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April 30

Jackson residents to decide Tuesday whether to allow city council to combine existing police and fire services into one public safety department

The debate over merging Jackson’s police and fire departments into a public safety department is not just about whether it is the right or wrong move to keep residents safe. Kenneth Chelst, profes...

Cellphone, auto, restaurant chains adding local franchises

Wayne State University marketing professor Jeffrey Stoltman is quoted in a story examining a trio of national chains, including Best Buy Mobile, AAMCO and Firehouse Subs, which are expanding aggres...

April 29

NAACP honors Kid Rock for being Detroit booster

An article highlighting the NAACP’s Great Expectations Award given to Kid Rock during the civil rights organization's annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner, mentions Rock’s scholarship program throu...

Kwapis and LaMarra place second in national moot court competition

Wayne State University Law School second-year students Lauren Kwapis and Michael LaMarra finished in second place overall in the John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition a...

Wayne Law School fellowship winners announced

Wayne State University Law School’s Program for International Legal Studies has announced the 2011 International Public Interest Law Fellowship recipients — Rachel Hom, Jamal Koussan, Megan Mathews...

April 28

Education more useful to Egypt than cement factories

Annie C. Higgins, assistant professor of Arabic Language and Literature at Wayne State University, wrote an opinion piece in support of Ahmed Zewail’s motion for an education revolution in Egypt. Z...

Woman: Privacy violated in Wayne State bathroom

A Wayne State University student says she chased and caught a man who she said was trying to take pictures of her in the women's bathroom stall. The student, Felicia Moses, said she caught the man ...

Guest commentary: New public Detroit River bridge would be unconstitutional

In an opinion piece, Robert Sedler, constitutional law professor at Wayne State University, said that a proposed Michigan-Canadian bridge across the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor would ...

Wayne State student awarded prestigious NSF graduate research fellowship

Keith Zabel, a psychology doctoral student in Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The award p...

Detroit NAACP hosts job fair on Friday

The Detroit Branch NAACP will host the 6th Annual Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! A Super Career Expo today. The career fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Michigan Hall at Cobo Conference Center. Wayne S...

3 MTU Athletes earn Commissioner's Award

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announces the recipients of the Winter 2011 Meijer Commissioner’s Awards. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented a...

New program to make college possible for more Dearborn students

Dearborn Schools and Henry Ford Community College share a common board of trustees and have a symbiotic relationship that allows agreements like the Early College and the Collegiate Academy plan to...

Wayne State's Erman Jones wears his heart on his sleeve in the autobiographical 'Hands'

An article highlights Wayne State University Hilberry Theatre Company member Erman Jones’ autobiographical piece “Hands.” The one-man show explores the different and complex relationships of Jones’...

Double take on biodiesel

An article examining alternative fuels as prices at the pump climb, mentions a project at NextCAT as a catalyst for innovation. The project involves a new class of biodiesel catalysts developed at ...

Wayne State University Inauguration celebration

Video is provided of the musical, song and dance performances held in celebration of the Wayne State University inauguration of President Allan Gilmour on April 15 at Community Arts Auditorium.

CannaBiz: Marijuana and sexual assault

A story highlighting April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, references a 2002 study from Wayne State University finding that roughly half of college-level sexual assaults "involve alcohol consump...

Symposium addresses bullying May 15

The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus will host its 7th Annual International Symposium on Sunday, May 15 from 1 to 6 p.m. Elizabeth Barton, associate director of Wayne State Universi...

Shows highlight intriguing WSU, DPS student works

Wayne State's Annual Undergraduate Exhibition is described as a “broad look at artwork, embracing both traditional media and those areas where art permeates the practical.” Gallery interim director...

Metro Detroit's Institutes Of Greener Learning

Wayne State University is highlighted in a story about local educational institutions’ efforts to be eco-friendly. WSU is noted for its use of battery-powered vehicles to get its work crews around ...

April 27

Wayne State University awards honorary degrees to Detroit’s lifetime achievers in 2011 commencement ceremonies

The Oakland Press ran a story providing detailed biographical information on each of the honorary degree recipients at this year’s commencement ceremonies. In addition, a detailed schedules about e...

Spring awakening

The Free Legal Aid Clinic (FLAC) conducted its 46th Annual Spring Reception and Fund-raiser on Friday, April 15, at the Detroit Yacht Club in celebration of 46 years of providing legal assistance t...

Christopher T. Leland on "Love/Imperfect"

Christopher T. Leland, professor in Wayne State’s Department of English, discusses his new book titled “Love/Imperfect” during a segment on The Craig Fahle Show.(Cue to 42:05)

WSU golfer named to GLIAC all-conference team

Marquette native, and Wayne State University golfer, Eric Johnson was a second team selection to the GLIAC all-conference team. It is the second straight year he has been named to the 2nd team. He ...

Italian Film Festival

Elena Past, assistant professor at Wayne State’s Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and chair of the Detroit Festival Organizing Committee for the Italian Film...

Researcher files for patent on vaccine for Chlamydia

Judith Whittum-Hudson, professor of immunology and microbiology, internal medicine and ophthalmology, at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, has developed a potential vaccine for Chlamydia...

Public square – reader’s choice

Wayne State University is featured in the “Best of Detroit 2011” issue of the Metro Times as the “Best Local College.” Additionally, WSU’s Detroit Orientation Institute was highlighted as the “Best...

Ethics corner: Why Helen Thomas no longer has a lifetime achievement award named after her

Allan Wolper, professor of journalism at Rutgers University, opines about the Society of Professional Journalists’ decision earlier this year to retire the Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achieveme...

Physician Group offers free skin cancer screenings in May

It is estimated that one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer. To observe Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, the Wayne State University Physician Group is offering two free ski...

Hamtramck NAACP to host forum on state immigration bill

Pending legislation that could allow for increased enforcement and regulation of immigration laws has prompted the Hamtramck branch of the NAACP to host a program on such laws and racial profiling....

