Search

Media Reports for September 2009

October 2009

August 2009

September 30

US Canadian studies programs suffocating

An article about budget cuts for several U.S. universities’ Canadian Studies departments mentions that Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan, are collaborating on a project foc...

Current art exhibits

The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery’s upcoming exhibit, "Detroit Collects, Part 1: The Nature of Art," is included in an art calendar listing, along with a link to the gallery’s website.

An artistic vision: The Red River Artists Center

While River Rouge has had to deal with a lot of the stereotypical issues that have plagued Detroit, artist Rick Manore is attempting to help transform the city through his artists’ collective, the ...

Understanding FBI crime info

While newly released 2008 F.B.I. crime information shows an increase in certain areas that are generally considered safe, Wayne State University criminologist Irshad Altheimer said the information ...

University Research Corridor impact increased between 2007 and 2009

The financial impact generated by the University Research Corridor (URC) increased 10 percent between 2007 and 2009, according to a study by a Lansing-based economic consulting firm. The report peg...

Wayne gets $2.7M for obsessive-compulsive study

Wayne State has announced a $2.7 million expansion of a research grant. The project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, is the first combined imaging and genetics research study on ...

Forward into the cloud

Geoff Nathan, faculty liaison to Wayne State’s Computing and Information Technology Department, comments in a story about college students’ preference for “cloud”-based e-mail services -- such as G...

Wayne gets $2.7M for obsessive-compulsive study

Wayne State University has announced a $2.7 million expansion of a research grant. The project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, is the first combined imaging and genetics researc...

Henry Ford Health System and Wayne State University Enter into Partnership Discussions

Wayne State University and Henry Ford Health System announced Tuesday they have started extensive discussions toward forming a partnership between the nation's largest medical school campus and the...

September 29

Henry Ford Health System teams up with Wayne State University

Wayne State University and Henry Ford Health System announced Tuesday they have started extensive discussions toward forming a partnership between the nation's largest medical school campus and the...

September 25

Fall Enrollment Surges At Wayne, Dips At Western

Wayne State has recorded its largest enrollment increase since fall 2004 and its second largest in a dozen years. Total enrollment is up 2.5 percent from a year ago, to 31,786. First-year retention...

September 24

Courts wrestle with searches when the evidence is digital

A story about whether authorities have a right to search someone’s computer files if a warrant doesn’t specify the computer as an object of the search includes a comment from Peter Henning of the W...

September 23

Wayne State study on Detroit police officer stress

During a radio interview this morning about the tragic deaths of two Detroit police officers, Free Press reporter Amber Hunt mentioned a current study of Detroit police officer stress being directe...

Bing to Detroit: ‘Change … or get left behind’

In a column summarizing an interview with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Tom Walsh says the mayor pointed out that “an ambitious new project to attract young talent and boost economic activity in the Mid...

September 22

History of the Letter Carriers exhinit at Wayne State

Mike Smith, director of the Walter P. Reuther Library, discussed the opening of an exhibit titled “Still Delivering: A History of the Letter Carriers.” It will be at the Reuther Library through Jun...

Troubled couple's tragic end reflects existing trend

Eric Lambert, chair of the Criminal Justice Department, and Bengt Arnetz, professor and director of occupational medicine in the School of Medicine, are quoted in a story about a murder-suicide in ...

WSU has course on response to shooter

Wayne State University is offering an online educational curriculum that teaches how to react properly should there be an active shooter emergency on campus. Police Chief Anthony Holt, Lt. David Sc...

Wayne has online training for response to shooter

The Wayne State University Police Department, in collaboration with the Wayne State Department of Organization and Employee Development, within the Division of Human Resources, is launching an onl...

September 21

National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) exhibit opens

Mike Smith, director of Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library, and Katie Dowgiewicz, archivist for the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), appeared on WDET’s “Detroit Today...

Ernie Harwell and decisions about dying

In an op-ed piece, Peter A. Lichtenberg, director of the Wayne State’s Institute of Gerontology, uses Ernie Harwell’s recent decision to speak openly on death and his inoperable cancer to counter “...

Zinc plays a key role in better aging

A study led by Dr. Ananda Prasad of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, showed that seniors who take daily zinc supplements suffer significantly fewer cold and flu infections.

