In the Business and Professional section of the Detroit Jewish News it is noted that Wayne State University conferred Honorary degrees to Detroit developer Mandell "Bill" Berman; U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn; entrepreneur Mort Harris; Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett; and education advocate Robert Thompson. Photos of Berman, Cohn and Harris are included. (Subscribers only - Pg. 38)

A brief highlights Wayne State University\'s Journalism Institute for Media Diversity fundraising gala \"A Salute to 25-Year Journalists,\" held last Saturday at the Community Arts Auditorium. The event pays homage to nearly 30 outstanding print and broadcast media professionals. Event emcees included Huel Perkins of WJBK-TV, Devin Scillian of WDIV-TV and Glenda Lewis of WXYZ-TV. Funds raised through the event will go toward the Journalism Institute\'s scholarship program. (print only edition)

The McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne State University became a think tank for 150 young poets and creative writers on May 5, during the inaugural "Who Understands Me But Me?" authors conference. (print only edition)

The Detroit Medical Center said today that it will transfer ownership of a building worth about $1 million to the Detroit Community Health Connection, a federally qualified health center in Detroit. The health center has used the DMC building since 1989 and is closely affiliated with the DMC and several other organizations, including the Wayne State University School of Medicine, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit Area Agency on Aging and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

Donald Margulies\' Obie Award-winning play, The Model Apartment, is in its final week of rehearsal at West Bloomfield's Jewish Ensemble Theatre. According to director Lavinia Hart, the strength of the play lies in Margulies\' writing, which has appeal to a broad audience. \"The playwright has done a brilliant piece of writing with this play. Donald Margulies writes from the heart and he reveals the human spirit so beautifully,\" said Hart, associate professor of Theatre and head of the MFA Acting Program for Wayne State University. Preview performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m., with opening night on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. The show runs through June 5.

Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley was a guest on "The Craig Fahle Show" talking about Bookstock, the state\'s largest used book and media sale at Livonia\'s Laurel Park Place. She also discusses the establishment of the Bookstock Scholarship awards that will go to students at Wayne State University's School of Library and Information Science. (Cue to 45:12)

Wayne State University has set up an annual fund in honor of a football player who was slain last week. The university\'s Department of Athletics set up the annual memorial fund in the name of junior cornerback Courtney \"Cortez\" Smith, 20, who was fatally shot May 5. The fund will support the men\'s football program, according to the university\'s fund office.

Eight Wayne State University Law School students were recently elected to the Journal of Law in Society 2011-12 Board. As the scholarly arm of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, the Journal addresses social policy issues in a legal context, with participation from legal scholars, jurists, practitioners and students. Combining legal theory with social reality, the Journal provides a unique forum for the discussion of cutting-edge issues currently affecting American society, and serves as an educational and practical tool for its audience. \"I would like to congratulate the new board members of the Journal of Law in Society,\" said Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. \"The Journal of Law in Society has evolved and matured under the excellent leadership of our students. I have been impressed by their efforts and am confident the new board members will continue in this tradition. I look forward to working with them.\"

Wayne State University Law School students recently elected the 2011-12 Student Board of Governors, and associate professor Janet Findlater First-Year Professor of the Year, and assistant professor Christopher Lund Upperclass Professor of the Year. "My congratulations to all the new and returning members of the Student Board of Governors," said Robert M. Ackerman, Wayne Law dean. "The 2010-11 board truly raised the bar with regard to service and involvement inside and outside of the Law School. I know many of the newly elected students and am confident that they will bring the same enthusiasm and commitment to their service on the board. I look forward to working with them in the coming year."

For the first time in the United States, Wayne State University scientists have shown the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA is sometimes found in meat and poultry available at the neighborhood grocery store. The study included 289 raw meat samples from 30 Metro Detroit grocery stores. \"Basically all meat categories have MRSA,\" said Yifan Zhang, WSU assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. \"But the prevalence of this bacteria is not as high as you would find in other food-borne bacteria, like salmonella.\"

Detroit police continue to investigate last week\'s shooting death of a Wayne State University football player. Courtney (Cortez) Smith, 20, was fatally shot at 11:30 p.m. Thursday during an argument in a parking lot near a nightclub at Larned and Shelby in downtown Detroit, Detroit Police Sgt. Eren Stephens said. \"The Wayne State University community is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Courtney (Cortez) Smith, a student and member of our football team at the University. We wish to express our sympathy and condolences to the family during this very difficult time,\" the athletic department said in a statement.

In a story about emergency room practices and treatment procedures, a Wayne State University study released last February is referenced. The study showed 15 percent of patients with a median age of 37.9 who reported to an emergency room with stroke symptoms were initially misdiagnosed. It recommended that younger patients with seemingly minor symptoms like vertigo and nausea be meticulously assessed and that an MRI be performed as soon as possible.

