Alternative to breaking down garbage gaining ground
“Vermicomposting,” the process of breaking down organic matter by placing red wriggler worms inside of a bin filled with shredded newspaper and topsoil, was on display at Wayne State on Nov. 14.
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Rape Aggression Defense classes offer alternative to being a victim
In 1989, Lawrence N. Nadeau devised the Rape Aggression Defense Systems and began training women in self-defense.
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More than 200 people gathered at Wayne State’s McGregor Memorial Conference Center on Nov. 14 for a research conference that hosted student projects in various fields.
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A group of entrepreneurs gathered Nov. 12 at Wayne State’s Spencer Partrich Auditorium to share perspectives on progressing Detroit’s economic and business interests.
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Disparities between human and civil rights mirrors that of America’s past
Afro-Brazilian culture and the origins and evolution of the Fundação Cultural Palmares (FCP), or Palmares Cultural Foundation, were examined at a lecture on Nov. 12 in the Faculty Administration Building.
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Author, activist and former professor answers questions ranging from Obama to importance of history
Dr. Arthur Johnson reminisced about his times at Morehouse College, when he was classmates with Martin Luther King Jr.
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Money will be used to study pesticides’ possible damaging effects on infants
A professor of pediatrics at Wayne State’s School of Medicine has received a grant of more than $2.8 million from the National Institute of Child Development to investigate damages to neurological development in infants caused by pesticides.
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Students get help, preparation going from undergraduate status into doctoral graduate schools
Senior Airika Crawford is in the process of applying to graduate school. She graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and is determined to do something great with her life.
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Money will be used to study development of complications in kidney donors
First-year med student Karan Singh received an $8,000 grant from the American Society of Nephrology to study the link between maternal diet during pregnancy and its relation to the development of complications in kidney donors.
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Software product facilitator will discuss solutions for up and coming companies to help themselves
On Nov. 14, Richard Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, will be the third speaker featured in the program "This is Dangerous Territory: Social Research Out of Bounds."
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Nov. 4, 2008 was a memorable day for many Wayne State students, as they witnessed history being made. It was the night that Sen. Barack Obama became the first African-American elected president of the United States.
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Victorious in District 1, Bledsoe expects to balance teaching and public office
Wayne State professor Tim Bledsoe said students come before his work as a newly elected Democrat in state legislature.
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Acclaimed artist, WSU graduate offers his part to history
In his lifetime, DeVon Cunningham never thought he would see a black president. But at the age of 73, the internationally acclaimed artist was among the millions of Americans who witnessed history on Nov. 4 after Barack Obama was elected as president of the United States.
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WSU student travels to Grant Park, one of 250,000 supporters in attendance
At 11:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Nov. 4, 2008, where were you? At that exact moment in American history, I was in Grant Park in downtown Chicago watching CNN announce Barack Obama had just been elected president of the United States.
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On the first Friday of every month, TechTown, Wayne State’s Research and Technology Park, meets in order to foster networking with entrepreneurs, investors, service providers and mentors.
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Panel of doctors, lawyers, judges explore Detroit's problems
Wayne State’s School of Social Work hosted a panel discussion of alumni holding careers in public service, in which they talked about how social work is present in their field of work. On the panel were judges, lawyers and doctors.
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Budget seminar offers students ways to trim their spending
The Office of Student Financial Aid hosted a budget seminar on Oct. 30, giving students tips to better manage their money.
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Program continues to emphasize education to Detroit-area students
Gaining Options - Girls Investigate Real Life (GO-GIRL), a ten-week program designed to improve seventh grade girls’ performance in math and sciences, is returning to Wayne State this winter for its 10th semester.
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Getting into medical school isn’t just about grades and test scores
Last year 143 students from Wayne State applied to the WSU School of Medicine — 54 of them were accepted. The entering class of 2008 has 290 students.
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Nationally organized program offers rape awareness, basic defense and prevention techniques
In an effort to protect themselves from sexual aggression both on and off campus, Wayne State women will get serious about self-defense Nov. 10 - 13 at Rape Aggression Defense classes offered by the WSU Police Department.
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Local artist Kid Rock gives back to WSU with music scholarship
Imagine a rock star lending his name to create a scholarship for a Wayne State music student. Kid Rock, along with his clothing line “Made in Detroit,” is partnering with WSU to help send a talented student to college by funding a music scholarship of potentially $25,000 for area students.
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Second-, third- and fourth-year med students offer advice, build relationships
The Minority Association of Pre Medical Students hosted its yearly 'Speed Mentoring' event on Monday, allowing pre med students the opportunity to have a Medical Student Mentor that will assist and guide them throughout their course of study.
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The election, race and urban problems among topics covered
More than 100 people, including lawyers, judges, community leaders, students and professors from Wayne State’s Law School gathered on Oct. 23 to hear Constance L. Rice, a prominent civil rights activist and attorney, speak about the 2008 presidential election, race and the future of civil rights.
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Former addict offers words of wisdom to WSU students
With his brown corduroy pants, polo shirt and hush puppies, friends and family used to refer to Haveson as the cute, little “Ricky Ricardo” as a child. But that once perceived innocent image of Haveson was altered at the age of 15 when his life was forever changed.