Profile in brief: Peter Hammer centered

Peter Hammer, Wayne State University law professor specializing in health policy and development, is profiled in a feature examining his role as director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Righ...

Public square - staff picks; Super people, places and things, picked by our team of critics

Wayne State University’s Detroit Orientation Institute is featured in the “Best of Detroit 2011” issue of the Metro Times as the “Best Introduction to the City.” Directed by Detroitist Ann Cuddohy ...

Campus fitness project provides steps for making downtown a walking destination

Today is Health Day on the campus of Wayne State University which features a ribbon-cutting ceremony near the recreation building. The University’s athletic department is now in charge of campus re...

April 26

Best libraries in Detroit

The Wayne State University library system is listed among the “Best Libraries in Detroit” in CBS Detroit’s “Best Of” section. Wayne State Libraries rank among the top 60 libraries in the Associatio...

Mich. court overturns major environmental decision

The Michigan Supreme Court has reversed a major decision that expanded the ability to sue the state in environmental disputes, reigniting an ideological battle between liberal justices and conserva...

Dearborn Dems host redistricting expert Jocelyn Benson

Jocelyn Benson, Wayne State law professor and director for the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights Michigan Allies Project at WSU, was scheduled to be in Dearborn last night as the featured gues...

Head and neck cancer risk factors

Dr. Michael A. Carron, assistant professor at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, talked about symptoms and risk factors involved with head, neck and throat cancers. It was noted that on F...

Colleges' animal research under fire

Julie O’Connor, spokeswoman for Wayne State University’s Office of the Vice President for Research, commented in a story about the practice of animal research. “Virtually every major medical advanc...

How to ease fibromyalgia pain when traveling

Dr. Howard Schubiner, a fibromyalgia researcher at Providence Hospital and clinical professor at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, offers 11 tips for women who suffer from fibromyalgia p...

Wayne State scientist files for Chlamydia vaccine patent

Judith Whittum-Judson, professor of immunology and microbiology at Wayne State University, has filed for a patent for a Chlamydia vaccine, a development that could lead to a significant change in b...

April 25

Easiest-ever ways to make your marriage even happier!

Wayne State University research about improving marriages is referenced in this national magazine. WSU researchers paired 60 couples up on double dates, each person in the foursome reported feeling...

Wayne State team part of EcoCAR 2

A team of Wayne State University engineering students has been selected to participate in a national competition to design more environmentally friendly cars. The three-year program is called EcoCA...

Federal investigators in Detroit mine Facebook for crime info

Federal investigators in Detroit have taken the rare step of obtaining search warrants that give them access to Facebook accounts of suspected criminals. The warrants let investigators view photogr...

Wayne State team part of environmental car contest

A team of Wayne State University engineering students has been selected to participate in a national competition to design more environmentally friendly cars. The three-year program is called EcoCA...

Wayne State to take bids for parking structure fixes

A brief notes that Wayne State University officials are expected to begin soliciting bids for a $2.2 million repair and improvement project to its parking structure No. 2. The structure was built i...

NAACP's Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Career Expo

The Detroit Branch NAACP will match opportunity with potential when it hosts the 6th Annual Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! A Super Career Expo. The career fair will be held on Friday, April 29, 2011 from 9 a.m....

Don't cut college funding

In a letter to the editor, Wayne State University student Jeannie Jenuwine writes: I am a Wayne State University graduate student who is also raising teenagers as a single mother ("College cuts dee...

Hospitals give mutual first aid: Crittenton, Doctors' team up on residents, finances

Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac has agreed to allow the transfer of 18 of its 36 federally funded family medicine residency positions to Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in Rochester Hil...

Wayne State Word Warriors spark a language revolution

An article highlights Wayne State University’s Word Warriors and its co-founder Jerry Herron. Herron, who also is dean of the University's Irvin D. Reid Honors College, said he doesn't think we use...

Foundation contributes $25K to civil rights center

The DTE Energy Foundation presented a $25,000 check to Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights last week. DTE’s gift is in response to A. Alfred Taubman’s $200,00...

April 24

Detroit EM: Cincinnatus or Caesar?

Charlie Cavell, a Social Work student at Wayne State University and a resident of the city of Detroit, wrote an opinion piece about the Emergency Financial Manager system.

Wayne State University student's story of hope, courage

A feature story chronicles the life and challenges of Wayne State University graduating senior Victor Chukwueke who will speak at the University’s May 5 commencement. Chukwueke has neurofibromatosi...

Chamber offers three $1,000 scholarships

The Livonia Chamber of Commerce plans to award three $1,000 scholarships this year — two to adult learners and one to a high school senior graduating from one of the five Livonia high schools. An a...

Elvis and His Times

Film critic Elvis Mitchell is profiled in this piece that examines his career at the New York Times, which he concluded with his last review on April 30. Mitchell’s roots go back to Detroit from hi...

April 23

International Children’s Day at Wayne State

A photo gallery highlights the first International Children’s Day Festival held on April 23 at Wayne State University’s Community Arts Auditorium.

Terry Jones says he'll sue over his arrest

Florida pastor Terry Jones said he plans to file a lawsuit against the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and other government offices in connection with his arrest Friday following a jury trial that...

Ethnic foods, exhibits part of children's festival

A brief notes that children representing 16 different cultures will perform cultural songs and dances April 23, at the first International Children's Day Festival at Wayne State University's Commun...

April 22

Developmental Disabilities Institute presents expert on disability and exercise

WDET’s Amy Miller spoke with Wayne State University’s Jeffrey Martin, professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies, about barriers facing individuals with disabilities. Martin’s research focu...

Former Canadian ambassadors discuss 'Arab revolution' at WSU

Interest in pro-democracy movements in the Arab world has continued to grow, especially on college campuses, including Wayne State University, which hosted an event titled "The Arab World: Changes ...

