Wayne State University and Michigan Technological University were selected in the fall to offer the first course of the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility, a program designed to retrain working and displaced automotive engineers for electric and hybrid-electric vehicle applications. "We are working on the batteries that are currently working in the vehicle, so that\'s the focus," said Chih Ping Yeh, chairman of the engineering technology division of Wayne State\'s College of Engineering. Yeh also directs the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility.

Wayne State has opened the new Macomb Education Center facility on the Macomb Community College's Clinton Township campus. "Wayne State agreed to open the Macomb Education Center because it met several of the university\'s expansion objectives, including an opportunity to be the leading four-year institution to serve the higher-education needs of Macomb County," Ahmad Ezzeddine, WSU's associate vice president for educational outreach and international programs, said in a statement. The campus is a hybrid facility where students in Macomb County can earn bachelor\'s degrees in 10 fields, including engineering, construction management, computer science and business. Master\'s degree programs also are available.

Wayne State University\'s School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center signed new contracts Wednesday that ensure the continuation of safety-net services to Detroit\'s poor and uninsured and transfer 50 medical residency and fellowship programs from the school to the Medical Center. \"They manage the residency programs; we do the teaching,\" explained Dr. Valerie Parisi, acting dean of the WSU School of Medicine. http://detnews.com/article/20100211/SCHOOLS/2110359/WSU--Detroit-Medical-Center-sign-new-deal http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1004&DateTime=2%2F11%2F2010+4%3A54%3A27+AM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2785&DateTime=2%2F10%2F2010+3%3A35%3A16+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9DPI9EO0 http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=999&DateTime=2%2F10%2F2010+6%3A11%3A11+PM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=2790&DateTime=2%2F11%2F2010+5%3A06%3A37+AM&Term=wayne+state&PlayClip=TRUE http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/84049667.html

The university's TechTown development is featured in an article about Detroit's emergence as a high-tech center. TechTown hopes to create jobs by helping give birth to 400 new companies in the next three years, said Randal Charlton, executive director of the business incubator. Engineering professor Greg Auner, founding partner of Visca, a TechTown company that makes a handheld sensing device, is quoted about his commitment to Detroit's economic resurgence.

The Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center signed new contracts Wednesday that cover residency training, clinical services and teaching. "These agreements provide great stability for Wayne State students, residents and faculty, as well as patients of the DMC." explained Dr. Valerie Parisi, acting dean of the School of Medicine. President Jay Noren noted that the agreements continue "a very important and constructive relationship" between the university and the DMC.

Education experts including Paula Wood, dean of Wayne State's College of Education, share ideas for turning around Michigan's continuously low-performing public schools.

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O\'Connor was on campus this morning for a symposium exploring judicial reform options in the state of Michigan.

Robin Boyle, chair of Wayne State's urban planning department, is interviewed extensively in a documentary that examines how Detroit, a symbol of America's diminishing status in the world, may come to represent the future of transportation and progress in America.

Wayne State University joined its partners in officially opening the University Research Corridor\'s combined office in Lansing Friday. On hand were President Jay Noren along with the presidents of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. The URC was founded in 2007 to facilitate university research collaboration to strengthen Michigan\'s economy. http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/university-of-michigan-celebrates-opening-of-research-corridors-lansing-headquarters/

The three schools that comprise the University Research Corridor are spending more than $800 million dollars on life sciences research and creating jobs in Michigan, said Jeff Mason, executive director, as the alliance opened its Lansing headquarters. President Jay Noren pointed out that the URC "covers all the bases" with the special contributions and focus of each university. "We have one of the nation's very top cover-all-the-bases institutions in Michigan, and Michigan State is the top land grant university or one of the top. Wayne State is clearly one of the leading urban research universities," he said. The article enumerates five major goals of the URC. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100206/METRO/2060354/1409/metro/Life-sciences-boost-cited

Cynthia Bir, a bioengineer at Wayne State University, is the chief scientist on the current National Geographic TV series \"Fight Science,\" which explains the physics and biology of martial arts, weapons and police safety gear. The show mixes information with entertainment, as the injury prevention expert shares the screen with some of the world\'s best-known athletes and martial arts experts. Episode titles and TV listings are included.

