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August 31

Funding guarantee insulates schools from accountability

In his opinion column, Thomas Bray discusses a statewide petition drive calling for a legislative initiative that would require funding increases for public schools and universities equal to 5 perc...

Wayne receiver back in fold

A few days after transferring from Wayne State to Saginaw Valley State last year, wide receiver Nick Body began to have misgivings. Body played in Saginaw Valley 's 2004 spring game, but didn't enr...

Drug lawsuits demand one national rule

In an op-ed, Wayne State Law Professor Lawrence C. Mann discusses the $253 million jury verdict earlier this month against drug company Merck & Co. for the death of a man taking Vioxx. Mann writes ...

Coffin up votes

Remarks Kurt Metzger made in a July 27 Metro Times Detroit editorial are reprinted in this opinion piece about Detroit ’s voter rolls. Metzger said the city’s official number of 637,000 registered ...

People on the move

Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences appointed John H. Varghese administrative manager.

Wayne State adds state-of-the-art residence hall

A brief notes the opening of The Towers Residential Suites, offering 900 students the option of living in a one-, two-, three- or four-bedroom suite, with a shared living space and private baths. A...

Area sports in brief

Wayne State’s athletic department Hall of Fame committee is accepting nominations for its 2006 induction class. The ceremony will be held Feb. 25, 2006. Nominees must have graduated or left Wayne S...

Detroit tops nation in poverty census

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that 33.6% of Detroiters had income below the poverty level in 2004, compared with about 23% in 2002. In the two-year span, "you're talking somewhere easily ...

Report: Michigan paychecks shrinking

Kurt Metzger, director of the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State , commented about the latest U.S. Census Bureau statistics showing Detroit as the poorest big city in the natio...

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Reporter Glenn Zimmerman referenced a Wayne State engineering professor as a source during his report on the reasons for rising gas prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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The formidable task of rebuilding New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina is not only possible but probable, according to Wayne State professors and urban planning experts Robin Boyle and George Ga...

PRIME NUMBERS: Higher Education

Wayne State University-Oakland Center is listed as the third largest college/university according to projected fall 2005 enrollment. Total projected enrollment for the center is 5,000. Oakland Comm...

Wayne State plans $26M engineering center

An Associated Press story discusses Wayne State’s plan to add a $26 million engineering development center at the main campus over the next five years. President Irvin D. Reid said he wants to spee...

WSU hosts symposium featuring Dr. Djerassi

The College of Fine , Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State will host an interdisciplinary symposium, “An Examination of Assisted Reproduction through the Lens of Carl Djerassi’s play ‘A...

August 30

Agriculture & Environment: A Tea Time Mystery

When a 52-year-old Missouri woman went to the doctor in 1998 complaining of a sore back, she was thought to have disc disease. Turned out she was drinking inordinate amounts of instant ice tea, wh...

Op-ed – Counties, towns that prosper with new roads should share funds for building mass transit

Southeast Michigan can have both expanded roads and mass transit by adopting a tax-base-sharing approach to new commercial and industrial development.

Home, Suite Home: New dorm offers apartment-like living at WSU

The 11-story, 900-bed residence, is popular with students who like Reva Baldwin, from Oak Park , like the amenities. “You get your own room, more space. It’s worth it,” said Baldwin, a sophomore....

Rheos activated in Detroit woman

Dr. John Flack, chairman of Wayne State University 's department of internal medicine, commented about Rheos, an experimental device designed to work like a pacemaker for controlling blood pressure...

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On-air personality “Tune-UP” mentioned the opening of WSU’s newest residence hall at WSU during his mid-day stint on the air at this music-format station.

Saul Green is new director of Keith Law Collection at WSU Law School

Saul Green has joined the Wayne State University Law School as both a professor and director of the Damon J. Keith Collection of African-American Legal History. He comes to WSU from Miller, Canfiel...

Alumni attend reunion

Wayne State ’s Law School celebrated “Garage Class Reunions” with the classes of 1943-1966 on Tuesday, August 9th, at the Law School . Two photos of Dean Frank Wu with various alumni and with Assoc...

August 29

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Morning Co-Anchor Roberta Jacina noted that Wayne State ’s Detroit Orientation Institute is now accepting applications for fall sessions to be held on three consecutive Tuesdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25.

New WSU Residence Hall

Vicky Thomas interviewed President Reid on the opening of the new residence hall.

Reporter’s notebook

Major academic systems, such as WSU’s School of Medicine and the U of M Health System give the region access to the latest medical research and development.

Business Diary

Environmental Maintenance Engineers Inc., Livonia , was selected by Wayne State University to complete environmental renovation of Scott Hall.

Mayoral camps clash over debate plans

The two candidates say they’ve agreed to debate on Oct. 17th at Wayne State among other occasions.

Saving Detroit Schools

Detroit, the poster child for a troubled American city, has a central problem among many and that is its school system. But few citizens will run for the school board, and barely 20 percent of Det...

Tuition rises despite state funding

This fall, Grand Valley State University faced a 7.6 percent increase in tuition. Large schools such as the University of Michigan , Wayne State University and Michigan State University currently ...

Health Care Heroes

John Flack, chief quality officer, WSU, DMC Harper University Hospital , led research into the root causes of high levels of hypertension in Detroit ’s black community.

Corporate Achievement

Michael Duggan fired consultants who said cutting people and closing hospitals was the only way to survive, when he took over the top job at the DMC in 2004. “One thing that’s clear is that Mike i...

