School of Medicine seeks volunteers for clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
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Teena Chopra
Professor of internal medicine
Dr. Chopra, M.D., M.P.H., is an infectious disease specialist who, in addition to her faculty role with the School of Medicine, is the corporate medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology at the Detroit Medical Center.
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- DTE Energy Foundation awards $330,000 to fund scholarships for Wayne State University Latino/a and Latin-American Studies students
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- Watch a replay of Wayne State's Vaccine Town Hall
- Former NPR host Michele Norris to share her journalistic journey, experiences exploring U.S. race relations
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In the news
Health
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Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered by an expert
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Michigan Health Endowment Fund grants support older adults
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New medical student fellowship seeks to develop physician leaders
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Study reveals social needs linked to low health-related quality of life among African American cancer survivors
Automotive
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Wayne State introduces Mobility for All competition to tackle real-world issues in transportation and community health
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Ilitch School names FCA North America head of business development as 2020 Distinguished Alumna
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Warrior Racing celebrates 15 years of competition
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Wayne State, Michigan Mobility partner on curriculum
Innovation
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Wayne State University STEM Innovation Learning Center, OurOffice to empower the next generation of leaders in diversity, equity and inclusion
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Wayne State University, partners invite K-12 and community to break world record in computer science programming with Michigan Accelerate Computer Science virtual event
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MTRAC Innovation Hub for Advanced Computing awards $270,000 to Wayne State University artificial intelligence projects
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STEEP Detroit program boosts Black and African American women business owners and entrepreneurs
Arts
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Former NPR host Michele Norris to share her journalistic journey, experiences exploring U.S. race relations
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Students take tour of Soderbergh's 'No Sudden Move' at Maccabees Building
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Theatre management student works on study to help theatres, art centers and cultural organizations understand audience readiness to return
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Live Cuban jazz featured on WDET’s ‘This Island Earth’ Oct. 24
Honors & awards
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Wayne State University wins Fleet Award for college access
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Italian Professor Elena Past is awarded the MLA Marraro Prize for Italian Ecocinema Beyond the Human
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Wayne State Students sweep The Science Coalition’s Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge
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Wayne State University Testing, Evaluation and Research Services continues to provide excellent service, earns recertification and national recognition