Mike Smith, director of Wayne State's Walter P. Reuther Library, comments in a story about a local union activist's run against UAW presidential candidate Bob King. The union is scheduled to elect its next president and top officers at its constitutional convention on Wednesday.

University of Michigan researchers worked with WSU computer science professor Robert Reynolds to reconstruct and then simulate caribou migrations across the corridor at the bottom of Lake Huron.

Elena Herrada, a lifelong Detroiter and Wayne State University graduate, wrote a blog about Detroit through the generations from a blue-collar perspective. Photos from Wayne State's Walter P. Reuther Library are included.

Sharon Vasquez, dean of Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, is leaving her position Aug. 16 to become the Provost at the University of Hartford in Hartford, Conn. Vasquez joined Wayne State as dean of the college in May 2004. Vasquez will craft a transition plan for the college prior to her departure, and President Jay Noren plans to appoint an interim dean until the university finds a permanent replacement. "Sharon leaves behind a legacy of cohesiveness and a greater sense of shared success within CFPCA than was the case when she came to Wayne State," Noren said. "The University of Hartford is fortunate to have her join its ranks."

Matthew Seeger, chair of Wayne State University's Communication Department, is among a group of corporate communications experts to comment about BP PLC's public reaction to its April 20 oil spill.

Wayne State University's annual Farmers Market kicks off today and will run every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the summer. The market is located in front of Prentis Hall on Cass Ave.

Jerry Herron, dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College, commented in an article chronicling the spread of suburban industrial blight over the past decade in southeastern Michigan.

Law professor Robert Sedler commented in an article about the process in which states undergo to enter into compacts with foreign governments, as is the case involving the Detroit River International Crossing bridge project.

John Popovich Jr., M.D., a pulmonary disease and internal medicine specialist and WSU School of Medicine professor, has been named CEO of 802-bed Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He replaces Tony Armada, who left last year to become CEO of Lutheran General Hospital in Oak Brook, Ill. http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100609/FREE/100609840#

Wayne State law professor Peter Henning comments on the FBI's recent acquisition of a 2001 mayoral debate video containing footage of Kwame Kilpatrick discussing the Kilpatrick Civic Fund.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin spoke at the Wayne State Medical School commencement ceremony Tuesday. Valerie Parisi, interim dean of Wayne State University\'s School of Medicine, comments in the WJR-AM clip. The graduation was held at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. http://www.freep.com/article/20100608/FEATURES08/100608040/U-S-surgeon-general-addresses-future-docs http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/06/us_surgeon_general_to_speak_to.html http://www.wdetfm.org/article/surgeon-general-applauds-wayne-state-diversity http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2790&DateTime=6%2F8%2F2010+3%3A05%3A18+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=6%2F8%2F2010+5%3A36%3A07+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE

A new monthly survey of purchasing managers by Wayne State University's School of Business Administration and the Southeast Michigan chapter of the Institute for Supply Management released Tuesday indicated the local economy continued to expand during May. Nitin Paranjpe, an economist and faculty member in WSU's business school, said the May increase was a result of growth in production and new orders, and improvement in employment activity. http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/06/08/business/doc4c0ee2ab71417901121336.txt

Law professor Noah Hall was a featured guest on PBS NewsHour, where he discussed many of the complex legal issues that BP will face in the coming years as a result of the oil spill.

For decades, cancer has been believed to be caused by a sequential accumulation of common gene mutations, with the identification, characterization and targeting of common genetic alterations and their defined pathways dominating the field. Henry Heng, associate professor in Wayne State's Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, is challenging this notion, however, with evidence that the general mechanism of cancer occurs at the level of the genome, not the gene. Heng published a study in a recent edition of the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry that represents an important illustration of the evolutionary mechanism of cancer. http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=6%2F8%2F2010+2%3A22%3A57+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE

Helen Thomas, Wayne State alum and journalist who was formerly a member of the Washington D.C. press corps, has resigned her position with Hearst as a columnist. This move follows in the wake of her remarks Monday that were denounced as anti-Semitic. Ben Burns, director of Wayne State's journalism program and former reporter for United Press International, is quoted in the story. Two Wayne State students were interviewed on campus in the Fox 2 story. http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2010/06/08/hearing-helen/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/08/University-reviews-Thomas-diversity-award/UPI-65431276035462/ http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2010/jun/08/university-reviews-thomas-diversity-award/ http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=6%2F8%2F2010+12%3A35%3A23+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1014&DateTime=6%2F8%2F2010+5%3A26%3A02+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1004&DateTime=6%2F8%2F2010+5%3A35%3A34+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1480&DateTime=6%2F9%2F2010+6%3A52%3A04+AM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1275&DateTime=6%2F9%2F2010+6%3A56%3A33+AM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=130&DateTime=6%2F9%2F2010+8%3A39%3A32+AM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE

For decades, cancer has been believed to be caused by a sequential accumulation of common gene mutations, with the identification, characterization and targeting of common genetic alterations and their defined pathways dominating the field. Henry Heng, associate professor in Wayne State's Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, is challenging this notion, however, with evidence that the general mechanism of cancer occurs at the level of the genome, not the gene. Heng published a study in a recent edition of the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry that represents an important illustration of the evolutionary mechanism of cancer. "Considering cancer as an evolutionary process is vital to both basic research and clinical applications," Heng said. "Unfortunately, most previous efforts have focused on individual cancer genes, which represent only a small part of the evolutionary story of cancer. A growing body of evidence suggests that no distinguishable pattern can be discerned from single gene studies. Instead, it appears that finding a general mechanism will require us looking to the system as a whole -- the genome." http://www.wwj.com/Wayne-State-Researcher-Calls-For-Dramatic-Shift-In/7408668

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin is speaking at the Wayne State Medical School commencement ceremony today. The graduation is being held at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100608/SCHOOLS/6080380/1026/local/U.S.-surgeon-general-at-WSU-med-school-commencement-today http://www.fox33.com/category/story/?id=232367 http://www.wdetfm.org/article/surgeon-general-to-address-wayne-state-students http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20100608/APN/1006080574

While Detroit Public Schools will shut 32 schools this month -- nearly a fifth of the district\'s schools -- it\'s also launching new approaches to instruction with a teacher-run academy and a medical training-focused high school. Northwestern, which was slated to close and become home to alternative education students, will become the site in 2011 for Ben Carson Academy, a small high school program focusing on medical professions. It\'s being developed with the help of Wayne State University and a $50,000 planning grant.

Midtown has two markets, both operated by SEED Wayne, that will be operating through the end of October. The Wayne State Wednesday Farmers Market will take place Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Cass Avenue, and WSU's School of Medicine (Monthly) Farmers Market can be found every third Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Scott Hall.

The Erb Family Foundation has awarded 19 grants totaling $1.23 million for environmental and arts/cultural initiatives in the metropolitan Detroit region, Crain\'s Detroit Business reports. Grants include $100,000 to InsideOut Literary Arts Project to work with Detroit Public Television, the Arts League of Michigan, the Matrix Theatre Company, Wayne State University Press and other local groups to present events throughout the year that celebrate the achievements of women poets.