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March 30

WSU Studio Theatre presents heck of a festival at Heck-Rabi competition

For 13 years, the Studio Theatre, downstairs at Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre, has hosted the Louise Heck-Rabi Dramatic Writing Competition. Winning student playwrights get the opportun...

March 29

Lyke Thompson quoted in article examining results of a Free Press/Channel 7 poll on fixing Detroit

A deeply divided Detroit overwhelmingly wants improved city services even if it means Gov. Rick Snyder's administration must step in, though residents are skeptical of what it can do for them. By a...

'Beauty Queen,' a short film created by local college students, will screen tonight at the DFT

Tonight's premiere of "Beauty Queen," will be shown for free at the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts. It's the second project from the Michigan Creative Film Alliance (MCFA), a...

Mackinac Bridge to go blue for autism

Wayne State University, GM Renaissance Center, DTE Energy Offices, Motor City Casino and Madonna University will go blue on April 2 in honor of Global Autism Awareness Day. "Light It Blue Michigan"...

Huffington Post reports Wayne State School of Medicine's Silas Norman Jr. honored as an "Everyday Hero"

An article highlighting the Everyday Heroes initiative, notes that Silas Norman Jr., M.D., assistant dean for admissions at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, was honored among four Det...

Metromode article highlights Global Talent Retention Initiative career conferences at Wayne State and other URC institutions

Michigan is making a concerted effort to attract and retain its skilled workforce, specifically with well-educated immigrants, through the Global Talent Retention Initiative of Southeast Michigan....

March 28

Wayne State law professor Peter Henning quoted in New York Times article about Michigan militia's acquittal

Members of a Christian militia accused of plotting an antigovernment uprising were acquitted on sedition and conspiracy charges on Tuesday by a federal judge who said prosecutors had failed to prov...

WSU's upcoming MovingMedia Student Film Festival highlighted in Belleville's View newspaper

The MovingMedia Student Film Festival, hosted by Wayne State University, aims to give WSU students and the surrounding schools a platform to visually express their creativeness. MovingMedia Student...

Wayne State University diver Carly Sevald profiled in Oakland Press, Daily Tribune features

A feature story about Wayne State University diver Carly Sevald recaps her challenging year leading up to her being awarded Diver of the Year by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America ...

CBS, WWJ note Wayne State researcher's efforts to monitor antibiotic use

Because infectious microorganisms are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, a Wayne State University researcher has joined a nationwide effort to monitor that resistance while optimizing ...

March 27

Wayne State law professor Lance Gable discusses the Affordable Care Act with WDET

Wayne State University law professor Lance Gable joined WDET's Amy Miller to discuss the Affordable Care Act--now two years old. Coverage of the act will continue all this week as the United States...

Wayne State School of Medicine professors comment in Detroit News about Mayor Dave Bing's health

Mayor Dave Bing should be back to normal within a month, following his surgery this weekend, according to a Wayne State University medical school professor. Bing, 68, underwent a successful operati...

TechTown's economic impact generates local, regional media attention

New startup companies inspired by TechTown, Wayne State University’s business incubator and research park, have spawned hundreds of new jobs in Southeast Michigan. Since 2007, TechTown has provide...

March 26

Cybereducation: Going the distance

Cybereducation is new, market-driven, and it represents the future. But is it effective? “There’s very little empirical research out there,” said Michael K. Barbour, who researches virtual learning...

Doron Levin speaking at Wayne State University

Doron Levin, business and financial journalist, joined WJR’s Frank Beckman to talk about the changing media in the digital age. Levin, this year’s keynote speaker for the Samuel M. Levin Economic A...

State opens up nominations for green chemistry awards

Going Green could earn you an award from the state. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (EPA) has announced open nominations for the fourth annual Michigan Green Chemistry Governor's A...

Craig Fahle show highlights Hilberry Theatre's 50th anniversary and upcoming season

In light of Wayne State University's Hilberry Theatre celebrating its 50th anniversary, Craig Fahle is joined by local actresses, Danielle Cochrane and Yesmeen Mikhail, and the Hilberry's Alex Stew...

