Anjaneyulu Kowluru, Ph.D., of West Bloomfield, a professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences department of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University , Detroit , was appointed to the grant review panel of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International.

NextEnergy, in partnership with Wayne State University , was proud to announce this month the creation of a National Biofuel Energy Lab to be located in NextEnergy\'s new facility in TechTown Detroit. Opening later this year, the first-of-its-kind lab will accelerate research and development of biodiesel alternative fuel through a $2 million United States Department of Energy grant.

Michigan\'s universities are making the most of what they have, University President Mary Sue Coleman says. But according to an article of John Bebow of the Detroit Free Press, evidence from state audits shows otherwise. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Coleman criticized a story Bebow wrote last month, accusing the writer of one-sided reporting. Bebow\'s article with the headline \"Big waste found at state universities\" analyzed audits performed by the state on 11 Michigan universities since 1999. Coleman said the article did not represent the current situation of the state\'s universities, because the audits were performed up to six years ago. Since then, many of the problems have likely been corrected, said Mike Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council of the State Universities of Michigan .

Wayne State University's Studio Theatre will showcase productions by winners of the Louise Heck-Rabi Dramatic Writing Competition February 23-25 and March 2-4.

Audiences can catch a glimpse of what the future of theatre might look like when three short plays that were winners in the Louise Heck-Rabi Dramatic Writing Competition are produced Feb. 23-25 and March 2-4 in the Studio Theatre, located below the Hilberry Theatre on the Wayne State University campus. Entries were judged by the Theatre and English Departments and three were selected for production. Two actors in a scene from one of the plays, "Drinks and Dancing" are shown in a photo accompanying the story.

Southwestern Academy graduate Matt Leix helped Wayne State University \'s men\'s swim team capture the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship at Northern Michigan . WSU finished in first place with 773 points, 75 points more than second-place University of Indianapolis . Leix helped WSU take second-place in the 800 freestyle relay in a time of 6:59.43. He also took fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.85), fifth in the 100 backstroke (53.45) and fifth in the 200 backstroke (1:56.15).

The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded more than $2.2 million to Tej Mattoo, a professor and chief of pediatric nephrology at Wayne State University 's School of Medicine .

Two Michigan cases before the U.S. Supreme Court today could redefine the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands. Environmentalists and legal scholars say it is the most important challenge to the federal Clean Water Act in its 33-year history. "The case is not about whether or not we should protect wetlands. The case is whether the federal government, instead of the states, has the constitutional right to protect wetlands," said Wayne State University Law Professor Noah Hall.

The Red Cross and the National Marrow Donor Program are encouraging anyone in good health, particularly African Americans, to donate from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Student Center Building , on Gullen Mall, at Wayne State University . Call 800-448-3543 for more information.

The Arthur L Johnson Urban Perspectives Lecture Series, will present Frank Taylor, owner of Seldom Blues, at noon Wednesday, at the Alumni House on WSU's campus. Call (313) 577-2300.

General Motors is spending big bucks to advertise on television with the 2006 Winter Olympics, but the shows have been a ratings flop. Marketing experts say the audience, while diminished slightly, is still large. "It just changes the calculus. You invested a certain amount of money and you thought your dollars would deliver X," said Jeff Stoltman, professor of marketing in the Wayne State School of Business Administration. "Advertisers are now seeing that it's delivering less than X, but it's still good numbers."

This piece on Wayne States efforts to gather and digitize historic Michigan photographs in a collection called, " Virtual Motor City , " includes a photo of Woodward Avenue from the Wayne State Libraries.

The DNA study revealed the similarities in the evolutionary path of chimps and humans, supporting the call to reclassify chimpanzees, who scientists believe are most closely related to humans than other great apes. In 2003, researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit, again ignited the debate when they found that 99.4percent of the most critical DNA sites are identical in human and chimp genes, prompting the lead researcher, Morris Goodman, distinguished professor of anatomy in the Wayne State School of Medicine, to declare that chimps and humans should be brought together under the same umbrella genus, Homo.

Observers say, as bargainers for AK Steel Corp. and Armco Employees Independent Federation work toward a new labor contract, they are shouldering one of the hardest jobs in industry. Talks in Middletown began Nov. 30, 2005. The contract expires Feb. 28. The union has given the executive committee the okay to call a strike, if it comes to that. William Cooke, director of Wayne State University 's Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues, said a fast-approaching deadline might help the situation. "You end up moving mountains in the last week," Cooke said.

This brief article discussed the spring reception and fundraiser for Wayne State University Law School 's Free Legal Aid Clinic to be held on April 22.

This brief article discussed Wayne State University 's eighth annual WSU African American Art Lecture Series held on March 1 at Wayne State 's Welcome Center .

The Arthur L. Johnson Urban Perspectives Lecture Series, noon at the Wayne State University Alumni House on WSU\'s campus in Detroit . Speaker is Frank Taylor, owner of Seldom Blues. Free. Call (313) 577-2300.

Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool had high ambitions for the city at its strategic planning session last week and presented new ideas to the City Council, but some council members and residents question whether taxpayers can afford the high hopes. At the crux of the session during a special City Council meeting on Feb. 14 was whether a new $43-a-year tax should be added to generate $26 million. Of that amount, $14 million would be used to build a new 60,000-square-foot police station across from 41-A District Court. And $12 million would go toward the renovation of the existing structure, which includes the Sterling Heights Public Library, said Steve Guitar, Sterling Heights interim community relations director. An additional $5 million would be used to renovate three city fire stations. Results of a recent survey spurred council members to introduce the idea. According to the survey, which was conducted by officials at Wayne State University and sent to 3,000 random city residents, 55% of respondents were in favor of the construction of a police facility.

This article mentions Wayne State 's performance at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. Wayne State men and women cruised to victory during action that concluded Saturday at Northern Michigan University , but Grand Valley did win eight events and turn in 18 qualifying cuts (automatic and provisional) for the NCAA Division II national tournament next month in Indianapolis .

Community members pulled together to keep the Sanilac County Science and Math Center open for another year. The significance of the center is evident through its student's merits. Eight of its students were accepted to present their science research at the Southeast Michigan Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Wayne State University on March 9-10.