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June 30

Rebound at DMC hits bump

Standard & Poor’s bond rating service Thursday revised its financial outlook for the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) to “stable” from “positive.” Analysts at one of the nation’s largest rating agencie...

Dissident Teamsters Still Agitating for Union Democracy

Michael H. Belzer, a Wayne State industrial relations professor, commented about the Teamsters’ 27th convention in Las Vegas and the long-running struggle between reform-minded Teamsters and the un...

Court rightly reins in Bush’s war powers

Wayne State University Law Professor Robert Sedler wrote an opinion piece about the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-3 ruling yesterday insisting that Congress has the exclusive power to created laws governi...

DOCTOR WITH HEART: Well-respected Ethiopian surgeon is as committed to his homeland as he is to Detroit

A prominent feature story profiles Dr. Ingida Asfaw, clinical professor of surgery at Wayne State University, who founded the Ethiopian North American Health Professionals Association six years ago...

June 29

People on the Move

Legal: Assistant Professor Jocelyn Benson, of Wayne State University’s Law School, was recently appointed to the board of the Detroit nonprofit Community Legal Resources.

Area sports in brief

Wayne State senior swimmer Nick Ingrao and sophomore diver Erika Barczak have been named 2005-06 EDS Student-Athletes of the Year. Barczak is a first-team All-American on the three-meter board for ...

WSU professor’s passion for science seen in paintings, garden

Dr. Vivian Mathews, the first woman accepted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's medical school and a former faculty member at Wayne State University, died from heart failure Friday, June 16, ...

‘Mail fraud’ charge is odd yet posts results

Columnist Eric Zorn discusses how mail fraud has now become an overly vague, umbrella term that can represent several other charges. Wayne State Law Professor Peter Henning responds to the question...

Election commission rules UF didn’t break law by paying Moore to speak

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed allegations against several universities, including Wayne State, regarding filmmaker Michael Moore’s appearance on their campuses shortly before ...

Bush nominates 5 Michigan federal judges

Peter Henning, Wayne State law professor, commented in an Associated Press story about President Bush’s nomination of five Michigan judges to serve on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Stephen...

Impact of Diet on Cancer Treatment

The research of Dr. Gilda Hillmanat, at the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, has shown that changing a person’s diet can make cancer more treatable. In a pr...

Sherry Jacobson: Big D is becoming Big Divide

A recent study published by the Brookings Institution looked at vanishing middle-class neighborhoods in many metropolitan areas across the country. Wayne State demographer and the study’s lead auth...

Tiger Stadium a thrill for Hudsonville’s Dalman

Wayne State was mentioned in this story for being the school where Caleb Dalman has committed to play baseball. Dalman played for Hudsonville’s baseball team and participated in last week’s Michiga...

WSU Announces 2006 Volleyball Schedule

The Wayne State volleyball schedule has been announced, and is one of the toughest in recent history. The schedule features 10 matches against NCAA tournament teams. A photo of head coach Ernie Gil...

‘School for surgeons’

A feature story focusing on the philanthropy of Eugene Applebaum and his $2.5 million gift to create a surgical learning center at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak is accompanied by a list of major c...

June 28

Colleges face more lawsuits abroad and costlier settlements over all, speakers say

As more and more colleges and universities establish facilities and employees overseas, they are also becoming more susceptible to lawsuits. A speaker at the annual meeting of the National Associat...

Wright or wrong?

Professor Jerry Herron is extensively quoted about the architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright designed the Dorothy Turkel House in Detroit ’s Palmer Park. Herron implied that Wright’s ...

Ford invites public to see workings

Hugh Cannon, Wayne State advertising professor, commented about Ford Motor Co.’s new Internet promotion. The car manufacturer will be showing a series of 50 three-to five-minute online documentarie...

June 27

Cadillac dropping ad agency

Jeff Stoltman, Wayne State marketing professor, is quoted in a story about Cadillac ending its 71-year national advertising relationship with Leo Burnett Detroit, a Troy-based ad agency. While Gene...

Wayne State Selects Men's Tennis Coach

Wayne State University Director of Athletics Rob Fournier announced today the appointment of Dennis Royal as the men's tennis coach. "Dennis brings a number of strengths both on and off the court t...

Summers past hold lessons for parents

Beverly Weathington of Wayne State’s Merrill-Palmer Institute, comments in a story examining constructive activities that parents can provide to occupy their children during the summer months. “One...

Volunteers reach out to Detroit

Wayne State is mentioned prominently in an article about Arise Detroit, a coalition of community groups, families and children volunteering to serve Detroit. The group is holding a Peace Day today ...

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Robin Boyle, chair of Wayne State’s Geography and Urban Planning Department, discussed the $180 million package to restore the long-vacant Book-Cadillac Hotel. Detroit officials have said reopening...

First Stool May Offer Sign of Fetal Alcohol Exposure

Researchers may have discovered a more accurate way to determine a baby’s exposure to alcohol. “In this study, we have found a direct association between the presence of certain fatty acid ethyl es...

