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Wayne State University's School of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center and the Sarcoidosis Awareness Foundation have partnered to form a center for the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis. The center will offer diagnostic services, testing and evaluation, treatment, research, support groups and education for both the general public and medical community.

October 12, 2004

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Students from Wayne State's School of Social Work, who participate in Highland Park School District programs, were recruited to facilitate grief counseling services following the shooting death of a 15-year-old student at Highland Park Community High School. A district spokesperson said that Wayne State University's School of Social Work maintains collaborative relationships with the city's schools.

October 12, 2004

Warrior Runner Earns GLIAC Honor

Wayne State University sophomore cross country team member Jenni Culbertson was selected GLIAC Women\'s Cross Country Runner of the Week. Culbertson took second at the 6K Michigan Intercollegiate held at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Hudsonville last Friday. Culbertson\'s time of 22:24 was her second best 6k finish of her career. A photo of Culbertson accompanies the story.

October 12, 2004

Wayne State Football Visits Findlay This Saturday

The Wayne State University football team will look to snap its two-game losing streak this Saturday night at The University of Findlay. The Warriors are 1-2 on the road this season and 3-4 in their last seven away games. WSU is 0-6 all time at Findlay.

October 12, 2004

Best Choices for State University Boards

This editorial endorsed candidates Paul Hillegonds and Susan Licata Haroutunia for the Wayne State Board of Governors primarily because the editors of the Detroit News believe they will work to keep college affordable.

October 12, 2004

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The station aired a report on Wayne State\'s Drive Safely to WSU Campaign, which runs from Oct.11-13. The campaign centers around four themes: Aggressive Driving; Distracted Driving; Drinking and Driving and Safety Restraint Systems. The opening ceremony was held at Wayne State\'s Gullen Mall.

October 12, 2004

College students miss out on fed aid

This Associated Press story said hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it because they fail to apply for it.

October 12, 2004

Rating the debate: Wayne State communications students grade the candidates

Nearly 700 Wayne State University students turned out to watch last week's presidential debate and provide an evaluation of the candidates' performances. "I don't think he was prepared," said Ninous Golani, 19. In general though, Golani thinks Bush has been "doing a good job" since taking office. Only one student, 19-year-old Brendon Barnes, said that he was undecided as to which candidate would receive his vote prior to the debate. When it was over, Kerry had won his support. A photo of students watching the debate on television is included.

October 12, 2004

Slack offs

Filmmaker Michael Moore's appearance last Wednesday on Gullen Mall at Wayne State University drew a mass of Moore fans, as well as a few dozen Bush supporters and anti-Moore protesters. The appearance was part of Moore's 60-city "Slacker Uprising" tour of college campuses. At each tour date, Moore has arranged for free screenings of his film, Fahrenheit 9/11, including at Wayne State on Oct. 6-8. Marti Murphy, chair of the Wayne State College Democrats who helped organize the event, says Moore waived his speaking fee and the AFL-CIO picked up the roughly $6,000 tab for police security. Moore also tossed free copies of his films and books to anyone who promised to register to vote that day.

October 12, 2004

MI: Wayne State University comes out in opposition to Proposal 2

This online political report carries a copy of a memo to WSU employees from President Reid which points out that the university, as a constitutionally autonomous institution, will continue to offer domestic partner benefits and to defend its right to do so.

October 11, 2004

Wayne State University comes out in opposition to Proposal 2

This newswire reprinted President Irvin D. Reid's letter to employees today, characterizing the letter, which stated that the university would protect domestic partner benefits as a vote against Proposal 2.

October 11, 2004

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April Vallerand, assistant professor of nursing, was among three featured panelists on a Talk to America radio news program about chronic pain. The program aired on the Voice of America radio network, which is broadcast by the U.S. government to 15 million listeners outside the United States. Panelists discussed the impact of chronic pain on our lives and the efforts to build awareness about pain among professionals, decision makers and the general public.

October 11, 2004

Moves

The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University has moved from Manoogian Hall to 2311 Faculty Administration Building. The center has also created a judaica resource center for students, faculty and the community.

October 11, 2004

MCC offers great opportunities

Representatives from Wayne State University will be among those from several higher education institutions that partner with Macomb Community College to answer questions during MCC's open house at the University Center campus, Oct. 24.

October 10, 2004

Probe may widen - theft, fraud and corruption charges in district court

A substantial amount of money is missing form the coffers of the Clinton Township district court. Officials would not speculate on what aspects a criminal investigation could include, but a Wayne State law professor, Peter Henning, said the probe could also revolve around laws addressing fraud, corruption or giving false statements to a government investigator.

October 10, 2004

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The paper notes productions at the Hilberry and Bonstelle Theatres - Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor," and Georges Feydeau's "A Flea in Her Ear."

October 10, 2004

New dean is welcomed at zoo reception

Wayne State recently held a welcoming reception for its new Law School dean, Frank H. Wu, at the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery at the Detroit Zoo. The approximately 300 guests included benefactors, law school alumni, donors, friends, judges, Wayne State University administrators and law professors. A photo of President Irvin D. Reid, Dean Wu and Nancy Garlock Edmunds, president of the law school's board of visitors, accompanies the story.

October 10, 2004

War, security conflicts separate Bush, Kerry

Professor Fred Pearson, director of CULMA's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, comments about John Kerry's campaign pledge to hold a \"summit\" meeting of allied heads of state, including Middle Eastern countries, in an effort to persuade them it is in their best interest to help stabilize Iraq. While there is no indication other countries are willing to suddenly join forces with the United States, Kerry argues his election would create new impetus for cooperation. There is some validity to the \"fresh start\" theory, says Pearson. In contrast to previous American elections, when the international community tended to support the incumbent, Kerry appears to have their backing this year.

October 10, 2004

Looking outward: Cuban art challenge preconceptions

"Cuba from the Inside Looking Out," continuing at Wayne State's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery through Oct. 22, celebrates Cuban artists and art through the exhibit, lectures and films. Sandra Dupret, director of the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, is quoted in the story.

October 10, 2004

Trust fund bill would include many asbestos victims

Dr. Michael Harbut, clinical assistant professor in Wayne State's School of Medicine, comments about Congress' four- year struggle to pass the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act designed to help Americans sickened by asbestos exposure without their having to sue the companies responsible for the exposure. "On the basis of the current science and medicine, the diagnostic criteria in Sen. Hatch\'s bill are outdated, incorrect and incomplete, and if enacted into law, will harm untold numbers of patients,\" says Harbut.

October 10, 2004