News Releases for August 2001

Wayne State to dedicate time capsule in connection with construction of $18 million undergraduate residence hall
WSU School of Medicine to host conference on African-American health: Sen. Raymond M. Murphy (D-Detroit) has assembled a group of experts from a variety of fields to participate in a daylong discussion on African-American health policy. The state of Michigan African-...
"Forgiving the Unforgivable" is topic for Seymour Riklin Memorial Lecture: "Forgiving the Unforgivable" will be the timely topic presented at the Fourth Annual Seymour Riklin Memorial Lecture at Wayne State University. The lecture will be based on the Holocaust ...

Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid addresses chamber of commerce convention in Brazil: Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid is the invited speaker at the XI Annual Convention of the Chambers of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of the State of Parana (FACIAP), Brazil. T...

WSU School of Medicine welcomes 256 new students with ceremony: The Wayne State University School of Medicine welcomed 256 new students Aug. 4 at its annual Family Day celebration. The event, which is the culmination of a week of orientation activities, offer...

WSU receives $2 million grant to improve Michigan's aging bridges: DETROIT, Mich. -A new $2 million Federal Highway Administration grant to Wayne State University researchers is good news for Michigan's aging bridges. The money will go a long way toward perfecting...

Local hospitals offer unique opportunities to Detroit high school students: Twenty-one Detroit Public Schools students spent their summer earning good money and gaining valuable insight into medical professions, thanks to a unique program sponsored by a consortium of local...

News tips, to South End, WDET-FM editors: Detroit Festival of the Arts seeks volunteers The Detroit Festival of the Arts seeks students, employees and others as volunteers to help out during the event on Wayne's campus. The annual Festi...
Wayne State University College of Education launches wireless classroom program: Wayne State University's College of Education has been chosen as the state's only site for a pilot program in conjunction with Gov. John Engler's Teacher Technology Initiative (TTI). WSU is launchi...
News tips, to South End editors: The WSU Graduate School and the Office for Teaching and Learning will sponsor orientation sessions for new graduate teaching assistants Aug. 29-Sept.1, Donna Green, director of the Office for Teach...

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