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October 31

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Peter Lichtenberg, director of the Institute of Gerontology , interviewed professor Mark Luborsky of the Institute faculty regarding the influence of culture on health. The interview, which is part...

Southfield developer named in report on oil-for-food scandal

Among the handful of Americans named by Paul Volcker in his final report on the United Nations oil-for-food scandal is Shakir al-Khafaji, a Southfield developer with ties to Iraq . Al-Khafaji, the ...

Film festival has new venues, partners

The Detroit Docs International Film Festival, now in its fourth year, will be hosted by two new venues this year after breaking from last year’s main partner, Wayne State University . Last year Way...

CAROL CAIN/SMALL BUSINESS: Ginopolis brothers keep home fires burning

In her story about restaurant owner Johnny Ginopolis, business columnist Carol Cain mentions that among his philanthropic activities over the years, he endowed a chair at Wayne State University nam...

D.C. honors civil rights icon

Wayne State ’s Melba Boyd, chair of the Department of Africana Studies, commented about the death of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Boyd said Parks is not only a national icon, but a human incarn...

Wayne Teacher of the week: Louis B. Offer, University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy

Louis B. Offer, a Wayne State graduate with a Master’s of Education in Social Studies, from the College of Education , is teacher of the week.

University hosts dialogue about poverty in America

Wayne State will host a talk titled “Eradicating Global Poverty: What is America ’s Role?” on Nov. 1, 5-7 p.m., at the College of Education building.

Conference to exam doing business in China

U.S. and Chinese experts will discuss the risks and rewards for suppliers doing business in China at a Dec. 6 conference at Wayne State University ’s Student Center Building Ballroom. Keynote speak...

October 30

GLIAC/MIAA

Wayne State ’s football team defeated Gannon 14-7. Chris Middlebrooks gained 177 years rushing for the Warriors and Darren Haynes and Jake Weingartz scored Wayne State ’s two touchdowns.

Women trades dealer experience for funeral biz

Sarah Lee-Ellena is quitting the car business, where she was general manager of Bill Lee Oldsmobile, to open a funeral parlor. She is doing this through the mortuary science program at Wayne State...

The survey says…

On Oct. 18, the City Council of Sterling Heights voted to award the contract for the 2005 Sterling Heights Residential Survey to the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State . The survey will be sen...

WSU conference explores cutting costs through shared community services

Wayne State University is kicking off a two-day conference, “Creating Collaborative Communities,” to educate and encourage communities to search for ways to pool their resources for shared needs. ...

October 29

NOV. 8 DECISIONS: Suburban voters divide on tax increases to cover basic services

In a story about voter reaction to proposed tax increases in local communities to cover basic services, the “Creating Collaborative Communities” conference is noted as scheduled at Wayne State Univ...

Wayne State names residence hall for Ghafari

Wayne State University has honored alumnus and benefactor Yousif Ghafari by renaming the former North Residence Hall after him. A member of the university’s capital campaign steering committee, Gha...

October 28

People on the Move: Education

Jason J. VanDiver of Southgate has joined the Wayne State Office of Alumni Relations as an alumni relations officer.

Each week, a different home

A story about homeless people who benefit from a temporary shelter program that rotates to different sites each week, includes a vignette about 43-year-old Jon Broadnax, one of the participants. Du...

Coughlin-Bowen timeline may be critical to Wal-Mart suit

This story, about a complicated case involving embezzlement charges against a former Wal-Mart vice chairman and a former vice president who charged that the vice chairman had embezzled company fund...

Age-old tradition

A story about Halloween traditions includes comments by professor Janet Langlois of the English Department. An expert in folklore, Langlois points out that many believe that Halloween customs were ...

Parks’ legacy extends to arts

The Star used an article that originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press and contains quotes from Melba Joyce Boyd of the WSU Africana Studies Department. The article deals with Rosa Parks’ inf...

Disappearance of S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald is subject of WSU theater’s docudrama

“Ten November," a docudrama about the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, is discussed in this article. The play opens Oct. 28 and runs through Nov. 6 at Wayne State University ’s Bonstelle Thea...

Labor after C-section tougher for overweight women

Though women who have had a cesarean section can often deliver vaginally with their next pregnancy, the odds of success may be lower for overweight and obese women, according to researchers led Dr....

Explaining the charges

Law professor Peter Henning is quoted in a story about the perjury and obstruction of justice indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney’s Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Prosecutor Pa...

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Twenty-one Wayne State University Law students were honored at the Federal Bar Association Eastern District of Michigan Chapter Annual State of the Court luncheon in September for their work in the...

October 27

U-M freshmen more diverse

Both Detroit dailies covered an enrollment report released by the University of Michigan yesterday that shows that the number of African American freshmen is up 26 percent from the previous year. B...

People on the move

George H. Shade, a Detroit obstetrician and gynecologist and an associate professor at Wayne State , has been re-elected to the Michigan Doctors’ Political Action Committee board of directors.

People making news

Detroit Receiving Hospital named Michael Stellini vice president of medical affairs in addition to his other duties as medical director of palliative care services for Detroit Receiving and Harper ...

Outraged teens fight against violent crime

This newspaper picked up an earlier Detroit Free Press story about a new video game that involves bullying by school children. “We know that in terms of school violence, and school shootings in par...

GM probes upgraded by the SEC

Law professor Peter Henning is quoted in an article about a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the accounting practices of General Motors Corporation’s pension accounting practic...

Parent info night

Wayne State University will participate in a parent information night at Monroe County Intermediate School District on Oct. 27. Michael Peterson of the WSU College of Education will join a teacher ...

The Gay Moralist: A novel argument against same-sex marriage?

This article by John Corvino of the Philosophy Department takes issue with a Connecticut clergyman’s assertion in a newspaper piece that God ordained marriages to be between one man and one woman. ...

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This article about the 24th annual Minority Business Celebration in Grand Rapids notes that Frank Wu , dean of the WSU Law School , was the keynote speaker. He talked about affirmative action and p...

Business People

Theodore Coutilish, executive director of marketing and publications, was elected president of the Detroit chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators for 2005-2006. It was a...

