A story highlights the Job Creation and Workforce Development Conference on Nov. 9, sponsored by Crain\'s Detroit Business and the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society at Wayne State University. The Job Creation and Workforce Development Conference will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Wayne State\'s McGregor Memorial Conference Center.

An abridged version of an article that appears in the Nov. 8 edition of TIME, mentions a 2007 Wayne State University study that shows the Arab-American community in metro Detroit produces as much as $7.7 billion annually in salaries and earnings.

Rod Meloni reports that Kresge Foundation president and CEO Rip Rapson will present the city of Detroit with a $15 million check on Thursday. Rapson said the money is intended to go toward projects aimed at improving the Detroit Medical Center, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne State University and the promised light rail mass transit system along Woodward Avenue.

Several articles and the TIME Detroit blog mention the area near Wayne State University and Midtown, which is targeted to receive funding for projects as part of the Living Cities grant to boost urban vitality and promote locally owned businesses. http://www.freep.com/article/20101028/NEWS05/10280482/1322/Woodward-Corridor-gets-21M#ixzz13fN1WLEn http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20101027/FREE/101029873# http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/10/28/tick-tick-tick/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/27/group-donates-80-million-_n_775033.html

Former Poland president Lech Walesa was quoted in a brief about communism. Walesa spoke with reporters during a press conference at Wayne State University on Oct. 26.

A feature story highlights various ways to donate your body to charity and research. You can will your body to the Wayne State University School of Medicine to become a crash test cadaver by filling out its Body Bequest Form. Barbara Rosso-Norgan, the school\'s mortuary supervisor, said in an email, "if a person specifically requests that their body be used in safety testing that is ongoing at the Bio-Mechanics lab, then we would honor that wish.\"

A column about Michigan parents who see education as essential to success for their children mentions Carol Campbell, a Huntington Woods mother of three who is in college herself, trying to complete a Wayne State University degree she began pursuing 24 years ago.

A new microscope to be housed in Lawrence Tech's College of Engineering will be used for research projects at Michigan colleges including Wayne State University.

Scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine are presenting two research studies examining the use of Fast Neutron Radiotherapy for patients who are dealing with non-small cell lung cancer during the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Annual Meeting on Nov. 1. http://wwj.cbslocal.com/2010/10/28/karmanos-cancer-center-reports-on-two-advances/ http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/206099.php

In a story about last month's TEDxDetroit 2010 forum, Wayne State University is noted as a sponsor and Nick DeNardis, associate director of Web communications at WSU is mentioned as a steering committee member.

Various articles highlight former Poland president Lech Walesa's visit to Wayne State on Oct. 26, and the "Solidarnosc: Poland's Struggle for Freedom" exhibit opening at the Walter P. Reuther Library. WDET's Quinn Klinefelter interviewed Walesa about the current state of labor unions in the United States and Europe. http://www.freep.com/article/20101027/COL32/10270371/1322/Poland-of-80s-may-hold-lesson-for-state#ixzz13YxAnjDI http://www.freep.com/article/20101027/NEWS05/10270342/1001/News/Exhibit-brings-Polish-history-to-life http://www.detnews.com/article/20101026/BIZ/10260406/Lech-Walesa-at-Wayne-State--%E2%80%98World-has-no-leadership%E2%80%99 http://www.detnews.com/article/20101027/NATION/10270337/1020/Lech-Walesa-sees-bleak-world-outlook http://www.polishnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1717:labor-gets-boost-from-lech-walesa-&catid=82:news-from-usa-wiadomosci-z-usa-usa&Itemid=199 http://www.wdetfm.org/article/lech-walesa-opens-wayne-state-exhibit-talks-union-future

Women who have a low sex drive could now have a scientific explanation for their lack of desire, according to a Wayne State University study led by Dr. Michael Diamond. Women with a low libido have distinct patterns of brain activity compared to those with a healthy sex drive suggesting that a long-term lack of interest in sex is not just all in the mind. Wayne State's Dr. Michael Diamond said that his study offered "significant evidence" that the controversial condition does exist as a physiological disorder, rather than being purely psychological. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/gals_sex_drive_brain_game_N2WaIqR7gfpNc4YKNDtw1L#ixzz13YywR94S http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=3268&fArticleId=1.689275&fFeed=breakingnews http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/?story=/mwt/broadsheet/2010/10/26/shopping_hpv http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=165&DateTime=10%2F26%2F2010+12%3A34%3A38+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=165&playclip=True&RefPage=

In an editorial endorsing Wayne State University Board of Governors candidates Diane Dunaskiss and Danialle Karmanos, WSU is cited as an example why public elections for board members are necessary. At Wayne State, "tuition is third-lowest among Michigan's 15 public colleges, and the Board of Governors in recent years has approved smaller cost hikes than administrators have asked for," according to the editorial.

Lech Walesa, the former president of Poland whose Solidarity movement helped topple Communism in Europe, participated this morning in a press conference at Wayne State which preceded the opening of an exhibit at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Mike Smith, director of the Reuther library, said few people have the history Walesa has had. Walesa \"is one of those rare people who has had an impact on the world.\" A photo of Walesa at WSU's press conference is included.

Women are advised not to drink alcohol while they are pregnant, but a new study says some expectant mothers not only disregard the advice, they drink in excess. Every year, 40,000 babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which is an umbrella term that includes fetal alcohol syndrome which can occur when a developing baby is exposed to alcohol consumed by his or her expectant mother. A study from Wayne State University's School of Medicine tried to unravel the learning problems of children born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) which are poorly understood. http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/health/some-women-are-drinking-in-excess-while-pregnant%3B-affects-on-those-children http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=3095&DateTime=10%2F25%2F2010+5%3A25%3A26+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=3095&playclip=True&RefPage= http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/health/some-women-are-drinking-in-excess-while-pregnant%3B-affects-on-those-children http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2870&DateTime=10%2F25%2F2010+5%3A03%3A25+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=2870&playclip=True&RefPage= http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=3540&DateTime=10%2F26%2F2010+6%3A30%3A22+AM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=3540&playclip=True&RefPage=

Wayne State University and the Karmanos Cancer Institutes have received a $3 million research grant to help combat one of the most lethal forms of cancer -- triple negative breast cancer. The National Institutes of Health grant will help fund a five-year study into a new immunotherapy treatment for women with triple negative breast cancer at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Midtown. Dr. Lawrence G. Lum, Wayne State professor of oncology and medicine and principal investigator of the study, is quoted.

Women who have a low sex drive could now have a scientific explanation for their lack of desire, according to a Wayne State University study led by Dr. Michael Diamond. Women with a low libido have distinct patterns of brain activity compared to those with a healthy sex drive suggesting that a long-term lack of interest in sex is not just all in the mind. Wayne State's Dr. Michael Diamond said that his study offered "significant evidence" that the controversial condition does exist as a physiological disorder, rather than being purely psychological. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/women-who-lack-sex-drive-have-different-brains-say-us-scientists/story-e6frf7jx-1225943920703 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/Why-some-women-dont-want-sex/articleshow/6814446.cms http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11620971

A brief notes that Saturday night\'s \"An Evening with Harry Belafonte" event, presented by Wayne State University\'s Law School, has been canceled because of Belafonte\'s health, organizers announced Monday. University officials hope to reschedule the lecture.

In its third year of presenting the Wednesday Farmers Market, Wayne State University is about to wrap up for fall this Wednesday. Farmers Market launched on June 9th, and ran each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wayne State's campus.

Nathan Fisher, assistant professor of computer science in Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Award to develop algorithms, analysis and system design tools for integrating and consolidating multiple subsystems on a shared processing platform.