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            <title>WAYNE STATE SERVING AS EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR TO DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<font color="#800000"><em><strong>Wayne State University Department of Music and Detroit International Jazz Festival Partner to Host 2nd Annual JazzWeek@Wayne for Area Youth</strong></em></font><p>	DETROIT, MI (July 3, 2008) - In 2007, the Wayne State University Department of Music embarked on a long-term partnership with the Detroit International Jazz Festival, serving as their Educational Advisor. The second annual Jazz Week@Wayne, a result of this collaboration, will be held July 21-25, 2008,...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State University makes transfers from Oakland Community College easy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<strong> Wayne State University</strong> and <strong>Oakland Community College</strong> (OCC) have signed an agreement that makes it easier for students in business, computer science and engineering at OCC to complete a bachelor&#39;s degree at Wayne State. Transfer students will find it convenient to attend their upper-division courses on the main campus of WSU or at Wayne State&#39;s Oakland Center in Farmington Hills.  <br /><p>Under the new plan, students who earn an associate&#39;s degree, ...]]></description>
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            <title>City awards TechTown $625,882 grant for business growth program</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ DETROIT, July 1, 2008-TechTown received a grant for $625,882 in May from the Casino Development Fund. The funds will allow TechTown to bring more companies into its Detroit-Based Initiative (DBI) business growth program. <p><img src="/images/New_TechTown_Logo_Small.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="56" align="right" />The funds are part of a multiyear, multimillion dollar grant allocated by the Detroit City Council and administered by the DEGC; the funds were awarded to TechTown to support progra...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State assistant professor receives $664,290 training grant for research on prostate and ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<p> DETROIT- <strong>Dr. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer</strong>, assistant professor of internal medicine in Wayne State University&#39;s School of Medicine and the Karmanos Cancer Institute, received a $664,290 training grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for research involving the influence of genetic susceptibility on the development of prostate and bladder cancers. </p><p>The grant, which also includes laboratory training and genetics coursework at Wayne Sta...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State chair of Biomedical Engineering named honorary professor at prestigious university ...</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/25/wayne-state-chair-of-biomedical-engineering-named</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<table border="0" width="500" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><font color="#800000"><strong><img src="/images/AlbertKing.jpg" alt="" width="497" height="354" /><br /></strong></font><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><strong>Dr. Albert King (right) received his award from Vice President Wang Jinsong.</strong></font><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br />DETROIT- <strong>Dr. Albert King</strong>, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Colleg...]]></description>
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            <title>Media Advisory - Inaugural Year of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival taking place ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<font color="#800000"><strong>What: 	</strong></font>Inaugural Year of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival taking place on WSU campus and at other venues. <p><font color="#800000"><strong>Where: 	</strong></font>Wayne State University&#39;s Detroit campus.<br /><strong><br /><font color="#800000">When:</font></strong>	Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, WSU Law School and Welcome Center.<br /> </p>Saturday, June 28 at 1 p.m. in the Welcome Center.<b...]]></description>
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            <title>WSU biomedical engineers embark on new traumatic brain injury study</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/24/wsu-biomedical-engineers-embark-on-new-traumatic</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p><em>$1.3 million NIH grant will support research in quest of effective prevention and treatment of traumatic brain injury for more than 1.5 million Americans injured yearly</em></p><table border="2" width="13" height="1" align="right"><tbody><tr align="center"><td> <img src="/images/Zhang1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="303" /><br /><font color="#800000"><strong>Zhang</strong></font><br /></td></tr><tr align="center"><td> <img src="/images/Cavanaugh1.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /><b...]]></description>
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            <title>Professor Linda M. Beale Appointed Director of Wayne Law LL.M. Program</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ DETROIT (June 23, 2008) - Wayne State University Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Linda M. Beale as Director of Graduate Studies. <br /><table border="2" align="right"><tbody><tr><td><img src="/images/Beale.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="292" /><br /><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><strong>Linda M. Beale</strong></font><br /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><br />&quot;On behalf of the Law School, I would like to congratulate Professor Beale on...]]></description>
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            <title>TechTown forms alliance with the Michigan India Chamber of Commerce to serve Indian business ...</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/23/techtown-forms-alliance-with-the-michigan-india</link>
