Caro's Franklin cleans house at NCAA Championships

For the second consecutive year, Sara Franklin has captured NCAA Division II All-American Honors as a member of the Wayne State University Swim Team. Last season, Franklin picked up All-American honors in six events during the NCAA Division II championships. This year, she has captured six more, including first-place finishes in the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay events. A photo of Franklin is included.

March 16, 2011

Vanessa Sawson is student stand out in acting

First-year Wayne State University student Vanessa Sawson is singled out in this feature as a standout for taking on key roles in virtually all of this season's productions at the WSU's Hilberry Theatre. It is noted in the piece that the Hilberry's next production is "The Cider House Rules Part I" running March 31-May 12 and "Part II" on April 1-May 14. Photos of Sawson are included.

March 16, 2011

Feds: Region is a health fraud target

Metro Detroit has seen an increasing amount of Medicare fraud in recent years, but has had success in curbing criminal efforts, federal officials said Tuesday at a summit in Detroit. Community leaders, law enforcement and health care providers gathered at Wayne State University to learn how to prevent health care fraud, estimated annually to cost the government $60 billion to $90 billion. A video excerpt from the summit is included.

March 16, 2011

Rochelle Riley: Local officials tell what they'd do over - if they could

In her column about what local officials would do if they could exercise hindsight, columnist Rochelle Riley includes a quote from former Detroit City Council member Sheila Cockrel who now teaches at Wayne State University. \"I wish I knew more than I did so I would not have voted for any Bobby Ferguson contracts." Cockrel was on the council when Kwame Kilpatrick, as mayor, steered city contracts Ferguson\'s way. The imprisoned Kilpatrick and Ferguson are facing federal corruption charges. \"They were such a criminal enterprise that you couldn\'t find the dirt,\" Cockrel said.

March 16, 2011

Zinc found to be effective in treating colds

An evaluation of 15 studies concludes that zinc lozenges, tablets or syrup can help cut the duration of cold symptoms by a day and reduce their severity. When a zinc acetate formulation is taken in a high enough dose and started early in the onset of a cold, it\'s likely to be effective, said Dr. Ananda Prasad, an expert on zinc at Wayne State University who conducted two studies, both of which showed a positive effect. \"In our studies, we only included patients who had [begun treatment] within 24 hours\" of the start of symptoms, he said. \"If you don\'t take zinc within 24 hours, it does not have much effect.\"

March 16, 2011

Lawmaker wants Ala. to apologize to rape victim

An Alabama legislator wants the state to apologize to 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 Recy Taylor, who was 24-years-old and living in her native Henry County when she was gang-raped in Abbeville. Two all-white, all-male grand juries declined to bring charges. 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\'s book highlighted the cases of women who endured unwanted sexual encounters from white men during the days of segregation in the south.

March 16, 2011

Attorney General Bill Schuette: EMU's student's religious beliefs against homosexuality violated

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has waded into a closely watched federal appeals case, siding with an Eastern Michigan University student who claims her dismissal from the university for refusing to counsel gay and lesbian patients violated her religious belief against homosexuality. \"This case really is at the intersection of a lot of values,\" said Christopher Lund, assistant law professor at Wayne State University who specializes in religious liberty issues. \"There\'s gay rights versus religious liberty and the rights of individuals versus the rights of the universities to set curriculum. Whenever all those cross, you\'ve got a lot of people and organizations that are interested.\"

March 15, 2011

University presidents map out Michigan's new businesses, jobs

Another reminder ran about the presidents of the three University Research Corridor (URC) institutions and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. participating in a business breakfast in Novi on Monday, March 21 to map out emerging business and job growth prospects. Co-hosted by the URC and WWJ Newsradio 950, the interactive panel discussion will take place at the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel. The discussion, moderated by WWJ Technology Editor Matt Roush, features Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, and MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney.

March 14, 2011

Ford's Piquette: History saved

An auto blog profiling the historic Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, mentions Wayne State University professor Jerry Mitchell, who was among the Henry Ford Heritage Association members who organized themselves to save the building.

