. Dr. Yogesh Suryawanshi could be on the path toward a cure for cancer. After … "The core problem with cancer is why it starts: the immune system fails to detect and kill cells that become …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57078

Some campus services on reduced hours during spring recess

News

… reduce energy costs during the recess, heating and cooling systems in all classroom buildings controlled by the WMU Building Energy Management System will be in recess mode. Air handlers will not run …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63662