Detroit will encourage its residents to move

Wayne State University and Live Midtown are featured in the “Re-Made in Detroit” segment of the PBS series “Blueprint America” highlighting various incentive programs to increase the city’s populat...

'Made in Michigan' authors touring region

About ten authors published by Wayne State University Press will offer three days of literary events, topped off by a National Writers Series appearance from four of the wordsmiths at 7 p.m. Thursd...

Lansing police involved in two shootings since 2008

A story examining fatal police shootings in Lansing includes comments from Wayne State University criminal justice professor Brad Smith. Rates of shootings vary greatly, depending on the agency, Sm...

Free speech experts question handling of Terry Jones protest

Robert Sedler, Wayne State University distinguished professor of law, comments about Dearborn officials denying Pastor Terry Jones a permit to protest this afternoon in front of the Islamic Center ...

April 21

Wayne Law welcomes two new faculty members

Wayne State University Law School announced this week the addition of assistant professor Kirsten M. Carlson and assistant professor Eric C. Williams to the faculty. Carlson will teach Civil Proced...

Bonstelle’s “Full Monty” a roaring success

A theatrical review describes Wayne State’s production of the “Full Monty” as a success, noting that director Michael J. Barnes and choreographer Nira Pullin “worked with these student performers t...

After 67 years, Ala lawmakers apologize to woman

Associated Press, Newsday, Sydney Morning Herald Numerous media outlets reported that the Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades...

Thought leaders gather to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies

Thought leaders from the medical, scientific and patient advocacy communities gathered to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies. They found common ground between the U....

Genetic testing allows for custom cancer treatments

A Wayne State University physician-researcher says he developed a personalized therapy to treat several cancers using a genetically modified human enzyme. Dr. Karli Rosner, assistant professor at W...

Taubman gives $56M to U-M

An article highlighting A. Alfred Taubman’s $56 million donation to the University of Michigan mentions his 2006 gift of $3 million to build Wayne State's Damon J. Keith Classroom Building and Cent...

Doctors', Crittenton hospitals team for residency program

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center is providing financial aid to Doctors' Hospital of Michigan so the Pontiac facility can keep its long-standing residency program in family medicine viable. The te...

Wayne State chosen as Michigan’s sole participant In EcoCAR 2

A team of Wayne State University students from the College of Engineering have been chosen to participate in “EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future,” a program established by the United States Depart...

Earth Day gets early start on urban farms; Group builds rainwater collection systems for gardens in Detroit

Wayne State University’s Office of Campus Sustainability (OCS) is mentioned in a sidebar for an article highlighting urban farms. The sidebar notes that the OCS, which focuses on recycling, greenin...

Earth Day, R.E.M., Tea Party, Big Oil, the future of wind and solar power in Michigan, America

On Friday, as part of Earth Week at Wayne State University, John Hartig, refuge manager of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, will talk about his book on the Cuyahoga and the other fo...

April 20

A touch of Winter

Walter S. Gibbs Professor of Constitutional Law Steven Winter will be honored for his work as a philosopher and legal theorist by the Dutch Association of Legal Philosophy at an international confe...

Five tennis players earn All-GLIAC accolades

Five players from Wayne State's tennis team have earned All-GLIAC recognition. For the second consecutive season, sophomore Thomas Ducret earned a spot on the All-GLIAC First Team. Sophomore Oscar ...

Breaking Barriers at the Net: The Robert Ryland Story

Robert Ryland, who is recognized as being the first ever black tennis pro, anchored Wayne State University’s men’s tennis team immediately after World War II. He played at the No. 1 singles and No....

Henry Ford Health System, WSU team to aid training

Wayne State University and Henry Ford Health System have reached a new affiliation agreement designed to enhance clinical training of audiology students and better prepare them to provide high-qual...

Wayne State softball coach Gary Bryce celebrates 1,000 wins

Wayne State University softball coach Gary Bryce celebrated his 1,000th career victory when his Warriors team swept a pair at Findlay yesterday. Bryce, in his 30th year with the Warriors, is one of...

Monroe's Whitman Center to showcase art exhibit

A brief notes that the Monroe County Community College Whitman Center is presenting a traveling display of artwork by notable African-American artist Jacob Lawrence through April. The John Lawrence...

Fifth Annual Trinidad Sánchez Memorial Poetry Festival, April 27

The Matrix Theatre Company of Detroit will host the Fifth Annual Trinidad Sánchez Memorial Poetry Festival at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, at the Matrix Theatre in Detroit. The event is co-spons...

UAW said to seek early agreements in contract talks with U.S. automakers

The United Auto Workers will seek early contract settlements in talks with the U.S. automakers this year, breaking a pattern of brinksmanship that stretches at least four decades. A review of UAW s...

April 19

WSU researcher files for patent on Chlamydia vaccine

Wayne State University School of Medicine researcher Judith Whittum-Hudson, professor of immunology and microbiology, internal medicine and ophthalmology, has identified three peptides that have de...

Semester in Detroit

Two University of Michigan students, participating in Semester in Detroit, a program allowing U-M undergraduates to spend a semester living in Detroit, are followed in this feature. The students re...

Madoff investors’ lawsuit against U.S. dismissed by court

Two of Bernard L. Madoff’s investors lost their bid to bring a $2.5 million suit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly gross negligent oversight in failing to uncover hi...

Despite massive investment, Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood lost population

In a story about the Midtown area of Detroit and reports that it is a growing, up-and-coming, dynamic urban neighborhood, census 2010 figures from Data Driven Detroit are cited pointing to a popula...

Post 1: What a difference a decade makes

In a retrospective look at technology in Michigan over the last decade, blogger Larry Eiler wrote that now the state stands in a dramatically different position than 2001 when there was no real cap...