Top campus crime – theft

Campus police at colleges across the state and the nation say theft of everything from bicycles to laptops is the top campus crime. They also say most of those crimes are preventable, if students ...

Brief – Mayoral candidates to hold two debates

Mayor Kilpatrick and Freman Hendrix will face off Oct. 17 at WSU.

Brief – WSU students get new dorm

Hundreds of WSU students will move into a new dorm today. The Towers Residential Suites is 11 stories tall with 900 beds. It features fitness facilities, study and social lounges and loft-style b...

Wayne State plans $26 million engineering development center

From the Associated Press Wayne State University is planning to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus before the end of the decade. Also planned are a new business s...

On the Move

Jim McFarlin to information officer, Wayne State University College of Nursing. He had been managing editor at Zoo Media L.L.C. in Detroit .

Wayne Teacher of the week: Steven Saleh

Saleh, who has been teaching English for five years, is a graduate of Wayne State University , where he received his bachelors and masters degrees. “To read and write is a strategy. Learning is n...

Vulnerable adult abuse training

Wayne State’s Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), in partnership with other organizations, is offering training on vulnerable abuse for prosecutors, advocates and law enforcement officers t...

Wayne State plans $26M development

Wayne State plans to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus over the next five years. Working with corporations and entrepreneurs, WSU President Irvin D. Reid told The ...

Wayne planning research center

Both newspapers used parts of an AP wire story that mentions Wayne State ’s plans to build a $26 million engineering development center on campus in the next five years. President Irvin D. Reid sa...

August 28

Another coffee perk: antioxidants

Catherine Jen, a nutrition professor and chair of WSU’s Department of Nutrition and Food Science, said previous research has shown that about one-third of people’s antioxidants come from coffee, be...

Brief – “Barry Roth: Constructed Image Photography”

Photographer Roth, who teaches in Wayne State ’s department of Art and Art History is having a show at the Huntington Woods Library.

Students crushed by debt

The News did a nearly two-page feature with three articles and numerous charts and sidebars on college students and their rising debt levels. The number of student loans and their value has soared ...

Wayne State hopes new engineering center speeds research

WSU President Irvin Reid has an ambitious plan to elevate the institution's scholastic and research endeavors. Working with major corporations and entrepreneurs, Reid wants to speed everything from...

No Small Change: State can’t afford House’s business tax cut

Editorial Michigan simply can’t take a chance on cutting business taxes – it would put universities, schools and other important programs at risk.

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Steve Strome, Chairman and CEO of Handleman Group and graduate of the WSU SBA, was the guest on "Leaders on Leadership" co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration and Detroit Public T...

Editorial: Why Oakland should care who is Detroit ’s mayor

A stronger revitalized Detroit would be good for Oakland County , and most observers understand that the two are inextricably linked in terms of regional image and economics. Many Detroit resident...

How an Accounting Firm Went From Resistance to Resignation

Commenting on a complex accounting scandal, Peter J. Henning, professor of criminal law at Wayne State said, “KPMG viewed its conduct as above reproach, in a sense viewing itself as smarter than th...

Can we do better for our college students?

A generation ago, college students could cobble together money for tuition and board through a summer job, scholarships and help from mom and dad. Not anymore. The average price of a year at a st...

Wayne State plans $26M engineering development center

Wayne State plans to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus over the next five years. Working with corporations and entrepreneurs, Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid t...

Program allows retirees to SOAR

The Society of Active Retirees (SOAR), an initiative sponsored by Wayne State University that provides educational courses for adults 50 and older, is featured. A volunteer faculty, mainly retired ...

Tuition increase have college student scrambling to save money

An article about the methods college students are using to fund their education in a time of rapidly rising tuition includes a comment from Gabriela Perez, loan coordinator at Wayne State . She sa...

August 26

Law school hosts ‘Celebrate the Bar’ event

Wayne State ’s Law School will host a “Celebrate with the Bar” event Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Spencer Partrich Auditorium from 4-7 p.m. Students are invited to attend an informal gathering with r...

August 25

Ministers of influence

A story about Detroit churches providing platforms for speeches by mayoral candidates carries a sidebar that mentions that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and challenger Freman Hendrix will debate on Oct. 1...

Carol Cain/Oakland: New mother gets creative with baby duds

Brinda Devine, real estate officer at Wayne State , is featured in Carol Cain’s column. Outside her job at WSU, Devine runs an Internet-based company part-time from her home. The company sells cre...

Birth control pioneer also a playwright

“An Immaculate Misconception,” a play written by Dr. Carl Djerassi, inventor of the birth control pill, will be presented by Wayne State University ’s College of Fine , Performing and Communication...

Wayne State workshops

The Wayne State University Alumni Association this fall will offer three new “CareerBoost!” workshops aimed at those who graduated from the university in the past 10 years. A description of the thr...

In Our Opinion: Law enforcement to get training in recognizing vulnerable adult abuse

Wayne State ’s Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) is commended in an editorial for their participation in a law enforcement training program on vulnerable adult abuse. In partnership with o...

Community committee to save CBS negotiates with WSU

Wayne State History Professor Jose Cuello highlighted a recent meeting between WSU administrators and the Community Committee to Save CBS (Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies). Cuello said the Aug. ...

Memos

Alan Reinstein, George R. Hubbard professor of accounting at Wayne State , was named chair-elect of the Teaching and Curriculum Section of the American Accounting Association.

