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Media Reports for April 2006

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May 1

WSU, WDET show class in support of Coleman

Columnist Karen Dumas, writing about a controversy involving WDET-FM manager Michael Coleman when he was at another station, says she is impressed that Wayne State and WDET are “standing behind Col...

April 30

A literary top 20

Two books published by Wayne State University Press have been placed among the top 20 as the 2006 Michigan Notable Books award recipients. The authors will be honored Saturday by the Library of Mic...

Films explore head and start

David Magidson, theater professor at Wayne State and director of the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival, comments about this year's event and one of the films titled "West Bank Story," a musical sp...

Long road to mental wellness: Native Detroiter finds her way back with the help of her family and a Wayne State program

Detroit Free Press medical writer Pat Anstett features a Wayne State University School of Medicine program that takes a different approach to schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. The progra...

"Leaders on Leadership"

"Leaders on Leadership," co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Television, featured John Brown, chairman of the board of Stryker Corporation. Since assuming th...

No cash for trash

Attorney Richard Bernstein, member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, commented about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s proposal that Detroiters pay $300 a year for trash pick-up. Kilpatrick’...

April 29

Nessie, knights pitch Meijer

Jeff Stoltman, marketing professor at Wayne State University, talks about the new advertising campaign launched by Meijer. This week, Meijer began running new TV ads touting its low prices, using a...

April 28

Faith & Charity

National Day of Prayer: The National Conference for Community and Justice will host its 20th annual Interfaith Symposium, "The Emerging Religious Landscape of Metropolitan Detroit," 8 a.m.-noon May...

Wayne State to host nano seminar

Wayne State University's Office of the Vice President for Research will host another event in its "Nano@Wayne" Seminar Series May 2 at 2:30 p.m. The event, in the Welcome Center Auditorium, will fe...

‘United 93’ gambles on public response

Jerry Herron, professor of American Studies, comments about the newly released film “United 93,” an intense dramatization of the hijacked United Airlines flight that crashed in rural Pennsylvania o...

WSU to host Nobel peace laureates

On Friday, May 5, a conference titled “The Role of Governments in Achieving or Obstructing Worldwide Peace” will be presented at Wayne State’s General Lectures Auditorium featuring three Nobel laur...

April 27

The Local List!

Documentaries: "Professional Revolutionary: The Life of Saul Wellman" and "First Amendment on Trial: The Case of the Detroit Six." Produced by Wayne State University professor Ron Aronson and Judit...

Area sports in brief

Left-hander Mat Yenrick (2-3) threw a three-hitter, retiring the last 14 batters, as Wayne State (16-30, 14-13 GLIAC) shut out Saginaw Valley State, 6-0, in the second game of a doubleheader. The S...

CAROL CAIN: Alpaca farms keep prized fleece flowing

It may not be the kind of business a lot of people have considered, but for John Foster and his wife, Kathy Keves-Foster, it doesn't get any better than running American Elite Alpacas of Clinton To...

Wing fans put in long hours for their team: Late to bed, early to rise is no problem, the faithful say

Wayne State University student Adam Hayes comments extensively regarding the Detroit Red Wings playoff series in Edmonton. Staying awake late to root for the home team is a sacrifice, but worth it ...

Dearborn diner is done for: Sunday shutdown saddens

Mercury Coffee Shop regular Alicia Hameister, 73, of Dearborn, a professor emeritus of nursing at Wayne State University, surveyed coffee shop customers about the closing of Dearborn’s icon that ha...

Metro area air is awash in soot: Wayne County tops the chart as Michigan's worst region in year-round particle pollution.

Michael Harbut, a specialist of environmental medicine and professor of internal medicine at Wayne State, commented about the Detroit area’s air quality receiving failing marks in an annual report ...

Eastern Market revival planned: For control, nonprofit vows to put $30M into venue

In a story about rejuvenation of the Eastern Market area, Susan Mosey, president of the University Cultural Center Association, notes that prior to 2000 the Wayne State University area saw "almost ...

GIVING AND LIVING: Filling that ‘enormous need’

The Helppie Institute for Child Health Advocacy – an arm of the Helppie Family Charitable Foundation – is featured as part of the “Giving and Living” stories in today’s Detroit Free Press. The Help...

House panel advances plan for university funding

Some public universities would get state funding increases of more than 4 percent in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 under a plan advanced by a House subcommittee Wednesday. A few universities, ...

Electricity restored at Detroit hospitals

This story that aired during the morning newscast noted that electricity had been restored at Children’s Hospital and two buildings at Wayne State University. DTE Energy officials said an outside c...

Grand prize film

The Ann Arbor screening of “Live and Become”, 8 p.m., Thursday, May 4, at United Artists Commerce, will be followed by a discussion moderated by David Magidson, professor in Wayne State University’...

NMU budget support again looking lean

Northern Michigan University would receive a 0.3 percent funding increase under a newly released House subcommittee plan that gives some other universities funding increases of more than 4 percent....

Michigan Law Protects Drug Companies

Jesse Vivian, a pharmacist and professor in Wayne State's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, commented in a story about the legal controversies surrounding the drug Vioxx. Mi...

Group criticizes state’s child-placement policy

Wayne State University representatives commented about the “Family to Family Strategy,” which is designed to reduce the number of abused or neglected children removed from their communities. They n...

April 26

TechTown expands board of directors

Techtown, Detroit ’s research and technology park, has named four new members to its board of directors. They are: Michael Klass, Doug Rothwell, Kwame Kenyatta and Mitchell Wonboy.