            <description><![CDATA[DETROIT, June 5, 2008-TechTown is partnering with the Michigan India Chamber of Commerce (MIICC) to provide enhanced business and networking opportunities for the Asian Indian business community in the Metro Detroit area.<br /><br />TechTown has committed to a 12 month partnership with the MIICC beginning June 1, 2008 to work on business promotion and incubation for Asian Indian businesses solely through the MIICC.<br /><br />&quot;India is one of the largest markets and trading partners in the ...]]></description>
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            <title>Urban renewal by the city's finest: Wayne State restores Albert Kahn masterpiece to create ...</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/20/urban-renewal-by-the-citys-finest-wayne</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p> <strong><em><div style="text-align: center"><img src="/images/6050Cass.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></div><br />Move hailed as a natural step in department&#39;s evolution as a top law enforcement presence in the city of Detroit.</em></strong></p><p>Wayne State University&#39;s Police Department (WSUPD) today announced the grand opening of its new high-tech headquarters, an Albert Kahn-designed, historic terra-cotta building originally constructed in 1924. </p><p>Located at 6050 Ca...]]></description>
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            <title>Business &amp; Technology Camp Gives 30 High School Students a Glimpse of College, Work Life</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/19/business--technology-camp-gives-30-high</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p> At a time when many high school students are kicking back for summer break, 30 students from Detroit and Inkster high schools are getting a leg up at a nine-week camp designed to prepare them for life after high school. The Wayne State University School of Business Administration&#39;s E-commerce Summer Camp experience combines classroom instruction on business, technology, college preparation and life skills with a paid summer internship and mentoring. The top 10 graduates from the program ...]]></description>
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            <title>Entrepreneurial Toolkit for Success Gives Entrepreneurs Proven Success Strategies For Their ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs looking to learn more about how to build a successful business will have an opportunity to learn from some of the best in the business at the Entrepreneurial Toolkit for Success event, presented by the Wayne State University School of Business Administration. This inaugural event will be held on Saturday, June 28 at Wayne State University&#39;s McGregor Memorial Conference Center from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Information is available online at <a href="http://www.wsuetoolkit.org">www...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State Chair of Neurology selected to prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ DETROIT-<strong>Robert Lisak</strong>, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology at Wayne State University&#39;s School of Medicine, was recently elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians &quot;by distinction.&quot;<br /><table border="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td><img src="/images/Lisak.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="307" />&nbsp;<br /><div align="center"><font color="#800000"><strong>Dr. Robert Lisak</strong></font><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br ...]]></description>
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            <title>AVC Bio-Form Essentials USA announces national launch of dietary health and weight loss supplement</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/16/avc-bioform-essentials-usa-announces-national-launch</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p><font size="2"><em><strong>Founding Company ArtJen, thinks Alpha-Fibe FBCx may one day provide new treatment for reducing cholesterol and other diseases</strong></em></font></p><p><img src="/images/FBCxPressRelease.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="451" align="right" />DETROIT-Over two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and a team of Wayne State University professors may have discovered a new alternative for &quot;battling the bulge.&quot; <br /><br />This all-natural dietary suppleme...]]></description>
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            <title>College of Nursing Receives $331,000 From Nursing Corps Initiative To Accelerate Critical ...</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/13/college-of-nursing-receives-331000-from-nursing</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ DETROIT, June 2008 - The Wayne State University College of Nursing has been awarded a $331,000 grant from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm&#39;s Michigan Nursing Corps initiative to fund the development of an accelerated, 15-month master&#39;s degree program designed to help combat the critical shortage of nursing educators in the state.<p>Under the provisions of the award, the College will fast-track a cohort of MSN students specializing in acute care, who upon graduation will be committed to t...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State University Board of Governors to meet Wednesday, June 18</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ The Wayne State University Board of Governors will hold its next regular meeting Wednesday, June 18, in Room BC at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 West Ferry Mall, in Detroit.<br /><p>	The Board of Governors committees convene at 9 a.m. and are open to the public. The board&#39;s standing committee meetings begin with the Budget and Finance Committee at 9 a.m., and the Academic Affairs Committee at 9:45 a.m. Following a break, the board returns for a public session at 2 p.m.</p><p>...]]></description>
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            <title>WSU Announces Interim Dean for Pharmacy and Health Sciences</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<strong> Howard J. Normile</strong>, PhD, is serving as Interim Dean for the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), Wayne State University (WSU).  WSU Provost Nancy S. Barrett announced the appointment effective May 27 and continuing until a new dean takes office. <br /><table border="2" align="right"><tbody><tr><td><img src="/images/Normile.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="275" /><br /><div align="center">&nbsp;<font color="#800000"><strong>Howard Normile</strong></fo...]]></description>