Free Press story on lupus includes comments from Dr. Patricia Dhar, info. about the WSU lupus clinic

Dr. Patricia Dhar, assistant professor of internal medicine at Wayne State University, commented in a story about Lupus, the autoimmune disease which attacks various organs of the body. "It's Ameri...

WSU's Cindy Bir comments in Wired article examining new tools to prevent injury among football players

The NFL is looking at a new tool in its campaign against concussions – a helmet chin strap that instantly and obviously makes it clear when a player has taken blow so severe it may have caused a he...

March 25

Mitechnews.com announces Wayne State's $25,000 pre-seed investment fund to support student start-ups

Wayne State University has launched a $25,000 student pre-seed investment fund backed by the Michigan Initiative for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. The Warrior Fund aims to support student start-up...

WDET, Huffington Post highlight Wayne Law's "Michigan in Transition" symposium

The Journal of Law in Society today is hosting its 2012 symposium titled "Michigan In Transition: The Restructuring of Governance Through Privatization and Corporatization." The event will explore ...

Channel 7 News reports WSU President Allan Gilmour honored as “Distinguished Warrior for Human and Civil Rights”

Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour was honored as one of four “Distinguished Warriors for Human and Civil Rights” by the Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan. President Gil...

March 23

Bill seeks to amend Elliott-Larsen law to include LGBT protections

In her second attempt to amend The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1976, Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) announced Thursday new legislation that would prohibit employers, landlords, and others...

Bill seeks to amend Elliott-Larsen law to include LGBT protections

In her second attempt to amend The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act of 1976, Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) announced Thursday new legislation that would prohibit employers, landlords, and others...

Metro Detroit grocers cast off 'pink slime'

Grocery stores throughout Michigan and across the country are no longer stocking meat containing the ammonia-treated beef byproduct referred to in the media as “pink slime.” Both Kroger Co. and Mei...

March 22

Wayne State challenges stereotypes with 'Art of Aging'

Now in its 13th year, the Art of Aging Successfully was held at the Greater Grace Conference Center in Detroit attracting 500 people. Peter Lichtenberg, director of the Wayne State University Insti...

Wayne State senior qualifies for NCAA Fencing Championship

After four years of collegiate fencing, Wayne State senior Michael Ramlow has qualified for the prestigious NCAA Fencing Championship for the first time. The event will be held in Columbus, Ohio, t...

Wayne State students in top 10 in worldwide design event

A design by a team of undergraduate biomedical engineering students from Wayne State University’s College of Engineering has been selected as one of the top 10 worldwide in the College Engineering ...

New York Times features College of Nursing Dean Barbara Redman and recent grad

The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth estimates a shortage of 18,000 nurses in the state by 2015 — and the labor force is adapting. The College of Nursing at Wayne State Univ...

March 21

Wayne State University Board of Governors to meet today

During the morning newscast it was noted that Wayne State University’s Board of Governors will meet today to discuss various topics including increases in room and board rates, budget and finances,...

Flint Journal profiles WSU swim captain Catherine Leix and Warriors' Division II national championship

As a captain for Wayne State University’s swim team, Catherine Leix could not have asked for a better way to end her college career. Leix earned All-American honors with her effort as the Warriors ...

Media outlets note WSU researchers receive federal grant for wireless innovation

Wayne State University researchers are helping create the wireless networking future in metropolitan Detroit with the help of national initiatives. Hongwei Zhang, assistant professor of computer sc...

Universities contemplate merit of governor’s performance metrics

Gov. Rick Snyder offered universities a slight increase in higher education funding for fiscal year 2013, provided they perform in a few key areas such as more degrees completed, better graduation ...

March 20

Detroit Free Press article highlights the entrepreneurial spirit at TechTown

Metro Detroit tied with metro Chicago for last place for entrepreneurial start-ups among the 15 largest metro areas, says the latest annual report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The dat...