Wayne State student artists showcase architecture/landscapes

Wayne State University's James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History invites the public to participate in an interactive art experience. Through May 6, Wayne State visitors and members of...

What Larry Fobes has learned from leaders about leadership

Larry Fobes, director of the Wayne State University School of Business Administration's Institute for Organizational and Industrial Competitiveness, is profiled in this piece about his Emmy Award-w...

New vehicle technologies introduced at 2011 SAE World Congress in Detroit

EcoCAR 1, a three-year collegiate engineering competition and the only program of its kind established by the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors, was featured at the 2011 SAE World Congre...

Asian-Americans settle in Metro Detroit enclaves

The economic downturn of the past decade may have brought unemployment and plummeting housing values to some Metro Detroiters, but the combined Asian-American population in Macomb, Oakland and Wayn...

April 18

‘Transportation has transformed the world’ – Batteau

Detroit Auto Scene, U.S. Auto Scene, Tech Center News Wayne State University associate professor of Anthropology, Allen Batteau, was one of the organizers and speakers at the Transforming Transpor...

Jocelyn Benson to address Democrats

A brief notes that Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state in 2010 and a Wayne State University law professor, will be the keynote speaker at the Lenawee County Democratic P...

Wayne Law announces 2011 public interest law fellowships

Wayne State University Law School's Program for International Legal Studies announces the 2011 International Public Interest Law Fellowship recipients. Rachel Hom, Jamal Koussan, Megan Mathews and ...

Education: WSU Campus Art Installation Award

Wayne State University’s Campus Art Installation Award program is featured with a link to the site’s voting page. The Art Installation Award program is an opportunity for art students from the Jame...

Dodd-Frank would have rescued Lehman creditors, FDIC says

The Dodd-Frank Act would have enabled an orderly unwinding of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. that would have averted major losses by creditors and taxpayers, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said...

Wayne State researcher gets editorial post at pharma professional journal

Asfar S. Azmi, research associate in Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, guest edited a recent Current Pharmaceutical Design issue highlighting the “guardian angel gene” called p53, which ...

The future of unions in America

C-Span provided coverage of the recent Labor Leaders on Labor Forum held at Wayne State University featuring AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and a panel discussion on “The Future of Unions in Amer...

Wayne State hosts discussion on Middle East events

Chrystal Knight spoke with Fred Pearson, director of Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, about an upcoming discussion with four former Canadian ambassadors on the histor...

Emergency manager training popular

A two-day training session that begins today for prospective emergency managers and turnaround experts has drawn a huge response. Former Detroit City Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel, a consultant and p...

Lehman: FOIA helps keep eye on public employees

Joseph Lehman, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, opined about his organization’s FOIA request to Wayne State University. Noting the brief period that the website of the Center for...

April 17

UCA students' skin cancer software design places third in Microsoft Imagine Cup

The Imagine Cup is the world's premier student technology competition sponsored and hosted by Microsoft. This year, 74,000 students from 400 different schools, including Wayne State University, par...

UNR President Milton Glick dies of stroke at 73

University of Nevada, Reno President Milton Glick, who was hailed for overseeing academic and building improvements during his five years at the helm, has died after suffering a stroke, officials s...

Baby Boomers seek 2nd careers as entrepreneurs

More than 5,000 people attended entrepreneurial events over the past year and organizers have trained about 1,200 people on what it takes to start a small business and succeed, TechTown Executive D...

Birmingham Rotary Club

Dellashon DiCresce, from the Center for Peace Conflict Resolution at Wayne State University, will be the featured program speaker at Birmingham Rotary Club at noon on Monday, May 2. DiCresce's talk...

International Children's Day Celebration

A calendar item notes the International Children’s Day Celebration to be held from 2-6 p.m., Saturday, April 23 at Wayne State University’s Community Arts Auditorium. Sixteen groups of children rep...

Colleges rehab their web sites for major payoffs

Nick DeNardis, associate director of Web communications at Wayne State University, comments in a story about how universities are designing and optimizing their approach to the admissions process. ...

International diplomats weigh in on the Middle East at WSU

Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies will host a discussion with four former Canadian ambassadors on the historic events taking place throughout the Middle East. "The Arab...

Michigan entrepreneurs take green inventions to marketplace

Carol Miller, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Wayne State University, is part of a team that's halfway through developing software that could one day help cities r...

Milliken planted seeds of change

Going green is getting mainstream. Thanks to innovators like those honored this week as the Free Press' 2011 Michigan Green Leaders, Michiganders are seeking a more sustainable lifestyle everywhere...

Really wish you didn't do that, Chuck

An item in the “Poli-Bites” column mentions the presentation offered by Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh at Wayne State University’s inauguration ceremonies of President Allan Gilmour la...

April 16

Allan Gilmour inaugurated as WSU president

During last Friday’s inauguration ceremonies Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour promised to run an institution that values thinking and learning, even in a “world that glamorizes igno...

April 15

Free admission on third Sundays at Detroit Historical Museum

An article highlighting the Detroit Historical Museum’s “Find Your Place in History” promotion notes that all titles from the Wayne State University Press will be on sale for 10 percent off the cov...

Allan Gilmour inaugurated as WSU president

During last Friday’s inauguration ceremonies Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour promised to run an institution that values thinking and learning, even in a “world that glamorizes ignora...

Jazz Festival "Brings the World" to Detroit

Festival organizers announced the lineup for the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, in downtown Detroit. Subtitled "We Bring You the World," the Detroit Jaz...

Winning creations

Student and professional art and literature merge in this year's 53rd annual "Patterns" celebration at St. Clair County Community College. Weekend highlights will include workshops and meet and gre...

U.S. automakers could be adding jobs

The country's three domestic automakers could add as many as 35,000 new jobs by 2015, with virtually all of them landing in Michigan as they continue to consolidate operations, according to Sean Mc...

