Wayne State University is dedicated to a strong urban, teaching and service mission while continuing to strive for excellence in research.

Our centers and institutes play an integral role in the university’s emphasis on encouraging innovative scholarship, providing service to society and strengthening its performance as a nationally recognized research university.

Our centers and institutes embrace the multidisciplinary nature of scholarship and research within the university, and expand university boundaries by fostering collaborations with government, industry and organizations to enhance economic growth and the quality of life locally, nationally and globally. Our centers and institutes vary greatly in size, focus and mission. Some promote a primarily research-focused agenda, while others focus on instruction and/or community service.

Accordingly, the University maintains a web site on the goals and creation of centers and institutes, along with an updated list of existing units. The web page has recently been updated to include the most current information available.

You may visit the WSU’s revised Centers and Institutes web page at:

http://www.research.wayne.edu/ci/.

–Sarah James