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July 31

Brain injury patterns predict outcomes in oxygen-starved infants

Patterns of brain injury in babies with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) predict survival and disability in late infancy, according to a study. The researchers also found that childre...

Possible clue to progression of Multiple Sclerosis

Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers, working with colleagues in Canada, have found that one or more substances produced by a type of immune cell in people with multiple sclerosis ...

WSU President Allan Gilmour

Craig Fahle spoke with Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour about institutional response to crisis and what Wayne State is doing to create a culture of openness in the wake of the child a...

July 30

Best Colleges Online lists WSU's TechTown as a top university business incubator

Wayne State University’s TechTown is listed among 10 of the nation’s most exciting college business incubators around today.

Is farming an answer to Detroit’s problems?

Nearly one third of the land in Detroit is vacant. No houses, no families, no taxes. Some say urban gardens and orchards are a good way to make use of this potentially valuable land. Kami Pothukuch...

Wayne State urban planning student writes column highlighting "Cities and Food" course project

Brittany Moore, a graduate student in urban planning at Wayne State University, wrote an article based on a project she completed in the Cities and Food class, taught by associate professor Kami Po...

Wayne Law's Robert Selder discusses Second Amendment rights on the Warren Pierce Show

Robert Sedler, distinguished professor of law, was a guest on The Warren Pierce Show talking about the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms. This was in response to calls for increa...

July 29

New Patent Procurement Clinic at Wayne Law offers qualifying clients free legal services

Wayne State University’s Law School is the first in the state and among fewer than 20 law schools nationwide selected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to participate in a pilot Patent Procur...

MARY KRAMER: Faculty talks test Wayne State board

Crain’s Detroit Business publisher Mary Kramer opined about the current labor agreement negotiations with Wayne State’s full-time faculty. Kramer wrote that management’s proposals do not abolish te...

WDET to sponsor 'Detropia' documentary screening at Wayne State

"Detropia," the Detroit-themed documentary that wowed crowds at Sundance, is hitting theaters here and elsewhere in September in a big way. On Sept. 13, there will be a free community screening in ...

Professor Jack Lessenberry speaks on 45th anniversary of Detroit Riots

Warren Pierce spoke with Jack Lessenberry, journalist and Wayne State University professor, about his experience as a journalism student in Detroit during the Riots of 1967. He discussed local medi...

July 28

Troy's Wen Li earns $1M prestigious Presidential Science award

Wen Li, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University, has been selected for a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The White House describes...

July 26

Renaissance in Detroit challenges ‘food desert’ perception

The widespread belief that Detroit is a food desert with no supermarkets or any sources of fresh produce is, like many myths about Detroit that have grown up over the past 30 years, simply not true...

Soil Remediation: Detroit experiments explore urban farming's next frontier

A feature story highlights Wayne State University alumnus Theodore Kozerski, an urban farmer who is exploring the idea of using remediation techniques to revitalize Detroit's soil. The article expl...

WSU Lead Systems Security Specialist Kevin Hayes offers tips to keep your email protected

Wayne State University's Lead Systems Security Specialist Kevin Hayes spoke with Craig Fahle Show Guest Host Neal Rubin about the recent hacking of email accounts and why some accounts are easier t...

Detroit Legal News profiles Wayne Law's new Assistant Dean Ilana Ben-Ze'ev

An article profiles Ilana Ben-Ze'ev, the new assistant dean of students at the Wayne State University Law School. Ben-Ze'ev came on board as the assistant dean of students in May after more than 29...

Neal Rubin chats with WSU Head Football Coach Paul Winters - A Michiganian of the Year

Craig Fahle Show Guest Host Neal Rubin spoke with Wayne State Warriors Head Coach Paul Winters, who recently was named a Detroit News Michiganian of the Year. Winters discussed the upcoming footbal...