Women May Feel Pain More Intensely Than Men

Women’s skin has twice as many nerve fibers as men’s skin. A body of research has yet to yield definitive answers, says pain researcher April Hazard Vallerand, PhD, RN of Detroit’s Wayne State Uni...

Wayne State renames residence hall

A brief item notes the renaming of Wayne State ’s North Residence Hall in honor of Yousif Ghafari of Bloomfield Hills. Ghafari, who is chairman of Ghafari Associates in Dearborn , pledged $9 milli...

The Bonstelle Theatre presents ‘Ten November’

The Bonstelle Theatre will open its season on Oct. 28th with the docudrama “Ten November” by Steven Dietz. The tale of the play focuses on the 30th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the S.S. Edm...

October 26

Wayne State announces health disparities conference

Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid has announced this year’s Research Enhancement Program seminar titled “Wayne State University President’s Conference on Health Disparities.” According...

College protest upgrade of Internet scrutiny

The federal government is requiring hundreds of universities, online communications companies and cities to overhaul Internet computer networks to make it easier for law enforcement authorities to ...

College grad takes a time out

Career counselors at U.S. universities have been noticing a significant increase in the number of seniors eager to take a break after graduation, saying they were not ready to commit to graduate sc...

Hamiltons on run at MSU

Kevin Christensen, a sophomore at Wayne State , helped the Warriors Cross Country team to a second-place finish at the GLIAC Championship this past weekend as he placed eighth overall with a time o...

People making news

Wayne State University School of Social Work appointed Anna Maria Santiago as director of a new doctoral program leading to a doctor of philosophy in social work.

Oakland people in the news

Delila Owens, assistant professor in the Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations Department, received the 2005 NCACES small Research Grant from North Central Association of Counselor Educators and S...

Conference to discuss women's wages

Wayne State University is holding a conference Nov. 4 to discuss why women continue to lag in earnings, benefits and rank within U.S. businesses. The conference comes on the heels of the Michigan W...

Research grant

Wayne State University has been awarded a $9,100 grant from the United States Golf Association for research into the potential impact golf can have on individuals with mental illness. Dr. John Dziu...

Asterand Offers New Cell Lines for Cancer Research

Asterand Inc., the Detroit-based supplier of human tissues and related services, last week announced it will distribute nine new cell lines for cancer research. The cell lines were all developed at...

Automation Alley's technology report released in October:

Wayne State University and the University of Michigan received a combined 297 patents between 1999 and 2003, according to a report released by Automation Alley. The study, titled “Driving Southeast...

WSU reports on problems with tech conflicts

High-tech systems and lower-tech systems often don't work well together. Flight delays, network crashes and the blackout of 2003 are prime examples. A new report from Detroit 's Wayne State Univers...

Popular Culture: Legend inspired generations of artists, too

Melba Joyce Boyd, professor in Wayne State ’s Department of Africana Studies, commented about the life of Rosa Parks and her contributions to the civil rights movement and society. "When people rea...

Scholarship foundation helps teens reach dreams

Wayne State ’s Journalism Institute for Minorities (JIM) is noted as one of the beneficiaries of scholarships offered by the Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation. The foundation was established in 198...

WSU chief Reid’s vision is textbook lesson for Detroit

Detroit News business columnist Daniel Howes says in a feature piece on page one of the business section, that Wayne State University is an example of what it takes to get people back in Detroit . ...

Obituary on Cheryl McCall, first female editor of The South End

An obit on Cheryl McCall, who parlayed her love of children into a career defending their rights as an attorney, mentions her experiences as a student at Wayne State, where she caused a stir on cam...

Detroit family benefits from new research led by DMC/WSU pediatrics physician

Dr. Seetha Shankaran, WSU pediatrics professor and division director of neonatal-perinatal medicine at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Hutzel Women’s Hospital, led three years of research on a ...

October 25

Comerica Charitable Academic Success Center opens at Wayne State

Wayne State University and the Comerica Charitable Foundation recently dedicated the Comerica Charitable Academic Success Center at the David Adamany Undergraduate Library. The dedication of the ce...

Wayne State publishes a report on 'technological peripheries'

Wayne State University said Thursday it had published a new report on what it terms "technological peripheries," areas where high-tech systems intersect with -- and often conflict with -- lower-tec...

12th annual Wayne State University Organization of Black Alumni Achievement Awards Banquet

The banquet will be held at 6 p.m., Nov. 2, at Seldom Blues in Detroit . The event, sponsored by DaimlerChrysler Corporation, will honor Viola Liuzzo, a Detroiter who became the nation's first whit...

Whiz kids: Moms potty-train infants with `elimination communication'

Fort Wayne picked up this story from the Detroit Free Press on overanxious mothers potty training infants prematurely. Carolynn Rowland, a nurse for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, ...

Ana Vidovic performs at Wayne State University 's Schaver Recital Hall

Performing: Guitar virtuoso Ana Vidovic in concert at 11:45 a.m. Nov. 18. at Wayne State University 's Schaver Recital Hall, 480 W. Hancock, Detroit . The event is free; for additional, info call 3...

Detroit remembers Parks as 'a symbol of strength'

Wayne State employees offered comments in a story about the death of Rosa Parks. Anglenn Perryman, 38, a groundskeeper and political science student, called Parks "a symbol of strength at a time we...

Wayne State to rename dormitory after Yousif Ghafari; Ghafari Cos. chairman pledged $9M to university

Wayne State University on Thursday will officially rename one of its residence halls after Yousif Ghafari. The university will rename North Residence Hall after the chairman of Dearborn-based Ghafa...

Some contractors hit jackpot in Katrina cleanup

The Times picked up an AP article about the role of minority contractors in the Hurricane Katrina clean-up effort. John Chichester, who heads the Procurement Technical Assistance Center at Wayne S...

Calendar

The WSU School of Law is hosting the American Constitution Society’s symposium on diversity Oct. 27. WSU’s Law School is hosting a roundtable on the Ten Commandments, Nov. 10. The WSU Law School ...

October 24

On the run

Anchor Bay graduate Chris Mehay, a junior at Wayne State University , took ninth place at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meet. Wayne State finished with 44 points, second to Gr...

