Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 11
Wayne State’s Board of Governors approved on June 8 the restructuring of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs (CULMA), effective Aug. 18. The plan calls for the dissolution of the college and relocation of its programs.
Wayne State University was part of the first World Expo of the 21st century in Aichi, Japan when it hosted two exhibition days there in the US Pavilion July 13-14.
He looked in his rear view mirror and thought, “This will be the last time I see Wayne State University.”
Wayne State University’s College of Education (COE) is reaching out to persons with disabilities through a curriculum designed to provide life skills education through simulation.
Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the menu at the Roma Café, a landmark 1890 restaurant in Eastern Market. Billing itself as “Detroit’s Oldest Italian Restaurant,” the Roma Café is a family-owned treasure.
Wayne State University has announced the appointment of Howard N. Shapiro as associate vice president for Undergraduate Programs and General Education. He was vice provost at Iowa State University fro...
Retirement and investment planning are very personal topics. That's why TIAA-CREF is offering one-on-one consultations to faculty and staff free of charge. Expert TIAA-CREF consultants will provide yo...
Four faculty members from the College of Engineering have discovered a way to improve the strength and thermal stability of rubber and plastics. Esin Gulari, professor, Chemical Engineering, Charles M...
Dodge the overcrowded Friday lunch scene and come tour the Detroit Historical Museum's newest exhibit Reflections: The Mary Wilson Supreme Legacy Collection. With more than 50 fabulous gowns and rare...
Wayne State made national news last month with a story about six students who were accepted into the actor training program at the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), the most prestigious training ground for ac...
WDET 101.9 FM has announced Michael Coleman will be the station's new general manager. Coleman, a Detroit area native, has spent the past two years as the deputy director of Michigan Public Media, whi...
Wayne State University is hosting top skateboarder Reese Forbes at XTREME CHALLENGE™ Aug. 12-14 at the Pontiac Silverdome. The event, hosted by U NAME IT Events & Entertainment, LLC, Pontiac, Mich., i...
Wayne State University earned an IABC/Detroit-record three Best of Show awards during the chapter’s 24th Annual Renaissance Awards competition June 14 at Schoolcraft College, Livonia.The annual compet...
C&IT has issued Information Technology@Wayne State: A Progress Report, available by visiting http://computing.wayne.edu and clicking on the link that will download the report to your computer in a for...
To date, the WSU-GET Pink Team has raised more than $7,000 in donations for the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure, the annual fund-raiser held June 11 at Comerica Park. Sherrie Antoszewski, budget analy...
Senior citizens are encouraged to participate in Barrier Busters: Wellness For Life, a multi-media project of WDET’s Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS) and the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation’...
A former WSU law professor, who earned tenure as a faculty member from 1985 to 1995, passed away unexpectedly in Pennsylvania on May 24. Kathryn R. Heidt, 51, died from complications following heart s...
Julia Sanford Calkins, who was once a WSU professor of physical education and dance, died May 20 in Naples, Fla. Calkins was born in Pennsylvania in 1904 and was described as a “beautiful and gifted d...
Dean Beverly J. Schmoll and the faculty and staff of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) formally welcomed the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics (CMMG), Scho...
SunGard SCT (the vendor for WSU's Banner System and WSU Pipeline) recently recognized Computing & Information Technology's (C&IT) Genetha Smith (middle), Eric Dau (right) and Morris Reynolds (left) fo...
Cynthia Bir, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the Wayne State Academy of Scholars' Junior Faculty Award for 2005. The Academy of Scholars recognizes outstanding...
Mumtaz Usmen, chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the WSU 2006 Faculty Service Award. The award recognizes faculty for their professional and civic efforts that have...
The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences presented its Excellence in Teaching Award to Sharon Gee, part-time faculty, Department of Mortuary Science, and John McGinnity, associate...
WSU was successful in Michigan’s Technology Tri-Corridor competition this year.Ewart Haacke, professor, Department of Radiology, was awarded $2,042,311 for the project titled “A National Center of Exc...
Robert Freedman, professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, and Gloria Heppner, associate vice president, Division of Research, have been invited to participate in a Columbia University...
Sean Gavin, associate professor, Department of Physics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President...
Ronald Gibson, interim chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed president of the American Society of Composites for a two-year term. He recently completed a two-year term as the...
Anuradha Goud, research associate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received the Young Investigator Award for her presentation on "Role of Nitric Oxide in oocyte aging." She presented her post...
Bethany Berger, assistant professor, Law School, had her paper, “Justice and the Outsider: Jurisdiction over Nonmembers in Tribal Legal Systems,” presented at the sixth annual Stanford/Yale Junior Fac...
Laura B. Bartell and Peter J. Hammer have been promoted from assistant professors to full professor status at the Wayne State University Law School. Both Bartell and Hammer were acknowledged in the “P...
David Oupicky, assistant professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $1.3 million research project grant f...
Darryl Shreve, producer and director, University Television, Computing & Information Technology, recently received a Silver Telly Award for a documentary on missionary work in South Africa. As part of...
Golam Newaz and Chin An Tan, professors, Department of Mechanical Engineering, have been selected fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers....
Fox TV 2, WDIV TV 4, WXYZ TV 7, WJR AM 760, 6/14; CBC Radio (Windsor), Clear Channel 1310, 6/15Kurt Metzger, professor and director, Wayne State University's Michigan Metropolitan Information Center,...
Working out at the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center will never taste this good. Island Oasis Smoothies will open during the fall semester inside the RFC, featuring more than 20 choices of smo...
The WSU Barnes & Noble Bookstore is throwing a party from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 16, to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince; the sixth installment in J.K. Rowlin...
When Mike Bowen says he gave at the office, he means it.Bowen, assistant director, Student Center, gave a pint of blood during the American Red Cross Blood Drive July 5-8, bringing his total blood don...
More than 140 Wayne State University supervisors have learned in a fun, interactive, five-day workshop to use the latest supervisory skills and WSU resources in leading their work groups effectively.
Take a look at this month's Image Galleries. Featured are Detroit Festival of the Arts4th of the July FireworksAlumni Association's Pancake Breakfast...
By Jamie BeckwithHave you noticed that the former Help Desk tab in WSU Pipeline is now named Computing? The tab name change underwent a transition recently — from Help Desk to Computing/Help Desk to C...
By Jamie Beckwith Getting your home computer repaired or cleaned of viruses and spyware at retail stores can be frustrating, expensive and time consuming. The Computing & Information Technology (C&IT)...
By now you should have received your new parking hangtag in the mail. Beginning Monday, July 25, the WSU Police Department will begin ticketing for expired hangtags. Please make sure that your hangtag...
The Walk-in Wednesdays tours of the new residence hall, The Towers, will end on July 27. However, tours will be held in August by appointment. Call the Office of Housing and Residential Life at 577-21...
