Research News on Today@Wayne http://wayne.edu/today/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:43:15 -0500 PHPSimpl http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11885 DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher is working to help mathematics teacher candidates make the transition from solving problems to helping others to solve them. S. Asli Ozgun-Koca, Ph.D., associate professor of teacher education... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11885 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11873 DETROIT – Insulin is the most potent physiological anabolic agent for tissue-building and energy storage, promoting the storage and synthesis of lipids, protein and carbohydrates, and inhibiting their breakdown and release into the... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11873 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11869 DETROIT — On June 6, professors in Wayne State University’s Department of Physics kicked off WSU’s only National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This program aims to give... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11869 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11817 Analyzing soil lead in an urban garden plot is important and sampling approaches may involve tradeoffs between finding ‘hotspots’ versus looking at the average amount of lead when checking for safe levels. DETROIT — The local... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11817 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11789 DETROIT – Years of research have produced mixed views on whether different freeway speed limits for cars and trucks make roads safer, but Wayne State University researchers are taking a comprehensive approach to answering that question for... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11789 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11767 DETROIT (May 29, 2013) – If there’s one thing Shawn McElmurry, Wayne State University professor of civil and environmental engineering, brings with him into the classroom, it’s enthusiasm. Since joining WSU in 2008, his No. 1... Tue, 28 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11767 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11738 DETROIT — Commitment to the job by correctional staff members cannot be bought but must be earned by an organization, a Wayne State University researcher believes. A study by Eric Lambert, Ph.D., professor and chair of criminal justice in... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11738 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11739 DETROIT — Ratna Naik, Ph.D., chair and professor of physics and astronomy in Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a fellow for the 2013-14 Executive Leadership in Academic Technology &... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11739 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11706 Testing Excerpt. Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11706 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11700 DETROIT — Hilary Ratner, Ph.D., vice president for research at Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Joan C. Dunbar, Ph.D., of Bloomfield, Mich., as associate vice president of technology commercialization in the Division of... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11700 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11652 Detroit – Underrepresented minorities comprise approximately 30 percent of the U.S. population, but only 10 percent are college educated in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Native Americans (and... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11652 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11610 DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher has successfully tested a technique that can lead to more effective use of nanoparticles as a drug delivery system. Joshua Reineke, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11610 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11581 Detroit – Mark R. Luborsky, Ph.D., director of aging and health disparities research in the Institute of Gerontology (IOG), and professor of anthropology and gerontology at Wayne State University, has been appointed adjunct foreign professor... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11581 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11528    Gerald Feldman DETROIT - Gerald Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G., Wayne State University School of Medicine professor of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, has been elected... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11528 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11529 Vaibhav Diwadkar DETROIT - Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D., associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been selected to receive a Wayne State University... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11529 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11530 Bengt Arnetz Hikmet Jamil Robert Sokol DETROIT - Data collected and analyzed at the Wayne... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11530 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11520 Detroit – Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults’ needs for assessment of... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11520 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11503 DETROIT - Advaita, a Plymouth, MI biotechnology startup company spun out from Wayne State University, is one of 25 companies selected to participate in the new Michigan I-Corps program starting May 2013. Michigan I-Corps is a statewide program... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11503 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11453 Two Wayne State University researchers are working on a technique that could lead to easier, faster identification of cancer tumors that can be effectively treated by calcium channel-based therapies. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11453 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11411 David Merolla, Ph.D. Zavin Nazaretian DETROIT — A technique for calculating criminal incidence rates significantly underestimates the number of crimes... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11411 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11283 DETROIT — Restaurant servers are more likely to give better service to patron types they believe are more inclined to tip well, a Wayne State University researcher has found, a principle that has significant consequences when... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11283 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11182 DETROIT — The fatigue experienced by patients undergoing cancer treatments has long been recognized by health care providers, although its causes and ways to manage it are still largely unknown. A Wayne State University researcher believes... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11182 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11163 DETROIT — Technology to restore vision through the use of a component of green algae developed by Dr. Zhuo-Han Pan, professor and scientific director of the Ligon Research Center of Vision at the Kresge Eye Institute at Wayne State... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11163 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11124 DETROIT – A team of researchers led by Shawn P. McElmurry, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in Wayne State University’s College of Engineering, has confirmed that seasonal fluctuations in blood... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11124 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11105 DETROIT — Wen Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in Wayne State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was one of 126 researchers selected to receive a $50,000 Sloan Research Fellowship for 2013. The fellowships,... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11105 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11102 Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that brain connectivity in human fetuses can be measured, which could translate into new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat brain disorders like autism, attention... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11102 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11023 DETROIT — A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women. Michele Cote, Ph.D., associate professor of oncology in the School of... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://research.wayne.edu/news.php?id=11023