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April 30

Chrysler’s Dead End?

In a Q&A piece, history professor Charles Hyde comments extensively regarding Chrysler’s purchase by Cerebrus and the automaker’s impending bankruptcy action.

Ordinance options

Wayne State University law professor Noah Hall comments in an article on water rights.

Detroit/Windsor Film Festival

A brief mentions that the Detroit/Windsor Film Festival will take place June 25-29 on the campuses of Wayne State University and the University of Windsor.

Bing, Cockrel push downsizing Detroit

Detroit Mayoral Candidates Ken Cockrel Jr. and Dave Bing participated in a town hall meeting yesterday in Wayne State’s Spencer Partrich Auditorium.

April 29

A day in the life

A lengthy profile on poet M.L. Liebler mentions that he teaches at Wayne State.

Michiganders, don't panic over the swine flu just yet

Dr. Suzanne White, head of emergency medicine at Wayne State University, and Matt Seeger, professor and chair of the Department of Communication, comment on the concerns of Michigan residents over ...

Two Michigan medical schools receptive to treating prisoners

A story about a Michigan Senate proposal to have medical schools provide health care for prisoners in the state includes a comment from Richard Bernstein, chair of the WSU Board of Governors. He s...

CCTV in China about Detroit and its future

A news segment about Detroit and its future, aired in China by its CCTV earlier this week, includes comments from President Jay Noren; Randal Charlton, director of Wayne State’s TechTown; and profe...

April 28

WDET town hall with Robert Bobb

In a morning news report yesterday, the station mentioned the WDET Town Hall with Robert Bobb, scheduled for that evening at Wayne State

Wayne State epidemiologist Hector Gonzalez tanks swine flu preventive measures

A news story on the swine flu outbreak includes an interview with Wayne State epidemiologist Hector Gonzalez, who discussed preventive measures.

Bobb calls for dramatic improvements for DPS

Yesterday evening’s WDET Town Hall session at Wayne State featuring Robert Bobb, emergency financial manager for the Detroit Public Schools, received extensive media coverage, as noted above and in...

EXT Life Sciences close to reaching fundraising goal

TechTown-based EXT Life Sciences is rounding-up the commercialization of its first product, a drug that could turn out to be a powerful, yet versatile, anti-oxidant. The product is a spin-off of Wa...

DPS forum with Robert Bobb

An item on the TV-7 Web page notes that Robert Bobb, emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, will host his first public forum tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Wayne State University’s Commun...

Detroit's Gets First Wind Turbine

Installation began Monday on Detroit's first wind turbine, located on the roof of Wayne State’s Engineering Technology Building. The Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine will be used to power the co...

Wayne State's new building dedicated to nurturing ideas that generate jobs

Wayne State University celebrates the grand opening of its Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center (EDC) at 1 p.m. today. The EDC is a $28 million, three-story structure adjoining the main C...

April 27

DETROIT: Bobb to meet with public Tuesday

Robert Bobb, Detroit Public Schools' emergency financial manager, plans to hold a town hall meeting, his first in-depth, public meeting since taking the job in March, at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The event i...

Great Lakes sinkholes a window to ancient life

Wayne State University geology professor Mark Baskaran comments in a story about scientists discovering life-forms akin to those found in some of Earth’s most extreme environments. Scientists stud...

WSU health clinic is now available to all students

Barbara Redman, Wayne State University College of Nursing dean, and Stephen Cavanaugh, associate dean, comment in a story about the university’s expanded health clinic. Starting Sept. 1 any student...

Wayne State University's College of Engineering installs first-of-its-kind, small wind energy turbine in North America

Wayne State University has erected a Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) -- the first small wind energy turbine of its kind in North America -- atop the university's Engineering Technology B...

WSU unveils $28M engineering facility

Wayne State University today opened the doors of a new engineering facility that leaders say will be a hotbed for cutting-edge research in sustainable energy technology, biotech innovation and othe...

April 26

Sorting parents' belongings is often a bittersweet task

Clinical psychologist Peter Lichtenberg, director of Wayne State University's Institute of Gerontology, says an inability to go through and sort through parents' belongings may signal the need for ...