International diplomats weigh in on the Middle East at WSU

Wayne State University’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies will host a discussion with four former Canadian ambassadors on the historic events taking place throughout the Middle East. “The Ara...

Inauguration ceremonies today at Wayne State University

During the morning newscast, WWJ morning co-anchor Roberta Jasina noted that inauguration ceremonies will be held today at 3 p.m. honoring Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour.

April 14

WSU Studio stages Shanley’s “Savage in Limbo”

An article notes that John Patrick Shanley’s “Savage in Limbo: A Concert Play” closes Wayne State University’s Ph.D. Directors’ Series, April 21-30. Due to ongoing Studio Theatre renovations, the...

WSU undergraduate art

The Wayne State Art Department will present the 2011 WSU Undergraduate Exhibition at the Art Department Gallery, April 15-May 13. The exhibition features more than 200 works of art and design by un...

Law director talks 14th amendment at WVSU on Thursday

India Geronimo, director of the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African American Legal History at Wayne State University, will give a lecture about the Fourteenth Amendment Thursday at West Virgin...

Art schools host weekend exhibits

Wayne State University launches its "2011 WSU Undergraduate Exhibition" on Friday with a reception from 6-9 p.m. in the Art Department Gallery in the university's Art Building. Contact information ...

Mancelona students delve Detroit’s art scene: Group visits several art landmarks

Over 50 Mancelona High School art students had the opportunity to take a unique field trip to Detroit last month visiting Wayne State University, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Heidelberg Pr...

People making news

Wayne State University's School of Business Administration welcomes two additional executives to its lineup of board of visitors members. David M. Leone and Katie Maple McBride, both employees of G...

Status quo, benefits of online learning in Canada

Michael Barbour, assistant professor of instructional technology at Wayne State University's College of Education, has spent the past three years conducting an ongoing study to evaluate ways in whi...

Nigerian man with Neurofibromatosis to give WSU commencement

Victor Chukwueke, who suffers from Neurofibromatosis which caused a benign tumor on the right side of his face as a young boy, has been selected as a speaker at the Wayne State University College o...

April 13

On stage: 'Night, Mother,' 'Charlotte's Web'

"The Cider House Rules," adapted by Peter Parnell from the novel by John Irving, is running in rotating repertory by Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre Company through May 14. A photo of c...

On the inside: Wayne State law student all about his community

A feature story profiles third-year Wayne State law student Dan Ringo, a former Air Force pilot and active volunteer in several community initiatives throughout the Detroit area.

Kilpatrick trial set for September 2012

Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning commented on the September 2012 scheduled trial for former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his father and three other members of the so-called "Kilpatrick...

Detroit 3 are expected to add 36,000 tier 2 jobs by 2015

The Detroit 3 are expected to add 36,000 factory jobs by 2015, all of them paying new-hire wages and benefits that are half of what is typically paid to traditional United Auto Workers employees, e...

Mike Smith discusses labor

Wayne State University labor historian Mike Smith commented about the state of labor in America. Smith said there's a lot of misinformation out there about unionized state workers. “If you listen t...

Wayne State medical students to open free health to honor faculty member Robert Frank

The grand opening of the Robert R. Frank Student Run Free Clinic is slated for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Mercy Primary Care Center, in Detroit. The free clinic, which will be open two Saturdays each m...

April 12

WSU Press – Made in Michigan writers

Jane Hoehner, Wayne State University Press (WSUP) director, and Annie Martin, WSUP acquisitions editor, were guests on “The Craig Fahle Show” discussing WSUP’s “Made in Michigan Writers Series” and...

Model D Speaker Series: Rolling out the welcome mat: Detroit as a global community

Hayg Oshagan, director of New Michigan Media at Wayne State University, will serve as one of the panelists for an event on April 26 which is part of the Model D Speaker Series. The free event will ...

Wayne State gets $1M grant to reduce cancer pain in African Americans

A new study, led by Wayne State University’s College of Nursing and funded by a three-year, $1,078,000 award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, aims to improve...

April 11

Fabulous ‘50s? Not for Motor City future – Author/historian Jack Lessenberry

An article highlights Wayne State University professor Jack Lessenberry’s speech “Detroit in the 1950s: Freeways and Fears Below the Surface,” given at Macomb Community College’s Lorenzo Cultural C...

Former governor demands name be removed from promotional material for Texas biomedical company

Since leaving government, former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson has used his name, connections and expertise to land jobs and board memberships on a wide range of companies - everything from sna...

Monica Conyers asks to serve remainder of her sentence at home

Peter Henning, law professor at Wayne State University and former federal prosecutor, commented in an article about former City Council President Monica Conyers’s request to a federal judge to modi...

Killers target Iraq's ravaged elite again

The recent murder of an Iraqi surgeon and a university researcher indicates that insurgents are again assassinating scientists, doctors and academics, even as those who survived an earlier wave of ...

AAUP appears ready to part ways with Gary Rhoades, its General Secretary

After three years as general secretary of the American Association of University Professors, Gary Rhoades may be on his way out, the casualty of personality clashes between him and the organization...

Anti-bullying rally in Howell kicks off 2011 push for Safe School Law

An article highlighting the push for anti-bullying legislation mentions Jocelyn Benson, an associate professor at Wayne State University Law School and the 2010 Democratic nominee for Michigan Secr...

Samuel M. Levin Economics Award Lecture

Sean P. McAlinden, chief economist and executive vice president of research at the Center for Automotive Research, appeared on the “Frank Beckmann Show” to discuss changes in the U.S. and worldwide...

Passionate grad sets off on legal immigration career

Third-year Wayne State University Law School student Anisa Lari is profiled in a feature about her aspirations in the legal field. Lari, who grew up in Albania, plans to use her passion for the law...

Great potential in clean water idea

Wayne State University is noted as having a water research institute in a story about the exploding clean water technology industry worth about $4 billion and expected to double every five to 10 ye...

