News Releases for June 2010
June 30
- Arthur Neef Law Library Director elected vice-president/president elect of the Michigan Association of Law Libraries
- DETROIT (June 30, 2010) - Wayne State University Law School congratulates Arthur Neef Law Library Director Virginia C. Thomas on her recent election as vice-president/president elect of ...
June 29
- Wayne State University student entrepreneurs pursue their first startup companies with summer program at TechTown
- DETROIT - Talking to investors, planning a budget, learning about legal rights - these are just a few of the challenges six student entrepreneurs will tackle this summer as they pursue their bus...
- Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI) to offer summer, fall 2010 sessions
- Wayne State University's Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI) and local nonprofit Inside Detroit are accepting applications for a special one-day summer training session scheduled on We...
June 28
- WDET Detroit Joins Public Insight Network to Expand News Coverage
- DETROIT - American Public Media's Public Insight Network today announced the addition of WDET Detroit as its latest newsroom partner. The Public Insight Network, founded in 2003 and...
June 24
- Wayne State University names Dr. Valerie Parisi permanent dean of its School of Medicine
- DETROIT - Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A ., has been named permanent dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine by WSU President Jay Noren following a recommendation by th...
June 23
- Wayne State’s 4.4 percent tuition increase is offset by strong financial aid packages
- DETROIT -- After intense discussion, the Wayne State University Board of Governors voted on Wednesday to increase tuition for resident undergraduate students by 4.4 percent. Members of the board ex...
June 22
- Detroit-based NextCAT Inc. awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to commercialize biodiesel technology developed at Wayne State University's National Biofuels Energy Lab
- DETROIT-June 22, 2010. NextCAT Inc. , a Detroit-based company, announced today that it has received an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SB...
June 21
- Wayne State School of Medicine designated Center of Excellence by international foundation
- The Wayne State University School of Medicine-Detroit Medical Center has been designated a Center of Excellence by the Guillain-Barré Syndrome/Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Pol...
June 18
- Wayne State University Board of Governors to meet Wednesday, June 23
- The Wayne State University Board of Governors will hold its next regular meeting Wednesday, June 23, 2010 , in Room BC at McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 W. Ferry Mall, Detroit. The ...
June 17
- Wayne State University and Matrix Human Services win Emmy for WatRUfightn4?
- Pictured L to R: Mike Smith , director of Wayne State's Walter P. Reuther Library; Marcella Wilson , president and CEO of Matrix Human Services; Darryl Shreve ,...
June 16
- Wayne State University names Ronald T. Brown provost and senior vice president for academic affairs
- Today Wayne State University President Jay Noren announced the appointment of Ronald T. Brown as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs effective August 1, 2010. Ro...
June 15
- Wayne State University earns high rank for doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanics
- Wayne State University ranks high among the national leaders of doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanics, according to The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education's "Top 100 Colleges for Hi...
June 14
- Wayne Law announces new faculty members
- DETROIT (June 14, 2010) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce that three outstanding individuals will join its faculty at the start of the 2010-11 academic year. They are Ass...
- Wayne State University professor receives prestigious National Institutes of Health training grant
- DETROIT - Abdul Abou-Samra , M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, physiology and molecular genetics in the School of Medicine at Wayne State University, has received a prestigious training grant...
June 11
- Wayne State arts professors explore Detroit’s revitalization via dance, music and interactive multi-media at DIA’s Friday Night Live, June 18
- What: Spero Meliora (interactive multi-media dance and music work-in-process) and Beauty Mirrored Who: Choreographer J. M. Rebudal with Multi-media Artist Kelly Gottesman, Composer Jon...
June 10
- Wayne State College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Dean Sharon Vasquez to join University of Hartford as Provost
- DETROIT - Dean Sharon L. Vasquez of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts (CFPCA) announced today that she is leaving the university to become provost of the University ...
June 9
- Wayne State University professor receives two distinguished awards for contributions to interdisciplinary research and education
- DETROIT- A Wayne State University professor of humanities in the Department of English and member of the WSU Academy of Scholars recently received two prestigious recognitions for her distinguis...
June 8
- "75 Years of Solidarity: A History of the UAW" exhibit featured at Wayne State's Walter P. Reuther Library, June 14-Oct. 1
- WHAT: Wayne State University's Walter P. Reuther Library is featuring an exhibit titled "75 Years of Solidarity: A History of the UAW." The exhibit highlights the story of the...
June 7
- Wayne State University researcher recommends dramatic shift in cancer research
- DETROIT- For decades, cancer has been believed to be caused by a sequential accumulation of common gene mutations, with the identification, characterization and targeting of common genetic altera...
- Local economy growing at a faster rate, employment improving
- The Southeast Michigan economy is expanding at a faster rate and showing greater signs of recovery, according to a monthly survey of purchasing managers by Wayne State University's School of Bu...
June 4
- U.S. surgeon general to deliver Wayne State School of Medicine commencement address
- Dr. Regina Benjamin, surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service, will address graduates at the Wayne State University School of Medicine commencement ceremony on Tuesday, June 8, a...
June 2
- Wayne Law announces 2010 recipients of Public Interest Law Fellowships
- DETROIT (June 2, 2010) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the 2010 Public Interest Law Fellowship (PILF) recipients. Adam Clements, Bradley Dembs, Anupama Gokar...
June 1
- Wayne State University and the Institute for the Study of the African American Child (ISAAC) to host 2010 Round Table on African American Education, July 17
- MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: The Institute for the Study of the African American Child will host a weekend of events that bring the community together in an effort to close the academic achievem...
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