April 25

Detroit Falters In Wake Of Automakers' Troubles

Mike Smith, director of WSU’s Walter P. Reuther Library, appeared on NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” discussing how Detroit is coping with the automakers troubles. NPR’s Steve Inskeep filed the re...

Dr. Susanne White discusses swine flu on “Detroit Today”

Dr. Susanne White, chair of the Emergency Medicine Department in the School of Medicine, discussed the swine flu outbreak on the “Detroit Today” program.

April 24

Excerpts from David Suzuki speech on saving the planet as a takeoff for discussion

The station used parts of last Thursday’s David Suzuki speech on the topic of saving the planet as a takeoff for discussion by several college students during an hour-long broadcast.

Investigators Web extra: Disputed divorces

Assistant Dean of Wayne State’s College of Education Shlomo Sawilowsky speaks with WXYZ’s Heather Catallo regarding the divorce practices of Orthodox Jews.

Galleries & Museums

A brief mentions the Waynemania: 2009 Undergraduate Art Exhibition located in Wayne State University’s Art Department Gallery. The exhibit runs through May 22 and features more than 200 works of ar...

Detroit's youth: We'll leave if we have to

Mechanical Engineering Student Samantha Staley comments in a story about young Detroiters and the struggles they face while searching for jobs.

Wayne State University to host Detroit Mayoral Town Hall

Wayne State University will host a town hall meeting next week featuring mayoral candidates Ken Cockrel Jr. and Dave Bing. Each candidate will answer questions from a panel of journalists and audi...

April 23

Check out engaging local exhibits

Art exhibition, "Time and Place: Art of Detroit's Cass Corridor from the Collection of Wayne State University," at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery opens Friday and runs through June 26.

Is Copycat Behavior Driving Murder-Suicides?

Steven Stack, professor of psychiatry and criminal justice at Wayne State, comments in a story about increasing rates of murder-suicides.

Sounds of the Earth concert at Wayne State featuring Douglas Bianchi

A sidebar item mentions tonight’s Sounds of the Earth concert in Wayne State's Community Arts Auditorium featuring director Douglas Bianchi and harpist Kerstin Allvin.

Accounting challenges, more focus of WSU talk

The Wayne State University School of Business Administration is to host a free lecture by Robert H. Herz, chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at the McGregor Memo...

Wayne State approves tuition hike for medical school students

The Wayne State University Board of Governors yesterday approved a more than 3 percent tuition increase for students of the university’s medical school and an enhancement of health care services at...

April 22

Home rules

Jorge Chinea, director of the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, is quoted in an article about whether efforts to trim the state budget unfairly target services for immigrants. A photo of Chinea a...

Metro area slowly gets more eco-friendly

In a story about how the metro Detroit area slowly is becoming more environmentally conscious, Wayne State student Stephanie Cristo, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, noted that “environmenta...

Professor Albert King on tech-inspired industries moving into Michigan.

Distinguished Professor Albert King, chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department, spoke with reporter Pat Vitale about the possibility of new tech-inspired industries moving into Michigan. He po...

Wayne State may hike tuition 3 percent for medical students

The newspaper’s online edition reported that tuition for Wayne State University medical students may go up more than 3 percent for the 2009-2010 academic year, under a resolution passed this mornin...

Suzuki: Rebuild economy with Earth in mind

In this article, environmentalist and author David Suzuki discusses rebuilding the global marketplace while keeping ecological concerns in mind. Suzuki will speak Thursday at Wayne State as part of...

April 21

Michigan corporation's chief aims to help entrepreneurs

Wayne State hosted the 2009 Credit Suisse Private Equity Conference on Small & Emerging Manager and In-State Investments today. The conference exposed some 300 investors - most from outside Michiga...

Oakwood surgeons perform world's first 3D surgery without special glasses

Larry Morawa, chair of Orthopedics at Wayne State University, comments in a story about the first 3D surgery in which doctors could look at a display and visualized human anatomy in its true-to-lif...