Series to tackle abortion, two other divisive issues

Organizers of the inaugural "Ideas Behind the News" events of the Oakland Branch of the American Civil Liberties Union acknowledge the three-part series isn't a "Crossfire"-style debate. "It's defi...

Kwame Kilpatrick: In time of great change, city is on course to prosper

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick mentions Wayne State in an op-ed about his administration’s achievements during the last four years. Kilpatrick wrote, “One key to our future is the $56-million NextE...

Inseparable for 67 years, couple die 2 hours apart

A national story features the life of Catherine and Carlo Tuzzolino, married for 67 years, who first met as students at Wayne State University 67 years ago. Carlo was a member of the track, swimmin...

At bottom of contract food chain, haulers scramble for a share

A national AP story talks about the financial challenges faced by small companies that perform sub-contracting duties, known as tiering, especially during disaster relief projects such as Hurricane...

Small Business: Feeling fine in Detroit

Randal Charlton, CEO of Asterand, says Wayne State offered his company the perfect setup for location in TechTown’s TechOne building. “They offered me the lab space I wanted, the ability to expand,...

An HPV vaccine – what it might really mean

According to the mainstream media, there is now a “100% effective” vaccine against the two strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes most cases of cervical cancer. It is not quite that...

Wayne State Physician Group to buy Troy building for ambulatory-surgery center; launches ‘suburban strategy’

The Wayne State University Physician Group said Friday that it plans to buy a building in Troy to house a new ambulatory-surgery center. The purchase launches the group’s “suburban strategy,” Rober...

WSU receives second grant to increase number of minority doctoral students

An award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will add more than $200,000 in funding to Wayne State University ’s Graduate School . The aim of this award from the NSF Division of Social and E...

Wayne State hosts session on earning speech degree

WSU will hold a session on advanced degrees during its Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program Information Session, Oct. 28th.

October 23

Michigan lacks will to change for future

A Detroit News editorial says that it is a “long shot that the governor and lawmakers can set aside their wearisome squabbles and put this state on track,” referring to Michigan’s economic future a...

GLIAC

In football, Ashland defeated Wayne State 27-3 snapping the Warriors’ two-game winning streak.

People on the move

Education: The Wayne State University Law School Career Services Office hired Suzanne Newsom as a career counselor.

Higher standards may be key to readying students for tomorrow’s jobs

A page-one story mentions Wayne State University , like other universities and community colleges across the state, as seeing more students needing refresher classes in mathematics. This semester, ...

Haulers Low in Katrina Cash Food Chain

At the bottom of the contract food chain is an army-for-hire of truckers, backhoe operators and tree-trimmers, most four, five or more tiers removed from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, th...

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Former Detroit Mayor, Dennis Archer was on "Leaders on Leadership," a weekly program co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Television. At the time of taping an...

Detroit’s first Bioneers Conference

If you’re a Detroiter looking for ways to build community, reduce violence in your neighborhood, give Detroiters more control over the economy, lower your utility bills and/or protect your children...

Wayne State grant allows more minority doctoral students

More than $200,000 in awards will be added to funding at Wayne State University ’s Graduate School thanks to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The aim of this award from the NSF Division of So...

This just in

More than $2.7 billion has been appropriated for Michigan-based companies for fiscal 2006 as part of the U.S. Senate-passed defense appropriations bill. It includes $1.4 billion for research to be...

Michigan Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital there in case of emergency

The ER doctors in this Madison Heights facility are affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine; they are physician professors.

Can ‘living wages’ survive corporate poverty pleas?

Macomb County’s Board of Commissioners is debating the necessity of a ‘living wage’ policy. Instead of listening to the phony pleas of poverty from the private sector perhaps our county commission...

Wayne State, MSU were top grad choices

Wayne State is mentioned as the school where most graduates from Southfield-Lathrup high schools plan to attend.

Metzger wants to make a difference with United Way

A profile on Kurt Metzger, director of research for United Way of Southeastern Michigan, mentions Wayne State several times, noting that Metzger is the former director of the Michigan Metropolitan ...

October 22

Hockey Roundup: Women’s game

Clarkson defeated Wayne State ’s women’s hockey team 2-0. Valery Turcotte made 24 saves for the Warriors who are 0-4-1.

Emery King gets a royal salute: Wayne State event will draw TV news people to honor former anchor

Wayne State ’s Journalism Institute for Minorities (JIM) hosts “A salute to Emery King” at 7 p.m. this evening in the university’s Community Arts Auditorium. The fund-raising, black-tie optional ev...

October 21

TUITION JUMPS: Lansing fails at keeping higher ed affordable

Anew national survey proves yet again that when it comes to making college financially accessible to its citizens, Michigan says one thing but is doing quite the opposite. Tuition and fee increases...

Drinking in mothers hurts babies' sight

A South African study finds women who drink during pregnancy may be injuring their babies' eyesight. Researchers from Wayne State University and the University of Cape Town evaluated 131 babies of ...

Journalism Institute Honors Emery King

Wayne State University's groundbreaking Journalism Institute for Minorities is celebrating its 20th year of training ethnic minority journalism students with a gala fundraising event titled "JIM's ...

College students, educators rue unpreparedness

What's the price of leaving high school unprepared? Ask Chelsea Stephanoff, a Wayne State University student who is spending nearly $600 this semester for a class that won't count toward graduation...

The List

Wayne State: "Urban Jupena Sabbatical Exhibition," through Nov. 25. Reception 5-8 p.m. Fri. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. Community Arts Gallery, 150 Community Arts B...

October 20

News Briefs: Students protest loan program cuts

Students at 60 colleges across the country made more than 1,000 telephone calls to members of Congress Wednesday to protest proposed cuts in the federal government’s student loan programs. The cut...

Detroit News sponsors education forum

A brief item at the bottom of the editorial page notes: “The Detroit News and Your Child, a coalition dedicated to improving college graduation rates in Michigan , is sponsoring a series of forums...

Asterand introduces nine new cell lines

Asterand Inc. in Wayne State ’s TechTown has announced the distribution of nine new cell lines for cancer research. These were developed at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute of Wayne State ...

WSU researcher gets big grant

Barry Rosen of the Biochemistry Department in the School of Medicine has been awarded a $2.2 million MERIT Award by the National Institute of General Medial Sciences. His research involves the cell...