WSU School of Social Work Debuts Ad Campaign

Wayne State's School of Social Work, whose bachelor’s degree program is ranked among the best in the nation, has kicked off a publicity campaign for its new PhD program in applied research. With th...

June 26

Something stinks: It’s Detroit air

Rohit Amin, a Wayne State medical resident, discussed the poor rating Detroit’s air quality received from Men’s Health magazine. He said exercise is a health risk for Detroiters, and people living ...

Meconium may provide clues to fetal alcohol exposure

Enrique M. Ostrea, Wayne State University professor of pediatrics, commented about the possibility that researchers have discovered certain fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) in meconium that may prov...

Single-pill lipid and BP lowering effective in blacks; other research supports diuretics in hypertensives with metabolic syndrome

Dr. John Flack of Wayne State’s School of Medicine, presented the results of a study on the use of a new hypertension pill combination at the International Society of Hypertension in Blacks 2006 me...

Community group to hold peace event at Wayne State

A brief notes that ARISE Detroit! will hold Peace Day June 27, at noon, in Wayne State’s General Lectures Buidling. The focus of the event will be programs and initiatives to reduce crime and viole...

WSU President Reid named first in Ernst & Young list

Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid has been named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Central Great Lakes region by Ernst & Young. Reid was honored for his vision of using the university’s ...

June 25

Former Bid Red star excels in race debut

Wayne State All-American runner Matthew Fecht won the 29th annual YMCA/CHOK International Bridge Race. He won the 400-participant, 10 kilometer race with a time of 32 minutes, 13 seconds, and was a...

Fiber arts convention’s mission: Awareness

Wayne State’s Elaine Jacob Gallery was noted for being one of the venues affiliated with Convergence 2006, an international fiber arts extravaganza sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America and...

Detroit: Residents invited to speak about trash fee Monday

Wayne State University is offering two $2,500 tuition-only scholarships for undergraduate students interested in studying African and African American history and culture. The Pamela Anise Tinsley ...

THROUGH A CLOUDED LENS: Politics and personality lend bias to documentaries, leaving filmgoers responsible for filling in the blanks

Jocelyn Benson, Wayne State law professor, commented about the bias in film documentaries pointing out that she was disappointed after seeing the Tiger Stadium documentary, “Stranded at the Corner....

Brian Dickerson’s News Quiz: Golf, religion and parolees

Wayne State was noted in this article for responding to industry needs by shortening the time it takes to become a neonatal nurse practitioner from 22 months to 15 months.

Edsel B. Ford II featured on "Leaders on Leadership"

Edsel B. Ford II was the featured guest on "Leaders on Leadership," co-produced by Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration (SBA) and Detroit Public Television. The series host, L...

June 24

MCRI loses support as diverse coalition fires up grassroots campaign

Wayne State was mentioned in this story about its opposition to the “Michigan Civil Rights Initiative,” which, if passed by Michigan voters this fall, would ban the use of affirmative action polici...

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Alicia Keaton, associate director of student financial aid at Wayne State, appeared on the “Local 4 News Today” morning show to discuss the recent move to hike interest rates on student federal loa...

June 23

Area sports in brief

Wayne State hired Paul Harker as the strength and conditioning coach. Harker was a student athlete and graduate-assistant at Michigan State .

Merit Network annual meet draws a crowd

More than 100 educational Internet users gathered Thursday in Ann Arbor for the eighth annual meeting of Merit Network Inc., Michigan's original Internet service provider. The meeting also marks th...

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Wayne County

Wayne State is hosting a free, one-day workshop for parents and teens to learn about conflict management and strategic listening in the General lectures Building, May 11, 4 p.m. Leaders from the un...

Sex-segregated education would be step back for equal opportunity

Wayne State University Board of Governors member Jacquelin Washington wrote an opinion piece about the issue of sex-segregated schools. She wrote that Michigan NOW is opposed to all efforts to esta...

June 22

Devos’ fix-it plan: Cut taxes, help schools

Included in gubernatorial hopeful Dick DeVos’ “Michigan Turnaround Plan” is an increase in funding for secondary and higher education. He wants to create a “governor’s bureaucracy override” to perm...

More students are skipping classes to get degrees online

An increasing number of students nationwide and worldwide are turning to online degree programs to complete or advance their educations while they work. Online enrollment jumped from 1.98 million i...

Study Shows a Dwindling Middle Class

A team of Wayne State University researchers provided an analysis for the Brookings Institution in Washington that shows a faster decline in middle-income neighborhoods than middle-income families....

WSU receives Michigan Corporate Partnership Award

Wayne State’s School of Business Administration received a Michigan Corporate Partnership Award during the Michigan Technology Leaders 2006 forum held in Rochester. The award is made in recognition...

Bush: Move all spy cases to D.C.

Wayne State University Law Professor Robert Sedler commented about the Bush administration’s desire to consolidate all court challenges to domestic spying programs operated by the National Security...

