According to Sean Ainsworth, founder of Wayne State University spinoff company RetroSense Therapeutics LLC, a gene in blue-green pond algae could help the blind see. Research at WSU has shown that when Chop2 is transplanted into the retina, it converts previously nonphotosensitive retinal cells into photosensitive cells allowing limited vision for animals that had been blind. Mary Kramer, Crain's Detroit Business publisher, mentioned the research during an interview with WJR's Paul W. Smith. http://www.crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101128/SUB01/311289997/wsu-spinoff-algae-gene-may-aid-blind-retrosense-gears-up-for-tests# http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2790&DateTime=11%2F29%2F2010+6%3A30%3A17+AM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE

High school students, who spend weekends working in the center of Wayne State University\'s Tech Town, are trying to create a more comfortable and earth-friendly insole out of bioplastics.

Maria Ferreira, professor in the College of Education, was interviewed on "The Craig Fahle Show" about Wayne State's participation in the $16.7 million Kellogg Foundation grant. The grant is administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation providing stipends of $30,000 to students seeking certification in 14 months, then finishing their MAT the following year while doing their first year of teaching. http://wdet.org/craigfahle/ (Visit "Craig Fahle Show 11-29-10"; cue to 13:15)

Wayne State University psychologist Paul Toro comments about Detroit's homeless population in a story highlighting a Detroit student's coat design aimed at the city's homeless.

A brief mentions the appointment of nine new board members to the Downtown Detroit Partnership including Wayne State University President Allan Gilmour.

WWJ news anchor Dick Haefner offers an updated report about Wayne State University physiology assistant professor Patrick J. Mueller who has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Mueller will be researching how alterations in the brain caused by inactivity may contribute to an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease.

The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition announced today that it has chosen its 28 student team semi-finalists for the Accelerate Michigan Student Competition. Entries were received from college and university students representing every corner of the state with the bulk of the entries coming from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan.

John Taylor, associate professor of supply chain management and director of supply chain programs at Wayne State University, opines about Manuel \"Matty\" Moroun's opposition of the $5.3 billion U.S.-Canadian span of the Ambassador Bridge.

Wayne State University\'s Electronic Music Ensemble will join with Schoolcraft College\'s Synthesizer Ensemble for the Electronic Music Summit on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at WSU's Schaver Music Recital Hall.

Cultural writer and critic Lawrence B. Johnson offers positive review highlights of Wayne State's production of "Of Mice and Men." Johnson writes, "Under the direction of Anthony B. Schmitt, the Hilberry ensemble turns in a performance worthy of the professional stage. It is not to be missed."

The research of Peter Littrup and Neb Duric of Delphinus Medical Technologies LLC, a Karmanos Cancer Institute spinoff company, is highlighted. The two Wayne State University researchers are working to put a new commercial technology called SoftVue, which gives women an alternative to mammography and without compressions or radiation, in research offices by early 2012.

An article offers an overview of a keynote address from Valerie Parisi, dean of Wayne State\'s School of Medicine, who spoke at the National Arab American Medical Association Michigan chapter\'s annual gala on Nov. 13.

Wayne State University law professor and urban policy expert John Mogk comments in a column examining the Michigan Right to Farm Act and its impact on urban farming in Detroit. \"The city risks losing local control over land use if it approves these farms and then has its zoning pre-empted by the Michigan Right to Farm Act,\" he said.

Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning comments about the role of the government in the investigation of hedge funds for insured trading violations. He said this kind of case puts the government in a \"very gray area\" and is a departure from the usual practice at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Wayne State University physiology assistant professor Patrick J. Mueller has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how alterations in the brain caused by inactivity may contribute to an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease.

Wayne State University is encouraging college seniors, recent graduates and career changers from science, mathematics or engineering to become teachers in Detroit's neediest schools. Funded by a $16.7 million Kellogg Foundation grant and administered by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowships will provide stipends of $30,000 to get certified in 14 months and then finish their MAT the following year while doing their first year of teaching. "Clinically-based programs like the Fellowship are key to improving the quality of teacher education as well as the academic performance of students in urban schools," said WSU Provost Ronald T. Brown. "This is a great opportunity both for the teachers who make this commitment and the children who will benefit from their hard work." http://wwj.cbslocal.com/2010/11/21/wayne-state-offers-stem-grads-30k-to-make-a-difference-in-detroit/ http://www.freep.com/article/20101120/NEWS05/11200428/1322/Wayne-State-offers-teaching-fellowship http://www.educationnews.org/business/opinions_on_the_economy/103285.html http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=13537496&nav=menu1344_8_9_2 http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=11%2F22%2F2010+5%3A54%3A14+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2785&playclip=True&RefPage= http://www.detnews.com/article/20101122/METRO01/11220322/1409/METRO/Car-raffle-to-raise-funds-for-slain-officer%E2%80%99s-family

LaJoyce Brown, associate director for recruitment and outreach, comments in a story about campus visits and the recruitment process for prospective students. Brown says it is important to have current students leading campus tours. \"They can share their own personal stories and give a student\'s perspective,\" Brown said. Scholars Day is also noted in the story.

A story on research exploring memory deficits in children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or fetal alcohol syndrome, highlights the contributions of Dr. Joseph Jacobson, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State's School of Medicine. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is an irreversible disorder in children that affects the learning centers of the brain and results in lifetime cognitive and behavioral impairment.

Wayne State University Law School student organizations, the 313 Project and the Wayne Law Alumni Association raised in excess of $1,000 to provide gifts of warm clothing to 20 Detroit-area children for the holiday season through the North End Youth Improvement Council\'s Adopt-A-Child Program.

Carol Miller, Wayne State professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, comments in a story about the increase of undergraduate and graduate students adding an environmental or sustainability element to their educational plans. WSU has sustainability components in both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in civil and environmental engineering.