April 2009
- 2009 issue of New Science available online
- Posted: Friday, May 1, 2009
The latest issue of New Science magazine is available online. To view, click here. For more information about New Science, contact Julie...
- Nabil Sarhan receives National Science Foundation grant to develop a high tech, more efficient security system
- Posted: Monday, March 16, 2009
Nabil Sarhan, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in WSU's College of Engineering and resident of Dearborn, Mich., received $290,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a security system that performs computer-automated, real-time threat detection at a...
- Health Enhancement Products announces grant to Wayne State University to analyze effects of PAZ organic compounds on cholesterol and inflammation
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Scottsdale, AZ and Detroit, MI - Health Enhancement Products, Inc. (HEPI-OTCBB) has awarded a grant to the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Wayne State University to conduct a study to confirm the therapeutic effects of its ProAlgZyme (PAZ) bioactive compound in reducing LDL cholesterol...
- Jeffrey Martin examines keys to improving adolescent physical fitness and health with grant aimed at improving Michigan schools' PE programs
- Posted: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Jeffrey Martin, Ph.D., professor of kinesiology, health, and sport studies in the College of Education recently received $96,464 from the Kellogg Foundation to study the factors that motivate adolescents to live a healthier lifestyle. The award is a portion of the total $5 million in funding from...
- Dr. Jankowski receives 2009 Edward H. McNamara Award
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Dr. Tom Jankowski, associate director of research in the Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, is the recipient of the 2009 Edward H. McNamara Award from The Senior Alliance, Michigan Area Agency on Aging 1-C. The award "is given to the individual deemed...
- Wayne State University scientists ID new biomarker for prostate cancer
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Researchers at Wayne State University have identified a new marker for prostate cancer progression that may one day lead to new treatments. Prostate cancer, one of the most prevalent non-skin cancers in America, affects one in six men. In 2008, nearly two million Americans were being treated for...
- Study released by Wayne State University and University of Washington shows that pain meds are most common cause of death after spinal fusion surgery
- Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Study released by Wayne State University and University of Washington shows that pain meds are most common cause of death after spinal fusion surgery Middle-aged men with disk degeneration at highest risk Pain medications are involved in more than 20 percent of deaths occurring in the years after...
- Dr. Pellett co-chairing 2009 annual CMV Awareness Walk-n-Rollathon at the Detroit Zoo
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Event to raise awareness of devastating and widespread virus to unborn children Dr. Philip Pellett, professor of immunology and microbiology and a cytomegalovirus (CMV) researcher in WSU's School of Medicine and resident of Woodhaven, along with Suzy Migrin, a Livonia resident and mother of a CMV...
- Wayne State announces $293,200 Research Enhancement Program in the Arts
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wayne State University Vice President for Research Hilary H. Ratner announced the awardees from the university's Research Enhancement Program in the Arts, a $293,200 investment designed to strengthen the university's position as a nationally recognized research institution in the arts. The program...
- 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...
- Peter Hoffmann receives grant to study nanoconfined water for biological and engineering applications
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Peter Hoffmann, Ph.D., associate professor of physics in WSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, received a $365,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of liquid water confined in nanoscale spaces - a topic of broad application and importance to the fields of...
- Liying Zhang receives Department of Defense award to develop computer model of mild traumatic brain injury
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Liying Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical engineering in WSU's College of Engineering, received a $214,306 award from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a computer simulation tool that accurately models mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the human head. Blast injuries caused...
- Hongwei Zhang develops pervasive sensor network for next-generation Internet
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Hongwei Zhang received $127,874 from the National Science Foundation to develop the framework for a network that connects pervasive, embedded sensors that are highly diverse in function, with the ultimate goal of communicating information directly to the Internet. The network sensors, which...
- Stephanie Brock works to improve refining process for cleaner burning gas and use of North American oil sources
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
A Wayne State researcher is working to improve a step in the crude oil refining process which could result in gasoline that burns cleaner and may allow for North American crude oil to be more cleanly used for fuel. Stephanie Brock, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal...
- Caisheng Wang developing strategy for integrating alternative energy sources with existing power grids
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
A Wayne State researcher is developing a strategy that manages new and old energy sources in one dynamic, integrated system that's more efficient and reliable than current energy distribution. Caisheng Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and engineering...
- Informational Session on Glue Grants - May 4
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thinking of developing a grant proposal that addresses a complex problem? Interested in forming a consortium? Using WSU technologies? The Office of the Vice President for Research cordially invites you to an informational session on Glue Grants. Dr. Douglas Ruden of the Institute of Environmental...
- Nano@Wayne - May 5th - "Nanomedicine Approaches to Chlamydia and Chronic Inflammation"
- Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Office of the Vice President for Research at Wayne State University invites the University community to attend the next Nano@Wayne Seminar on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. at the Welcome Center Auditorium located on the northwest corner of Woodward and Warren Avenue. Our guest speaker will...