MEDICINE: CMU proposal seeks to open medical school

A proposal by Central Michigan University to open a medical school is advancing, with the university submitting an application last week to the national accrediting group for doctor training. Michigan currently has three medical schools: Wayne State University, University of Michigan and Michigan State university.

August 9, 2009

Make his a 'Vette

An entry under "Poli-bites" notes that Vice President Joe Biden said he thought he had died and gone to classic car heaven during his visit to Detroit last week to announce federal grants to spur design and production of batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. Biden was addressing a crowd on the campus of Wayne State University, about a block from where the Corvette was first designed.

August 9, 2009

Woman beats the drums at WSU for a new marching band

A prominent feature story discussed the return of Wayne State University's marching band. Recently hired marching band director Janet Wright-McCaskill said she expects to have the rudiments of the band in the stadium\'s stands this fall, with a full contingent marching on the field by next season. More than 500 students answered a university e-mail saying they might be interested in joining the band. Wayne State University President Jay Noren envisions the band playing in the campus malls on Fridays and whipping up a game-day fan frenzy. A marching band energizes a campus and engages students. And that, Noren said, means students are more likely to stick around and graduate. A photo gallery of archival images and a 1968 album cut are provided along with contact information.

August 8, 2009

At Wayne State Law School, remarkable success still

A letter to the editor from Wayne State University's Law School dean Robert Ackerman clarifies the statistics provided in a Detroit Free Press online chart that accompanied a July 19 article titled \"Lawyers get creative as their field shrinks.\" The data is in regard to law school enrollment and bar passage rates.

August 8, 2009

Wayne State's Juszczyk qualifies for U.S. Amateur

Wayne State golfer Joe Juszczyk qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship, finishing third in a 36-hole qualifier this week at Avon, Ohio.

August 8, 2009

SC4 to host Wayne State University advisers

Wayne State University School of Social Work representatives will be available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 to answer questions and get students enrolled for its bachelor of social work program through St. Clair County Community College's University Center. Wayne State is one of eight partners through the SC4 University Center.

August 7, 2009

People making news

Dr. Larry Stephenson, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University\'s School of Medicine, has been inducted into the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. He is only the second American to receive the honor and one of only four people in non-Eastern bloc countries to earn the award. It honors his work co-authoring three books in Russian in his field and training Russian doctors over the last 20 years in his Detroit research laboratory.

August 7, 2009

Brain study seeks tools for making cars safer

The federal government is funding a study that seeks ways to reduce traumatic brain injuries that are one of the most serious outcomes of car crashes. Wayne State University professor Dr. John Cavanaugh is heading the research project for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He says the $336,000 study will help in developing more realistic computer models of brain injury in order to improve the design of safer vehicles.

August 7, 2009

Detroit's TechTown is launchpad for battery plan

TechTown is featured in this story 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., which donated the TechOne building anchoring the site, TechTown is offering a range of start-up services to 98 small businesses. Executive Director Randal Charlton said that number has approximately doubled in the last year.

August 6, 2009

Valerie Parisi, Wayne State University School of Medicine interim dean, on "Detroit Today."

Valerie Parisi, Wayne State University School of Medicine interim dean, was a guest on \"Detroit Today\" hosted by WDET's Craig Fahle.

August 6, 2009

Q+A: What to know about these new jobs

A brief question and answer piece mentions that Wayne State University is one of four colleges in the area that will receive more than $10 million to offer programs aimed at jobs in advanced battery manufacturing.

August 6, 2009

Exercise sometimes kills

Wayne State University School of Medicine professor Donal S. O\'Leary has received a $921,000 grant to conduct his study which looks at the risks of exercise for people with high blood pressure. O'Leary said working out overexcites some patients, leading to heart attacks and sometimes death.

August 6, 2009

WMU, U-M open latest Confucius Institute branches

Two more branches of the Chinese-sponsored Confucius Institute will open in Michigan this fall at the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University. The institute, which encourages the teaching of the Chinese language and culture, are currently operating at Wayne State University and Michigan State University.

August 6, 2009

Big 3, Michigan win big in battery grants

Vice President Joe Biden was at Wayne State's TechTown this afternoon to announce that Michigan and Detroit\'s Big Three automakers will receive more than $1.3 billion of $2.4 billion in federal battery and electric vehicle grants. Wayne State University, Michigan Tech and the University of Michigan got grants totaling $10.5 million from the program.

August 5, 2009

Celebrity Scholarships

Francine Wunder, director of corporate and public affairs at Wayne State University, mentions how her chance encounter with Kid Rock led to an agreement to donate the proceeds of a limited edition Made in Detroit/Wayne State T-shirt to a new fund for music students.

August 5, 2009

WSU prof ties chemical to obsessive disorder

Wayne State University medical researchers recently discovered a chemical that plays a major role in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. David Rosenberg, professor of psychiatry in Wayne State's School of Medicine, collaborated with researchers at the University of Michigan, Children's Hospital of Michigan and University of Toronto/ Hospital for Sick Kids. This international team discovered that the chemical, glutamate, plays a key role in children with OCD. Some of Rosenberg's research will be highlighted on ABC's Primetime tonight.

August 4, 2009

Re-sentence for Nacchio not unusual

A ruling from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals may allow the imprisoned former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio to be free on bail while the sentence is sorted out. If the government is not successful in challenging the panel's ruling, a fresh round of filings and hearings would start in the U.S. District Court in Denver, said Peter Henning, professor of law at Wayne State University.

August 4, 2009

WMU, U-M open latest Confucius Institute branches

Two more branches of the Chinese-sponsored Confucius Institute will open in Michigan this fall at the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University. The institute, which encourages the teaching of the Chinese language and culture, are currently operating at Wayne State University and Michigan State University.

August 4, 2009

COMPLIANCE WATCH: Morgan Keegan asks court to vacate awards

Morgan Keegan, a regional brokerage firm, has faced a flood of claims by investors who were hit by sizable losses in 2007 and 2008 in seven funds that made bets in debt and other mortgage-related holdings. Federal arbitration law gives parties the right to appeal awards only under very limited circumstances. Appeals are very difficult to win, and thus rarely are made, said Peter Henning, professor of law at Wayne State University.

August 4, 2009

Rosenberg on Primetime

Wayne State University researcher David Rosenberg was highlighted on ABC's Primetime last night and discussed the role of glutamate in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Rosenberg, professor of psychiatry in Wayne State's School of Medicine, collaborated with researchers at the University of Michigan, Children's Hospital of Michigan and University of Toronto/ Hospital for Sick Kids.

August 4, 2009