Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 2 Issue 9
Well-wishers on April 20 celebrated another step in Midtown Detroit’s revitalization - the grand opening of TechOne, the first building in TechTown, Wayne State University’s Research and Technology Park.
WKQI-FM will visit the main Wayne State University campus at a location to be determined to give away Mountain Dew Merchandise along with Dew Points from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 11. Redeem the...
Funeral for Ol’ Man Winter proceeds topped $1,950, the highest total of the past five years, according to Steve Xantheas, owner, Circa 1890 Saloon. Xantheas, who annually donates the day’s proceeds to...
Tune in to Channel 7's newscasts at 5 and 6 p.m. Friday, April 30, to watch Bill Spencer's "7 On Your Side" consumer report featuring four students and three faculty members of the Fashion D...
It may seem odd for a 40-year-old man to write books appealing to teenage girls.
An ovarian-cancer detector could be ready for the market in three years and similar devices for other cancers are on the horizon, according to researchers at Wayne State University and the Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI).
The latest anthology from the university’s collection spotlights works by Michigan artists, WSU alumni and faculty
Every household has the goal of saving money and making money. In this case, the household is Wayne State University and the Division of Administrative Operations is in charge of the purse strings.
The Wayne State University Mortuary Science Program is more than 60 years old and truly unique. Adoption of this curriculum was discouraged and nearly voted against entirely.
Take a step back to a time when the first Model T rolled off the assembly line, Motown became Motown and the Renaissance Center was opened to the public, all without leaving the computer screen.
Joe Zainea laughed aloud when he heard he’s been called the “Mayor of Woodward.”
Sharon L. Vasquez, an experienced teacher and administrator, has been named dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, effective July 1.Vasquez is currently dean of arts and perfo...
George Galster, a nationally renowned expert on urban affairs, is serving as interim dean of Wayne State University’s College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs (CULMA). He replaces the late dea...
Officials in the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently learned their unit ranked first among the nation's medical schools for research expenditures in i...
It’s like your own chauffeur service. Well, it’s close.If you travel from the Ann Arbor area to Wayne State University, take advantage of the vanpool.The van leaves from the Plymouth-Green Road commut...
Show your spirit for Wayne State University and Midtown by helping to clean up campus on Saturday, May 8. This year the university will again join the University Cultural Center Association to host Mo...
The application deadline for Wayne State University Undergraduate Research Grants valued at up to $2,000 has been extended until Saturday, May 15, and faculty who sponsor the research projects will re...
The Wayne State University Executive Office of the President, the Board of Governors and the Mildred Jeffrey family will sponsor a celebration in honor of the late Mildred “Millie” Jeffrey at 1 p.m. S...
The Office of the Vice President for Research at Wayne State University will host an all-day seminar, “Community-Based Research: Opportunities and Approaches,” on Wednesday, May 19, at McGregor Memori...
Rob Fournier, director, Department of Athletics, and Nancy S. Barrett, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, honored the 75 student-athletes who recorded at least a 3.50 grade-point...
April marks the end of the twice-a-month publication of Life@Wayne. For the summer, Life@Wayne will be produced one a month. Publication dates of the summer issues are May 13, June 10, July 8 and Augu...
Barrett Watten, professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, is the recipient of the 2004 René Wellek Prize for his recent book, The Constructivist Moment: From Material Text to Cultural...
Eric Ayers, assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, recently received the Visiting Nurses Association's 2003 Outstanding Physician Award. Ayers was selected from more...
Stephen A. Krawetz, Charlotte B. Failing Professor of Fetal Therapy and Diagnosis, recently received the fifth Magisterial Tribune Gold Medal from the Centro de Estudios en Ginecologia y Reproduccion....
The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Mlive.com, AP, 4/13"Wayne State freshmen get head start on med school"A front-page article describes Wayne State University’s new MedStart program, a program of t...
Check out the Life@Wayne Image Gallery photos of Wayne State University employees and students - and maybe yourself - having a ball during the April 23 Wayne State University Night at Comerica Park. M...
During the fall 2004 semester, faculty and staff can make history by supporting Wayne First: The Campaign for Wayne State University. As part of the universityís first comprehensive capital campaign,...
Responses in the April 15 issue’s survey about Life@Wayne range from requests for timely information on grant winners to how we find the caption contest pictures, but the majority of people who submitted comments have an opinion about the format.
Jeff Trzeciak, director, Library Computing and Media Services, was named by Library Journal as one of 2004's Movers and Shakers, an award that recognizes librarians across the country for their innova...
