Wayne State University law student Jackie Hanton is characterized as a person who typifies "mobile young talent," or Millennials, in an opinion piece about retaining and attracting talent in Michigan. By day, she works in the trust department of First Michigan Bank and by night, she is studying for her law degree at Wayne State. Asked what factors contribute to attracting and staying in a location, Hanton said, \"Place trumps everything.\"

Top officials at Wayne State University's School of Medicine hope that a ground-breaking study announced today will help it retain a federally funded research project that has aided more than 20,000 women since 2002 and which pours millions of dollars into the local economy. The Perinatology Research Branch employs more than 130 people, and the $167 million, 10-year research grant from the National Institutes of Health is the largest ever for Wayne State University School of Medicine, spokesman Matt Lockwood said. But the research branch, which Wayne State won in 2002 following a competition with Yale, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Miami, may be opened up to another round of national competition next year. Dr. Valerie Parisi, dean of the medical school, said Wayne State would fight to keep the center in Detroit.

According to a study conducted by researchers at Wayne State University, soybeans could increase radiation treatment\'s effectiveness in killing lung cancer cells. Gilda Hillman, associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Wayne State University\'s School of Medicine and the Karmanos Cancer Institute, headed the research team. Hillman said soy isoflavones can \"augment the effect of radiation against the tumor cells and, at the same time, protect normal lung cells against radiation injury.\" \"These natural soy isoflavones can sensitize cancer cells to the effects of radiotherapy by inhibiting the survival mechanisms that cancer cells activate to protect themselves,\" Hillman said in a news release. \"At the same time, soy isoflavones can also act as antioxidants, which protect normal tissues against unintended damage from the radiotherapy.\" http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/27454510/detail.html# http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/soybeans-fight-cancer http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/04/06/wayne-state-soy-boosts-radiations-ability-to-kill-lung-cancer/

Craig Fahle spoke with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka about the future of labor unions in the United States and the current economic and political climate impacting collective bargaining and other labor functions. Trumka also spoke about his participation in the Labor Leaders and Labor Forum at Wayne State University. (Cue to 1:50)

The Census data are in, and while Detroit\'s declining population has made national headlines, the city center\'s re-population adds another element to the story. Since 2000, Detroit\'s downtown population grew by 59 percent, as at least 2000 residents moved to the downtown area. Detroit\'s growth mirrors a trend across the nation, as two-thirds of the nation\'s largest cities reported population increases in the heart of the town. Three anchor institutions -- Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Medical Center -- recently launched \"15 by 15,\" a campaign to bring 15,000 young, educated people to the downtown area by 2015. Among the lures are cash incentives: a $25,000 forgivable loan to buy (need to stay at least five years) downtown or $3,500 on a two-year lease.

Walter Wasacz, Model D managing editor, writes a column about the hope for Detroit despite the recent census numbers revealing a decline in population. Illustrating his point, Wasacz writes, "In the packed week ahead, we have Detroit Restaurant Week, the Rustbelt to Artist Belt III conference and Art X, a festival that celebrates the work of 38 Kresge Foundation fellows. Another fellowship program, Detroit Fellows, administered by Wayne State University and intended to attract young creative talent to Detroit, is closing the application process the following week with implementation expected this summer.

Quicken Loans is planning to hold job fairs at Wayne State University and elsewhere in Metro Detroit to fill about 110 openings, mostly at its downtown offices. The downtown-based mortgage lender is looking for a variety of positions, including mortgage bankers, IT, marketing, public relations, human resources, executive assistant and legal, among others. The company is also looking to fill internships. Quicken Loans will host a job fair at Wayne State between 1-4 p.m. Friday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Former Harlem Globetrotter and college All-American basketball player Dr. "Jumpin' Johnny" Kline has received two national honors for his accomplishments in professional basketball and an 80th birthday greeting from Queen Elizabeth. The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation recently presented Kline with the Living Legend Award during the Emergence and Legacy of African-American Basketball Conference at the Smithsonian Institution\'s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Kline gained international fame in the 1950s as an All-American basketball player at Wayne State University and a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute today presented data at the American Association for Cancer Research's 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 showing that when tumor cryoablation - or the freezing of tumor tissue while preserving tumor-associated antigens - is coupled with immune system modulation, the procedures have the potential to initiate or amplify tumor immunity. The presentation was given by Jesse Veenstra, a student in the M.D./Ph.D. program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine and co-author of the study. His fellow authors are Peter Littrup, M.D., radiologist and director of the Imaging Core and Radiological Research at Karmanos and WSU SOM, and Wei-Zen Wei, Ph.D., associate center director of Basic Sciences at Karmanos and professor in the Department of Oncology, WSU SOM. http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/04/04/karmanos-couples-tumor-cryoablation-with-immunotherapy/ http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110405/Tumor-cryoablation-coupled-with-immunotherapy-amplifies-tumor-immunity.aspx=

An article examining the increase in caregivers and patients texting, e-mailing, even using Skype to reach health care providers, includes comments from Dr. Tsveti Markova, a family medicine physician with the Wayne State University Physicians Group. Markova said the health system's movement toward becoming more patient-centered demands e-communication and in some ways it's easier for doctors. "Most of us would rather intervene sooner than later," Markova said. "E-mailing and texting is fine as long as the communication is secure."

