Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 1 Issue 2
The Undergraduate Library topped 10,000 visits for the first time in its history on September 2, the first day of fall classes. WSU's Undergraduate Library is one of the busiest in the country an...
Graduate students will share the best of their biomedical research at the 7th annual Graduate Student Research Day Sept. 25 at Scott Hall. Dr. Harvey Lodish of the Whitehead Institute and Massachusett...
President lauds achievements, issues challenges in annual address
In his annual State of the University Address, President Irvin D. Reid congratulated the campus community on the achievements of the...
Thomas Neville Bonner, who served as Wayne State University's 7th president from 1978 to 1982, died at his Scottsdale, Arizona, home Sept. 2. He was 80.
For the second straight year, WSU students have a new place to call home. South Residence Hall, a 6-story student living facility on Anthony Wayne Drive, just north of Warren Avenue, will house 467 students for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Faculty, get ready. You, too, staff. David Strauss will be asking you to become more involved in student activities and campus life this academic year.
You may think it's hard enough handling work, family and your other responsibilities without cramming school into your hectic days. Many Wayne State students find a way to do it all.
Jerome Vaughn, Craig Fahle and Celeste Headlee, members of the news department at Wayne State's WDET-FM (101.9), made waves at the 2003 Excellence in Journalism Awards, sponsored by the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
WSU Web site continues to attract visitors The Wayne State University Web site continues to be a hit with about 48% more page visits than last year.
In his recent State of the University Address, President Irvin D. Reid stressed the importance of multidisciplinary cooperation. With the creation of the $1.8 million Research Enhancement Program, WSU...
The Wayne State University Academy of Scholars is starting off the new year with some major announcements, including new members, some exciting events and - very soon - a new Web site.
Welcome new m...
James J. Hartway, distinguished professor, Department of Music, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, was chosen by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) as a...
Ellen Dannin, professor, Law School, was one of the national experts invited to serve on the Workplace Quality Issues Panel. The panel met earlier this month in Washington, DC, with officials of the U...
La Ventra Ellis-Danquah, librarian and coordinator of education and community services, Shiffman Medical Library, was one of two medical librarians selected for the 2003-2004 Leadership and Career Dev...
The first beneficiaries of WSU's new Research Enhancement Program recently were announced. According to Hilary Ratner, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School, recipients were selected...
Highlights from the daily media reports assembled by the WSU Office of Public Relations.
August 28, 2003 - September 10, 2003...
Detroit Free Press, 8/28
"UAW built up America's middle class"
Charles Hyde, professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts, is quoted in a story about the history of the U...
WNZK-AM, 8/28
Olivia Washington, assistant professor, College of Nursing, was a guest on Bob Allison's Ask Your Neighbor. She discussed her work with older, homeless African-American women....
The Detroit News, 8/29
"How to scale weight-loss plateau"
The article on weight loss quotes David Klurfeld, professor and chair, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Scienc...
Michigan Small Times, 8/25
"New WSU lab opens for business Sept. 1 amid high hopes"
This feature article focuses on the new Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems laboratory and clean r...
Detroit Free Press, 9/2
Front-page article by Alejandro Bodipo-Memba highlights WSU's importance as a major engine driving Detroit's economic redevelopment. Projects such as NextEnergy, the...
WDIV 4, Fox 2, 8/29
Both stations featured extensive video during evening newscasts of move-in day at the new South Residence Hall. Information was presented about the amenities offered in the reside...
WCHB-AM, 9/3
Frederic Pearson, director, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, was a guest on Inside Detroit. He discussed various aspects of the No...
Saginaw News, 7/27
A story describes a Wayne State project that helps noncertified teachers in Detroit schools earn certification and master's degrees....
WQBH-AM, 9/4
President Irvin D. Reid was an in-studio guest on the show Back-to-Back, on which he discussed the resurgence of Detroit's Midtown and how developments at Wayne State have helped sp...
The New York Times, 9/4
"Concerto for orchestra and hopeful city"
Robin Boyle, associate dean in the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, comments extensively in a feature sto...
EyeWord, September 2003
"Options for failed filtration surgery"
An article on filtration surgery extensively quotes Dr. Mark S. Juzych, vice chair and associate professor, Department of Op...
The Oakland Press, 9/9
Jeffery Hobden, assistant professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, says the threat of anthrax is much higher on the national radar screen than...
Detroit Free Press, 9/9
Desiree Cooper's column mentions the College of Engineering's program, Aces, a supplemental instructional program designed to raise students' performance in the...
Detroit Free Press, 9/9
"Population swings from Oakland to Macomb"
Kurt Metzger, research director, Center for Urban Studies, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, comments abo...
Metro Times, 9/3-9/9
Barrett Watten, associate professor of English, College of Liberal Arts, had her book, The Constructivist Moment: From Material Text to Cultural Poetics, reviewed. The reviewer...
Detroit Free Press, 9/10
"Patriotism, reflection, memories at center of events"
The story discusses Wayne State's new Center for the Study of Citizenship and its inaugural conference,...
The Michigan Front Page, 9/5
An article ran on a 6-week senior program for active retirees that will be conducted at Wayne State's Oakland Center in Farmington Hills. The Society of Active Retir...
The Michigan Front Page, 9/5
An article ran on a free computer-training program for 19- to 21-year-old Detroit residents. The program is sponsored by Wayne State's Word Processing Training Cente...
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Anyone staying after 5 p.m. in the Academic/Administration Building (A/AB) can hear the beat emanating from the first floor lunchroom. And if you enter, you can feel the beat when you join in dancing...