Venture capital experts talk Michigan VC in Detroit today

Movers, shakers, and investors in the Michigan venture capital community will discuss the state and future of Michigan’s VC environment this morning at Michigan's Private Equity Conference at Wayne...

Wayne State rakes in research grants

A short item details recent research grants awarded to Wayne State’s College of Engineering, Law School and College of Nursing.

At-risk students find voice in debate

Kelly Young, director of forensics at Wayne State, comments in a story about the debate team at Detroit’s Life Skills Center. The team is comprised of mostly high school drop-outs who aim to get t...

April 20

Silent Heroes Awards set for Detroit Opera House

Ebere Azumah, president of Wayne State’s African Medical Student Society, will receive a Silent Heroes Award from the Michigan Chronicle on April 25.

From the land before time, a new biomarker for prostate cancer

Investigating a carbohydrate binding protein that appeared in the plant kingdom before vertebrates existed, researchers at Wayne State University have determined that the protein, galectin-3, is a ...

Irvin D. Reid discusses FOCIS on Detroit Today

Irvin D. Reid, Wayne State University’s chair of community engagement, appeared on WDET’s Detroit Today to discuss Thursday’s FOCIS event featuring David Suzuki.

April 19

Recommendation – Go see 'Ragtime' at the Bonstelle; you’ll feel better

In this review of the Bonstelle Theatre’s rendition of Ragtime, metro Detroit theater writer Patty Nolan claims that she was “amazed at the depth of the company, amazed at the range of beautiful vo...

Wayne State names James Nicholson Michigan Executive of the Year

James Nicholson, president and CEO of PVS Chemicals Inc., Detroit, has been named Michigan Executive of the Year by the Wayne State University School of Business Administration. Honored as distingu...

Proof is in the poison: PCB toxins are hazardous to humans

An article about the health hazards of PCB’s mentions a study conducted by WSU’s Joseph and Sandra Jacobson of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Department.

Your Health: Skin color matters in the vitamin D debate

John Flack, principal investigator at the Center for Urban and African American Health at Wayne State, comments in a story about the risks of low levels of vitamin D in African-American diets.

Volunteers clean, beautify 4 Detroit parks

Hundreds of Wayne State University students and staff partnered with the Detroit LISC community organization to clean up and revitalize four Detroit parks Saturday as part of WSU’s Warrior Service ...

April 18

Earth Week at Wayne State

The station ran reports throughout the weekend about current and upcoming Earth Week activities at Wayne State. The brief segments were culled from interviews with Dr. Irvin D. Reid, who holds the ...

April 17

Communities, parks clean up for Earth Day this weekend

Hundreds of Wayne State University students and staff will partner with community groups and residents this weekend in four parts of Detroit for cleanup projects.

April 16

SmartStart help for entrepreneurs

Wayne State University’s TechTown will host an open house for Southeast Michigan entrepreneurs on April 29. Details and a registration Website are given.

Famed scientist Suzuki on ‘Saving Our Planet’ at WSU

A 4-column story at the top of the back page notes that environmental activist and broadcaster David Suzuki will speak at Wayne State Thursday on the topic “Saving Our Planet.” His appearance, whic...

Oakland University hits $110M capital campaign goal a year early

An article about Oakland University’s fundraising campaign mentions that Wayne State raised $900 million with its Wayne First capital campaign.

Wayne State students raise money to aid Italian Red Cross

Members of the Wayne State University Italian Club are collecting monetary donations for the Italian Red Cross, which is aiding victims of the earthquake in that country. The students made friends ...

Wayne State plans nurse-practitioner training program at Gull Road facility

Beginning this fall, Wayne State will begin a distance-education program in Kalamazoo to train nurse practitioners in either the mental health or public health fields. Students in that city will at...

April 15

WWJ, university program tackles Michigan job growth in energy, life sciences

WWJ Radio and Michigan's University Research Corridor will present "Sectors of Promise for the Michigan Economy: Life Science and Energy," a free morning business conference, on April 22. Panelists...

