Effort to lead to more hybrid electric engineers

Wayne State University and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth are partnering to train hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) engineers as the state's automotive industry transitions to manufacturing more advanced, fuel-efficient vehicles. Graduate-level courses in advanced battery systems for HEVs will be offered at the WSU College of Engineering this fall and will target employed automotive engineers as well as displaced workers who meet the prerequisites.

August 17, 2009

College scholarships in limbo in tussle over 'Promise'

Al Hermsen, director of Student Financial Aid, comments in a story about the Michigan Promise Scholarship program. Facing a $1.8 billion state deficit, the state Senate voted in June to kill the $140 million program, but the House and the governor\'s versions of the budget include funding. Hermsen talks about Wayne State's plans to deal with the situation.

August 17, 2009

48 vacant buildings blight downtown Detroit

Robin Boyle, chair of the Geography and Urban Planning Department, comments in a story regarding Detroit's numerous vacant buildings.

August 17, 2009

New URC head forges cooperation among state universities

In a Q&A piece, Jeff Mason, new executive director of the University Research Corridor (URC), discusses the successes and the future of the consortium.

August 17, 2009

Wayne State to offer advanced battery class

Wayne State University and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth are partnering to train hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) engineers as the state's automotive industry transitions to manufacturing more advanced, fuel-efficient vehicles. Graduate-level courses in advanced battery systems for HEVs will be offered at the WSU College of Engineering this fall and will target employed automotive engineers as well as displaced workers who meet the prerequisites.

August 17, 2009

Effort to lead to more hybrid electric engineers

Wayne State University and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth are partnering to train hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) engineers as the state's automotive industry transitions to manufacturing more advanced, fuel-efficient vehicles. Graduate-level courses in advanced battery systems for HEVs will be offered at the WSU College of Engineering this fall and will target employed automotive engineers as well as displaced workers who meet the prerequisites.

August 17, 2009

College scholarships in limbo in tussle over 'Promise'

Al Hermsen, director of Student Financial Aid, comments in a story about the Michigan Promise Scholarship program. Facing a $1.8 billion state deficit, the state Senate voted in June to kill the $140 million program, but the House and the governor\'s versions of the budget include funding. Hermsen talks about Wayne State's plans to deal with the situation.

August 17, 2009

48 vacant buildings blight downtown Detroit

Robin Boyle, chair of the Geography and Urban Planning Department, comments in a story regarding Detroit's numerous vacant buildings.

August 17, 2009

Reporter's notebook: Life science far from only game

Wayne State, Michigan State and U-M spent a combined $887.8 million on life sciences-related research and development in 2008 - about 60 percent of the universities\' annual R&D spending.

August 16, 2009

$1B in battery grants may recharge MI talent base

Wayne State engineering professor Simon Ng, director of the university\'s new Alternative Energy Technology degree program, comments in a story about $1.36 billion in federal grants being given to Michigan universities and businesses to develop next-generation electric vehicles and batteries.

August 16, 2009

Student pro-life group, Wayne State University settle lawsuit

A yearlong lawsuit between Wayne State and a student right-to-life group has been settled. The group, WSU Students For Life, filed suit last year contending that the university did not allow the same access to student fees given to other student groups.

August 16, 2009

WSU team uses nanotechnology in effort to fight cerebral palsy

A husband-and-wife research team at Wayne State believes nanotechnology could be the key to preventing and treating cerebral palsy. The team, led by chemical engineering professor Rangaramanujam Kannan and assistant pediatrics professor Dr. Sujatha Kannan, has patented the use of tiny tree-shaped polymers to target brain inflammation, the ailment\'s root cause.

August 16, 2009

New drugs target depression, Parkinson's

Aloke Dutta, professor in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has developed a class of drugs to treat depression, Parkinson\'s disease and drug abuse. The drugs address the symptoms and protect the brain from further stress that causes deterioration of certain cells, slowing degeneration. A photo of Dutta accompanies the story.

August 16, 2009

WSU researcher targets damaging oxidants in body

New research by Dr. Stanley Terlecky, associate professor of pharmacology, could lead to new pharmaceutical treatments to reduce and eliminate the accumulation of damaging oxidants in the body, ultimately slowing the degenerative process.

August 16, 2009

New imaging device shows promise in detecting breast cancer

Radiology professors Dr. Peter Littrup and Neb Duric, developed a new type of ultrasound machine aimed at lowering health care costs. The device uses sound waves rather than X-rays to capture images. The research team spun off the technology last year into a Detroit-based company called Delphinus Medical Technologies L.L.C. They are now seeking venture capital for marketing.

August 16, 2009

Reporter's notebook: Life science far from only game

Wayne State, Michigan State and U-M spent a combined $887.8 million on life sciences-related research and development in 2008 - about 60 percent of the universities\' annual R&D spending.

August 16, 2009

$1B in battery grants may recharge MI talent base

Wayne State engineering professor Simon Ng, director of the university\'s new Alternative Energy Technology degree program, comments in a story about $1.36 billion in federal grants being given to Michigan universities and businesses to develop next-generation electric vehicles and batteries.

August 16, 2009

Cops say Clarkston teacher sent nude photo to student, 14

Wayne State University forensic psychiatrist Gerald Sheiner comments in a story about a Clarkston teacher who sent a topless photo of herself, along with explicit text messages, to a 14-year-old student.

August 15, 2009

Wayne State teaches students how to stay safe in campus shootings

A lengthy feature story highlights Wayne State's efforts to ensure a safe campus and to react quickly and effectively to crisis situations. Police Chief Anthony Holt describes several measures the university has taken, including a drill to practice response to a shooter-on- campus situation. Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff Andrea Roumell Dickson, who leads the university's crisis management team, talks about the value of exercises such as the active shooter drill. WSU's use of the latest technology for emergency communication with the campus community is mentioned in the article. A photo of an emergency call station and a sample page from the university's online safety course accompany the story.

August 14, 2009

Runaway receiver at odds with SEC in Stanford case

Peter Henning of the Law School faculty is quoted in an article about a Texas billionaire investment firm chief who is accused by the SEC of conducting a Ponzi scheme. Henning is a former SEC attorney. The AP story ran in numerous newspapers across the country.

August 14, 2009