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Urban poverty
8:56 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

WMU speaker discusses urban poverty and race

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Renaissance Center in Detroit

A scholar well-known for his work on poverty, race and inequality will speak on Friday at Western Michigan University. William Julius Wilson teaches in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He’s also the author of several books on the issues of urban poverty and race. 

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2:33 pm
Mon March 11, 2013

The Living Building Challenge at WMU

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LBC building: the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Lab

When is a building like a flower? One answer is: when it is built according to the standards of the Living Building Challenge™. The initiative launched by the International Living Future Institute seeks to reduce or eliminate the effect of human structures on the natural world.  

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