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Janet E. Findlater, professor at Wayne State University Law School , received the \"Champion of Justice\" Award from the State Bar of Michigan for her work on family violence and children\'s issues.
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Paula Wood, dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University , has been appointed co-chair of the provost\'s new steering committee that will prepare for a winter 2007 visit by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Poor diet hurts black breast cancer patients
Racial health disparities are an emerging area of study in medicine. On Monday and Tuesday, experts gathered at Wayne State University for a conference on the issue. Suggestions included training more minority physicians; referring patients to specialists for underdiagnosed problems like heart failure, and creation of networks like the Healthier Black Elders program, a Detroit program that hooks up minority patients with community resources and clinical studies. It is collaboration between WSU and the University of Michigan .
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Visiting: Jazz star Chick Corea. He\'ll host a master class and speak at Wayne State University \'s Schaver Recital Hall at 1:15 p.m. today. The session is free and open to the public. Corea is the director of the Detroit Symphony jazz series. More at (313) 577-1795.
Michigan speaks out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to higher education
Proof that Michigan is fast pricing its residents out of the higher education market comes in a survey of young adults that found less than one-third were able to pay for college without outside help. Sixty-eight percent said their families lacked the financial resources to foot the tuition bill without scholarships, grants and, mostly, loans. Half left college with their bills unpaid. Does this sound like a state committed to a crash goal of doubling the number of college graduates in 10 years? Michigan speaks out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to higher education. While declaring it needs more college grads, state policies and university pricing work against achieving that goal. The high cost of college is a major barrier to college attendance, according to the EPIC-MRA survey of 18- to 30-year-olds commissioned by Your Child, a coalition dedicated to improving college graduation rates in Michigan .
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Alicia Nails, director of Wayne State University 's Journalism Institute for Minorities (JIM) appeared on the show "Upfront" along with Luther Keith, founding director of JIM and retiring senior editor of The Detroit News, to discuss JIM's 20th Anniversary Gala event to be held on Oct. 22. The fundraising event will honor longtime Detroit broadcast journalist Emory King.
For kids to succeed, parents must insist on college
Kids with parents who insist they continue their education beyond high school are the most likely to attain a four-year degree, a new survey concludes. The September telephone survey released Monday of 1,126 Michigan residents aged 18 to 30, also found that those with more education say they are more optimistic about the future, happier and earn more pay. Of those who didn\'t pursue education after high school, 72 percent said they regretted it. Your Child, a Michigan coalition of education and family groups, including the Michigan Education Association, the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan and Michigan Virtual University , commissioned the $80,000 survey by EPIC-MRA, a Lansing polling firm.
Fed probe of Kmart ends with whimper - multimillion-dollar fraud investigation of top execs is dropped 3 years after retailer filed for bankruptcy (front page)
"Prosecutors are looking for the lie - and then to show jurors how (executives) profited from the lie," said Peter Henning, a Wayne State University Law professor and former federal prosecutor. "It's not enough to show they got high salaries and lots of perks. That doesn't equal fraudulent effort to harm the company."
Black women face varying cancer risks
African-American women are less likely than white women to get cancer, but more likely to die of it often because other diseases and conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure complicate treatment. Dr. Michael Simon, professor of oncology at Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State says socio-economics is partly to blame. African Americans are 13 percent of the U.S. population but 24 percent of the nation's poor. They have limited access to high quality health care and are often diagnosed in the later stages of cancer.
Breast cancer awareness raises survival rate
This story features a photo of Dr. Michael Simon, Wayne State , who co-authored a study on breast cancer and African-American women. Wayne 's Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is sponsoring "Together We Can, " a breast cancer community forum.
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Wayne State University 's Office of the Provost appointed a 30-member steering committee co-chaired by Paula Wood , dean, College of Education , and Sandra Yee, dean, University Library System.
Detroiters weigh plan for priests
From Detroit to Rome , a vigorous debate is bubbling up for the first time at the highest levels of the Catholic Church about the need to solve a worldwide priest shortage that is forcing church closures. In Trenton , Wayne State University student Jaime Fleszar said she and many other Catholics don't want their church to start widely ordaining married men or opening the priesthood to women.
Design team decks out Detroit
Image experts are helping Detroit present a fun, festive city for the Super Bowl. "If the city is found to be wanting in accommodations, entertainment or food, it can be hard to overcome," said Jeff Stoltman, professor of marketing at Wayne State .
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United Way for Southeastern Michigan appointed Kurt Metzger, formerly director of research of the Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State .
The doctor is in - house calls are this couple's way of caring
This story about the benefits of health calls profiles Dr. Michael Smothers, who became acquainted with house calls during his residency training at Wayne State University's School of Medicine in the early 1980s. Those calls took him to Detroit 's inner-city neighborhoods.
Wayne State spinoff to announce new vibration analysis technology
SenSound L.L.C., a startup technology company spun out of Wayne State University research, will announce a breakthrough in vibration analysis Oct. 26 at the Automotive Testing Expo 2005 in Novi . SenSound says the new tools respond to the automotive industry\'s need to address noise attenuation to expedite product development cycles.
Kelley honored as Pathfinder
Wayne State University School of Medicine announced plans to honor Dr. Tina Kelley posthumously along with six other medical professionals who have worked to make a difference in the health care field. "Her time at the School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Michigan made a lasting impression on those around her," said Robert R. Frank, M.D., WSU School of Medicine interim dean. "Her commitment to pediatrics and her vivacious outlook represented the foundations on which this award was established."
Plenty of opportunities at University Center
A letter from a reader takes issue with the " Macomb University " editorial calling for the creation of a four-year degree university in Macomb County . The writer, Cheryl L. Sypniewski, cites the University Center and its various off-campus sites available to Macomb County students including Wayne State University . "Although there may be a certain level of prestige and economic benefits derived from having a university located in Macomb ," Sypniewski writes, "residents who want a bachelor's degree do not have to commute or move out of the county to achieve that goal."
Detroit mayoral debates set for Oct. 17, 20
A news brief notes that there are two more chances for voters to hear Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and challenger Freman Hendrix debate the issues in the Nov. 8 election. Wayne State University , WDIV TV and Clear Channel Communications are sponsoring an Oct. 17 debate at 8 p.m., moderated by WDIV news anchor Devin Scillian. Panelists will be Frank Wu, dean of the law school, and news anchor Carmen Harlan. The other debate venue will be on Oct. 20, 7 p.m., sponsored by WXYZ TV and WJR and co-hosted by Inforum, formerly the Women's Economic Club.
Rockstar's Bully Comes Under Fire from Petition
Just like Eidos\' 25 to Life, Rockstar\'s upcoming video game Bully isn\'t expected to hit the market for many months and yet there\'s already plenty of controversy surrounding it. Now a parent of a teen who committed suicide after being bullied has started a petition to protest the release of the title. Although Bully is not yet rated by the ESRB, there\'s a strong chance it will receive an \"M\" rating. Despite this, parents and those in academia are concerned about the effects the game may have on those kids that do end up playing it. \"We know that in terms of school violence and school shootings in particular, one of the main factors that contributed to the school violence was bullying,\" added Debra Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni, an assistant professor at Wayne State University \'s School of Social Work in Detroit . \"We know that media has an effect on kids across the board.\"