Wayne State University Public Relations News Releases http://media.wayne.edu/releases.php Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:10:01 -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/2009/11/06/educating-special-needs-children-is-focus-of Jennifer Greening, a local author, educator and parent of a child with disabilities, will give a free public lecture at 7 p.m. Dec. 3, in the Purdy-Kresge Library at Wayne State University. The event is part of the Developmental Disabilities Institute's Author Series.   Jennifer Greening Greening will share her experiences as a parent while her daughter was enrolled in the general education system. Greening also will discuss her new book Opening Doors, Opening Lives: Creating Awareness Wayne State University Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/06/opportunities-provided-to-help-detroit-and-its The general public is invited to attend a Volunteer Fair at Wayne State University on Thursday, Nov. 12 for the opportunity to volunteer at some of Metro Detroit's premier volunteer organizations. Volunteer positions, which are available due to Metro Detroit's current economic conditions, will assist participants in obtaining career skills and networking opportunities while they serve the community. The growing list of available volunteer organizations includes: • APM (AIDS PARTNER Wayne State University Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/06/saturday-art-therapy-workshop-for-children-and WHAT:Winter 2010 Saturday Art Therapy Workshop. Open to those who:• Enjoy making art• Want to socialize with others making art• Seek to discover something new about themselves• Want to explore their own creativity• Desire to learn ways to relax and manage stressWHEN:• Registrations now being accepted. • Workshop begins Saturday, Jan. 23 and runs through 10 consecutive Saturday sessions, 10-11:30 a.m.WHERE:Wayne State University's Community Arts Building, Ar Wayne State University Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/06/dating-violence-and-sexual-assault-prevention-topic Dr. Arlene Weisz, Wayne State University, will share information from her newly published book, "Programs to Reduce Teen Dating Violence: Perspective on What Works," which examines programs nationwide that are geared toward reducing teen dating violence and sexual assault.Arlene Weisz WHAT: "What's Happening in Youth Prevention? Lessons Learned from Programs to Reduce Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault," featuring Arlene Weisz, PhD, associate professor and director o Wayne State University Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/06/wayne-state-university-researcher-a-leader-in TIP SHEETDetroit - The following highlights information about Bengt Arnetz, MD, PhD, MPH, MScEpi, a leading expert in the area ofstress-related and delayed mental health disorders in first responders and military personnel. Dr. Arnetz is available to comment on the Fort Hood shooting that occurred Thursday, Nov. 5. For an interview, please contact Julie O'Connor at (313) 577-8845 or (734) 748-4207 or Cheryl Yurkovich at (313) 577-2150.Dr. Bengt Arnetz, professor of family medicine and public Wayne State University Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/05/wayne-state-to-host-free-science-and DETROIT- Today's world of highly skilled workers trained in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEMs) is faltering, particularly among underrepresented populations. It is these areas that generate breakthrough innovations that will lead to productivity gains, economic growth and higher standards of living. With the U.S. falling behind in producing this technical talent, we will be unable to sustain our economic leadership in the world experts have said.Wayne State University a Wayne State University Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/05/wsu-e2-challenge-winner-plans-launch-of DETROIT- Six months ago, WSU mathematics graduate student and Ann Arbor, Mich., resident David Collins had a great business idea, but little knowledge of how to make it a reality. David CollinsNow Collins, who is also earning a graduate certificate in alternative energy technology at WSU, is well on his way to launching a business that will make heating water with solar power a more viable, efficient alternative.Collins' company, Qisol, will provide meters for monitoring the performance Wayne State University Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/04/wayne-state-professor-elected-president-of-classical Planning a meeting for 500 of your colleagues from the U.S. and Canada sounds like a prestigious assignment. Pick the hotel! Plan the menu! Select the conference souvenirs! Choose the speakers! It's a bossy buffet of decisions. How glamorous. How exhausting.But it all comes with being president of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). Only three Michiganians have received this honor since the association's founding in 1905, and Professor Michele Ronnick of the Wayne State University Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/04/community-investments-aim-to-spur-new-economic (DETROIT) Nov. 4, 2009 - In an effort to help create new economies in Detroit, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced more than $5 million in grants to strengthen the city's creative sector, increase job training and expand public Internet access.At the effort's core: investments to help transform the city's newly-designated Creative Corridor into an economic engine and national destination. In a major boost for the corridor, the renowned Cranbrook Educational Co Wayne State University Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/04/are-twitter-and-facebook-the-new-arsenals Barack Obama's presidential campaign demonstrated the power of social media as a vehicle for grassroots advocacy, particularly among college students who voted in record numbers. This raises a question central to the future of American democracy: Can social media networks help students to become better citizens?Civic engagement by Gen-Xers will be the focus of a national conference hosted by Wayne State University Nov. 12 and 13 to determine effective methods for connecting with students. Th Wayne State University Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/03/nov-12-citizen-media-lecture-to-focus Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Huffington Post technology and innovations editor José Antonio Vargas will examine the state of professional journalism in The Brave New World of Journalism, a free public lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Partrich Auditorium of the Wayne State University Law School. Hosted by the Wayne State Center for the Study of Citizenship, it is part of the center's Citizen Media project. In his presentation, Vargas will discuss how news is collected and diss Wayne State University Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/03/43rd-annual-salute-concert-to-downtown-detroit On Thursday, November 19, 2009, at noon, the WSU Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra will perform the 43rd Annual Salute to Downtown Detroit at St. John's Episcopal Church in Detroit. The concert will feature French composer/organist Maurice Duruflé's Requiem, op. 9, for choir, organ and orchestra. The Symphonic Chorus is an ensemble of more than 85 student vocalists conducted by Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Music, Norah Duncan IV. St. John's Episcopal is located on W Wayne State University Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/02/wayne-state-university-researcher-discovers-dynamic-nature DETROIT- The heart of one of nature's gene editing enzymes has at least three different forms, according to a paper just published by a Wayne State researcher. The discovery is essential for understanding how protein production works - and why it sometimes fails.  David RuedaDavid Rueda, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was published in the November edition of Nature Structural & Molecular Biology for uncovering and characterizing Wayne State University Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/02/lecture-on-gitmo-at-wayne-law-nov DETROIT (Nov. 2)--The Wayne State University Law School's Program for International Legal Studies presents a lecture, "After Gitmo: Obama Grapples with Preventive Detention," by Scott Horton, on Nov. 11 at 12:15 p.m. in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer, Detroit. Lunch will be served. Horton is a New York attorney and lecturer at Columbia University Law School known for his path-breaking work on U.S. detention and interrogation policy in the war on terror.A lifelong Wayne State University Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2009/11/02/wayne-state-university-a-leader-in-medical-1 Featured below are highlights about the latest in medical research and breakthroughs by the university and its researchers. Contact Wayne State University's public relations office at (313) 577-2150 for more information.• Study shows adult stem cell grafts increased mobility in paralyzed patientsA new study by a School of Medicine researcher details the outcome of adult stem cell grafts in spinal cord injuries and how the procedure led to increased mobility and quality of life for patie Wayne State University Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500