Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 26
Arsenic ranks first on the US government's Priority List of Hazardous Substances because of its toxicity and its prevalence in the environment. University researchers have been collaborating with othe...
The College of Education’s GO-GIRL (Gaining Options – Girls Investigate Real Life), a program that helps middle school girls develop confidence, math skills and conceptual understanding, has expanded...
SenSound, LLC has been recognized as one of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch, an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation. SenSound, a Wayne State University technology spin-out, recei...
Sheryl Marie Pimlott-Kubiak, assistant professor, School of Social Work, was jointly invited by the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) and the Consortium of Social Science A...
The Wayne State University School of Medicine has appointed Douglas Czajkowski as executive director of development and alumni affairs. He was formerly senior director of development and alumni affai...
Ananda Prasad, MD, PhD, distinguished professor, School of Medicine, has been invited to collaborate with the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center on a review for the Bill and...
Annie Martin, Acquisitions Editor, University Press, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was featured on the Web site CrainsDetroit.com, the online version of Crain’s Detroit Business.According to t...
Caroline Maun, assistant professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has written a 48-poem collection of poems, The Sleeping, which was released April 30. This...
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (IS), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, launched its inaugural meeting of an advisory board established as part of the IS Development Initiative and com...
A. Alfred Taubman, an industrialist and philanthropist, has given the Law School its largest single monetary gift ever - $3 million. The timing of the donation coincides with the one year anniversary of the Wayne First Capital Campaign.
Just like rotary-dial telephones, paper timesheets are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. In Wayne State’s effort to eliminate errors and a costly paper trail, thousands of university employees began using Web-based timesheets May 9.
Having distinguished themselves through the research and writing of scholarly publications, five professors are recipients of the 2006 WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Awards.
Early bird registration prices are now available for “New Beginnings in End of Life Care: Integrating Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Therapies,” a conference to be held May 19-21, at The Inn a...
One year after the controversial death of Terri Schiavo (March 31, 2005) and after heated national discussion about medical ethics, Wayne State University launched a palliative care center to promote...
The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.), 4/28United 93 gambles on public responseAdam GrahamJerry Herron, professor of American Studies, comments about the newly released film United 93, an intense dramatiza...
Registration is open for joining the WSU Get PINK team in the 15th Annual Komen Detroit Race for the Cure, Saturday, June 10, at Comerica Park. The race, locally presented by Karmanos Cancer Institute...
Circa 1890 Saloon owner Steve Xantheas, center, donated proceeds from Funeral for Ol' Man Winter to the Mortuary Science Program, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Departme...
The university shuttle service has new summer hours effective May 3. The complimentary shuttle now runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday (except during university holidays).During summer...
The President’s Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) seeks new members for vacancies due to expiring terms of service. The commission's 30 members are drawn from people who have submitted a self-n...
The School of Business Administration (SBA) honored alumni, faculty and business leaders during the school’s 2006 Annual Recognition and Awards Program, held April 18. To view photos of the honorees,...
Head coach Gary Bryce and six student-athletes were honored by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for the 2006 season. A ceremony was held on the main diamond at Emerson Park...
With the help of her Wayne State University benefits, employee Denise Thomas and her partner adopted a boy from Siberia in Russia and a girl from Kazakhstan.
The 20th Annual Detroit Festival of the Arts, June 9-11, will showcase the university's campus and vibrant Midtown Detroit.Volunteer to fill one or more of many available positions.Most shifts are fou...
He’s been called one of the greatest musicians in jazz history. Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano will appear in the final 2005-06 Jazz Club at The Max concert series presented by the Detroit Symphony Orch...
Employees can purchase spring/summer memberships at the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center (MHRFC) for only $94.50. Summer memberships are on sale now and are valid Memorial Day through Labor D...
Employees can encourage students to become more active with the university. Students can now choose to become involved in more than 190 student organizations, more than any other in university history...
TechTown has added a valuable business-building tool to its cache. Managing Director Marlo Jenkins has become Detroit’s first certified provider of FastTrac, a comprehensive entrepreneurship education...
New this fall, the Blackboard Content System will expand the ability of WSU faculty members to teach, write, collaborate and share. By placing course content in a secure, personal storage area, it can...
Sandra F. VanBurkleo, associate professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, delivered a presentation May 2 at the United States Supreme Court before an audience of about 20...
Remember all the fun we had? We’re doing it again, and you're invited to Cedar Point Amusement Park on Saturday, June 17.Tickets are on sale now through 4 p.m. May 15 at the Student Center Building.Ti...
President Irvin D. Reid invites employees, students and alumni to celebrate on Thursday, May 25, a successful year since the public announcement of the university’s Wayne First capital campaign.
With the help of 200 employee and student volunteers, Wayne State University hosted a successful commencement - the first on campus in 80 years - on a cool, sunny May 6, drawing 1,400 graduates and more than 10,000 guests.
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.