August 24

Oakland People in the News

Michael Rybak, professor of pharmacy and medicine and associate dean of research at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been named to the expert panel for the Antimicr...

Cynicism and sacrificial lambs

Robert Sedler, professor of constitutional law, commented about the Michigan Republican Party’s choice of Rev. Keith Butler as a challenger to U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow in next year’s senate race. ...

People on the Move

A brief under “Associations” notes that Theodore G. Coutilish, of Wayne State University , as been elected president of the International Association of Business Communicators/Detroit, for the 2005...

Carla K. Johnson

Dr. Susan Stine, who trains addiction psychiatry residents at Wayne State ’s School of Medicine , discussed a study that says “ultra rapid detox” using anesthesia for withdrawal from heroin and pre...

Accounting firms vow not to kick hobbled KPMG

Stephen Calkins, an antitrust expert at Wayne State, agreed that the world’s top three accounting firms – Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – need a healthy K...

Kmart: Big buys, bigger lies

Randolph Paschke, chair of the accounting department in the School of Business Administration , commented in a story about a lawsuit filed Tuesday against former Kmart Corp. Chief Executive Officer...

Ex-Kmart CEO charged with fraud

Peter Henning, a former SEC and Justice Department lawyer and Wayne State University law professor, says he was surprised at how narrow the case is involving former Kmart executives currently being...

August 23

Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest called off

After five years and more than $600,000 in cash awards doled out to Michigan startup businesses, the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest is ending its quest for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Pfiz...

Sports in brief

Mike Hammoud, who rushed 15 times for 80 yards and a TD at Dearborn Fordson, will join the Wayne State football team.

Car pools catch on as gas prices soar

Neither Wayne State nor Oakland universities expedite student car pools. Such a service would sprout from student organizations rather than the administration according to university officials.

Best cars for college students

On some large campuses in cities without good public transportation — for example, Detroit's Wayne State University — a car is almost mandatory if you want to juggle classes, a job or two and socia...

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Former Congressman David Bonior who now teaches Labor Studies at Wayne State University , was interviewed about the Northwest strike and the current state of organized labor. He said there is a co...

UT scientist who touted anthrax potion resigns

A University of Texas scientist admitted overstating his research on an anthrax protection lotion. Dr. John Heggers worked for both the University of Chicago and Wayne State University before bei...

College textbook prices soar

Critics call it gouging by publishers, but publishers say the text updates are necessary. The average college student spends nearly $900 a year on textbooks and supplies above and beyond fees, tui...

Audit Firms Tell Partners Not to Poach KPMG Clients

The three largest U.S. accounting firms ordered their partners not to poach clients or personnel from smaller rival KPMG LLP while it is under federal scrutiny for allegedly selling abusive tax she...

Northwest's strike toll: 1,200 jobs gone

About 1,200 union jobs have been eliminated since Northwest Airlines employees walked off the job three days ago. Northwest has closed 29 of 32 maintenance bases at airports across the country exce...

Training to protect potential victims

Wayne State ’s Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), in partnership with other organizations, is offering training on vulnerable abuse for prosecutors, advocates and law enforcement officers ...

Sponsors pull program’s cash awards

A story about cancellation of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest competition this fall notes that Wayne State has been one of the backers. The sponsors, which also include U-M, MSU, the Michigan ...

August 22

MSU students hammered twice by newly minted fees

An editorial was featured on a new $400-a-year fee that students are being charged in order to attend MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business. Special fees assessed this fall at the university will be ...

WSU to lease spectrum for wireless use

Wayne State University plans to lease out valuable air waves it has controlled since the 1960s, a move that could help clear the way for next-generation wireless systems and devices in metro Detroi...

Advice from Michigan Academic Advisors

Take advantage of all formal and informal avenues for assistance and support -- including group study arrangements, tutoring, and consultations with instructors and advisers. "The students who fail...

WSU Harper Woods Center moves to area high school

Wayne State University ’s Harper Woods Center has relocated due to the closing of a parochial school where it was located formerly. The new location is Harper Woods Middle/High School on Beaconsfie...

People

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has appointed John H. Varghese as administrative manager. He joins the college from the WSU Office of Budget where he served as an assis...

WCU Holds Lifeline Awards

The Wayne State University College of Nursing will hold its 5th Annual LifeLine Awards on Sept. 22 at the Detroit Athletic Club. Dr. Herman Gray, M.D. and COO of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan...

August 21

Volunteers go out on a limb for MDA campers

Robert McFall credits his desire to help others to time he spent volunteering through the ROTC at Churchill High School in Livonia . The 18-year old Westland resident returned to the camp for a sec...

People on the move

Saul A. Green of Detroit joined Wayne State University Law School , Detroit , as both university professor and director of the Damon J. Keith Collection of African American Legal History.

Prepaid college tab soars 20%

Lofty tuition hikes at state universities threaten to price Michigan 's popular prepaid tuition savings program out of reach for many parents. The Michigan Education Trust board has decided to boos...

Wayne State University student accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Aaron Tomchuck has been accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. The Westland resident will be honored during a campus ceremony this fall at Wayne State University in Detroit.

August 20

Free seminars on starting a business

Cape Coral CPA James M. Wesolowski is sponsoring a free workshop, "How to Start or Run a Small Business," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 27 at the Cape Coral Quality Inn, 1538 Cape Coral P...

