It has been one week since the death of Osama bin Laden. So, what happens now? That is was what Richard Chasdi, a Wayne State University professor, shared with Fox 2's Deena Centofanti. Chasdi is the author of a new book called Counterterror Offensives for the Ghost War World: The Rudiments of Counterterrorism Policy.

A panelist at a recent Pancakes & Politics event mentioned Ahmad Ezzeddine, associate vice president for educational outreach and international programs at Wayne State University, and the Revitalization Fellows Program.

PBS reporter and Detroit Free Press columnist Desiree Cooper mentioned Midtown and Wayne State University's School of Medicine as beacons of hope in the revitalization of Detroit in a conversation about thriving neighborhoods in the city.

Rudolph Valentini recently was named vice president of medical affairs for DMC Children\'s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. He currently serves as director of dialysis services and vice chief of staff for Children\'s Hospital of Michigan. He is also associate professor of pediatrics in the division of nephrology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

An article highlights the philanthropic efforts of African Americans throughout the Detroit area. Arthur Johnson, who served as vice president of university and community relations for Wayne State University for 23 years, is mentioned among the philanthropists who in 2004 joined U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit Senior Judge Damon Keith in raising $1 million in three months\' time to keep the Charles H. Wright Museum of African History open.

Couple takes on challenge of starting their own bread shop Tina and Kevin Yancey did what some people might consider the unthinkable: They purchased a small business in Michigan. The couple, who took over the Great Harvest Bread Company, spent four months working with a group of M.B.A. students from Wayne State University, led by professor Paul Reagan, to develop a solid business plan. Their observations about the bakery are included in sidebars.

Julia Kurtyka, an adjunct professor of music education at Wayne State University, is profiled in a story highlighting her 23-year music education career. She has taught music to 2,000 children. On Wednesday, just four days before Mother\'s Day, Kurtyka was presented with a commendation from the Livonia City Council and resolution from state Sen. Glenn Anderson, D-Westland.

Various media outlets reported on the shooting death of Wayne State football player Cortez Smith. The 20-year-old cornerback was outside of a downtown club near Shelby and Larned with a couple of teammates when a dispute broke out with a group of people on Thursday. Wayne State Police Chief Tony Holt said Smith\'s death is being investigated. \"Everything is sketchy right now,\" Holt said. A statement from Wayne State said the university is saddened by Smith's death. "We wish to express our sympathy and condolences to the family during this very difficult time," the statement said. The Wayne State Warriors 2011 team roster lists Smith as a 2008 graduate of Detroit Cass Tech High School and electrical engineering major. He was the team\'s defensive rookie of the year in 2010 and played in 11 games. http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=5%2F6%2F2011+11%3A00%3A49+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2785&playclip=True&RefPage= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/09/cortez-smith-wayne-state-_n_859257.html http://detnews.com/article/20110507/METRO/105070346/WSU-football-player-fatally-shot-outside-downtown-Detroit-club#ixzz1LojjIMOk http://www.freep.com/article/20110506/NEWS01/110506057/Wayne-State-football-player-killed-downtown-Detroit-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/detroit/wayne-state-university-football-player-shot-and-killed http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/wayne-state-football-player-shot-and-killed-20110506-da http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2790&DateTime=5%2F7%2F2011+6%3A03%3A57+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2790&playclip=True&RefPage=

Saturday, the U.S. released a handful of candid, unflattering videos of Osama bin Laden. Forensic psychiatrist Gerald Scheiner from Wayne State University spoke about what the tapes reveal.

This weekend, Wayne State University and Beaumont's Children's Hospital are making it easy to get rid of old and unwanted electronic items, or e-waste, by holding recycling events. Items accepted at both recycling events include: audio/visual equipment, computer components, printers, monitors and cables, TVs, cell phone and rechargeable batteries, stereos, fax machines, cameras, video game systems and more. Wayne State is holding their recycling event on Friday, May 6 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., and on Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A recent study funded by the German Research Foundation Grant found that a computer system correctly identified more people with acromegaly, a condition that leads to excessive growth in bones and tissues, than experienced physicians. James Mazoue, a philosophy professor who is the director of online programs at Wayne State University, said the results of the study show that computer-based systems can diagnose patients as well as or better than human diagnosticians. Mazoue, who was not involved in this study, believes it is morally imperative for the medical field to pursue computer-based diagnostics if they can perform better than humans. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42935038/ns/technology_and_science-science/ http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=73483

An article examining the impact of the reduction in long-term education funding in Grosse Pointe mentions edcamp Detroit at Wayne State University as an outside professional development resource for teachers. The program is described as an "unconference" and offers continuing education seminars put on by the attendees. The event is free. Those going to the event are welcome to attend as much or as little as they\'d like as well as put on as many or as few seminars as they\'d like.

