In a story about Oakland University's tuition hike, Wayne State is mentioned as likely to increase tuition 5.8 percent when the Board of Governors meet on Wednesday. Of Michigan's 15 universities, Wayne State is also noted as the last to set tuition.

Oakland University joined 13 of Michigan\'s 15 public universities Monday by raising its tuition. On average, OU students will pay 7.97% more for tuition when they return this fall. Freshmen and sophomores will pay $6,637.50 a year; juniors and seniors, $7,275. Statewide, tuition increases have ranged from 4.8% at Northern Michigan University to 17.8% at Central Michigan University, which locked this year\'s tuition cost of $7,530 for Michigan residents for up to five years. Wayne State University\'s Board of Governors is expected to vote on a tuition hike Wednesday.

Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State awarded a scholarship to Arlen M. Lesatz of Battle Creek. Lesatz, A Wayne State senior in the EACPHS Mortuary Science program, received a Gordon W. Rose Scholarship for academic achievement and outstanding leadership.

Rutgers University announced last week that, beginning in the fall of 2007, it would eliminate six varsity sports: men's tennis, men's fencing, women's fencing, men's swimming and diving, men's heavyweight crew, and men's lightweight crew. University officials said the proposed cuts are in response to New Jersey\'s decision to reduce aid to Rutgers and other universities to help end the budget crisis that prompted a government shutdown earlier this month. The loss to Rutgers was $66 million out of a $1.6 billion budget. The university's crew teams have produced more than a dozen Olympic athletes in the last decade and a half, and the swimming and diving teams were recently honored with Academic All-American awards. Other recent budget moves at Rutgers have included an 8 percent tuition increase for in-state students and 10 percent for those out of state, and the elimination of hundreds of sections of classes. In addition, 750 positions have been eliminated including the possible layoff of as many as 250 workers.

The Career College Association says that a public-opinion poll it recently commissioned found that many Americans consider for-profit colleges and trade schools a good alternative to traditional colleges for many young people in today\'s economy. The association said the poll also found that, among the 1,146 respondents, for-profit career colleges \"have almost no distinct identity or profile,\" and that \"the boundaries\" between such institutions and other colleges \"are very blurred.\" The poll found that higher education in general got \"mixed reviews\" for its ability to prepare young people for the demands of the work world and adult life, according to the Hart Research analysis. Only 41 percent said the American higher-education system was \"doing a good job.\"

According to a study by Wayne State University demographers, greater Los Angeles is the most economically segregated region in the U.S. The study, which is based on year 2000 census data, found that more than two-thirds of Los Angeles-area residents live in neighborhoods that are mostly rich or mostly poor. The news story also ran in the Los Angeles Times and was picked up by media around the country and abroad. The WSU study suggests that there are fewer middle income neighborhoods in the country. "The situation in L.A. is certainly at the extreme of American cities," explained George Galster, WSU urban affairs professor. He said he studied 100 metropolitan regions and found that all of them have grown more economically segregated over the past 30 years.

The appointments column notes that Andrea Dickinson has been named executive vice president and chief of staff at Wayne State University .

Randal Charlton, founder and CEO of Asterand, and TechTown CEO Howard Bell have been leading an effort to bring the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, a federal tissue bank, to Michigan . The proposed move could bring billions of research dollars to Michigan , according to Charlton, founder of the private tissue bank he directs in TechTown. The proposed federal facility would be located in the TechTown area near Wayne State University . In another development that could strengthen the bid for the federal tissue bank, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Perinatology Research Branch signed a lease recently to relocate to TechTown by year\'s end. The institute is currently dispersed among Detroit Medical Center sites.

The city of Detroit will install new parking meters around Wayne State \'s campus this week. The city is replacing existing meters with parking kiosks that serve up to 10 spaces. They will take any combination of coins and, eventually, debit and credit cards. Up to 45 of the stations will be installed on Warren, Anthony Wayne, Cass, Putnam and Woodward by the end of the week.

Wayne State is mentioned in an article about the recent trend of laid-off auto workers heading back to school, and how Michigan colleges and universities are aiding in their education. While colleges aren\'t tracking exact statistics, counselors, professors and administrators say higher education institutions are attracting many of the former workers. Wayne State and the University of Detroit Mercy are talking with Wayne County Community College to offer various points of entry to these students.

An article about candidates for the state House in the Aug. 8 primary lists Joe Hawver, research associate at Wayne State , as a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 20th Michigan House District.

Erika Nelson, a senior in the mortuary science program at Wayne State , was awarded the Gordon W. Rose Scholarship by the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The award recognizes academic achievement and leadership.

Winnipeg resident Ashley King, a sophomore on the Wayne State women\'s hockey team, has received national scholar honors from the American Women\'s Hockey Coaches Association. The honor goes to hockey players with outstanding academic performances. King was named to the College Hockey America All-Academic team last season and earned the Wayne State Women\'s Hockey President's Award for her academic success. Next season, she will captain the team.

Background information is provided about the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute and Sphinx Overture programs hosted by Wayne State University's Department of Music. Enrollment is open for the 2006-2007 academic year as Sphinx Prep enters its third year, offering classes to Metro Detroit students in music history and instrumental performance. This will be the first year for Sphinx Overture which offers beginner-level Suzuki style group lessons and subsidized private instruction in violin performance to youth ages 11-13. Contact information about Sphinx Prep and Overture is provided.

The Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, a part of Wayne State University, has announced plans to apply to the Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical trials of a medical procedure designed to regenerate damaged tissue around the spinal cord. The procedure, developed by Dr. Carlos Lima, a physician known in the international medical community for his work with paralyzed patients, involves packing the patient's own stem cells around the damaged cells. Following the surgery, patients may gradually experience less pain and regain some use of paralyzed limbs.

Frederic Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies here, was interviewed by Chuck Stokes on the "Spotlight on the News" program Sunday afternoon regarding the conflict in the Middle East .

The little-known Center for Arts and Public Policy at Wayne State is "the think tank you've never heard of," according to theatre critic Martin Kohn. "We do thinking about stuff that ought to be thought about but people don't have the time," explains theatre professor David Magidson. In a few weeks the center will publish its latest study, which points out that arts and culture form one of Michigan 's key industries. Magidson and Bernard Brock, late co-director of the center, began the study some time ago to look at how the arts have become a tourism magnet for certain cities. As an example, they used Stratford , Ontario . A photo of Magidson accompanies the article.

An AP story notes that state lawmakers hope to have an annual budget approved before they wrap up business in Lansing this week. The proposed budget would give a funding boost to Michigan public universities for the first time in recent years. The biggest winner would be Grand Valley State , with an increase pegged at 6 percent. Wayne State and Michigan Tech would receive the lowest proportional increases, at 2.5 percent.

Wayne State and Oakland Universities will be the last of Michigan 's 15 public universities to announce this year's tuition hikes. OU is expected to announce its increase on Monday, and WSU on Wednesday. Thus far, tuition increases at public universities in the state have ranged between 5.5 and 17.8 percent. Students at some universities are considering dropping out of school until they can earn enough money to come back, according to a Detroit News story by Marisa Schultz.

Professor Hugh Cannon of the School of Business Administration commented on a new Chrysler Group television advertising campaign for its Jeep sport-utility vehicle. The spots feature bobble-head dolls rather than actors as a way to get the attention of younger buyers. "It's a whole new way of thinking of advertising - getting consumers involved," Cannon says. "If you can get people involved they're doing the advertising themselves."