August 19

People on the Move

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Detroit , named Bill Winkler to its board of directors. Winkler, who is assistant director of planned giving at Wayne State University , wil...

Community colleges should resist large tuition increases

Michigan's community colleges should hold the line on annual tuition hikes. The schools are the best hope for students looking for affordable college classes. This year, the state's four-year unive...

August 18

Home run for actor

An article about actor and University of Minnesota theatre professor Ray Schultz notes that he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in theatre from WSU. He is currently acting in the production “T...

Gay couples ask judge to allow domestic partnership benefits

In March, the ACLU filed suit on behalf of 21 couples who receive health care coverage from public employers. The group is contesting a legal opinion by the state attorney general that bars public ...

5 ways to maximize campus safety

An article that offers safety tips for students on college campuses mentions WSU in the lead, as follows: “Whether students live on a compact urban campus such as Wayne State University, a fairly i...

Parents help kids adjust to campus

David Strauss, dean of students, is quoted in a story about how to ease students’ transition from high school to college. Most colleges and universities have counseling centers that offer psycholog...

WSU volleyball tabbed fourth in division

The GLIAC volleyball coaches have picked Wayne State to finish fourth in the South Division. The Warriors have five players back for the upcoming season. Findlay is picked to win the division title.

State’s revenue outlook brighter, but budget far from fixed

Michigan's economy is "stabilizing," but predicted growth for next year won't allow Gov. Jennifer Granholm and lawmakers to avoid difficult budget decisions in the weeks ahead. State economists Wed...

Cash crunch still grips state

A story about the Michigan economy includes comments from state Treasurer Jay Rising, who cited a study by Wayne State researcher Kurt Metzger that found the state added more than 91,000 profession...

Study warns of physician shortage in state by 2020

A recent study by the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) warns that Michigan patients may be facing a shortage of physicians to choose from in the near future. The study showed that Michigan ’s ...

August 17

College prep enrollment dips

Fewer Michigan students are taking optional rigorous high school classes intended to prepare them for college success at a time when Gov. Jennifer Granholm is urging them to take tougher classes. A...

Don’t drink during pregnancy

Scientists at Wayne State University have recently conducted a study that suggests mothers who drink even low levels of alcohol during pregnancy permanently damage their children’s intelligence. Wa...

Senior shove: Condo project trumps affordable housing for Detroit seniors

Dale Thomson, research associate at Wayne State’s Center for Urban Studies, comments about the city of Detroit’s decision to pursue a high-priced condo development instead of senior housing at the ...

Grabarek returns home with Wayne State deal

Jon Grabarek, following a three-year stint with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, has committed to play for the Warriors men’s hockey team. Grabarek, a Sterling Heights resident, says he looked at othe...

New Detroit data site a stunner

Kurt Metzger, research director for the Center for Urban Studies and director of the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center, helped introduce a new Web site Tuesday night that is designed to conn...

SUSAN TOMPOR: Shop beyond the bookstore: Students find good deals online

Business columnist Susan Tompor gathered comments from Wayne State University students regarding the escalating costs of course textbooks. College textbook prices have risen at twice the rate of an...

Wayne State deserves more state support

Henry V. Bohm, emeritus professor of physics, takes issue with a July 21 Detroit News editorial titled “With massive tuition hike, WSU forgets role.” Bohm writes that even after the very large tuit...

Swimmer repeats honor

David Lutz, WSU’s 2004-05 Male Student Athlete of the Year, is profiled in an article about his scholarship and athletic abilities. The Rochester Adams High School graduate, who is majoring in civ...

GLEQ on the ropes

Art DeMonte, executive director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest said Tuesday that it is virtually certain the business competition will not take place this fall, and a second cycle of award...

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During his morning show, Frank Beckman interviewed Dr. Emanuel Tanay about his new book on Holocaust experiences and identified the author as a clinical professor of psychiatry at Wayne State Unive...

Archer: races live and work together here

A feature on former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer notes that his foundation awards $50,000 in scholarships to Western Michigan University and a like amount to Wayne State University .

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This article profiles Matt Kelly, starting goalie on the Wayne State men’s hockey team. The article also featured a photo of Kelly.

August 16

New online data partnership to be unveiled

A new effort called the Detroit Data Partnership is to be launched today in a 6 p.m. event at the Detroit Science Center . The effort aims to put all sorts of data about Detroit online, organized f...

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Professor Simon Ng, co-director of the Alternative Energy Technology Program in the College of Engineering, was a guest expert during the 7 p.m. “Action News Report.” Ng commented about alternative...

Hard classes help the college bound

A feature story about the wisdom of taking harder courses in high school to be better prepared for college includes a reference to Christina Safar, a Wayne State student who just finished her fresh...

August 15

Eye on Politics: School funding petition is a real test

Organizers of a protest at the State Capitol in June demanding more money for public schools plan to launch a petition drive to require the state to increase funding for schools and universities by...

Junior college tuition up, too

Four of the five metro-Detroit community colleges have hiked tuition this fall, but the increases are less than those imposed by the state’s universities. They range from 2.7 percent at Oakland Co...

Hall of Fame

Toni Purgatori is one of three former Wayne State University student-athletes who have been selected to receive an NCAA Division II Degree-Completion award program for 2005-06. Purgatori played the...

Best cars for college students 2005

An article recommending the most practical cars for college students includes the following paragraph near the front of the story: “On some large campuses in cities without good public transportati...

