Area sports in brief
GOLF: Grand Valley's Blue team wins GVSU Fall Invitational
The Wayne State University men's golf team tied for fourth with Ashland College on Sept. 18 at the Grand Valley State University Fall Invitational golf tournament.
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College hockey
A feature about Willie Mitchell being named an assistant coach for the University of Vermont men's hockey team notes that he is a former Canadian national player and former associate head coach at Wayne State University .
Oakland Briefs: County judge picked for state commission (Pontiac)
Oakland County Circuit Judge Nanci Grant, a Wayne State University Law School alumna, has been elected by Michigan circuit judges to be their representative on the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. She also serves as president of the Michigan Judges Association.
Golfers finish in 10th place
The Wayne State University men's golf team placed 5th at the Bulldog Men's Fall Invitational over the weekend at Ferris State University .
Wayne State University, HF Hospital partner in a joint training program
Wayne State and Henry Ford Hospital have entered into a partnership which moves the hospital-based Radiologic Technology Program (RTP) from a certificate to baccalaureate degree program. The RTD program began last September in WSU's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and is the only baccalaureate degree program of its kind in Michigan . "The partnership brings together two quality health care institutions; one provides the general academic education, while the other provides the professional coursework and clinical experience," said Dean Beverly Schmoll.
Wayne State University, HF Hospital Partner in a Joint Training Program
Wayne State University and Henry Ford Hospital have entered into a partnership, which moves the hospital-based Radiologic Technology Program from a certificate to baccalaureate degree program. The Radiologic Technology Degree Program began this month in WSU's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) and is the only baccalaureate degree program of its kind in Michigan. Beverly J. Schmoll, EACPHS dean, said, "This partnership brings together two quality health care institutions; one provides the general academic education, while the other provides the professional course-work and clinical experience."
SenSound gets $500K grant from National Science Foundation
Grosse Pointe Farms-based SenSound L.L.C. has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that will help the company, which is a Wayne State University spinoff, to commercialize its software. The software generates three-dimensional digital images of sound.
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Both stations attended the news conference in TechTown and ran reports on the newly formed Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research & Cures organization.
TechTown hosts event for new Michigan stem cell effort
A group of life science, entrepreneurship, university and political leaders will gather today at TechTown to launch a new stem cell education effort in Michigan. The group, Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research and Cures, is dedicated to educating Michigan residents about the potential human and economic benefits of stem cell research and to promote informed decision-making on the issue. The event will take place at noon. Among those scheduled to attend are: Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid, United States Sen. Carl Levin, U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz, University of Michigan Center for Stem Cell Biology director Sean Morrison, Asterand plc chief scientific officer James F. Eliason, MichBio executive director Stephen Rapundalo and Kathleen Russell of the Parkinson\'s Action Network.
SenSound gets $500K grant from National Science Foundation
SenSound, a Wayne State University spinoff that has created software that generates three-dimensional digital images of sound, has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will help the company continue to try to commercialize its software.
Jay Butler to host show on WDET
Veteran Detroit radio personality Jay Butler is scheduled to host a blues show on WDET 101.9 FM. Butler will produce and host "Jay's Place" from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturdays starting Sept. 16 on Detroit Public Radio. The show will also be available at wdetfm.org.
The Business List
The Wayne State University School of Business Administration is hosting a seminar - "How to Start and Run a Small Business" - at the Somerset Inn in Troy on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Brief lists Web site:
Michigan must work to lower college costs: National study gives state poor marks on tuition rates
Michigan must work harder at making college more affordable, especially since the state's economic success depends on sending its youth to college, according to a Detroit News editorial. The impetus behind the rising costs in Michigan's public universities is declining state investment. In the 1970s, Michigan invested $3 for every $1 a student invested. Now it's 70 cents. Greater access to low-cost loans, federal grants, and scholarships would also help before Michigan loses its competitive edge in the global economy.
Ripple appointed at WSU
David W. Ripple of Plymouth has been named associate vice-president of development and alumni affairs at Wayne State University .
Labor Law symposium planned for October 12
The Wayne State University Law School announced that the 14th Annual Bernard Gottfried Memorial Labor Law Symposium will be held Thursday, Oct. 12, on the law school campus. Gottfried (1925-92), who taught at the WSU Law School , was director for Region 7 of the National Labor Relations Board from 1973 until his death. Program and registration information is included.
G. Ledge grad QBs Wayne St .
The Wayne State University football team beat Mercyhurst 35-31 on Saturday, Sept. 16. Quarterback Trent Pohl, a former Grand Ledge star playing in his first collegiate game for WSU, completed seven of 12 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.
Wayne State running game key in 35-31 win
This article reports on WSU's football victory over Mercyhurst on Sept. 16. Joique Bell ran for 318 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries, breaking the previous record by four yards. His last touchdown came from a 39-yard-run with 4:06 remaining and WSU trailing 32-28. "I have not been involved in anything this special. It was a special day for ( Bell ) and our team," said Coach Paul Winters.
Stanford's odd couples chase breakthroughs
Wayne State University humanities professor Julie Thompson Klein, comments on how Stanford University is institutionalizing profound changes in the way knowledge is produced that are vital to solving the problems we face as a society. Stanford is on the forefront of cutting edge medical technology and "odd partnerships," as many doctors are working with aerospace engineers, geophysicists, and philosophers. Doctors are expected to bridge fields that seem irrelevant in an effort to remain relevant in a world with increasingly complex problems demanding interdisciplinary solutions.
Weeds choke shoreline, may turn lake into 'bog'
Carl Freeman, biology professor at Wayne State, warns that Lake St. Clair's increasingly swampy and weed-infested shoreline could be facing an ecological crisis. Phragmites, Freeman said, cannot be destroyed by cutting or burning the plants. They quickly grow back. "You can try to chop them up, but the only way is to dig the roots out. The options are really few."
Running game wins for WSU
Wayne State's football team defeated Mercyhurst 35-31 Saturday improving their GLIAC record (2-0) for the first time since 1980. Warrior running back Joique Bell set a school record with 318 yards on 26 carries, breaking the previous record by four yards. "I have not been involved in anything this special," head coach Paul Winters said. "It was a special day for (Bell) and our team." Bell's 318-yard performance broke Randy Holmes' old record of 314 yards, which he set on Sept. 17, 1988.