Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 2 Issue 12
Washing dishes, setting the table and scrubbing pans doesn’t sound like much of a vacation
Check out the Life@Wayne photo gallery of your colleagues on the roof of Parking Structure 2 as they enjoyed the Detroit International Freedom Festival fireworks on June 23. On the Gallery page, choos...
Wayne State University’s graduate professional theatre, the Hilberry Theatre, won big at the seventh annual Oakland Press Theatre Awards, the “OPies,” awarded in June. Led by directo...
The RFC continues to develop unique programming to keep members physically fit. Starting on July 12, RFC members in the Survivor program will compete for the grand prize of a 27-inch Toshiba TV with a...
Dolly Parton, who first sang “working nine to five, what a way to make a living” in 1980, would appreciate a new collection in the Walter P. Reuther Library highlighting the realities of women in the work force.
In a major achievement that will result in added prestige and support of Wayne State initiatives, the National Institutes of Health recently ranked the School of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology the national leader in research awards.
What is currently just a parking lot may soon be new housing options for Wayne State University community members. Site developers have just been chosen for work on six acres facing Woodward between Forest and Canfield.
Susie hopes to be a doctor. Sally dreams of leading a research project. Seventh-grade girls like them can get a step closer to their dreams through the GO-GIRL program of Wayne State University and the University of Michigan.
To show thanks to employees, Wayne State hosted an Academic Recognition Ceremony April 27.
Still think you’ve got the moves on the court? Prove it to your co-workers, friends and family by participating in the Hall of Fame 3 on 3 National Tour when it comes to campus this month.
Wayne State garnered a best-ever 12 communication awards at the 23rd Annual International Association of Business Communicators/Detroit (IABC) Renaissance Awards ceremony. The university received seven Renaissance Awards in 2003.
The School of Medicine’s Department of Community Medicine recently established Detroit’s only master’s degree program in public health. Beginning in fall 2005, the program, which has...
The university plans to demolish the 211-unit Forest Apartments building in 2005, after the completion of the third-phase housing project, which includes construction of the new residence hall on the...
Researchers from the College of Science’s Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology have launched a study that compares two common ways of speaking to infants - infant-directed speech (ba...
Making its sole US appearance at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, “Representing Cinema and the Art of the Film Poster” is a presentation of 32 movie posters from around the world dating betwee...
Alumni artists Suzy Lake and Marilyn Schechter will return to the Community Arts Gallery for the 2004 Alumni Exhibition, which opened in June and runs through Friday, July 23.Both women are multimedia...
Show your employee or student OneCard at the Comerica Park ticket office and get half off $20 upper box seats during Detroit Tigers home games played Monday through Wednesday throughout the season. Fo...
It rained and it poured, but people kept coming. Despite rainy weather all weekend, attendance at the June 11 to June 13 Detroit Festival of the Arts was its second highest ever. Approximately 300,000...
Daniel Geller, formerly of the University of Mississippi, was named external chair, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts. Geller’s principal field is international relations, with...
The School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center appointed Mark Juzych, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, and vice chairman, Kresge Eye Institute, to lead the...
Edwin M. Monsell, professor, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, recently became one of the first otolaryngologists to be certified in the subspecialty of neurotology by the American Boa...
The Societa Italiana di Diabetologia awarded Piero P. Foa, professor emeritus, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, its 2004 medal of honor for his contributions to the field of pancreatic en...
Celebrating leadership, achievement and innovation in medicine, the fifth annual Pathfinders in Medicine Awards were presented by the School of Medicine on May 22, during a black-tie dinner at the new...
The Detroit News, 6/29“Here’s to you, Millie, and your years of battles for peace, justice”Laura Berman’s column is on the front page as a tribute to Millie Jeffrey. At a June 26 memorial service on t...
Be a volunteer! This is our campaign. People don’t just give to causes; they give to people with causes. The success of the Faculty and Staff Campaign rests on a strong volunteer base. Face-to-...
Dawn K. Cochrane, coordinator, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, received Wayne State University’s Building Coordinator of the Year award. She shared special recognit...
It was a perfect blend: Corporate America, a nonprofit organization, higher education and the federal government partnered to create an opportunity for Detroit inner-city youth. Visteon Corporation,...
