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Richardson's work displayed in Pittsburg exhibit

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John Richardson, associate chairman and associate sculpture professor at Wayne State University, was profiled in a Pittsburg Morning Sun article that recounts both his professional and person...

Dr. Ayers is parents' choice

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Dr. Eric Ayers, associate program director of internal medicine/pediatrics with the School of Medicine, was the blue ribbon winner of the Parents' Pick Awards 2009 program conducted by ParentsConn...

Benson runs for Secretary of State

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Assistant law professor Jocelyn Benson has announced her candidacy to become Michigan’s next Secretary of State. She made campaign stops this month in Detroit, Lansing, Flint and Grand Rapids....

Liebler wins writer award

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Poet and Wayne State faculty member M.L. Liebler has won a Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers Award for 2010. The honor is given to writers who have helped other writers with their craft....

Casida awarded nurse educator grant

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Jesus (Jessie) Casida, assistant professor in the College of Nursing, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to conduct research on sleep disruption, depression and...

Dr. Mattoo uses stimulus funds to study urinary tract infections

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Tej Mattoo, M.D., professor and chief of pediatric nephrology at the School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Michigan, has received $267,999 in stimulus funds from the National Institutes of...

Dr. Shiener receives medical education award

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Dr. Gerald A. Shiener was given the Nancy C.A. Roeske MD Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education and was elevated to Distinguished Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association. Shiener is ...

Dr. Stanton appointed to global health board

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Dr. Bonita Stanton, the Schotanus professor and chair of the department of pediatrics at the School of Medicine and pediatrician-in-chief at Children's Hospital of Michigan, was appointed to the a...

VanBerkum awarded for excellence in teaching

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Mark VanBerkum, professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received the highly prestigious President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. VanBerkum ...

Andruski now heads Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Dr. Jean Andruski is the new chair for the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. ...

O'Leary receives grant to study exercise, blood pressure

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School of Medicine professor Donal S. O'Leary has received a $921,000 grant to conduct his study, to which looks at the risks of exercise for people with high blood pressure. O’Leary sa...

Gearhart leads certifying group

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The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) has elected Debbie Gearhart as its new president. ICRM is an international certifying organization of and for professional records and information ma...

Dr. Sosne develops eye treatment

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Dr. Gabriel Sosne is an associate professor at the School of Medicine. He's working with Bethesda, Md.-based RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (RGN - news - people) and the U.S. Army Medical Resear...

Voloshin named Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Professor Sergei Voloshin has been named Fellow of the American Physical Society for "numerous seminal contributions to the methods and interpretation of collective flow in relativistic nuclear c...

Santucci recognized as "Top Doc"

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Richard Santucci, WSU urology professor and chief of urology at Detroit Receiving Hospital, was profiled on WJBK TV (Fox news) recently as a DMC “Top Doc.” He is one of approximately 20 su...

Schoener receives $250,000 Flinn grant

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Eugene P. Schoener, professor of pharmacology, psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences, received a $250,000 grant from the Flinn Foundation to determine the effectiveness of combined Motivational Inte...

Chaturvedi develops new stroke treatment

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Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi, professor of neurology and director of the WSU and DMC Stroke Program, has co-written a new definition and national treatment recommendations for transient ischemic attacks, or...

Sedler celebrates 50-year milestone

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Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler is celebrating 50 years since his graduation from law school. He, along with other 50-year members of the bar, were honored by the Michigan State Bar at a ...

Heinrichs becomes associate professor

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John Heinrichs, School of Library and Information Science (LIS), received tenure recently and was promoted to associate professor. According to the LIS site, the decision was made by the university in...

Cannon awarded "Best Reviewer" from Journal of Advertising

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The Journal of Advertising recently presented Hugh Cannon, Adcraft/Simons-Michelson Professor of Advertising, with a Best Reviewer award for outstanding service on its editorial review boa...