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Wayne State University's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is hosting a patient forum on endometriosis on Dec. 7, 7 p.m., at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield. The forum will feature information on endometriosis and infertility, surgical diagnosis and treatment.

November 28, 2004

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Professor Fred Pearson will talk about the historically tense relationship between Pakistan and India at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. The Dec. 1 event is free and will be held from 7:30-9 p.m.

November 28, 2004

Detroit's heyday: Revival of housing, attractions and businesses bring back memories

Frank H. Wu, dean of Wayne State University's Law School, reminisces in an opinion piece about his childhood impressions of Detroit and his return following a 20-year absence. Wu recounts a recent orientation program to Detroit he attended sponsored by the Wayne State University College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs. "I saw what is hidden in the open. We toured the east side and the west side, visited Focus: Hope, listened to experts, and so on. In three days, we uncovered what has been obscured by prejudice for three decades," Wu said. He concludes that Detroit's turn-around is happening noting the "enormous range of housing construction" as a tangible sign of positive change. A photo of Wu is included.

November 28, 2004

Scholarships keep alive Parks' legacy

Rochelle Riley notes in her column that Ben Burns, director of Wayne State University's journalism program, led the educators who created the Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation which has offered $1.5 million to more than 750 students in 24 years. Kim Trent, now a 35-year-old regional manager in Senator Debbie Stabenow's office, benefited from the scholarship program through her attendance at Wayne State's Journalism Institute for Minorities.

November 28, 2004

State/MAC: Roundup

Virginia Union, fourth-ranked in Division II, defeated Wayne State 99-59 in men's basketball. Warriors Darrell Evans and Morris Hall had 17 and 14 points respectively. Wayne State Coach David Greer was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 6:30 remaining.

November 28, 2004

Nursing Shortage

A taped, five-minute interview with Dean Barbara Redman of the College of Nursing will be featured on Comcast Newsmakers this week. The topic is the nursing shortage and what the College of Nursing is doing to help address the situation. The interview will be aired five times daily, Monday (11/22) through Sunday (11/28) in the afternoon and evening each day.

November 28, 2004

History lesson

Wayne State professor Fred Pearson recently spoke about the historically tense relationship between Pakistan and India at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm.

November 28, 2004

Voters Guide

This special voters guide section provides extensive descriptions of five candidates for the WSU Board of Governors in the November election. Included were comments by the candidates regarding their respective positions on higher education and their vision for Wayne State. The candidates listed are Paul Hillegonds, Annetta Miller, Susan Licat Haroutunian, Tina Abbott and Margaret Guttshall.

November 28, 2004

WSU law school clinic gets grant from high court

The WSU Law School has received a $62,500 grant from the Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office to implement a Prisoner Support Adjustment Project.

November 26, 2004

Wayne State's Studio Theatre presents 'Dinner with Friends'

Story with photo of the actors in the play describes "Dinner with Friends" by Donald Margulies, which opened Dec. 2. This 2000 Pulitizer-Prize winning play is about two couples who have been close friends for 12 years. Director Hsiu Wei Hu will direct his third production at the Studio Theatre. He is a third-year Ph. D. candidate at Wayne, who has traveled extensively in the United States, and comes to Detroit with a vast performance experience from Taiwan.

November 26, 2004

Sepsis ranks among deadly diseases in U.S.

The CDC recently ranked sepsis as the tenth leading killer in the U.S. "One in every three people who develop severe sepsis will die within a month," said Dr. Joseph Bander, chairman of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign in Michigan, vice president of medical affairs and intensivist at Harper University Hospital and a professor of Medicine at Wayne State.

November 26, 2004

Theater

\"Blithe Spirit,\" featuring the story of a man whose neatly arranged life is turned upside down when his first wife returns from the dead, is featured at Wayne State's. The play continues through Dec. 11. \"Mother Courage and her Children,\" featuring a woman trying to prosper from the war who loses her children, opens Friday at the Hilberry Theatre. \"The Merry Wives of Windsor,\" featuring Shakespeare\'s play about a man whose schemes land him in trouble, is playing at the Hilberry Theatre. The play continues through Dec. 18.

November 25, 2004

DMC discount card unique

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) recently launched an innovative Medicare-approved drug discount card program for seniors that offers steeper discounts than the myriad other Medicare-approved discount cards offered by insurers, drug-makers and pharmacies. Discounts through the DMC card are about 10 percent better than prices in Canada, where government price controls make pharmaceuticals up to 50 percent cheaper than in the United States.

November 25, 2004

New oil has Troy schools striking it nutrition-rich

This article mentioned a preliminary study at Wayne State on the use of red palm oil. The study suggested that using red palm oil could reduce body fat up to 27 percent and help boost the ability to use sugar-controlling insulin.

November 25, 2004

WSU honors leader of social justice work

Alan Amen, a fighter against social and legal injustices for nearly three decades, received the Community Peacemaker Award by CULMA's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies last week. "We give the award to people who have made a difference in improving intercultural relations in their community and overseas," says Fred Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. "Mr. Amen was a pioneer in the Dearborn and Wayne County area of bringing people together in regards to shopping, gas station issues and promoting a greater sense of culture awareness and human sharing to eliminate racism." A photo of Amen accompanies the story.

November 24, 2004

On The Go

Wayne State University Professor Frederick Pearson will present the history of the India-Pakistan conflict from 7:30-9 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Rochester Hills Museum. Pearson will discuss the history of relations between these two sibling nations.

November 24, 2004

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Wayne State University Law School announced that Lisa Mikalonis, formerly an attorney with Bloomfield Hills firm Rader, Fishman, & Grauer PLLC, is the new assistant dean for career services. A photo of Mikalonis accompanies the Oakland County Legal News story.

November 24, 2004

Satellite campuses expand colleges' community reach

Wayne County colleges are serving an ever-widening circle of students via satellite campuses, Internet courses and distance learning for nontraditional students who have family, job and financial responsibilities to deal with along with their schoolwork. Wayne County Community College plans to enlarge its campus and build a new 43,000-square-foot facility at its Downriver Campus to accommodating the growth at its Western Campus in Belleville. Eastern Michigan University also plans to expand by adding 6,000 square feet to its Livonia center. Schoolcraft College has opened the $27 million VisTaTech Center in Livonia, which provides space for the schools culinary arts and business development programs.

November 24, 2004

Supreme Court bestows grant to law school clinic

The WSU Law School's clinical program has received a $62,500 grant form the Michigan Supreme Court State Court Administrative Office to implement a Prisoner Support Adjustment Project. The project will provide legal representation, through the law school clinic, to prisoners in the Wayne County Circuit Court system who seek orders of adjustment of child support obligations.

November 24, 2004

'Dinner with Friends' at WSU's Studio Dec. 2-11

The Studio Theatre on the Wayne State campus will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Dinner with Friends" by Donald Margulies, Dec. 2-4 and 9-11. A brief description of the plot is given along with the theatre location and ticket prices.

November 24, 2004