Press Releases on Today@Wayne Wed, 08 May 2013 09:36:59 -0500 PHPSimpl http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4904 WHAT: More than 3,500 students will participate in two Wayne State University spring commencement ceremonies. The events will conclude the university's 145th academic year. The ceremonies will be one of the last major university events for... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4903 DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher has successfully tested a technique that can lead to more effective use of nanoparticles as a drug delivery system. Joshua Reineke, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4900 DETROIT (May 6, 2013) – Wayne State University College of Engineering students and faculty  members were recognized for their accomplishments at the college’s Honors Convocation, held last month at the Detroit Yacht Club. More... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4901 Huntington Woods resident Eric Zacks, assistant professor of law at Wayne State University Law School, has been voted Upper Class Professor of the Year by the second and third year law students for the second year in a row. Zacks, who joined the... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4902 When the producers of PBS series “Constitution USA” were fishing for an expert to help them with the legal issues snarled around the invasion of Asian carp, they reeled in Wayne State University Law School Associate Professor of Law... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4899 Detroit – Mark R. Luborsky, Ph.D., director of aging and health disparities research in the Institute of Gerontology (IOG), and professor of anthropology and gerontology at Wayne State University, has been appointed adjunct foreign professor... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4897 DETROIT— The Southeast Michigan economy continues to strengthen at a modest pace according to the April Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The April index value is 55.3— a slight decline from the March index of 55.7.... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4898 DETROIT– Wayne State University today announced an initiative to increase and diversify microtechnology research at its multimillion dollar Nano Fabrication Core Facility (nFab). The cleanroom lab, which was originally built to focus on... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4892 More than 3,500 students will participate in two Wayne State University spring commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The ceremonies, which will conclude the university's 145th academic year, will be held at Ford Field in downtown... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4894 Wayne State University’s Transition to Independence Program (TIP), an initiative developed by the School of Social Work to help students aging out of foster care thrive in their studies, will be featured during Foster Care Awareness Month in... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4895 What: Wayne State University is honored to present a special program remembering the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This special evening of reflection will pay homage and honor to those whose courage and faith will never be... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4896 Judge Nancy Edmunds has presided over numerous high-profile cases during her more than 20 years on the federal bench. And on May 13, she’ll share her wisdom with the 2013 graduating class of her alma mater, Wayne State University Law School,... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4893 The Wayne State University Board of Governors will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Rooms FGH at McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 W. Ferry Mall, Detroit. The Board of Governors standing committee meetings convene... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4890 Detroit – Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults’ needs for assessment of... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4891 Two teams from Wayne State University Law School competed in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition’s St. Louis Regional moot court recently. The team of Bonnie Smith (Farmington Hills) and Frances Murphy... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4889 The Wayne State University Student Senate will present its prestigious Administrator and Faculty Member of the Year awards to Corrine Webb and James Woodyard, respectively, at the Student Senate Banquet on April 30, 2013, in the McGregor Memorial... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4887 DETROIT - Advaita, a Plymouth, MI biotechnology startup company spun out from Wayne State University, is one of 25 companies selected to participate in the new Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013.  Michigan I-Corps is a statewide... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4888 Wayne State University Law School’s transactional law team parlayed countless hours of preparation into a top-notch learning experience — and a fine finish, as well. The team placed third in the region for its buyer’s draft of a... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4885 Wayne State University Law School Dean Jocelyn Benson has advocated for voting rights for many years, created and directed the Michigan Allies Project to track hate incidents and give legal support to victims, and supported equality in a hundred... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4886 DETROIT — Two Wayne State University researchers are working on a technique that could lead to easier, faster identification of cancer tumors that can be effectively treated by calcium channel-based therapies. Rod Braun, Ph.D., associate... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4882 Wayne State University has experts prepared to discuss historical and political background related to Central Asia, including Chechnya and Kazakhstan, the reported home region of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. • Aaron Retish,... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4883 The Wayne Law Moot Court Outside Competitions Team recently wrapped up its 2013 season with one of the more successful years for the program. The team, made up of 10 junior members selected through competitive tryouts, travels to four different... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4879 Detroit – Data collected and analyzed at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit has produced what could be the first published work to examine the relationship between wartime environmental exposures and birth outcomes for... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4880 Spring will awaken more than just the daffodils and tulips on Wayne State University’s campus this year. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, the university will host a reopening ceremony for the Minoru Yamasaki-designed McGregor Memorial Conference... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4881 DETROIT – Wayne State magazine, published by the Wayne State University Alumni Association, was recognized with seven awards during April 17 Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit chapter, Excellence in Journalism event. The magazine... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4878 Omar Khan, M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine professor of Neurology, has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurology. Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., announced the appointment April 17. Dr. Khan’s appointment... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4875 DETROIT – Wayne State University has received a $225,000 commitment from the Arab American Pharmacists Association to support a new fellowship in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The WSU-AAPA fellowship will... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4876 Wayne State University has several experts who can talk about issues related to the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Richard Chasdi is an adjunct professor at the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State University and an adjunct... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4877 The Indian native, who was recently hired as a tenure-track assistant professor at the Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection (ITI) and Center for Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR) in Stanford University’s School of... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://media.wayne.edu/release.php?id=4872 The three students — Robert Johns, Jessica Wayne and Kenneth Cox — on Wayne State University Law School’s environmental moot court team have completely different backgrounds, but together, they mesh into an award-winning... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500