Wayne State University Public Relations News Releases http://media.wayne.edu/releases.php Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:10:01 -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/2008/07/03/wayne-state-serving-as-educational-advisor-to Wayne State University Department of Music and Detroit International Jazz Festival Partner to Host 2nd Annual JazzWeek@Wayne for Area Youth DETROIT, MI (July 3, 2008) - In 2007, the Wayne State University Department of Music embarked on a long-term partnership with the Detroit International Jazz Festival, serving as their Educational Advisor. The second annual Jazz Week@Wayne, a result of this collaboration, will be held July 21-25, 2008, at Wayne State. This one-week workshop will provide forty Wayne State University Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/07/03/wayne-state-university-makes-transfers-from-oakland Wayne State University and Oakland Community College (OCC) have signed an agreement that makes it easier for students in business, computer science and engineering at OCC to complete a bachelor's degree at Wayne State. Transfer students will find it convenient to attend their upper-division courses on the main campus of WSU or at Wayne State's Oakland Center in Farmington Hills. Under the new plan, students who earn an associate's degree, or are registered at OCC in the business ad Wayne State University Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/07/02/city-awards-techtown-625882-grant-for-business DETROIT, July 1, 2008-TechTown received a grant for $625,882 in May from the Casino Development Fund. The funds will allow TechTown to bring more companies into its Detroit-Based Initiative (DBI) business growth program. The funds are part of a multiyear, multimillion dollar grant allocated by the Detroit City Council and administered by the DEGC; the funds were awarded to TechTown to support programs focusing on growing new businesses, particularly those started by women and minorities. "T Wayne State University Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/30/wayne-state-assistant-professor-receives-664290-training DETROIT- Dr. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, assistant professor of internal medicine in Wayne State University's School of Medicine and the Karmanos Cancer Institute, received a $664,290 training grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for research involving the influence of genetic susceptibility on the development of prostate and bladder cancers. The grant, which also includes laboratory training and genetics coursework at Wayne State and the University of Mi Wayne State University Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/25/wayne-state-chair-of-biomedical-engineering-named Dr. Albert King (right) received his award from Vice President Wang Jinsong.DETROIT- Dr. Albert King, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University, was recently named Honorary Professor at Tsinghua University in China. Tsinghua Vice President Wang Jinsong presided at the award ceremony and presented the letter of appointment to Professor King.Founded in 1911, Tsinghua University - one of China's most fam Wayne State University Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/25/media-advisory--inaugural-year-of-the What: Inaugural Year of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival taking place on WSU campus and at other venues. Where: Wayne State University's Detroit campus.When: Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, WSU Law School and Welcome Center. Saturday, June 28 at 1 p.m. in the Welcome Center.The 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. screenings will be held in the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, WSU Law School and Welcome Center. Ticket Information: Pre-sale tickets are availa Wayne State University Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/24/wsu-biomedical-engineers-embark-on-new-traumatic $1.3 million NIH grant will support research in quest of effective prevention and treatment of traumatic brain injury for more than 1.5 million Americans injured yearly Zhang CavanaughA team of Wayne State University (WSU) biomedical engineers has embarked on a unique four-year study of the biomechanical basis of brain trauma. They anticipate the findings will lead to more effective injury prevention strategies for brain injury. Supported by a new $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes Wayne State University Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/23/professor-linda-m-beale-appointed-director-of DETROIT (June 23, 2008) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Linda M. Beale as Director of Graduate Studies. Linda M. Beale "On behalf of the Law School, I would like to congratulate Professor Beale on her appointment and thank her for undertaking another pivotal role at Wayne Law," said Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. "Professor Beale's commitment to the success of this Law School and her dedication to providing Wayne State University Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/23/techtown-forms-alliance-with-the-michigan-india DETROIT, June 5, 2008-TechTown is partnering with the Michigan India Chamber of Commerce (MIICC) to provide enhanced business and networking opportunities for the Asian Indian business community in the Metro Detroit area.TechTown has committed to a 12 month partnership with the MIICC beginning June 1, 2008 to work on business promotion and incubation for Asian Indian businesses solely through the MIICC."India is one of the largest markets and trading partners in the world," TechTown di Wayne State University Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/20/urban-renewal-by-the-citys-finest-wayne Move hailed as a natural step in department's evolution as a top law enforcement presence in the city of Detroit.Wayne State University's Police Department (WSUPD) today announced the grand opening of its new high-tech headquarters, an Albert Kahn-designed, historic terra-cotta building originally constructed in 1924. Located at 6050 Cass Avenue, in Detroit's New Amsterdam Historic District, the 33,260 gross square-foot structure is home to WSUPD's 54 police officers and 44 civi Wayne State University Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/19/business--technology-camp-gives-30-high At a time when many high school students are kicking back for summer break, 30 students from Detroit and Inkster high schools are getting a leg up at a nine-week camp designed to prepare them for life after high school. The Wayne State University School of Business Administration's E-commerce Summer Camp experience combines classroom instruction on business, technology, college preparation and life skills with a paid summer internship and mentoring. The top 10 graduates from the program rec Wayne State University Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/18/entrepreneurial-toolkit-for-success-gives-entrepreneurs-proven Entrepreneurs looking to learn more about how to build a successful business will have an opportunity to learn from some of the best in the business at the Entrepreneurial Toolkit for Success event, presented by the Wayne State University School of Business Administration. This inaugural event will be held on Saturday, June 28 at Wayne State University's McGregor Memorial Conference Center from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Information is available online at www.wsuetoolkit.org.The Entrepreneurial Wayne State University Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/16/wayne-state-chair-of-neurology-selected-to DETROIT-Robert Lisak, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, was recently elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians "by distinction." Dr. Robert LisakFounded in London in 1518, the Royal College of Physicians was the first medical institution in England to receive a Royal Charter. Since its creation, the college has offered a wide array of resources and services to its 20,000 members, fellows a Wayne State University Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/16/avc-bioform-essentials-usa-announces-national-launch Founding Company ArtJen, thinks Alpha-Fibe FBCx may one day provide new treatment for reducing cholesterol and other diseasesDETROIT-Over two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and a team of Wayne State University professors may have discovered a new alternative for "battling the bulge." This all-natural dietary supplement, Alpha-Fibe FBCx, the latest weapon in the arsenal for fighting obesity, has hit the shelves of many local health food stores in the past year, and will no Wayne State University Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/2008/06/13/college-of-nursing-receives-331000-from-nursing DETROIT, June 2008 - The Wayne State University College of Nursing has been awarded a $331,000 grant from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Michigan Nursing Corps initiative to fund the development of an accelerated, 15-month master's degree program designed to help combat the critical shortage of nursing educators in the state.Under the provisions of the award, the College will fast-track a cohort of MSN students specializing in acute care, who upon graduation will be committed to teach Wayne State University Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:00:00 -0500