After reviewing nine studies including nearly 20,000 women, researchers found that women taking 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C and 400 IU of vitamin E - much higher doses than in most prenatal multivitamins - were no less likely to develop the potentially deadly pregnancy complication known as preeclampsia. Instead, they saw that women given extra doses of C and E had a higher risk of certain other pregnancy complications. Most doctors do not suggest women concerned about their risk of preeclampsia take these vitamins, and with good reason, study author Dr. Sonia S. Hassan of Wayne State University told Reuters Health. \"We are not routinely recommending the use of vitamin C and E, due to the findings of this systematic analysis,\" she said.

Marie Osborne spoke with friends and family of Wayne State University medical student Francis Dossou who died just days before graduation. The group gathered Friday to say a final goodbye during a memorial service at Scott Hall.

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Wayne State Law School will honor the first recipient of the James K. Robinson Scholarship. The honoree will receive a full ride scholarship to the law school from an endowed fund that was created in memory of Robinson, who died of gastrointestinal cancer last August at age 66. The event, which will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the DAC, will be the first of an annual celebration of Robinson\'s life with the proceeds from the evening used to supplement the endowed scholarship fund in his name. Reservation information will be announced this summer.

Wayne State law professor Alan Schenk is profiled in an article highlighting his academic career devoted to tax law and traveling the globe as an expert on value added tax (VAT). Schenk, who has taught tax law for more than four decades, livens a possibly dull topic with his own tongue-in-cheek attitude, entertaining students with his alter ego "VATMAN." It was during a year's sabbatical in England, observing Parliament's debate and enactment of the VAT, that "VATMAN" was born. "I was attracted by the VATMAN silkscreen in the window of an office supply store," he said. "Later, my wife gave me the "VATMAN1" Michigan license plate - "VATMAN" was already taken." A photo of Schenk is included.

After spending 12 seasons as the only Division I women\'s college hockey program, Wayne State University is dropping the program. University officials said the decision was made as a result of the cuts in state higher education. The university dropped the men's program in 2008. http://www.detnews.com/article/20110527/SPORTS0203/105270425/1409/METRO http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=5%2F27%2F2011+11%3A15%3A06+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2785&playclip=True&RefPage=

An article highlighting midwifery programs references Wayne State University Physicians Group's nurse-midwife services at Hutzel Hospital. Jess Lucero, a 26-year-old doctoral student at Wayne State, is quoted about her experience. \"I gave birth, I delivered my baby. It wasn\'t delivered for me. It was wonderful.\" Jess Lucero said the midwife who helped her through her pregnancy, Mary Lewis, 68, who also heads the Wayne State University Physician Group\'s midwifery program, was \"warm and wonderful.\" \"She always took time in my appointments to really sit with me and answer questions and make me feel like I\'m not being paranoid. She was very maternal,\" Lucero said.

Metro Detroit developer and philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman pledged $11 million to Lawrence Technological University on Wednesday to build an engineering, architecture and life sciences building that will bear his name. The donation brings to about $225 million the amount of money the real estate developer has given to universities, art schools and institutes and other causes. A sidebar notes that Taubman gave $4 million to fund Wayne State University's Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.

A coalition of consumer advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), claiming it has failed in its legal responsibility to address overuse of antibiotics in animal feed. One of the co-plaintiffs in the case, CSPI, also filed a separate regulatory petition with the FDA on Wednesday, asking it to require testing of ground meat and poultry products for four antibiotic-resistant strains of salmonella. Dr. Stephen Lerner, infectious disease specialist at Wayne State University School of Medicine, said: "This petition would reduce human exposure to some dangerous drug-resistant Salmonella, which is crucial because our critically-important antibiotics are losing effectiveness and they aren't being replaced by new ones. We must do all that we can to reduce antibiotic-resistant infections from food."

Police are investigating allegations of criminal sexual assault involving a Wayne State University police officer. The incident is alleged to have happened in the campus area, police said. Officials said they didn\'t have an exact location to release. Police said the woman is not a student or university employee and described her only as a citizen. WSU Police Chief Anthony Holt said his department is cooperating fully with Detroit Police. The officer in question has been suspended without pay during the investigation, Holt said.

