Article Archive
July 31
The Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center (RFC) will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 14 and Wednesday, Aug. 15 due to construction. The project is near completion.
The Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center (RFC) is adding another week of Kids Summer Camp. Let your child experience fun activities in state-of-the-art recreation facilities Monday, Aug. 27 through Friday, Aug. 31.
July 30
The Associated Press reports in The Detroit News that state universities are reviewing security plans.
A golf outing to support Wayne State athletics will be held on Monday, Aug. 20, at the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Woods.
July 26
Joseph F. Sawasky has been appointed associate vice president for Computing and Information Technology and chief information officer at Wayne State University.
Law School alumnus and current member of the Law School Board of Visitors Lawrence D. McLaughlin was recently recognized as a “Star Practitioner.”
The Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center (RFC) building will be closed Saturday, July 28, due to construction. RFC cfficials expect to complete the entire building's renovation by Aug. 16.
Wayne State graduate Jennie Williams of Marysville wrote in a letter to the editor of her concern about the state budget shortfall and its impact on Wayne State University.
July 25
What's happening with old Shapero Hall?
The Law School has announced that it will begin a nationwide search for a legal scholar to be the Damon J. Keith Visiting Professor during the fall 2008 semester.
John Mogk, professor, Law School, says that the 1967 Detroit riot was not the only factor in the destrcution of Detroit neighborhoods.
Provost Nancy S. Barrett announced the appointment of David L. Williams as interim dean, School of Business Administration.
July 24
Fox News interviewed Harvey Hollins III, Wayne State University vice president for government and community relations, and Ethriam Brammer, assistant director for recruitment and retention, Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies, on Front & Center , a series on the 1967 rebellion in Detroit.
Throughout the month of July, librarians from the Wayne State University Library System will be working with Cass Technical High School in Detroit to take part in an orientation program for incoming freshmen where they will provide basic library instruction.
Read the latest information on what's being done to make room for the new Engineering Development Center.
Have you seen what's going on lately at the College of Nursing?
Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., MD, dean, School of Medicine, recently received an Honorary Fellowship in the International College of Surgeons (ICS) at a special ceremony held during the college’s 40th North American Federation Congress.
In your opinion, what progress has been made in race relations, and how has Detroit changed since 1967?
July 23
Despite a decline in financial support, research labs in southeast Michigan are growing. Wayne State is among universities highlighted in this article about vigorously expanding research programs.
The Karmanos Cancer Institute has abandoned plans to buy Detroit Riverview Hospital.
The Office of Government and Community Affairs, in cooperation with the Office of Facilities Planning and Management and Business Operations, recently donated a slide and a teeter-totter to the Sunshine Montessori School.
The Detroit Free Press reports on a recent trip to China facilitated by Wayne State faculty members,
July 17
Susan Burns, senior vice president, Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, talks to e-magazine Model D about her move to Midtown eight years ago.
Virginia Rice, professor of nursing and oncology in the Karmanos Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, uses culture, values and beliefs to help Arab-American teenagers quit smoking.
The Office of Parking and Transportation Services has implemented a new policy due to an increased demand for motorcycle parking on campus.
In the July issue of @Wayne State, published by the Alumni Association, learn how you can get discounts on entertainment; learn about the warriors in Grand Rapids; meet artist Tyree Guyton and learn how Wayne State goes to Hollywood.
Wayne State is among the institutions listed under the headline “Big Players in Education.” Crain’s describes WSU as “one of Michigan’s leading research universities.”
July 16
Metromodemedia.com reports that Wayne State University unveiled new portable ultrasound equipment that students will be trained to use.
Using jackhammers, drills and a giant crane, workers separated the College of Engineering’s 40-foot tall, stainless steel sculpture, Helios Trail, from its base in the engineering courtyard and lifted it off to a nearby area for safekeeping.
The School of Medicine recently announced the appointment of Valerie M. Parisi, MD, MPH, MBA, as vice dean for hospital relations and clinical affairs and senior advisor to the chairman/CEO of the University Physician Group.
Michael Wright's appointment was mentioned in a news article.
News reporter Val Clark conducted an interview with Douglas Fraser, professor, who maintains an office at Wayne State University’s Walter P. Reuther Library.
Attend dance workshops and performances while supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
July 12
The College of Nursing has been awarded a three-year, $995,000 federal training grant to offer two Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) programs and its Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program to nurses across the state as a means to increase access to care for critically ill infants and children in Michigan.
July 11
Get these discounts and summer deals at campus restaurants.
Expansions in southeast Michigan will include 38 new Fifth Third Bank branches.
A Wayne County judge has ruled that the Karmanos Cancer Institute must remain at the Detroit Medical Center.
Philip Cunningham, associate professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been studying one of the most important antibiotic targets, the bacterial ribosome, for nearly 15 years.
July 10
A defense of gay and lesbian relationships by Wayne State philosophy professor and noted gay-rights advocate John Corvino will be held Thursday, July 26.
Swipe your OneCard today through Friday, Aug. 17, and you can win one of the following prizes: free one-hour massage at the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center lunch for you and four friends at Towers Café (at the Towers Residential Suites) $25 Warrior Dollars
A feature on attorney Richard Bernstein, vice chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, notes that he received the Activist of the Year Award from the Jewish Community Relations Council.
The College of Education has announced the sudden passing of Dr. Donald Marcotte, June 16. Marcotte was an admired and respected member of our faculty for more than 30 years, and he will be greatly missed by his colleagues, staff and students.
July 3
Several newspapers ran stories on a former Wayne State inventor who successfully sued automakers.
