Current Releases
July 1, 2009
- Researchers from Wayne State University, University of California Santa Barbara and University of Southampton, UK, discover that the solid material, Bi2Ti2O7, may be both glass and crystal
- May lead to new types of electronic materials DETROIT-Most solid materials can be neatly divided into two structure systems - crystal or glass. Crystal structures have atoms that fall in t...
- Wayne State preserves academic excellence, educational access despite tuition increase
- Board of Governors passes 5.4 percent increase with federal stimulus buydown to 4.8 percent, and issues resolution to continue focus on financial accessibility Wayne State University will main...
June 26, 2009
- Wayne Law Announces john a.powell as Fall 2009 Damon J. Keith Distinguished Visiting Professor
- DETROIT (June 25, 2009) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of john a. powell as the Law School's Fall 2009 Damon J. Keith Distinguished Visiting Profess...
WSU In The News
Crain’s Detroit Business, 6/23
TechTown program to help entrepreneurial creatives
By Dustin Walsh
TechTown, the Wayne State University-supported business incubator, will launch the second session of its business development program, SmartStart, on July 14 with three additional slots for creative ventures. Sharon Vasquez, dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, and Carole Johnson, CEO of TechTown-based CYJ Enterprises L.L.C., gave comments in the news article.
Detroit Free Press, 6/18
Awards
Howard Normile, interim dean of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), along with faculty members David Bach and Linda Jaber were honored at the Arab American Pharmacist Association annual awards and scholarship dinner. Normile received the Outstanding Academic Partner Award for his efforts in creating an endowment to support pharmacy student education. Bach and Jaber each received an Award of Excellence for their contributions and leadership in promoting the principle of public health relative to pharmacy.
WWJ-AM 950, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Crain’s Detroit Business, University Business, 6/16
Wayne State's Noren urges U.S. to reinvent education
Wayne State University President Jay Noren said at the National Summit that education is a key to turning around the nation’s economy. "Education for a creative and entrepreneurial workforce is the essential element that drives the American economy," Noren said. He also called for extending the school day and school year, and restructuring the public education system from a kindergarten through 12th grade system into a kindergarten through college system, with a 14-year public system extending to the first two years of college. In terms of the current trend of states cutting university budgets, he called for the creation of a national higher education trust fund to insulate universities from economic downturns such as the current recession. "We did this in Social Security in the 1930s and Medicare in the 1960s," Noren said. "It was the right thing then, and it would the right thing for higher education now."
Model D, 6/9
Wayne State prof works to turn energy grid into two-way street
An Associated Press story about engineering professor Caisheng Wang’s work to develop a control strategy for using powerplant-generated electricity in conjunction with alternative energy sources continues to generate significant media mentions. Among these is modeldmedia.com. Wang received a grant of more than $311,000 from the National Science Foundation to pursue his work.
MLive.com, 6/5
Regional economic development organizations' links with Michigan's
universities to play influential role in state's economic recoveryBy Nathan Bomey
Jeff Mason, executive director of the University Research Corridor (URC), says that while Michigan's universities are paramount to the state's success, collaborations between the URC and outside organizations will be critical to aid efforts in resuscitating the economy. Wayne State is mentioned as one of the URC institutions.
Detroit News 6/10
Green in Between: Detroit alley to become earth-friendly experiment
By Louis Aguilar
Wayne State University, along with community groups and DTE Energy, is working on plans to turn the alley behind Motor City Brewing Works into a green alley. The plans include energy-efficient lights and permeable asphalt. Wayne State will provide technical assistance. The university also plans to work with the University Cultural Center Association (UCCA) to develop a bikeway and walkway that will include the alley.