‘Da Vinci Code’ debunked

John Hanningan, professor of obstetrics/gynecology, at the WSU School of Medicine will speak Sunday at St. Ann ’s Church on “Debunking the Da Vinci Code.” A movie based on the best-selling book wil...

Port in a storm

A story about the transportation enterprises of businessman Manuel Moroun and the role of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority in granting contracts includes comments by John Mogk, professor of ...

At gun summit, mayors vow vigilance

Mayors of 15 major cities attended a gun summit yesterday, all pledging to create regional intelligence databases to track illegal guns. The article mentions a study -- released Monday and conducte...

Wayne State in engineering deal with Chinese

A Wayne State University delegation to China that returned last week achieved several goals for the College of Engineering . Among them is an agreement with Tongji University in Shanghai that call...

Helen Thomas honored by WSU

Wayne State alumna Helen Thomas was inducted into the university’s David Mackenzie Honor Society Tuesday in recognition for her scholarship, service and loyalty to WSU. She graduated in 1942 and wa...

WSU Law School gets big donation for new building

Plans for a new building at the Wayne State University Law School have received a major boost from shopping mall developer A. Alfred Taubman, who is donating $3 million for the project. The gift is...

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These media outlets were among those that reported on a Wednesday morning power outage that affected parts of the Medical School Campus. Wayne State ’s Scott Hall and Shiffman Medical Library were ...

9-11: Are we ready to relive it?

A front-page story on the controversial new movie “United 93” includes a comment by Jerry Herron, professor of American studies. He said the movie is close enough in time to the actual event “to re...

Private homes criticize state's approach to foster care

Ty Partridge, a developmental psychologist at Wayne State University, recently argued that living in safer areas with better schools gives children hope for a future. The Family to Family strategy ...

Magnesium keeps the undertaker away

Dr. Lawrence Resnick, professor and director of hypertension at Wayne State University, studied the blood pressure of patients who were both diabetic and non-diabetic. He found that all patients wi...

At Decision Time, Colleges Lay On Charm

Admissions deans say the competition to recruit students has become more intense because many of the most competitive students are applying to more universities than ever before — and thus are admi...

April 25

Smart Sentences: Give juvenile offenders a chance for parole

A recently released survey by the Wayne State University School of Social Work and Center for Urban Studies is referenced in an editorial supporting a bill to reform Michigan's juvenile lifer law. ...

Energy firm's outside counsel sits in the cross hairs of Lerach, Securities class-action kingpin

Former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are the ones being tried on criminal fraud charges in federal court in Houston, but the collapsed energy company's longtime outside le...

DETROIT: Wayne State to honor journalist Helen Thomas

Longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas is to be inducted today into the David Mackenzie Honor Society at Wayne State University. Members are chosen for their contributions to the university an...

Taubman to donate $3M to law school

Philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman’s donation of $3 million to Wayne State’s Law School is noted in “Wayne Briefs.” The gift will help to fund the construction of a new building replacing the existin...

Taubman gives $3 million for WSU law school center

The Wayne State University Law School will receive a $3 million donation from businessman Alfred Taubman, to help pay for construction of a new building. The building will replace the law school's ...

Researchers find RegeneRx’s TB4 prevents cell death caused by common eye drop preservative

Regene Biopharmaceuticals reported today that researchers at the WSU School of Medicine and the Kresge Eye Institute found that thymosin beta 4 could significantly reduce the death of human ophthal...

Schools could be among the first to embrace WiMax

An article about schools and universities that plan to lease all or part of their federally-allocated educational radio spectrum to outside providers mentions Wayne State . The university and sever...

April 24

Act quickly to keep reign on college loans

Business columnist Susan Tompor urges college graduates who have federally-backed student loans to consolidate them in order to lock in the rate of interest before July 1, when rates could rise by ...

Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill

A proposed copyright law being discussed in Congress would expand the Digital Millennium Copyright Act restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections. Jessica Litman, an expert on copyri...

What is a living wage, anyway?

A story about the living-wage movement at the University of Virginia and across the country includes a comment by David Reynolds of the Labor Studies Center at WSU. He has studied the impact of De...

Schools could be the first in U.S. to use WiMax

This article about school districts and universities that are leading the way in making WiMax wireless broadband available notes that Wayne State University and neighboring school districts sought ...

Child protection is goal of center

An article about today’s open house for the Child Protection Center at Children’s Hospital of Michigan mentions that the center’s medical director, Dr. Vincent Palusci, sees children who have been ...

State lawmakers to continue work on budget

Both TV stations picked up on an AP story that reported that lawmakers in Lansing are working on budgets this week for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. Plans offered by Gov. Jennifer Granholm a...

Friends of the Court

A $3 million gift to Wayne State University from developer/philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman will help fund construction of a new classroom building and a civil rights center named for Judge Damon J...

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This all-news station reported Monday afternoon on A. Alfred Taubman’s $3 million gift to the university for the planned new Damon J. Keith Classroom Building and Center for Civil Rights at the Law...

Gala recognizes honorees

This issue carries two photos from the WSU Law School ’s Annual Treasure of Detroit Gala, held at Ford Field on April 1. Both photos show Dean Frank Wu with persons who were honored by the school a...

April 23

The community college boost

In a column, Free Press editorial writer Jeff Gerritt points up the importance of technical and vocational training available at Michigan ’s community colleges. “Community colleges are pivotal to t...

Out & About

Detroit Revolutionary: A film about Saul Wellman’s life, “Professional Revolutionary: The Saul Wellman Story,” produced by Wayne State University Professor Ronald Aronson and directed by California...