Credit Suisse lures venture capital conference to Michigan

Wayne State will host the 2009 Credit Suisse Private Equity Conference on Small & Emerging Manager and In-State Investments on April 21. The conference will expose some 300 investors - most from ou...

Entrepreneur spotlight: Sergio Mazza of TechTown-based SenSound

Sergio Mazza, president and CEO of TechTown spin-off company SenSound, is featured in Model D’s Entrepreneur spotlight.

Estate concept queried

Urban planning professor George Galster comments on whether renewed attention to public housing developments in Sydney, Australia, is a positive or negative thing.

Secretary of state to rule on legality of Kilpatrick defense payments

Law professor Peter Henning comments in an article about Kwame Kilpatrick’s use of his re-election fund to pay roughly $1 million in legal fees.

Put people at heart of regionalism

Wayne State urban planning professor Benjamin J. Tallerico discusses regionalism and fighting Michigan’s brain drain in this op/ed.

Police seek ways to get emergency texts

Wayne State University Police Chief Tony Holt comments on the usefulness of text messaging in critical emergencies. He notes that Wayne State is working on a system where students, faculty and staf...

April 14

WSU Researcher Develops Sensor Network For Next-Generation Internet

Wayne State researcher Hongwei Zhang received a $127,874 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the framework for a network that connects pervasive, embedded sensors that are highly ...

Michigan Future Study Finds High Education Jobs Still Growing

Wayne State Technology Transfer Manager Eric Stief discussed venture development activities as well as Wayne State’s E2Challenge program with WWJ’s Pat Sweeting.

Cancer survivor takes up cause of early detection

West Bloomfield resident and cancer survivor Sheila Sky Kasselman has created a nonprofit organization to fund the work of Wayne State University researcher Michael Tainsky. Tainsky directs a cance...

Two Metro Detroit activists to be awarded for peace efforts

Wayne State’s Center for Peace and Conflict studies will present its Community Peacemaker Award to Ron Amen of the Arab American National Museum, the Palestine Office-Michigan and the Office of Int...

Did Kilpatrick's legal bills cheat contributors?

WSU law professor Peter Henning is the writer of an op/ed piece questioning whether former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick defrauded his campaign contributors by using donated funds to pay his defen...

April 13

WSU Study: Pain Meds Biggest Death Risk In Men's Spinal Surgery

A new study conducted by Wayne State University researchers links painkillers to one in five deaths among people who have had spinal fusion surgery (also known as lumbar fusion) to help relieve low...

Peter Henning on WDIV's Flashpoint

Peter Henning was a guest on TV-4’s “Flashpoint” discussion program, which aired Sunday morning. He commented on a case involving alleged perjury in court by a former Wayne County prosecutor in a d...

As bill to ban life imprisonment for children languishes, inequities of defense persist

An article about life imprisonment sentences for children cites a 2005 Wayne State study on juvenile crime and punishment.

April 12

Port Huron stands at 'the tipping point'

An editorial column mentions Urban Affairs professor George Galster’s study on poverty in American cities.

Hills residents receive teaching and research awards

Wayne State University School of Business Administration selected two Farmington Hills residents for teaching and research awards. Mbodja Mougoue, professor of finance, received a Distinguished Tea...

Beyond Basics honors volunteers, ‘auctions' artful chair

Wayne State University’s Math Corps program was honored at the Beyond Basics' fifth annual Coming Together for the Children fundraiser at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel on March 20.

WSU researcher develops pervasive sensor net for next Internet

A Wayne State University Researcher Hongwei Zhang has received $127,874 from the National Science Foundation to develop the framework for a network that connects pervasive, embedded sensors that ar...

Fans can meet LuPone, Patinkin during Detroit visit

The Broadway, film and television singer-dancer-actor duo Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin will answer questions during a free Q&A session open to the public from 2:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m...

WSU researcher gets DoD Award for brain injury study

Liying Zhang, an associate professor of biomedical engineering in WSU’s College of Engineering, has received a $214,306 award from the United States Department of Defense to develop a computer simu...