Region gets $5.9 million for nursing training

Southeast Michigan colleges and universities will share almost $5.9 million in state grants to accelerate training for nurses and other health care professionals. In partnership with local hospita...

Study projects physician shortfall in Michigan by 2020

The state could be facing a shortage of 6,000 physicians by 2020, according to a study commissioned by the Michigan State Medical Society. Medical schools are looking at ways to increase enrollmen...

Damage caused by pregnancy drinking

New research has shown that even low-level consumption of alcohol by pregnant women may be harmful to unborn babies. Researchers found that youngsters exposed to low to moderate levels of alcohol w...

Exec cleared of Kmart fraud

Former Kmart Chairman Charles Conaway has been cleared of wrongdoing by an arbitration panel in a civil suit filed by the company’s former creditors. It is a stunning victory for Conaway, who head...

Numbers paint better picture

Newly released U.S. Census figures show that minorities and women have increased their business ownership or sales at a faster rate than the state average. Since 1997, the number of black-owned bu...

Oakland County slowly expanding in diversity

The minority population in Oakland County has grown to 20.7 percent, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. “The country, as a whole, is 33 percent minority,” said Kurt Metzger, res...

Karmanos Cancer Center researchers get $4.5M for early-detection studies

Researchers at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute on Monday were awarded $4.5 million in National Cancer Institute grants to fund research into early detection of breast and lung cancer. Dr....

Lobbyist Abramoff’s status, ties didn’t thwart indictment

Wayne State law professor Peter Henning was quoted on the recent indictment of lobbyist Jack Abramoff on six counts of mail and wire fraud. Abramoff’s Florida attorneys said he plans to fight the ...

Numbers paint better picture: State second in nation in growth of “knowledge” jobs

New U.S. Census Bureau data show that Michigan added 91,077 professional, scientific and technical service jobs from 2000 through 2003, second only to California . “I was very surprised,” said Kurt...

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Law professor Noah Hall, an expert on environmental law, is interviewed in a report about the recent Michigan Supreme Court decision that declared that Great Lakes shoreline is public property. But...

Research grant

Rita Kumar, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Wayne State University , has been awarded a $50,000 Career Development Grant from the Emergency Medicine Foundation. She will study the bioc...

August 14

Higher College Tuition quietly taxes parents

Tuition rates on college campuses have been “increasing at an alarming rate over the past 20 years,” according to this article from Scripps Howard News Service. Over 10 years, concluding with the ...

A third live within mile of danger

Joseph Louvar, Wayne State chemistry professor, was quoted on the safety of industrial plants that handle toxins such as those at EQ Resource Recovery Inc. in Romulus , the facility where massive e...

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Tom Watkins, who was identified as “former state schools superintendent and currently special assistant to the president of Wayne State University ,” was a guest on the “Michigan Matters” show with...

Focus Law: Do lawyers have free speech?

Robert Sedler, a constitutional law professor at Wayne State , believes that lawyers in fact do have freedom of speech when commenting about judges. Sedler says that lawyers, like everyone else, ha...

August 13

Race debate will never end

The newsletter of the University of Mississippi School of Law includes a full page article and a photo of WSU Law School Dean Frank Wu , who gave a lecture at the school in March on “Diversity in t...

Midnight Hour

Two of the three events featured on the lifestyles page involve Wayne State . They are the Apple Awards ceremony (sponsored by the College of Fine , Performing and Communication Arts in conjunctio...

August 12

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Fund-raising -- MSU says draw of effort so far exceeds $1 billion

Michigan State University passed the $1-billion mark this week in its private fund-raising campaign, the Campaign for MSU, making it the third public university without an on-campus medical researc...

In Brief: Session to detail social-work degree

Wayne State University is having an information and advising session for students and working adults interested in getting a bachelor's degree in social work. The session will be from 10:30 a.m. to...

Probe Accents Issue of What Rove Told Bush

Among the many questions surrounding the investigation into who in the Bush administration leaked the name of an undercover CIA officer is whether President Bush's top political adviser told his bo...

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David Strauss, Wayne State ’s dean of students, was interviewed by Jane Bower for her Back-to-School Reports.

Number of minorities up

This Booth Newspapers Web news site carries a story from the Jackson Citizen Patriot that notes that an increasing number of minorities are making Jackson County their home. Census figures show th...

Coach takes on new game, serving in Iraq

U.S. Marine Sgt. David Tatti, 26, is leaving his position as assistant football coach at Port Huron High School for his post at Camp Lejeune, N.C., in preparation for a third tour of combat duty. ...

Session to detail social-work degree

Wayne State University is having an Aug. 22 information and advising session for students and working adults interested in getting a bachelor’s degree in social work at St. Clair County Community C...

Fairy Tales

Her report examined fairy tales from Hansel and Greta to Little Red Riding Hood through the eyes of academic experts in the field. Donald Haase, professor of German and chair of the Department of...

August 11

Ron Walters: Helping Africa

A biographical line at the end of an op-ed piece by Ron Walters, professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland , mentions that his book “White Nationalism, Black Interests” is ...

People making news

Murali Guthikonda has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the WSU School of Medicine.

New film ‘Four Brothers’ makes Detroit the new frontier

A review of a new urban adventure movie called “Four Brothers” includes an observation by WSU professor Melba Boyd, who teaches black cinema. “The mentality of Westerns and urban action movies is ...

