Success in the classroom is grounded in student well-being, and Wayne State University is committed to providing resources to support students inside and outside of the classroom — and now, from head to toe. The W Food Pantry will further expand its services this fall to include the Warrior Wardrobe, which will offer gently used clothing free of charge to all currently enrolled students. The W Food Pantry and Wardrobe will offer students in need gently used casual and career clothing, shoes, and accessories.

In partnership with Wayne State's Office of Government and Community Affairs,the student-led collaborative SciPol-Detroit has recently succeeded in its goal of connecting students with state legislators to advocate for key issues affecting the community. The group has met with representatives from the offices of Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and State Reps. Elissa Slotkin, Haley Stevens, Dan Kildee and Peter Meijer. SciPol-Detroit has created actions groups centered around the key areas of water quality, accessibility and affordability, air population, lead exposure, and community violence.

The State of Michigan has awarded Wayne State University a $7 million grant to investigate, in military veterans, the potential therapeutic effects of cannabis to improve patients’ quality of life and reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and depressive symptoms that can precede suicide. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ Marijuana Regulatory Agency awarded the funding as part of its 2021 Veteran Marijuana Research Grant Program.