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Granholm abandons her usual caution

Columnist George Weeks talks about Governor Jennifer Granholm's recent interview on public TV's "Off the Record" show where she addressed the resignation of Tom Watkins, Michigan's public schools' superintendent, to accept a position at Wayne State University. Granholm told moderator Tim Skubick: \"He was an incredibly effective superintendent when John Engler was governor. He is somebody who was an effective spokesperson for education. The problem that I had with Tom Watkins is that he was not as good at executing.\"

That's just Danny Paw Paw teen inspires teammates, family on and off the mat

Dr. James Garbern, associate professor of neurology at Wayne State's School of Medicine, commented about apraxia, a rare neurological condition that makes it nearly impossible for patients to stand up because their cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls motor movement, is shrunken. Worldwide, apraxia is most common in Japan and Portugal. In Portugal, nearly one person in every 18,000 people suffers from similar complications, according to Garbern.

Budget jitters spill onto inmates

In her effort to balance the budget, Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants inmates to pay for their own coffee saving the state $250,000, according to Corrections officials. Dan Manville, an adjunct professor at WSU Law School\'s Civil Rights Litigation Clinic disagrees with the proposal and said, \"It\'s such a confined area, it\'s not like if you\'re grouchy you can go and get away from everybody. To me, I see it causing some additional problems because there\'s going to be added tension between officers and inmates.\"

Michigan must invest in higher ed

Michael Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, which serves Michigan\'s 15 state universities wrote that state cuts, and tuition limits are straining the state's universities. He said universities bludgeoned by budget cuts and tuition limits cannot deliver the high quality graduates and top notch research vital to Michigan\'s economic future. "The combination of declining state aid and tuition limits is damaging the quality of our public universities and punishing students. Class sizes are increasing. We are losing out on the best and brightest faculty. Fewer positions are open in high-cost majors, like nursing. Universities are cutting staff - some 2,000 in the last three years - at a time when demand is up."

Turning ideas into tech for the masses

Mike Wendland writes that the stereotype of university scientists and professors living in ivory towers is outdated. Michigan universities are transferring the technology from laboratories and research centers to the marketplace. At Wayne State, three start-ups were formed to use WSU technological innovations. WSU received about $2.5 million in revenue from licensing its inventions in 2004, mostly in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. A company called SenSound is using software developed by Wayne State\'s to create three-dimensional images of sound -- something engineers can put to great use in designing cars and buildings.

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