WSU's Jennifer Labuda talks to WWJ's Pat Sweeting about improving communication with the elderly

Jennifer Labuda, Wayne State University assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neurophsychology, talked about maintaining communication with the elderly during a seg...

Channel 4 report highlights WSU police's VIN etching service to students, staff and the community

This feature story examines how Wayne State University police officers are providing a service that deters car thefts on campus and in the Midtown area. Police officers offer VIN etching to student...

March 19

Too much information

Karen McDevitt, lecturer in the Department of Communications of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, discussed the popularity of Facebook and the pitfalls of sharing too much per...

Detroit Free Press, Huffington Post highlight FIRST Robotics competition at WSU

The FIRST Robotics Rebound Rumble was held Friday and Saturday at Wayne State University, pitting schools from Flint, Okemos and Temperance against schools from Detroit to Pontiac and places in bet...

Media outlets report WSU and other college reps to join Gov. Rick Snyder at Partnership Forum in Germany

Gov. Rick Snyder embarks Saturday on a week-long trade mission to Italy and Germany for meetings with auto executives and other businesses. Snyder also will be joined in Germany by representatives ...

WSU women's swimming and diving team victory receives attention from local media, NCAA

During the sports reports it was noted that the Wayne State University women’s swimming and diving team clinched the Division II national championship title – the first national championship for th...

March 18

Hot dog! Detroit's coneys take the cake

Detroit Free Press columnist Ron Dzwonkowski features “Coney Detroit,” a new book from the Wayne State University Press. The book’s royalties are being donated to Gleaners Community Food Bank. “Con...

Observer & Eccentric notes that WSU President Allan Gilmour will be the keynote speaker for the Community House's inaugural gala

Plans are under way for the Community House's inaugural gala on March 24, at The Community House. The gala will honor family business owner David Trott of Trott & Trott. Allan Gilmour, president of...

Globe and Mail examines WSU psychology professor Justin Carre's testosterone study

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler and head coach Claude Noel agree on one thing – they have never seen a team win so often at home and fare so badly on the road. Researchers say there’s much more...

March 17

Michigan group courts homeland security to create jobs

In another move Michigan is making to diversify its economy, a former state politician has launched a non-profit group aimed at attracting homeland security businesses. Leslie Touma thinks there's ...

March 15

Bleacher Report features interview with Wayne State Warrior and NFL hopeful Jeremy Jones

A feature scouting report examines Jeremy Jones, a safety from Wayne State University’s Warriors football team. Jones intercepted nine passes in his senior season; a season in which he led his team...

CBS Detroit highlights Wayne State's Earth Week activities featuring environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill

To kick off Wayne State University’s Earth Week activities, the Student Environmental Action Leaders organization is featuring Julia Butterfly Hill, an internationally renowned environmentalist. Hi...

March 14

WSU research shows ‘disordered’ brains in children of schizophrenics

A team of neuroscientists led by a Wayne State University School of Medicine professor has discovered stark developmental differences in brain network function in children of parents with schizophr...

U-M President: Gov. Snyder's funding proposal for higher education gives people warped view of university

This story discusses Gov. Rick Snyder’s performance funding proposal for the state’s higher education institutions, a plan that places Wayne State University, Michigan State University, and the Uni...

National media outlets report on WSU neuroscientists' adolescent schizophrenia research

A team of neuroscientists led by a Wayne State University School of Medicine professor has discovered stark developmental differences in brain network function in children of parents with schizophr...

"SMASH" actor noted as a Hilberry Theatre alumnus in Playbill.com episode review

Playbill’s recap of episode 6 of the hit television series Smash, highlights a scene with Thorsten Kaye, who plays a scruffy bartender. Kaye studied at the Hilberry Theatre at Wayne State Universit...

WSU's Law School makes U.S. News & World Report's 2013 Best Law Schools list

Five Michigan law schools have been listed on the 2013 Best Law Schools ranking by U.S. News & World Report. Wayne State University Law School rose from No. 121 last year to No. 110. The University...