WSU symposium connects Blacks and Africans

Wayne State University is sponsoring an international symposium April 29 on the future of African and African American relationships. Themed, “To know the fruit, one must examine its roots,” the ev...

April 22

Crossover commentator

Kingsley Browne, Wayne State law professor, commented about WXYZ TV-7 news anchor Frank Turner’s complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saying Channel 7 had violated his rights ...

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Wayne State swimming team standout Nick Ingrao was among athletes featured during the “CBS Sports Presents Championships of the NCAA” one-hour special. The highly-rated senior swimmer completed Arm...

April 21

Faith & charity

A listing of events taking place at churches mentions that the Wayne State University Jazz Big Band will perform at First Baptist Church of Birmingham at 6 p.m. Sunday. The performance will be a t...

Easter basket of idiocy

Law School Dean Frank Wu is quoted in Jack Lessenberry’s column on the topic of affirmative action considerations in admissions policies at the University of Michigan . “If we want to talk seriousl...

Channeling memory lane

In his television column, Jim McFarlin writes about Tim Kiska’s new book, “From Soupy to Nuts!” about Detroit television personalities. McFarlin writes that Kiska is a friend and former newspaper c...

City giving fuel-cell car a test drive

A story about a fuel-cell test car provided by DaimlerChrysler to the city of Farmington Hills , mentions that Wayne State University is also part of the fuel-cell test car project.

Sports put Detroit back on map

One area where the city of Detroit , in spite of struggling with its public image, has had great success in recent years, is hosting major sporting events. These include the NFL Super Bowl, the Maj...

Numbers tell youth’s need

Columnist Rochelle Riley writes about a study of youths who are too old for foster care homes. Conducted by WSU’s Research Group on Homelessness and Poverty, the survey found that almost half the y...

Critics Choice: Theater

“The Inspector General,” playing at WSU’s Hilberry Theatre through May 13, is rated a “top pick” on today’s entertainment events page. A description of the play is provided, along with ticket infor...

Learning by doing – and succeeding

Theatre critic Martin Kohn writes about the successful efforts of a theatre marketing class at Wayne State . Graduate students in the class are conducting the season ticket subscription campaign fo...

A different class

The newspaper editorializes in favor of treating Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan separately for state budgeting purposes. The press points out that the three institutions...

Michigan’s 3 research universities want separate funding

For many years, community colleges and universities have been separated into individual budgets to recognize the differences in their missions, according to an item in this online newsletter. But ...

Editorials: A Different Class: Legislature should treat the largest universities separately

According to a Grand Rapids Press editorial, the reality in Michigan higher education is that three universities are more important and more costly to run than the other 12, therefore, Wayne State ...

Federal judge to address commencement.

Wayne State ’s Law School announced that U.S. District Court Judge Nancy G. Edmunds, Eastern District of Michigan, will deliver the address at the commencement ceremony on May 15, at the Detroit Op...

April 20

Get up & go

Running & Walking: The Women’s Athletics and Health Expo 5K run and 3K walk will be held April 22, 9 a.m., at Wayne State University. Registration and contact information is provided.

The local list!

“The Mikado” – Wayne State University Opera Workshop will perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta, 7 p.m., April 20-21, at the Schaver Music Recital Hall. Ticket information is included.

Royal Oak security firm, Wayne State spinoff named 'company to watch'

Royal Oak information security provider Intelligent Connections LLC and the Wayne State University spinoff SenSound LLC said Wednesday they had been recognized as one of "Michigan's 50 Companies to...

TechTown board expands from coast to coast

The Board of Directors of TechTown has selected four new members: Kwame Kenyatta, Michael Klass, Doug Rothwell and Mitchell Wonboy. Klass and Wonboy are the first board members based outside Michi...

Holocaust, Genocide Commemoration

The 19th annual Holocaust and Genocide Commemoration will be held at Wayne State’s McGregor Memorial Conference Center from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 28. This year’s guest speaker will ...

Theatre Review: ‘Proof’ Proves To Be Excellent Drama

David Auburn’s “Proof,” the current production running at Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre, is about a brilliant mathematician on the faculty of The University of Chicago whose later years were marre...

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A photo was included of Wayne State Law School Professor Peter Hammer and Andrea D. Lyon at the 22nd Annual I. Goodman Cohen Lecture on Trial Advocacy, held on March 30. Lyon, an expert on the deat...

April 19

Here’s how to trim state budget by $1.8 billion

A Detroit News editorial supports many elements of the cost-cutting proposal recommended by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy should Michigan’s Single Business Tax be eliminated. The center pro...

People on the Move

Education: Michelle Olmsted has been appointed the new director of advancement and alumni affairs at Wayne State University’s Law School.

WSU Uses Gene Therapy to Restore Sight in Mice

Wayne State University researchers have used gene therapy to restore visual response in blind mice – a breakthrough that eventually could help people suffering from genetic diseases such as retinit...

Conversation with…Martin Glassner

Martin Ira Glassner of Hamden traveled all over the world as a Foreign Service officer during the late 1950s and early 60s. Now, 74, and a retired professor, he has written and edited more than 50 ...

Civil about civil unions

John Corvino, assistant professor of philosophy at Wayne State University, and Glenn Stanton, a Focus on the Family senior official, continued their long-running debate at Central Michigan Universi...

WSU Gets Grant for 'Digital Dashboards'

The National Science Foundation has awarded Wayne State University a $426,000 three-year grant to study and develop ways to accelerate the "diffusion of innovation" in global businesses with comput...

