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Recognition grows that children’s behavior problems may be trauma related
Understanding how trauma hurts children is the first step in rebuilding the trust it takes to heal them.
It’s not too early to be thinking about summer interns
Businesses with 500 or fewer employees and who can provide WMU students with experience in STEM disciplines may be eligible for matching funds to help pay for interns.
Reading Buddies give students lift they need to be better readers
There's nothing quite like watching the face of a child who has just realized they can read.
Kalamazoo gets to show off its pride in WMU on ESPN GameDay
When ESPN comes to town football fans get a little excited.
What a rock star and epidemiologist have in common
An epidemiologist and a rock star walk into a summit about good food throughout Michigan. It's no joke. People from across Michigan are coming together to make sure people in the state have access to food that’s affordable, healthy, green, and fair.
The evolution of online learning in policy and the classroom
The online learning landscape has changed substantially since a decade ago when Michigan became the first state in the nation to require students to have an online learning experience before graduating from high school. Here, we explore how online learning has evolved over the last ten years, from the way classrooms work to what it means to "go" to school.
Hanson Technology Center opens at Lake Michigan College
The new Hanson Technology Center is showing students what technology and manufacturing can mean today.
The long view: Rachel Bair and food innovation
At the Food Innovation Center, students are learning how to build sustainability into the food distribution system.
A Celebration of Asylum Lake Preserve will happen in September
Have you been to a Celebration of Asylum Lake Preservation? Your chance is coming up soon.
Recognition grows that children’s behavior problems may be trauma related
Understanding how trauma hurts children is the first step in rebuilding the trust it takes to heal them.
It’s not too early to be thinking about summer interns
Businesses with 500 or fewer employees and who can provide WMU students with experience in STEM disciplines may be eligible for matching funds to help pay for interns.
Reading Buddies give students lift they need to be better readers
There's nothing quite like watching the face of a child who has just realized they can read.
Kalamazoo gets to show off its pride in WMU on ESPN GameDay
When ESPN comes to town football fans get a little excited.
What a rock star and epidemiologist have in common
An epidemiologist and a rock star walk into a summit about good food throughout Michigan. It's no joke. People from across Michigan are coming together to make sure people in the state have access to food that’s affordable, healthy, green, and fair.
The evolution of online learning in policy and the classroom
The online learning landscape has changed substantially since a decade ago when Michigan became the first state in the nation to require students to have an online learning experience before graduating from high school. Here, we explore how online learning has evolved over the last ten years, from the way classrooms work to what it means to "go" to school.
Hanson Technology Center opens at Lake Michigan College
The new Hanson Technology Center is showing students what technology and manufacturing can mean today.
The long view: Rachel Bair and food innovation
At the Food Innovation Center, students are learning how to build sustainability into the food distribution system.
A Celebration of Asylum Lake Preserve will happen in September
Have you been to a Celebration of Asylum Lake Preservation? Your chance is coming up soon.