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            <title>&quot;Meeting the Challenges of Persistent Conflict in the 21st Century&quot; </title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/10/meeting-the-challenges-of-persistent-conflict-in</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Detroit Council for World Affairs (DCWA) will host General George Casey of the United States Army on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the Arab American Museum in Dearborn, Mich. The title of General Casey&#39;s talk is &quot;Meeting the Challenges of Persistent Conflict in the 21st Century.&quot;<p>General George W. Casey, Jr. was sworn in and assumed responsibility as the 36th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on April 10, 2007.  In his previous assignment, he was the Com...]]></description>
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            <title>WSU faculty member to appear on Jeopardy</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/09/wsu-faculty-member-to-appear-on-jeopardy</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ DETROIT-The answer is:  &quot;Allen Goodman.&quot;  The question is:  &quot;Who is the Wayne State University professor of Economics to appear on Jeopardy on Friday, June 13, 2008?  <br /><br />		Goodman, an avid fan of Jeopardy since the 1960s, was urged by his daughter to try-out for his favorite game show over a year ago.  He took the 40 question, short-answer web-based quiz, and patiently waited to hear back from the show.  &quot;Sitting in a cyber-caf&eacute; in Paris, I checked my email a...]]></description>
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            <title>Sandra Yee, dean of the Wayne State University Library System, elected to Online Computer ...</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/05/sandra-yee-dean-of-the-wayne-state</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<strong>Sandra Yee</strong>, dean of the Wayne State University Library System, was elected to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Board of Trustees, a nonprofit, membership computer library service and research organization comprised of more than 60,000 libraries worldwide. <br /><img src="http://www.media.wayne.edu/manager/../images/SandraYee08.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="309" align="right" /><br />OCLC was founded in 1967 to further access to the world&#39;s information and reduce t...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State researcher receives $1.6 million NIH grant to study epileptic brain activity</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/06/04/wayne-state-researcher-receives-16-million-nih</link>
            <description><![CDATA[DETROIT- <strong>Dr. Jeffrey Loeb</strong>, associate professor of Neurology, member of the Wayne State University/DMC Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, and associate director of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics in WSU&#39;s School of Medicine, received a grant for $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to study abnormal epileptic brain activities present in patients with recurrent seizures. <br /><img src="http://www.media.wayne.edu/manager/../images/Dr_Loeb.jpg" alt=""...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State University offers Adults in Transition Program for those wanting to change careers ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wayne State University will be offering the &quot;Adults in Transition&quot; informational program on Wednesday, June 11 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the WSU Welcome Center. <br /><p>The event was designed especially for transfer students, veterans, and adults who are making a career change or have experienced a layoff and would like to learn more about the opportunities that Wayne State University has to offer.   <br /><br />Faculty and staff will be on hand to discuss WSU&#39;s various academic pr...]]></description>
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            <title>MEDIA ADVISORY - Wayne State’s Department of Anthropology will give an archaeological ...</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/05/30/media-advisory--wayne-states-department-of</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<strong> What:  </strong><br />Corktown Archaeology:  Wayne State&#39;s Department of Anthropology, Archaeological Field School and Service Learning Experience will give an archaeological demonstration in downtown Detroit behind the Workers Row House on Sunday, June1.<p>The dig demonstration is a feature of the Annual Homes Tour of Corktown, which features a walk through of 19th and 20th century homes in the neighborhood.  The Workers Row house was built in 1849 and is one of the earliest wooden...]]></description>
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            <title>Wayne State University's Board of Governors vote to name the Honors College after President ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wayne State University&#39;s Board of Governors unanimously voted to name the Honors College &quot;The Irvin D. Reid Honors College.&quot; Eugene Driker, WSU Board of Governors chair, made the announcement during the April 30 board meeting. He said the designation was in &quot;recognition of President Reid&#39;s tremendous contributions to the university and his determination and unwavering support of the elevation of the Honors program to college status.&quot;<br /><p>	The new college for high-...]]></description>
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            <title>URC analysis: State can become a leader in alternative energy</title>
            <link>http://www.media.wayne.edu/2008/05/29/urc-analysis-state-can-become-a-leader</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<p> MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich.-- The University Research Corridor announced Thursday investments in two new energy initiatives and released an independent analysis showing Michigan is ready to &quot;become a leader in alternative energy.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The University Research Corridor will play a vital role in making alternative energy an important driver of economic growth in the state,&quot; said Patrick Anderson, CEO of Anderson Economic Group LLC (AEG) and a co-author of the report. </p><p>AE...]]></description>
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