Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 15
The state of Michigan has set funding for the state’s higher education system for fiscal year 2006 at $1.73 billion, with a general fund level of $1.58 billion
Absolutely make it simple. It’s not a buffet, it’s a tailgate. So what do you need for a tantalizing tailgate party? What should you pack and how? Here are some tailgate essentials for WSU Homecoming Day, Saturday, Oct. 15.
An interdisciplinary marketplace of scholarly ideas. That’s how Guy Stern, a founding member of Wayne State’s Academy of Scholars, describes the program.
Wayne State University and Liberty Mutual have partnered to provide discounted home and automobile insurance through Liberty Mutual's Group Savings Plus program.With Group Savings Plus, you'll enjoy:...
If you want to enjoy the last weeks of comfortable dining alfresco before there’s a nip in the air, check out the upstairs deck at Tom’s Oyster Bar on East Jefferson, across from the Renaissance Center.
The 2005 Faculty/Staff Campaign will kick off its second year on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Here is what you can do to make this year’s campaign a continued success.
As a result of the Katrina catastrophe, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has temporarily instituted an interim increase in the standard mileage rate for reimbursement for private automobile usage ef...
The WSU Symphonic Chorus will perform a special concert as part of the National Association of Negro Musicians Festival of Negro Spirituals. The concert, also featuring sacred choral music, will be he...
Donald Silversmith, former associate dean of research and professor of electrical and computer engineering, has announced his retirement from Wayne State University. Silversmith was the college’s asso...
On Thursday, Oct. 20, Wayne State’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, together with WSU’s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies and the WSU Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, will host a discuss...
Don’t get left out of the excitement. This fall is your opportunity to get connected to the energy of Super Bowl XL. It’s easy. From urban brewery tours to fine-dining excursions and regional clean-u...
The university will be closed in observation of the following legal and special holidays during the remainder of the calendar year and the month of January 2006. The date(s) next to the holiday is whe...
Reza Aslan, Kevin Boyle, Mark Danner and Carol Jacobsen will deliver keynote speeches at the Humanities Center Fellows Conference, 9 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18. The free conference will be hel...
The Wayne State University Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will host an open house that marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s “Miraculous Year" fr...
Need help finding resources but can’t make it to the library? The new Librarians on Location service brings the librarians to you. The Librarians on Location service, which began Oct. 3, will run in R...
Researchers in the Department of Psychology are seeking adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to participate in a study of pain and stress management for the condition. The National Institute of Arthr...
The spirit of homecoming and tailgating is alive at Wayne State University. People are planning to pitch tents and bring mobile homes. Departments have banners to represent them. Fellow employees and...
The 2005 Waino Pihl Lecture, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Department of Economics, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in Room 200, Reuther Library. The lecture, “The Eff...
NationLink's Employee Value Program is proud to offer WSU employees 15 percent off Sprint monthly rates. The special offer is available for new and existing Sprint CDMA service. Contact your Employee...
The University Activities Committee (UAC) is again sponsoring a faculty/staff food tent at Homecoming and will have celebrity chefs on hand to cook the food. Volunteer today to help to serve in the te...
Robert Arking, professor, Department of Biology, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to serve as the Fulbright-University of Salzburg Distinguished Chair of Natural Science at the University of Salz...
Janet Findlater, professor, Law School, received the Champion of Justice Award from the State Bar of Michigan on Sept. 22 for her work on family violence and children’s issues.Findlater has written a...
John Flack, M.D., M.P.H., was the keynote speaker at a conference in September hosted by the Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health. The conference, which was in Winston-Salem, NC, focused on...
Anna Maria Santiago, of Detroit and Grand Rapids, is the director of the new doctoral-degree program in Wayne State University's School of Social Work. The doctor of philosophy program in social work...
Ashok Kumar, researcher, Department of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute, received a $20,000 postdoctoral research award from Fight for Sight (FFS), a well-respected source of support within the vis...
Frank MacMaster, a post-doctoral research fellow working in the laboratory of David Rosenberg, M.D., recently received a travel award to attend the International Society of Magnetic Resonance Medicine...
The Detroit News, 10/3Slow response to Katrina mars GOP for black votersBy Lisa ZagaroliRon Brown, professor, Department of Political Science, comments about the political ramifications of Hurricane K...
Eighty-five members of the Wayne State University community gathered for a dialogue about rebuilding New Orleans. Panel members voiced varied strategies toward common goals and suggestions on who should pay to rebuild.
The Employee Green and Gold Basketball Game will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. The game will be in the Matthaei Athletics Complex on the Main Basketball Court during the Warriors Homecoming...
Nominations are now being accepted for Career Development Chairs for 2005-06. Seven awards will be made as part of the university's program to support outstanding tenured faculty members in the early...
The Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association (BSGSA), together with the Department of Biological Sciences, hosted an annual Research Poster Day in order to provide a forum for post doctoral, P...
Wayne State University will host a debate featuring incumbent Kwame Kilpatrick and challenger Freman Hendrix on Monday, Oct. 17, 8-9 p.m., at the Community Arts Auditorium. The “Decision 2005 Mayoral...
