News Releases for May 2008
May 30
- MEDIA ADVISORY - Wayne State’s Department of Anthropology will give an archaeological demonstration in downtown Detroit behind the Workers Row House
- What: Corktown Archaeology: Wayne State's Department of Anthropology, Archaeological Field School and Service Learning Experience will give an archaeological demonstration in downtown Det...
- Wayne State University's Board of Governors vote to name the Honors College after President Irvin D. Reid
- Wayne State University's Board of Governors unanimously voted to name the Honors College "The Irvin D. Reid Honors College." Eugene Driker, WSU Board of Governors chair, made the anno...
May 29
- URC analysis: State can become a leader in alternative energy
- MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich.-- The University Research Corridor announced Thursday investments in two new energy initiatives and released an independent analysis showing Michigan is ...
- URC backs two 'revolutionary but feasible' energy projects
- MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich.---The University Research Corridor, an alliance of Michigan's three research universities, Thursday announced its first seed fund grants to provide startup support for t...
- Wayne State researcher receives award for potential prostate cancer treatment
- DETROIT- By investigating a novel approach to the treatment of prostate cancer, one Wayne State researcher hopes to uncover a better way to fight the deadliest forms of the disease. Dr. Zhiwei ...
May 28
- Wayne State Announces $1.8 Million Research Enhancement Program
- Detroit - Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid recently announced the awardees from Wayne State's President's Research Enhancement Program, nearly a $1.8 million investment desi...
May 27
- WDET Broadcasts Live from Mackinac Policy Conference May 28-29-30
- Detroit's NPR Station To Report On Michigan Issues And Newsmakers WDET 101.9FM - Detroit's NPR Station begins its third year of bringing listeners extensive live coverage of the 2008 M...
May 21
- Wayne State MD/PhD student receives fellowship from the Epilepsy Foundation of America
- Detroit - The most distinctive characteristic of epilepsy may be its debilitating seizures, but it's the disease's milder symptoms that one Wayne State researcher is looking to for a cure....
- Wayne State University Board of Governors recognize outstanding faculty
- The Wayne State University Board of Governors recognized several faculty and academic staff members in the 2008 Academic Recognition Ceremony held April 22. Recipients are from Oakland, Washtenaw a...
May 19
- Bill Gaskins to Lecture at Wayne State - Tuesday, May 20, 4PM
- Location: Purdy/Kresge Library Auditorium, Wayne State Campus For info, call: (313) 577-2980 Bill Gaskins is a very engaging photographer, essayist, and contemporary thin...
May 16
- Wayne State Music Student Earns Michigan Emmy Nomination
- Wayne State University music student Michael Karloff of Windsor, Ontario, has received a nomination for a Michigan Emmy award in the craft specialty category for musical composition/ arrangement...
May 15
- Detroit business leader, engineer and philanthropist Yousif B. Ghafari becomes Wayne State's first "U.S. Ambassador" alumnus
- (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. resident) Less than two weeks ago, Yousif B. Ghafari , chairman of Ghafari Associates gave a moving speech at Wayne State University's commencement ceremony in accep...
May 14
- President Jay Noren, M.D., M.P.H.
- Jay Noren, M.D., M.P.H. Jay Noren received BA and BS degrees from the University of Minnesota, MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and an MPH from Har...
- Wayne State University appoints Dr. Jay Noren as the university's 10th President
- Wayne State University's Board of Governors voted unanimously today to appoint Jay Noren, M.D., as the university's 10th President, effective August 1, 2008. The announcement was made by E...
- Wayne State's Department of Biomedical Engineering to host Blast Injury Symposium
- WHAT: Wayne State's Department of Biomedical Engineering to host Blast Injury Symposium WHEN: Thursday and Friday May 15 and 16 Keynote speakers: Thursday, May 15 at 1 p.m., Dr. Ibol...
- Wayne State researcher obtains grant of nearly $5.8 million to find new treatments for Autism
- DETROIT - Autism, one of the most pervasive development disorders that is characterized by the impairment of social interactions and communication, severely restricted interest levels and highly...
May 13
- Wayne State to host neuroscience symposium on aging and Alzheimer's
- DETROIT- For its 39th annual meeting, the Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is focusing its attention on human cognition and perception, and how these functions deteriorate due to...
- Wayne State dancer receives top American College Dance Festival Association award nominations; choreography to be featured on the national stage
- ACDFA announces schools performing in its 13th National College Dance Festival, New York, June 4-6 DETROIT (May 12, 2008) - Maggie Allesee Department of Da...
May 12
- Wayne State University researchers publish study on Glaucoma Patients with Poor Health Literacy
- DETROIT - Glaucoma patients in urban areas who have poor health literacy appear to miss more appointments and to have worse disease understanding and greater disease progression than patients with ...
May 8
- Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery will host Still Pulling: Traditional Printmaking in the Digital Age
- Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery will host three days of gallery talks in conjunction with Still Pulling: Traditional Printmaking in the Digital Age by artist Denes Galfi on M...
- Elaine L. Jacob Gallery to present Look Close, Looking Far: A Survey of Artworks by John Torreano
- Artist John Torreano's large, colorful, three-dimensional paintings pack a big punch. There is a familiarity in the artist's forms and materials, albethey unconventional in fine art; acryl...
May 6
- Wayne State University and the Union of Part Time Faculty reach tentative agreement
- On April 30, 2008, Wayne State University and the Union of Part Time Faculty (UPTF) AFT-CIO reached tentative agreement on their first collective bargaining agreement. The agreement is subject to ...
May 5
- Wayne State biomedical engineer rides wave of Fox Sports Net show's success to Emmys
- *An Engineer's Night at the Sports Emmys* WSU Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Cynthia Bir shares in the delight with Sport Science team at 29th Annual Sport Emmy Aw...
- World experts to gather at WSU to explore injuries due to blast exposure
- Experts from around the world will gather at Wayne State University to share research on blast injuries, including "mild" Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), which is being called the signatu...
- WSU biomedical researchers ramp up efforts to answer why so many soldiers are returning with traumatic brain injuries
- Supported by a new $790,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research Wayne State University biomedical engineering researchers are stepping up research efforts to determine why so many soldier...
May 2
- TechTown's SciTech honored by NIH, Michigan Growth Capital Symposium
- Wayne State University startup may hold key to fighting pancreatic cancer DETROIT, April 28, 2008- SciTech, a Wayne State University spin-off company headquartered at the university's ...
- Wayne State University Board of Governors sets housing rates for 2008-2009
- Wayne State University's housing rates will remain among the lowest in the state under new rates approved by the university's Board of Governors at its April 30 regular meeting. The board...
May 1
- Board of Governors recognize outstanding faculty efforts
- (left to right) Norah Duncan IV, Barry Lyons, Kirsten Moana Thompson, Kathleen McNamee, Andrew Port. Five Wayne State University professors, who have distinguished themse...
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