Suburbs home to more blacks

Kurt Metzger, research director in the WSU Center for Urban Studies, is quoted in an article about U.S. census data that shows a growing number of African Americans in southeastern Michigan are liv...

What did Rove tell the president?

Peter Henning, professor of law, commented about the probe into presidential advisor Karl Rove and his alleged connection with an undercover CIA officer. The White House has denied that Rove played...

Social Work Ph.D. at WSU

The Wayne State University School of Social Work has established an endowed scholarship fund to support students in its new doctoral-degree program. Friends and family members of Mavis M. Spencer, ...

College brings Detroit premiere to Hilberry Theatre

Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts has announced a production of “An Immaculate Misconception,” a play written by Dr. Carl Djerassi, inventor of the birth control pill...

College brings Detroit premiere to Hilberry Theatre

Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts has announced a production of “An Immaculate Misconception,” a play written by Dr. Carl Djerassi, inventor of the birth control pill...

Non-profit or community based advocacy and legal projects

The Wayne State University Law School runs free clinics to provide services in litigation, administrative law and transactional work, this listing of community services points out. Brief informatio...

“Single-price” offer makes sense for CMU – and others

This newspaper reprinted an editorial from the Lansing State Journal that talks about “the flurry of tuition increases” at universities around the state. “It’s easy to get hung up on numbers – Wayn...

Area mirrors state with increases in Hispanic population

A story about the increasing minority population in Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee County includes comments from Kurt Metzger, research director in Wayne State ’s Center for Urban Studies. “In term...

August 10

Area sports in brief

Wayne State hired former running back Joe Gough for its radio broadcasts, on which he will join play-by-play announcer Matt Williamson. Gough earned four letters for WSU (1991-1994), setting an NCA...

Sports people

Wayne State University freshman linebacker Terrence Mansour is third on the depth chart at outside linebacker after spring drills. A 2005 graduate of Sterling Heights , Mansour was named to the Det...

Oakland No. 2 in job losses

Kurt Metzger, research director at Wayne State ’s Center for Urban Studies, commented about recent updated U.S. Census data showing Oakland County ’s work force status. From 2000-2003, Oakland Coun...

Industrial real estate market rebounds from slump

Metro Detroit ’s industrial real estate market is making a slight comeback in leasing and construction activity, signaling a possible improvement in the area’s sluggish job market. “Added industria...

MSU raises $1B over 3 years

Michigan State University has raised more than $1 billion in private donations and endowments in a campaign started three years ago to raise $1.2 billion by 2007. The gifts have boosted the univers...

Sports Resorts posts loss, but boss pays on loan

A story about the financial woes of Sports Resorts International, a Michigan-based recreation and leisure company, includes a comment by Randy Paschke, chair of the accounting department in the Sch...

Wayne State names Saul Green professor, director of historical collection

Saul Green will join the Wayne State University Law School as professor and director of the Damon J. Keith Collection of African-American Legal History. He comes to WSU from Miller, Canfield, Padd...

WSU alumni event

The Wayne State University Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Alumni Association will hold a social event from 6-8p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Bath City Bistro. The event is free and donatio...

Political science team discusses term limits

Political Science Professor Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson spoke for an hour, summarizing a seven-year study of the Michigan House of Representatives conducted by herself, and Lyke Thompson, director o...

Local students participate in pharmacy internship

Customers at a CVS store in Warren often mistake WSU pharmacy student Majd Hindo for a pharmacist, but he is still a pharmacy technician. He is currently deciding between a career in pharmacy or de...

Keeping it real

Walter Edwards, director of the Wayne State Humanities Center , spoke on “The Notion of Realness in the Success of Tupac Shakur and Bob Marley,” at the Soundscapes conference held in Barbados . Ed...

August 9

Study: State could have physician shortage of 6,000 by 2020

A study commissioned by the Michigan State Medical Society and released Monday said the state could be facing a shortage of about 6,000 physicians by 2020. The study, conducted by the Lansing-based...

Minority organ donation: Don’t ignore the facts

The author of the article, Scott A. Gruber, is professor and chief of Section Transplant Surgery at Wayne State University ’s School of Medicine . He discusses the frequency of organ and tissue don...

Students paying 11 percent more for tuition this year

This Associated Press story notes that three universities – Michigan State , Western Michigan and Central Michigan – approved higher tuition increases for new students than returning students. A st...

August 8

Tip Sheet: Employment – Wayne State pays young adults to get job training

A program conducted by Wayne State ’s Word Processing Training Center in the Computer Science Department offers training and job placement assistance to young adults in Detroit – and pays those who...

MediaNews chief ‘excellent operator’

This story about the purchase of The Detroit News by Denver-based MediaNews Group Inc. includes a comment by Ben Burns, director of the journalism program at WSU. He said MediaNews CEO William Dea...

Legislators must be careful in reworking university funding

An Oakland Press editorial says while the GOP’s proposed plan to fund higher education is a step toward “rationalizing” the funding, the “characteristics of the various universities should not be t...

People

Dr. Christopher H. Heberer, assistant professor at Wayne State ’s School of Medicine , has been named chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (HVSH). Heberer se...

August 7

Vet in front row for Japan attack

Hugh Fergusan of Rochester Hills was the pilot of a B-29 that accompanied the bomber “Bock’s Car” on its mission to drop an atom bomb on Nagasaki during World War II. The story mentions that he wa...