Hon. Avern Cohn to be 2011 Wayne law commencement speaker

The Hon. Avern Cohn of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan will speak at Wayne State University Law School's annual commencement ceremony on Monday, May 16. Cohn will also ...

Scramble over scarce Japanese auto parts

It takes about 30,000 components to make one vehicle. And after the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan last month, automakers outside Japan are getting creative in an attempt to buffer the sh...

3 new schools no M.D. cure-all: Funding caps push doctors-in-training out of Michigan

Michigan's three new medical schools no doubt will have an economic impact. But a federal cap on residency slots may leave students heading out of state to complete training, doing little to mend t...

April 10

Borrowing not option for Bing's next budget

Sheila Cockrel, who served 16 years on the Detroit City Council and is now an adjunct professor at Wayne State University’s Irvin D. Reid Honors College, commented in a story about Mayor Dave Bing’...

Spring Checkup 5k

Students from Wayne State University’s School of Medicine are holding their Spring Checkup 5k on Belle Isle at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 10. This event is the primary fund raiser for the Robert R. Fran...

Quake drying up supply of flashy pigment for car paint

Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Pearl and dozens of other metallic-infused paints used on vehicles are in short supply -- and that has metro Detroit paint and coatings companies and research offices looki...

Widow sues cemetery after stepson is interred in husband's plot

Laura Bartell, Wayne State University Law School professor and expert in real property law, stresses the importance of having a will or letter expressing the wishes of the deceased when it comes to...

Corporate law budgets to remain lean despite uptick in the economy

Don't expect corporate legal budgets to expand with the economy, as most general counsel offices expect both internal and external spending to resist the recovery throughout 2011. "The question is ...

Should American workers really keep on truckin’?

Michael Belzer, Wayne State University economics professor, commented about the trucking industry and its attraction to potential drivers. Many people believe in the illusion that they can simply g...

Hormone gel shows great promise in cutting premature births

For years doctors have known that pregnant women with a short cervix face a higher risk of delivering their babies prematurely, a problem that costs the United States an estimated $26.2 billion a y...

April 9

NOBLE Criminal Justice Job Fair

The 20th annual NOBLE Criminal Justice Job Fair will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, at Wayne State University’s Student Center Building. Employers in law enforcement, government and mil...

‘Growtown before Motown’

Monica White, sociologist at Wayne State University, commented in a story about why gardening has grown over the past four decades inside the city. Now working closely with the Detroit Black Commun...

Fertility options move way beyond traditional sperm and embryo banks

A fast-developing field in medicine called oncofertility has prompted leading medical centers to develop expanded fertility options for cancer patients offering both traditional services like sperm...

April 8

Michigan allies project aimed at reporting hate incidents

The purpose of the Michigan Allies Project is to collect data and report on “hate” incidents and crimes throughout the state of Michigan. A project of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights and...

On upswing: LL.M growth benefits lawyers, law school

An article examines the increase in lawyers using a master of laws (LL.M) degree to set themselves apart educationally for future job opportunities and promotions. Wayne State University Law School...

Judge stalls charges against mom in standoff, awaits Supreme Court ruling

Because of a pending state Supreme Court ruling in a similar case, criminal assault charges are on hold against Maryanne Godboldo for an armed standoff with police and child welfare workers who rem...

Detroit summit seeks solutions to global transportation challenges

The University of Michigan’s SMART research project is teaming with the University Research Corridor to take a deep dive into some of the world’s most vexing transportation challenges during a conf...

Two Dynamic events at Wayne State for Career and Job Seekers - April 11-12

An article notes that Wayne State University will host two events next week for those seeking employment and career opportunities. On April 11, the event is for those seeking new careers for TechT...

Keep ad flyers off doorsteps, Harper Woods says

In response to complaints about handbill distributors littering neighborhoods, peering into windows and being linked to crimes, Harper Woods officials are considering banning the distribution of co...

Which city will Detroit choose?

In his column about Detroit’s status as a city battling back from the recent low census numbers, Daniel Howes mentions Wayne State’s participation in the move forward. “Massive investments by the c...

Union, activist enter FOIA fray

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy last month filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the labor studies departments of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne Stat...

April 7

Wayne State students study diseases in India

An article highlights the work of Wayne State medical students making a difference in India. Several students and faculty mentors are mentioned.

Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President, lays out bright future for unions in wake of Wisconsin protests

Various outlets highlight AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s participation in the Labor Leaders on Labor Forum held Thursday at Wayne State University. Trumka and a panel of labor leaders discussed...

“Full Monty” April 15-23 at WSU’s Bonstelle Theatre

The historic Bonstelle Theatre of Wayne State University will conclude its 60th season with the musical comedy “The Full Monty,” by Terrence McNally and David Yazbek, April 15-23. Director Michael ...

“Shifting Gears” training

A brief notes that TechTown, the Wayne State University research park and business incubator, is hosting a Shifting Gears training program that begins April 15. TechTown will offer a free informati...

WSU prof gets $900K grant to search for genetic link In Gulf War illness

For nearly two decades following the 1991 Gulf War, doctors noticed a trend in many of veterans of that conflict: an unexplainable cluster of symptoms including but not limited to chronic fatigue, ...

Treasure of Detroit Gala recognizes nominees

This story recaps the 14th annual Treasure of Detroit Gala held March 26 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Since its inception in 1998, the Treasure of Detroit Gala has been Wayne Law’s premiere ...

Detroit's story: decline or revival?

Business columnist Daniel Howes includes a quote from Sheila Cockrel, former City Council member who now teaches at Wayne State University, in his story about Detroit current status. Asked if Detro...

Roundtable chat set on vehicle sales

The Federal Trade Commission will host a roundtable discussion at Wayne State University on Tuesday, the first of a series of national panel discussions to identify problems consumers experience wh...

