June 2009
- The new face of Sponsored Program Administration
- Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
In the fall of 2007, OVPR and C&IT entered a new partnership to jointly develop and deliver tools for the faculty and staff engaged in grants management. The first two projects undertaken by the group involved implementing the COEUS Proposal Development Module and the development of the...
- Limited Grant Submissions: Internal Deadlines Announced
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
The following are external grant opportunities that allow limited submissions per institution; therefore, an internal competition is being held. Programs are listed in order of WSU's internal competition date. Please take a moment to review these announcements as some deadlines are fast...
- Bridge Funding Deadline Reminder
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
The Office of the Vice President for Research's (OVPR) Bridge Funding Program is designed to sustain research projects that have lost extramural funding by providing one-time support to eligible Principal Investigators (PI) - Assistant, Associate and Full Professors - to assist with re-establishing...
- Dr. Annmarie Cano's research study finds risk of chronic pain in persons with depression is greatest in middle-age women
- Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2009
It is a well-known fact that depression and chronic pain often occur together, but researchers at Wayne State University have discovered that the link between the two is strongest in middle-age women. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Urban Studies at...
- Michigan Technology & Research Institute of Ann Arbor to partner with Dr. Aloke Dutta on potential new treatment of depression
- Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009
The Michigan Technology & Research Institute (MITRI), in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Wayne State University have partnered to organize a drug development company based on several neurosciences research platforms from the university's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Major...
- Dr. Chaturvedi defines new treatment intervention recommendations for mini-strokes; May lead to reduced rates of strokes and further brain damage
- Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009
A Wayne State University School of Medicine professor has co-written a new definition and national treatment recommendations for transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or "mini-strokes." The new guidelines call for much faster intervention treatment for TIA symptoms than previously practiced. Seemant...
- Dr. Caisheng Wang developing strategy for integrating alternative energy sources with existing power grids: New power system will be more energy efficient, cause less blackouts
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 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...
- Dr. Drescher receives NIH funding to continue studies on auditory deficits
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
Dennis G. Drescher, Ph.D. was recently awarded a five-year research grant for $1,615,000 by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders of the National Institutes of Health for the investigation of the biochemistry of inner-ear neurotransmission, work expected to one day...
- Dr. Tonso, College of Education, to receive the 2009 Women in Engineering ProActive Network Betty Vetter Award for Research
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
On July 19, a WSU College of Education faculty member will receive the 2009 Women in Engineering ProActive Network Betty Vetter Award for Research. Award recipients are selected for their dedication and enthusiasm for advancing women in the field of engineering. Karen L. Tonso, awardee and...
- Dr. Sloane's mentorship leads to first research lab in Egypt devoted to inflammatory breast cancer
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
A mentorship with a Wayne State University School of Medicine professor has led to the establishment of Egypt's first lab devoted to research of inflammatory breast cancer, a disease that affects 1 percent to 5 percent of women in the United States, but makes up at least 15 percent of breast cancer...
- Neurology participates in the 61st American Academy of Neurology
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
The Department of Neurology in association with colleagues in other departments and other institutions had 36 scientific presentations at the recent 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology inSeattle. In addition, department members were part of the study groups for several...
- Wayne State Web site helps students cross the ‘Phinish’ line
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
Tom Jankowski battled writer's block for four years. While trying to complete his dissertation, he got distracted by a full-time job that lulled him further from his life's goal. "I entertained thoughts of abandoning the doctorate completely," he admits. "I became ambivalent, a stressful place to...
- University of Sydney faculty member to join Wayne State University as Fulbright Scholar - International collaboration aims to establish international research program focused on CMT, one of the most common inherited neurological disorders
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
DETROIT- Wayne State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Joshua Burns who will spend three months at in the School of Medicine as a 2009 Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar. Burns is a faculty member of the University of Sydney, Australia, and an NHMRC Australian Clinical Research Fellow at the...
- Dr. Schoener tests new, comprehensive therapy for mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
For people suffering with both severe mental health and substance use disorder, the best treatment could be a combination of patient-centered therapies, according to a Wayne State researcher. Eugene P. Schoener, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences in WSU's...
- Dr. Jeffrey Kuentzel receives grant to expand program for treating Borderline Personality Disorder
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
The Wayne State University program that provides scientifically-proven treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder recently received a $48,000 award from the Flinn Foundation to expand several services and provide support to its student clinicians. Jeffrey Kuentzel, Ph.D., clinical assistant...
- Dr. Frank MacMaster receives grant to study the neurobiology of depressed adolescent daughters of depressed mothers
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
Major depressive disorder affects 1 in 20 teenagers at any point in time, yet its neurobiology remains poorly understood. Frank MacMaster, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research assistant, was awarded nearly $60,000 for a Young Investigator Award from NARSAD, the world's largest donor-supported...
- Dr. Gavin Lawes and researchers from University of California Santa Barbara and University of Southampton, UK, discover that the solid material, Bi2Ti2O7, may be both glass and crystal; May lead to new types of electronic materials
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
Most solid materials can be neatly divided into two structure systems - crystal or glass. Crystal structures have atoms that fall in to a well-ordered lattice structure, and glass structures have atoms that fall randomly. A team of researchers have discovered that one particular material, Bi2Ti2O7...
- Wayne State farmers market open every Wednesday; Market will accept Michigan Bridge Card and WSU One Card
- Posted: Friday, June 26, 2009
Members of the university, mid-town, and broader Detroit community are invited to visit the Wayne State Wednesday Farmers Market and shop for fresh, locally grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, transplants, and other farm and food products. The market opens June 3, and will run every Wednesday from...
- U.S. Department of Energy - ARRA funding opportunities
- Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy has compiled a summarized listing of competitive and state/local funding opportunities authorized through the Department of Energy for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. New opportunities are being added regularly, so check back frequently for updates. To...