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New climate and energy advisor develops vision for cleaner, greener Michigan

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… vision for cleaner, greener Michigan Submitted by Erin Flynn on Brown stands by WMU's educational solar array. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Glaciers melting. Temperatures hitting record highs. Wildfires ravaging thousands of acres. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54484

Distance education, resiliency and coming out stronger: Q and A with Dr. Jim Eckert

Haworth College of Business

… Distance education, resiliency and coming out stronger: Q and A with Dr. Jim Eckert Submitted by … Jim Eckert , Robert S. Kaiser Professor of Sales, has long incorporated video content into his courses. He shared with us how he is shifting his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58668

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on These rare earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Students present research at international conference

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… Students present research at international conference Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Undergraduate students Blake Tindol and Brandon Buxton recently got the rare experience of presenting research at the Conference on Health IT and Analytics in

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57402

Meet Jamiese: Child and family development

College of Education and Human Development

… M.A. '22, youth and community development) is currently working at Kalamazoo Regional Education Services Agency as a career coach in the Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program. YOU was created to serve at-risk youth in Kalamazoo and was one of the first organizations designed …

https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-jamiese

Field Education

School of Social Work

… learn professional-level competencies and skills, and our intensive focus on field education is one of the things that sets us apart at Western Michigan University.  … work profession, and learn to be an effective social worker in practitioner. If you have questions about field placement …

https://wmich.edu/socialwork/academics/field

Nicole Jennings Scholarship

College of Health and Human Services

… Nicole Jennings Scholarship Nicole Jennings When Nicole Jennings discusses her passion for nursing, she recalls her …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/jennings

History

Biological Sciences

… Waite, were hired by President Waldo to provide courses in the natural sciences (Wood) and domestic sciences (Waite). During the next four years, all of the biology classes at Western State Normal School would be taught in the Administration Building under the direction of the …

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New physical therapy doctorate gains pre-accreditation status

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… New physical therapy doctorate gains pre-accreditation status Submitted by Anonymous (not … University's new Doctor of Physical Therapy program has gained status as a candidate for accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. Dr. Stacie Fruth , the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54595

Climate change could make the Great Lakes region unrecognizable

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Earth's average temperature is rising at least 10 times faster than at any period in the last 800,000 years, reports a Western Michigan … ecology. Dr. David Karowe Dr. David Karowe says if warming is left unchecked, Michigan and other states around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51387