New research shows that women in menopause might not get relief from hot flashes by taking the antidepressant Lexapro. According to the new findings, Forest Laboratories\' Lexapro, also called escitalopram, reduces neither the severity nor frequency of hot flashes associated with menopause. Robert Freedman, behavioral scientist at Wayne State University who led the first study, said he was \"disappointed\" by the results. \"We wouldn\'t have done the study if we had not expected an effect\" from the drug, Freedman told Reuters Health.

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority\'s (MSHDA) State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) announced grants have been awarded to the City of Detroit and the City of Boyne City totaling $110,000. An award of $20,000 will be used to hire a consulting team to prepare a Rehabilitation Master Plan for the Yamasaki Reflecting Pools and Historic Landscape plan at the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium at Wayne State University.

A Wayne State University police officer has been charged with criminal sexual conduct third degree, and misconduct in office, a five-year felony, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's office.

Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour outlined the University's goals and mission in his column which ran in a special Mackinac Conference edition of The Michigan Chronicle. "As always, at Wayne State our first priority is to provide an excellent education for our students. But we also are responding to other needs. We are producing knowledge, ideas and technologies that create jobs and save lives; supporting new businesses; and enriching the quality of daily life in our city and state," he wrote. "We accomplish these things in several ways. First, we work hard to equip our students for personal and career success. Second, we help jump-start new businesses. Third, we support innovation through research. Fourth, we are helping build our communities." He also addressed the challenges that the University faces as the state's proposed fiscal year 2012 budget calls for a 21 percent reduction in funding for higher education. Wayne State's share of that cut would be $45 million. "If we really want to improve Michigan's economy and quality of life, we should be discussing more, not less, of an investment in higher education." A photo of President Gilmour is included. (Print edition only)

The Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University recently announced a major breakthrough that will reduce the alarming number of premature births. Research physicians discovered in clinical trials that the daily administration of low-cost progesterone treatments for women with a certain cervical abnormality could reduce preterm births by half. The three-year, international medical trial was conducted by the NIH's Perinatology Research Branch - a collaboration between the PRB, at DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital and Wayne State University. (Print edition only)

A video shows a Wayne State police officer rescuing drivers stranded in their vehicles on I-94 near the university. Heavy downpours drenched metro Detroit Wednesday, leaving many areas severely flooded.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in a 2009 report that each year more than 1.2 million people die of road traffic injuries, which may become the fifth leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. To combat this trend, the WHO encourages stricter enforcement of more comprehensive traffic laws. At Wayne State University, one researcher is working on another emerging idea: helping vehicles avoid collisions. To make this idea, known as \"active safety,\" a reality, Hongwei Zhang, assistant professor of computer science in WSU\'s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was awarded a $425,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to develop a central component of active safety - wireless networks systems.

Balancing the benefits of electronic access to knowledge with concerns about privacy and security will be the focus of a conference dealing with openness in education being held at Oakland University. The eCornucopia conference will be held Thursday at the campus in the Oakland County community of Rochester. The conference will examine examples about how openness is implemented in higher education and the successes and problems that result. Speakers and presenters include experts from various institutions including Wayne State University.

A story highlighting longtime philanthropist, volunteer and community activist Maggie Allesee, who recently received an honorary degree from Oakland University, mentions her contributions to Wayne State University and other institutions.

Wayne State University announced that former Michigan Economic Development Corp. Vice President Ned Staebler will become a university vice president of business development for TechTown, research commercialization and Midtown economic development. Staebler will start the new job June 6. "The role of universities has changed in recent years," WSU President Allan Gilmour said in a statement. "More and more we are being seen as essential to economic growth and revitalization in our communities. Ned is a strong leader who can help move us forward."

Ned Staebler, formerly of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, is joining Wayne State University as vice president for economic development. He begins work June 6. Staebler will coordinate the University\'s activities related to TechTown, Wayne State\'s research park and business incubator; commercialization of University-based research discoveries; and participation in Midtown and other area economic development. \"The role of universities has changed in recent years,\" said Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour. \"More and more we are being seen as essential to economic growth and revitalization in our communities. Ned is a strong leader who can help move us forward.\"