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News Releases for July 2009

July 31

Wayne State University OCD research to be featured on ABC's 'Primetime'

July 30

July 31 fencing tourney has special meaning for recent inner-city Detroit high school grads headed for Wayne State
En Garde! Some 80 recent inner-city Detroit high school graduates will respond to that traditional ready-call that precedes a fencing match as they participate in a tournament at Wayne State Unive...

July 29

Wayne Law Public Interest Law Fellow Eric Berg Serving Community, Gaining Valuable Experience
  DETROIT (July 28, 2009) - Eric Berg, a Wayne State University Law School Public Interest Law Fellow, is dedicated to serving the underserved. His experience as a sixth-grade teacher at ...
Wayne State University names Dr. Valerie Parisi interim dean of its School of Medicine
  Dr. Valerie Parisi Wayne State University President Jay Noren announced today that he has appointed Valerie Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A ., interim dean of the unive...

July 28

Wayne Law Class of 1999 to Host Reunion, Aug. 8
DETROIT (July 27, 2009) - The Wayne State University Law School Class of 1999 will host its 10-year reunion on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Law School. The event will k...

July 27

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funds WSU research on traumatic brain injury caused by motor vehicle crashes
DETROIT- Understanding the amount of stress and strain the brain can endure in a car crash before traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs is the focus of a recent Wayne State study funded by the Nation...

July 22

Local high school students culminate Jazz Week @ Wayne with performance at Campus Martius Park
BET Foundation Brings Together Michigan Surgeon General Wisdom, Gospel Legend Vickie Winans and R & B Singer Deborah Cox to Shine the Spotlight on Health for Women in the Detroit Area
Washington, DC - The BET Foundation (BETF), General Mills , Inc., Honey Nut Cheerios Brand , the Detroit Department of Health & Wellness Promotion , Wayne State University and...

July 17

Revving Detroit's Economic Recovery: Wayne State University's TechTown Unveils Second Round of Free In-depth Entrepreneurial Training
DETROIT - By popular demand, Wayne State University's TechTown is launching a second session of its highly popular business conference:"FastTrac to the Future: The First Day of Your Entre...
WSU developing efficient, cost-effective method for outsourcing large-scale data crunching and computer storage
DETROIT- As today's businesses struggle to meet their needs for large-scale information processing and storage, one Wayne State researcher is working to make outsourcing these services a more ...

July 15

Health Enhancement Products Announces Positive Preliminary Analysis of Wayne State University Study
SCOTTSDALE, AZ- July 15, 2009-- Health Enhancement Products, Inc . (OTC BB: HEPI.OB) today announced preliminary results of its study to confirm the efficacy of the ProAlgaZyme (PAZ) bioac...
Wayne State University named one of country’s ‘Great Colleges to Work For’
Wayne State University has been recognized as one of the nation's "Great Colleges to Work for" by The Chronicle of Higher Education . In the category of large, four-year instituti...

July 14

Wayne State University hosts Lt. Gov. John Cherry’s town hall meeting on streamlining state government
WHAT: Lt. Governor John D. Cherry, Jr. will be at Wayne State University to conduct the fourth in a series of town hall meetings to obtain public input on streamlining state government. WHER...

July 13

Aviation career summer camp at Wayne State will soar into 17th year during week of July 13
For a firsthand look at aviation in its many facets, few youths could have a better opportunity than that provided by the Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy centered at Wayne State Univ...

July 9

Wayne State University Graduate School to host Open House on July 14
The Wayne State University Graduate School, one of the largest graduate and professional schools in the country, will host an open house on Tuesday, July 14, for students and working professionals...
Wayne State University professor co-authors book on prevention of teen dating violence and sexual assault
Across the U.S., increasing attention is being focused on teen dating violence and sexual assault. Arlene N. Weisz , associate professor in Wayne State University's School of Social Work, ...

July 8

Six Wayne State University student teams pursuing entrepreneurial dreams
DETROIT-What do six student groups plus six great entrepreneurial ideas equal? Wayne State University officials think it may be a key to boosting our economy and the start of great careers for the...

July 1

Researchers from Wayne State University, University of California Santa Barbara and University of Southampton, UK, discover that the solid material, Bi2Ti2O7, may be both glass and crystal
May lead to new types of electronic materials DETROIT-Most solid materials can be neatly divided into two structure systems - crystal or glass. Crystal structures have atoms that fall in t...
Wayne State preserves academic excellence, educational access despite tuition increase
Board of Governors passes 5.4 percent increase with federal stimulus buydown to 4.8 percent, and issues resolution to continue focus on financial accessibility Wayne State University will main...
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