July 25

Labor historian Mike Smith quoted in Christian Science Monitor

Although labor unions have had some reservations about President Obama, they're still looking to him as their best ally in the 2012 election. Meanwhile, Republicans who are hoping to further curb u...

Engineering Dean Farshad Fotouhi appointed to Engineering Society of Detroit board of directors

Farshad Fotouhi, dean of the Wayne State University College of Engineering, was one of six individuals appointed last month to the board of directors for the Engineering Society of Detroit. h...

Debates for Congressional hopefuls are set

Public debates for candidates running in the 13th and 14th Congressional Districts will be held Thursday at Wayne State University's Spencer M. Partrich Law School Auditorium. The forums are hosted...

Wayne State neuroscientists develop better understanding of memory retrieval between children, adults

Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ between adults and child...

July 24

WSU's Chris Collins explores Detroit's jazz history, upcoming Jazz Festival with FOX 2 News

A report by Alexis Wiley on the history of jazz in Detroit, highlights the annual Detroit Jazz Festival. Chris Collins, the festival's artistic director and director of jazz studies at Wayne State ...

Wayne State professor honored by the White House as an outstanding early-career scientist

President Obama on Monday named 96 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scie...

July 23

Covering ethnic issues in mainstream media

Hayg Oshagan, director of media arts and studies at Wayne State University, was a guest on Michigan Radio’s "Seeking Change" series. Oshagan spoke about the lack of coverage in mainstream media of ...

Good Morning America feature story cites WSU exercise science research

Strapping weights around the wrist and ankles during a daily jog, run or walk, is popular among millions of Americans. But some fitness experts say that using them might do you more harm than good....

WWJ reports Math Corps program at Wayne State receives $1M donation

WWJ’s Paul Snyder reported that Math Corps, an academic enrichment and mentoring program for Detroit students in grades 6-12 at Wayne State University, received a generous yet anonymous leadership ...

July 22

Power and its uses is the theme at Michigan Shakespeare Festival in Jackson

An article highlighting the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, which runs through Aug. 12 at Jackson's George E. Potter Center, notes that the festival employs nearly 25 actors, many linked by the past...

Channel 7 News highlights Wayne State University organization hosting golfing event to benefit veteran students

Wayne State University’s Student Veterans Organization (SVO) is hosting its 2nd Annual Golfing for Veterans fundraiser on August 18th to support veteran students at the university. The group says t...

Labor professor Marick Masters comments in LA Times article examining union contracts and EFM policies

Elected officials across the country are finding new ways to change their relationships with unions by suspending collective bargaining rights and declaring bankruptcy. In Michigan, another strateg...

Urban Affairs professor George Galster talks housing trends among young professionals on Craig Fahle Show

George Galster, Wayne State University professor of urban affairs, was a guest on The Craig Fahle Show with guest host Jeff Meyers. Galster talked about a growing trend in real estate of younger pr...

July 20

Medford native named dean at Wayne State University

Medford native Wayne Raskind, professor and founding director of the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University, has been appointed dean of Wayne State University’s...

'Dark Knight' shooting renews question of violent movie impact

Several experts comment in a column examining the impact of violence in the media on perpetrators of mass murders, from James Holmes (“Dark Knight” movie theatre massacre) to Eric Harris and Dylan ...

Jay Scott Smith: Plagiarism on the rise?

Craig Fahle Show guest host, Jay Scott Smith, spoke with Wayne State University Journalism Professor, Alicia Nails, about how plagiarism is becoming more common among students and even professional...

July 19

Higher education grants of interest to African-Americans

Wayne State University received a three-year, $993,994 grant from the U.S. Health and Resources Services Administration to expand opportunities in nursing education to students from underrepresente...

Detroit News publishes column by WSU's M.L. Liebler about his recent visit to Afghanistan

M.L. Liebler, poet laureate, author, and a professor in the departments of English, American Studies and Labor Studies at Wayne State University, penned a commentary about his recent visit to Afgha...

CBS Detroit reports Wayne State, MIT team up for memory study of children, adults

Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ between adults and child...

