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17-06 Public Vs Private Transportation Network Accessibility And Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes Across The Urban-Rural Boundary In Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Kathleen Baker

Transportation Research Center Reports

This project is twofold. The first part of the project deals specifically with the benefits of multimodal transportation modeling to understand community structure of public health access in a community. Maternal risk and infant outcomes are examined in Kalamazoo County, MI with respect to transportation network accessibility by public transit and private vehicle across the urban-rural continuum. Infants born to mothers just outside the urban core had a higher rate of poor outcomes. Maternal risk factors, by contrast, were associated with the accessible rural areas – areas outside the city proper, but within 30 minutes by car to services. When …

17-05 Effects Of Safe Bicycle Passing Laws On Drivers' Behavior And Bicyclists' Safety, Ron Van Houten, Jun-Seok Oh, Valerian Kwigizile, Ahmad Feizi, Majid Mastali

Transportation Research Center Reports

This report identifies the effect of passing distance laws on drivers’ behaviors and bicyclist’s safety during an overtaking maneuver. Using an instrumented bicycle and driver survey, the study measured bicycle passing in a naturalistic field experiment using video recording, an ultrasonic distance measuring device, and a LiDAR. In order to evaluate the effect of passing distance laws, the study examined jurisdictions with a three-foot passing law, with a five-foot passing law, and without a passing law. The experiment required a bicyclist to ride the instrumented bicycle in two-lane and three-lane roads to capture the distance between the bicycle and the …

Wmu/Kvcc Signing Business 2+2 Articulation Agreement, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

The Dark And Middle Ages, Edward Jayne

English Faculty Publications

For the most part only Plato's teachings supported by a limited version of Aristotelian cosmology supportive of Platonism survived the decline of ancient Greek philosophy during the Roman Empire. Christianity later prevailed, and toward the end of the Middle Ages Aristotle’s secular perspective was only taken into account by Arab philosophers such as Averroes and Avicenna. After the collapse of Arab civilization during the twelfth century, the secular concept of a double truth between belief and reason put philosophy on equal footing with religion in such universities as Cordoba and the University of Paris. After a large assortment of ancient …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 12, 2018, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Comments by the Faculty Senate President
• Comments by the Western Student Association President
• Comments by the Graduate Student Association President
• Retention Success
• Public Comments Regarding Action Items
• President Montgomery's Performance Evaluation
• WMU Apartment Rates 2019-2020
• Emeritus Status for Trustee Kenneth V. Miller
• Consent Items
• General Public Comments

63rd Conference On Senior Engineering Design, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Senior Engineering Design Conference

The 63rd Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects. The conference was held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences sponsored the conference to showcase the work of its graduating seniors, who are required to complete a capstone project that puts into practice what they have learned. Many of the projects are sponsored by business and industry.

Georgiy Borisov, Clarinet 12/2, College Of Fine Arts

School of Music Faculty Recitals

• Georgiy Borisov, Clarinet
• with Negar Afazel, Viloin and Chris Gray, Piano
• featuring Igor Cetkovic, Cello

Globally Engaged December 7, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities for Friday, December 7th to Saturday, December 15th, 2018.

Research And Innovation, December 2018, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• 2019 Technology Development Fund Award Recipients Named
• Big Changes Coming in FY19 to NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)/R15 Program
• Incentive Program for Graduate Student Support Revised
• Join us Dec. 18 for Farewell Reception for Sherine Obare
• Jan. 15 Discovery Acceleration Workshop
• Reminder of Internal Funding Deadlines for Spring 2019
• Congratulations Offered on Recent Research Endeavors
• Julia Mays Awarded WMU Semi-Annual Make A Difference Award
• Grants and Contracts Office Now Housed in Walwood with OVPR
• OVPR Now Partnering with the Office of Information Technology
• Upcoming events

Connections 12/2018, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• A Holiday Message from Dean Cisler
• PA students participated at fall conference
• Alumnus named Social Worker of the Year
• SIHP faculty present research at conference
• Make your nomination for 2018-19 faculty and staff awards
• HHS on Social Media
• In other news

December 2018 Holiday Newsletter, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

Holiday message from the College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan University.

Inspire E-News 12 2018, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

• Holiday greetings from the Dean
• Simulating flight
• Join us for Innovation EXPO
• Students attend Society of Women Engineers annual conference
• Last roll
• Ph.D. student joins board of industrial engineering institute
• College Snapshot: Industrial and Entrepreneurial

Geological And Environmental Sciences - 2018

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

• Greetings from the Chair
• Faculty Updates
• Welcome to Dinosaur Park - New modules and upcoming additions to the park
• Hydrogeology Field Course
• CoreKids
• Field Course in Marquette
• Advisory Council
• Alumni Achievement Award
• MGRRE (Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education)
• Michigan Geological Survey
• Student updates - SEG, AAPG, Geology club, Welcome new graduate students
• Department Achievements - Grants, Donors, Awards, and Publications

Globally Engaged December 3, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities Monday, December 3rd to Sunday, December 9th, 2018.

