News Releases for October 2007
October 31
- Wayne State University TechTown’s GradeCheck Celebrates National Launch of NCAA Qualifying Tool
- WHAT: GradeCheck National Kick-Off Celebration SPEAKERS: Former NCAA At...
- Wayne State University removes tuition contingency fee
- Wayne State University’s Board of Governors agreed today to remove the tuition contingency fee adopted during the 2007 fall semester, effective with the winter semester 2008. The decision to...
October 30
- Industrial engineering methods will get senior high school math students in proper ‘MINDSET’
- Student...
October 29
- Wayne State takes leadership in preservation of environment
- Task force recommends measures to enhance conservation on campus Demonstrating its leadership in environmental stewardship, Wayne State University has developed a comprehensive set of ec...
October 26
- Wayne State research program on substance abuse in minorities living with HIV/AIDS receives a $2.5 million grant
- DETROIT – Over 10,000 individuals within the Detroit Metro Area are diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, and many suffer from substance abuse problems. A new Wayne State University program aims to &l...
October 25
- Humanities Symposium Examines “Silence and Silencing”
- Professor Kevin Hart Wayne State University’s Humanities Center is holding ...
- WSU Music Department Honors Detroit and Celebrates the Holiday Season With 41st Annual Salute Concert to Downtown Detroit
- DETROIT, MI (October 25, 2007) – The Wayne State University Department of Music will proudly present the 41st Annual Salute Concert to Downtown Detroit at noon on Thursday, November 15, 2...
- Wayne State University’s admissions Web site ranked among top ten nationally
- Wayne State University’s admissions Web site www.admissions.wayne.edu was recently ranked 6th among more than 3,000 colleges and universities nationally for effectiveness in reaching prospe...
October 24
- Community Arts Gallery to present Best of the Best: Works by WSU Arts Achievement Award Recipients, 1975-2007
- Community Arts Gallery 150 Community Arts Building Detroit, MI 48202 (313...
- Getting smart about “Smart Sensors”; Automation Alley features Wayne State University biomedical research as key to real-time medical prevention and treatment
- Imagine knowing if a beach is contaminated before you swim in it or determining if a hamburger contains e-coli before you take the first bite. The concept seems fantastic, but the technology exists...
- WSU’s Maggie Allesee Department of Dance presents Dances in the Making: An Evening of Works in Progress
- DETROIT – Sitting in your seat watching a dance performance, have you ever wondered what it really takes to put a dance piece together? Long rehearsals, sore muscles, and choreographic change...
October 23
- WSU Mortuary Science holds annual open house Thursday
- View embalming techniques. Visit an anatomy lab. Learn about the methods and techniques used in reconstructive and restorative art. Wayne State University’s Mortuary Science is holding its an...
October 17
- “Doing Business Abroad? Find out how each country ranks”
- The Detroit Council for World Affairs (DCWA) and BBK will host Melissa Johns of the World Bank on Nov.14, 2007 at 5 p.m. at the Troy Marriot. Johns will lead a discussion on challenges and opportun...
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to help Wayne State University launch new program addressing important contemporary issues
- Will speak on environmental issues at Nov. 2 evening program DETROIT – Renowned environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak on “Our Environmental Destiny” Friday,...
- Joseph ‘Pops’ Ratcliff III of Detroit Crowned Homecoming King at Wayne State University
- Joseph ‘Pops’ Ratcliff III of Detroit, Michigan was crowned Homecoming King at Wayne State University’s Homecoming Game on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Ratcliff is a Senior Music ma...
- Tiffany Jarois of Waterford Crowned Homecoming Queen at Wayne State University
- Tiffany Jarois from Waterford, Michigan was crowned Homecoming Queen at Wayne State University’s Homecoming Game on Saturday, October 6, 2007. Jarois is a Senior Biology and Honors major at W...
October 16
- Wayne State biomedical engineer stars in “Super Strength” and “Sports Science;” Shows pack a powerful punch for national television audiences with hard-hitting Wayne State research
- Biomedical engineering may not sound glamorous, but a Wayne State bioengineering researcher has found herself in the national limelight. Wayne State Associate Professor Cynthia Bir plays a starrin...
October 15
- Developmental Disabilities Institute sponsoring Nov. 5 conference to examine higher education opportunities for students with disabilities
- Wayne State University’s Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) is sponsoring a statewide conference on college programs for students with disabilities on Nov. 5, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.,...
- Wayne State University sponsors adult, community and continuing education conference Nov. 15-16
- The Michigan Association for Adult and Continuing Education (MAACE) invites professionals working with adult learners to MAACE’s 32nd annual conference on Nov. 15-16, at the Soaring Eagle Ca...
- Wayne State University Academy of Scholars Annual Senior Lecture Series
- Academy of Scholars Annual Senior Lecture Series featuring, Dr. David J.P. Barker speaking on the subject of “Chronic Disease Begins in the Womb” ...
- WSU, U-M begin joint program to clean up the Internet
- Wayne State University and the University of Michigan have launched a multi-disciplinary research-and-education program to help make the Internet less like the Wild West by making online ...
- The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies and Wayne State University Press present Women Remaking American Judaism
- The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies and Wayne State University Press cordially invite you to a book-signing and reception celebrating the launch of the Cohn-Haddow Center's first major schola...
October 12
- Revisioning Authors present Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
- “The best film about an American poet ever made.” –William Corbett ...
- Wayne State University Concert Chorale Invited to PerformThe Magical Music of Disney With Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- DETROIT, MI (October 12, 2007) – Under the direction of Erich Kunzel, the Wayne State University Concert Chorale and Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform music from some of Disney’s ...
- Revisioning Authors presents Ron Silliman and Tracie Morris
- “Silliman's Argus-eyed daily also includes whatever dance, music, and films the editor is attending to, and his daily bulletins and commenta...
- Tyree Guyton Visits Wayne State Alumni House
- DETROIT – Oct. 12, 2007 – Controversial artist Tyree Guyton will be featured during the Wayne State University Alumni Association’s Arthur L. Johnson Urban Perspectives Lecture Se...
October 11
- Pamela Trotman Reid, wife of Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid, named president of Saint Joseph College
- Pamela Trotman Reid, provost and executive vice president at Roosevelt University in Chicago and wife of Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid, today was named the 8th president/chief exec...
- Dr. Roberto Romero, Wayne State University physician and scientist, elected to the Institute of Medicine
- Dr. Roberto Romero DETROIT—Dr. Roberto Romero, Chief of the Perinato...
October 10
- Tej Mattoo, M.D. Honored by The NephCure Foundation
- Tej Mattoo His Efforts to Cure the Kidney Conditions Nephrotic Syndrome and FSGS Give H...
- Wayne State University’s “Big Event About Little Things” Conference starts Oct. 15
- DETROIT – On October 15 and 16, “The Big Event About Little Things” will take place at Wayne State University’s McGregor Conference Center. The conference, Emerging Nanosc...
October 4
- GM Vice President Roderick Gillum to be keynote speaker at Wayne State’s Corporate Citizenship Symposium, Oct. 11
- Will speak on importance of diversity in corporate setting Roderick D. Gillum, vice president for corporate responsibility and diversity with General Motors Corp., will be the keynote speake...
October 1
- School of Business Administration at Wayne State University attracts capacity group of recruiters for Oct. 4 career fair
- 48 companies will be represented The Wayne State University School of Business Administration will hold its annual Career Day job fair on Oct. 4 at the Student Center Building on the main...
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