Susan Cancelosi, assistant professor at Wayne State University Law School, is profiled in this story examining her career path from journalism to a legal career specializing in elder law. "Elder law attorneys can provide vital assistance in the endeavor to maintain the best possible quality of life for aging persons." Cancelosi said. Before joining the WSU faculty, Cancelosi was a research professor with the Health Law & Policy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, where she focused primarily on research into various health care finance issues and taught employee benefits and elder law.

An updated report notes that Wayne State University student Victor Chukwueke on Thursday morning will be united with his mom whom he has not seen in a decade. Chukwueke left Nigeria 10 years ago to undergo multiple surgeries and has not seen his family since. He is a chemistry major studying prostate cancer drugs and is applying to medical school. He will speak at WSU's commencement today. Wayne State officials, who have been spearheading the effort, arranged for Chukwueke's mom to fly out of Nigeria for the graduation. A photo of Chukwueke and Tarek Ghani on the WSU campus is included.

University Research Corridor (URC) seed funding of more than $750,000 will support two major environmental health studies including researchers from all three member institutions: Wayne State University, Michigan State University and University of Michigan. The competition that resulted in the funding required that proposals reflect the collaboration of two or more URC institutions and that a URC faculty member (or members) serve as principle investigator or co-investigators. One of the projects, The Michigan Bloodspot Environmental Epidemiology Project, will use the state of Michigan\'s newborn blood spot repository to link the blood spot database (with the families\' permission) to the data collected on families who will enroll in the arm of the National Children\'s Study now being conducted by another team of URC researchers. The second winning research proposal will study the effects of air pollution on asthma in the Dearborn area Arab American population.

Robin Boyle, professor of urban planning at Wayne State University, penned a guest column about developing a new Detroit. Boyle wrote: "The building of a new strategic framework for Detroit is also about building trust -- between households and their representatives, businesses and city bureaucrats, planners and the public. Rebuilding that trust is essential if Mayor Dave Bing is to lead the implementation of a strategy focusing on concentrated \"activity centers,\" targeting resources and development in specific neighborhoods." Boyle mentions the Volume 1 of "Emergence and Growth of an Urban Region" - a.k.a. the Detroit Plan, submitted 45 years ago. The plan provided an analysis and shaping the growth for the city. William Keast, then president of Wayne State University, was one of the champions of the plan. A photo of Boyle is included.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rider on Wednesday, this Detroit News story discusses the time when hundreds of ordinary Americans rode into the Deep South to challenge segregated bus stations in 1961 facing violent racists. An incident is recounted when one bus was set ablaze, and a second was boarded by the Ku Klux Klan, who beat a retired professor from Wayne State University so badly he was confined to a wheelchair the rest of his life. Throughout this period, the riders kept coming despite arrests and more beatings. Michigan residents who rode the buses reminisced how they had stood up for justice at a time few others, including the most powerful figures in the country, were willing to do so.

An Associated Press brief notes that commencement ceremonies are getting under way today at Wayne State University which will include 3,500 students participating in five ceremonies on Thursday and Friday at the Matthaei Physical Education Center. Honorary doctoral degrees will be bestowed upon Detroit developer Bill Berman, U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn, entrepreneur Mort Harris, Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett and education advocate Robert Thompson. WWJ's morning co-anchor Roberta Jasina also mentioned that commencement exercises will be held today.

Numerous media outlets reported on the reunion of Wayne State University student Victor Chukwueke and his mother Mary, who arrived yesterday morning from Nigeria. The reunion came nearly 10 years from when Mary had sent Victor away with missionary nuns from the Order of Mary, Mother of Mercy in August 2001. Chukwueke, who was selected to speak at the Thursday commencement ceremony, graduated with honors with a degree in chemistry. Mary, who will be in the United States until May 16, watched her son from the audience.

Sport Science, the TV series featuring Cynthia Bir, professor of biomedical engineering at Wayne State University, took home an award at the 32nd annual Sports Emmys, held May 2 at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Sport Science team won a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Graphic Design. It was also nominated for Outstanding New Approaches - Sports Programming - Short Format. The show's first two seasons earned a total of six nominations and three wins at the Sports Emmys. A photo of Bir is included.