Two-time Ilitch School graduate Loren Townes celebrates M.B.A. after rocky start
One thing Loren D. Townes Jr. would like you to know: He’s always looking for opportunities, even in the most unlikely of places. On a spring day in 2015, less than 24 hours after his first college commencement ceremony, Townes boarded a plane for Miami. He was still wearing the now-wrinkled suit he had donned to deliver the student commencement speech, having celebrated all night and worried he would miss his red-eye flight. After a tumultuous early college experience, he was ready to finally celebrate his achievements — an associate degree with honors from Washtenaw Community College earned while working several jobs after a two-year-long prison sentence. When he found his seat, it happened to be next to a proud Mike Ilitch School of Business graduate and WSU employee.
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Men's basketball opens new arena against Michigan
Wayne State will open its brand-new basketball fieldhouse against Michigan in an exhibition contest on Friday, Nov. 5th at 7:00 PM. The Warriors will look to defend their 2021 regular season GLIAC title and make a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. WSU and Michigan have never met in a regular-season contest. The teams have met eight times during exhibitions, with the Wolverines winning 86-43 at the most recent meeting during the 2014-15 season.
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Four student projects win Ford College Community Challenge grants
An impressive four of 10 Ford College Community Challenge annual grants were awarded to Wayne State University students in early September 2021 for projects that will advance sustainability and community wellness in neighborhoods across greater Detroit. The remaining six awardees were Harvard University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, and Rutgers University. The Ford Motor Company Fund awards up to $25,000 for each winning project.
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Volunteer Hub launched to connect students with service opportunities on campus and beyond
The Dean of Students Office has launched a hub to connect students with volunteer opportunities on and off campus. The Volunteer Hub will provide a one-stop shop for students to explore both ongoing and one-time engagement and service opportunities. The resource can also be used to log and report service hours, which appear on students’ involvement records.
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This is your brain on ice: Wayne State researchers show how brain networks deal with your body feeling cold
Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine have published the first study to reveal specifically how brain networks respond when humans are made to feel cold. Professor of Pediatrics, Radiology and Neurology Otto Muzik, Ph.D., and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D., are two of only a handful of researchers worldwide who have been able to study human brain responses under safe and experimentally controlled conditions of whole-body cooling.
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