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Dr. Rosenberg to lead first ever combined imaging and genetics study in childhood OCD
Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wayne State University officials announced an expansion of a research grant of nearly $2.7 million, bringing the total award to over $6.1 million. This project, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health at the National Institutes of Health, is the first combined imaging and genetics...

Dr. Lichtenberg edits once-a-decade journal on Alzheimer’s
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2009

Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D., director of Wayne State University's Institute of Gerontology, is guest editor of the recent issue of "Generations," a once-a-decade update on Alzheimer's and other dementias. This special issue of the Journal of the American Society on Aging (JASA) compiles the research...

On Facebook? Become a fan of Research @ Wayne State University!
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2009

Join Wayne State University's newest Facebook page, Research @ Wayne State University. Receive up-to-date news on research discoveries and developments by WSU's faculty. Visit Research @ Wayne State University on Facebook to become a friend...

E2 Detroit Conference Announced
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2009

Wayne State University and TechTown, WSU's business incubator, will host the fifth annual E2 Detroit conference Thursday, Oct. 15. This event, co-sponsored by WSU, TechTown and WWJ Newsradio 950, and emceed by WWJ's technology editor, Matt Roush, brings entrepreneurs together with business leaders...

CITI online training unavailable August 3 to August 9
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online modules required by the HIC and the IACUC will be unavailable for approximately one week starting on Monday, August 3rd. You will be unable to complete modules to fulfill training requirements during that time, and the HIC and IACUC...

Reorganization of Sponsored Program Administration
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009

Over the past six months, Sponsored Program Administration (SPA) has worked to define a new organization and set of new processes to enhance the administrative component of the research enterprise. The need for reorganization arose from a review of the entire life-cycle of the research enterprise...

The new face of Sponsored Program Administration
Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

In the fall of 2007, OVPR and C&IT entered a new partnership to jointly develop and deliver tools for the faculty and staff engaged in grants management. The first two projects undertaken by the group involved implementing the COEUS Proposal Development Module and the development of the...

Limited Grant Submissions: Internal Deadlines Announced
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009

The following are external grant opportunities that allow limited submissions per institution; therefore, an internal competition is being held. Programs are listed in order of WSU's internal competition date. Please take a moment to review these announcements as some deadlines are fast...

Wayne State University and Children’s Hospital of Michigan research team discover chemical that plays a major role in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009

Wayne State University medical researchers recently discovered that glutamate, a chemical that plays a major role in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). David Rosenberg, M.D., the Miriam L. Hamburger Endowed Chair of Child Psychiatry and professor of psychiatry in the School of...

Dr. Cynthia Bir part of Emmy winning show, Sport Science
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009

Sport Science, the popular television series featuring WSU's associate professor of biomedical engineering, Cynthia Bir, won two of the five Sports Emmys it was nominated for Monday, April 27 at Lincoln Center in New York City.  The Sport Science team took home awards for Outstanding Graphic...