Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 25
A new parking lot at Antoinette and Cass is to open by next fall with about 200 spaces. Admission will be permitted with a OneCard debit payment of $1.25....
A delegation of faculty and officials will travel this month to China to expand Wayne State’s global education programs through new collaborations with several Chinese universities.
Wayne State University employees: Become part of history and a new tradition by volunteering at the Saturday, May 6, 2006, commencement, which is returning to the main campus for the first time in 80 years.
Now guests at your events can get high-quality photo prints on the spot through a new service offered by Photography @ Wayne State.
The month of May holds many celebrations for Calandra Jackson’s family - birthdays, Mother’s Day and a family reunion. The most special day, however, will be Saturday, May 6, when Calandra and her daughter, Cassie, become Wayne State graduates.
Health columnist Kathleen McCartney offers two exercise tips and an exotic recipe.
The Committee to Commemorate the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide is co-sponsoring its 19th annual Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Commemoration at McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 11:30 a.m.-3...
Starting with this issue, Life@Wayne will be published monthly through August.Publication dates and deadlines are as follows:May 11Articles due May 3June 8Articles due May 31July 13Articles due July 5...
Businessman and philanthropist Marvin Danto donated $3 million to Wayne State for a new Engineering Development Center.
Sean Wu, professor, College of Engineering, was honored with Wayne State University’s Invention of the Year Award, for his work in creating a hardware and software system capable of seeing sound. Wu a...
Richard Gabrys, interim dean, School of Business Administration, says he leads by walking around and consulting faculty members. His immediate goals include moving the capital campaign forward and obtaining approval for a new PhD program.
The Department of Athletics is inviting everyone to attend its third annual 3K Walk for Women’s Athletics and Health Expo, Saturday, April 22. All proceeds from the walk benefit WSU women’s athletic p...
The long-standing debate over evolution versus creationism continues Friday, April 21, when distinguished scholars from WSU and across the country will address various aspects of the issue during a da...
Women who have excelled in the communications field will be recognized at the annual Women in Communications (WIC) of Detroit’s Matrix Awards. Kim Walsh (pictured), broadcast manager, Detroit Radio In...
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $426,000 grant for a three-year Digital Diffusion Dashboard Project to study and develop a new methodology for accelerating the diffusion of innovation in...
The College of Engineering invites employees to create a slogan or message that best describes the college with its best foot forward. Creators of the winning message(s) will be awarded an Apple iPod...
A School of Medicine forum led by Lawrence I. Grossman, professor, and Maik Hutteman, assistant professor, both of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, will discuss the role of energy in no...
Check out images of President Irvin D. Reid honoring retiring employees and employees at the March 24 Employee Recognition Program. The ceremony, for employees who’ve served the university for 25 to 5...
University researchers and colleagues, led by Zhuo-Hua Pan (pictured), associate professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, reports a new way to restore visual responses in...
Wayne State University Press invites you to attend a reception celebrating the launch of the Made in Michigan Writers Series with readings from its two inaugural publications, Broken Symmetry by Jack...
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth awarded Daphne W. Nitri, associate professor, and Howard Finley, director of student services, both of Interdisciplinary Studies in CLAS, with life...
Employee volunteers are needed to help feed students’ brains during finals week by joining in one of WSU’s latest traditions, Late Night Breakfast. Starting at 9 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, April 26,...
University researchers are working on improved methods of infusing aqueous oxygen into the blood stream that may one day improve treatments where oxygen is critical to sustaining life. Examples inclu...
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 4/12Protests lodged against retailerBy Lauren Coleman-Lochner David Bonior, professor of labor studies at Wayne State University, commented about Walmart’s bid to establish...
The University Loss Prevention Committee bestows its University Safety Award to recognize efforts to eliminate hazardous conditions and loss or damage to property.The Smart Sensors and Integrated Micr...
The Hilberry Theatre invites you, your friends and neighbors to a free performance. The Hilberry Theatre Open House will take place 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the theatre.The Open House will fea...
Kristi Van Batavia, formerly Ghafari-South Complex community director, Office of Housing and Residential Life, received a promotion. She is now the assistant director of housing, effective Feb. 27.Bat...
University Activities Committee is sponsoring a day at Cedar Point, June 17. Tickets are available in 573 Student Center Building Monday, April 17, through Monday, May 15. Student Center Building hour...
The University Activities Committee is sponsoring a day at Cedar Point on Saturday, June 17. Tickets will be on sale in 573 Student Center Building 9:30–11:30 a.m. and 2–4 p.m. Monday, April 17, throu...
Wayne State University's new associate vice president for Undergraduate Programs and General Education is leading progress toward goals in learning outcomes, advising, learning communities and teaching. He discusses efforts since he joined WSU.