Study shows that prenatal exposure to alcohol may cause visual problems in infants

These two medical newsletters, along with others on the Internet, have articles about a fetal alcohol syndrome study by professor Sandra Jacobson at Wayne State University and researchers from the ...

Commissioners say contractors owe 'living wage' for county work

Macomb County would stop doing business with companies that pay their workers less than $9.58 an hour, under a "living wage" proposal put forward by two Democratic county commissioners. Commissione...

Ferndale resident helps steer tumor research

An article profiles Stephanie Brock, an associate professor at Wayne State University ’s department of chemistry, who has been awarded $123,434 to help fund her project titled “Stimulus Controlled ...

Einstein’s Best Year

WSU’s department of physics and astronomy will host an open house marking the 100th Anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “miraculous year,” on Sat., Oct. 22nd.

Salute To Emery King Oct. 22

WSU’s Journalism Institute for Minorities will present, “JIM’s 20th Anniversary: A Salute to Emery King.”

The man behind the myth

This article focuses on Gordon Reinhart, who is guest director of “Julius Caesar” at WSU’s Hilberry Theatre. He says he wanted the play to be more complicated and ambiguous than traditional depicti...

October 19

State No. 3 in tuition increases

Tuition and fee increases at Michigan ’s 15 public universities rank third in the nation for the 2005-06 academic year, according to a national study released Tuesday by the College Board. Only Col...

Public colleges tame tuition costs, but poorer students fall behind

Public four-year colleges have managed to rein in the escalating cost of tuition at their institutions, according to the College Board's annual tuition survey, released on Tuesday. But thanks to co...

Swinging naked, slinging pie and multiphonic monks

Another article discusses the art scene in Detroit over the last 25 years. Nearing the new millennium, a group of Wayne State art students and some of their friends, under the direction of visiti...

MT Nest: Contributors, columnists and camp followers who’ve flown the coop and spread their wings

In a retrospective piece of past contributors to Metro Times Detroit during the last 25 years, Wayne State connections are cited. Geoffrey Jacques, an early Metro Times jazz writer, relocated to Ne...

The raging moderate

A profile story on Jack Lessenberry, a member of the journalism faculty at Wayne State , includes his first meeting with Ben Burns, director of the journalism program. At the time, Burns was the ex...

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A photo of Amyre Makupson, former Detroit TV news anchor and author of the book titled So...What's Next, accompanied an article announcing the Book and Author Series Oct. 17-19 at the David Adamany...

Crisis awaits next mayor

Columnist Rochelle Riley mentions the recent mayoral debate at Wayne State in her column about the challenges facing Detroit ’s next mayor and how both candidates compare in the tight race. “At Mon...

Tuition up for the 2005-06 year

The College Board announced Tuesday that tuition and fees are up for the 2005-06 academic year on average by 7.1 percent at public four-year institutions, 5.4 percent at public two-year institution...

Committee names dean finalists

An article about the search for a new dean at the University of Wisconsin Medical School notes that Dr. Bonita Stanton, chair of the Pediatrics Department in the WSU School of Medicine and pediatri...

Chilling some newborns protects against disability, WSU finds

Researchers at the WSU School of Medicine and The Detroit Medical Center have discovered that chilling an infant’s body shortly after birth can help prevent or reduce brain damage caused by lack of...

Addition to Wayne State’s Law School named after Judge Keith

These three newspapers ran parts of an AP story about a proposed $16.5 million addition to the WSU Law School . The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will recognize the 83-year-old federal jud...

Wayne State linebacker understands his role

Warrior linebacker Alan Guy, a two-year starter with 41 tackles, three sacks and an interception this season, was named conference Player of the Week Sept. 26 for his efforts in a 23-16 loss to Ind...

Wayne State athlete loves a good challenge

A feature story discusses Warrior defensive back Bobby Boyer, a 5-foot-11, 166-pound, 2004 All-Great Lakes Conference honorable mention. Boyer, 22, was a starter in the defensive backfield at the c...

College decisions

After attending a College and Technical School Night at Monroe Community College , high school senior Danielle Cox is fairly certain she will attend Wayne State University . She visited half a doze...

October 18

WDET CD a winner

WDET’s John Penney hosts a weekend afternoon program and put out CD of musicians who are played on WDET.

College awaits $2.68 million renovation

Oakland Community College ’s Royal Oak campus project creates ‘one-stop’ concept for students. The redesigned campus will group common departments to make services more efficient.

Wayne State awards $1 million to experts from various specialties

Among the awardees are Peter Hoffman, an assistant professor at WSU’s physics department, who was awarded $275,000 in funding from the university for his research project “Single Nanoparticle Contr...

Elevated blood levels of osteopontin linked to cancer

Researchers at Wayne State and NYU have found a molecule that reveals the early stages of pleural mesothelioma, a chest cancer caused by asbestos.

Hillel of Metro Detroit looks to reality show concept to rebrand

In search of a new image more suited to the times, Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD) is hosting “The Contest,” a six-week reality competition to re-invent this non-profit Jewish campus-based organizati...

More light and less heat needed in next week’s debates

An editorial asks mayoral candidates Freman Hendrix and Kwame Kilpatrick to “keep their punches above the belt” during the remaining two debates. Information is provided about the second debate bei...

Detroit mayor defends his record

An AP article about the Oct. 17 debate between Detroit Mayor Kwame KiIpatrick and challenger Freman Hendrix mentions that the debate was held on the campus of Wayne State University . An accompanyi...

Econ Club hears about arts’ influence on city

A story about the economic impact of the arts in Grand Rapids cites a study by the Center for Arts and Public Policy at Wayne State University that found that the arts represent 6.5 percent of Mich...

October 17

Chapman legal fees: $5.3 million and mounting

Baltimore Business Journal Defense costs in the case of former Baltimore investment banker Nathan A. Chapman Jr. have reached at least $5.3 million, even with some aspects of the case unresolved. ...

WSU biz school consolidates

Wayne State University’s school of business consolidated its five separate departments into two: accounting and the department of business on Sept. 1. The new department of business includes the fo...

