News Releases for June 2012
June 28
- Wayne State University researcher seeks to understand link between obesity, flu severity
- DETROIT — The recent H1N1 flu pandemic was found to be particularly dangerous to obese people, and a Wayne State University researcher is looking for clues as to why. Emily Martin, Ph.D.,...
- Wayne State University researcher’s work could be big step toward anti-diabetes drug compounds
- DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher is seeking to better understand what triggers the death of a type of cell that contributes to the onset of type 1 diabetes. Beta cells in the...
June 27
- Wayne State University board approves 2013 budget and tuition
- DETROIT – Wayne State University’s Board of Governors today approved a $567 million operating budget for fiscal year 2013 that includes a 3.88 percent tuition increase for resident und...
June 22
- Alumnus visits campus 72 years after earning degree
- DETROIT (June 22, 2012) – Wayne State University College of Engineering alumnus George B. Newitt graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1940. Since that time, t...
- Wayne State University Board of Governors to meet Wednesday, June 27
- The Wayne State University Board of Governors will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Room BC at McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 W. Ferry Mall, Detroit. The Boa...
June 21
- Wayne Law professor can discuss Affordable Health Care Act ruling
- Constitutional law expert Robert Sedler, distinguished professor at Wayne Law, is available for comment regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Health Care Act. The Supreme...
- TechTown stirs up entrepreneurship in Southeast Michigan with Aug. 3 Startup SOUP pitch competition
- DETROIT, June 21, 2012 — TechTown, Wayne State University’s research and technology park and business incubator, invites metro Detroiters to see what’s brewing amo...
June 20
- Wayne Law awards 15 Public Interest Law Fellowships
- DETROIT – Fifteen Wayne Law students are spending the summer working with a variety of agencies and legal clinics in Michigan and beyond, thanks to the support of the 2012 Public Interest La...
- Wayne Law elects Student Board of Governors
- DETROIT — Wayne State University Law School students recently elected the 2012-13 Student Board of Governors (SBG), and voted Assistant Professor Christopher Lund the First-Year Professor ...
June 18
- TechTown’s MitoStem earns top $100,000 prize in Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest business plan competition Other TechTown companies make impressive showing
- DETROIT, June 18, 2012 — MitoStem, a life sciences company specializing in regenerative medicine, won the top prize, a $100,000 SmartZone Award, at the Great Lakes E...
- Hotspot grant helps online social work students stay connected
- DETROIT – Students enrolled in Wayne State University’s online bachelor of social work (B.S.W.) program will enjoy a year of portable Internet access thanks to a grant from the Detroit...
- Wayne State University researcher seeks to understand effect of dog-human interaction on social skills
- DETROIT — It may seem intuitive to believe that working with animals has a positive effect on people, but a Wayne State University researcher is trying to determine the nature of that effec...
- Do your homework to make the most of college tours
- Thousands of students and parents across the country will make their way to colleges and universities for campus tours this summer. Daniel Winston, Wayne State University assistant director for c...
- Wayne State hosts NYC Complexions Summer Dance Intensive
- DETROIT (June 18, 2012) – WSU celebrates its second year hosting a summer dance intensive featuring the New York City based dance company Complexions Contemporary Ballet, July 2-1...
June 14
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Northwest Detroit residents grapple with city’s budget woes in June 14 CitizenDetroit community workshop
- MEDIA ADVISORY What : As Detroit faces financial chaos, the active voters of key neighborhoods will again have an opportunity to fully grasp the scope of the crisis and ...
June 13
- Michigan Teaching Fellowship brings high-caliber science and math teachers to the state’s neediest schools
- The 2012 class of W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Woodrow Wilson (WKKF-WW) Michigan Teaching Fellows, announced today, includes a diverse group of recent college graduates and career-changers with...
June 12
- TechTown presents June 29 sneak preview of ‘Macho Men and the Women Who Love Them’
- June 12, 2012 (Detroit) — TechTown, Wayne State University’s business incubator, will present a sneak preview of “Macho Men and the Women Who L...