Week on the web

A brief mentions that Wayne State University President Jay Noren recently announced a fundraising drive to expand financial aid for students. WSU has raised about $300,000 for the drive since January.

April 11

WSU recognizes scholarship need

A Detroit News editorial lauds Wayne State’s fundraising efforts for new for need- and merit-based student scholarships.

April 10

Hospice and humility

Dr.Robert Frank of the School of Medicine is quoted in a column by Robert Sklar that deals with the important work of hospice services.

April 9

Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Q&A session

The Broadway, film and television singer-dancer-actor duo Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin will answer questions during a free Q&A session open to the public from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at...

WWJ, University Program Tackles Michigan Job Growth In Energy, Life Sciences

WWJ and the Michigan University Research Corridor will present "Sectors of Promise for the Michigan Economy: Life Science and Energy," a free morning business conference, on April 22 at the MSU Man...

2 Wayne State students killed in robbery attempt

Two persons identified as Wayne State University students were shot and killed during an attempted carjacking outside a Detroit nightclub early Thursday morning. The two gunmen fled after the shoot...

L-O-O-O-NG GONE

A brief mentions that baseball announcer Ernie Harwell's voice is being used in Hilberry Theatre's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Harwell, who was the voice of the Tigers for 42 years, can be hea...

Other states value my skills more

Mechanical Engineering professor Allen Kovacs wrote an op/ed to express his frustration with being unable to use his engineering degree in Michigan. A photo of Kovacs is included.

People on the move

Dr. Kim Dunleavy of Wayne State University received the Golden Apple Award from Health Volunteers Overseas for her commitment to provide education and training in developing countries.

Should Michigan Central Depot be saved?

Honors College Dean Jerry Herron comments in a story about Detroit’s fascination with the dilapidated Michigan Central Depot. "I think it's a large-scale symbol for a puzzle that a lot of Americans...

April 8

Man of mystery

Blair Anderson, chair of Wayne State’s Department of Theatre, comments in an article about actor and WSU grad Dean Chekvala. Chekvala is part of an ensemble cast of CBS’s upcoming murder-mystery se...

Kresge Foundation awards grants to help eliminate childhood lead poisoning

Wayne State University’s Center for Urban Studies has received a $50,000 grant from the Troy-based Kresge Foundation to accelerate the development of an interactive database to improve tracking of ...

April 7

A class apart

Wayne State University faculty members Jorge Chinea and Jose Cuello spoke on the historical significance of Hernandez v. Texas at a recent screening of a PBS documentary on the case titled A Class ...

Welcome back!

Dance professor Georgia Reid discusses the song of the American Robin, Michigan’s state bird.

Expired antidotes

Wayne State University Pharmacy professor Douglas Miller was interviewed by WXYZ’s Heather Catallo regarding expired medication aboard Detroit EMS units.

Wayne State president announces new scholarship program

Wayne State University President Jay Noren announced a new fund-raising drive today to expand financial aid for students in need. The campaign is designed to "boost the number and dollar amount of ...

Wayne State inaugurates Noren with high praise

The above media sent reporters, videographers or photographers to President Noren’s inauguration ceremony Tuesday at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Photos of President Noren and the event accompany...

Post-Op painkillers tied to deaths after spinal fusion

A new study conducted by Wayne State University researchers links painkillers to one in five deaths among people who have had spinal fusion surgery (also known as lumbar fusion) to help relieve low...

Wayne State plans drive to boost scholarship funds

Wayne State University President Jay Noren announced a new fund-raising drive today to expand financial aid for students in need. The campaign is designed to "boost the number and dollar amount of ...

April 6

Wayne State's Noren cuts the pomp for Tuesday inauguration

Jay Noren will officially become Wayne State’s 10th president at an inaugural ceremony held at the Detroit Institute of Arts this afternoon. The ceremony will allow Noren to tout WSU’s strengths an...

A skeptical view of the Obama stimulus plan

Economics Professor Robert Rossana penned this Free Press guest blog scrutinizing the Obama administration’s economic stimulus plan.

April 5

Most schools don't meet 180-day mandate

Craig Roney, assistant dean of teacher education at Wayne State, comments in a story regarding shorter school years in Michigan’s public schools.