Companies, schools to share $2.7B defense bill

More than $2.7 billion has been appropriated for Michigan-based companies for fiscal 2006 as part of the U.S. Senate-passed defense appropriations bill. The Senate passed the bill 97-0 on Oct. 7. T...

Candidates’ ads take aim at each other

Two final mayoral debates are set for this week: Today at 8 p.m. on WDIV-Channel 4, co-sponsored by Wayne State University and Clear Channel Communications;

Online classes can shorten time it takes to get degree

Online classes are shortening the time it takes students to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees, some colleges and universities say. Data collected by one of the schools indicates students taki...

Dialing up a degree

An increasing number of computer mice are running round the clock at home, in the park or abroad as the number of online courses and degrees offered by colleges and universities rises in correspond...

Biz schools find ‘flat is the new up’ for MBA enrollment

A downturn in the economy traditionally has been a time to beef up the résumé with some new training. Tough times don’t last, but tough people can come out of them with an MBA and be ready to make ...

Schools evaluate quality to determine online options

Not all colleges and universities see online classes as the Holy Grail. Academic philosophies about the need for face-to-face instruction and the perceived quality of Web-based courses play into sc...

WSU to hire outside lobbyist after staff resignations

Wayne State University plans to hire an external lobbyist following the resignation of staff members at its Washington office. The university’s two lobbyists and an assistant in its federal affairs...

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN: 2 debates left in Detroit mayoral race

Three weeks left and a load of charges and countercharges to go in what is Detroit 's hottest mayoral race in 12 years. This week kicks off crunch time as the city heads toward the Nov. 8 election....

Wayne State gallery hosts sabbatical exhibit opening

Wayne State ’s Community Arts Gallery will display the Urban Jupena Sabbatical Exhibition Oct. 21 - Nov. 25. An opening reception will be held Oct. 21, 5 p.m. - 8p.m.

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This Grosse Pointe cable channel began airing an interview Monday by Gerontology Institute Director Peter Lichtenberg with financial planner Donald Haas. The topic is financial gerontology.

Detroit firm driving tissue research

Asterand, a private Detroit company that specializes in human tissue supply, has joined forces with U.K.-based Pharmagene, forming one of the world’s leading companies in tissue supply and tissue-b...

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Amyre Makupson was interviewed on WCHB’s midday program “Upfront With Karen Dumas” about her new book titled So...What's Next, and her appearance that evening to kick off the Book and Author Series...

Jewish experience in Cuba topic of Oct. 20 discussion

Wayne State ’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies will host a discussion on the Jewish experience in Cuba with historian Maritza Corrales Oct. 20 at the Undergraduate Library.

Studio Theatre presents ‘ Independence ’ by Blessing

This article provides information about the play “ Independence ,” which opens the new season at Wayne State ’s Studio Theatre on Oct. 3. A photo of three student actresses accompanies the write-up.

What’s your major?

A story about the job market for college graduates and tips on how to land a job mentions Wayne State . Georgette St. Amant, a market director for Meijer Thrifty Acres in the south Detroit area, r...

Macomb men among nanoscience pioneers

John Oliver, vice president for research, is quoted in a story about nanoscience research at WSU. “ Wayne State has great strengths in the area of nanoscience, and I felt it was critical to build o...

Follow Kalamazoo : Make college a promise

In an editorial, the newspaper urges state officials in Michigan to adopt some form of the Kalamazoo plan that allows public school graduates to have their tuition paid at any of Michigan ’s public...

MSU med school to make move west

Michigan State University has announced plans to move the core of its College of Human Medicine to Grand Rapids by 2010. The plan calls for construction of a $60-$70 million building and expansion...

Mary Kramer:To help the state, we must help schools

In her weekly column, publisher Mary Kramer calls for more investment in education in Michigan as well as strategic tax policies and targeted job development. She says business and civic leaders s...

WSU forum proves domestic partner benefits are good business

A Nov. 4 forum sponsored by Wayne State ’s Center for the Study of Citizenship included John Graham, former director of employee benefits for Comerica and author of that company’s domestic partner ...

October 16

More take a break from college

It is not clear how many students are taking time out, but officials at several schools across the country say the number of students who apply but then ask for a deferment is increasing. Students ...

Polishing `Gem' for McCarter

Directing the McCarter Theatre's production of "Gem of the Ocean" was a perfect fit for actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson and for more than one reason, he explains, while sipping coffee at Princeton 's C...

Hypothermia reduces brain injury from oxygen loss in infants

London: Infants born with oxygen loss who are given an innovative therapy that lowers their entire body temperature by four degrees within the first six hours of life, have a better chance of survi...

Wayne State wins second straight

Wayne State erupted for 27 second-half points to defeat Findlay , 34-17, at Adams Field for its first two-game winning streak since the 2001 season. Wayne State (2-5, 2-5 Great Lakes Intercollegiat...

Haynes paces Northwood win

Nolan Martin ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Leo Walls scored on a 91-yard interception return as Wayne State defeated Findlay . Martin scored late in the third quarter to give the Warriors a 14-...

Central Michigan wins first homecoming game in seven years

Wayne State ’s football team defeated Findlay 34-17 on Saturday. Nolan Martin ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Leo Walls scored on a 91-yard interception return for Wayne State .

Stage/Film

The entertainment listings include separate entries for current plays at both the Hilberry and Bonstelle theatres at Wayne State .

October 14

Lives of Mesothelioma Patients can be Extended

A new study could lead to ways to extend the lives of patients with a lethal form of lung cancer. A study by researchers at Wayne State University and New York University School of Medicine, publis...

Annual labor law symposium

Wayne State ’s Law School announced that the 13th Annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium will be held on Thursday, October 20th, at the Law School . The event includes sessions on ma...

October 13

Detroit to host Bioneers

Social activists, environmentalists, urban gardeners and people interested in community revitalization will gather this weekend for Detroit 's first Great Lakes Bioneers conference. The event, feat...

TV pro's tips for students

Emery King is a long way from the Purdue University junior who took a summer job at an Indiana radio station and never looked back. “My instructor asked if anyone was interested in the part-time jo...