Effects of federal shutdown

Stephen Spurr, Wayne State University economics professor, commented during a morning news segment about the effects of a federal government shutdown. Spurr warned about a long term risk regarding ...

AFL-CIO chief Trumka to discuss labor's future

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is set to discuss the future of labor unions during a forum at Wayne State University. Thursday's program addresses what unions can do to increase their appeal to e...

Study out of WSU could be breakthrough in cutting premature births

Numerous stories nationwide highlighted Wayne State University’s Perinatology Research Branch (PRB), which yesterday announced results from a study on premature births. The research, being hailed a...

April 6

AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka discusses labor at Wayne State

Craig Fahle spoke with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka about the future of labor unions in the United States and the current economic and political climate impacting collective bargaining and othe...

Wayne State study says soy helps battle cancer

According to a study conducted by researchers at Wayne State University, soybeans could increase radiation treatment's effectiveness in killing lung cancer cells. Gilda Hillman, associate prof...

WSU hopes to hang on to federal research center

Top officials at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine hope that a ground-breaking study announced today will help it retain a federally funded research project that has aided more than 20,00...

When young professionals speak, we had better listen

Wayne State University law student Jackie Hanton is characterized as a person who typifies “mobile young talent,” or Millennials, in an opinion piece about retaining and attracting talent in Michig...

Conference to focus on Rust Belt revitalization

The two-day "Rust Belt to Artist Belt III Conference" opens Wednesday at the College for Creative Studies' A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education. Attendees are expected to include artists, ...

Mackinac Center denies FOIA bid was to root out liberal labor profs

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy was not trying to root out liberal bias when it lodged a Freedom of Information request on labor professors at three Michigan universities, according to the ce...

Funding formula idea worries leaders at state universities

Beginning with the 2013 fiscal year, the governor hopes to allocate university funding based on a formula that "will encourage universities to graduate a highly educated workforce in a timely manne...

April 5

Karmanos scientists explore role of tumor suppressor gene

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute presented scientific findings at the American Association for Cancer Research’s 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 that detail the role of a human tum...

Wayne State lays off 3 employees at Karmanos Cancer Institute as state budget cuts loom

Three Wayne State University research employees at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute will be laid off by June 30 as part of annual contract reviews and to prepare for expected state budget ...

The doctor is always in; Physicians are now more accessible thanks to technology

An article examining the increase in caregivers and patients texting, e-mailing, even using Skype to reach health care providers, includes comments from Dr. Tsveti Markova, a family medicine physic...

Karmanos couples tumor cryoablation with immunotherapy

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute today presented data at the American Association for Cancer Research’s 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 showing that when tumor cryoablation — or th...

Former Globetrotter is still Jumpin' as he approaches 80

Former Harlem Globetrotter and college All-American basketball player Dr. “Jumpin’ Johnny” Kline has received two national honors for his accomplishments in professional basketball and an 80th birt...

Quicken Loans in process of filling nearly 100 jobs downtown

Quicken Loans is planning to hold job fairs at Wayne State University and elsewhere in Metro Detroit to fill about 110 openings, mostly at its downtown offices. The downtown-based mortgage lender i...

Editor's notebook: The death and life of a great American city

Walter Wasacz, Model D managing editor, writes a column about the hope for Detroit despite the recent census numbers revealing a decline in population. Illustrating his point, Wasacz writes, “In th...

USA Today looks to Detroit for city center re-population trends

The Census data are in, and while Detroit's declining population has made national headlines, the city center's re-population adds another element to the story. Since 2000, Detroit's downtown popul...

April 4

Click, don’t call for delivery at Campusfood

Sujay Dutta, assistant professor of marketing in the School of Business Administration, comments in this story about the growing popularity of online food ordering. Dutta said the online ordering o...

Building bridges; Wayne State and University of Windsor partner to offer an environmental clinic

An article highlights the Transnational Environmental Law Clinic where students from Wayne State University and University of Windsor Law School will learn practical applications of international e...

WSU hosts health event for children

A health brief highlights Wayne State University Family Medicine’s free Keeping Kids Healthy event on Saturday in Rochester. Parents will be able to speak with a Wayne State University Family Medic...

Anti-bullying march in Howell April 9

Wayne State University Law Professor Jocelyn Benson will be among the speakers participating in the Michigan Democratic LGBT Caucus’s and the Michigan School Tolerance Campaign’s march to end bully...

Washtenaw County: Midwest LitWalk set for April 16

A round up of events and activities scheduled during the 2011 Midwest Literary Walk – a joint program of Chelsea District Library and Chelsea Center for the Arts – notes the Final Pop session with ...

Southeast Michigan purchasing report points to strong economic recovery

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) soared to 71.8 in March, a post-recession peak for the economic activity indicator. "Production, new order activity and employment were up by ...

Whole Foods shopping for a site in Detroit

The Whole Foods upscale grocery chain has been shopping for a possible store location in Detroit's Midtown district and has been holding meetings to line up potential local suppliers for it. A Whol...

Mackinac Center FOIA request to Michigan universities

During an interview segment on WJR’s “Frank Beckmann Show,” Ken Braun discussed the recent FOIA requests sent to Michigan’s three research universities. Braun focused on Wayne State’s Center for La...

The public purpose of our 'professors' email' FOIA request

An explanation piece is offered regarding the Mackinac Center for Public Policy request for public documents under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Wayne State University, the Univer...

East Lansing grad to give senior recital

Danny DeRose, a Wayne State University senior, will present his senior recital at 3 p.m. Saturday. The recital will take place on the campus of Wayne State at the Schaver Music Recital Hall in the ...

Mackinac Center receives bomb, death threats

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy received numerous death threats and bomb threats in the aftermath of national publicity about a Freedom of Information Act request it sent to three public univ...

