Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 6
A world-renowned authority on the economy of China will discuss that country's recent economic development at 3 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
TechTown has increased the number of companies in TechOne, its first business incubator facility, by 50 percent in March, moving TechTown forward in its mission to support the economic renaissance of downtown Detroit.
Make your computer a peak performer and your use of the Internet safe and trouble-free with newly published tips from Computing & Information Technology (C&IT) Customer Services.
Phylicia Rashad, best known as "Claire Huxtable" on The Cosby Show , will receive in April the fourth annual "Apple" theatre award from Wayne State University and Nederlander Producing Company of America.
Wayne State University employees are mourning the unrelated deaths of three colleagues, former engineering professor Robert Kearns, theatre publicist Beth Thibault and James Hazlett Jr., assistant dean, School of Medicine.
Celebrate the passage of winter with Wayne State University's quirky, unique Groundhog Day-like tradition, the 22nd Annual Funeral for Ol' Man Winter, at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, and get free flowers, beverages and a T-shirt.
Pranatharthi Chandrasekar, professor, and Rajika Munasinghe, assistant professor, both of the Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine (SOM), were in Sri Lanka preparing for the school's th...
Human Resources will host Office Professionals Day, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, including a special satellite conference, "Shaping the Future: Leadership Skills for the Administrative Pr...
The Humanities Center Fellows Conference, 9:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, will explore topics related to the body such as identity, silent communication and society's perceptions of different...
The Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) on Tuesday, March 29, will recognize WSU's Humanities Center as a new member. ORAU's mission is to advance scientific research and education through academ...
A School of Medicine search committee is currently reviewing applications and nominations for the dean's position. The committee consists of elected representatives of the School of Medicine, represen...
The Wayne State University School of Medicine Dean's Report 2005 is now available in print and electronic forms. The 28-page report focuses on the spirit of the school and includes a donor report. The...
The Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee is looking for more than 8,000 volunteers to represent Detroit and stage the most successful Super Bowl in history. Your job will be to welcome more than 3,000...
Catherine L. Mann, senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics, will host a discussion, "Outsourcing: Good or Bad," at noon, Friday, April 1, at Bernath Auditorium in the Undergraduate...
Seniors from throughout the state are invited to a Wednesday, March 30, half-day conference devoted to happy, healthy aging. The event will be held at the Greater Grace Temple, 23500 West Seven Mile,...
Jeff Trzeciak, associate dean, University Library System, was selected from more than 200 applicants to attend the Frye Leadership Institute at Emory University in Druid Hills, Ga. Participants at the...
Matthew Jackson, associate professor, Department of of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, has been appointed interim assistant dean for basic-science education. Previously, the post was...
Michigan Front Page, 2/25, Detroit Auto Scene, 2/28Institute set to assist Detroit familiesWayne State's Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) has been awarded a five-year, $250,000 grant to assi...
Get coupons and giveaways until 6 p.m. at Einstein Bros Bagels' Grand Opening Thursday, March 24. Einstein Bros. Bagels is next to Starbucks in North Hall....
Meet DRQ-FM's Keith Curry and get a free Sierra Mist drink from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 in the Student Center's Down Under (basement). Curry is on the air from on 10 a.m. to noon. The event...
Get to your online calendar and enter these University Activities Committee-sponsored summer events:Take a roller coaster ride with your colleagues, friends and family atthe Cedar Point Outing on Satu...
Wayne State's bid to get back to the Division II Sweet Sixteen for the second straight season fell short as the fifth-seeded Warriors fell by the score of 63-49 to the top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Find...
The Wayne State University Show Your OneCard and Save Program now includes 10 more organizations offering discounts to customers with a OneCard: American MasalaCampus Restaurant Chester Fried Chicken...
Martha Hnatiuk, adjunct instructor, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the Hospice of Michigan board of trustees....
Wayne State University's Center for the Study of Citizenship will host a lecture, “Justice American Style: Muslims in America Post 9/11,” by Kathleen Moore, chair, Law and Society Program, University...
Sample "What's on Carol's Plate," a restaurant-review column by Carol Baldwin, marketing coordinator, Honors program. Baldwin shares her opinions to help readers get a taste of eateries near campus.
William Trapani, assistant professor, Department of Communication, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, recently received the prestigious Bernard Brock Award for Research....
Tammy Evans, assistant professor, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, converted three adjacent vacant lots on Heidelberg Street into an exhibition sp...
Barrett Watten, professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the Rene Wellek Prize for his book The Constructivist Moment: From Material Text to Cultural Politics....
Tamara Bray, an archeologist in the Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received a research grant from the Heinz Foundation for a new archeological project in central Ecu...
An interdisciplinary group of Wayne State faculty, led by professors Kenneth Brostrom and Lisabeth Hock of the Department of German and Slavic Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has receiv...
Laura Winn, assistant professor, Department of Communication, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, presented "Mentoring the Female Voice: In Defense of Incivility" at the Oxford Roundta...
Recognize a building coordinator who has been exemplary in performing tasks such as communicating with building occupants and university service units; responding to emergency situations; and particip...