Three Wayne State University research employees at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute will be laid off by June 30 as part of annual contract reviews and to prepare for expected state budget cuts, a Wayne State official says. About 300 of Karmanos' 1,000 employees are employed by Wayne State. Under Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget, funding for higher education in Michigan would be cut 21 percent, or $296 million, for fiscal 2012, which begins Oct. 1. Wayne State's share could total $45 million. Wayne State President Allan Gilmore has asked all schools and departments to submit their proposed budgets Wednesday. Matt Lockwood, director of communications at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, said the employees needed to be notified by March 30 of their pending layoffs to meet the university's 90-day-notice requirements.

Scientists at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute presented scientific findings at the American Association for Cancer Research's 102nd Annual Meeting 2011 that detail the role of a human tumor suppressor gene and its role in inhibiting prostate cancer metastasis to the bone. Research indicates that maspin, a tumor suppressor gene discovered in 1994 by Shigie Sheng, professor in the Department of Pathology at Karmanos and Wayne State University's School of Medicine, inhibits tumor cell motility and invasion, among other cellular activities, and blocks the interaction between prostate tumor cells with bone, a common site of metastasis.

An editorial states that Gov. Rick Snyder\'s plan to shift college and university funding into the School Aid Fund that pays for K-12 education is not a good long-term solution. Snyder is trying to use the financial pressure to accelerate efforts to curb the overpromising of salaries, pensions and benefits - especially health care benefits - to teachers. "As state support for higher education has dropped, universities have become more aggressive about seeking grants. They also pursue donors with determination and have added administrative staff to do so." A recent Detroit Free Press story on university administrative salaries is referenced noting that salaries grew between 2005-06 and 2009-10 ranging from 14.8 percent at Wayne State University to 48.4 percent at Grand Valley State University.

"From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle Class Performances," edited by Vershawn Ashanti Young and Bridget Harris Tsemo (Wayne State University Press), made the April 4 Chronicle's Weekly Book List. Scholarly essays and other writings on the cultural and identity politics of the black middle class; topics include middle-class ideology in African-American comic strips of the late 1940s and 50s.

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy received numerous death threats and bomb threats in the aftermath of national publicity about a Freedom of Information Act request it sent to three public universities, including Wayne State University. The FOIA asked for specific emails sent by faculty or staff that mention collective bargaining in Wisconsin or the terms \"Scott Walker,\" \"Wisconsin,\" \"Madison\" or \"Maddow.\"

Danny DeRose, a Wayne State University senior, will present his senior recital at 3 p.m. Saturday. The recital will take place on the campus of Wayne State at the Schaver Music Recital Hall in the Old Main Building. DeRose is a viola performance major, currently studying with Caroline Coade, a Detroit Symphony Orchestra violist. DeRose serves as the viola mentor for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\'s Civic Orchestra. He also teaches at Cornerstone Schools and is in his third year as a viola instructor for the String Project at WSU.

An explanation piece is offered regarding the Mackinac Center for Public Policy request for public documents under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University were recipients of the recent FOIA request. The Capitol Confidential editor Ken Braun wrote: "We typically do not comment on the purpose of these FOIAs until we see the results, but in the case of the FOIA we submitted last week to three public university labor departments, we have decided to respond to what has become a national debate over whether we - or anyone - should be asking for such information at all."

During an interview segment on WJR's "Frank Beckmann Show," Ken Braun discussed the recent FOIA requests sent to Michigan's three research universities. Braun focused on Wayne State's Center for Labor Studies during the latter portion of the interview. (cue to 6:00)

The Whole Foods upscale grocery chain has been shopping for a possible store location in Detroit\'s Midtown district and has been holding meetings to line up potential local suppliers for it. A Whole Foods store could further boost Midtown, a district already undergoing rapid redevelopment thanks to new investment by Wayne State University and other anchor institutions. Whole Foods\' discussions in Detroit have been an open secret in the local real estate community, with a parcel on the southwest corner of Warren and Woodward, owned by Wayne State University, one potential location. http://www.freep.com/article/20110405/BUSINESS04/104050402/1318/SPORTS16/Whole-Foods-shopping-site-Detroit?odyssey=nav%7Chead http://www.detnews.com/article/20110405/BIZ/104050343/1001/Detroit-hopes-to-entice-Whole-Foods http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1014&DateTime=4%2F5%2F2011+5%3A07%3A51+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=1014&playclip=True&RefPage= http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=4%2F4%2F2011+11%3A09%3A27+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=999&playclip=True&RefPage http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/04/post_52.html

Sujay Dutta, assistant professor of marketing in the School of Business Administration, comments in this story about the growing popularity of online food ordering. Dutta said the online ordering option should make a profit for restaurants if they can successfully integrate it into their business. "Doing an online option gives you more access to a larger market than if you just had the dining option," he said.