Three buildings on the Wayne State campus are mentioned in an article about Michigan's modern architecture and design heritage. McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium and the Education Building were designed by famed architect Minoru Yamasaki. A photo of McGregor accompanies the story.

Wayne State's grand opening of the Macomb Education Center is the topic of these stories which include comments by Ahmad Ezzeddine, associate vice president for educational outreach and international programs, and Terry Margolis, director of educational outreach and executive and professional development. "During these tough economic times, the Wayne State University and Macomb County partnership is a bricks-and-mortar testament to the power of collaboration,\" said Ezzeddine. A photo of the facility is included in the Macomb Daily. Channel 20 aired a report during the 10 p.m. newscast. http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/02/04/news/srv0000007515759.txt

Gov. Jennifer Granholm mentioned Wayne State University's TechTown in her State of the State address yesterday evening. She pointed out that the university's new business incubator has launched 150 new businesses, with more on the way.

Bobby C. Smith, a Wayne State University student and founder of En Garde! Detroit, a local fencing school, credits the sport for being a conduit for positive change. Smith is bidding for the national fencing tournament, the North American Cup, to come to Detroit this year, which could generate between $1 million and $2 million for the city. \"Bobby had it rough and had to work hard to get what he has accomplished,\" says Rob Fournier, director of athletics at WSU. \"He continues to astound me.\"

Dr. Roberto Romero, professor of molecular obstetrics and genetics at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, has won the March of Dimes award for Best Research in Prematurity. The research found that, depending on their genetic makeup, some women who follow all the right prenatal care rules give birth too soon. The researcher is quoted throughout the article.

A study in Communication Currents, a publication of the National Communication Association, finds that food companies that promote discussions among employees about work goals and activities are more able to prevent food-related crises than those that do not. The study, co-authored by Wayne State University assistant professor of communication Julie M. Novak, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Center for Food Protection and Defense. Novak is also quoted in the article.

An article focuses on the millions in federal research dollars that Wayne State has been granted in recent months for various projects. Among the grants are $775,000 to study PCBs and their relation to cancer, $60,000 for schizophrenia research and $2.7 million to investigate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. This caps what looks to be a big year for research at the university, the writer notes.

Wayne State University celebrated the grand opening of its Macomb Education Center, located at Macomb Community College's Center Campus, yesterday. The renovated 29,000-square-foot building, which formerly housed the Macomb County Reference and Research Center, includes a public computer lab, nine classrooms and four seminar rooms . About 12% of the 32,000 registered students at Wayne State live in Macomb County. \"Students will have the same resources as if they were on campus,\" said Ahmad Ezzeddine, associate vice president for educational outreach and international programs. A photo of Ezzeddine accompanies the Free Press story. A photo of Terry Margolis, director of educational outreach and professional development, accompanies the Detroit News story. TV-7 aired film taken at the new WSU center and interviewed two students, who talked about how convenient the new Macomb location is for them. http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenter/54139/419166.253/WXYZ_02-03-2010_17.53.47.wmv http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenter/54139/419245.1734/RADWWJ_02-03-2010_18.23.22.wma http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=11928010&nav=menu25_2_13_6 http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=11928010 http://www.freep.com/article/201002040300/NEWS04/2040427 http://www.detnews.com/article/20100204/SCHOOLS/2040409/1409/metro/New-branch-for-Wayne-State http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2010/01/29/news/doc4b631114f3b5a921866782.txt http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_035073203.html

Professor Cynthia Bir, a bioengineering expert in the College of Engineering, discusses the impact tolerance of the human body. "Understanding brain injury mechanisms all the way down to the cellular level will ultimately help everyone, not just athletes,\" she explains. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35221044/ns/health-behavior/