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A WDIV crew randomly interviewed Wayne State University students on campus about their reaction to the redesigned Channel 4 Web site www.ClickonDetroit.com launched by the NBC affiliate today. Stud...

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Wayne State University officials were on hand during drive-time’s “Jim Harper and the Morning Show” for a special in-studio event honoring the wishes of a local Michigan soldier stationed in Iraq. ...

Antitrust Commission Faces Issues as Review Enters Final Lap

In this story about the policies of U.S. and international courts in regards to antitrust issues, and the current case by the Antitrust Modernization Commission against Microsoft, Wayne State law p...

WSU School of Medicine teams uo with Oakwood Health Care Inc.

The affiliation agreement between the School of Medicine and Oakwood Health Care Inc. is the subject of this article. The partnership has been widely reported in the print media, as evidenced by pr...

‘Oz’ For Kids On Hilberry Stage

This write-up focuses on WSU’s Hilberry Theatre presentation of “Oz,” a children’s production. The play was presented on June 22, 23, 27-30 and July 5-8.

WSU journalism program receives check

On June 9, The Old Newsboys’ Goodfellows Fund of Detroit presented a $10,000 check to the Wayne State Journalism Institute for Minorities to fund an existing scholarship program that will be rename...

June 21

Pep rally to seek more helping hands

Wayne State was mentioned in this story for being one of the sponsors of ARISE Detroit’s weeklong recruiting program, which begins on Saturday with a volunteer fair at Campus Martius Park. The prog...

Montgomery returns from illness

Dr. Robert Lisak, chairman of the Department of Neurology, commented about an Ohio auditor who returned to work after being hospitalized with Guillian-Barre Syndrome, which is a rare, paralyzing ne...

State Bans on Affirmative Action Have Been of Little benefit to Asian-American Students, Report Says

Frank H. Wu, Wayne State University’s Law School dean, commented about a Michigan Journal of Race & Law story which questions a 2005 study done by Princeton University. The study predicted that fou...

People on the Move

Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Central Great Lakes region for his work in establishing a 75-acre research and technology park...

Mysteriously Appealing

Professors from Wayne State are mentioned in this story as starting the "Sherlockians," a group affiliated with the Baker Street Irregulars. This society is composed of people who are dedicated to ...

June 20

SEC sues over Maverick Tube option trades

Wayne State University Law Professor Peter J. Henning commented about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against five Argentinian investors claiming they used insider information to r...

CORRECTIONS

A correction ran about the June 18 Port Huron Times-Herald story on the Medicine Assessment Program at Wayne State University. The program is under the direction of the Eugene Applebaum College of ...

Wayne State library, info science program wins distance learning award

The Wayne State University Library and Information Science program has been selected as the winner of the Excellence in Distance Education award in Sonic Foundry's 2006 Rich Media Impact Awards at ...

NURSING: Wayne State tackles shortage of neonatal nurse practitioners: University plans to train more of them in less time

Responding to demand from Michigan hospitals, Wayne State University's College of Nursing will launch a program in September to shorten from 22 to 15 months the time to train nurses to be neonatal ...

Loophole may yield benefits for college aid

A new version of the federal application for student aid for the 2007-08 school year creates a loophole for parents: Money saved in education-savings accounts for dependent students will no longer ...

June 19

Bad News for Bullies

A Wayne State study was noted in this article about workplace bullying, a growing problem in today’s “new economy” as companies face stiffer competition and CEO’s turn over faster, developing few p...

Community calendar

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is hosting a workshop titled “Mobilizing our Base Against the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative United Against Ward Connerly,” at the Wayne State Unive...

Covering all the angles

Kevin Deegan-Krause, Wayne State assistant professor of political science, expresses his views in a Q&A about the next coalition in Slovakia’s government. Deegan-Krause says it is also unlikely tha...

An unethical practice that’s not dead yet

In this article about redlining, which is the discriminatory practice of insurance companies in restricting the availability of insurance to people in certain geographic areas, Wayne State’s Colleg...

Fresh meals on the run

Mary Width, Wayne State nutrition expert, commented about the rise in curbside meals services at restaurant chains. The convenience of curbside services are now being offered at major restaurant fr...

A different look at oz

Detroit Free Press writer Martin F. Kohn provides a feature story about Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre’s production of “Oz.” Anthony Rhine, Wayne State University theater professor and director of ...

Cracking news! Eggs are the new superfood

New research suggests that eggs could be considered a 'superfood,' protecting against heart disease, breast cancer and eye problems and even helping people lose weight. A study published last year ...

Wayne State’s Capital campaign barrels ahead: Receives great response during first year in operation

An extensive article discusses Wayne State University’s celebration of the first year of Wayne First, the university’s first major capital campaign. About 1,000 people, including Gov. Jennifer Gran...

Decision announced in Supreme Court case argued by WSU Law associate dean and alumnus

David A. Moran, associate dean of the Law School, was acknowledged in this article for arguing the Hudson v. Michigan case before the Supreme Court. On January 9, Moran argued on behalf of Booker T...

