News and Announcements

E2 Challenge winner plans launch of his business in the alternative energy field

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 . . .

Free science and engineering career exploration event for high school and college students Nov. 18

Today's world of highly skilled workers trained in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEMs) is faltering, particularly among underrepresented populations . . .

Wayne State hosts national "eCitizenship" conference Nov. 12-13 to explore the impact of social media on Gen-X engagement

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? . . .

Nov. 12 Citizen Media Lecture to focus on journalism's future and new technologies

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Vargas will discuss how news is collected and disseminated, how the boundaries between citizen and journalist often overlap, and the implications that all of these changes have for the future of journalism . . .

Professor Michele Ronnick elected president of classical scholars national organization

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 . . .

Professor Carol Miller discusses sustainability at Wayne State with Kirk Heinze on WJR

Carol Miller is professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering and she chairs the President’s Standing Committee on Environmental Initiatives . . .

School of Business Administration helps raise nearly $20,000 for student grants and families in need

The School of Business Administration joined the Share A Smile Foundation Saturday, October 17 to organize the foundation’s second annual Miles of Smiles family walk, held this year on campus . . .

Researcher discovers dynamic nature of gene editing enzyme

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 . . .

University Research Corridor to sponsor two briefings with the National Institutes of Health

Officials from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will brief Michigan's life sciences community - from academic researchers to entrepreneurs and industry scientists - on new opportunities . . .

Three Law School alums named to Crain's "40 under 40" list

Law School alumni Angela Davison, ’02, Douglas Salzenstein, ’01, and Kevin Smith, ’97, have been named by Crain's Detroit Business as three of the area's top business leaders in the publication's 2009 40 Under 40 feature . . .

Senior leads grassroots effort for food sustainability in Detroit through "action research"

For anyone who has ever attended a Wayne State farmers market or spent time in an on-campus garden, chances are they've met Will Ahee. The Wayne State urban studies senior and resident of Detroit has spent much of his undergraduate career as a leader, organizer and researcher of local food efforts . . .

New study discovers biomarker to identify pregnant women developing preeclampsia

The study's findings will help clinicians around the world identify and monitor patients who are at risk for developing this life-threatening condition . . .