Wayne State researchers using genetics to breed plants that clean up arsenic

The idea of using plants to clean up toxic arsenic has been around a while, but thanks to a team at Wayne State University, it's recently seen a major improvement. Several years ago, Barry P. Rosen...

KU debaters end season No. 1 in nation for total points in varsity competitions

Wayne State University’s debate team is ranked eighth in the Top 10 National Debate Tournament Varsity rankings based on total points earned in the 2005-06 season.

BILL MCGRAW: Motor City notebook

A brief notes that some of the proceeds from a book titled “Shadow of Death” will benefit Wayne State University’s School of Medicine. A Florida-based physician, who lived in Detroit with two sons ...

Nation’s suburbs gain respect in academia

Several colleges in Michigan have added courses on the topic of suburbs – joining a trend that has spread across the country in higher education. Wayne State University officials are thinking about...

Hilberry produces laughter with ‘The Inspector General’

Theater critic Sue Suchyta gives a ‘thumbs-up’ to “The Inspector General” now showing at Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre. Suchyta says the talented graduate company manages to make this an entertain...

Civil about civil unions

Wayne State faculty member John Corvino participated in a debate on the topic of same sex marriages on April 18, at Central Michigan University . Corvino argued in favor of the marriages.

April 18

A proverb proved

Can you judge a book by its cover? This article points out that a cover “has to visually represent what the book is about since that might be an important cue in identifying a book as belonging to ...

From gifted to at-risk: Money for Michigan ’s brightest students dwindles

A story about how school budget cuts might impact programs for gifted students carries a sidebar that lists organizations that parents can seek out for advice and assistance. Among them is Wayne S...

Tough state scrutiny will improve teacher schools

A News editorial calls for upgrades in teacher training programs at Michigan ’s colleges and universities. “Far from building a culture of education, some schools have become part of the problem,” ...

Backstory: Can the Motor City walk?

A story about how people who live and work in Detroit prefer driving rather than walking or using public transit includes a comment by Michael Smith, director of WSU’s Walter P. Reuther Library. “T...

Detrick named assistant to volleyball staff

Bre Detrick, a former co-captain of the Wayne State University volleyball team, has been named an assistant women’s volleyball coach at Bowling Green State University. She was twice named to the G...

For Adults, Allergies Bring a Surprising Twist

Dr. John H. Krouse, director of rhinology and otolaryngic allergy at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, commented about the rise in allergies among adults and people who have no history o...

Czajkowski takes WSU job

Douglas Czajkowski has been named executive director of the School of Medicine’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. Czajkowski served as senior director of development and alumni affairs for...

April 17

College gets cash; only 19% graduate

With more than 30,000 students at nine campuses around the state, Baker College received $20.3 million last year in state-funded Michigan Tuition Grants, 38 percent of the financial aid program. Ba...

Wayne State research giving blind mice sight

A team of Wayne State University researchers has restored visual response in blind mice through gene therapy. While more research needs to be done and researchers say they don't yet know if the app...

Tech prof among those to be honored by Wayne State

An associate professor of information systems and manufacturing will be among the Wayne State University staff and area business leaders honored Tuesday at the Wayne State School of Business Admini...

EPBP starting own Hall of Fame

Wayne State is mentioned in the first sentence of a story about former Warriors football standout Tom Beer, who will be the first inductee into the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port High School Hall of Fame. ...

Daimler-Chrysler AG donates fuel cell car to Wayne State

Wayne State’s police department will be the home of a cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell-powered police vehicle, thanks to the Daimler-Chrysler AG Mercedes division. In addition to its law enforcement...

Create Detroit takes active hand in business recruiting

A story about CreateDetroit, a nonprofit organization that promotes the city as a hub of creativity, mentions that the organization was created by the Detroit Regional Chamber, Wayne State Universi...

Get to know these young achievers

A special section highlights 20 people under age 30 who are “making a creative difference in the region.” Among the honorees is Annie Martin, acquisitions editor for Wayne State University Press. S...

20 in Their 20s

In addition to a previous entry in this report about Annie Martin of the Wayne State University Press, the following persons with a Wayne State connection also are among those featured in Crain’s “...

April 16

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Frank H. Wu, dean of Wayne State's Law School, comments about the character appearing on the new limited-edition shoe from Adidas-Salomon AG. The character is shown with buck teeth, a bowl haircut ...

Hit records spur fight

Jessica Litman, a copyright law professor at Wayne State's Law School, commented about a lawsuit that will examine copyright and contracts law as they apply to music. Jim Diamond, the Detroit produ...

State warns colleges: Prep teachers better

A front-page story discusses how state officials want to crack down on Michigan's colleges to ensure they are preparing future teachers to meet the state and nation's rising education standards. Ac...

Teaching lures math, science professionals

Wayne State University College of Education Dean Paula Wood comments in a story about state officials wanting to fill the shortage of math and science instructors. They want to attract professional...

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Alan Frank, President of Post-Newsweek Stations, was the featured guest on "Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Television. Frank spo...

Affirmative action question needs reframing, Wayne St. law dean says

This electronic news bulletin for University of Michigan alumni carries an item mentioning Dean Frank Wu of the WSU Law School. In delivering the annual Nancy Cantor Distinguished Lecture at U-M, h...

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Mitch Ritter, vice president of Wayne State’s Athletics Alumni Association, and Kathryn Clark, director of athletic development at WSU’s Athletics Department, participated in an on-air interview Ap...