Wayne State Workshops Help Find Jobs In 'Crummy Economy'

Wayne State University will join alumna, career-planning expert and author Therese Marie Boldt to provide hands-on training for job-seekers at WSU’s main and satellite campuses. In her new book -- ...

Joique Bell powers Wayne State over Findlay, 35-21

A sports feature highlights Wayne State running back Joique Bell after he lead the Warriors football team to a 35-21 victory over Findlay on Saturday. Bell scored three touchdowns during the game a...

Stopping Detroit's brain drain

A story about keeping young metro Detroit professionals in the area mentions Wayne State’s TechTown business incubator and the “cultural corridor,” which includes the university, as beacons of hope.

September 20

E2 Detroit 2009 Tackles Developing the Right Entrepreneurial Team

The 5th annual E2 Detroit Entrepreneurial Conference will take place Oct. 15 at Wayne State’s McGregor Memorial Conference Center. E2 Detroit brings together expert authors, notable speakers, busin...

Reuther Library to host letter carriers exhibit

An exhibit celebrating the 120-year history of the National Association of Letter Carriers -- "Still Delivering: A History of the Letter Carriers" -- is to open to the public Tuesday at Wayne State...

Wayne State's Detroit Orientation Institute scheduled for October

Wayne State University has scheduled its annual Detroit Orientation Institute program for October, offering newcomers to the area the chance to learn about Detroit's culture and history. The three-...

Asterand signs three-year lease, stays at TechTown

Asterand plc, the anchor tenant at Wayne State’s TechTown that was exploring a move to Ann Arbor, has decided to stay put, signing a three-year lease with an option for three more years. The lease ...

Wayne State breaks ground on chemistry building work

Wayne State University broke ground Friday for a $30 million renovation and expansion of its chemistry building. The work is part of a $42 million project, the first phase of which was completed in...

September 19

Wayne State breaks ground on chemistry building work

Wayne State University broke ground Friday for a $30 million renovation and expansion of its chemistry building. The work is part of a $42 million project, the first phase of which was completed in...

September 18

A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building groundbreaking

WMYD-TV (20), WXYZ-TV (7), WWJ-AM, 9/18 Channels 20 and 7 were on hand last Friday providing video coverage of the groundbreaking for the A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building and Lecture Hall. WWJ ...

Wayne State breaks ground for $30M chem building

Wayne State University is breaking ground today on a new $30 million chemistry building named for entrepreneur and former WSU chemistry professor A. Paul Schaap. In 1986, he discovered an efficient...

September 17

Komen Detroit Race for the Cure shares proceeds

The Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the Cure organization has awarded Robert Burack of the WSU School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute a $784,731 grant to expand the Wayne ...

Top 10 Law Schools in Michigan Super Lawyers 2009

Michigan Super Lawyers magazine placed the Wayne State University Law School first on its list of schools that produced the most lawyers this year, with 347. University of Michigan was second, with...

Detroit native Megan Abbott to discuss novel

Detroit native Megan Abbott to discuss novel By Susan Whitall Edgar-award winning author and Detroit native Megan Abbott will take part in a reading and discussion of her work at 3:30 p.m...

Wayne State to break ground on new chemistry facility

A business brief mentions that Wayne State University plans to break ground Friday afternoon on the $30 million A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building and Lecture Hall. The new structure is part of a co...

September 16

The Rookie

A sports feature story focuses on Keri Clous, a 2000 graduate of a Cadillac area high school who is a member of the WSU women’s cross country team at age 27. “I just wanted to show my kids that you...

Cancer risk of cell phones debated

Sandeep Mittal, assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Wayne State, shares his thoughts on the alleged health risks from cell phone radiation.

WSU Law School student who organized a Wednesday panel discussion on campus about the pros and cons of amending the city of Detroit’s charter

Reporter Erica Hobbs interviewed Francis Grunow, the WSU Law School student who organized a Wednesday panel discussion on campus about the pros and cons of amending the city of Detroit’s charter. A...

Wayne State reading program offers openings, free tutoring

Wayne State University’s College of Education is offering free tutoring in reading and writing skills in its literacy program for students in the first through eighth grades. The sessions will ...