African-American Studies

“From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle Class Performances,” edited by Vershawn Ashanti Young and Bridget Harris Tsemo (Wayne State University Press), made the April 4 Chronicle’s Weekly Book Lis...

Don't use K-12 fund for higher education

An editorial states that Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to shift college and university funding into the School Aid Fund that pays for K-12 education is not a good long-term solution. Snyder is trying to ...

April 3

New personalized therapy causes cancer cells to kill themselves

An article highlights the research of Dr. Karlie Rosner, assistant professor at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine, who developed a concept that successfully uses genetic constructs that c...

Shrinking Detroit can map out its future with census data

An article highlights Midtown as a thriving neighborhood in Detroit despite an overall population loss of 25 percent between 2000 and 2010. Michael Siegel, a 30-year-old medical student at Wayne St...

Civil Rights: Deconstructing the school-to-prison pipeline

A recent symposium titled “Deconstructing the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” held at Wayne State University’s School of Law March 25, is highlighted in this story. The event featured keynote speaker D...

Deloitte volunteers help low-income students

Sali Kesto, a junior at Wayne State University, was one of 52 students from universities around the country selected by Deloitte Consulting to spend their alternative spring in the District helping...

Student Submission: Idea: Grow plants on vacant land for biofuel

Wayne State University student Marta Hrecznyj, majoring in electronic arts at WSU, participated in WSU's competitive entrepreneurship summer program, the E2 Challenge, where she researched waste gr...

Population: Idea: ‘Rock the Block' TV program about drive for more walkable neighborhoods

Joe Gough spent his college career at Wayne State University, living for four years on the university's campus at Forest Avenue and Second Street. From that experience, and being a part of Detroit ...

Engineers make it happen

Leslie Monplaisir, department head of industry and systems engineering at Wayne State University, comments in a story about how companies are looking for ways to reduce the costs associated with th...

EDITORIAL: Midtown shines amid brighter area outlook

An editorial focuses on Midtown as one of Detroit's new “sweet spot.” Whole Foods is considering a Midtown location; The Collaborative Group, a network of entrepreneurial talent based in Birmingham...

Automakers scramble to hire enough electric car engineers

Engineering students and newcomers to the auto industry are unfazed by the deep job cuts and troubles the industry has suffered in recent years, especially those looking to become tomorrow's electr...

Regional purchasing index points to continued economic growth

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index jumped 8.3 points in March to a post-recession peak of 71.8. The index has been above 50 for 14 consecutive months — the threshold for indicating an...

ESPN’s SportScience, featuring WSU prof, nominated for sports emmys

ESPN’s Sport Science, the TV series featuring Wayne State University Professor of Biomedical Engineering Cynthia Bir, was nominated for two awards at the 32nd annual Sports Emmys, which will be hel...

Labor Leaders on Labor Forum

Marick Masters, director of the Douglas A. Fraser Center, Labor@Wayne, was a guest on Chuck Stoke’s “Spotlight on the News” talking about Thursday’s 2nd Annual Labor Leaders on Labor Forum titled ...

Whole Foods Market browses in Midtown

Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market Inc., a grocery chain known for its organic produce and above-average prices, is shopping for space in Midtown. Wayne State University Provost Ron Brown said ...

Letters: Administration costs rise to serve more students better

Michael Boulus, executive director, Presidents Council State Universities of Michigan, writes a rebuttal to the Detroit Free Press' March 27 article on payroll spending at Michigan universities. Bo...

College credit transfer system examined

Language attached to Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget will be introduced next week to form a study committee on credit transfer bottlenecks. Legislators consider the current system of transferrin...

University presidents, senators discuss importance of scientific research to economy

University leaders and U.S. Senators gathered recently for a roundtable discussion at the Capitol on the vital role university-based scientific research plays in fueling innovation and sparking eco...

April 2

Detroit ready for Sheen's shock and awe

Jerry Herron, dean of Wayne State’s Irvin D. Reid Honors College, comments extensively in a story about actor Charlie Sheen’s weekend performance at the Fox and his recent career troubles. "Rehabil...

Bloomington students road trip -- to study Motor City -- cause dustup by staying in suburb

Five community college students’ journey to Detroit to present their plan to rejuvenate the city is chronicled in this story. Their visit with Wayne State University officials is noted among other ...

April 1

Team in training hero

Victor Green, Wayne State University’s director of community affairs, is featured for his participation in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) program. Green completed his firs...

Online commentary: Film incentives work for students, too

Kimberly Rice, a producer with the Michigan Creative Film Alliance who is studying for a master’s in media arts at Wayne State University, wrote an opinion piece supporting Michigan’s film incentiv...

Wayne State helps the homeless

Wayne State University's Athletics Department has partnered with Wayne Cares, DO Foundation and Covenant House Michigan to organize a Basic Needs Drive, April 4-20, to collect toiletries for Detroi...

Sokol seen as showing poor judgment while violating no laws over Lubrizol

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. former manager David Sokol exercised poor judgment yet may not have broken insider-trading laws by buying stock in a company he later proposed as a takeover target to Chairm...

Carmakers scramble to hire electric engineers

Engineering students and newcomers to the auto industry are unfazed by the deep job cuts and troubles the industry has suffered in recent years - especially those looking to become tomorrow's elect...

Is the State Supreme Court a flip-flopper?

Wayne State University law professor Robert Sedler says ideology is causing the back and forth on the Michigan Supreme Court. And he says things got bad about a decade ago. "Around 1998 there were ...

Dianne Marsh column: A requiem for Detroit? No, it's a homegrown recovery - and you can help

In her column, Dianne Marsh takes issue with the use of the term ‘requiem’ in William McGurn’s Wall Street Journal column titled “A Requiem for Detroit.” Marsh wrote that McGurn’s column lacked d...

Words worth reviving

As part of its initiative to draw attention to some of the English language's most expressive - yet regrettably neglected - words, Wayne State University has released its annual list of the year's ...