April 14

MSU will hike student fees for room and board 5.25%

Student housing rates will increase next academic year at Michigan State University. Residence hall room-and-board rates will increase 5.25 percent for the 2006-07 fiscal year, based on action take...

Ex-Michigan Public Media deputy director to be tried

Michael Coleman, general manager for WDET 101.9 FM, faces trial next month in Ann Arbor on felony embezzlement of less than $20,000. Coleman, 40, former deputy director of Michigan Public Media, wa...

Michigan voters will decide fate of affirmative action

Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State’s Law School, cautioned that the issue surrounding the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative is “far wider than a black and white one.” Too often, he said, the issue is fra...

Asians decry Adidas shoe as a misstep

A new, limited-edition shoe from Adidas-Salomon AG, part of the "Yellow Series" and decorated with the face of a character who has buck teeth, a bowl haircut and slanted eyes, has provoked a heated...

IRS goes after champion of tax evaders

Peter Henning, Wayne State law professor and former federal prosecutor, comments about the IRS case against Peter Hendrickson, author of a book about how to avoid paying federal taxes. Hendrickson ...

Students, universities seek more state aid

The state's higher education budget for 2007 totals about $1.8 billion, with state universities seeing about $1.5 billion of that. The largest sums go to the University of Michigan, Michigan State ...

New Siena president aims to boost enrollment

An article about Siena Heights University ’s new president, Sister Mary Margaret Albert, mentions that she has an undergraduate degree from Wayne State University .

WSU’s Casey Banks a diamond in the rough

Wayne State University basketball player Casey Banks is profiled in a story featuring photos of her performances. Gloria Bradley, head coach of the women’s basketball team, says when she recruited ...

April 13

Researchers discover way to transport environmental arsenic op plant leaves in new clean-up strategy

Barry Rosen of the WSU Biochemistry Department is mentioned as one the authors of a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences regarding use of arsenic-eating plants tha...

People making new

The Wayne State University School of Medicine has appointed Douglas Czajkowski as executive director of development and alumni affairs. He was formerly senior director of development and alumni af...

Parents less willing to add college debt

More middle- and upper-middle-class parents are willing to pass more of the burden of tuition costs on to their children, financial aid officers say. Many are worried about retirement and say their...

STERLING HEIGHTS: Residents want new police station, family center

Wayne State University is noted as conducting a survey of 3,000 randomly selected Sterling Heights residents about topics such as trash pickup, the library, neighborhoods and quality of life. The s...

MEAP: What does it really test?

Wayne State University professor Michael Peterson commented about standardized testing and how effective the results are in determining a student’s success. Peterson said that success is measured b...

Celebrate Mozart

The Wayne State University Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus will celebrate the birth of Mozart with an April 17 concert in Community Arts Auditorium. Wayne State Music is celebrating 87 years of art...

Actor Ernie Hudson has fond memories of BH childhood

A profile story discusses the acting career of Wayne State alumnus Ernie Hudson, who also was a recent recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Hudson, a 1973 graduate of Wayne State with a Bac...

April 12

Court tries to pinpoint what gay marriage ban means

Gloria Hage, representing U-M and Wayne State University on the issue of same-sex benefits to Michigan couples, said requiring employers to offer benefits beyond domestic partners would drive up th...

Same-sex benefits case being argued in state appeals court

Universities and local governments that offer health insurance to the partners of gay workers are violating a 2004 amendment to the Michigan Constitution concerning marriage, the state attorney gen...

People on the Move

Dr. Michael Simon, a member of the Breast Multidisciplinary Team, Karmanos Cancer Institute and professor, department of internal medicine at Wayne State, was appointed to the African American Nati...

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Fred Reinhart, director of technology at Wayne State University, is noted as an attendee of the BIO 2006 annual convention of the Biotechnology Industry Association. Reinhart said he was attending ...

Protests lodged against retailer

David Bonior, professor of labor studies at Wayne State University, commented about Walmart’s bid to establish an industrial-bank charter to handle payment processing. Labor and consumer groups sai...

Wayne State gets grant for 'dashboard' research

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $426,000 grant to Wayne State University for a three-year "Digital Diffusion Dashboard Project." The project will study and develop a new methodology f...

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The station’s “Weekend Report” by Rachel Nevada included a mention of “Inspector General,” playing at Wayne State ’s Hilberry Theatre.

Five Things: About space travel

An article written to commemorate the 45th anniversary of man’s first flight in space includes facts about astronauts from Michigan . Among those mentioned is Wayne State graduate Jerry Linengar, w...

Legislative Highlights Wednesday, April 12

A memo to Michigan ’s House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education indicates that students at Michigan ’s public universities are graduating at a rate higher than the national rate. Stude...

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Lou Anna K. Simon, President of Michigan State University, was the featured guest on "Leaders on Leadership", the weekly television series co-produced by WSU School of Business Administration and D...

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Channel 4 reported on the DaimlerChrysler-built fuel cell vehicle that will be used by the Wayne State University Police Department. The report aired on the late evening news Tuesday night and the ...

THE LIST! Arts calendar

A brief calendar item notes that Wayne State University will be hosting an Undergraduate Exhibition, through May 5, at the Community Arts Gallery. A reception is scheduled Friday from 5-8 p.m.

Run, walk for women’s athletics

A brief mentions the 3rd Annual Fun Run/Walk for Women’s Athletics and Health Expo scheduled at the Matthaei building April 22. Sponsored by Wayne State’s Department of Athletics and Henry Ford Hea...

Pontiac’s troubles reach schools

Michael Addonizio, professor in the College of Education , is quoted in a story about Pontiac ’s $51 million budget deficit. The financial crunch is also affecting schools. Addonizio notes that wh...

