About NAPHI
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Celebrating collaboration: Researchers and administrators from the University of Windsor and Wayne State University discussed current joint projects and ways to deepen and broaden partnerships at a special session on January 19. From left to right: Michael Salter, coordinator of international liaiason; Nancy Christ, Wayne State's director for research collaborations; Gloria Heppner, Wayne State's interim vice president research; Nihar Biswas, acting vice-president research; provost Neil Gold. |
Wayne State University is a national research university with an urban teaching and service mission. Wayne State is a key partner in metropolitan Detroit’s educational, cultural, and economic landscape, and includes a 43-acre research and technology park. Through its multidisciplinary approach to research and education, and its ongoing collaboration with government, industry and other institutions, the university seeks to enhance economic growth and improve the quality of life in the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan and throughout the world.
Wayne State is Michigan’s only urban research university. Located in the heart of the city of Detroit , Wayne State University makes a special commitment to the Detroit metropolitan area to focus research on urban populations and their related health issues. This urban health research mission is carried out through the many Centers, Institutes and multidisciplinary research groups at Wayne State University.
The University of Windsor is widely known and respected as a comprehensive research institution with an established record of prominence in both pinnacle research strengths and emerging areas of research. Health research at the University of Windsor has evolved from existing strengths in biochemistry, biotechnology, biology, sociology and psychology, and through the increasing synergies between researchers and community partners. The university strives to enhance its research profile by building international components into its research agenda. Public health research at the University of Windsor includes studies funded by the Canadian National Health Research and Development Program, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the International Development Research Centre.