Wayne State to break ground on new chemistry facility

A business brief mentions that Wayne State University plans to break ground Friday afternoon on the $30 million A. Paul Schaap Chemistry Building and Lecture Hall. The new structure is part of a comprehensive $42-million expansion and renovation of the existing Chemistry Building on Cass Avenue. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception will be held on the east side of the building between State Hall and Science Hall.

September 17, 2009

Wayne State reading program offers openings, free tutoring

Wayne State University's College of Education is offering free tutoring in reading and writing skills in its literacy program for students in the first through eighth grades. The sessions will be held in Room 30 at WSU\'s College of Education building, and a limited number of students will be accepted.

September 16, 2009

WSU Law School student who organized a Wednesday panel discussion on campus about the pros and cons of amending the city of Detroit's charter

Reporter Erica Hobbs interviewed Francis Grunow, the WSU Law School student who organized a Wednesday panel discussion on campus about the pros and cons of amending the city of Detroit's charter. A brief report aired later in the day.

September 16, 2009

Cancer risk of cell phones debated

Sandeep Mittal, assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Wayne State, shares his thoughts on the alleged health risks from cell phone radiation.

September 16, 2009

The Rookie

A sports feature story focuses on Keri Clous, a 2000 graduate of a Cadillac area high school who is a member of the WSU women's cross country team at age 27. "I just wanted to show my kids that you can do anything," she commented. She is pursuing a degree in dietetics.

September 16, 2009

Drive Safely to Wayne State

Peter Savolainen, assistant professor in the College of Engineering's Transportation Research Group, was interviewed by WWJ's Greg Bowman about the "Drive Safely to Wayne State" campaign. Savolainen talked about key focus areas and event activities, and discussed some of their ongoing research programs.

September 16, 2009

Campus Safety

Reporter Mark Santia examined safety procedures and resources throughout Wayne State's campus focusing on the residence halls and WSU Police Department command center. Lt. Dave Scott and WSU student Jessica Patel offered comments during the nearly 3-minute segment.

September 15, 2009

Detroit preps to celebrate Hispanic heritage

Wayne State University\'s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS) will offer a series of free events to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, such as Grito Celebration today that observes Mexican Independence Day. Also planned are several exhibits, such as \"Turning a Negative into a Positive: Photographic Tour of Southwest Detroit\" at the university\'s Faculty Administration Building. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 16. \"We were really looking for things that would appeal to the broadest audience,\" CBS counselor Robert Buentello says. \"These events are open to anyone who is interested.\" Wayne State student Benjamin Sandoval was also interviewed. Buentello also was interviewed on WDET today about CBS's Hispanic Heritage Month events.

September 15, 2009

Wayne State rakes in millions in new grant money

Wayne State has earned 32 grants, including 27 ($11.2 million) from the National Institutes of Health, four ($1.7 million) from the National Science Foundation and a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy for an electric vehicle engineering education and workforce training program. One of the biggest winners is Wayne State\'s College of Nursing, which recently took in a $2 million to help deal with the burgeoning nursing shortage as part of the Michigan Nursing Corps initiative.

September 15, 2009

Bank of America ruling leaves SEC with few options for pursuit

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in New York refused to accept a $33 million settlement that would have resolved the SEC's claim that the Bank of America deceived investors in November about bonuses to be paid executives at Merrill Lynch & Co., which the bank was buying. Rakoff said the accord appeared to be a "contrivance" between the SEC and Bank of America and wondered why bank executives or their lawyers weren't sued. "In a sense, the SEC has painted itself into a corner," said Peter Henning, a former SEC attorney who teaches law at Wayne State University.

September 15, 2009

Millions are spent to upgrade classrooms

Charles Parrish, a political science professor at Wayne State University, is interviewed in a story about the evolution of technologies used in college classrooms.

September 15, 2009

The economy: In tough times, it is quite normal to attempt (a new) undertaking

A story about increasing enrollment at mortuary schools mentions that Wayne State's mortuary science program regularly has more students applying for admission than it can accommodate.

September 14, 2009

Lawmaker wants to use gambling $ to fund scholarships

Democratic Representative Fred Durhal Jr. held a press conference today at Wayne State to discuss his proposal to provide free college tuition for Michigan high school graduates using state gambling revenue.

September 14, 2009

Upside down in Pontiac: How investors walk away from disaster

A story about the high rate of foreclosed homes in Pontiac includes a comment from Wayne State demographer Jason Booza.

September 14, 2009

Rape Aggression Defense Program at Wayne State University

The Wayne State University Police Department's Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Program is showcased as a news segment. The seminars, which are open to women, teach self awareness, prevention, risk reduction, avoidance and advances to easy to learn hands-on self defense techniques.

September 14, 2009

WSU professor, Mai Iskandar Datta, interviewed on WDET

Wayne State University professor of finance Mai Iskandar Datta was interviewed on WDET's Detroit Today regarding President Obama's speech Monday, in which he rallied support for regulatory reform and called on Wall Street to take responsibilities for the failures that led to the recession.

September 14, 2009

Free college tuition plan would tap lottery, casinos

Democratic Representative Fred Durhal Jr. held a press conference yesterday at Wayne State to discuss his proposal to provide free college tuition for Michigan high school graduates using state gambling revenue.

September 14, 2009

Sustainability engineering certificate at Wayne St.

Wayne State University says growing demand for people with skills needed to preserve the environment and natural resources has led to the launch of a graduate certificate program in sustainable engineering. The 13-credit program involves offerings from a range of departments in the College of Engineering and complements Wayne State's Alternative Energy Technology graduate program, which is in its fifth year.

September 14, 2009

Bringing life back to WSU campus gem

Christiane Joost-Gaugier, chair of the Art and Art History Department, and Carol Miller, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, are heading an effort to restore the reflecting pools created by famed architect Minoru Yamasaki at Wayne State's McGregor Memorial Conference Center and at the DeRoy Auditorium.

September 13, 2009

Bringing life back to WSU campus gem

Christiane Joost-Gaugier, chair of the Art and Art History Department, and Carol Miller, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, are heading an effort to restore the reflecting pools created by famed architect Minoru Yamasaki at Wayne State's McGregor Memorial Conference Center and at the DeRoy Auditorium.

September 13, 2009