A Detroit News editorial says that it is a "long shot that the governor and lawmakers can set aside their wearisome squabbles and put this state on track," referring to Michigan's economic future and a recently released study by former U-M President James J. Duderstadt, titled \"A Roadmap to Michigan\'s Future: Meeting the Challenge of a Global Knowledge-Driven Economy.\" The independent study "speaks in blunt, often caustic language about the mindset of entitlement and resistance to reality that has Michigan gripping tight to the past instead of reaching out for the future," according to the editorial. The editorial further states that Michigan 's economic problems are not lacking ideas for solutions, but a "statewide will to make the sacrifices and do the hard work necessary to implement changes. Also missing is a high-level champion for reform."

A profile on Kurt Metzger, director of research for United Way of Southeastern Michigan, mentions Wayne State several times, noting that Metzger is the former director of the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center here. While employed at WSU for 15 years, Metzger "oversaw the documentation and investigation of trends related to urban population and housing, conducted research and developed education and service programs to improve understanding of population and housing patterns in metro Detroit and America ," the article says. A photo caption also mentions that Metzger is "leaving his job as a demographer at Wayne State ."

Wayne State is mentioned as the school where most graduates from Southfield-Lathrup high schools plan to attend.

Macomb County's Board of Commissioners is debating the necessity of a 'living wage' policy. Instead of listening to the phony pleas of poverty from the private sector perhaps our county commissioners should pay attention to the Detroit expert on the subject, according to Wayne State University Labor Studies specialist, David Reynolds. Reynolds studied living wages and found that in city after city, the corporate critics were wrong. "We found that there was little impact on the contracting process - the number of bids they were getting or the price companies were charging," said Reynolds. "They did not see any shift in economic development. There was no evidence of job losses. There was no change in their ability to attract business investments." He first separated fact from fiction in a 1999 study of the Detroit living wage ordinance. He found that contractors' costs only rose about 1 percent, while most of the affected workers received raises of $1,300 to $4,400 a year."

The ER doctors in this Madison Heights facility are affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine; they are physician professors.

Wayne State 's Journalism Institute for Minorities (JIM) hosts "A salute to Emery King" at 7 p.m. this evening in the university's Community Arts Auditorium. The fund-raising, black-tie optional event also marks the 20th anniversary of JIM, which strives to establish a $30,000 to $50,000 endowment scholarship fund for ethnic minority journalism students. A host of local broadcast journalists will speak, including WWJ's Vickie Thomas; WDIV's Devin Scillian, Paula Tutman, Derricke Dennis and Ted Talbert; WJBK's Huel Perkins; and WXYZ's Diana Lewis and Chuck Stokes.

Clarkson defeated Wayne State 's women's hockey team 2-0. Valery Turcotte made 24 saves for the Warriors who are 0-4-1.

Wayne State: \"Urban Jupena Sabbatical Exhibition,\" through Nov. 25. Reception 5-8 p.m. Fri. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Thu., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. Community Arts Gallery, 150 Community Arts Bldg., Detroit . 313-577-2423.

What\'s the price of leaving high school unprepared? Ask Chelsea Stephanoff, a Wayne State University student who is spending nearly $600 this semester for a class that won\'t count toward graduation. Why? Her math skills were poor enough that even after four years of high school math, she was placed in a remedial class. \"Math is not my strong point at all. I\'m horrible at it. I have a hard time focusing on it,\" said Stephanoff, a fourth-year student from Shelby Township who wants to be an elementary school teacher. She is not alone. Teens leaving high school with substandard skills tax the colleges that must bring them up to speed -- and cost themselves big money for classes that don\'t count toward their degree. It\'s one of the reasons Michigan -- along with other states -- is looking at a state-mandated curriculum. The problem is clear in the enrollment for remedial math at Wayne State , which has soared 85% in the last four years. There are 1,200 students in 12 sections of the class, a computer-based course. \"These students are coming in at the level of ninth-grade math,\" said Patty Bonesteel, developmental math coordinator at Wayne State . \"Without a doubt, the idea of being bad at math is perfectly fine in our culture, and that\'s unfortunate.\"

Wayne State University\'s groundbreaking Journalism Institute for Minorities is celebrating its 20th year of training ethnic minority journalism students with a gala fundraising event titled \"JIM\'s 20th Anniversary: A Salute to Emery King.\" King, a black journalist, is being honored as he marks 20 years of distinguished service to the Detroit media market. King has anchored the news on WDIV, Local 4, will continue to produce and host documentaries and special programs for WDIV through his Kingberry Productions, and recently joined the Detroit Medical Center as communications director. The gala event will be held on Saturday in the Community Arts Auditorium on the WSU campus. The reception begins at 7 p.m. and the program begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $150 for the reception and program, and a limited number of student seats cost $55 per ticket for the program only. The goal is to raise $30,000 to $50,000 for a JIM endowment, to be used for tuition scholarships and additional JIM student support. JIM students are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA and complete a journalism-related internship each academic term. \"Most of the talented ethnic minority students in JIM simply cannot afford to pay tuition while working at an unpaid internship. We know internships are essential in preparing a student for this profession,\" said Ben Burns, director of the journalism program and a founder of JIM.