June 18

Patients get help with drug therapies: Pharmacists look over mediations for county workers

The Medication Assessment Program (MAP), operated by the Wayne State University School of Medicine, is noted in a story about St. Clair County’s efforts to help reduce the risk of medication-relate...

Rec centers are the new hot spots in Macomb County

A study conducted by Wayne State University is noted in this article about the growing roles of Macomb County’s recreation centers in the community. Included in the study was a survey of Sterling H...

June 16

Events

Wayne State will host Back to the Floor, a juried exhibition of rugs at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery from now through July 21. Location and contact information are provided.

UOG grads hit roadblock when applying to medical school

Wayne State is mentioned in an article about the difficulties that graduates of the University of Guam (UOG) face in being accepted to medical school. WSU was noted for requiring UOG grads to redo ...

MARKETING RELIGION: Ads gather faithful

In this feature article on Ministry Marketing Solutions, a Farmington based marketing firm representing Christian churches and authors, Wayne State marketing professor Hugh Cannon commented on the ...

$724,604 to keep U-M’s top-paid president

The University of Michigan is expected to reappoint President Mary Sue Coleman to a new 5-year term today. Coleman, who became the first female president in U-M history in 2002, will not see any si...

High court gives police more power

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the legal principle that evidence obtained in violation of the so-called knock-and-announce rule must be excluded from use at a trial. The high court said in a 5-to-...

Wayne State University School of Social Work debuts ad campaign, new slogan

Wayne State’s School of Social Work (SSW) has kicked off a publicity campaign tied to its new Ph.D. program in applied research, but also as part of an effort to boost enrollment. Titled “Real Worl...

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Professor Linda Jaber, a faculty member in the Pharmacy Practice Department of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, is featured in a profile story. Jaber recently won the B...

June 15

Option trades spiked before deal

Law professor Peter Henning, a former SEC attorney, is quoted in an article about a flurry of stock option trading in a St. Louis manufacturing company just before the company’s sale to another cor...

The Office psychologist

An article about how mass-layoffs can adversely affect the health of employees who remain on the job includes a comment by WSU professor Cary Lichtman, an industrial psychologist. He suggest that e...

Survive this? Wear this!

This article about the HANS head and neck restraint device for race-car drivers mentions that Wayne State professor Paul Begeman conducted development tests on it using dummies at the university’s ...

Five Things: About helmets

An article about athletic, motorcycle and military helmets points out that a device designed to avoid basal skull fractures for race-car drivers was tested in the biomedical engineering laboratory ...

WXYZ donates to Wayne State Journalism Dept.

Channel 7 donated $10,000 to the Wayne State Journalism Department Wednesday to be used to fund scholarships for minority students. The gift was accepted by Alicia Nails, director of the Journalism...

Fathers pass along seemingly small things that energize, unite nation

In an op-ed piece, President Irvin D. Reid writes about Father’s Day and the lifelong importance of values that fathers impart to their children. He reflects on how his interest in art was conveyed...

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On the evening sports-talk show, the host and a caller discussed uses for the abandoned Tiger Stadium and whether it could used by Wayne State and other area universities for home baseball games.

Challenges in life make you strong

In his “FYI” column for the newspaper, Ben Burns, director of the WSU journalism program, focuses on a Grosse Pointe Park resident who is participating in a bike ride through several states to rais...

June 14

Detroit Jazz Fest Announces Star-Studded Line-Up

The Detroit International Jazz Festival last week announced that the line-up for the Labor Day weekend tradition is to include a wide spectrum of musical artists, including vocalist Diane Schuur wi...

Education schools to be graded

The Michigan Board of Education unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that will grade the state's college and university schools of education by issuing annual report cards. The report cards will ...

Wayne State offers e-commerce summer camp

Wayne State’s School of Business Administration Tuesday announced the start of its sixth annual E-Commerce Summer Camp for urban high school students. The camp is an intensive 10-week experience c...

Program strengthens English skills for foreign born

Wayne State’s Center for Urban Studies was mentioned in this story about the “Talk Time” program at the Sterling Heights Public Library, which aids the English speaking skills of foreign born peopl...

Oakwood, Wayne State ink partnership agreement

Wayne State and Oakwood Healthcare Inc. signed an affiliation agreement June 5 for an academic and clinical care partnership. This agreement, which is non-exclusive on both sides, will create a lon...

June 13

Can a ticket ever be a blessing?

Tom Greenwood’s column about retiring Michigan State Police Commander Tadarial Sturdivant mentions that he is a Wayne State graduate.

Leaders/Innovators

A brief announcement at the top of today’s report focuses on Howard Bell, executive director of TechTown. The item notes that Bell increased the research and technology park’s revenue to more than ...

Bush domestic spying program to be tested in fed court in Detroit

For the first time in open court, the Bush administration will defend the constitutionality of a domestic spying program. The case, to be heard today in U.S. District Court in Detroit , involves a ...