July 18

Creative Film Alliance students launch Kickstarter Campaign for movie project

The students of the Michigan Creative Film Alliance (MiCFA) have launched their first major fundraising campaign on Kickstarter, an online funding platform for creative projects. Their goal is to r...

WSU's Police Dept. noted in Bloomberg article for helping reduce Midtown crime nearly 40 percent

Midtown Detroit’s population grew to 14,550 from 10,900 from 2000 to 2010, according to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. The area’s 5,884 housing units in 127 buildings are 95 percent...

Wayne State President Allan Gilmour discusses research universities' role in Higgs boson particle discovery

Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour wrote about the discovery of the Higgs boson particle, and the role of research universities in advancing new knowledge, new products, and technologie...

July 17

StoryCorps: Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour

Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour spoke to his Chief of Staff, Michael Wright, about lessons he's learned related to failure and work. Gilmour’s story was recorded in Detroit, last wee...

Wayne State University researcher's program targets safer river fishing, anglers' health

While Michigan environmental programs are slowly reducing toxins in lakes and rivers, human consumption of contaminated fish continues. A Wayne State University researcher believes the issue needs ...

Gaining ground: The future of car sharing in the Motor City

Zipcar, a car share program, has found a strong market in Detroit following its launch at Wayne State University last fall. "We’re always trying to give students more options to get around Detroit,...

Wayne State College Of Nursing gets $3.4M state grant to push health careers

The Wayne State University College of Nursing has received a grant of nearly $3.4 million from the 21st Century Community Learning Center, funded by the Michigan Department of Education. The grant ...

July 16

Editorial: Make higher-ed more affordable or pay the price in future

A Detroit Free Press editorial suggests that higher education must be made more affordable in order to meet the needs of the future work force and grow the economy. State legislators should provide...

Cheryl Waites appointed dean of the Wayne State University School of Social Work

A brief notes that Cheryl Waites has been named dean of Wayne State University’s School of Social Work. A photo of Waites is included.

StoryCorps captures the lives and times of metro Detroiters

Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour is noted as one of the participants during a round of tapings for StoryCorps. Participants, usually an interviewer and an interviewee, spend about 40 ...

July 11

Jolly good fellows

Wayne State University Distinguished Professor Melba Boyd is noted as serving on a panel of local and national artists for this year’s Kresge Arts in Detroit program. This marks the fourth round of...

Wayne State English professor Bill Harris chats with Craig Fahle about his new book

Detroit poet and playwright, professor Bill Harris joined Craig Fahle to chat about his newly-published book "Booker T and Them: A Blues." Wayne State University Press is publishing the book.

July 10

CLAS appoints new dean

Arizona State University School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences founding director and professor Wayne Raskind has been appointed dean of the Wayne State’s College of Liberal Arts and Scien...

Bridge Magazine profiles WSU pediatrics assistant professor Elimelech Goldberg and Kids Kicking Cancer

An article profiles Kids Kicking Cancer, a Michigan-based nonprofit that uses martial arts techniques to help children with cancer ease their physical and emotional pain, and its founder Rabbi Elim...

WXYZ, Detroit News cover StoryCorps tour: Wayne State President Allan Gilmour is the first to tell his story

StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, sharing, and preserving the stories of Americans, kicked off in Detroit on Monday. Wayne State University President Allan Gilmo...

July 9

Harvard Business School Club of Michigan selects Business Leader of the Year

Wayne State University President and Harvard University graduate Allan Gilmour will emcee a celebration honoring Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System, who has been selected as the Har...

Confucius Institute's John Brender talks with Michigan Matters' Carol Cain about Chinese language, cultural programs

John Brender, director of the Confucius Institute at Wayne State University, was a guest on Michigan Matters with host Carol Cain to discuss the Chinese language learning and cultural exchange prog...