Drive Safely to Wayne State

Peter Savolainen, assistant professor in the College of Engineering’s Transportation Research Group, was interviewed by WWJ’s Greg Bowman about the “Drive Safely to Wayne State” campaign. Savolaine...

September 15

Millions are spent to upgrade classrooms

Charles Parrish, a political science professor at Wayne State University, is interviewed in a story about the evolution of technologies used in college classrooms.

Bank of America ruling leaves SEC with few options for pursuit

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in New York refused to accept a $33 million settlement that would have resolved the SEC’s claim that the Bank of America deceived investors in November about bonuses ...

Wayne State rakes in millions in new grant money

Wayne State has earned 32 grants, including 27 ($11.2 million) from the National Institutes of Health, four ($1.7 million) from the National Science Foundation and a $5 million grant from the Depar...

Detroit preps to celebrate Hispanic heritage

Wayne State University's Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS) will offer a series of free events to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, such as Grito Celebration today that observes Mexican In...

Campus Safety

Reporter Mark Santia examined safety procedures and resources throughout Wayne State’s campus focusing on the residence halls and WSU Police Department command center. Lt. Dave Scott and WSU studen...

September 14

Sustainability engineering certificate at Wayne St.

Wayne State University says growing demand for people with skills needed to preserve the environment and natural resources has led to the launch of a graduate certificate program in sustainable eng...

Free college tuition plan would tap lottery, casinos

Democratic Representative Fred Durhal Jr. held a press conference yesterday at Wayne State to discuss his proposal to provide free college tuition for Michigan high school graduates using state gam...

WSU professor, Mai Iskandar Datta, interviewed on WDET

Wayne State University professor of finance Mai Iskandar Datta was interviewed on WDET’s Detroit Today regarding President Obama’s speech Monday, in which he rallied support for regulatory reform a...

Rape Aggression Defense Program at Wayne State University

The Wayne State University Police Department’s Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Program is showcased as a news segment. The seminars, which are open to women, teach self awareness, prevention, risk re...

Upside down in Pontiac: How investors walk away from disaster

A story about the high rate of foreclosed homes in Pontiac includes a comment from Wayne State demographer Jason Booza.

Lawmaker wants to use gambling $ to fund scholarships

Democratic Representative Fred Durhal Jr. held a press conference today at Wayne State to discuss his proposal to provide free college tuition for Michigan high school graduates using state gamblin...

The economy: In tough times, it is quite normal to attempt (a new) undertaking

A story about increasing enrollment at mortuary schools mentions that Wayne State’s mortuary science program regularly has more students applying for admission than it can accommodate.

September 13

Red Riding Hood's not out of the woods yet

An article about scholarly controversies over the origins of such fairy tales as Little Red Riding Hood includes observations by WSU classical languages and literature expert Donald Haase, whom the...

Bringing life back to WSU campus gem

Christiane Joost-Gaugier, chair of the Art and Art History Department, and Carol Miller, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, are heading an effort to restore the reflecting...

Bringing life back to WSU campus gem

Christiane Joost-Gaugier, chair of the Art and Art History Department, and Carol Miller, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, are heading an effort to restore the reflecting...

September 12

Gambling Revenues Scholarhip Program

The station mentioned Saturday that a new college scholarship program for Michigan high school grads would be announced by state Rep. Fred Durhal Jr. Monday morning at the Wayne State University Co...

September 11

Auditioning for Feature, Commercial and Industrial Films workshops offered by CFPCA

A roundup of upcoming artistic-related workshops includes “Auditioning for Feature, Commercial and Industrial Films,” which will be offered this fall by Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing an...

Reflecting on 25 years of The Arab American News

Ben Burns, director of the journalism program here, is among media experts who offer testimonial comments on the occasion of the Arab American News’ Silver Anniversary.

Sense of style is wrapped up in skirt

A story about clothes designer and business owner Jacquelyn Terry mentions that she came up with the idea for opening her shop, The Style Gallery, while working toward a degree in fashion design at...

Great Lakes consultants hold back public comments on study

An article about a controversial study looking into Lake Michigan and Lake Huron water levels includes comments from WSU law professor Noah Hall. The study’s authors are refusing to release the pub...

September 10

Strike settled; Oakland U professors return to the classroom

Round-the-clock negotiations resulted in agreement on a tentative three-year contract Thursday morning that sent striking Oakland University professors back to the classroom. The agreement, which c...