Suburbs - our new slums?

Urban affairs professor George Galster discusses poverty thresholds in American neighborhoods.

Salmonella may leave a trail of chronic illness

Jack Ebright, infectious disease specialist at Wayne State University, comments in a story about chronic medical conditions that can follow salmonella poisoning.

BioTrust banks on research: TechTown rescues samples

Nearly 3.5 million blood samples collected over the past 44 years from Michigan newborns will soon be stored at a new neonatal repository located in TechTown. Medical researchers across the nation...

‘There is nothing like it in the world’

Madhu Prasad, chief of surgical oncology in the School of Medicine and chief of surgery at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, comments on his collaboration with Greg Auner, director of Wayne State’s Sm...

Wayne State discounts lab fees for Automation Alley members

Troy-based Automation Alley, a nonprofit that promotes Southeast Michigan's high-tech businesses, has entered into a memorandum of understanding that will allow its 1,000-plus members to use new la...

Department of Communication in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts holds ninth annual Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity awards

The Department of Communication in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts held its ninth annual Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity awards and reception April 3. Honorees were Gene Ro...

Expanding Wayne State program's goal: Birth startups, jobs

A feature story focuses on Wayne State’s new, 80,000-square-foot Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center. A grand opening celebration for the $30 million collection of laboratories and clean...

April 3

Post-Op Painkillers Tied to Deaths After Spinal Fusion

A new study conducted by Wayne State University researchers links painkillers to one in five deaths among people who have had spinal fusion surgery (also known as lumbar fusion) to help relieve low...

Discuss labor law at WSU forum

The Wayne State University Law School is hosting a forum titled "Resuscitating and Revitalizing American Labor Law Policy: A Constructive Dialogue on Areas of Agreement" from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday. Th...

‘Friends with benefits’ common on campus

A study conducted by researchers at Wayne State and Michigan State concluded that 60 percent of college students have been in a "friends with benefits" relationship.

April 2

Wayne State works to make campus S.A.F.E.

The Wayne State University GLBT Association, in collaboration with the Gender and Sexuality Community, hosted a panel and training for allies of the LGBT community to make the campus safe. The even...

Films offer flicker of hope for state

An op-ed piece about the benefits of Michigan’s burgeoning film industry mentions that Wayne State has retooled its curriculum to prepare students for emerging jobs in the industry.

Aku’s coup

Theatre Senior Lecturer Aku Kadogo is the subject of African American Family magazine’s March 2009 cover story.

Big Band, big show

John Clayton, Grammy winning jazz artist and 2009 Detroit International Jazz Festival artist-in-residence, will perform with the Wayne State Big Band on Friday, April 3, 7:30 p.m. at The Music Box ...

Defendants, with assets frozen, find it tough to hire attorneys

Law professor Peter Henning comments in a story about the civil case of disbarred Florida lawyer Arthur Nadel.

Out West, a new kind of water war

Environmental Law professor Noah Hall comments in an article regarding Nestle Waters North America’s controversial plans to tap and bottle water from a Colorado aquifer.

April 1

Financial fitness for faith-based businesses

Leaders of faith-based organizations and other nonprofits in Detroit will have a unique opportunity to learn about bootstrapping their finances through TechTown's Faith-Based Business Forum. Featur...

The move by print media to Web formats in Detroit

Channel 20 reporter Dave Leval reported on the move by print media to predominantly Web formats in Detroit. Ben Burns, Wayne state University journalism professor, commented during an interview abo...

People making news: Education

Dr. Ambika Mathur, professor in the Department of Pediatrics, was appointed assistant dean for Combined Degree Programs and Postdoctoral Affairs for the WSU School of Medicine.

Toxic canal cleanup stalls

Geology professor Ed Van Hees comments in an article about the cleanup efforts of a toxic contamination site in St. Clair Shores.

Donna Karan makes room for yoga at NYC hospital

David Gorski, an oncologist and associate professor in the School of Medicine, comments in an article about “integrative therapists” at hospitals.