Op-ed - Counties, towns that prosper with new roads should share funds for building mass transit
Southeast Michigan can have both expanded roads and mass transit by adopting a tax-base-sharing approach to new commercial and industrial development.
In the news
Agriculture & Environment: A Tea Time Mystery
When a 52-year-old Missouri woman went to the doctor in 1998 complaining of a sore back, she was thought to have disc disease. Turned out she was drinking inordinate amounts of instant ice tea, which lead to skeletal fluorosis. But the average teetotalers should not be concerned. "It may be that certain brands ought to cut down the amount of fluoride in their tea or add a warning label to their product, "said Michael Kleerekoper, director of research of bone and mineral metabolism at Wayne State University .
Wayne State plans $26M development
Wayne State plans to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus over the next five years. Working with corporations and entrepreneurs, WSU President Irvin D. Reid told The Detroit News that he wants to speed everything from cancer diagnosis and treatment to detection of environmental hazards. "Our laboratories are equipped to build the research equipment we need on campus," Reid said.
Vulnerable adult abuse training
Wayne State's Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), in partnership with other organizations, is offering training on vulnerable abuse for prosecutors, advocates and law enforcement officers to meet the needs of a growing aging population, and 54 million people nationwide with disabilities. Training sessions, titled "Understanding and Investigating Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Neglect: The Role of Law Enforcement," will be offered throughout the state until November. Participants will learn skills needed to identify adult abuse, obtain accurate information from vulnerable adults and determine proper measures to offer assistance.
Wayne Teacher of the week: Steven Saleh
Saleh, who has been teaching English for five years, is a graduate of Wayne State University , where he received his bachelors and masters degrees. "To read and write is a strategy. Learning is not a race. It's a journey," said Saleh.
On the Move
Jim McFarlin to information officer, Wayne State University College of Nursing. He had been managing editor at Zoo Media L.L.C. in Detroit .
Wayne State plans $26 million engineering development center
From the Associated Press
Wayne State University is planning to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus before the end of the decade. Also planned are a new business school and a medical education center at WSU's medical school at the DMC.
Brief - WSU students get new dorm
Hundreds of WSU students will move into a new dorm today. The Towers Residential Suites is 11 stories tall with 900 beds. It features fitness facilities, study and social lounges and loft-style beds. The building cost $51.5 million. WSU has opened three new residences in four years to respond to students' requests for additional on-campus housing.
Brief - Mayoral candidates to hold two debates
Mayor Kilpatrick and Freman Hendrix will face off Oct. 17 at WSU.
Top campus crime - theft
Campus police at colleges across the state and the nation say theft of everything from bicycles to laptops is the top campus crime. They also say most of those crimes are preventable, if students lock their doors and watch their belongings. Recent crime stats over the past three years show assaults ranging from 20 at Wayne State to 82 at the University of Michigan . The story features a photo of Wayne State freshman Kevin Kotermonski, 17, of Roseville , attending a safety session August 12 at Wayne State University . The story also features a sidebar composed of tips from campus police departments at WSU, MSU and U of M. A related story, by Maryanne George, says alcohol is often a factor in serious crime, and students are not safe from assaults and rapes on the campuses of EMU, MSU and the U of M.
Corporate Achievement
Michael Duggan fired consultants who said cutting people and closing hospitals was the only way to survive, when he took over the top job at the DMC in 2004. "One thing that's clear is that Mike is a quick study," said Robert Frank, dean of the WSU School of Medicine, which shares faculty physicians with the DMC.
Health Care Heroes
John Flack, chief quality officer, WSU, DMC Harper University Hospital , led research into the root causes of high levels of hypertension in Detroit 's black community.
Tuition rises despite state funding
This fall, Grand Valley State University faced a 7.6 percent increase in tuition. Large schools such as the University of Michigan , Wayne State University and Michigan State University currently accept the highest funding from the state due to complex programs offered in dentistry, medicine and law.
Saving Detroit Schools
Detroit, the poster child for a troubled American city, has a central problem among many and that is its school system. But few citizens will run for the school board, and barely 20 percent of Detroiter's showed up for the primary Aug. 2. That's a civic disgrace that could kill Detroit . WSU's Kurt Metzger, the area's leading demographer, says that as it is, the only new residents moving into Detroit are "the newly wed and the almost dead."
Mayoral camps clash over debate plans
The two candidates say they've agreed to debate on Oct. 17th at Wayne State among other occasions.
Business Diary
Environmental Maintenance Engineers Inc., Livonia , was selected by Wayne State University to complete environmental renovation of Scott Hall.
Reporter's notebook
Major academic systems, such as WSU's School of Medicine and the U of M Health System give the region access to the latest medical research and development.
New WSU Residence Hall
Vicky Thomas interviewed President Reid on the opening of the new residence hall.
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Morning Co-Anchor Roberta Jacina noted that Wayne State 's Detroit Orientation Institute is now accepting applications for fall sessions to be held on three consecutive Tuesdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25.
Wayne planning research center
Both newspapers used parts of an AP wire story that mentions Wayne State 's plans to build a $26 million engineering development center on campus in the next five years. President Irvin D. Reid said he wants to speed everything from cancer diagnosis and treatment to detection of environmental hazards. The article mentions that WSU plans to open a new residence hall with street-level space for retailers "this week."