Globally Engaged December 17, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities for Monday, December 17th to Sunday, December 23rd, 2018.

The Graduate Standard - 12/2018, Western Michigan University

Graduate College news

• News from the Western Michigan University Graduate College
• Watch our "Every Great Journey Leads to Gold" promotional video
• Fall 2018 Three Minute Thesis
• 2018 Graduate Student Research and Travel Grant Awards Announced
• WMU Biological Sciences Ph.D. Alum Tiantian Zhang Attains Post-Doctoral Position at Prestigious Cancer Research Lab
• The New Graduate Student Commons at Waldo Library
• A Brief History of Walwood Hall

Globally Engaged Holiday Edition 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Accomplishments of 2018 and encouragement for getting globally engaged in 2019.

25 Year Club: 37th Year Annual Gala, Western Michigan University

25 Year Club

25 Year Club: 37th Year Annual Gala

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

• Reception
• Welcome
• Dinner Buffet
• Recognition of Employee with 50 Years of WMU Service
• 1993 in Review
• Remarks
• Induction of New Club Members

W Care Virtual Reality Nursing Simulation, Office Of Information And Technology

Tech Talk

Western Michigan University's W Care virtual reality nursing simulation was a big hit at MiCareerQuest Southwest!

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session November 7, 2018, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Comments by the Faculty Senate President
• Comments by the Graduate Student Association President
• Grant Reporting Revitalization
• A life on the move: Unraveling the mysteries of fish migration
• Public Comments Regarding Action Items
• Medical Chaperone Policy
• Sale of Property - 4522 Green Acres Drive, Kalamazoo
• Consent Items
• General Public Comments

November 2018 Cehd Newsletter, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

• CEHD Opens New Student Success Center
• "Keep Smiling!" Apparel
• Two Faculty Receive Awards
• CEHD Professor Emeritus Passes
• Student Services Suite Named
• Upcoming Events

Globally Engaged November 5, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities for Monday, November 5th to Monday, November 12th, 2018.

Globally Engaged November 19, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities for Monday, November 19th to Monday, November 26th, 2018.

Globally Engaged November 12, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

International Education Week (IEW) Edition

Global Engagement Opportunities for Monday, November 12th to Monday, November 19th, 2018.

Inspire E-News 11 2018, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

• Student Case Competition at ASEM's International Annual Conference
• Student receives scholarship from gear industry
• NSF grant allows important materials research
• NSF grant to speed pace of discovery in computing
• Powering up with a new partnership
• Innovation EXPO is a month from today!
• College Snapshot: Giving Day Results

Connections 11/2018, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• College all-hands meeting raises money for United Way
• Faculty receive inaugural award for study abroad curriculum
• CHHS offers Bronco Brain Break before finals: December 5
• Faculty elected vice chair of state committee
• Disrupting Disparities: continuum of care in Michigan
• AHEC fall 2018 newsletter
• HHS on Social Media
• In other news

Research And Innovation, November 2018, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• New Board of Trustee Quarterly Reports
• Innovation Networking Session on PFAS and Other Emerging Contaminants
• Nov. 20 Discovery Acceleration Workshop: "Ins and Outs of National Science Foundation Grants"
• MTRAC Innovation Hubs -- Reduction in Cost Share Announced
• Reminder: Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship Excellence Award Deadline Extended
• Congratulations Offered on Recent Research Endeavors
• NSF Policy and Procedure Changes Announced
• Limited Competition Program for Teacher-Scholar Award
• Huron Consulting Group Uses WMU as Case Study of Successful Effort Certification Process
• Updates on erct
• Upcoming events

November And December 2018 News Items, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• 'Writing Winning Grant Proposals' Grant Writing Workshop
• NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant
• NSF CAREER Workshop
• Workshop for Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award Available

November 2018 Newsletter, Haworth College Of Business

Haworth College of Business News

• Robert S. Kaiser Sales, Negotiation and Leadership Lab Grand Opening
• ISM students take first place at national competition
• Finance students receive scholarships
• Sales team takes first in regional competition
• Food marketing students receive prestigious scholarships
• Marketing students help local airport transform their website
• Accountancy professor tapped for state board

Globally Engaged November 26, 2018, Haenicke Institute

Global News

Global Engagement Opportunities for Monday, November 26th to Monday, December 3rd, 2018.