Merits of cooling therapy for babies emerge in study

Cooling a newborn for three days on a temperature-controlled blanket can help to prevent or reduce brain damage caused by lack of oxygen during difficult births, a national study has found. The res...

Study: Cooling Babies May Help Prevent Brain Damage

Chilling a newborn's entire body can help prevent or reduce brain damage caused by lack of oxygen during difficult births, research suggests. However, experts say the results are too preliminary ...

Schools Today: Volunteers needed

Wayne State’s Merrill-Palmer Institute is seeking volunteers to help with its 22nd annual Metropolitan Detroit Teen Conference, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Nov. 3. The free confe...

Musicians hold fund raisers

More than a dozen local musicians will play concerts to raise money for WDET-FM.

October 12

Michigan speaks out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to higher education

Proof that Michigan is fast pricing its residents out of the higher education market comes in a survey of young adults that found less than one-third were able to pay for college without outside he...

Briefly

Visiting: Jazz star Chick Corea. He'll host a master class and speak at Wayne State University 's Schaver Recital Hall at 1:15 p.m. today. The session is free and open to the public. Corea is the d...

Poor diet hurts black breast cancer patients

Racial health disparities are an emerging area of study in medicine. On Monday and Tuesday, experts gathered at Wayne State University for a conference on the issue. Suggestions included training m...

Wayne People in the News

Paula Wood, dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University , has been appointed co-chair of the provost's new steering committee that will prepare for a winter 2007 visit by the Higher ...

People on the Move

Janet E. Findlater, professor at Wayne State University Law School , received the "Champion of Justice" Award from the State Bar of Michigan for her work on family violence and children's issues.

Detroit ’s poverty and prospects

Quinn Klinefelter did a report on Detroit ’s poverty and prospects featuring remarks from Robin Boyle, professor of Urban Planning at WSU. Boyle said, “It took a hurricane and a flood, to show Amer...

Sports people

Incoming freshmen Julie Danaher and Jenny Howe, a pair of top sprinters who swam head-to-head numerous times during their high school careers, will join Wayne State ’s women’s swim team as it launc...

October 11

Wayne State spinoff to announce new vibration analysis technology

SenSound L.L.C., a startup technology company spun out of Wayne State University research, will announce a breakthrough in vibration analysis Oct. 26 at the Automotive Testing Expo 2005 in Novi . S...

The doctor is in – house calls are this couple’s way of caring

This story about the benefits of health calls profiles Dr. Michael Smothers, who became acquainted with house calls during his residency training at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine in t...

People making news

United Way for Southeastern Michigan appointed Kurt Metzger, formerly director of research of the Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State .

Design team decks out Detroit

Image experts are helping Detroit present a fun, festive city for the Super Bowl. “If the city is found to be wanting in accommodations, entertainment or food, it can be hard to overcome,” said Je...

Detroiters weigh plan for priests

From Detroit to Rome , a vigorous debate is bubbling up for the first time at the highest levels of the Catholic Church about the need to solve a worldwide priest shortage that is forcing church cl...

People on the Move

Wayne State University ’s Office of the Provost appointed a 30-member steering committee co-chaired by Paula Wood , dean, College of Education , and Sandra Yee, dean, University Library System.

Breast cancer awareness raises survival rate

This story features a photo of Dr. Michael Simon, Wayne State , who co-authored a study on breast cancer and African-American women. Wayne ’s Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is sponsoring “T...

Black women face varying cancer risks

African-American women are less likely than white women to get cancer, but more likely to die of it often because other diseases and conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure complicate t...

Fed probe of Kmart ends with whimper – multimillion-dollar fraud investigation of top execs is dropped 3 years after retailer filed for bankruptcy (front page)

“Prosecutors are looking for the lie – and then to show jurors how (executives) profited from the lie,” said Peter Henning, a Wayne State University Law professor and former federal prosecutor. “I...

For kids to succeed, parents must insist on college

Kids with parents who insist they continue their education beyond high school are the most likely to attain a four-year degree, a new survey concludes. The September telephone survey released Monda...

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Alicia Nails, director of Wayne State University ’s Journalism Institute for Minorities (JIM) appeared on the show “Upfront” along with Luther Keith, founding director of JIM and retiring senior ed...

Plenty of opportunities at University Center

A letter from a reader takes issue with the “ Macomb University ” editorial calling for the creation of a four-year degree university in Macomb County . The writer, Cheryl L. Sypniewski, cites the ...

Kelley honored as Pathfinder

Wayne State University School of Medicine announced plans to honor Dr. Tina Kelley posthumously along with six other medical professionals who have worked to make a difference in the health care fi...

October 10

The Business List: Coming events

“What Detroit Can Do to Become Economically Competitive – and What that Means for Community Development,” will be held Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., at Wayne State ’s McGregor Conference Center . Contact inf...

Business calendar

Health disparities conference: Wayne State University presents its President's Conference on Health Disparities, today and Tuesday at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center . Registration required...

Area sports in brief

More College Hockey: Miami ( Ohio ) defeated Wayne State 4-0. Will Hooper made 31 saves for the Warriors. Volleyball: Elisa Joris had 17 kills for visiting Wayne State in a 30-21, 26-30, 30-27, 30...

Oracles on Delphi : Bad news coming

David Reynolds, labor studies teacher at Wayne State University , says the imminent bankruptcy of Delphi is not surprising in light of their industry’s non-union majority. " Delphi has the problem ...

Michigan must improve high school counseling

Most Michigan high school grads received little guidance from their parents in putting together class schedules, planning for college or choosing a career, and at school they had to line up with 40...

HPV vaccine reduces risk of cervical cancer

Jack Sobel, professor of medicine and chief of infectious diseases at Wayne State ’s School of Medicine , said, “It is beyond belief that there has been public opposition to and protesting against ...

Rockstar's Bully Comes Under Fire from Petition

Just like Eidos' 25 to Life, Rockstar's upcoming video game Bully isn't expected to hit the market for many months and yet there's already plenty of controversy surrounding it. Now a parent of a te...

Detroit mayoral debates set for Oct. 17, 20

A news brief notes that there are two more chances for voters to hear Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and challenger Freman Hendrix debate the issues in the Nov. 8 election. Wayne State University , WDIV TV...

