An economic recovery in Michigan? What recovery?

Timothy Butler, associate professor of Global Supply Chain Management, discusses the Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index. The index, which is compiled and analyzed by Wayne State University\'s School of Business Administration, surveys purchasing managers from 350 local companies and gauges local economic activity.

July 19, 2010

Detroit Researchers Battle Breast Cancer

Four researchers from Detroit's Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University will receive a total of $1.2 million from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help advance research to better detect, prevent and eliminate breast cancer. The names of the researchers being funded are included in the story.

July 19, 2010

Study looks at aspirin and the elderly

Dr. John Flack, chair of Internal Medicine at Wayne State's School of Medicine, is the study investigator for a research project designed to determine whether aspirin can help older adults avoid physical and mental disabilities and live longer, healthier lives. The study, Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly, or ASPREE, is billed as the largest study of its kind conducted in partnership with other U.S. researchers and Monash University in Australia, where the initial pilot study was developed.

July 18, 2010

Komen for the cure gives Wayne, Karmanos researchers $1.2M

Four researchers from Detroit's Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University will receive a total of $1.2 million from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help advance research to better detect, prevent and eliminate breast cancer. The names of the researchers being funded are included in the story. http://wwj.cbslocal.com/2010/07/18/komen-for-the-cure-gives-wayne-karmanos-researchers-1-2m/

July 18, 2010

Jazz Festival honors educators, adds local acts

The 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival is teaming up with Wayne State University for JazzWeek@Wayne, five days of intensive music study for 40 high school students. The student musicians will wrap up the week by performing at noon on Friday at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit.

July 17, 2010

WSU law professor says Ambassador Bridge has constitutional right to be exclusive crossing

Law professor Robert Sedler commented in a story about the proposed DRIC downriver bridge, which would add an additional span between Detroit and Windsor. Sedler referenced a 1921 U.S. Act of Congress, which he said gives the Ambassador Bridge owner the \"exclusive, perpetual franchise" for a bridge.

July 16, 2010

Detroit Project Symposium draws area entrepreneurs

Nearly 150 entrepreneurs gathered at Wayne State's TechTown Thursday for the inaugural Detroit Project Symposium. The event brought together speakers from the medical, educational and utility industries to discuss Detroit's changing business landscape.

July 16, 2010

WSU professor comments on the new iPhone 4

Matthew Seeger, chair of Wayne State's communication department, discusses Apple Inc.'s communication strategy concerning the iPhone 4's recent technical issues.

July 16, 2010

Podcast: Lead Paint Remains a Problem in Detroit's Housing Stock

Lyke Thompson, director of Wayne State's Center for Urban Studies, discusses the high levels of lead poisoning that have been found in Detroit children.

July 16, 2010

WSU professor comments on Apple's communications strategy

Matthew Seeger, chair of Wayne State's Department of Communication, discusses Apple's communication strategy concerning the iPhone 4's recent technical issues.

July 16, 2010

Aspirin study to test longevity

Dr. John Flack, chair of internal medicine at Wayne State's School of Medicine, is the study investigator for a research project designed to determine whether aspirin can help older adults avoid physical and mental disabilities and live longer, healthier lives. The study, Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly, or ASPREE, is billed as the largest study of its kind conducted in partnership with other U.S. researchers and Monash University in Australia, where the initial pilot study was developed. Flack said the study is specifically targeting people over 70 because it\'s an understudied group and most Aspirin trials focus on middle-aged people.

July 15, 2010

U-M, MSU, and WSU team up for Creative Film Alliance

Wayne State University and the University of Michigan make up two of the three pillars of Michigan\'s Creative Film Alliance Summer Film Institute. The intensive eight-week program at Gull Lake this summer is bringing together film industry veterans and faculty from Michigan\'s three major research universities (Michigan State University is the third) to form the framework for creating the state\'s future film industry workforce. \"This is a really big deal,\" says Sharon Vasquez, dean of the College of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts. \"This is the beginning of a relationship that will play a key part in growing the indigenous film industry.\"

July 15, 2010

WSU researcher gets Blues grant to study end of life care

Margaret L. Campbell, assistant professor of nursing in Wayne State's College of Nursing, received $73,784 from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation to determine the benefit of routine oxygen administration to terminally ill patients who are near death.

July 15, 2010

Richmond grad made his mark at Wayne State

Wayne State University graduate Luke Mackewich is continuing his work to improve drinking water systems on American Indian reservations while heading into his last year of graduate school at WSU working towards a master's degree in civil engineering. His success during college also led to him being chosen to deliver the commencement address at WSU this year. He said the point of his speech was to encourage the graduates to make the most of their opportunities. Carol Miller, professor and chair of the civil engineering department at WSU, has also had Mackewich as a student and thinks he has the talent to do some great things in the engineering field. \"He\'s a very well rounded engineer. He has competence in a lot of different areas,\" she said. A photo of Mackewich sporting a WSU shirt is included.

July 14, 2010

WSU to host Round Table on African American education

Wayne State's Institute for the Study of the African American Child will address the academic achievement gap affecting African-Americans at a conference Saturday. The initiative, titled \"The Situation, The Solution, The Strategy,\" aims at reversing patterns of failure among African American children. Keynote speaker Geneva Gay, professor of education at the University of Washington, Seattle, will focus on the most effective educational practices.

July 14, 2010

WSU professor comments on Detroit's 1995 newspaper strike

Ben Burns, director of Wayne State's journalism program and former editor of the Detroit News, commented about the newspaper strike 15 years ago which led to 2,000 Detroit newspaper workers taking their labor dispute to the streets. The strike lasted nearly two years. Burns said there were miscalculations on both sides of the bargaining table.

July 14, 2010

Local food movement sprouts in Detroit

A story on Detroit's food culture and burgeoning local-food movement highlights Wayne State's SEED Wayne program, whose mission is to build \"sustainable food systems\" in the city. The article mentions that SEED Wayne's Wednesday Farmers Market generated nearly $250,000 in sales and averaged 1,000 visitors a week last year. SEED Wayne Director and urban planning professor Kami Pothukuchi comments and a photo from the market accompanies the story.

July 13, 2010

Wayne State key player in new Creative Film Alliance

WSU has teamed up with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to create the two-month 2010 Creative Film Alliance Summer Film Institute program at Gull Lake. The program revolves around maximizing the next generation of film industry veterans who will help cement the Great Lakes State as a major player in the film, TV and gaming industry. \"This is a really big deal,\" says Sharon Vasquez, dean of Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. \"We\'re each leveraging our particular strengths, perspectives and progress to create and grow the film industry in Michigan.\"

July 13, 2010

Wayne State turns students into entrepreneurs with E2 Challenge

Six Wayne State students are currently competing in the university's summer E2 Challenge at TechTown. The competition supports the students as they operate four start-up companies, in a competition geared toward making them ready to create revenues and attract outside investment. Eric Steif, Wayne State technology principal and E2 Challenge program administrator, discusses the program.

July 13, 2010

Wayne State University wins 2010 Campus Technology Innovators Award

Administrators from Wayne State University\'s Computing & Information Technology office and the Office of the Vice President for Research will be recognized July 19 at the Campus Technology 2010 conference hosted by Campus Technology magazine. Wayne State, which was selected for its development of the Web-based custom software Researcher's Dashboard, is one of 11 Campus Technology Innovators award winners, chosen from nearly 500 entries. Hilary Ratner, vice president for research and Joseph F. Sawasky, chief information officer and associate vice president for C&IT, comment in the article.

July 13, 2010