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An article about fight against health care benefits to same-sex couples features a Wayne State employee. Kathleen Moltz, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children\'s Hospital of Michigan, said she and her partner, Dahlia Schwartz, talked it over for quite some time before deciding to sue the governor. \"We\'re not conflict seekers,\" Ms. Schwartz said. \"We just want to live our lives quietly.\" But at stake, they said, are the health benefits that Ms. Schwartz, as Dr. Moltz\'s domestic partner, receives from Wayne State University, which operates the hospital. \"It is not a small issue to us,\" said Ms. Schwartz. \"I have a thyroid condition. And a main reason we moved to Michigan was so I would be able to stay at home with the children.\" In November, Michigan voters, along with those in 12 other states, approved legislation to define marriage as an institution between a man and a woman.

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Murfreesboro and Rutherford County are hosting the multimedia exhibit \"Marching Toward Justice\" in the City Hall Rotunda, 111 W. Vine St. The exhibit delivers a detailed history of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Marching Toward Justice exhibit was created by the Damon J. Keith Law Collection of African-American Legal History at Wayne State University. The collection informs the public about the fundamental importance of the 14th Amendment and our nation\'s ongoing quest to realize the high ideals of the Declaration of Independence.

Troy to study public forum

This article on public forums in the city of Troy quoted a Wayne State professor. Dr. Joel Appel, who has lived in Troy for 16 years, said he is not opposed to a forum on city property. \"I don\'t have any issues with that,\" said Appel, a Wayne State University physician/oncologist. \"I don\'t see it as much different than a private group seeking a parade permit. And while I\'m not a religious person, if someone wants to pray in public and it gives them some solace, that\'s fine with me.\"

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University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman was the guest on \"Leaders on Leadership\", co-produced by the Wayne State School of Business Administration (SBA) and Detroit Public Television. Host Larry Fobes, of the SBA, interviewed Coleman about her career path before the leadership of U-M, and about her leadership through the many high visibility issues the university has faced during her tenure. Fobes and the Wayne State student audience also asked her insights on successfully leading a university into the new century. Coleman made complimentary remarks about the role and success of WSU.

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?\"

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