CBS Detroit announces Tracy Muscat's appointment as associate vice president of development and alumni affairs

The Wayne State University School of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Muscat to the new position of associate vice president of development and alumni affairs. Muscat assume...

March 13

Grosse Pointe Today: Premiere episode of "Aging Well in America" features WSU's Cathy Lysack

An article recaps a recent episode of “Aging Well in America” on WMTV, Grosse Pointe’s cable channel, which examines the country’s aging population. Cathy Lysack of Wayne State University’s Institu...

Model D takes a look inside WSU student Sebastian Jackson's Social Club Grooming Company

This article features the entrepreneurial effort of Wayne State University student Sebastian Jackson who has established The Social Club Grooming Company, a barbershop/beauty salon located on WSU’s...

CBS Detroit highlights FIRST Robotics competition at WSU; Biomedical engineering student featured

FIRST Robotics back at Wayne State to inspire young engineers Alex Traster, a first-year biomedical engineering student at Wayne State University, credits much of his educational aspirations to hi...

March 12

Wayne State research funded by Gates Foundation to improve teacher quality measurements

A Wayne State University researcher is working on a national initiative aimed at improving ways to measure the quality of teachers. Ben Kelcey, assistant professor of education, recently received a...

New hospice plan attracts insurers

The @Home Support Program for terminally ill patients is winning contracts with numerous insurers after demonstrating that it can provide cost savings, higher quality of care and reduced stress on ...

Soldier's alleged Kandahar killing spree: Were warning signs missed?

Whether it was a psychotic break or underlying mental illness that led a United States Army soldier to allegedly massacre 16 Afghan civilians -- including women and children -- is still unclear. Bu...

Crain's reports Karmanos researcher to co-lead 3-year, $6M national study of aggressive melanoma

The rising number of malignant melanoma cases the past four years at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit illustrates the need for cutting-edge research into some of the most aggressive forms of th...

White House's LGBT conference on homelessness and housing held at WSU receives extensive media coverage across the country

The Wayne State University campus played host to a White House conference Friday focusing on the homelessness and housing discrimination issues that continue to plague the Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Tran...

March 11

Wounded Warrior scholarship for WSU's College of Engineering receives more national media attention

Global automotive retail consulting firm, Urban Science, announced yesterday that it has committed to building a $1 million endowment to support the Col. Gregory Gadson Scholarship at the Wayne Sta...

Canton Observer notes President Gilmour to speak at Chamber event March 14

A brief notes that the Canton Chamber of Commerce will host its March Networking Luncheon on March 14, at 11:30 a.m. at the Summit on the Park. The event features Wayne State University President A...

Wayne State student wins big on Jeopardy

It was less than a week ago that you might have seen Wayne State University student Patrick Morrison on television. Morrison was a contestant on the quiz game show Jeopardy!, where he made about $8...

March 8

Detroit Free Press article highlights benefits of WSU's K.A.L.E.S program

A story highlights the positive benefits of the Knowledge Action Leadership Excellence Scholarship (K.A.L.E.S.) ACT Preparatory Institute, an intensive seven-week ACT tutoring program that focuses...

State-wide media outlets announce Wayne State's "Wounded Warriors" scholarship

Wayne State University is announcing a new scholarship named for a U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in the Iraq war. The College of Engineering and Urban Science announces that Col. Gregory Gad...

March 7

Super Tuesday results

More than 400 delegates in ten states turned-in their ballots on the biggest day of the Presidential primary. Wayne State University professors Marc Kruman and Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson joined Cra...

Kara Dupuy juggles music career with med school

A feature story profiles Wayne State University medical student Kara Dupuy, who is busy balancing academics and pursuing a career in music. She is slated to perform her first solo show in nearly si...

March 6

New project will take blood samples from people doing sustenance fishing on Saginaw Bay, Saginaw and Tittabawassee rivers

Local anglers this summer could be approached by volunteers, asking if they will give blood and urine samples to see whether toxins in fish are staying in the bodies of people. The Michigan Departm...

