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Merger probe's net wide

Peter Henning, Wayne State law professor, commented about the Securities and Exchange Commission expanding its insider-trading probe of the $21 billion energy merger involving Denver-based Western Gas Resources. The SEC will focus its probe on questionable call-options trades and try to link them to workers at the companies involved in the deal. "In a deal like this, which is more complex than normal with two companies being acquired, that means there's at least three investment banks and at least three law firms," Henning said. "If someone bought an out-of-the-money call option, especially one that would expire in a short period of time, that's going to get the commission's attention in a hurry."

Google move highlights value of state universities

Wayne State was mentioned, along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University , in this opinion piece about Google's arrival in Ann Arbor . Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan president, wrote that by locating a major corporate presence near U-M, and less than an hour from Michigan State and Wayne State , Google cofounder Larry Page recognizes the rich resource of educated employees that awaits him in Michigan . Coleman added that Google's decision to choose Michigan is a milestone in our state's transformation. "To continue the momentum, we need even greater collaboration between the private sector and public institutions like U-M, MSU and WSU."

Teens could get grants

The state's tougher high school graduation requirements could pay off for Michigan teens. The U.S Department of Education has deemed the new requirements -- which will first apply to the class of 2011 -- as rigorous enough to qualify students for a new federal grant, according to the Michigan Department of Education. The Academic Competitiveness Grant will provide up to $750 for the first year of college and up to $1,300 for the second year for low-income students enrolled full-time in a 2- or 4-year program.

Take a trip back -- way back -- in time at Cranbrook

One of the world\'s best preserved specimens of Ichthyosaurus, a dolphin-like marine reptile from Jurassic rocks in Germany, and a skull of the continental drift reptile Lystrosaurus from Triassic rocks of South Africa, will be displayed at Cranbrook's Institute of Science, courtesy of the Geology Department of Wayne State University and the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan. The exhibit titled \"Geo-Time Tunnel\" will be running from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Event details and contact information are provided.

Chip in brain lets paralyzed man move

Dr. Jay Meythaler, specialist and chief for physical medicine and rehabilitation at Wayne State\'s Medical School and the Detroit Medical Center, commented about new technology which gives a paralyzed man the ability to perform such tasks as opening e-mail, turning on the television and controlling a robotic arm by using his thoughts. These tasks were made possible through a procedure of implanting electrodes into the patient\'s brain which generate electrical signals. Meythaler called the research landmark adding that the technology is hugely relevant, not only in helping people with spinal cord injuries, but also in improving prosthetic devices for amputees.

Initiative would set back progress on diversity

Wayne State Law School Dean Frank Wu is quoted in an opinion piece about the proposed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that would eliminate affirmative action. \"Affirmative action is merely a means to an end. It is an attempt to give all people a chance to achieve the great American Dream. Asian Americans, especially those of us who are close to our immigrant origins, (must) understand that ideal," Wu said. Wayne State's Michigan Metropolitan Information Center is also referenced in the story for providing census data.

Race initiative would 'close door,' law dean says

Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State's law school and an author on race issues, was part of a panel of speakers on Wednesday at a symposium hosted by the newly formed Macomb County Coalition for Affirmative Action at the Macomb Intermediate School District. Wu said passage of a controversial affirmative action ballot proposal would \"close the door forever\" on social progress gained in past decades for women and minorities. He said the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which goes before voters statewide in November, threatens progress accomplished by affirmative action programs. \"The vote will either keep the door open or close it forever to a large segment of the population,\"

Podcast trend worries some educators

As more colleges are pushing professors to go digital and record their lectures as downloadable files for podcasts, critics question whether podcasting lectures will contribute to learning. Students, some professors say, might be tempted to skip class and the discussion that can flow after a lecture. Others worry that many educators are turning to podcasts simply because it is hip. Supporters say podcasts help students study better, allowing them to return to the part of an introductory lecture they didn't understand and hit repeat.

Senate Panel Approves Generous Budget Rise for NSF, and NASA Might See an Extra $1-Billion

The federal agencies that sponsor most physical-sciences research at American universities received good news on Tuesday, as the Senate subcommittee that oversees most federal spending on science voted to increase the budget of the National Science Foundation by 8 percent in the 2007 fiscal year, and two senators said they supported a surprise $1-billion emergency grant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The science foundation\'s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which begins on October 1, would rise to $5.99-billion, $410-million more than in the current fiscal year and just under the $6.01-billion that President Bush requested and the House of Representatives approved.

Ailing Kilpatrick remains in hospital, told to watch diet

Dr. Aaron Maddox, clinical assistant professor in Wayne State's School of Medicine and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's physician, commented about the mayor's current bout with diverticulitis. "He should be getting home later this week, and we'll make sure he gets close to something like bed rest, with no public appearances," Maddox said. He added that he will recommend that Kilpatrick work with a dietician to get the right foods in his diet.

In the eyes of the law, Ken Lay not a felon

Wayne State University law professor Peter J. Henning is quoted in a story about the status of the legal case against Enron Corp's former chairman and chief executive officer, Kenneth Lay, following his recent death. Henning wrote in his blog that under the 5th Circuit's so-called abatement doctrine, "the entire case is viewed, legally, as never having been filed. "…it is as if Lay died the day before the indictment and so nothing ever took place after that point in the eyes of the law." Henning also wrote that there is another legal doctrine which holds that one cannot defame a dead person.

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