A front-page article about a national children's health study - the largest of its type ever undertaken - mentions that details of the study were provided by Dr. Duane Alexander, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, in his keynote address to the second biennial Children's Conference hosted by the Wayne State University Children's Bridge program and Children's Hospital of Michigan. In welcoming remarks for the conference, Jacquelin Washington , chair of the WSU Board of Governors, noted that the university is "uniquely qualified to focus its capabilities and its interest on the issues of urban children." President Irvin D. Reid emphasized the important role urban universities have assumed in bridging the gap between research and real-life applications that affect people's lives.