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- The Wayne State University School of Medicine's 141st commencement and hooding ceremony for 277 men and women who earned the title of doctor was held Monday at Detroit's historic Fox Theatre.
- Hilary Ratner, Ph.D., vice president for research at Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Joan C. Dunbar, Ph.D., of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., as associate vice president of technology commercialization in the Division of Research. Dunbar assumes her new position effective immediately.
- In June, Howard Lupovitch will succeed Professor David Weinberg as director of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies. Lupovitch previously headed the Judaic Center at Colby University.
- The Guidance Center recognized Wayne State University with its Organization of the Year award on May 1. The university was honored for its ongoing partnerships and volunteer initiatives with the agency.
- Ambika Mathur, Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and director of the M.D./Ph.D Program for the School of Medicine, has been selected as a member of the 2013-14 class of fellows of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program.
- With a $20,000 grant, a Wayne State researcher and her team will embark on a study that aims to determine if the presence of elders in a course make STEM more accessible and beneficial to Native/Aboriginal students.
- Wayne State University has received a gift from the Evangeline L. Dumesnil Trust to provide scholarships for music students. This gift will permanently endow the Dumesnil Scholarship in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.
- Wayne State University Press's Made in Michigan Writers Series authors will embark on a day-long literary voyage across the state to celebrate its new season of titles and partnership with The Meijer Foundation.
- After four years of intense studying and clinical rotations in and around Detroit, the 277 men and women who make up the Wayne State University School of Medicine Class of 2013 will earn the title of doctor.
- From Detroit to South Africa, numerous media outlets published highlights from Wayne State University's spring 2013 commencement ceremonies, held Thursday, May 9.
- A $100,000 gift from Lawrence Mann will support Advocacy at Wayne, a dynamic expansion of the Law School's Student Trial Advocacy Program founded in 1985.
- Just in time for Mother's Day, the Detroit Medical Orchestra will present its spring concert featuring the works of Samuel Johnson, Respighi and Borodin on May 12.
- When the producers of PBS series "Constitution USA" were fishing for an expert to help them with the legal issues related to the invasion of Asian carp, they reeled in Wayne Law School Associate Professor of Law Noah Hall.
- Hundreds of art and architecture enthusiasts celebrated the unveiling of the Minoru Yamasaki-designed McGregor Memorial Conference Center Reflecting Pools last week during a highly anticipated reopening ceremony.
- Wayne State student Avery Santiago finished her freshmen year with an appearance on the Dean's List, an offer to join the National Honor Society and several scholarship opportunities. She attributes her success to APEX.
- The Wayne State University School of Medicine and University Physician Group will host the Ladies Night Out Health Crawl in celebration of National Women's Health Week.
- More than 3,500 students will participate in two Wayne State University spring commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 9. The ceremonies will be one of the last major university events for President Allan Gilmour, who will retire in June.
- Wayne State's Transition to Independence Program, an initiative developed by the School of Social Work, will be featured during Foster Care Awareness Month in a publication of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
- More than 500 Wayne State University employees were honored for their service during the 2013 Employee Recognition Program held April 23.
- Drawing from their Wayne State M.B.A.s and hard-earned knocks from the business world, Aubrey Agee and Cindy Hoffman teach student entrepreneurs to be open-minded, hard-working and confident.
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