News Releases for August 2008
August 29
- Wayne State University alumni establish Professor Genevieve M. Casey Endowed Scholars Fund for students dedicated to serving the economically disadvantaged and underserved
- "Class of 1972 Professor Genevieve M. Casey Fellows" (Photo taken in 1972 - McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University) Mini-Summit for urba...
August 28
- Wayne State research team receives NSF award that will create computer-assisted diagnosis tools for various brain diseases
- Detroit, Mich. - A team of researchers at Wayne State University were recently awarded $295,022 from the National Science Foundation to develop novel computational methods that will be applied to ...
- Wayne State researcher investigates new ideas on the forming of gold and how to find it
- DETROIT- It's been avidly studied by geologists for centuries, but one Wayne State University researcher is proving there is still much to learn about the formation and discovery of gold. ...
August 27
- Elaine L. Jacob Gallery to present Asia on the Edge: Photographs by Reagan Louie
- Wayne State University's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts is proud to present the exhibition Asia on the Edge: Photographs by Reagan Louie in the Elaine L...
August 26
- Wayne State receives eight Midwest Eye-Banks awards for new research on blinding eye conditions
- DETROIT- Wayne State University received the most awards of any institution for research on the causes and cures of blinding eye conditions in the Midwest Eye-Banks 2008 Grant Awards. Midwest Ey...
- Wayne State University joins ARISE Detroit! in community activism partnership; invites thousands of students to day of community service
- Wayne State University and the civic coalition group ARISE Detroit! have officially joined together in a community activism partnership to inspire community engagement throughout Detroit. &nbs...
- Wayne State University appoints national labor expert Marick F. Masters Director of the Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues and Labor@Wayne
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August 25
August 22
- Wayne State University appoints Christopher Leon Jones, Jr., Director of Equal Opportunity
- Christopher Leon Jones, Jr. , has been appointed Director of Equal Opportunity at Wayne State University. Jones is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Wayne State's Office of Equal Op...
August 21
- WDET Launches "The Back Story" with Quinn Klinefelter on Monday, August 25th at 3PM
- New Program Hosted By Veteran Reporter Focuses On Local, State and National Politics Klinefelter DETROIT - August 21, 2008 - A new local weekday program has emerged out of the ...
August 20
- Ford Motor Company Presents $250,000 Check to Support the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights
- DETROIT (Aug. 20, 2008) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce a gift of $250,000 from Ford Motor Company to support the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights . T...
- Wayne State University goes green with SEED Wayne and the 4th Wednesday Farmers Market
- Wayne State University is pleased to announce the arrival of a monthly farmers market on campus. The markets are scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of August and September: Wednesda...
August 18
- Leader of the Pack: 2008 WSU Faculty Exhibition
- The Community Arts Gallery is pleased to announce that Leader of the Pack: 2008 WSU Faculty Exhibition will be on display from September 12 to October 17, 2008. This exhibition...
August 13
- “Scientific Misconduct: Do the Punishments Fit the Crimes?”
- DETROIT - A new study of scientists who have been found to have falsified, plagiarized or even fabricated their research reveals that many of them eventually return to laboratory work, exploding th...
August 12
- Vicente Fox to speak at Wayne State University on ‘Globalization and Immigration'
- Outspoken former President of Mexico to speak Sept. 12 Vicente Fox , former president of Mexico, will speak at Wayne State University Friday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., in Community Arts Auditoriu...
- Business & Technology Camp Gives 30 High School Students a Glimpse of College, Work Life
- At a time when many high school students are kicking back for summer break, 30 students from Detroit and Inkster high schools are getting a leg up at a nine-week camp designed to prepare them for ...
- New study released by NIH, Wayne State University and ArtJen Complexus Holdings Corp., finds dietary fiber, Alpha-Fibe FBCx, may aid in reducing risk of heart disease
- Alpha-Fibe FBCx currently available at GNC Corporate stores nationwide as a weight loss supplement Wayne State faculty members and researchers Joseph Artiss and Catherine Jen. ...
- Wayne Law Welcomes New Visiting Professors
- Broughton Leibowitz Mateikis Rollins Safranek DETROIT (Aug. 12, 2008) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the...
August 8
- Faith-Based Business Club debuts at TechTown next month
- DETROIT, Aug. 8, 2008-Pastors and other leaders of small- to mid-size Detroit churches have a unique opportunity to develop effective business skills through TechTown's new Faith-Based Busine...
- Detroit Orientation Institute offers Fall 2008 session: Tour Detroit
- The Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI) at Wayne State University is now accepting applications for the fall session scheduled on three consecutive Thursdays, Oct. 16, 23 and 30, 2008. For more ...
August 7
- New Study by Wayne State University researcher finds common household solvent Toluene induces serious stimulant effects
- DETROIT- A household solvent commonly abused by adolescents in "glue sniffing" may be more dangerous than previously thought, according to a study by a Wayne State University researcher ...
August 6
- Wayne State University Law School and Legal Aid and Defender Association of Detroit Partner to Offer New Child Advocacy Clinic, Beginning in Fall 2008
- DETROIT (August 5, 2008) - Wayne State University Law School and the Legal Aid and Defender Association of Detroit are pleased to announce the creation of a new Child Advocacy...
- Wayne State hosting diverse leadership program for Middle Eastern students
- Detroit - University students from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and other Middle Eastern and North African countries have gathered on Wayne State's campus to soak up all the inter-cultural li...
August 1
- Wayne Law Welcomes New Legal Research and Writing Faculty Members
- Anne Marie Burr Aimée Mangan Bacik Kathryn M. Day DETROIT (Aug. 1, 2008) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the additi...
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