July 2009
- 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...
- 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...
- Invitation to Grants Management Assessment Sessions
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
On August 17 and 18, 2009 a team of three external consultants will be on campus to interview faculty and staff involved in the sponsored research enterprise at WSU. These professionals will be assisting the Office of the Vice President for Research in its ongoing process improvement...
- OSHA Laboratory Standard Training Announced
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
The Office of Environmental Health & Safety is hosting an OSHA Laboratory Standard training on Friday, August 7 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. in 3125 Scott Hall. This training addresses chemical safety and is required once for all employees who work in a lab with hazardous chemicals. Topics covered...
- Hazardous Waste/Emergency Procedures Training
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
The Office of Environmental Health & Safety are hosting the Hazardous Waste/Emergency Procedures training on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to noon at 3125 Scott Hall. This training addresses handling, storage and disposal of chemical hazardous waste and is required annually for all...
- Biosafety Training Announced
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
The Office of Environmental Health & Safety are hosting a Biosafety training session on Wednesday, August 12 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at 3125 Scott Hall. This training is required annually by all employees who work with materials that are handled at Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2), including work...
- Town Hall meetings on ARRA reporting requirements to be announced soon
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has provided institutions a number of opportunities to receive funding and WSU researchers have been very successful to date in securing these funds. The Administration's commitment to "transparency" has placed additional responsibilities on those...
- Dr. O'Leary secures NIH Stimulus grant
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
A Wayne State University School of Medicine researcher has secured a National Institutes of Health grant to investigate why -- in some cases -- strenuous exercise can prove harmful for some people with high blood pressure. Donal S. O'Leary, Ph.D., professor and director of Cardiovascular Research...
- Six Wayne State University student teams pursuing entrepreneurial dreams
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
DETROIT-What do six student groups plus six great entrepreneurial ideas equal? Wayne State University officials think it may be a key to boosting our economy and the start of great careers for their students. With the launch of a new student program, E2Challenge, WSU is supporting six student...
- Study led by Smiti Gupta shows positive preliminary analysis of PAZ organic compounds on cholesterol
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
Health Enhancement Products, Inc. (OTC BB: HEPI.OB) today announced preliminary results of its study to confirm the efficacy of the ProAlgaZyme (PAZ) bioactive compound in managing LDL and HDL cholesterol levels. The Company awarded a grant to the Department of Nutrition and Food Science of Wayne...
- Song Jiang developing efficient, cost-effective method for outsourcing large-scale data crunching and computer storage
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
As today's businesses struggle to meet their needs for large-scale information processing and storage, one Wayne State researcher is working to make outsourcing these services a more efficient, cost-effective option. Song Jiang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the...
- Dr. Rosenberg to be featured on Primetime on Aug. 4
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
Groundbreaking research in obsessive compulsive disorder conducted by a Wayne State University faculty member will be highlighted on national television next week. ABC News will air its interview with David Rosenberg, M.D., during the Aug. 4 "Primetime" program. The program, which begins at 10...
- ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MANNED MOON LANDING, WSU RESEARCHERS POINT TO NEW FRONTIERS
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
Forty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the United States achieved an historic first when Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the moon. Armstrong's now famous words, "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," fulfilled the challenge set out...
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration funds WSU research on traumatic brain injury caused by motor vehicle crashes
- Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
Understanding the amount of stress and strain the brain can endure in a car crash before traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs is the focus of a recent Wayne State study funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). John Cavanaugh, M.D., professor and associate chair of...