Detroit Briefs: Authorities crack down on parking

The city of Detroit has stepped up parking enforcement efforts and has begun issuing tickets during evenings and weekends. Tickets will be issued to cars parked in safety zones, such as bus stops,...

A sailor’s advisory on marine forecasts

A bill in the U.S. Senate would prohibit the National Weather Service from issuing routine forecasts and related services, according to opponents of the proposed legislation. They contend it would ...

Oakland U answers the call to match workers with jobs

This editorial lauds a new partnership between Oakland University and St. John Hospital System that matches nursing students with a training facility in the St John system. The article also notes t...

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Ben Burns, director of the WSU journalism program, was interviewed by the station’s editorial director, Chuck Stokes, during a “Spotlight on the News” segment Sunday night. The topic was the recent...

College…a big expense

In Michigan , and throughout the country, state universities and colleges have raised tuition rates substantially. The increased rates are averaging anywhere from 7.6 percent at Grand Valley State ...

August 5

OU tuition jumps 9.5 percent

Oakland University's board of trustees on Thursday approved a 9.53 percent tuition increase, bringing the tuition and fees for an incoming freshman to $6,122.75 annually, up from $5,590 the previou...

Peter Youngers, 1936-2005: One man's crusade against drunken drivers

Peter Yougners, an alum of Wayne State University and one of the founders of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), died in Seattle at the age of 69. Nearly 40 years ago, while on vacation in Michi...

University students paying 11 percent more for tuition this year

After a one-year reprieve from double-digit increases, the cost of attending one of the state's 15 public universities is up nearly 11 percent. The average annual price tag is nearly 67-hundred dol...

Twins play together and stay together

Brent and Steve Wisniewski intend to be double trouble for Wayne State University 's football opponents. The twins from Madison Heights Lamphere High have joined the team as preferred walk-ons. The...

Wayne juries lack diversity

African-Americans are routinely underrepresented among prospective Wayne County jurors, prompting concern that courts may be accused of denying defendants a fair trial. About 42 percent of Wayne Co...

Area sports in brief

Golf: Wayne State 's Ryan Johnson, a junior from New Boston Huron, has qualified for the U.S. Amateur, Aug. 22-28 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore , Pa.

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A brief story on the NCAA’s ruling to ban logos offensive to Native Americans included a mention about the Wayne State University Warriors’ mascot. As a video image of the Warrior mascot was shown,...

NMU board OKs budget

Northern Michigan University’s board approved a preliminary budget Thursday that is about $1.4 million less than last year’s budget. The $93.3 million budget for fiscal 2006 was developed based on...

Average state university tuition hike: 11 percent

After a one-year reprieve from double-digit increases, universities are boosting tradition more steeply. The average annual cost of attending a state university is nearly $6,700, 11 percent higher ...

Four join board

An article about new appointees to the St. Joseph ’s Healthcare Foundation Board mentions that Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel is among them. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from W...

August 4

Lawmakers should save windfall revenue

This editorial points out that Michigan ’s state tax revenues in the past two months came in $140 million above projections, and “naturally, state lawmakers and the administration are hustling to f...

Inspirational words pay off

A story about motivational speaker Randy Graise notes in the second paragraph that he attended Wayne State University . Although Graise has a physical disability, he formed his own company, Randal ...

People on the move

Steven M. Firestine has joined the faculty of Wayne State University as an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Media shake-up in the Motor City

Commenting on William Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNews, the new owner of The Detroit News, WSU journalism professor Ben Burns said “Singleton will be hailed in five or six years as the savior of Th...

News, Free Press change owners in a three-way deal

A story about the new owners of The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press includes a comment by Ben Burns, director of the WSU journalism program. He said he believes the new owners of The News,...

A new era for Free Press: Sold to Gannett

Joint Sunday editions of The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press will come to an end with the sale of the two newspapers to new owners. The Free Press, formerly owned by Knight Ridder, was sold...

Join in the effort to give homeless a voice

Jeff Gerritt should be commended for correctly characterizing in his July 29 column the plight of the homeless in our city and region ("More Shut Doors: Less funding, fewer services, more homeless ...

Wayne State offers Detroiters free computer training

Young adult Detroiters can hone their skills on IBM or Apple computers, learn to surf the Internet and receive job placement assistance -- all while getting paid to do so, thanks to a free training...

Performing arts are alive, well at WSU

“Senior Scene” columnist Ruth Cain writes about WSU’s performing arts program, noting that widely known actors and actresses such as Ernie Hudson and S. Epatha Merkerson are graduates of the progra...

August 3

Time for reform?

A group called “Detroiters for Reform” is seeking to change the way Detroit City Council members are elected. The intent is to make that body more responsive to ordinary citizens by changing the cu...

Hospital, college share grant

Henry Ford Community College and Henry Ford Hospital have received a $680,273 state grant to begin a fast-track nursing education program for the hospital’s employees. The program is designed to he...

Wayne People in the News

Nardina Mein and Shawn McCann are the primary grant writers of a proposal that won a $150,000 grant for Wayne State University from the Library of Michigan. The state awarded 10 grants as part of a...

Voters whittle school board choices

City voters on Tuesday moved closer to seating their first elected school board since the 1999 state takeover, winnowing a list of 51 candidates for 11 seats. "This is a crucial election," said Sha...