White House's LGBT Conference on Housing and Homelessness to be held in Detroit this Friday

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan will be among those taking part in the White House’s LGBT Conference on Housing and Homelessness this Friday at Wayne State University. Th...

State Dems to name court, education board favorites Saturday

Democrats are readying to name their favorites Saturday for this fall's Michigan Supreme Court and education board races. Democrats can't actually nominate the candidates until their fall conventio...

State media outlets note WSU reps to participate in "Renewing Michigan" alternative energy summit

Representatives from Wayne State University will present at the Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) 5th Annual Alternative Energy Summit titled “Renewing Michigan” on Friday, March 30, from 8 a.m. ...

Robert Sedler editorial about Super PACs and First Amendment rights published in Detroit News

Robert A. Sedler, professor of law at Wayne State University, opined about Super PACs and the First Amendment rights protecting the right of individuals, groups, corporations and labor unions to sp...

Crain's references Wayne State study about state legislator term limits

Although term limits were touted as a way to improve the Michigan Legislature when voters overwhelmingly approved them in 1992, there is little to indicate that has occurred, according to a report ...

March 5

Rush Limbaugh: Were his comments slander?

Wayne State University Law Professor Robert Sedler was a guest on The Craig Fahle Show talking about syndicated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh's inflammatory remarks about Georgetown Law studen...

Mobile technology impact on education is focus of Next Mobile Monday Detroit

Mary L. Waker, director of technology for teaching and learning at Wayne State University’s College of Education, is a presenter at the Mobile Monday Detroit event at 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 5, at...

WSU Peace and Justice visits Boggs Center

Recently the Wayne State University Peace and Justice Learning Community, an extension of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies program, gathered at the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurt...

Gerontology's Tom Jankowski quoted in Detroit Free Press feature about Michigan's senior population

Ron Dzwonkowski, associate editor of the Free Press, discusses Michigan’s seniors who comprise the fastest growing segment of population in the state. Though Michigan's birthrate has been on a down...

Danto Engineering Center's LEED certification highlighted in World Interior Design publication

The $27.3 million Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center of Wayne State University has received LEED Silver certification from the US Green Building Council. The facility, completed in 200...

Oakland Press notes WSU President Allan Gilmour to deliver Community House gala keynote

Plans are underway for The Community House (TCH) inaugural gala on March 24 at The Community House in Birmingham. The gala will honor family business owner David Trott of Trott & Trott, LLP. Allan ...

March 4

NEI crafts program to boost tech

The New Economy Initiative (NEI) has embarked on an ambitious 10-year program called the Regional Innovation Network to boost high-tech development and job creation in Southeast Michigan, with a pa...

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: URC not alone in driving tech

Crain’s technology reporter Tom Henderson wrote about the advancement of tech transfer in Michigan since the formation of the University Research Corridor (URC) in 1999. Wayne State University, Mic...

Campbell River Mirror references WSU study on office bullying in article

While one in five Canadian youth report being bullied regularly, according to the Canada Safety Council, more than 80 per cent of bullies are bosses and at any one time, 25 per cent of the workforc...

Detroit News, CBS Detroit report PMI growth in February

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index, a research partnership between Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration and the Institute for Supply Management – Southeast Michi...

March 2

News, notes and a few comments from the State Capitol

Michigan reduced per-student funding for its major public research universities by more than 30 percent between 2002 and 2010, according to the National Science Board (NSB). Per-student funding dro...

March 1

WSU listed as answer in Huffington Post's college essentials quiz

In another installment of questions to be considered that are essential in helping prospective students select appropriate colleges and universities, Wayne State University is noted in the seventh ...

School of Social Work's Cyber Summit receives national media attention

On Thursday, March 8, the School of Social Work will host a Cyber Summit to highlight its CyberMentoring program as well as provide resources and legislation information to the community. The event...

PrideSource reports White House to host LGBT conference at Wayne State University

The White House is making LGBT issues a priority this spring with a series of conferences planned around the country. The March 9 LGBT Conference on Housing & Homelessness will be held at Wayne Sta...