Model D will be hosting a free event about the future of transit and cycling in the city at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 26, at Wayne State University's Law School. Panelists include Kenneth Cockrel, Jr., Detroit City Council; Todd Scott, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance (MTGA); Kelli Kavanaugh, co-owner of Wheelhouse Detroit; and Carolyn Helmke, Chicago-based transportation consultant.

The Michigan Area Health Education Center has received a $750,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to recruit and train a variety of health care workers. The center was formed in 2010 by the Wayne State University School of Medicine and Wayne State's College of Nursing with funding from a federal grant. The program \"is committed to promoting the health and well-being of people in underserved rural and urban areas,\" Valerie Parisi, M.D., dean of the medical school, said in a statement. The center is forming a statewide advisory board representing more than three dozen community organizations. \"The advisory board will be absolutely central to the success of (the center) because this is a community-based and community-driven initiative,\" Barbara Redman, dean of the nursing college, said in a statement. Wayne State\'s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the WSU School of Social Work and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry also are working with the center.

Michigan Congressman Hansen Clarke (Dem. 13th District) addressed the U.S. House of Representatives about the significance of research in his district. He noted that he was proud to represent Wayne State University as one of the leading research universities in the state.

Numerous media outlets globally ran a story about the landmark study by scientists at Wayne State University that revealed a new way to distinguish children with major depressive disorder (MDD) from not only normal children, but also from children with obsessive compulsive disorder. MDD is a common, debilitating disease prevalent in childhood and adolescence. Examination of cortical thickness in patients with MDD has not been widely studied, and WSU's team of researchers set out to determine if differences in cortical thickness might not only distinguish children with depression from healthy children who are not depressed but also from those with other psychiatric disorders such as OCD. The research team was led by David Rosenberg, M.D., the Miriam L. Hamburger Endowed Chair of Child Psychiatry and professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences in the School of Medicine at Wayne State University, and Erin Fallucca, M.D., a psychiatry resident at Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center.

Saeed Khan, a lecturer on Near East and Islamic studies at Wayne State University, said the Middle East uprisings show how bin Laden \"had been rendered irrelevant.\" \"Muslims have moved beyond him (and his) domination of the Muslim narrative around the world,\" he said. \"The counter-narrative has been led by millions of moderate Muslims in a peaceful struggle for regime change.\"

WDIV reporter Paula Tutman reported on the newly launched Bookstock Scholarship at Wayne State University. Bookstock representatives, along with contributing partners Gardner-White Furniture and Wallside Windows, presented checks to the university and announced their commitment to annual scholarships during a press conference on Monday. Three $2,000 scholarships are available to students who qualify. This year\'s Bookstock sale will be held May 15-22 at Laurel Park Place Mall in Livonia.

Colesevelam (Welchol, Daiichi-Sankyo Pharmaceuticals) might not be a first choice for many clinicians in the treatment of type 2 diabetes; however, a post hoc analysis of three large randomized controlled trials reveals that it might be a good option as an add-on therapy for patients with both type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. \"For patients who need to both lower blood sugar and cholesterol, colesevelam is a nice addition,\" said George Grunberger, MD, FACP, FACE, chair of the Grunberger Diabetes Institute and professor of internal medicine and molecular genetics at Wayne State University School of Medicine. \"The advantages of colesevelam are that there\'s no hypoglycemia and no weight gain, and it\'s taken by mouth. So the ideal person is one who cannot tolerate statins or is on statins but still needs a little push,\" he observed.

The Michigan Area Health Education Center (MI-AHEC) - a program established to recruit, train and retain a diverse health care workforce in the state - has received a $750,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation in support of its efforts. The Wayne State University School of Medicine and College of Nursing received an initial federal grant in fall 2010 to establish the MI-AHEC program and are now partnering with community groups and schools in southeast and mid-Michigan to establish regional centers during the next two years that will develop and implement programs to increase interest in health professions. "Our AHEC program is committed to promoting the health and well being of people in underserved rural and urban areas," said Dr. Valerie M. Parisi, dean of the WSU School of Medicine and co-principal investigator of the grant. "That mission lines up perfectly with the Kresge Foundation's priority to foster healthy and safe communities. The grant is just what the doctor ordered." A statewide advisory board representing more than three-dozen community organizations has been established to guide MI-AHEC. "The advisory board will be absolutely central to the success of MI-AHEC because this is a community based and community driven initiative," said Barbara Redman, dean of the College of Nursing and co-principal investigator of the grant. "This is a true partnership."