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WSU College honors outstanding alumni

The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) honored alumni Roger Husband of Detroit and Masline Horton of Inkster for outstanding professional achievement. They are two of seven distinguished alumni to be recognized on Oct. 12. Husband is the director of the EACPHS' Mortuary Science program and the funeral director at the Swanson Funeral Home in Detroit. He won the Part-Time Faculty Teaching Award 2002 from WSU. He has a bachelor's degree in mortuary science from WSU. Horton earned all her degrees at WSU, graduating with a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy in 1956, a master's degree in special education in 1960, and an education specialist certification in guidance and counseling in 1971. She taught at Schoolcraft College before retiring. The piece includes a photo of Horton, EACPHS Dean Beverly Schmoll and Nancy Vandewiele-Milligan of the occupational therapy program.

Deal urged in DMC labor fight

Governor Jennifer Granholm publicly urged Wayne State's School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center - both currently engaged in contract negotiations - to reach an agreement "so that these organizations can continue to thrive." Boards from both organizations said in a joint statement Thursday morning that their meeting was helpful in clarifying the issues that impeded progress in negotiations. The boards also expressed optimism that progress can be made towards reaching an agreement.

ROCHELLE RILEY: Survey aims to help foster youths' futures

Columnist Rochelle Riley references a Wayne State University Research Group on Homelessness and Poverty study released last spring that found more than 49 percent of the youth who grew up in foster care from 2002-03 in the Tri-County area were homeless at some point during their first three years on their own, and 25.4 percent were homeless immediately after aging out. The study also found that 36 percent had to return to the homes they were originally moved from and 16.7 percent lived on the streets, in cars and/or abandoned buildings.

Rift over war tears Muslims, Jews apart

Ahmed Ezzeddine, Wayne State University business professor, commented about the boycotting of "Building Bridges" by religious leaders. The new half-hour interfaith talk show is being carried nationally by the Muslim-owned cable channel Bridges TV and co-produced by a New York Jewish organization. Ahmed said the divisions between the religions is frustrating. "The war this summer between Lebanon and Israel made our whole situation so tense that people are saying that they just can't work together anymore. There's so much emotion right now that people have forgotten that there are many issues that we could keep working on together."

Michigan Affirmative-Action Measure Is All Wrong

In an editorial, Sperling says there is "everything wrong and nothing right" about Michigan's initiative to amend the state constitution to ban affirmative action - something he calls a "diversity sledgehammer" -- that would impede the state's capacity to deal with projected skill gaps in its workforce. He mentions that Wayne State has developed a 2-year program to increase the graduation rates of its Latino students by offering tutoring, counseling, and cultural-education programs.

Diet, exercise, lights can help dim SAD's impact

Alireza Amirsadri, a Wayne State University School of Medicine psychiatrist who studies Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), said that fish and fish oil supplements are some of the means used to offset depression and heart disease. While no conclusions have been reached yet, doctors recommending the supplements say evidence is building that fish and fish oil supplements work to protect your heart and improve your mood. "Fish oil is good for many reasons including cardiovascular and cognitive preventive measures," said Amirsadri. "It is a mood modulator and reduces anxiety and depression or even manic symptoms."

People on the move: Recognition

Seven new inductees were named to the Wayne State University Engineering Hall of Fame. They are Nancy Philippart, accessories executive director with General Motors Corp.; Frank Klegon, executive vice president with Chrysler Group; J. Gerald Demirjian, chairman of Tillotson Limited; Curt Korneffel, CEO of E. C. Korneffel Co.; Russel Ebeid, president of Guardian Glass Group; Avinash Rachmale, CEO of Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc.; and Hank Kuchta, director of Northern Tier Refining Acquisitions Co.

DMC, WSU fight over doctors' pay

The Detroit Medical Center and the Wayne State University School of Medicine will continue negotiations this afternoon regarding a contract dispute over how doctors are compensated for duties they perform at the DMC and whether they should be allowed to participate in business ventures that might compete with DMC interests. Each side says it is committed to negotiating a contract before the current one expires at the end of the year. But the Accreditatiion Council for Graduate Medical Education has said that it expects the DMC and WSU to reach an agreement by Nov. 14. If the two sides don't reach agreement by then, the accreditation body could end the graduate medical program, which would cost the two organizations 900 medical residents and many of the 700 physicians who train them, the article says.

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