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The facts on prenatal care

This article included a quote from a Wayne State professor. \" Traditionally, low-risk pregnant women in the United States who participate in prenatal care have been scheduled for about 14 to 16 prenatal visits, which is the schedule recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,\" says Deborah Walker, a clinical nursing professor at Wayne State University. Walker says the available evidence from the WHO report and a similar study in 1989 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests most women will do fine with fewer visits. But women who have been used to a certain level of care may have trouble getting used to that idea, according to the WHO report, which found that expectant mothers in developed countries like the United States were more dissatisfied with the reduced visit schedule.

MichBio gives details on Life Science Expo

MichBio, the Ann Arbor-based trade group for Michigan\'s life sciences industry, Wednesday released more details on its MichBio Life Science Career Day Sept. 28 and its Life Science Expo and Conference Sept. 29. The career day will take place at Wayne State University\'s McGregor Center. It\'s intended for Michigan high school students interested in life science careers. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is to include experts from several life sciences disciplines discussing today\'s most pressing health concerns, and the career paths available to people interested in meeting those challenges. Invited speakers include Michigan Surgeon General, Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, Esperion Therapeutics Inc. CEO Roger Newton and Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

Autopsy Won't Be Gauge of Awareness

This story regarding an autopsy to be performed on Terri Schiavo quotes a Wayne State department chairperson. \"...The autopsy will not overrule the long-standing diagnosis that the 41-year-old Florida woman was in a persistent vegetative state. That is a determination based on a physician\'s observation and interaction with the patient, not on the condition of brain tissue, said Dr. Robert Lisak, chairman of the department of neurology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit.\"

Don't be fooled

This article on April Fool\'s Day pranks quotes a Wayne State professor...Jerry Herron, director of American studies at Wayne State University in Detroit, recalled his childhood in the 1950s, when \"elaborate and sometimes cruel\" jokes were common. \"Pinning signs on people\'s backs, telling kids they were wanted in the principal\'s office - those kinds of things happened a lot,\" he said. Herron recalled one unfortunate schoolmate whose practical-jokester mother deliberately packed a rotten egg in his lunch bag one April Fools\' Day. The professor attributed the lull in April Fools\' activities in part to the holiday\'s lack of marketability. \"What kind of greeting card could Hallmark sell?\" he asked. \"Something that explodes, maybe?\"

SOAR program now registering for spring

The Society of Active Retirees (SOAR) announces its spring term and class schedule that will run from April 11-May 20. Registration for the program has begun and will continue through March 30. SOAR is a community-based initiative of Wayne State University that provides non-credit courses, social enrichments and personal growth opportunities for adults 50 years of age or older. A volunteer faculty comprised of retired and current Wayne State University faculty members present more than 50 classes and lectures.

E. Lynn Harris coming to Wayne State April 1

Gay author E. Lynn Harris will be speaking at WSU about life as a gay man while being a minority on Friday, April 1. Author of \"Invisible Life\" and \"Just As I Am,\" Harris has been featured on Out Magazine\'s \"Out 100\" list and New York Magazine\'s \"Gay Power 101.\" A popular college lecturer, Harris has spoken at the colleges and universities all across the country and will speak at 7 p.m. in the General Lectures Hall on the main campus of WSU. This event is free and open to the public.

AG says opinion authorizes discrimination against university employees, two Michigan universities reviewing the decision

U of M has joined Wayne State University and the city of Ann Arbor in fighting a lawsuit against the Ann Arbor school district\'s domestic partnership policy. Both universities have filed Friend of the Court briefs in support of the school district\'s right to treat the families of gay and lesbian employees equally. The suit, filed by the Thomas More Law Center, will begin April 5 in an Ingham County appeals court.

Detroit man is accused of aiding terrorists

A former Detroit Public Schools official, whose lawyer says is an adjunct engineering professor at Wayne State, was being held in jail Wednesday after a hearing before a U.S. magistrate. Kifah Wael Jayyousi of Detroit was arrested at Detroit Metro Airport Sunday after returning from Qatar, where he is working for a Dearborn company. Jayyousi and two other men are accused by the government of helping to set up a North American network to provide support to extremists fighting in Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo and Somalia. His lawyer said the federal charges are bogus and his client should be released pending trial. The story ran on the AP wire and was widely reported in print and electronic media nationwide.