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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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