National Health Care Town Hall Discussion at Wayne State University

Some 250 people gathered at Wayne State Wednesday evening for a Town Hall on Health Care Reform. The event was hosted by WDET-FM, the university and state Sen. Hansen Clarke. It featured a panel of...

September 9

CBS celebrates 38 years of academic success with performance by Nuyorican poet Tato Laviera

WSU’s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies 38th Anniversary Gala & Celebración will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Student Center Building ballroom. The event will feature a reading from award-wi...

Dean Ackerman interviewed at WSU football game

Dean Robert Ackerman of the Law School was interviewed at halftime of Saturday’s home football game. He mentioned several service clinics that the school has in place as well as upcoming events.

Health Care Town Hall

Wayne State University will host a health care reform town hall gathering Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Community Arts Auditorium. A panel of experts will offer answers to questions on health...

September 8

Business Assistance Centers

David Williams, dean of the School of Business Administration, discussed the school’s new Business Assistance Centers initiative during the Detroit Today show. Staffed by MBA students under the gui...

Great Lakes Angels hosts TechTown deal review Sept. 16

The Great Lakes Angels will celebrate relocating back to Wayne State University's TechTown by reviewing three potential investment deals on Sept. 16. Presenting companies include Fixitup Ventures, ...

Wayne State doctors gets $267,999 in national health stimulus funds

Tej Mattoo, M.D., professor and chief of pediatric nephrology at the WSU School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Michigan, has received $267,999 in stimulus funds from the National Institutes...

Wayne State law school examines Detroit governance

Wayne State University is presenting a symposium on proposed changes in the Detroit City Council that will appear on the November ballot. The event runs from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 16 and is called "Moving...

Dread builds for Detroiters as decision looms on bus cuts

Thousands of riders who rely on the Department of Transportation are upset about city proposals to eliminate and scale back some routes. Robin Boyle, professor of urban planning at Wayne State Univ...

Wayne State opens Business Assistance Centers in tri-county area

Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration is opening three new Business Assistance Centers in the tri-county area this month. The centers will partner the university's MBA students...

Speak Up Event

Channel 7 and Fox 2 were on-site at Gullen Mall to cover the “Speak Up” event at noon today. Featured speakers included Iraqi journalist Haider Hamza and Wayne State University faculty talking abou...

September 7

What would Walter Reuther Think?

While critics might say that Walter P. Reuther, the patriarch of the UAW, might not agree with the givebacks and concessions made by the union in the automobile companies’ restructuring, Mike Smith...

September 6

WSU assistant dean wins $25K

Herbert Smitherman Jr., M.D., assistant dean of community and urban health and assistant professor of the department of medicine for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, was named one of ...

Rebuilding Detroit as a 'Tech Town'

The preliminary results of the New Economy Initiative run this summer by the TechTown economic incubator near Wayne State University indicates there is economic energy waiting to be tapped across t...

WSU College of Nursing gets $285K for distance learning

Wayne State University’s College of Nursing has received $285,000 in federal funding to support the creation of a graduate distance learning program in psychiatric and public health nursing. It is ...

State leader of UAW facing bumpy road

Hal Stack, director of Wayne State University’s Labor Studies Center, commented in a story about the challenges facing the UAW in the changing auto industry. The union’s previous inability to organ...

Families, nation wrestle with end-of-life care

One of the most heated issues in the debate to overhaul the nation’s health care is a provision in the House bill to pay doctors to counsel patients who want to talk about end-of-life care. "The he...

Denying care won't happen

Wayne State University law professor and constitutional law expert, Robert Sedler, explains in an op-ed why government rationing of health care would be unconstitutional. He wrote, “Government rati...

Dad, daughter share spots at Wayne State University School of Medicine

Several media outlets nationwide picked up this Associated Press story about 47-year-old Ted Hunter and 22-year-old Kara Hunter, both students at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine. He's s...

September 5

Ethics case for Kilpatrick lawyer up to board

The ethics case against Samuel McCargo, the lawyer of ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is in the hands of the state's Attorney Discipline Board, which is weighing discipline against him for failing to te...

September 4

Schools Concerned about Swine Flu

Wayne State University is registering students for swine flu vaccine clinics and is ready with Web-based classes and a text message alert system should there be an outbreak. "At the university, we'...

