Erika-Marie Geiss, Author at Metromode

Erika-Marie Geiss's Latest Articles

U-M Dearborn’s Virtual Game Face

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November 6, 2008

The future is both virtual and digital. With computer gaming quickly becoming the cultural and technological linchpin to modern society (it's a $10 billion business), U-M Dearborn has developed a highly respected program that is turning out the next generation of game coders.

Oakwood’s Expanding Cultural Mission

By Erika-Marie Geiss

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Community Development

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September 4, 2008

"Can you show me where it hurts?" A simple question, right? Not if the doctor and patient speak different languages. Harder still if they come from radically different cultures. With one third of Dearborn's population claiming Middle Eastern heritage, Oakwood Hospital has made cultural competence mission critical.