WSU Study Aims To Improve Diabetes Management In Youth
A little motivation for parents could go a long way toward improving young diabetes patients' ability to manage their own care, a Wayne State University researcher believes.
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A little motivation for parents could go a long way toward improving young diabetes patients' ability to manage their own care, a Wayne State University researcher believes.
A Republican lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would strip Michigan State University and Wayne State University of some state aid.
Two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants are helping a Wayne State University researcher keep new non-native invasive species out of the Great Lakes and minimize the impact of those that are already there.
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A Wayne State University reseracher has won a $418,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health. Graham Parker, assistant professor of research in the Department of Pediatrics, will use the grant to study how a particular gene might be involved in the progression of spinal muscular atrophy, the No. 1 genetic killer of children younger than 2 years old.
Power outages darkened Wayne State University, the Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Institute of Arts Thursday -- the second time that has happened in six months.
The lights went out at Wayne State University, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the main branch of the Detroit Public Library and multiple public schools.
Just days from the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Wayne State University is one of many organizations holding special ceremonies to mark the tragedy.
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Wayne State University will host the kickoff workshop for "EcoCar 2: Plugging Into The Future," a one-of-a-kind engineering competition between teams representing 15 universities challenged to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles without compromising performance, safety or consumer acceptability.
Wayne State University has joined the Zipcar Inc. collegiate car sharing network.
NextCat Inc., a Wayne State University startup company, has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $498,830. This brings NextCAT's total grant funding to $1.3 million.
Efforts to improve traffic safety have been aided by mathematical models that allow researchers to better assess those factors that impact the degree of injury suffered as a result of traffic crashes, a Wayne State University researcher says.
Students from the Blackstone LaunchPad, Wayne State University's student entrepreneur program, and other colleges around the Metro Detroit area will showcase their business models at Wayne State's Get Launched event Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom, 5221 Gullen Mall, Detroit.
A Wayne State University Dean has recommended the closure of the school's Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences program, which is rated in the top 5 programs of its kind in the world.
After years of research and testing, a dietary supplement developed by a pair of Wayne State University professors will now be made available to the public through Meijer stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health recently awarded Lori A. Pile, assistant professor of molecular cell biology in Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, $1.39 million to research cellular division and growth. The study is intended to support the development of cancer treatments currently undergoing clinical trials.
Ashley St. Andrew hopes her chance to make history won't dry up as she tries to become the first woman to swim across Lake Michigan's mid-section.
Weiping Ren, associate professor of biomedical engineering in WSU's College of Engineering, has found a solution to the side effects of using erythromycin to treat bone wear in joint replacements.
Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Wayne State University, received a five-year, $475,000 Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation to study the potential of graphene, a novel carbon material, in the development of a reliable, high-performance, long-term implantable electrode system to improve quality of life using nanotechnology.
A $3 million grant will help fund a program that Wayne State University students say helps prepare them for careers in research.
The state has ruled Michigan State University and Wayne State University are in compliance with a policy aimed at keeping tuition increases for the 2011-12 academic year below 7.1 percent.
Regardless of the hot weather, nearly 100 baseball players took part in a two-day baseball camp on the campus of Wayne State University, ages ranging from elementary all the way up to the college level.
Wayne State University research on several fronts is exploring the biological mechanisms connecting obesity and diabetes -- research that could someday lead to improved treatments for diabetes and maybe even an obesity treatment that doesn't involve surgery.
The Wayne State University College of Nursing received a $200,000 grant from the Michigan Nursing Corps to enhance its simulation technology for teaching clinical nursing skills.
