Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 4
Wayne State University’s net economic benefit to Michigan’s economy totals more than $1 billion annually, according to findings of a report by the Anderson Economic Group (AEG).
The School of Social Work (SSW) will mark National Social Work Month in March with a memorial celebrating the life of Joseph P. Hourihan, SSW professor emeritus; an open house; and an alumni awards luncheon.
Learn about WSU's graduate programs and celebrate the importance of a workforce with advanced degrees at Graduate Education Day in Michigan, Thursday, March 10. The Graduate School will host a brief program and reception.
Keep your child active and happy this summer with Wayne State University's 24 K-12 programs, ranging from camps in sports, to dance, to academics and more.
Wayne State will celebrate National Women’s History Month in March, honoring WSU leaders and hosting a keynote address, panel discussion and seminar, and several exhibits showcasing remarkable women.
Wayne State University’s Oakland Center is designed to create a sense of community with its bright, inviting interior, numerous degree-program courses and just-for-fun classes.
Wayne State University’s Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Humanities Center will host the annual Black History Month program 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at 91 Manoogian Hall. “A...
If you or someone you know is an outstanding volunteer in Michigan, nominate him or her for the 2005 Governor's Service Awards by Friday, March 18. Governor’s Service Awards nominees are selfless indi...
The Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute, founded to help Detroit youth pursue well-rounded training in music and instrumental performance, now offers sessions at Wayne State University's Department of...
David DiChiera, founding general director of Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) at the Detroit Opera House, will visit Alumni House at noon, Tuesday, March 8, to discuss the new American opera Margaret Garn...
WSU physicians at the Kresge Eye Institute are now offering a new procedure that may help those who have been partially blinded by strokes. The institute is only one of seven centers nationwide offeri...
S. Epatha Merkerson, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from WSU, has the lead role in an original production by HBO Films. Lackawanna Blues debuted at WSU in an invitation-only showing Feb. 1....
Several engineering undergrads are planning to be the first students from Wayne State University to study in Puerto Rico next fall as part of a new student exchange program between the College of Engi...
The 23rd annual competition for the Wayne State University Abraham Lincoln Brigade Scholarship is under way. The $1,000 scholarship award(s) go to currently enrolled Wayne State University students wh...
Timothy Bledsoe, professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is the new director of graduate studies in his department....
Charles Parrish, professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was elected to the College of Liberal Arts Faculty Council. He also serves on the Academic Senate....
John Flack, associate chair, and Diane Levine, associate professor, both of the Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, along with Joseph Brocato, the school's adjunct associate dean, hav...
Anthony Shields, professor of medicine and oncology, School of Medicine, recently learned he will receive the Peter Valk Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award at the Academy of Molecular Imaging Conf...
Peter P. Karpawich, professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and director of cardiac electrophysiology at Children's Hospital of Michigan, recently participated as an invited faculty m...
Seemant Chaturvedi, associate professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, and director of the WSU/DMC Comprehensive Stroke Program, recently was invited to present at the 2005 Internationa...
Krishna Sawhney, associate professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, won the the 2005 Joseph L. Cahalan Physician Star of Excellence Award.Sawhney is on the staff of Henry Ford Wyandotte H...
The Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) has been awarded a five-year, $250,000 grant to assist Detroit families with children who have disabilities. The grant, targeted to fund DDI’s Detroit Fa...
Detroit Auto Scene, 2/7Detroit gets 2006 event: DOE EXPO setBy Antonio VasquezRalph Kummler, dean, College of Engineering, and Paula Wood, dean, College of Education, recently joined Spencer Abraham,...
The Wayne State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, the Department of Near Eastern and Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Office of the President must cancel the Mo...
Check out two recent Wayne State events featured in the Image Gallery.The Student Center's Hustle For Your Health Party included more than 40 Wayne State University employees and students who burned c...
A flu-shot clinic clinic is open to all Wayne State University employees Monday, Feb. 28 in the Hilberry C room of the Student Center Building. The flu vaccine is a covered benefit for Health Alliance...
Show your OneCard and get in free Mondays at 8 p.m. to see movies and win WDRQ and WSU prizes at the Majestic Theatre. Monday, Feb. 28, see Barbershop 2: Back in Business. The Monday, March 6, movie w...
The Office of Parking and Transportation Services expanded the current complimentary campus shuttle route to include Scott Hall and the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences buildin...
A Thursday, March 10, workshop, presented by BioMedical Communications, is a step-by-step guide to learning how to insert text and graphics into scientific posters to create a "large-format poster." T...
Consider a career in law to put you on the path to success. The Law School is hosting an informational session on admissions, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. Learn abou...
The Wayne State University Show Your OneCard and Save Program now includes three more organizations offering discounts to customers with a OneCard:The Hub Detroit restaurantGolden Fleece restaurant, G...
The Center for the Study of Citizenship will hold its second annual New Scholarship Conference in Citizenship Studies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 25, in Alumni House. The conference will focus on the c...
Emmanuel Ayorinde, professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, has been awarded the Individual Engineering Excellence Award in the Education Division for 2005...
Wayne State will celebrate National Women’s History Month in March, honoring WSU leaders and hosting a keynote address, panel discussion and seminar, and several exhibits showcasing remarkable women.
Wayne State University will be celebrating the passage of winter with its quirky and unique Groundhog Day-like tradition, the 22nd annual Funeral for Ol' Man Winter.A funeral procession will begin in...
Among the United States’ 265 national, public, four-year, doctoral-degree-granting institutions, Wayne State ranks 25th in the number of enrolled minority students....