A South African study finds women who drink during pregnancy may be injuring their babies\' eyesight. Researchers from Wayne State University and the University of Cape Town evaluated 131 babies of mixed race...A South African study finds women who drink during pregnancy may be injuring their babies\' eyesight. Researchers from Wayne State University and the University of Cape Town evaluated 131 babies of mixed race. They interviewed the mothers on their drinking behavior during pregnancy, examined the infants for fetal alcohol syndrome and tested their visual acuity.

Anew national survey proves yet again that when it comes to making college financially accessible to its citizens, Michigan says one thing but is doing quite the opposite. Tuition and fee increases at the state\'s 15 public universities ranked the third most expensive this year, averaging $7,100, according to the College Board\'s annual survey. And that\'s only by percentage. The embarrassment for Michigan is deeper, because its average cost for the 2005-06 academic year exceeds not only the national average, but also that of both the states that ranked worse. For instance, tuition jumped 17% in Colorado , but average tuition and fees came in at $4,260. In the No. 2 state, Kentucky , tuition jumped 14% to an average of $4,880. Nationally, tuition increased 7% to $5,491. The cynics who would like to lay blame for this dubious distinction at the desks of college presidents ought to save their breaths. The villain is Michigan \'s elected leadership, especially its legislators. For years they have refused to lead on the issue of keeping higher education affordable.

This article focuses on Gordon Reinhart, who is guest director of "Julius Caesar" at WSU's Hilberry Theatre. He says he wanted the play to be more complicated and ambiguous than traditional depictions of the Roman emperor. Jeff Thomakos who plays the lead, says he and Reinhart agreed to portray Caesar as "sort of a man of the people." The production uses costumes and props that mix elements of the modern world with elements of ancient Rome . The show runs in rotating repertory until Dec. 17.

WSU's Journalism Institute for Minorities will present, "JIM's 20th Anniversary: A Salute to Emery King."

WSU's department of physics and astronomy will host an open house marking the 100th Anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miraculous year," on Sat., Oct. 22nd.

An article profiles Stephanie Brock, an associate professor at Wayne State University 's department of chemistry, who has been awarded $123,434 to help fund her project titled "Stimulus Controlled Nanosystems for Cancer Imaging and Treatment." The goal of the project is to create sensors that would noninvasively detect tumors in the body. " Wayne State was my top choice," Brock said referring to her decision to join the university following her graduation from the University of California at Davis . "I really loved the lab, being able to play around with things and actually do work with my hands. To me that's the most exciting part."

Macomb County would stop doing business with companies that pay their workers less than $9.58 an hour, under a \"living wage\" proposal put forward by two Democratic county commissioners. Commissioners Jon Switalski of Warren and Paul Gieleghem of Clinton Township are proposing mandatory wages for county contractors that would lift workers above the federal poverty level. For companies that don\'t offer health insurance benefits, the required wage would be set at 125 percent of the poverty line, or $12.09 per hour. David Reynolds, a professor at Wayne State University \'s Labor Studies Center , has studied living wage ordinances for several years and has found that the business community\'s concerns about costs proved unwarranted. Reynolds has found that many major cities who have reviewed their policy have subsequently strengthened their living wage ordinances.

These two medical newsletters, along with others on the Internet, have articles about a fetal alcohol syndrome study by professor Sandra Jacobson at Wayne State University and researchers from the University of Cape Town . The study, which is reported in "The Journal of Pediatrics," shows that prenatal alcohol exposure can affect an infant's visual acuity. The articles explain methodology of the study and point out that in-depth ophthalmologic evaluation of infants in the study throughout childhood would be necessary to determine the extent of visual abnormalities due to prenatal alcohol exposure. Jacobson is a professor of psychiatry in the WSU School of Medicine.

Barry Rosen of the Biochemistry Department in the School of Medicine has been awarded a $2.2 million MERIT Award by the National Institute of General Medial Sciences. His research involves the cellular uptake and detoxification of the poisonous heavy metal arsenic. Nearly a decade ago, Rosen identified the transport protein that brings arsenic into bacterial cells and the ways cells protect themselves from the toxic metal.

Asterand Inc. in Wayne State 's TechTown has announced the distribution of nine new cell lines for cancer research. These were developed at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute of Wayne State University. The cell lines are of interest to researchers seeking a cure for several types of leukemia, lymphoma and pancreatic cancer. James Ellison, Asterand's chief scientific officer, pointed out that the lines "have been studied extensively by researchers at Wayne State University and elsewhere. . . ."