April 11

Area sports in brief

Softball: Wayne State outfielder Becky Quinn is the Great Lakes player of the week after batting .600 with three home runs and nine RBIs.

People making news

Wayne State University Law School appointed Krystal Gardner as director of its career services office.

Youth runs for school board

Michael Sessions, an 18-year-old Wayne State University freshman, is one of eight candidates vying for two open seats on the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools board in the May 2 election. Hynes sai...

No ‘Real World’ for Royal Oak

A sidebar notes that Wayne State University’s Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus will be performing in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, at the Community Arts Audi...

‘Inspector’ has fun skewering corruption

Theatre reviewer Lawrence B. Johnson gave an A- to the Hilberry Theatre’s “The Inspector General.” Johnson says the production is a “robust, earthy, riotous rendering by the young troupe at Wayne S...

Some school districts ban teacher-rating Web site

Jerry Herron, professor of contemporary American culture, commented about the popularity of student Web sites such as www.ratemyteachers.com. The Web site, which allows students and parents to anon...

This is your brain during a hot flash: Research supports simple remedies

New research looking at the brains of women during hot flashes has begun to answer some of the questions about what causes them and how to treat the symptoms. The research also supports the notion ...

April 10

Community calendar

Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer will deliver the keynote address at the WSU Law School ’s symposium on “The Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act” at noon Wednesday, April 12, in the Spencer ...

Alliance to begin drug research in new lab by fall

The Life Sciences Core Technology Alliance, a consortium that includes Michigan’s three largest research universities, plans by early fall to begin drug research at a new $18 million facility at Ar...

Woman honored

Wayne State’s Office of Marketing and Communications honored Cara Orchard, marketing coordinator, Office of Business and Auxiliary Operations, with the 2006 Beth Thibault Memorial Communicator of t...

April 9

Business Calendar

The first entry in the Business Calendar mentions that Ed Van Hees of the Wayne State University Geology Department will speak Tuesday evening at a meeting of the American Association of Individual...

Legacy lives on

Law professor Michael McIntyre writes the following in a brief letter to the editor: “The April 2 story claims that the Ford Foundation sponsors anti-Semitism and has failed to continue the legacy ...

GM’s top executive soothes

This online newsletter carries a Detroit Free Press story by Michael Ellis and Jennifer Dixon about GM’s recently reported accounting errors and an explanation of them by CEO Rick Wagoner. Winning...

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A brief piece Sunday afternoon about an upcoming Detroit Orientation Institute program at Wayne State , included comments by program director Ann Slawnik. She explained features of the institute an...

Driven to danger? Lawmaker feels pay method encourages truckers to take risks

Wayne State professor Michael Belzer, an expert on the trucking industry, is quoted in an article that examines whether paying truck drivers by the load may lead to their driving unsafely in an att...

April 8

Detroit riots drive doctor’s novel

Author Patricia Gussin says her first novel, “Shadow of Death,” draws on experiences she had during a time when she was one of the first wave of women to attend medical school at Wayne State Univer...

Tomorrow may be brighter for ABC

An article about anchorperson changes at the major network news operations includes a comment by Ben Burns, director of the WSU journalism program. “TV is starting to look a lot like major league s...

April 7

Students, universities seek more state aid

Public universities in Michigan collectively receive about $1.5 billion in funds from the state, with the University of Michigan, Michigan State and Wayne State receiving a total of more than $800 ...

What’s going on

This Saturday, Wayne State ’s Matthaei Athletics Complex will be the site of “Let’s Play Ball,” a free recreation fair arranged by the Youth Sports and Recreation Commission. Contact information is...

Stricter state rules push school changes

State lawmakers sent new graduation requirements to Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week that will make the state’s high school standards among the toughest in the nation. Schools are already rethinkin...

Critics choice

Among the top entertainment picks mentioned by The News for this weekend is the play “ Antony and Cleopatra” at the Hilberry Theatre. The performance is described as “a testament to the fine train...

Honored

A sidebar to an article on the Names and Faces page mentions persons who were honored at WSU’s Journalism Day yesterday. Channel 4 reporter M.L. Elrick and WWJ Radio producer Tim Kiska received Jo...

DaimlerChrysler builds first fuel cell-powered police car

The Wayne State University Police Department will operate the first fuel cell-powered police car in the world. Designed and built by DaimlerChrysler Corp., the Mercedes vehicle will be used as a su...

DaimlerChrysler builds first fuel cell-powered police car

Several Internet sites, primarily technically and automotive oriented, ran information about the fuel cell-powered vehicle that will be operated by the Wayne State Public Safety Department and was ...

Monuments to college costs

Wayne State is mentioned in an editorial calling for greater state control over capital outlays by Michigan ’s public universities. “Cooperating with the approval requirement isn’t asking too much...

Hip Hop Summit teaches youth to get their financial affairs in order

Several photos highlight the Hip Hop Summit held recently at Wayne State University’s Bonstelle Theatre.

WSU faculty innovators recognized

Wayne State’s Technology Commercialization office honored over 100 faculty members and staff inventors recently for their ingenuity that has led to inventions, new intellectual property, licenses w...

Philanthropist gives $3 million to WSU

A brief notes that businessman and philanthropist Marvin Danto has given $3 million to Wayne State University for a new Engineering Development Center that will accommodate educational programs, re...

Wu to give Fourth Annual Nancy Cantor lecture

Wayne State Law School Dean Frank H. Wu will deliver the Fourth Annual Nancy Cantor Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Diversity on Wednesday, April 12. Biographical information on Wu is provided.

