News Releases for February 2006
February 28
- Annual conference examines Globalization and the Humanities
- Wayne State’s Center for the Study of Humanities will present renowned scholars Obioma Nnaemeka speaking on “Humanizing Globalization,” Brent Edwards on “Langston Hughes an...
- Jason VanDiver earns professional development scholarship from NEATrust
- COLUMBUS, Ohio – Feb. 28, 2006 – Jason VanDiver, an alumni relations officer with Wayne State University, received a 2006 professional development scholarship from the National Educati...
February 27
- Wayne State Orchestra turns electronic
- WSU Reschedules Premiere of New Work for Electronic Sounds and Orchestra DETROIT, MI (February 24, 2006) – The Wayne State University Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Kypros ...
- The Hilberry Theatre presents an evening for singles, Rush Dates
- The Hilberry Theatre is announcing an evening for singles, Rush Dates . The event will take place on Friday, March 24, 2006 from 5pm – 7pm in the Hilberry Theatre lobby. Rush Dates ...
- Detroit sports photographer Dan Graschuck’s works featured at Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library
- Forty years of Detroit sports history, captured by photographer Dan Graschuck, will be featured at Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library through August 2006. The exhibit, titled...
February 24
- Irish Ambassador to speak on U.S./European relations
- On Tues., March 7, the Detroit Council for World Affairs of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, will host the European Union Ambassador to the United States, John Bruton. EU Ambassador Brut...
February 23
- Wayne State University recognizes alumni achievement and service to the community with 29th annual CFPCA Awards
- DETROIT, Feb. 16, 2006 – Wayne State University’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts (CFPCA) will celebrate the 29th annual CFPCA Awards (formerly Arts Achievement Awar...
- Puerto Rican physicians and Spanish and U.S. colonialism
- The Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies at Wayne State invites the public to a Latino/Latin American Studies presentation by Nicole Trujillo-Pagan, visiting assistant professor from the department o...
February 22
- New theory of placental evolution in humans reported by Wayne State researchers in PNAS
- The placenta is the lifeline for mammalian reproduction and a complex organ that provides clues about natural selection and evolution. Through phylogenetic analysis of molecular and anatomic...
February 21
- Wayne State Chorus joins Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra in performances of Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem”
- DETROIT, MI (February 21, 2006) – The Wayne State University Symphonic Chorus will perform Giuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” in two performances with the Detroit Symphony ...
- Announcing the Bonstelle Theatre 2006-2007 Season
- Bonstelle Theatre 2006-2007 Season Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee October ...
- The Hilberry Theatre announces 2006-2007 Season
- Hilberry Theatre 2006-2007 Season Running in Rotating Repertory Private Lives by...
February 17
- WSU faculty receives $2.2 million to study congenital abnormality in children
- Tej Mattoo , MD, professor and chief of Pediatric Nephrology at Wayne State University ’s School of Medicine was recently awarded over $2.2 million from t...
February 15
- Vincent Tinto to speak at Student Academic Success Summit
- Tinto Leading educational speakers Vincent Tinto, Judy Patton and J. Herman Blake ar...
- The Hilberry Theatre Presents the Shakespearean Masterpiece, Antony and Cleopatra
- Morgan Chard as Cleopatra, Patrick Moltane as Marc Antony. *Photos by Nicole Gram ...
February 14
- Wayne State psychology professor publishes article on inner city black youth in leading behavioral medicine journal
- Wayne State University Psychology Professor Rodney Clark along with WSU Professors Ramona Benkert ( College of Nursing ) and John...
February 13
- Complexity of primate gene regulation revealed in B-type globin expression and distance, report Wayne State researchers in PNAS
- Phylogenetic comparisons suggest that the locus control region (LCR)—the area that regulates transcription—interacts with primate b ...
February 9
- Wayne State University’s Merrill-Palmer Institute offers campus childcare grant to WSU students
- WHO: The Merrill-Palmer Institute at Wayne State University and the university’s Academic College Enrichment Services WHAT: Financial Assis...
- Department of Africana Studies sponsors 2006 Black History Events
- Wayne State’s department of Africana Studies is co-sponsoring a series of events to commemorate Black History Month together with the university’s Center for Chicano Boricua Studies, th...
- Black History Month at Wayne State University
- Wayne State University has planned many lectures and activities in conjunction with Black History Month. The attached calendar lists many of the events, but there are others as well. Check wi...
- 2005 Innovative Instructional Technology Faculty Grants announced
- The Office of the Provost has announced the recipients of the fall 2005 Faculty Grant Awards. The winners for the fall semester include: Jeff Rice , College of Liberal Arts and Scienc...
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) grants research award
- Ellen Barton, professor in the Wayne State English department, has received the 2005 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award for the best article reporting qualitative or quantitative ...
February 8
- Journal of the American Medical Association/National Institutes of Health to Announce Dietary Findings of the Women’s Health Initiative
- Wayne State University-based study to reveal effect of lower-fat diet in reducing certain health risks among healthy postmenopausal women. DETROIT – The Journal of the American Medical...
- News from the Women’s Health Initiative: Reducing total fat intake may have small effect on risk of breast cancer, no effect on risk of colorectal cancer, heart disease, or stroke
- Telebriefing on WHI Dietary Modification Trial Findings: February 7, 10:00 a.m. Call: 1-800-230-1093 ...
- Wayne State holds debate on same-sex marriage
- The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University will sponsor “Same Sex Marriage: A Civil Debate" on Mon., Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Community Arts Auditorium on campus...
- The NSA Warrant-less Surveillance Program: Is it Legal?
- Can the National Security Agency conduct electronic surveillance without a warrant? The heated debate surrounding this question will be the focus of a panel of legal experts at Wayne State Univers...
February 7
- Florine Mark Awarded Medallion for Entrepreneurship at Wayne State University
- Florine Mark, president and CEO of The WW Group, Inc., was presented the Medallion for Entrepreneurship from the International Honor Society of Beta Gamma Sigma by Richard M. Gabrys, interim dean o...
- NextEnergy Partners with Wayne State University to open National Biofuel Energy Lab
- Lab will accelerate research and development of biodiesel alternative fuel through a $2 million US Department of Energy grant DETROIT – February 7, 2006 – NextEnergy, Mic...
- Wayne State University’s Bonstelle Theatre opens Othello
- (left to right) Desdemona, Othello, and Iago (Frannie Shepherd Bates, Anton Asuquo, and Murphy M.M. Hendy) Photo Cred...
February 2
- Black History Month at Wayne State University
- Wayne State University has planned many lectures and activities in conjunction with Black History Month. The attached calendar lists many of the events, but there are others as well. Check w...
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