College of Education Dean Carolyn Shields comments about year-round education in Des Moines Register article

An article examining Iowa schools that shifted to a continuous, year-round education model notes that the percentage of children at three of the schools who were proficient readers in 2010-11 was h...

Wayne State assistant professor and researcher Smiti Gupta says algae extract could treat cardiac disease

Algae extract could be used as a key to regulate cardiac disease. Scientists from Wayne State University have found that ProAlgaZyme (algae extracts) increases the good cholesterol levels, which in...

July 8

Huffington Post feature highlights the 313 Project, a nonprofit started by Wayne Law students

The 313 Project, a Detroit-focused nonprofit started by Wayne State University Law School students, is leading the effort to transform Romanowski Park, a 26-acre park in Southwest Detroit. Co-found...

WSU researcher Paul Karchin a guest on the Craig Fahle Show to explain the 'God Particle' discovery

After years of research and theorizing, yesterday marked a groundbreaking advancement for physicists with the first physical evidence of the Higgs boson particle. Paul Karchin, professor of physics...

July 6

Higgs Boson: Wayne State researchers played vital role In CERN particle discovery

Several researchers from Wayne State University had good cause to celebrate Wednesday after scientists at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland announced they had data supporting the existen...

July 5

Local media outlets report Wayne State University had role in 'God Particle' discovery

Wayne State University announced Wednesday that its scientists and technicians played an important role in the apparent discovery by Europe’s Large Hadron Collider of the long-sought Higgs boson, t...

July 4

TechTown's Leslie Smith featured on Comcast News Makers

Leslie Smith, president & CEO of TechTown, appeared on Comcast Newsmakers during the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference with host Laurel Hess. Smith talked about the impact of TechTown in the region.

Mlive highlights Techonomy Detroit event at Wayne State University

Technology gurus and entrepreneurs from Twitter, AOL, LinkedIn and numerous other companies will download to Detroit later this year. The Detroit Economic Club will host “Techonomy Detroit,” a uniq...

July 3

Who gets treated first in medical emergency? Ethical guidelines proposed for Michigan

If a public health emergency strikes and medical resources are scarce, health officials must make the tough choice of deciding whose medical care should be a top priority. To guide those decisions,...

July 2

MHP: How health care reform is game-changing

On Sunday, Dr. Herb Smitherman of Wayne State University’s School of Medicine and The Hill's Karen Finney joined Melissa Harris-Perry on her MSNBC show to talk about the Affordable Care Act and the...

PMI: Economy cools, but hiring red hot

The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index came in at 60.3 in June, a marked drop from 66.3 in May. However, PMI index values above 50 generally suggest an expanding economy. “The Employment ...

CBS Detroit says WSU researcher’s work could be big step toward anti-diabetes drugs

A Wayne State University researcher is seeking to better understand what triggers the death of a type of cell that contributes to the onset of type 1 diabetes. Beta cells in the pancreas make and r...

Dr. Herb Smitherman's research on Detroit's elderly population noted in Detroit Free Press report

People in Detroit age faster and die sooner than their counterparts elsewhere in Michigan, according to a study that draws the conclusion that the city's new "elderly" are as young as 50. Residents...

Detroit Free Press puts the spotlight on WSU's Police Dept., Center for Urban Studies for crime reduction tactics

A model of collaborative policing in Detroit's Midtown has resulted in a dramatic drop in crime during the last four years. Led by Wayne State University police, a group of academics and law enforc...

July 1

Forbes column highlighting the changing roles of Muslim women features WSU lecturers Saeed Khan, Layla Saatchi

Forbes Woman columnist Anne Doyle shared her experience as part of the discussion about the changing roles of Muslim women with Wayne State University lecturers Saeed Khan and Layla Saatchi. “Recen...

WSU's Lance Gable, Dr. Herb Smitherman discuss the Affordable Care Act on the Craig Fahle show

Craig Fahle interviewed experts about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. Among featured guests were Wayne State University law professor Lance Gable and Dr. Herb S...