Teacher colleges may get own grade

Paula Wood, dean of the College of Education , is quoted in a story about the state Board of Education’s plans to issue annual “report cards” rating the performance of education schools. The school...

No Charges Against Rove in CIA Leak Case

In this article about Karl Rove, the White House strategist who was accused of leaking the identity of a CIA operative, Wayne State Law Professor Peter Henning commented on Rove’s potential role in...

Being outrageous: Is there bad publicity?

Wayne State professor Jerry Herron was quoted in this story about the protesting of Ann Coulter’s comments against Sept. 11 widows. Coulter’s book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, was released l...

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WJR’s Paul W. Smith interviewed composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, recipient of this year’s 5th annual Sarah Applebaum Nederlander Apple Award for Excellence in Theatre. Schwartz, known for th...

Law, Money & Elder Law

Monte M. Korn mentions in an opinion piece that Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid’s talents, as well as the presidents of the University of Michigan and Michigan State, should be furth...

June 12

Livonia finds uses for 3 of 7 schools it plans to close

Livonia Public Schools officials will use three of its closed schools to rent and take in student overflow from other schools. The closures came as part of the district’s cost-cutting program title...

‘Race for the Cure’ draws supporters, survivors

Wayne State was mentioned for sponsoring Saturday’s “Race for the Cure,” along with the University Cultural Association. Organizers say that as many as 25,000 people participated in the event to ra...

Big week for ‘Wicked’ composer

Wayne State and the Nederlander Co. are welcoming “Wicked” composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, winner of the 5th annual Sarah Applebaum Nederlander Apple Award for Excellence in Theatre. Schwar...

Briefly

A brief notes that Wayne State University has signed an academic and clinical care affiliation with Dearborn-based Oakwood Healthcare Inc. as part of a new strategy to expand connections with area ...

Fund’s goal is to help minority-owned firms

In her column on Oracle Capital Fund’s effort to support minority-owned financial firms in Michigan, Cain quoted Timothy Bates, Wayne State professor of economics. Bates conducted a survey in 2003 ...

Detroit spars with negligent landlords

Gary Sands, associate professor in the Geography and Urban Planning Department, commented about the city of Detroit’s efforts to reduce squalor in rentals by requiring annual inspections and levyin...

Bush domestic spying program to be tested in fed court in Detroit

Law Professor Robert Sedler commented in a story about the Bush administration defending the constitutionality of its domestic spying program in federal court. President Bush joins Abraham Lincoln,...

Engineering Society sets annual awards dinner

The Engineering Society of Detroit will honor engineering executives, industry innovation and architecture at its 2006 Annual Awards Dinner Wednesday from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Roostertail in Detroit...

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During the “Jim Harper and the Magic Morning Show,” it was mentioned that Wayne State is donating baseball equipment to the U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Numerous items including bats, gloves, balls, base...

Irvin Reid: Supporter-business services

President Irvin D. Reid is profiled among the honorees of the 2006 “Entrepreneur of the Year.” According to the article, Reid wanted to take education and research one step further and has revoluti...

Entrepreneur of the Year: 2006

Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid has been honored as an “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the Central Great Lakes region of Eastern Michigan and Northwest Ohio for 2006. The award recogni...

Granholm said Michigan 's biggest chances for tech success are probably those related to our automotive legacy

Editor Matt Roush reports on his recent interview with Gov. Jennifer Granholm during which she cited fuel cells, hybrids, voice-activated controls and software, Global Positioning System technology...

Preservation Wayne celebrates 30 years of saving Detroit

Preservation Wayne is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The organization, which was founded by two WSU students, is headquartered in the university’s Mackenzie House, once the home of the universit...

WSU College of Nursing unveils new Campus Health Center

The newspaper ran a brief on the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Campus Health Center located in the Helen L. DeRoy Apartments Building on campus. An accompanying photo of the ceremony shows Na...

$25MKarmanos gift boosts campaign

A front-page story focuses on a $25 million gift from the Karmanos family to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. The gift propels the institute past the halfway mark of a new $125 million fu...

Ingrao Nominated For NCAA Sportsmanship Award

Nick Ingrao, Wayne State men’s swimming and diving and graduate from the Department of Anthropology, has been nominated by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the NCAA Sportsman...

WSU Capital Campaign Barrels Ahead

About 1,000 people, including Gov. Jennifer Granholm, were present May 25 for the celebration of the Wayne First campaign, the university’s first major capital campaign. Wayne State University Pres...

June 11

Michigan must attack college drop-out rate

Nolan Finley, Detroit News editorial page editor, opines about Michigan’s focus on preparing high school graduates for higher education. The state recently took a big step in addressing the prepara...

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Wayne State University College of Nursing Dean Barbara K. Redman was interviewed by Renee Pruitt.

2006 Detroit Free Press Theater Awards

Detroit Free Press theater critic Martin Kohn selects Wayne State graduate Darrell Glasgow as his choice for Best Featured Actor for his role in “Take Me Out.” Kohn said Glasgow is rapidly growing ...