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Chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhea among the top diseases nationwide
A couple of years ago, the television show “Grey’s Anatomy” did an episode where Seattle Grace Hospital experienced a syphilis outbreak that could be traced back to a single person. And while that may have been scripted, Detroit’s prominent statistics in the number of sexually transmitted diseases is anything but the figment of the imaginations of a committee paid to write believable stories.
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After five months of preparation, students in the Physician Assistant Program provided a free health clinic on Oct. 22 at the Children’s Center to help inform families about preventative health strategies and information on conditions like diabetes and sexually transmitted diseases.
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Micheal Venyah of Soulwinners Ministries International creates fervor on campus
Is Michael Jackson going to hell? That question, among other sarcastic quips, was posed by more than 100 onlookers to evangelical Christian preacher Michael Venyah on Wednesday outside the Undergraduate Library.
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Former WSU graduate speaks about journalistic responsibility
Detroit’s first lady and Wayne State graduate Kimberly Cockrel fulfilled her first speaking engagement since the start of Mayor Ken Cockrel’s administration, at the Journalism Day Luncheon held Oct. 15 in St. Andrew’s Hall.
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Latest WSU job fair gives students advice on proper interview attire
Looking for your dream job? Bring out the briefcase and the tailored suit. Hide those tattoos. Take out the lip, nose, tongue and eyebrow jewelry to prepare yourself for the corporate world.
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Social inequalities, injustice highlight lecture on immigrant labor history
In celebration of Hispanic-Heritage month, Dr. Zaragosa Vargas lectured to a small Wayne State audience about Mexican-American history from 1946-1963.
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$300,000 grant helps continue investigation on global warming, beetle population rise at Yellowstone
Thanks to a Wayne State researcher, scientists may soon find the link between global climate change and a large insect outbreak in Yellowstone National Park.
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Activists, historians discuss the future of American laborers
The North American Labor History Association, the leading labor organization in the United States, hosted a three-day event from Oct. 16-18 at the McGregor Memorial Conference Center that highlighted the struggling labor issues in North America.
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Symposium suggests lower calories could equal longevity, but causes side effects
Three renowned aging and nutrition scientists showcased their research during a Wayne State symposium on Oct. 14, geared towards unlocking some of the mysteries surrounding life-span’s direct relationship to nutrition.
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Honors College draws nearly 70 to annual conference
Nearly 70 Michigan high school students came to Wayne State to learn about HIV and AIDS, writing resolutions to ‘suppress the spread’, as ambassadors of 20 countries.
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Campus community to learn proper ways of dealing with an on-campus shooting
Inside the Wayne State Police Department’s new headquarters is a room full of weapons that would not normally be found in a police station. These guns, which have been taken from the street and confiscated, would usually be melted down to make other products. Instead, they have become teaching tools that could one day save an officer’s or a student’s life.
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WSU among list of schools that will look into genetic disorders and effects of adverse environmental
Wayne State, in partnership with the University Research Corridor, has been awarded a $57 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to monitor the health of one thousand children, from before birth until age 21.
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High-enrollment, lack of teachers is concerning; state estimates shortfall of 7,000 nurses
There are good job prospects for nurses and salaries are soaring — $60,000 a year or more in some states. But those jobs remain out of reach for some, because of the shortage of nursing educators. And because there are too few teachers, many would-be nurses will be turned away.
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New breast cancer vaccine offers next step to a cure
Wayne State researchers have developed a HER2 DNA vaccine that has eliminated tumors in mice, giving hope for breast cancer patients.
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Students use High Holiday to reflect on past year
Each New Year, people all around the world make resolutions. They say they will quit smoking, drinking and have hopes to improve themselves by ridding particular habits. In the Jewish community, the New Year (Rosh Hashanah) begins a new start with the ultimately revered High Holiday, Yom Kippur. This is a holiday in which the past year is assessed and plans to lead a better life the following year are made. In Judaism it is the ultimate "New Years Resolution," to say the least.
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Weeklong fair instructs students on interviewing, investment and self-employment techniques
Dreams don't come with guarantees. This was one of the "Six Steps to Self-Employment" presented by Steve Lane, a Northwestern Mutual financial representative, during Wayne State's Business Week.
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Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer talked to an auditorium full of business leaders and students about the city of Detroit and what everyone needs to do to make the city a better place.
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Students prompted to follow Ghandi's teachings
Over 70 volunteers and six student organizations came together for the Indian Students Association national service day event at Wayne State on Oct. 4 in honor of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Nationally organized program offers rape awareness, basic defense and prevention techniques
In an effort to protect themselves from sexual aggression both on and off campus, Wayne State women will get serious about self-defense Nov. 10 - 13 at Rape Aggression Defense classes offered by the WSU Police Department.
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Wayne State introduces Student Tracking Advising Retention System to help students fulfill graduatio
After more than a year of research, development and sheer dedication, Wayne State introduced a new student advising tool called the Student Tracking Advising Retention System, otherwise known as the STARS Audit.
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