Study backs e-learning

A recent study by Tom Watkins, former Michigan superintendent of schools, concludes that the state’s K-12 public schools must adapt to a changing world by moving away from the traditional building/...

WSU labor law program Oct. 20

Wayne State ’s Law School announced that the 13th Annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 at the law school. The event includes sessions on major law de...

October 9

CareerBoost! Workshops

The Wayne State University Alumni Association this fall will offer three new CareerBoost! workshops aimed at recent grads. Hosted by the Recent Alumni Committee, the workshops cover topics such as ...

WSU receives grant to strengthen nurse-midwifery program

Wayne State ’s College of Nursing faculty member Deborah S. Walker has been awarded over $725,000 for a grant titled, “Graduate Nurse-Midwifery Education in the Urban Environment. The three-year gr...

Wayne State hosting International Literacy Day

Wayne State’s Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Walter P. Reuther Library will host International Literacy Day on Thursday Sept. 8. Daphne Ntiri, associate professor of Interdisciplin...

Colleges understand their role in reviving Michigan ’s economy

Wayne State University ’s research in alternative energy technologies at its TechTown is noted as an example of Michigan ’s Big Three universities’ commitment and obligation to reviving the state’s...

Sentences lax for Oregon ’s white collar criminals

Peter Henning , Wayne State Law School professor, commented about white-collar crimes and the typically light sentences handed out to convicted offenders. “When the judges are sentencing these peop...

Wayne State stuns Michigan Tech, 25-14

Chris Middlebrooks rushed for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, helping Wayne State shock Michigan Tech, ranked ninth in Division II, 25-14, Saturday at Adams Field to end an 11-game losing str...

Pushy parents raise more successful kids

Children of pushy parents are more likely to succeed in high school, graduate from college and prosper. This is according to the survey mentioned in the editorial noted above, and dovetails with a...

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Michigan High Schools are failing students according to this detailed editorial. Parents are paying attention, children aren’t challenged. The culture of the state needs to change if Michigan is t...

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Cynthia Pasky (Founder, President, and CEO of Strategic Staffing Solutions) was the guest on the WSU School of Business Administration's weekly television series, "Leaders on Leadership" co-produce...

Asian village makes stronger case for African Town

Robert Sedler, professor of constitutional law, commented about plans by a group of local entrepreneurs to open a shopping mall, dining locale and catering company in Detroit called Asian Village ....

Middle Passage author’s credibility questioned

Fifteen years after the publication of Charles Johnson’s slavery novel, Middle Passage, some African scholars are questioning its credibility after finding out that the author has never visited Afr...

Plays, ballets highlight season

Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre presents its series of plays in repertory, and one of Shakespeare’s classics about love and betrayal, “Julius Caesar,” is staged Oct. 12- Dec.17. Mixed in will be the...

Macomb University

An editorial calls for the creation of a full, four-year degree university in Macomb County . The latest Census shows Macomb ’s population has exceeded 800,000 with anticipated growth to more than ...

Detroit gets playful

Wayne State ’s Hilberry Theatre is noted in a roundup story of plays, ballets and activities scheduled during October and November across southeast Michigan . The Hilberry Theatre will be presentin...

CMU holds off Army

Wayne State University ’s Warriors football team handed Michigan Tech its first loss of the season 25-14. Middlebrooks rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns as the Warriors got their first win.

October 8

Building in Detroit : Lofts join urban-living trend

Wayne State University is noted as one of the central-city anchors in Detroit ’s residential development. Two new loft residential projects on Detroit ’s near-west side show the trend toward urban ...

NYU Forum: A deeper look at the Hmong hunter incident

This article reports on a February forum in New York at which panelists discussed the Wisconsin incident involving the killing of six hunters by a Hmong-American man during an argument in the woods...

Food in the news

Cereal Effects: Wayne State University scientists found that overweight people who ate a bowl of cereal with low-fat milk 90 minutes after their evening meal consumed significantly fewer calories d...

Unruly fans’ actions called out of bounds

Delano Tucker, a longtime teacher and youth sports coach who is coordinator of Wayne State University ’s sports administration program, is quoted about the growing number of unruly fans. At college...

Bankruptcy Law: Troubled companies race to beat deadline

Financially struggling companies are under pressure to file for bankruptcy within the next 10 days, before significant changes in the nation's bankruptcy laws take effect – sweeping revisions that ...

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Peter Lichtenberg, director of Wayne State ’s Institute of Gerontology , was a guest on the “Senior Solutions” show. He discussed racial and ethnic disparities in persons who experience dementia.

October 7

Ford, Boeing in nanotech alliance with Northwestern

Ford Motor Co. and Boeing Co. announced Thursday an intent to work with researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston , Ill. to research commercial applications of nanotechnology. The intent t...

Balancing Act

Of WSU’s 33,000 students, approximately 25 percent of the undergraduates are nontraditional, starting at 25 or older. Many of the older students are balancing tasks as college students and as paren...

Market entices new buyers

When most of his peers were splurging on cars, clothes and bar outings, 19-year-old Bryan McLaughlin was shopping for his first home. “I had a bunch of money saved up, and I was looking at cars whe...

Northwest, Delta owe $414,700 to airport

Just as Capital City Airport prepares to lose a daily flight on Northwest Airlines and on Delta Air Lines, it's facing another dilemma involving the bankrupt carriers. This one will hit the airport...

Wayne State University study recommends expansion of e-learning for K-12 education

Michigan’s K-12 public school system must adapt to a changing world by moving away from the traditional learning environment within classrooms and school buildings, according to a newly released st...

October 6

Flinn Foundation makes major grants in mental health

The Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, a Detroit Foundation that focuses its grant-making on mental health, has announced grants to several community partnerships involved in implementing evidence-b...

Lawsuit slams Delphi

Professor William Volz of the School of Business Administration is quoted in a story about fraud charges filed against Delphi Corp., the auto parts supplier. The suit, filed by several institutiona...

Calendar

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

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Dr. Jack Ebright, an infectious disease specialist at Wayne State , appeared as an in-studio guest on the 7 p.m. newscast to discuss the potential for worldwide outbreak of bird flu.