- Wayne State University Announces Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Support for the Interdisciplinary Older Adult Home Visit Program
- DETROIT – Wayne State University has received a $124,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to support the Interdisciplinary Older Adult Home Visit Program. The program educates ...
June 11
- Wayne State University receives ‘gold seal’ for research protections
- DETROIT — Following a rigorous evaluation process, Wayne State University’s research program involving human participants has been renewed for full accreditation by the Association ...
- Father and daughter Warriors share passion for engineering
- FEATURE (June 11, 2012) – Father and daughter James and Stephanie Boileau have a lot in common, from receiving their engineering educations at the Wayne State University College of Engineer...
- Lorraine Hariton, U.S. State Department Special Representative for Commercial & Business Affairs, reaches out to entrepreneurs, business leaders at TechTown in honor of Global Economic Statecraft Day June 14
- DETROIT, MI -- June 12, 2012 — Lorraine Hariton, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the U.S. Department of State, will visit TechTown, Wayne State&rs...
- Wayne State social work professor to advise United Nations on sustainable cities
- DETROIT – Richard Smith, assistant professor in the Wayne State University School of Social Work, will travel to Rio de Janeiro next month as a delegate to the June 20-22 United Nations Con...
June 8
- WSU study finds overwhelming evidence of hidden heart disease in hypertensive African-Americans
- DETROIT — A Wayne State University School of Medicine study has found that an overwhelming majority of African-American patients with hypertension also suffered hidden heart disease caused b...
June 7
- Civil and environmental engineering student draws on WSU education at summer internship
- FEATURE (June 5, 2012) – Wayne State University College of Engineering students can be found working as interns across the United States this summer. Take, for instance, civil and environmen...
- Wayne State University researcher examines protein’s role in diabetic retinopathy
- DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher believes a protein that fails to reach the nucleus of retinal cells may play a role in causing eye disease in people with diabetes. Renu A. K...
June 6
- 12th annual MovingMedia Student Film Festival to take place June 20-24
- DETROIT, Mich. - The MovingMedia Student Film Festival will take place June 20-24 at Wayne State University. The four-day celebration will include multiple screenings and a day-long TechFai...
- WSU researchers discover progestin hormone hinders pregnancy in PCOS patients
- DETROIT – A standard treatment to help women with fertility issues get pregnant may do the exact opposite, according to a study led by Wayne State University School of Medicine Professor Mic...
June 4
- SE Mich. Purchasing Managers Index gives highest reading this year; Employment Index at five year high
- DETROIT— The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) bounced back in May from 62.6 to 66.3; the highest reading in 2012. PMI index values above 50 generally indicate a favorabl...
- Wayne State University and Oakwood Healthcare System
- TAYLOR, Mich. – Wayne State University and Oakwood Healthcare System on June 4 will formally sign an agreement that will extend the affiliation agreement covering medical education between...
- TechTown’s Leslie Smith tackles the challenge of Building Ecosystems for High-Growth Entrepreneurship at second annual CGI America meeting in Chicago
- Detroit, June 4, 2012 – Leslie Smith, president and CEO of TechTown, Wayne State University’s business incubator and technology and research park, will join former U.S. President Bill ...
- Wayne Law announces new Assistant Dean of Students
- DETROIT – Wayne Law is pleased to announce that Ilana Ben-Ze’ev has been named the school’s Assistant Dean of Students. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Emory...
- Wayne State University holding public viewing event for the last transit of Venus of our lifetime
- WHAT: The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Wayne State University is holding a Public Viewing Event for the last transit of Venus of our lifetime. WHEN: 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 20...
June 1
- Wayne State University professor part of international research team making major breakthrough on black holes
- DETROIT — Wayne State University has collaborated with an international team of astronomers using data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) XMM-Newton satellite that has identified a l...
- TechTown’s IT startup Rippld secures $50K Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund microloan to expand professional network for creatives
- Detroit, June 1, 2012 – Rippld, an Internet company incubated by TechTown — Wayne State University’s business incubator and accelerator — announced today th...
- Wayne State University and Oakwood Healthcare System
- Wayne State University and Oakwood Healthcare System on June 4 will formally sign an agreement that will extend the affiliation agreement covering medical education between the two for another 10 ...
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