Rest east, winter

Wayne State University’s “Old Man Winter” is illustrated with a photo of mortuary science studies student Ray Staroscik peacefully resting in a coffin.

Students lay winter to rest

The newspaper ran two photos, courtesy of the Detroit Free Press, from the annual Funeral for Ol’ Man Winter at Wayne State .

April 6

Mental illnesses increase on campus

Almost 95 percent of college counseling centers report an increase in the past few years in the number of students who have taken psychiatric medication when they arrive at college. And experts say...

PLAY BALL! Annual registration fair to give kids chance to sign up for recreation, sports

The eighth annual Let’s Play Ball Registration Fair will be held on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Wayne State’s Matthaei Athletic Complex. The event is open to parents and children ages 6-18 to r...

Area sports in brief

Softball: Becky Quinn was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and Laura Guzman doubled in two runs as host Wayne State (13-15) edged Ferris State, 5-4.

The Local List!

"The Mikado": Wayne State University Opera Workshop will perform Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta, 7 p.m. April 6, 7, 20 and 21, at the Schaver Music Recital Hall. "The Reauthorization of the...

People on the Move

Awards: Wayne State University Law School honored the following law school graduates at its Annual Treasure of Detroit Gala: Hon. Adam A. Shakoor , a retired 36th District Court Judge and founding ...

SHOW AFTERGLOW: Lessons from the state

“StageTalk,” a program sponsored by the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, brings high school students to live plays where they have opportunities to chat with casts and crews and dinnertime discussions...

Wayne State professor had national reputation in communication

Bernard Brock, professor emeritus of Communication at Wayne State University, will be remembered at a memorial service held by Wayne State on April 23 at St. Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress in Detro...

GM’s engineering staff faces another round of layoffs

General Motors has notified professors at Wayne State’s College of Engineering, asking if any Indian nationals earning a degree are interested in positions that the automaker is adding in India. Th...

WSU prof gets medical article on blood oxygenation technology

Dr. J. Richard Spears, professor of Internal Medicine at Wayne State's School of Medicine, has conducted research that has led to the discovery of a potential approach to infusing large amounts of ...

Gene therapy helps blind mice see the light

A protein normally found in green algae can make retinal cells in blind mice sensitive to light, researchers report, adding that advances with the technique could one day help restore sight in peop...

WSU lays winter to rest

The celebration of a send-off to ‘Old Man Winter’ on Wayne State University’s campus is described in a story that highlights WSU’s 23-year tradition. About 75 students accompanied Winter – portraye...

To avoid federal mandate, colleges should devise own gauges of student learning, land-grant says

In an attempt to head off a government-mandated system to measure student learning, the two higher education associations representing the nation’s public colleges are calling on members to develop...

Ottawa Hills’ Verly heading to Wayne State

Christian Verly, a 260-pound tackle at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School , will join his brother Matt on the Wayne State University football team this fall. “When I went there on my visit they ...

WSU singers concert

The Langsford Men’s Chorus and WSU Glee Club Alumni Concert will be held April 8 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Detroit . Ticket price and a number to call are included in this brief item.

Prize-winning ‘Proof’ at Studio

An article gives information about “Proof,” the award-winning play at Wayne State ’s Studio Theatre, April 13-22. Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.

48th Local History Conference April 21-22

A front-page story gives details of the Conference on Local History, set for Wayne State ’s McGregor Memorial Conference Center April 21-22. Sixteen program sessions will explore topics relating t...

Farewell, winter

A photo shows the mock funeral procession for “Old Man Winter” held on Wayne State’s campus April 5.

Down syndrome expert at WSU

Dr. Victor Tybulewicz, head of a team investigating the impact on Down’s syndrome by tracking a human chromosome transplanted to mice, will speak at 6 p.m., May 2, at Wayne State ’s Community Arts ...

Studio Theatre present ‘Proof’ by David Auburn

An article gives details of the play “Proof,” April 13, at Wayne State ’s Studio Theatre. Ticket information and a phone number for information are provided.

Ottawa Hills’ Verley heading to Wayne State

Christian Verley, a 6-foot, 260-pound defensive tackle, recently committed to play football at Wayne State University joining his brother Matt Verley, a Warrior wide receiver who just completed his...

April 5

Stop college gravy train

Larry Hermann of Troy responds in a letter to the editor to a recent Detroit News story discussing salaries and benefits for Michigan’s professors. Hermann says, “The gravy train for university ten...

New manufacturing jobs will demand higher skills

Auto executives gathered at the annual Society of Automotive Engineers conference at Cobo Center say education, attitudes and expectations are the key to Michigan’s manufacturing health. This Detro...

Bernard Brock: Professor analyzed political rhetoric

Longtime professor of political communication, Bernard Brock, who taught at Wayne State University for 35 years, died of a staph infection of the heart valve Friday in Detroit. He was 73. Mr. Brock...

Undercover buyers turn up bias in house hunt

Highlighting the case of an African-American couple from Michigan, a civil rights group is expected to release a national report today that says real estate agents in metro Detroit and across the c...

Chemists unlock defense

Chemists at the University of Notre Dame (ND) and Wayne State University have revealed the complete structure of the molecule that makes up the bacterial cell wall and protects it like a fortress. ...

GM’s Wagoner: Now is not time to panic

In a front-page story, Alan Reinstein, professor of accounting at Wayne State, questioned General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner’s explanation for the automaker’s accounting mistakes tha...

