News and Announcements

• NIH renews Berkowitz lab grants worth $7.5 million to continue research on two devastating diseases, including Alzheimer’s November 17, 2023
• NIH awards $2.9M to Wayne State to understand and find new therapies for two disorders – sepiapterin reductase and cerebral palsy November 15, 2023
• Wayne State/Karmanos Cancer Institute team discover novel PET radiotracer for early, noninvasive detection of Inflammatory Bowel Disease November 14, 2023
• Three Wayne State students chosen to compete for Science Coalition Fund it Forward video challenge People's Choice Award November 9, 2023
• New Grant Leap funding program announced November 8, 2023
• Online briefing on NIH's simplified peer review framework for NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) Applications October 20, 2023
• Upcoming HRPP-IRB Webinars - Oct. 2023 - Jan. 2024 October 20, 2023
• Wayne State University Poliovirus Containment Survey October 11, 2023
• $3.5 million grant renewal marks 30 years of support for minority aging and health equity across Michigan September 29, 2023
• Wayne State leads team of Midwest educational and industrial leaders to form NSF-funded semiconductor workforce training network September 19, 2023
• WSU Statement about Dogs in Research September 18, 2023
• Social Sciences Research Support Internal Funding Program Announced September 14, 2023
• Arts and Humanities Research Support Program Announcement September 12, 2023
• Dr. Woodard named editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Neuropsychological Society September 12, 2023
• New minimum salary requirements for postdoctoral scholars hires - effective Jan. 1, 2024 September 8, 2023
• Blood biomarker shows “great promise” predicting progression to Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk population August 31, 2023
• NIH awards $1.8M to Wayne State to expand research to unravel new pathways for metabolic regulation August 30, 2023
• NIH awards $3M to Wayne State and Henry Ford Health to impact research on liver disease August 21, 2023
• Wayne State University researchers improve environmental monitoring applications August 9, 2023
• Detroit’s digital exclusion worsens COVID-19 impact on older African Americans August 8, 2023
• Gift of $20 million to Wayne State University establishes the Ben L. Silberstein Institute for Brain Health July 24, 2023
• NIH awards $3M to Wayne State to impact Black youth with type 1 diabetes July 19, 2023
• Wayne State economics professor receives $2.9 million NIH grant to study effects of COVID-19 on long-term care for high-need older adults July 11, 2023
• Office of the Vice President for Research announces 2023 Social Sciences Research Support Program awards June 26, 2023
• Wayne State University receives award to bridge Detroit’s resident-research divide June 21, 2023