Wayne State University Public Relations News Releases http://media.wayne.edu/releases.php Sat, 25 May 2013 00:10:06 -0500 PHPSimpl http://media.wayne.edu/global/header/wayne_state_university.gif http://wayne.edu/ Feed provided by wayne.edu. Click to visit. http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/24/wayne-law-students-to-intern-with-international Four Wayne State University law students will spend this summer as interns exploring the world of international business and law. Their placements around the globe are made possible by Wayne Law’s dynamic and expanding Program for International Legal Studies, which is offering more travel and real-life work experience than ever before. Law student Zachary Rowley, a Bay City resident, will work this summer as an intern in the Office of the General Counsel at Tata Motors in Mumbai, India. Wayne State University Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/24/ballgame-fundraiser-honors-legacy-of-public-interest Ten years ago, friends of the late public interest attorney Mark Weiss, a 1969 alumnus of Wayne State University Law School, created a fundraiser to honor his legacy. Today, that event — Mark Weiss Day at Comerica Park — is going strong. It raises money to provide scholarships for law students interested in public interest law and for recent Wayne Law graduates in the field to help retire their student debt. This year’s event is set for 5:30 p.m. July 26 at Comerica Park. The Wayne State University Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/23/------------------------------39 Can joy and happiness be used as catalysts for urban revitalization? The 2013 Van Dusen Urban Leadership Forum at Wayne State University will pair nationally renowned urban planning, creative and design experts with existing and emerging community leaders to explore this very idea. This series of events takes place June 17-18. The forum is highlighted by a public lecture and panel discussion with four national experts, who will share their experiences using the principles of joy and beauty to e Wayne State University Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/23/understanding-differences-in-job-commitment-types-can DETROIT — Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes. A study by Eric Lambert, Ph.D., professor and chair of criminal justice in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, describes three types of commitment and the effects of three organizational concepts on them, based on a survey of 450 staff members at a maximum-security correctional institution in Michigan. “Loyalty, Lo Wayne State University Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/23/wayne-state-university-chair-selected-for-national DETROIT — Ratna Naik, Ph.D., chair and professor of physics and astronomy in Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a fellow for the 2013-14 Executive Leadership in Academic Technology & Engineering (ELATE at Drexel®) program. ELATE is a collaborative project of Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine. Naik joins 18 other experienced and diverse women faculty in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Wayne State University Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/22/wayne-state-receives-second-year-funding-from DETROIT — Wayne State University received notice of a $820,398 grant from the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan (NEI) that will continue to support the Technology Commercialization Office’s efforts to expand and improve the university’s entrepreneurial culture and technology commercialization results.  With this support from NEI, WSU will continue to expand the activities of its Technology Development Incubator to support the validation of early-stage techno Wayne State University Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/22/wayne-states-freer-house-and-dia-to The Charles Lang Freer House will present, "Heels over Head: Mr. Freer, Swami Vivekananda and the Art of Yoga," at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2 at the Detroit Institute of Arts in the Marvin & Betty Danto Lecture Hall. The lecture will offer a sneak preview of Yoga: The Art of Transformation, a major exhibit opening this fall at the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington, D.C. The program is free with DIA admission. Curator Debra Diamond of the Smithsonian Institution will explore the unex Wayne State University Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/21/wayne-state-university-names-joan-c-dunbar DETROIT — Hilary Ratner, Ph.D., vice president for research at Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Joan C. Dunbar, Ph.D., of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., as associate vice president of technology commercialization in the Division of Research. Dunbar assumes her new position effective immediately. Her appointment comes after a competitive national search in which she emerged as the transformational leader the university sought.  In 2012, Dunbar joined WSU’s Division Wayne State University Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/16/author-to-speak-about-the-rise-of Author Michael Avery will speak about his new book, “The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals” (co-author is Danielle McLaughlin), at 5:30 p.m. May 28 at Wayne State University Law School. The event is free and open to the public. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies has grown over the last 30 years from a small group of conservative law students into a national organization with extraordinary influence over American law and polit Wayne State University Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/15/law-students-have-more-international-opportunities-than The opportunity for law students to work and study abroad has never been better at Wayne State University Law School, where the robust Program for International Legal Studies continues to expand and thrive. Nine Wayne Law students will be traveling this summer to England, the Bahamas, the Netherlands, Mexico and three locations in India. They will advocate for human rights, intern at top international law firms, study with the world leading international law scholars and much more. Four studen Wayne State University Tue, 14 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/14/wayne-state-university-receives-44-million-for DETROIT – Wayne State University has received a gift of $4.4 million from the Evangeline L. Dumesnil Trust to provide scholarships for music students. Since 1991, the Evangeline L. Dumesnil Scholarship has been funded annually by the Dumesnil Trust to support undergraduate and graduate music students. This gift will permanently endow the Dumesnil Scholarship in the Wayne State University College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. “I am excited and grateful that the Evangeli Wayne State University Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/14/wayne-state-researcher-aims-to-make-stem Detroit – Underrepresented minorities comprise approximately 30 percent of the U.S. population, but only 10 percent are college educated in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Native Americans (and Aboriginal Canadians) are the least represented minority group in higher education and are poorly represented in STEM fields at all levels. A  Wayne State University study recently funded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ai Wayne State University Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/13/detroits-school-of-medicine-to-graduate-more DETROIT – After four years of intense studying and clinical rotations in and around Detroit, the 277 men and women who make up the Wayne State University School of Medicine Class of 2013 will earn the title of doctor. The Commencement Ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. Monday, May 20, at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., in Detroit. Residencies are the next step after graduation, and typically provide three to seven years of supervised training, depending on the medical specialty. In M Wayne State University Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/13/wayne-law-professor-new-chair-of-american The new chair of an American Bar Association committee that sets and enforces ethical standards of conduct for tax lawyers will be Detroit resident Linda Beale, professor of law at Wayne State University Law School. She’s the author of an award-winning and often-quoted  blog called A Taxing Matter that makes money  and tax issues easily understood, and also takes on American tax policies that “operate for the high and mighty,” in her words. The latest blog entry, &ld Wayne State University Sun, 12 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2013/05/10/judge-nancy-edmunds-to-receive-honorary-degree Judge Nancy Edmunds has presided over numerous high-profile cases during her more than 20 years on the federal bench. And on May 13, she’ll share her wisdom with the 2013 graduating class of her alma mater, Wayne State University Law School, when she receives an honorary doctor of laws degree. Edmunds is the keynote speaker for the Law School’s 2013 Commencement Ceremony, slated for 5 p.m. Monday, May 13, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. The judge earned her juris doct Wayne State University Thu, 09 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500