News Releases for November 2001
November 30
- Wayne State debaters dominate Southeastern Tournament!
- The Wayne State debaters continued to have one of their most impressive seasons in many years. Last weekend the debaters traveled to Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA to compete against more than...
November 27
- Passing of Professor Emeritus Harold Arnoldi, Director of Bands for over thirty three years, saddens Wayne State University Department of Music
- Detroit, MI: Professor Emeritus Harold Arnoldi, Director of Bands for over33 years passed on Tuesday, November 20, 2001. Professor Arnoldi's contributions to the department have been infinite, and ...
November 26
- The Inn on Ferry Street grand opening celebration December 6
- Detroit's First Historic Luxury Boutique Inn and Meeting Center Detroit, MI - November 26, 2001 - The elegance of Victorian architecture blended with a new century of hospitality will create a ch...
November 21
- Faculty Members Launch Wayne State University Physician Group
- The area’s largest physician practice plan was officially launched on October 9, when faculty members celebrated the formation of the Wayne State University Physician Group (WSUPG). C...
November 20
- WSU’s Blaine White Elected to Prestigious Institute of Medicine
- Blaine White, MD, has been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. White, professor of emergency medicine and physiology at the Wayne State Un...
November 16
- Russian President Putin speaks with America
- DETROIT- November 14, 2001 - In an historic, unprecedented interview, the President of Russia will take questions directly from the American people during a special broadcast on Thursday, November ...
November 14
- Murray Jackson resigns from Wayne State University Board of Governors, illness prompts decision
- Murray Jackson, a poet and retired college professor who served as a member of the Wayne State Board of Governors for 20 years, resigned from the board Nov. 12 in a letter to Michigan Governor John...
- Wayne State and NASA partner on Children's Aerospace Program
- Wayne State University, in partnership with NASA's Glenn Research Center of Cleveland, Ohio, and the Detroit Public Schools, will dedicate a new aerospace laboratory for elementary and high school ...
- Gay activist-performer headlines LGBT Conference Oct. 26
- Noted author and activist Tim Miller will be the keynote speaker and performer for Wayne State University's 8th Annual Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Friday, Oct. 26. T...
November 9
November 8
- Wayne State University students earn annual award
- DETROIT – October 30, 2001 – The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences of Wayne State University is proud to announce the winners of the 2001 Dean R. Asselin, M.D. Pri...
November 7
- Wayne State University hosting conference on urban issues
- Nationally renowned experts on urban issues such as housing, education and aging infrastructures will present during "The Re-Urbanization of Detroit" conference at Wayne State University...
November 6
- Business School presents Second Annual Economic Forum
- The School of Business Administration, along with partners the Detroit Free Press and Women's Economic Club of Detroit, is sponsoring an economic forum, "Michigan's Competitiveness: Operating ...
- $1.34 million federal grant to study blood pressure control among African-Americans
- September 30, 2001 - Wayne State University College of Nursing Associate Professor Nancy Artinian, PhD, RN and Assistant Professor Olivia G.M. Washington, PhD, RN have been awarded a $1.34 million ...
November 5
- Assistant Dean leads international efforts for WSU School of Medicine
- J. Edson Pontes, MD, has been appointed assistant dean for international affairs at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. This new position has been established to reflect the medical scho...
- Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid to participate in government program
- DETROIT-Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid is participating in Japan's prestigious "Government Invitation Program," an honor extended to only 15 people annually from the Unite...
- Kummler re-appointed to state environmental board
- DETROIT, Mich. -- Governor John Engler has reappointed Ralph Kummler, interim dean of the Wayne State University College of Engineering, to the Michigan Environmental Science Board (MESB). This wil...
- President of American Psychological Association to speak on clinical response to terrorism
- The Wayne State University Department of Psychology will host a lecture by Norine Johnson, PhD, president of the American Psychological Association and a graduate of WSU's doctoral program in clini...
- Wayne State University School of Medicine to host community forum on bioterrorism
- The Wayne State University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Wayne State University Physician Group, will host a community forum on bioterrorismon Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. at the WSU O...
- Gray to Lead Graduate Medical Education Programs for WSU, DMC
- Herman Gray, Jr., MD, has been dually appointed associate dean for graduate medical education at the Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine and vice president of graduate medical educat...
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