Hospital unveils robotic surgery

An article about a new surgery system that uses robotic arms controlled through a computerized console mentions that the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State is among the medical institutions t...

October 5

Private college tuition increases low

Keith Pretty, president of Walsh College , wrote in an op-ed that his college has managed to keep its tuition increases among the lowest in Michigan . Unlike public universities, Walsh College , a ...

Getting Involved

Wayne State University Research Group on Homelessness and Poverty is asking for dedicated volunteers to train parents and teach reading. Contact information is provided.

People making news

Theodore Coutilish, executive director of marketing and publications at Wayne State , was elected president of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Detroit Chapter.

NextEnergy names COO

NextEnergy said Tuesday it had appointed David McLean to the position of chief operating officer. In this role, McLean will be responsible for overseeing the operation of NextEnergy Center . McLean...

Steel the show

Evan Larson, assistant professor of metalsmithing, is singled out in a story about local Detroit artists that describes his imagination and craftsmanship as boundless. Larson is one of 16 artists c...

Alternative Energy Research Revs Up in TechTown

NextEnergy Center , Michigan 's alternative energy accelerator, opened its research facilities last week in Detroit 's TechTown technology park. NextEnergy Center is a non-profit corporation foun...

Men’s Hockey

The Wayne State men’s hockey team began its 2005-06 campaign with an 8-0 exhibition victory over Oakland University ’s club team Tuesday night at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. Head coach Bill Wil...

Wayne State’s Merrill-Palmer Institute seeks volunteer discussion leaders for 22nd annual Metro Teen Conference

The Merrill-Palmer Institute at Wayne State University is seeking volunteers to help with its 22nd annual Metropolitan Detroit Teen Conference, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Thursd...

October 4

FTC Recusals Create Complications

Wayne State University Law School Professor Stephen Calkins commented about FTC Chairman Deborah Majoras and her decision to frequently recuse herself from major proceedings that involve clients of...

Nanotech to make fresher foods:

Bloomfield Hills-based NanoScience Engineering Corp. is working on food packaging materials that will let in less air and ultraviolet light, both of which cause food to spoil. The work is based on ...

Wayne State library hosts novelist discussion Oct. 3

The Wayne State University Library System will host a discussion panel led by novelist, essayist and cartoonist, Charles Johnson on Oct. 3 in the David Adamany Library. He will sign books at the en...

October 3

Hurricane-relief bill with $36 millon for college and students awaits Bush’s signature

The U.S. Senate on Friday unanimously approved a bill that would provide colleges with up to $36 million more in federal financial aid to help support students who have been affected by Hurricanes ...

Carotid endarterectomy beneficial for stroke prevention in some patients

Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi, director of the Wayne State University Stroke Program, is quoted in the medical newsletter article regarding the effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy in people with sever...

Young adults look to buy, not rent

An article about how more young adults are choosing to buy a home rather than rent includes a comment by Allen Goodman, Wayne State economics professor. He cautioned that “there can be a tendency ...

Outlook for once-trouble Karmanos Institute brightens

After coming close to losing its federal backing, Detroit ’s Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is working its way toward becoming a top national cancer center. Karmanos President and CEO John R...

Attorneys: Race won’t hinder trials

The upcoming trials of 10 African-American men accused of murder or perjury in a Mt. Pleasant incident involving the beating death of a man outside a bar has raised questions about whether the defe...

Granholm guarantees funding for higher ed

Michigan’s universities will receive at least $3,650 per student under the fiscal year 2006 budget approved by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday. Previous budget plans would have cut more than $30 m...

Writer to Detroit : I love you

In a column about how he became a journalist, Detroit News Senior Editor Luther Keith, mentions that people who “helped him along the way” include Ben Burns, then executive editor of The News, “who...

Inside the Supreme Court

This primer on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court carries a sidebar mentioning that Robert Sedler, professor of constitutional law at Wayne State , reviewed the information for the article. Sedler ...

Plan to privatize roads may have bumps

Ellen Dannin, WSU law professor who specializes in privatization and labor law, is quoted in a story about a proposal by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to turn over two of the state’s freeways to priva...

Calendar: Concerts

A calendar brief notes that the Dan Pliskow Jazz Trio will be appearing at Schaver Music Recital Hall in Old Main, 11:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the free Music@Wayne series.

Slow response to Katrina mars GOP for black voters

Ron Brown, professor of political science, comments about the political ramifications of Hurricane Katrina on the Republican Party’s ability to retain and recruit black voters. "If they're basicall...

Should UM become a private school?

In her weekly column, Crain’s publisher Mary Kramer raises the question of whether the University of Michigan should become a private school. “Of the state’s 15 public universities, UM relies on pu...

Wayne State Library hosts novelist discussion Oct. 3

The WSU Library system will host a panel discussion led by novelist and cartoonist Charles Johnson. The time and date (Oct. 3) were given, along with other information about Johnson.

NextEnergy Center opens its doors

The NextEnergy Center in Detroit ’s TechTown opened Sept. 29, and its leaders promised a new form of energy for local residents. NextEnergy is engaged in research and development of alternative fu...

Teen goes extra mile to help inspire change

Wayne State ’s Developmental Disabilities Institute recently sponsored a trip to Washington , D.C. by 14-year-old Abby Loy to lobby for legislation titled the Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awarene...

October 2

Health authority short on cash

The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority, the fledgling agency launched last year to deliver medical care to thousands of uninsured in Wayne Country, is struggling to fulfill its mission. The unit...

Eastern wins for best MAC start since ‘95

The lead item under “GLIAC” in this Midwest football score roundup article covers Grand Valley State ’s 36-22 victory over Wayne State Saturday. The Warriors had a short-lived 22-21 lead at one poi...

Nature gains Detroit foothold

Nick Sousanis, an artist, writer and adjunct faculty member at Wayne State University , says Detroit is experiencing a revival of nature over the last three decades. “As people are sprawling outwar...

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Donald Coleman, chairman and CEO of GlobalHue Advertising Agency, was the guest on "Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by Wayne State’s School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Televis...

Author speaks at WSU series

As part of the newly created Conversations with Authors series, the Wayne State University Library System will bring Charles Johnson, African-American novelist, short story writer, essayist and car...