UNION CONVENTION BEGINS MONDAY: Growth is tough for UAW

Hal Stack, director of Wayne State’s Center for Labor Studies, discusses the successes of the UAW and its president Ron Gettelfinger. Gettelfinger has pointed out during the UAW’s 34th annual Cons...

June 10

Visitors enjoy sunshine, music, food and fun at Detroit Festival of the Arts

Wayne State University was acknowledged in the story both for serving as a host and sponsor of the Detroit Festival of the Arts. Fox 2 mentioned that Wayne State was a host and sponsor of the festi...

How fentanyl left one family with shattered lives

A front-page story examines the life of Wayne State University student Max Perez who died recently of a suspected overdose from heroin mixed with fentanyl. “It’s still so hard to believe,” said Kar...

Murphy may head to bench

Peter Henning, Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, commented about the expected candidacies of U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy and Troy attorney Raymond Kethledge for the two open s...

June 9

People oppose government interference in academe, poll finds

A survey by the American Association of University professors has found that the number one concern of the public concerning universities is the high cost of tuition. Other findings: 57 percent of ...

State Digest: a petition for increases in education funds in Michigan , and other news from the states

The Michigan Board of Canvassers has certified a petition that seeks to require the state to provide annual increases in funds to schools and colleges in amounts that are at least equal to the rate...

Events: Art

Wayne State will also host Back to the Floor, a juried exhibition of rugs, from now through July 21 at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery . Exhibition times, location and a contact number are given.

WSU journalism program gets gift in late News editor’s honor

The journalism program at Wayne State is expected to receive a $10,000 check from the Old Newsboys’ Goodfellows Fund today in honor of Mike McCormick, a longtime editor at The Detroit News. McCormi...

Festival of the Arts is a bit of everything

Wayne State is mentioned in the Weekend Guide section as one of the primary locations for the Detroit Festival of the Arts, including a Youth Artists Market on Gullen Mall. Another page in this sec...

There’ll be all kinds of fun at the Detroit Festival of the Arts

A front-page story in the Weekend section focuses on The Detroit Festival of the Arts, which is co-produced by Wayne State and the University Cultural Center Association. The festival will take pla...

June 8

Fishers student spends junior year in Munich

Wayne State is acknowledged in this news brief for its sponsorship of the Junior Year in Munich program, which is affiliated with Miami University of Ohio’s Department of German, Russian and East A...

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The Healthier Black Elders event held on June 6 at the Charles H. Wright Museum was discussed on the following Detroit radio shows during May: Bob Allison's Aging Well Show (WNZK-AM), Mason in the...

Reuther fights union battle in D.C.

David Bonior, a former Michigan congressman and Wayne State University labor professor, commented about the challenges faced by the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Alan Reuther, nephew of the late Wa...

For Kalamazoo grads, future is promising

Wayne State University’s participation in the Kalamazoo Promise program is mentioned in a story which provides an update on the unique scholarship effort. WSU provides a 50 percent discount of resi...

U-M may see increase in state money

State lawmakers are considering a 2-3.5 percent increase in funding for the University of Michigan , according to this article. However, Wayne State would have almost 2 percent trimmed from its all...

‘Wicked’ composer at WSU

Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, known for his work on the musicals “Pippin” and “The Prince of Egypt,” will receive the annual Apple Award from the WSU College of Fine, Performing and Commu...

20th year for Detroit Festival of Arts, June 9-11

A front-page feature about this weekend’s Detroit Festival of the Arts, includes a mention of Wayne State as festival producer, along with the University Cultural Center Association. Among performe...

June 7

Rebuilding state economy starts with smarter workers

The News editorializes that Michigan needs a greater number of well-trained workers and criticizes the state for not giving a higher priority to development of talented workers. The editors refer t...

Caregiving: All donors are heroes

Ron Giles of Windsor , who donated bone marrow to a Canadian cancer victim and who raises money to help gravely ill patients with travel expenses to obtain treatment, says he now plans to focus his...

People Making News

The Optometric Institute and Clinic of Metropolitan Detroit elected Keisha Dilligard, academic advisor in the WSU College of Nursing, and John Dilligard, pre-optometry student at Wayne State , as m...

Changing to win?

In an opinion piece that examines the effectiveness of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and its upcoming election, labor analyst William Johnson mentions the part truckers play in t...

Civil trial begins in doctor’s slaying

An article about a wrongful death case against a Massachusetts physician accused in the strangulation death of another doctor he had been dating includes a comment by professor Peter Henning of the...

Enron case showed the limitations of the underdog defense

In an opinion peace in this online publication for the legal profession, WSU law professor Peter Henning talks about the unsuccessful defense strategy used by Enron officials Kenneth Lay and Jeffre...

Wayne State, Oakwood Healthcare sign affiliation

Wayne State and Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. signed an affiliation agreement to create an academic and clinical care partnership, which will encompass new programs in graduate medical education and cli...

June 6

Voters could decide on way to pay for schools

A proposal to guarantee annual funding increases for public schools, community colleges and universities appears headed for the November ballot after approval Monday by a state elections panel. If ...

