Wayne gets 32 stimulus grants for $17.9 million

Several media outlets ran a brief AP story that notes Wayne State has received $17.9 million in research grants under the federal government's economic recovery program. These include $11.2 million from the National Institutes of Health.

August 14, 2009

WSU offers details on $5M electric vehicle grant

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Wayne State a $5 million grant to provide an electric vehicle engineering and workforce training program. Professor Simon Ng of the Department of Chemical and Materials Science Engineering pointed out that automobile manufacturers will have a need for specially trained vehicle engineers to support research and design of electric-drive vehicles.

August 14, 2009

BET Conference aims to help African-American women improve their health

The BET Foundation will bring its Women\'s Health Symposium, "Remembering Our Health," to Wayne State University Saturday. The symposium was designed to help reduce health disparities among African-American women through education. It will include panel discussions, health screenings, a morning workout, cooking demonstrations, nutritional workshops and prizes. Grammy-winning gospel singer Vickie Winans will be emcee, and there will be a special performance by R&B songstress Deborah Cox.

August 13, 2009

Another gaffe for DPS: Kids' secrets left to rot

Gerald Shiener, psychiatrist in the WSU School of Medicine, comments in a story about the psychological records of thousands of Detroit Public Schools students found in a deserted warehouse near the Michigan Central Rail Depot. \"Patients have to be confident that their most inner thoughts and feelings will be safeguarded,\" he said. \"It inhibits the patient\'s ability to speak honestly if they can\'t be sure that those thoughts remain confidential.\"

August 13, 2009

Cancer Death Rates Keep Falling

Richard Severson, a Wayne State cancer epidemiologist, comments on childhood leukemia and lymphoma in a story about falling cancer death rates.

August 13, 2009

People on the move

The J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board named Wayne State University alum David Egan as a 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholar to Indonesia.

August 13, 2009

CMU med school applies for accreditation

Central Michigan University has taken the first step toward obtaining accreditation for its planned medical school. According to the Mount Pleasant Sun newspaper, the university filed an application last week with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. It is the first in a five-step accreditation process, the newspaper reported.

August 13, 2009

Getting it wrong

In his column, Jack Lessenberry, a member of the WSU journalism faculty, comments on efforts by retired WSU law professor Maurice Kelman to obtain an answer from state officials regarding whether former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's use of campaign funds to hire defense lawyers in his perjury trial is permitted under state law.

August 12, 2009

CVS Camp Apple

TV-7 was on hand for the CVS Camp Apple program at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The weeklong activity gives high school students insights into careers in retail pharmacy and the health sciences The station interviewed Mary Clark, assistant dean for student and alumni affairs at the college, as well as a student and a physical therapist. Channel 7 indicated that it planned to share its video with Channel 2.

August 12, 2009

Goal: 1,200 new Detroit-area businesses in 3 years

The Kauffman Foundation has launched a $9.25 million initiative to find and cultivate 800 Detroit-area aspiring entrepreneurs in efforts to help the region develop a new economic base, said program organizer Judy Johncox, director of business services for Wayne State University\'s TechTown business incubator. The third and final session of TechTown's inaugural FastTrac to the Future program will be held Aug. 18. This AP story was picked up by numerous media.

August 11, 2009

Wayne State University faculty union cries foul over process used to pick Valerie Parisi as new dean

A Wayne County News Briefs column includes an item mentioning that the faculty union at Wayne State has filed a grievance over the process used in appointing Dr. Valerie Parisi to a three-year stint as interim medical school dean.

August 11, 2009

TechTown center of $2.4B battery investment from feds that could create 6,800 jobs in next 18 months

Wayne State's TechTown is featured in an article about Vice President Joe Biden\'s announcement of Michigan\'s $2.4-billion federal grant program designed to spur manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles. Backed by Wayne State University, Henry Ford Health System and General Motors Co. TechTown is offering a range of start-up services to 98 small businesses. Executive Director Randal Charlton is quoted. The AP story was picked up by numerous media.

August 11, 2009

Kid Rock raises money for Wayne State University music scholarships

Sales of a Wayne State University/Made in Detroit limited edition T-shirt have exceeded the $25,000 threshold required to start a scholarship for students at the university's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. Applications for the scholarship should be available soon, the article says.

August 11, 2009

Federal judge OKs $925M UnitedHealth settlement

Law professor Peter Henning is quoted in a story about a stock options backdating case involving UnitedHealth Group Inc., headquartered in Minnesota. Henning said that a $925 million settlement to shareholders, approved by a federal judge, may be the largest ever for a case involving backdating of options. The AP story ran in numerous newspapers throughout the country.

August 11, 2009

Wayne State Football on WMYD

The evening news broadcast included a brief report about the Wayne State University football team, including shots of a practice session. Head coach Paul Winters said the Warriors have good team speed this year. The anchor desk pointed out that the WSU gridders were just one win short of a playoff spot last season.

August 11, 2009

Prison term urged for psychiatrist in naturalization fraud

A story about a federal case against a West Bloomfield psychiatrist for fraudulently signing naturalization waiver forms for citizenship applicants mentions that, among positions elsewhere, he served as an assistant professor of psychiatry at Wayne State.

August 11, 2009

TechTown hosts Chinese Business Forum

Wayne State University's TechTown will be hosting its quarterly Chinese Business Forum on Thursday, Aug. 13, 9-10:30 a.m.. The free event is aimed at helping local firms which are interested either in taking aim at overseas markets or want to find out how to lure overseas investments for their operations here.

August 10, 2009

Remembering Our Health: Women's Health Symposium

A calendar item notes a women's health symposium being held on Saturday, Aug 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Wayne State University's Community Arts Auditorium. The free all-day event will feature health screenings and nutritional workshops. Registration information is provided.

August 10, 2009

Debbie Dingell to leave GM

An article about the announced resignation of Debbie Dingell from General Motors mentions that she is a member of the Wayne State University Board of governors. She is vice chair of the GM Foundation and executive director of public affairs and community relations. The articles says Dingell will likely depart her GM post Oct. 1.

August 10, 2009

Carol Miller on WDET

Carol Miller, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department talks about the $1.48 million grant the university received to develop computer software that will help reduce water waste in the state.

August 10, 2009