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Wayne State’s criminal justice department will be hosting their first Just Poetry event from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at Marble Bar to shed light on the many ways the criminal justice system impacts individuals. Poems that have been written by local poets, police officers, people who have been impacted directly and indirectly […]

What: The French Consul General will bestow the prestigious Knight of the Legion d’Honneur medal, the highest French order for military and civil merits, on Guy Stern, Ph.D., distinguished professor emeritus at Wayne State University. When: 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27th Where: The HMC Auditorium in The Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus located at  28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. Who: Open to the public. Adults – $8.00 Senior Adults […]

Professor Michele Valerie Ronnick will receive the Lifetime Service and Achievement Award from Eta Sigma Phi, the national honor society for classical studies, on March 24, 2017, at the group’s annual meeting. Ronnick will be recognized for her contributions to the study of classics, which include her scholarly work ranging from a book on Cicero; articles on […]

The Vice President of Central China Normal University (CCNU), Dr. Shoucheng Xie, and Director of Human Resource Dr. Youzhou Ren will be discussing the many jobs and study abroad opportunities in China that are available to WSU students on November 2 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in Room J of McGregor Conference Center. CCNU […]

Beginning in summer 2017, Wayne State students will learn side-by-side with incarcerated men and women thanks to a new partnership with the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The Inside-Out program will provide students with the opportunity to learn behind prison walls alongside people who likely have a different background and perspective than their own. This kind […]

Mary Kay Pflum, associate professor of the Department of Chemistry, received a $787,669 NIH grant for her research, titled “Identification of Histone Deacetylase Substrates using Trapping Mutants.” The technology Pflum is developing, which does not currently exist, aims to address a significant need in cell biology research. This substrate-trapping technology could help to uncover the […]

Wayne State University’s Department of Chemistry has been rated third in the country for its percentage of female faculty by the Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE). For years, STEM fields have been a male-dominated, but with help from OXIDE, a diversity equity initiative co-funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of […]

After her 11-year-old brother was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer, Athraa Hannawa, 22, decided to use her passion for sociology to understand why certain populations are more likely to get cancer. “We already know how cancer forms. I want to figure out why. There are so many theories out there — […]

Sociology chair explores the city’s importance Jeffrey Kentor, Ph.D., possesses a unique perspective of Detroit and brings his fresh outlook and passion for research to Wayne State’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where he has served as the chair of the Department of Sociology since the beginning of this year. Born in Pittsburgh and […]

After encountering homeless people in Detroit, nutrition and food science major Alyssa Washeleski, 19, decided to take action. “I didn’t have anything to give them. I wanted to do something to help, but wasn’t sure how,” said Washeleski. After some research, Washeleski came across the idea for blessing bags. Blessing bags are filled with various […]