Judith Brin Ingber's forthcoming "Seeing Israeli and Jewish Dance" (Wayne State University Press), in among the works highlighted in a feature about New York's Israeli Dance Institute, which is celebrating 60 years of folk dancing from April 1 to 3.

U.S. Senator Carl Levin met Tuesday with financial aid officials from several colleges and universities as well as students who use the threatened federal Pell grant program. One of the students, Abigail Cosgriff , a junior at Wayne State University, said she relies heavily on Pell grants. Without them she says she would not be able to afford school. Another student, 21-year old Arslan Gondal, an Electrical Engineering major at WSU said he had hoped to graduate in a year. Without the Pell grant, he would have to get a full time job and go to school part-time. A photo of Cosgriff, Gondal and Al Hermsen, director of financial aid, is included in the CBS Detroit piece. WWJ reporter Pat Sweeting interviewed Levin during his visit.

Ninety percent of cancer deaths resulted from metastasis, the spread of cancer to different areas in the body, yet scientific exploration of the possible mechanical factors that promote metastasis has been limited. Karen A. Beningo, assistant professor of biology in WSU\'s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has found that the continuous restructuring of the extracellular matrix that upholds the weight of a tumor is one of the reasons highly invasive, malignant tumors are mechanically able to spread to other parts of the body. \"This study has identified a novel physical parameter and a new conceptual framework in which to assess the process of invasion, not just of cancer cells but other invasive cell types as well,\" said Beningo.

Five years after leaving Detroit for Wixom, Detroit Public Television will return to the city with a new satellite studio at Wayne State University. The studio will be housed in WSU's Maccabees Building at Woodward and Warren in space that previously housed WXYZ-TV and the Soupy Sales Show. DPTV and WSU will kick off their renewed relationship with a live taping of Leaders on Leadership at the new studio on Friday, which will feature WSU President Allan Gilmour. http://www.freep.com/article/20110321/BUSINESS06/110321021/0/FEATURES07/Detroit-Public-TV-return-city?odyssey=nav%7Chead

Numerous outlets picked up the Associated Press article highlighting the case of Recy Taylor, a black woman raped in 1944 by a group of white men who later avoided prosecution. Democratic state Rep. Dexter Grimsley says he is preparing a resolution apologizing to Taylor. Taylor was one of the black women highlighted in the book \"At the Dark End of the Street\" by Danielle McGuire, history professor at Wayne State University. McGuire said Monday she would eventually like to see more formal apologies from the state, city and county, but views the statements from officials, prompted by publicity about her book, as a good first step. \"The fact that they are acknowledging that this happened is important,\" she added. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CIVIL_RIGHTS_RAPE?SITE=MIDTN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.washingtonpost.com/mayor-in-ala-apologizes-for-mishandling-1944-case-of-black-woman-raped-by-gang-of-white-men/2011/03/21/ABJ9eI7_story.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/03/21/state/n133733D89.DTL&type=health < ahref=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/alabama-leaders-apologize-rape-1944_n_838814.html\">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/alabama-leaders-apologize-rape-1944_n_838814.html http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-civil-rights-rape-20110322,0,160982.story

TechTown and Wayne State University are partnering to give paid internships to university students and a much needed hand for the start-ups at the business accelerator. Faris Alami, entrepreneurial talent champion at TechTown, hopes to place 5-10 interns in the first year, and more next year. He has already placed the first internship in the program. He connected an MBA student at Wayne State with AutoHarvest, a non-profit based in TechTown, and has two more students ready to place.

A brief highlights the launch of Wayne State\'s Detroit Fellows Program. Initial funding from the Kresge Foundation and the Hudson-Weber Foundation will make it possible for WSU to recruit and develop up to 25 outstanding mid-level candidates in the nonprofit and economic development spheres to relocate to Detroit for two years of grant-funded professional work.

Lyke Thompson, director of Wayne State University's Center for Urban Studies, commented about the decrease in population in Detroit as U.S. Census figures are being released. He mentioned reasons for the decline including high unemployment rates as well as migration to the suburbs.

An article examining declining union membership, new profit-sharing provisions and other challenges UAW President Bob King faces includes commentary from Mike Smith, a labor historian at Wayne State University.

