News releases from May 2017

• Sean Anderson Foundation donates $15K for Wayne State’s HIGH Program
  May 31, 2017
  The Sean Anderson Foundation has donated $15,000 to benefit Wayne State University’s HIGH (Helping Individuals Go Higher) Program. The funds will be used to provide short-term support to Wayne State students experiencing homelessness or pre..
• Peter and Karen Frade commit $1.25 million for health science students at Wayne State
  May 30, 2017
  Wayne State University alumni and faculty members Peter and Karen Frade have pledged a planned gift of nearly $1.25 million to support students in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS). The gift will strengthe..
• Wayne State University names Richard Bierschbach new dean of its law school
  May 25, 2017
  Richard Bierschbach has been selected to serve as the next dean of the Wayne State University Law School, ending a seven-month national search to replace former dean Jocelyn Benson. He will begin at Wayne State on Aug. 17, 2017. The announcem..
• Wayne State professors receive $500K from NSF to enhance computational research
  May 25, 2017
  Jeffrey Potoff DETROIT – A team of researchers from Wayne State University’s College of Engineering recently received nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation for its research project, SSE: Development of a High..
• Psychiatry’s Dr. David Rosenberg talks child and adolescent internet addiction on TV’s ‘20/20’
  May 17, 2017
  ABC television and “20/20” program co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas turned to Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Professor and Chair David Rosenberg, M.D., for insight into ..
• Wayne State University opens Detroit's first Geology Mineral Museum
  May 16, 2017
  From a collection of minerals once owned by Thomas Edison to a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite you can hold in the palm of your hand, eons of geological history will be on display at Wayne State University’s new Geology Mineral Museum —..
• Wayne State University, American Heart Association to host Detroit Heart Walk to raise funds for cardiovascular research and outreach
  May 15, 2017
  The Southeast Michigan American Heart Association is set to host the Detroit Heart Walk on May 20 at 8 a.m. at Wayne State University. The walk is free, and participants are encouraged to register. Events like the Heart Walk help raise the ne..
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses celebrates graduation of 80 Southeast Michigan small-business owners
  May 12, 2017
  Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Detroit celebrates the graduation of 80 small-business owners who have completed a rigorous education, coaching and business support module and are ready to deepen their contributions to Southeast Michiga..
• Discussion scheduled with human rights champion Albie Sachs, May 15
  May 12, 2017
  WHAT: “A Conversation with Judge Albie Sachs” Detroit civil rights attorney Bill Goodman will interview his personal friend, retired justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa Albie Sachs, about his extraordinary life a..
• University researchers continue investigation of Legionnaires’ disease in Genesee County
  May 9, 2017
  Note: Wayne State professor Shawn McElmurry and University of Michigan professor Nancy Love will be discussing these topics with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver today at 6:30 p.m. on WFLT 1420 AM Flint Radio.  A research team led by Wayne Sta..
• Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, presenting “Polish Jewry Today: Fact and Fiction, May 21
  May 4, 2017
  WHAT:  Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and The Guy Stern Endowment in Exile and Holocaust Studies present “Polish Jewry Today: Fact and Fiction,” featuring Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of..
• Wayne State University commencement ceremonies celebrate class of 2017, May 9-10
  May 3, 2017
  More than 4,000 Wayne State University students have applied for graduation, concluding the university's 149th academic year. The spring 2017 commencement will feature six ceremonies over two days on Tuesday, May 9, and Wednesday, May 1..
• Wayne State receives $7.5 million NIH renewal for environmental center
  May 2, 2017
  Melissa Runge-Morris DETROIT – Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health of the $7.5 million renewal for five years of the Center for ..
• Wayne State University kicks off Detroit Startup Week with the Third Annual HackWSU event, May 19-21
  May 2, 2017
  Wayne State University is hosting its third annual hackathon: HackWSU 2017 , May 19-21. The event is sponsored by Wayne State's entrepreneurial resource office, Innovation Warriors and is being powered by AngelHack, the world’s largest..
• Integrative Biosciences Center Named 2017 Renovated Laboratory of the Year
  May 1, 2017
  The Integrative Biosciences Center (IBio) at Wayne State University has been named the 2017 Renovated Laboratory of the Year by R&D Magazine and Laboratory Design . The award was announced at the Laboratory Design Conference in Raleigh, N..
• Wayne State University appoints seven new distinguished professors
  May 1, 2017
  Seven faculty members were recently named distinguished professors at Wayne State University, the highest appointment awarded at the university. The appointment honors outstanding academic achievements. The new honorees bring the number of disting..
• Wayne State University Libraries awarded $161,747 grant to share diverse Michigan history
  May 1, 2017
  The Wayne State University Libraries were one of four institutions recently selected by the Library of Michigan to receive a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Collaborative Library Services grant. The $161,747 award will allow the librari..
• Board of Governors recognizes faculty scholarly achievements
  May 1, 2017
  Five Wayne State University professors who have distinguished themselves with significant scholarly achievements were recently honored with the  2017 WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Awards . The awards are offered..