Deadly mix entices drug users

Dr. Mark Greenwald, a Wayne State University psychiatry professor, commented about the popular and deadly drug fentanyl-spiked heroin, referred to as “Suicide.” Unlike heroin, addicts don’t need to...

Investor has taken $235-million hit on GM

GM shareholder Kirk Kerkorian has lost about $235 million on his stake in the automaker since he first disclosed details of his interest in the corporation a year ago, according to a Free Press ana...

Affirmative action back to top court

The debate over affirmative action will return to the Supreme Court this fall when the justices consider for the first time the question of whether public schools can use race as a factor in assign...

Wayne State medical school teams with Oakwood Healthcare

The Wayne State University/Oakwood Healthcare affiliation agreement is also discussed in this story which notes that WSU’s medical school will expand its reach into western Wayne County sending m...

WSU orthopedics training program Oakwood bound

Wayne State’s School of Medicine plans to move its orthopedics residency program to Oakwood Healthcare Inc. as part of a new affiliation agreement. Despite the new agreement, it probably will be a ...

Oakwood president interviewed on WDET

Mike Geheb, president of Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center and Oakwood Heritage Hospital , commented on his group’s affiliation with the WSU School of Medicine during interview segments that ran ...

Wayne State signs affiliation agreement with Oakwood Healthcare

Wayne State University said Monday that it has signed an academic and clinical care affiliation with Oakwood Healthcare Inc. as part of a new strategy to expand connections with area hospitals and ...

June 5

Let’s dream big when it comes to transit

In her weekly column, Crain’s publisher Mary Kramer writes about the need for an improved mass-transit system in Southeast Michigan . Among other recommendations, she suggests a privately financed ...

People: In the spotlight

Douglas Czajkowski has been named executive director of the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs for the Wayne State Univeristy School of Medicine.

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WTVS-TV (56), 5/28 and 5/31 "Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Television, featured Paul O'Neill, the 72nd U.S. Secretary of Treas...

Donors want hospital gift to spur region

A story about a $2.5 million gift from Eugene and Marcia Applebaum to help fund a surgical learning center at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak notes that Applebaum is chairman of the Wayne St...

Detroit’s Abandoned Homes Are Targets of Paint-Wielding Rebels

George Galster, professor of urban affairs, is quoted in this Bloomberg News article about abandoned homes in Detroit , and the vandalism they attract. He said Detroit has as many as 12,000 vacant...

Mackinac: Big biz needs to support small biz, experts say

In 2004, Delphi Corp., through its Delphi Technologies subsidiary, allowed students in a Wayne State University MBA program to analyze the market potential of two Delphi technologies as part of a h...

Business Education: Universities, other groups lend support to the unemployed

Wayne State is mentioned in this article on Michigan Survives, a volunteer organization that helps displaced professionals cope with job loss and to find a new job. Ron Kent, director of career ser...

Business Education: The retraining gap

In this article about whether the loss of manufacturing jobs in Michigan will lead to increased enrollment in retraining programs offered by community colleges, Hal Stack, director of the WSU Labor...

Aastrom, Asterand show path to biotech survival

A feature story on the bioscience companies Asterand and Aastrom Biosciences notes that Asterand became the first tenant in WSU’s TechTown, relocating there from a small lab in the Karmanos Cancer ...

“Like playing chess with no squares”

In this article about life science research being done in Michigan , Wayne State is mentioned for its support of Asterand, a company building a human tissue bank. A willingness on the part of the ...

Panelists: Leaders shouldn’t try to play it safe

Howard Bell, executive director of TechTown, the Wayne State-affiliated high-tech incubator, told a Friday session at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference that political leader...

Business Education: Program looks to train laid-off engineers for teaching positions

Wayne State and a partnership between the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Oakland Community College are developing accelerated teaching-certificate programs to help displaced engineers to fill ...

25 YEARS OF AIDS: Epidemic scorns the impact of progress

An article about the growing number of HIV/AIDS cases includes comments by physician Tammy Lundstrom, an AIDS specialist at the WSU School of Medicine and at Harper University Hospital . “The reali...

Cobo expansion proposal comes as surprise to existing incubators

A group called the Coalition for Michigan ’s Future has floated a plan to expand Cobo Center to include laboratory and office space for new high-tech companies, including those developing alternati...

Crain’s List: Detroit Area Graduate Business Degree Programs

An alphabetical list of 22 Detroit-area schools with graduate business degree programs includes the WSU School of Business Administration. Degrees listed include the following: MBA; online MBA; MBA...

June 4

In Brief

Former Detroit Lions players Robert Porcher and Luther Ellis will be on hand at Wayne State for a “Big Man Camp,” June 9-11, for football players in grades 8-12.

Weekly Entertainment Calendar

The Wayne State University campus and Midtown Cultural Center will be the site of the Detroit Festival of the Arts, June 9-11. The event is free. Times and contact information are provided.

