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- Wayne State University breakthrough research of essential molecule reveals important targets in diabetes and obesity
- DETROIT – Insulin is the most potent physiological anabolic agent for tissue-building and energy storage, promoting the storage and synthesis of lipids, protein and carbohydrates, and inhibiting their breakdown and release into the circulatory...Jun 18 2013
- Wayne State welcomes undergraduates from around the country for physics research experience
- DETROIT — On June 6, professors in Wayne State University’s Department of Physics kicked off WSU’s only National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This program aims to give...Jun 17 2013
- Detecting lead hotspots in urban gardens requires different sampling strategies according to Wayne State research
- Analyzing soil lead in an urban garden plot is important and sampling approaches may involve tradeoffs between finding ‘hotspots’ versus looking at the average amount of lead when checking for safe levels.
DETROIT — The local...Jun 5 2013
- Wayne State University researchers seek to determine impacts of differential speed limits on state freeways
- DETROIT – Years of research have produced mixed views on whether different freeway speed limits for cars and trucks make roads safer, but Wayne State University researchers are taking a comprehensive approach to answering that question for...Jun 3 2013
- Wayne State civil and environmental engineering professor wins national new faculty award for dynamic teaching
- DETROIT (May 29, 2013) – If there’s one thing Shawn McElmurry, Wayne State University professor of civil and environmental engineering, brings with him into the classroom, it’s enthusiasm. Since joining WSU in 2008, his No. 1...May 29 2013
- Understanding differences in job commitment types can lead to better correctional employees, Wayne State University researcher finds
- DETROIT — Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes.
A study by Eric Lambert, Ph.D., professor and chair of criminal justice in...May 23 2013
- Wayne State University chair selected for national leadership program
- DETROIT — Ratna Naik, Ph.D., chair and professor of physics and astronomy in Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a fellow for the 2013-14 Executive Leadership in Academic Technology &...May 23 2013
- Wayne State receives second year funding from the New Economy Initiative to build technology commercialization efforts
- Testing Excerpt.May 22 2013
- Wayne State University names Joan C. Dunbar as associate vice president of technology commercialization
- DETROIT — Hilary Ratner, Ph.D., vice president for research at Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Joan C. Dunbar, Ph.D., of Bloomfield, Mich., as associate vice president of technology commercialization in the Division of...May 21 2013
- Wayne State researcher aims to make STEM education more accessible to Native American students
- Detroit – Underrepresented minorities comprise approximately 30 percent of the U.S. population, but only 10 percent are college educated in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Native Americans (and Aboriginal...May 14 2013
- Wayne State University researcher's technique can help nanoparticles deliver drug treatments
- 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...May 6 2013
- Wayne State researcher appointed adjunct foreign professor at prestigious Karolinska Institute
- 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...May 2 2013
- Wayne State professor elected president-elect of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
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Gerald Feldman
DETROIT - Gerald Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G., Wayne State University School of Medicine professor of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, has been elected...Apr 26 2013
- Wayne State professor selected to receive WSU's Career Development Chair Award
- Vaibhav Diwadkar
DETROIT - Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D., associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been selected to receive a Wayne State University 2013-2014...Apr 26 2013
- WSU study examines relationship between '91 Gulf War exposure, birth outcomes
- Bengt Arnetz
Hikmet Jamil
Robert Sokol
DETROIT - Data collected and analyzed at the Wayne State...Apr 26 2013
- Wayne State research finds psychological vulnerable older adults are more susceptible to experience fraud
- 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...Apr 25 2013
- Wayne State University biotech startup, Advaita, to participate in new Michigan I-Corps program
- 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 program...Apr 23 2013
- Wayne State University researchers seek calcium channels to target cancer tumors
- 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.Apr 22 2013
- Crime rate calculation method due for overhaul, Wayne State University researchers say
- David Merolla, Ph.D.
Zavin Nazaretian
DETROIT — A technique for calculating criminal incidence rates significantly underestimates the number of crimes...Apr 10 2013
- Tipping points: Restaurant service linked to customer demographics, race, Wayne State University researcher finds
- DETROIT — Restaurant servers are more likely to give better service to patron types they believe are more inclined to tip well, a Wayne State University researcher has found, a principle that has significant consequences when African-Americans...Mar 26 2013
- Wayne State University researcher chronicles, gives new name to exhaustion suffered by cancer treatment patients
- DETROIT — The fatigue experienced by patients undergoing cancer treatments has long been recognized by health care providers, although its causes and ways to manage it are still largely unknown.
A Wayne State University researcher believes...Mar 7 2013
- Wayne State technology licensed by RetroSense Therapeutics receives Notice of Allowance for U.S. patent application for new approaches to vision restoration
- DETROIT — Technology to restore vision through the use of a component of green algae developed by Dr. Zhuo-Han Pan, professor and scientific director of the Ligon Research Center of Vision at the Kresge Eye Institute at Wayne State...Mar 5 2013
- Study led by Wayne State researcher shows airborne dust in urban areas is primary culprit in rise and fall of lead levels in children
- DETROIT – A team of researchers led by Shawn P. McElmurry, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in Wayne State University’s College of Engineering, has confirmed that seasonal fluctuations in blood lead...Feb 27 2013
- Wayne State University professor selected for prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
- DETROIT — Wen Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was one of 126 researchers selected to receive a $50,000 Sloan Research Fellowship for 2013. The fellowships,...Feb 22 2013
- WSU neuroscientists capture brain connectivity in human fetuses
- Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that brain connectivity in human fetuses can be measured, which could translate into new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat brain disorders like autism, attention...Feb 21 2013
- Benign breast disease factors could put African-American women at risk for cancer, Wayne State University researcher finds
- DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women.
Michele Cote, Ph.D., associate professor of oncology in the School of Medicine...Feb 7 2013
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