Eastern increasing tuition by 13.5%

Eastern Michigan University announced a fall 2005 tuition increase of 13.5 percent under a new budget approved Tuesday that allows the university to issue bonds to cover improvements of campus buil...

Tuition at EMU spikes 13.5%

Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday boosted tuition and fees 13.5 percent and committed nearly a quarter of the additional revenue to building or renovating facilities. But putting the burden of...

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D.W. James, manager of recruitment for Wayne State ’s Word Processing Training Center , was an in-studio guest on the show “Upfront.” The host, Karen Dumas, interviewed James about the next session...

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WSU’s Ben Burns commented on the sale of The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press to new owners. “Rumor has it there might be a format change at The News,” he said, referring to reports that th...

State official offers hope NMU may be spared budget crisis

Sen. Mike Goschka, chairman of the state Senate Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee, told Northern Michigan University officials that he is considering whether proposed funding cuts to the...

BRIAN DICKERSON: A fifth vote against U-M?

With each passing day, we're learning a little more about the man President George W. Bush has nominated to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. We now know, for instance, that as a y...

Grant creates universities’ policy group

Michigan State University will lead a public policy consortium of state universities to provide cities with information on urban sprawl, growth and development. The Michigan Higher Education Land p...

EMU tuition up 15%

Tuition at Eastern Michigan University this fall will be up 13.5 percent from last year’s rate under a new budget that also allows the university to issue bonds to cover improvements of campus buil...

EMU tuition up 15%

Tuition at Eastern Michigan University this fall will be up 13.5 percent from last year’s rate under a new budget that also allows the university to issue bonds to cover improvements of campus buil...

Tuition at EMU will rise 13.5 percent in the fall

These newspapers carried an AP story regarding a 13.5 percent tuition increase at Eastern Michigan University this fall. Eastern was among the last of the state’s 15 public universities to set tuit...

August 2

OU may hike tuition 15%

If the Oakland University Board of Trustees approves a budget recommendation offered by school administrators, students will see a 15.2 percent increase in tuition this year.

SEC’s Cox may not relax rules, fines, disappointing business

The Chamber of Commerce proposes that the SEC stop assessing large civil fines against companies and focus instead on punishing individuals. That may be along shot, as the agency will feel pressur...

N.M.U. may get unexpected political support

Republican Representative Tom Casperson and Republican Senator Mike Goschka have decided to move away from their earlier support of a proposal to cut Northern Michigan University’s budget by 10 per...

EMU approves 13.5 percent increase, Oakland considers 15 percent

Oakland University, the only school that has not set tuition for fall 2005, is expected to adopt a 15.2 percent increase during its trustees meeting Wednesday afternoon. Eastern Michigan University...

Wayne State University Warriors

This issue carries a “Great Lakes Football Fan Preview” that includes schedules and a brief write-up on several university teams in southeast Michigan . The entry on Wayne State notes that Paul Wi...

August 1

Culinary pair take on reopening Detroit ’s Twingo’s

Detroit restaurant veteran John Lopez has teamed with former Boocoo Executive Chef Shawn Mac to revive Twingo’s near Wayne State University . Lopez and Mac purchased the Twingo’s name and plans to ...

Skip your vacation? Are you crazy?

This article on the importance of workers taking vacation quotes Mark Ketterer, a professor of psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit . He says more people should take as much vacation as ...

New drugs offer hope at huge price

A new wave of prescription drugs that offer hope for improved treatment of chronic, debilitating diseases could become a health care tsunami as more of the drugs hit the market and drive up costs. ...

Business Diary

DeMaria Construction has been hired as general contractor by Wayne State University for a $2 million capital improvement program on its Detroit campus.

SEC's Cox May Not Relax Rules, Fines, Disappointing Business

Christopher Cox, the newly confirmed chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, may not offer much regulatory relief to the businesses that backed his 16- year career in the House of ...

Detroit's future in sharp focus for mayoral race

This article about Detroit ’s upcoming mayoral primary election quotes Wayne State Professor George Galster about the city’s renewal efforts. ''There are certainly some good signs of urban revival...

Motor City weary ahead of primary

In an article about Detroit’s upcoming mayoral primary election John Mogk, a law professor at Wayne State University stated, “I think people are desperate to pick somebody who can do something posi...

WSU must reconsider tuition

In his letter of July 27, 2005 to the Detroit News, Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid is correct that Wayne State has been hit with major state appropriations cuts resulting in budget ...

Signs of consciousness

Most physicians know remarkably little about patients with traumatic brain injuries. In medical school the average amount of lecture time devoted to traumatic brain injury is only four hours, said...

MUCI venture seeks to answer tech, business gap

The Michigan University Commercialization Initiative is a consortium of state universities, including the U of M, Michigan State and Wayne State among others. MUCI has made more than 60 grant awar...

Library of Michigan donates to WSULU digitations section

The WSU Library System has received a 2005 Digitization for Preservation and Access grant from the Library of Michigan. The grants are part of a statewide effort to digitize significant local and s...

WSU family create fund

Wayne State ’s School of Social Work has established an endowed scholarship fund to support students in its new doctoral-degree program. It is Michigan ’s only PhD program focusing solely on the re...

Wayne offering open house for graduate applications

Wayne State University hosts a Graduate School Open House Aug. 3, 3-7 p.m. at the Welcome Center . Representatives will review applications and the $50 application fee for students will be waived.

Legal People

Richard J. Burnstein is one of the lawyers named in the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006. He is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School .