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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
'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.
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Jack Lessenberry of the journalism faculty was interviewed about CBS news anchor Dan Rather's announced retirement.
Wayne State president presents $600,000 gift to university
Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid and his wife, Pamela Trotman Reid, have announced that they will make a $600,000 donation to the university. A major portion of the gift will support the Irvin D. Reid and Pamela Trotman Reid Endowment in Global Education, while the remainder will be directed throughout the university to the various schools and colleges and to the honors and athletic programs, as well as the Journalism Institute for Minorities. "Pamela and I see this gift as a way of offering students a greater opportunity to enhance their knowledge from a global perspective," Reid said. "It is also our hope that this gift will help continue the process of preparing Wayne State students for the challenges and opportunities of the real world." A photo of the Reids accompanies the stories.
Only 2 more years to next election
David Bonior, university professor of labor studies and former Democratic congressman, says future elections in Michigan won't be easy for the incumbents, but that Gov. Jennifer Granholm is a popular governor who's a wonderful communicator. "The numbers aren't good in terms of employment and economic development, but she's a forceful figure in her own right and I think she will be difficult to beat." Bonior also said first-term U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow has served her constituency and her state "tremendously well."
Chuck D speaks at Wayne State
Wayne State will host its third annual "State of the Black Youth in the New Millenium Conference" on Friday, Nov. 19.
Wayne State professors cleared of harassment
Jose Cuello and Jorge L. Chinea were informed Nov. 12 that they were vindicated of the allegations. "I am very happy," said Chinea, the director of the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies. "Early on, we had maintained that the charges were unfounded. We had hoped to prove it and we did." The story featured both professors photos.
State faces big health job
Michigan's aging population and current shortages of nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers have the state expecting 100,000 job openings in health fields over the next 10 years.