News Releases for April 2009
April 30
- Wayne State University and Children’s Hospital of Michigan research team discover chemical that plays a major role in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Faculty from the University of Michigan, University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto key collaborators in study DETROIT-Wayne State University medical researchers recently di...
- Wayne State announces $293,200 Research Enhancement Program in the Arts
- Wayne State University Vice President for Research Hilary H. Ratner announced the awardees from the university's Research Enhancement Program in the Arts, a $293,200 investment designed to str...
April 28
- Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State to incorporate former Cranbrook Peace Lecture into its annual awards program
- Lecture and awards reception set for May 14 The Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University is helping perpetuate a longtime tradition of the former Cranbrook Peace Foun...
April 27
- Danto Engineering Development Center jump-starts Michigan's "new economy"
- Wayne State University's College of Engineering today announced the official opening of the Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center (EDC). The $28 million, 82,500-square-foot facility fo...
- Wayne State University’s College of Engineering in Detroit installs first-of-its-kind, small wind energy turbine in North America
- Demonstrating leadership by example, Wayne State University today erected a Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) -- the first small wind energy turbine of its kind in North America -- atop t...
April 22
- Wayne State University to award 5 honorary degrees at May commencement ceremonies
- Five people who have distinguished themselves in widely diverse career fields will receive honorary doctoral degrees from Wayne State University at annual commencement ceremonies, May 7-8, at WSU&#...
- Wayne State University Board of Governors approves plan to finance new Campus Health Clinic for all students
- Wayne State University's Board of Governors today unanimously approved a new Health Care Clinic Plan that will offer health services for all main campus students effective Sept. 1, 2009. T...
April 21
- Wayne State researcher works to improve refining process for cleaner burning gas and use of North American oil sources
- DETROIT- A Wayne State researcher is working to improve a step in the crude oil refining process which could result in gasoline that burns cleaner and may allow for North American crude oil to be ...
- WSU Governor Emerita Jacquelin Washington, 18 students, inducted to David Mackenzie Honor Society at April 27 ceremony
- Jacquelin Washington Jacquelin Washington , a Detroit resident who was on Wayne State University's Board of Governors from 2001 to 2008, is this year's honorary indu...
- Experts to review sectors of promise for state's economy
- TROY - What's the next big thing for Michigan? The state's top researchers in the growth sectors of life science and energy will come together on Earth Day April 22. Michigan's...
April 17
- Wayne Law Student Receives Association of Corporate Counsel Scholarship
- DETROIT (April 16, 2009) - Third-year Wayne State University Law School student Brian Aquart received a $3,000 scholarship at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Scholarship R...
- Wayne State University Board of Governors to meet Wednesday, April 22
- The Wayne State University Board of Governors will hold its next regular meeting Wednesday, April 22, in Room BC at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 West Ferry Mall, in Detroit. ...
- Wayne State researcher co-chairing 2009 annual CMV Awareness Walk-n-Rollathon at the Detroit Zoo
- Event to raise awareness of devastating and widespread virus to unborn children DETROIT- Dr. Philip Pellett , professor of immunology and microbiology and a cytomegalovirus (CMV) researc...
April 16
- Former Wayne Law Professor Remembered for His Legacy
- DETROIT (April 16, 2009) - Wayne State University Law School announces the passing of former faculty member Ray David Henson . Henson, 84, formerly of Johnston City, Ill., died Saturday, March...
April 15
- Wayne Law Receives $155K from Bodman LLP at 12th annual Treasure of Detroit
- DETROIT (April 10, 2009) - Wayne State University Law School received a generous $155,000 gift from Bodman LLP at the 12th annual Treasure of Detroit Gala held at the Westin Book Cadillac ...
- 2005 Wayne Law Graduate Celebrates First Published Book
- DETROIT (April 15, 2009) - Samuel Sak s' potential did not go unnoticed by his professors during his time at Wayne State University Law School . "He was a phenomenal student,"...
April 14
- Historical Urban Arts Event: Detroit-Torino Urban Jazz Project to Record CD at Dirty Dog Jazz Café
- The Detroit-Torino Urban Jazz Project will record live at The Dirty Dog Jazz Café (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI) Wednesday, April 22 through Saturday, April 25, 2009....
- Food systems scholar to speak on Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s, creative programs to provide healthy food for all residents
- All are invited to attend a free lecture, "Healthy Food for All: How Belo Horizonte (Brazil) does it with Municipal Restaurants and Grocery Stores, Mobile Markets, and More." by Cecilia R...
April 10
- Wayne Law Professor Publishes New Book on Psychiatry and Law
- DETROIT (April 7, 2009) - Wayne State University Law School Professor Ralph Slovenko recently published the second edition of " Psychiatry in Law/Law in Psychiatry ." ...
- Ernie Harwell's Celebrated Voice Will Grace the Hilberry Stage
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest performance breakdown: Playing in Rotating Repertory April 3, 2009 - May 8, 2009 Wed. 2 p.m.: May 6 Thurs. 8 p.m.: Apr. 9,...
- WSU researcher develops pervasive sensor network for next-generation Internet
- DETROIT- A Wayne State University researcher received $127,874 from the National Science Foundation to develop the framework for a network that connects pervasive, embedded sensors that are h...
- WSU researcher receives Department of Defense award to develop computer model of mild traumatic brain injury
- DETROIT- Liying Zhang , Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engineering in WSU's College of Engineering and resident of Troy, Mich., received a $214,306 award from the U.S. Departmen...
April 9
- Wayne State brings superstars Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin to campus and Detroit’s Fisher Theatre April 15 and 16, 2009
- WHAT: The seventh annual Apple Award public Q&A session (April 15) and gala/theatrical performance (April 16) brings Broadway, film and TV superstars,...
April 8
- WDET Town Hall with Robert Bobb set for Tuesday, April 28
- The WDET-FM Town Hall session featuring Robert Bobb , emergency financial manager for the Detroit Public Schools, has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at Wayne State University&#...
April 7
- Wayne State's new president, Jay Noren, launches landmark student campaign at April 7 inauguration
- Celebration set for April 7 at Detroit Institute of Arts Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala to provide keynote address Reflecting the "student-focused&...
April 3
- April 23 concert at Wayne State has environmental theme
- WHAT: Sounds of the Earth concert, an intriguing blend of music, video, sound effects, prose and poetry, featuring the Wayne State University Wind Symphony under the direction of profe...
April 2
- Wayne Law to host chair of NLRB, labor experts to discuss areas of agreement on the need for labor law reform
- DETROIT (April 1, 2009) - Top labor law experts are converging at Wayne State University Law School to discuss the need for and prospects of labor law reform The event is being sponsored by Wa...
April 1
- Topic: ‘Saving Our Planet'
- Environmental activist, broadcaster David Suzuki to speak April 23 at Wayne State University Environmental activist, scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki will speak at Wayne State Un...
- Study released by Wayne State University and University of Washington shows that pain meds are most common cause of death after spinal fusion surgery
- Middle-aged men with disk degeneration at highest risk DETROIT- Pain medications are involved in more than 20 percent of deaths occurring in the years after spinal fusion surgery for low b...
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