Wayne State to honor Remer, Kehetian

Donna Remer, editor of the Voice Newspaper Group in New Baltimore, and former Macomb Daily editorial page editor Mitch Kehetian will be honored Thursday when Wayne State University’s journalism pro...

Reception to raise funds for WSU legal aid clinic

The Wayne State University Law School Free Legal Aid Clinic (FLAC) Spring Reception and Fundraising event will be hosted Saturday, April 22. The annual spring event is both an opportunity to raise ...

April 4

New director at MichBio

MichBio, the state’s biotechnology and life sciences industry association, has announced Stephen Rapundalo as the new director, succeeding Michael D. Witt. The announcement was made by MichBio cha...

Wayne County, MSU collaborate on biotech park

Wayne County , Michigan State University and Diversified Natural Products Inc. have announced plans to develop and construct a biotechnology park in the county. Their idea is to use biological sour...

Expand online college classes to reach more Mich. Students

In an editorial, The News calls for universities in the state to boost the number of online course offerings, calling this method of delivery, “the future of education.” The editorial notes that s...

Nanotechnology news: Dendrimer naonoparticle overcomes drug resistance in tumor cells

This online newsletter out of Australia carries an article about researchers at Wayne State who have found that attaching the cancer drug methotrexate to a dendrimer nanoparticle can overcome the r...

New Spanish-language weekly set to launch Thursday

Wayne State University journalism graduate Pablo Bello has been named managing editor of the weekly newspaper Noticias Libres, which serves Spanish-speaking residents of Northwest Arkansas . He ha...

Exhibit’s message is loud and clear

The exhibit “Real Players: Game Installations by Willie Cole,” at Wayne State ’s Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery is examined in this article by arts writer Roger Green. Location and hours for the gallery ...

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Ann Slawnik, director of Wayne State’s Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI), was interviewed about the spring session programming scheduled for April 25, May 2 and May 9. Slawnik said the DOI venue ...

April 3

More of today’s best

Poetry Month Event: Performance poet Sekou Sundiata & Woodstock, Professor Louie & the Crowmatix, and local Detroit poets, will present at Wayne State’s David Adamany Undergraduate Library, Monday,...

Library sponsoring Magic Poetry Band

A calendar item mentions that Poet M.L. Liebler and the Magic Poetry Band will perform from 7-9 p.m. April 11 at the Brighton District Library. Liebler teaches English at Wayne State University is ...

Want to get moving? You can do it for science

A story about research at Old Dominion University, where participants are paid to ride an exercise bike so that researchers can study the affect on everything from blood pressure to weight loss, me...

Wayne State University Moot Court Team wins Niagara Cup

Wayne State’s Moot Court Team of Katharine Orlowski and Jonathan Schulz received first place honors at the Niagara Moot Court Competition March 9 through 11 at Case Western Reserve University Schoo...

Dean Wu to give lecture on diverse democracy

Wayne State University Law School Dean Frank H. Wu will deliver the Fourth Annual Nancy Cantor Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Diversity on Wednesday, April 12. Wu’s lecture, “Toward a Divers...

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Professor Mel Small discussed the Iraq war on Portland’s community radio station.

Motor Cities heritage protects auto history

Mike Smith, director of the Walter P. Reuther Library, is identified in a photo with Karl Mark Pall, Macomb County Historic Commission chairman. Smith and Pall were participating in the Motor Citie...

April 2

Calendar February 13

A panel of legal experts will discuss the heated debate surrounding the question, “Can the National Security Agency conduct electronic surveillance without a warrant?” at Wayne State University, Fe...

Martha Ceccio wins 1st place award at AAWA spring show

Stanley Rosenthal, associate professor of printmaking at Wayne State, is noted as a juror for this year's "Ann Arbor Women Artists Annual Spring Show.'' The show will continue through April 14 at t...

College becoming a privilege for the upper crust

Columnist Chad Selweski says academic scholarships are available only for elite students in Michigan and that only the “cream of the crop” can secure scholarships to a quality university. He adds t...

News magnate contemplates another big risk

Ben Burns, a former Detroit News executive editor who heads Wayne State’s journalism program, comments about William Dean Singleton’s interest in purchasing the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelp...

Jurors to peer into minds of Lay, Skilling

Wayne State University Law School Professor Peter Henning comments about the jurors’ role in the Enron trial in determining intent on the part of corporate officers Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. "In m...

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The station reported that Tim Kiska, former columnist with the Detroit News and now a news producer with WWJ, will receive an award from Wayne State during a Journalism Day program Thursday.

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Wayne State history professor Mel Small talked about his recent book titled “At the Water’s Edge” on Ann Arbor’s public radio station.

Center Seeks Middle Ground in Solving Michigan’s Woes: Center Looks to Bridge Michigan’s Partisan Gap

Jack Lessenberry, Wayne State journalism lecturer, is noted as a member of The Center for Michigan’s steering committee. The center, founded by Phil Power, was established to close the political di...

New Beginnings: Integrating complementary and alternative medicine in end of life care

New Beginnings, a conference thought to be the first of its kind in the nation, researches options for end of life care such as acupuncture, music therapy and guided imagery. Sponsored by a grant f...

April 1

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Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer will deliver the keynote address at Wayne State University Law School’s symposium, "The Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act," Wednesday, April 12, noon, at t...

DMC seeks a new deal

The Detroit Medical Center will be looking for a new academic partner for its orthopedic residency program after it decided this week to end its long-standing relationship with Wayne State Universi...

Making a home office work

Ahmad Ezzedine, assistant dean of executive and professional development at Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration, provided extensive tips on making the home-based business a...