Article Archive
August 28
Kevin L. Jefferson has joined the Office of Government and Community Affairs as director of federal relations. Jefferson will serve as Wayne State’s key advocate in Washington DC.
The Detroit Free Press reports Charles Whitten, MD, nationally recognized for his efforts as a sickle cell disease specialist and for the recruitment of minorities into the medical profession, has died.
Danialle Karmanos, who is married to Peter Karmanos, Jr. of Compuware, will run for a seat on the Board of Governors.
Wayne State University’s Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society (FOCIS) and Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS) present a panel discussion highlighting the differences and similarities between Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the United States. The event will be held in connection with the Sept. 12 FOCIS lecture featuring Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico.
August 26
The Department of Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), mourns the death of Lida Mattman.
August 25
A local newspaper wrote about the School of Business Administration’s (SBA) E-Commerce Summer Camp for high school students.
The Michigan Secretary of State’s Mobile Branch Office will roll onto campus Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Gullen Mall.
Join Detroit's fastest-growing network of entrepreneurs, 4 - 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5, at TechTown.
August 24
The WSU Commission on the Status of Women and the WSU Library System are sponsoring a free showing of the movie Dreamgirls.
August 19
The Office of Government and Community Affairs invites you to participate in iStart: New Student Days.
James H. McMicking, professor emeritus of chemical engineering and materials science, died Aug. 9 from congenital heart failure at his St. Clair Shores home. He was 79.
Members of the Wayne State University community can book a room at the Hilton Garden Inn Detroit Downtown for just $99.
The Wayne State University Alumni Association will host CareerBoost!: Business Etiquette, where you will learn the proper business etiquette in the areas of writing, interviewing, international business and electronic communications.
Volleyball Coach Phil Nickel announced the hiring of Jacqui Gatt as an assistant coach for the 2008 season.
Richard Beltramini, marketing professor at the School of Business Administration (SBA), has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to expand a student-run marketing agency he spearheaded at TechTown.
Charles Whitten, MD, associate dean emeritus of the School of Medicine, died Aug. 13. He was 86.
Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will speak at Wayne State on Friday, Sept. 12, to start the second season of the university's popular Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society (FOCIS).
August 14
Save yourself a trip to the grocery store. Wayne State is a great place to work, get a global education and--coming soon--purchase healthy produce and seasonal goodies.
Patricia LoRusso, DO, was named a Crain’s Detroit Business 2008 Health Care Hero for advancements in health care.
August 12
Phil Cunningham, associate professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), was recently selected for a listing on the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Branch Lectureships Program.
August 11
The Detroit News reported that a program hosted by Wayne State brought students from 18 Middle Eastern and North African countries to Detroit to learn about the region's culture, leadership and civic activism.
SciTech Development of TechTown is working on a cancer-fighting agent that has potential for treating up to eight different forms of the disease.
U.S. Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit) will conduct a town hall meeting with an expert panel on health-care reform on Monday, Aug. 18.
August 7
The Diversity Advisory Board of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) will hosts its Second Annual “Celebrating a History of Diversity.”
Photography@Wayne State now offers easy, online ordering for prints from campus events.
August 6
The School of Business Administration (SBA) will hold an MBA Open House, 3 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Fishbowl Lounge at the Prentis Building.
August 5
Parking Structure 8 in South University Village opened July 29--the same day as the grand opening ceremony for the retail and housing development.
The Athletics Alumni Association and the Wayne State University Alumni Association invite you to the 2nd Annual Football Road Game and Tailgate Party.
Your commute to Wayne State, or anyplace these days, seems to be safer. Rising gas prices apparently have one huge benefit for American drivers—-fewer traffic fatalities.
Several media outlets reported that Jay Noren, MD, officially became Wayne State University’s 10th president at a swearing-in ceremony Aug. 1.
Three new faculty members have joined the Law School's Legal Research and Writing team.
August 4
The Detroit Medical Center has paid $2.7 million to the School of Medicine for past physician services.
Irvin D. Reid, in an Aug. 1 e-mail, sent his final message as president of Wayne State University.
If you are unaware of Detroit's urban agriculture network or want to learn more about it, sign up for one of three tours scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 6.