Recycled into treasure

At the end of this article about Arts and Scraps, a nonprofit agency that donates industrial materials for kids to use for crafts, Wayne State is mentioned as the identifying location of this weeke...

All rise: Judge garners praise

This article about the demeanor and methods of U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake , who presided over the trial of Enron executives Ken Lay and Tom Skilling, includes comments by Peter Henning of t...

A LOOK AT THE BOOKS: How GM juggled millions GM’s road may get rougher

Law professor Peter Henning, an expert on white-collar crime, was quoted in this story about a federal investigation of accounting errors by General Motors Corp. and how these errors may have misle...

Drug-related deaths fall but crisis not over, officials say

This late-afternoon AP wire story on recent fentanyl-related deaths in Wayne County mentions that Wayne State ’s researchers are conducting a study of a new version of the drug that may be more res...

June 2

Doctor, doctor: Farmington couple earns Ph.D.s together

A feature story profiled Ahmad and Colleen Ezzeddine, both receiving their doctorate degrees at the May 6 commencement at Wayne State University . The husband and wife team also work at the univers...

Enrollments keep rising, and most are women, says annual report on ‘Condition of Education’

Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s annual report, “The Condition of Education 2006,” indicate that the number of female college students is rising. Women now earn more degrees than do men...

Marketing will be key to growth as enrollment patterns shift, conference speakers say

College branding and marketing will grow in importance as institutions have to rely more heavily on adult students and online education to increase enrollment, industry experts said at a recent con...

Economic plan starts paying dividends

In this op-ed piece covering a wide range of initiatives to improve Michigan’s economy, Gov. Jennifer Granholm mentions her efforts to create a new Merit Award Scholarship that would allow every st...

LIFESTYLES: Reunions

The Wayne State Law School classes of 1956 through 1981 will have a reunion gathering on June 14 at the school. Details and contact information are provided.

Shalom, Rabbi Kaufman

The Wayne State University Press is mentioned in this article as the publisher of the book Contemporary Jewish Philosophies by Rabbi William E. Kaufman. The newspaper article deals with Kaufman’s ...

OutFront: Tightening noose

Law professor Peter Henning provides expert comment in an article about three partners in a law firm who allegedly directed millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks to people who agreed to serve as...

Power brokers save a seat for Windsor

History professor John Bukowczyk is quoted in Bill McGraw’s column dealing with the mayor of Windsor ’s more visible role as a player on the political and economic scene of southeast Michigan . May...

WSU test pays heroin addicts

Under research sponsored by a pharmaceutical company, Wayne State University will pay some heroin users to take the painkiller fentanyl, according to this article. The study will be conducted at WS...

Planned study of Fentanyl at Wayne State University

The early-evening news broadcast included a report based on a June 2 Detroit News story about a planned study at Wayne State aimed at determining the effectiveness of a new form of fentanyl that co...

WDET launches ‘Night Train’ with Mick Collins June 3

WDET-FM 101.9 is featuring the “Night Train” program hosted by Mick Collins on Saturdays from 7-9 p.m. “When we were looking for a Saturday night host, I thought about WDET’s long history of openin...

June 1

High school dropouts can drop into college

Many colleges – public and private, two-year and four-year – will accept students who have not graduated from high school or earned equivalency degrees. According to a survey by the U.S. Education ...

Inflation for Higher Education Jumps in 2006

Inflation for higher education will increase 5 percent in the 2006 fiscal year -- the largest increase since 2002 -- as colleges are experiencing increases in operational costs like utilities, acco...

Too many state students can’t compete for jobs

Cynthia J. Pasky, president and chief executive of Strategic Staffing Solutions and chairperson of the Detroit Regional Chamber, writes in an opinion piece that Michigan ’s educational system must ...

Business briefs

DeMaria Building Company of Novi and Detroit has been awarded three projects for Wayne State University , totaling $12 million. Bid Packs feature renovations, building additions and boiler installa...

LOCAL COMMENT: At Delphi, fairness for all is on line

David Bonior, university professor of labor studies at Wayne State and chair of American Rights at Work, wrote an opinion piece about the Delphi dissolution and the efforts of the UAW to protect wo...

Study Finds Ways To Improve Detection Of Blood Clots In The Lung

A new study of a commonly used imaging test of the chest to detect potentially deadly blood clots in the lung shows that extending the scan to the legs "where the clots typically originate" or addi...

Alternate scenario: CV could close

Wayne State University law professor Stephen Caulkins commented about the proposal by Times-Shamrock Communications to buy the Times Leader newspaper in Wilkes-Barre , Penn. The deal has led to spe...

Fentanyl made in illegal labs

Authorities suspect the painkiller fentanyl, mixed with either heroin or cocaine, is to blame for a spike in drug overdose deaths involving 50 people in Wayne County during the past two weeks, incl...

Clinton Twp. running out of room

Robin Boyle, chair of the department of geography and urban planning, comments about the challenges facing built-out communities. He says they must deal with the lack of buildable space, a fear of ...