Should Detroit require police, firefighters to live in city?

In a Q&A piece, Wayne State University law professor John Mogk responds to the question: Should Detroit require police, firefighters to live in the city. Mogk writes, "The value of well-paid city employees as residents to the future of the city is undeniable. "¦ Their presence as residents and taxpayers is important to neighborhood life and to assuring that city wages stay to a large extent within the city."

January 13, 2011

Inkster cops should be cleared of perjury, attorney says

A former Inkster narcotics cop says his perjury-related charges should be dismissed because he was following ex-Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Karen Plants\' instructions to hide an informant\'s identity in one of Michigan\'s largest cocaine trials. Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning comments saying it appears to be more of a stretch than a custom fit. \"You can\'t get government approval for conduct that is illegal,\" Henning said.

January 13, 2011

Robert Sedler on privacy

Wayne State University law professor Robert Sedler participated in a Skype interview explaining some of the issues regarding privacy in America. Sedler talks about Internet regulation, TSA searches and the use of video cameras in public areas.

January 13, 2011

Clubs and organizations: St. Clair Democrats

Paul Massaron, a member of Wayne State University\'s Board of Governors, will be the guest speaker at the St. Clair Democrats 7 p.m. meeting today in the Blue Water Labor Temple, in Port Huron. Massaron is an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy\'s School of Architecture and the owner of PEM Consulting of Southfield, which specializes in community development, governmental affairs and labor organization. He will be offering his insights into politics, labor and education.

January 12, 2011

Corruption slows rebuilding efforts: Disease, violence stalk country

An article examining the state of Haiti a year after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, includes research from Wayne State's Royce Hutson, professor with the School of Social Work, who travelled to Haiti as part of a UN and Canadian government study of the effects of the quake on the population just six weeks after the disaster. He said his team was selected for the work because they had just finished an extensive survey on crime and human rights abuse in the country just weeks before and already had data base on Port-au-Prince. The survey showed the mortality rate in Port-au-Prince alone was 160,000 dead, most of them children under 12.

January 12, 2011

When innocence is pink

Marvin Zalman, criminal justice professor at Wayne State University, comments in a story about people wrongfully convicted of crimes. He estimates 10,000 people are wrongfully convicted each year across the country, representing 1 percent of criminal cases. A 2004 study from the University of California Irvine suggested that about 7,500 innocent men or women could have been convicted of serious crimes - including murder, rape, aggravated assault and arson - in 2000.

January 12, 2011

Wayne State researchers help determine Haiti quake's effect

An article examining the state of Haiti a year after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, includes research from Wayne State's Royce Hutson, professor with the School of Social Work, who traveled to Haiti to study the effects of the quake on the population just six weeks after the disaster. The survey showed the mortality rate in Port-au-Prince alone was 160,000 dead, most of them children under 12.

January 12, 2011

White Rose Ball scheduled

The Hungarian Arts Club will present its annual White Rose Ball on Feb. 5 at the Dearborn Inn Marriott. Over the years, the club has donated to the community to share its Hungarian culture, including funds to establish the Hungarian Room at Alex Manoogian Hall at Wayne State University.

January 12, 2011

Kresge Foundation awards $750,000 to Voices of Detroit Initiative

Voices of Detroit Initiative (VODI) has been awarded a three-year, $750,000 Safety-Net Enhancement Initiative Grant from The Kresge Foundation. VODI intends to use the grant for a Healthy Living Mall in the Conner Creek Village Campus. VODI is a community healthcare coalition whose members consist of Detroit area healthcare systems including Wayne State University's School of Medicine.

January 12, 2011

Snyder names Brian Zahra to Michigan high court

Several reports highlight Gov. Rick Snyder's appointment of Appeals Court Judge Brian Zahra to the Michigan Supreme Court. Zahra, who spent four years as a Wayne County Third Circuit Court judge, earned his undergraduate degree from Wayne State University.

January 11, 2011

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar headlines Wayne State's Jan. 18 Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A story ran about the Jan. 18 Tribute event to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. featuring pro basketball hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the keynote speaker. Information about the event is provided.

January 11, 2011

U.S. College Rankings

This Web site provides an evaluation of Wayne State University with detailed information about the programs and costs.

January 11, 2011

Dads who spank kids are more likely to be under stress or using drugs, alcohol than those who don't

Over half of dads don't spank, but those who do may be spanking because they can't cope with parenting stress, or they're abusing alcohol or drugs, according to new research led by Wayne State University professor Shawna Lee. The research, which appears in the current issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, is one of the first studies to delve into corporal punishment as it relates to a father's mental health, drug and alcohol use and paternal stress

January 11, 2011

Kean University celebrates Women's History Month with historian and author Dr. Danielle McGuire

In honor of Women's History Month, the Women's Studies Program at Kean University in New Jersey will hold a series of events that look globally at the status of women's basic human rights as well as the oppression and resistance of African American women in the United States during the Civil Rights Movement. Historian and author Danielle McGuire, assistant professor of history at Wayne State University, will discuss her book, "At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance - A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power," on Tuesday, March 29.

January 11, 2011

WSU professor comments on the NAIAS impact on Detroit

Economics professor Stephen Spurr comments on the North American International Auto Show's impact on Detroit. The clip featuring Spurr can be found at the 4:45-minute mark during the second portion of the broadcast.

January 11, 2011

FBI agent signed as witness on Hutaree marriage certificate using false name

An FBI agent who infiltrated the Hutaree militia used a false name when he signed the marriage certificate as a witness for Hutaree leader David Brian Stone and his wife Tina Stone in 2009, Hillsdale County court and FBI records show. Wayne State University Law School professor and former federal prosecutor Peter Henning comments about the legal issue.

January 10, 2011

'U.S. News' considering giving third tier law schools a number

Numerical rankings could be coming to the law schools that U.S. News & World Report categorizes as third tier - meaning those 42 schools would be subject to the same up-and- down fluctuations watched so closely among the top 100. Wayne State University Law School Dean Robert Ackerman welcomed the prospect for change. \"I think we would prefer to be listed by rank rather than alphabetical order,\" he said. He noted that the latter tends to place his institution toward the bottom of the list. \"Psychologically, I think it makes a difference that we are listed at the end of the third tier,\" Ackerman said. \"I think people would make less of a distinction between schools ranked 1 through 150 than they now do between the second and third quartile.\"

January 10, 2011

Wayne Law conference to examine U.S.-China economic relationship

Wayne State University Law School hosts a U.S.-China Economic Law Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. The one-day academic conference, convened by Wayne State's Law School, University of Michigan Law School and the U-M Center for Chinese Studies, focuses on the economic relationship between the countries as it works through the World Trade Organization mechanism.

January 10, 2011

Prozac may help restore movement after stroke paralysis

Dr. William Coplin, associate professor of neurology and neurological surgery at Wayne State University and spokesman for the American Academy of Neurology, comments in an article examining the use of the drug Prozac in stroke patients. A study from Toulouse University Hospital, published in The Lancet Neurology, found that stroke patients who were given the drug, most commonly used to treat depression, had improved scores on their motor skills tests.

January 10, 2011

"Day for Strings" brings students, professional musicians together

On Saturday afternoon, students from grades 5-12 packed the North Farmington High School gym to enjoy a unique opportunity to work with professional musicians. Distinguished clinicians and conductors participated from area school districts, Wayne State University, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theater, and Michigan State University.

January 10, 2011