Ted Kennedy remembered

In a letter to the editor, Eusebia E Aquino-Hughes, a former participant in Wayne State’s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, recalls how Sen. Edward Kennedy helped prevent the center from closing ...

Rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated

An article discussing the need to reinvent America’s industrial cities mentions the New Economy Initiative’s collaboration with the Kaufman Foundation to kick-start business development in Wayne St...

Former Pittsburgh mayor Thomas Murphy to keynote E2 Detroit

Officials at Wayne State University announced today that Tom Murphy, former mayor of Pittsburgh, will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual E2 Detroit conference on Thursday, Oct. 15. This ev...

September 3

College of Education Literacy Program

This weekly events-oriented publication includes a short item about the upcoming reading literacy program in the WSU College of Education. Participating first to eighth grade students receive tutor...

WDET-FM appoints program director, launches open mic show

WDET will launch a monthly open mic The Moth Story/SLAM, premiering Oct. 1 at Cliff Bell's in Detroit. Each show has a theme -- Oct. 1 is "Firsts," Nov. 5 is "Blunders" -- and people are encouraged...

Let facts, not fiction improve health care

In an op-ed piece, Dr. Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., assistant dean of community and urban health at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, said that federal health care reform is a critical ne...

September 2

Tea Time

Since he was a young boy in China, Q. Ping Dou, a professor of pathology at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, has been drinking five or more cups of green tea every day. Also, as a resea...

WSU establish SBA Business Assistance Centers

David Williams, dean of the School of Business Administration, comments in reports the station aired at various times Wednesday regarding the school’s establishment of Business Assistance Centers s...

Cancer patients separated from spouse at diagnosis die sooner

Cancer patients who are separated from their spouses at the time of their diagnosis do not live as long as widowed, divorced and never married patients, according to a new study to be published in ...

Swine Flu vaccine being tested now

The swine flu vaccination is currently being tested, and pending its approval, hospitals will likely begin immunizing certain groups around Thanksgiving. Dr. Suzanne White, from the Pandemic Prepar...

WSU Students participate in community service

Hundreds of Wayne State University incoming freshmen yesterday participated in Warrior Service Day, a community service project aimed at revitalizing the city of Detroit. The news crew interviewed ...

Blind students' rights, e-readers at issue

Efforts to bring Amazon.com’s Kindle 2 e-reader software to Wayne State University classrooms could violate the rights of blind students, lawyer and Board of Governors chair Richard Bernstein said....

Early pomp and circumstance

For an increasing number of college administrators, hosting an opening convocation ceremony is not just tradition for tradition’s sake; many believe the ritual can improve student retention.

Wayne Briefs: Assistant prosecutors face charges

A short item in the Wayne Briefs column notes that an assistant Wayne County prosecutor was arrested by Wayne State University Police Aug. 21 on suspicion of impaired driving.

Detroit Festival of the Arts gets scrapped permanently

An article mentions that the long-running Detroit Festival of the Arts, co-sponsored by Wayne State University and the University Cultural Center Association, has been cancelled permanently due to ...

Work Bullying Linked With Poor Sleep

A questionnaire developed in part by Wayne State University researchers is linked in a story about workplace bullying.

Wayne State to open biz assistance centers

The Wayne State University School of Business Administration is launching Business Assistance Centers in three Detroit-area locations in early September. The centers will provide support in busine...

September 1

Thousands of incoming Wayne State University freshmen form massive community revitalization effort

Nearly 2,700 Wayne State University incoming freshmen will participate in Warrior Service Day, a daylong community service initiative benefiting several Detroit civic organizations including, ARISE...

Body Magic: Get rich, get thin -- or get real?

Wayne State law professor Stephen Calkins comments in a story about the legality of a popular Las Vegas-based direct sales company that markets itself to consumers as not just a tool to get thin, b...

How to nail an audition is the focus of new Wayne State actors workshop

Wayne State University’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts is offering two workshops on how to audition for films this fall. Students will perform mock auditions and receive coachi...

Students flock to dorms that offer living, learning

Wayne State University is featured in an article about the rise in living/learning communities on college campuses. One of the university’s goals is to help connect students with specific study int...