Peter Henning, law professor at Wayne State University, is quoted in an opinion piece examining the Securities and Exchange Commission\'s handling of former general counsel David M. Becker, who was involved with the Madoff bankruptcy case even as he had a personal stake in its outcome. Henning says an effective SEC would move away from \"low-hanging fruit\" cases against inside traders to the more pernicious action in derivatives markets.

Mike Smith, Wayne State University labor historian and former director of the Walter P. Reuther Library, commented about the challenges UAW President Bob King faces this week as 1,200 delegates participate in a three-day bargaining convention. Members are expected to demand the reinstatement of benefits while increasingly profitable automakers will try to keep labor costs in line with existing labor costs. \"King faces a tougher environment than any UAW president, with the exception of, perhaps, Ron Gettelfinger,\" Smith said. \"This will be a defining moment for him.\"

In a letter to the editor, Mary LaVigne of Lansing writes, "Please reconsider the staggering cuts to Wayne State University. I recently received a master\'s degree from WSU, and the classes I took there were instrumental in bringing me up to speed in using technology and best teaching practices. This is the time to strengthen, not undermine, one of the great features of Michigan. We have excellent colleges and universities in this state, and one like Wayne helps to even the playing field for so many Michigan residents."

Wayne State University Law School students Jeremy Koscielny, Laura Kubit, Victor Walbridge and Amanda White made an impressive showing at the American Association for Justice\'s 2011 Student Trial Advocacy Competition at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Del. The Wayne Law team won each of its trials at the competition, initially tying four other teams with the same record.

An article gives an overview of Monday's panel discussion between the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the University Research Corridor. The presidents of Michigan's three biggest research universities and the MEDC lauded themselves for the schools' research-based economic development - but said they must do more of it, more quickly, and learn to do more with less state money. The presidents said the schools' huge research budgets - an aggregate $1.6 billion in 2009, the most recent year for which figures are available - support hundreds of direct jobs in faculty, researchers and assistants, and indirect jobs, in construction, for instance. The challenge is to scale up that effort even further - in the face of dwindling state support. WSU President Allan Gilmour said that Wayne State's state appropriation is being cut back to its 1989 level - when that supported two-thirds of the cost of a Wayne State education. Today that supports only one-third of that cost. An event photo gallery and audio clips are included. ht

Muslim leaders plan to meet with Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder at the capital on Wednesday. The Muslim Students Association of Wayne State University will be among the groups participating in the event called \"Michigan\'s Muslims for a Better Michigan.\"

Dr. Karli Rosner, professor of dermatology at Wayne State University, was interviewed on "The Craig Fahle Show" Monday about his research that fools cancer cells into killing themselves. It starts at the 3-minute mark of the podcast.

Five years after leaving Detroit for Wixom, Detroit Public Television is returning to the city with a new satellite studio at Wayne State University's historic Maccabees Building. Detroit Public Television and WSU plan to move taping of \"Leaders on Leadership\" to the new studio on Friday with a live taping featuring Wayne State President Allan Gilmour. The show is hosted by Larry Fobes, director of the WSU School of Business Administration\'s Institute for Organizational and Industrial Competitiveness. "With its return to Detroit, DPTV is revitalizing its historic relationship with WSU, providing educational and internship opportunities for the university\'s media arts students, including access to state-of-the-art digital equipment, the high-definition truck and expanded co-production of DPTV\'s local public affairs shows such as \"Am I Right\" and \"American Black Journal,\" said Matthew Seeger, interim dean of the WSU College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts.

Wayne State University law professor Robert Sedler commented on last week's approval of expanded powers for emergency financial managers in Michigan. Sedler said lawmakers have the constitutional right to broaden the powers of an emergency manager. "Under the state Constitution, local governments are established by the Legislature," he said. "The bottom line is they are creatures of the state and subject to the Legislature."

Jeffrey J. Martin, professor, researcher and author, will speak from 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 at Wayne State University\'s Welcome Center Auditorium. Martin will discuss his recent book chapter, "Exercise Psychology for Individuals with Disabilities," in Oxford University Press\'s "Exercise Psychology." Martin is a professor of kinesiology, health and sport studies at Wayne State University. The program is free and open to the public.

A brief mentions Dr. Dorothy Nelson, associate vice president for research at Wayne State University, who will be among a select group of regional and national experts leading a panel discussion based on the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot. The event, "What Have We Learned: A Candid Community Conversation," will take place Thursday, March 24, at the Main Library.