March 14, 2011

Despite fix, some Subaru Outback and Legacy Owners still experience highway vibration

Wen Li, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University, is quoted in a column examining vibration issues with Subaru's 2010-11 Outback wagons and Legacy sedans. Li, who specializes in vibration control, said that steering-column vibrations usually result from unbalanced wheels or tires. But based on the extensiveness of Subaru's repair bulletin, the Outback's condition may be unusual. "It almost sounds like they didn't have a clear idea of what was the exact cause of the problem," he said.

March 14, 2011

Double-dating brings zing to long-term relationships

An in-depth article highlights Wayne State University researcher Richard Slatcher\'s study, \"When Harry and Sally met Dick and Jane: Experimentally creating closeness between couples\" - which appeared in the journal \"Personal Relationships.\" Slatcher shared details of his marriage and how he and his wife have instituted "date night" into their relationship.

March 14, 2011

Old conflict infuses new play with energy and relevance

David Magidson, professor of theatre at Wayne State University, is directing a play titled "New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656." The play, by noted playwright David Ives, is a theological courtroom drama that recreates Baruch de Spinoza's "trial" and impassioned defense of his ideas before Jewish mentors and a Dutch Catholic leader. Magidson, director of the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET), has directed nearly 80 plays for many different theatre companies. JET of West Bloomfield will present the Midwest premiere of the play beginning March 16 at the Aaron Deroy Theatre in West Bloomfield.

March 14, 2011

Testosterone study findings

Richard Slatcher, assistant professor of psychology in WSU\'s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, talked about his new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. The findings revealed that there could be some truth in the stereotypical portrayal in movies and books, of men who take an assertive role in their interaction with women as being high on testosterone.

March 14, 2011

TechTown to unveil crowdfunding strategy Friday

TechTown's capital champion knows funding and why Detroit entrepreneurs must know about a hot new strategy called crowdfunding. Jack Miner will unveil this new strategy and new partnership March 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wayne State Univeristy's McGregor Memorial Conference Center. The event is free but capacity is limited and registration is required.

March 14, 2011

US Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss Medicare fraud prevention at summit in Detroit

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will discuss fraud prevention within health care during a regional summit at Wayne State University. Law enforcement officials, consumer experts and health care providers are expected to participate in this morning\'s event which is the fifth in a series announced by President Barack Obama.

March 14, 2011

Bing team's turnover questioned: Departures put power in fewer hands

Sheila Cockrel, adjunct professor at Wayne State's Irvin D. Reid Honors College, comments in a story about the high turnover rate in Detroit mayor Dave Bing's administration. "There\'s always been a lot of movement on and off the 11th floor. People come and go. What\'s interesting is that it\'s all in the first 22 months.\" Cockrel said the churn shows that Bing is prepared to be decisive when it\'s time to make a change.

March 13, 2011

Anchor intuitions in Detroit

During a segment of "Flashpoint," demographer Kurt Metzger mentioned Wayne State University as one of the key anchor institutions in Detroit that is a part of the city's turnaround.

March 13, 2011

Growing school, huge dreams: Oakland U. makes strides in quest to be a top college

In a story about Oakland University's growth among Michigan's universities, the state's three research institutions are mentioned regarding their average ACT and GPA statistics among students. Wayne State University's data is noted as 20.4 ACT and 3.19 GPA.

March 13, 2011

Coach Greer on WSU's March Madness

David Greer, head coach of Wayne State's men's basketball team, was a guest on WJR's "Warren Pierce Show" talking about March Madness and the Warrior's upcoming game against Ferris State University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament.

March 12, 2011

Classy Greer does great job with Wayne; salutes Ferris

Sports blogger Sandy Gholston writes that there is a lot of respect between Ferris State University and Wayne State University in men\'s basketball. Gholston writes, "That respect was again illustrated by Wayne head coach David Greer as he saluted the Bulldogs as his team suffered a tough 90-88 loss to the Bulldogs in the first round of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Tournament at Knights Hall in Louisville Ky. on Saturday afternoon in the Bluegrass State." Gholston continues, "Hats off to Coach Greer who has always been a class act and who has always had his teams well prepared. It was a great season for Wayne and a shame that the two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams had to come right back and play each other in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after battling it out in the championship game of the league tournament."

March 12, 2011