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Join CAPS for the virtual Beat Anxiety workshop starting this Thursday at noonThe five-part Beat Anxiety workshop will be hosted by EACPHS Counseling and Psychological Services staff members Estenia Elisevich and Patti Dixon.
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Jan. 27 Campus Health Town Hall to address current COVID guidance; RSVP and submit questionsMembers of the Campus Health Committee will provide updates and share their expertise regarding current COVID guidance and trends, booster shots and mask recommendations – as well as campus health updates. The event will be streamed at wayne.edu/live on Thursday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m.
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Healthline: Why Catching COVID-19 to ‘Get It Over With’ Is a Terrible Idea, featuring comments from Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Joseph Roche“Even though vaccination has proven to be a bulwark against complications and deaths, unfortunately, there are still rare breakthrough cases where the acute and chronic symptoms of COVID are worrisome,” said Dr. Roche, who has researched COVID-19.
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WSU President M. Roy Wilson: Plans to return to campus Jan. 31Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson announced that beginning Monday, Jan. 31, classes will generally default to their originally scheduled formats for the winter 2022 semester. The university will also reopen campus dining, retail and libraries; reinstate many in-person academic and social activities; open theatrical and athletic events to spectators; and welcome guests for campus tours.
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Fall 2021 WSU Applebaum undergraduate Dean's ListThe Dean’s List honors undergraduate students for academic excellence each semester.
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The Conversation: "Stressed out at college? Here are five essential reads on how to take better care of your mental health," featuring Assistant Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy Christine Kivlen“Among other benefits, therapy dogs can help students achieve a stronger sense of belonging and better deal with being homesick and lonely, while also lessening their anxiety and stress,” Kivlen said in an excerpt from her September 2021 paper published by The Conversation, "Therapy dogs help students cope with the stress of college life."
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FASEB: National Mentoring Month Q&A with Pharmaceutical Sciences alum Ismail Syed, PhD '11Syed, who is assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, talks with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology about those who have inspired him throughout his career path, including WSU Applebaum Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Anjaneyulu Kowluru.
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A time to reflect and heal: Wayne State recognizes National Day of Healing from Racism with daylong virtual events on Tuesday, Jan. 18The Wayne State campus and surrounding communities are invited to virtually celebrate our common humanity and engage in an ongoing discussion about creating a more just and equitable world as part of the National Day of Healing from Racism on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
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Postdoctoral scholar Sara Alosaimy wins Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Paper of the Year"This award means a lot to me professionally because this research project was one of the first that I lead as a first-year fellow in the lab," Alosaimy said. "This recognition is a testament to the growth and knowledge the ARL and Dr. Rybak's mentorship have provided me with throughout my training”
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WATCH: Wayne State University's 2022 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. TributeWith theme "Looking Back to Looking Ahead," the event's keynote speaker is Wayne State's 2021 Distinguished Alumnus Awardee Christopher W. Wilson, Director of Experience Design at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
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Graduate School announces winter 2022 professional development seriesThe Wayne State Graduate School's professional development series provides the university community with learning opportunities ideal for graduate students and postdocs.
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Pathologists' Assistant Diversity Initiative hosts lecture on gender affirming surgeries Jan. 27The WSU Applebaum Pathologists’ Assistant Diversity Initiative is pleased to announce its first college-wide diversity guest speaker. Join the student org on Zoom for "Gender Affirming Surgeries" presented by Dr. Miriam Hadj-Moussa, assistant professor of urology at the University of Michigan.
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Tips from CAPS: Reducing new-semester anxietyOrganization is often the last thing we think of while struggling with all these demands. But being organized can help reduce anxiety triggered by a new semester.
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Student pharmacists to benefit from free training session to recognize and respond to opioid overdoseOverdoses are escalating in Wayne County, with individuals from large urban communities being disproportionately affected. Student pharmacists are urged to prepare themselves to become a community responder to suspected opioid overdoses using naloxone nasal spray.
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Dr. Peter Frade retires from 25-year career at alma mater Wayne State with professor emeritus honorPeter Frade is a Wayne State Warrior through and through. A three-time alumnus with a quarter-century of professional service to the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Dr. Frade is well known across campus for his optimism, enthusiasm, kindness and compassion. He will retire on Jan. 15, 2022, leaving a meaningful legacy and having achieved the title of professor emeritus.
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WDET: Dr. Paul Kilgore discusses the omicron variant and the future of the pandemic on Detroit Today with Stephen HendersonDr. Kilgore says it’s important to wear a KN95 mask in public, get the vaccine and booster shot and get tested if you believe you contracted COVID-19. “If you haven’t had your first or second vaccine dose, please go ahead and start the vaccination process now,” says the associate professor of pharmacy practice and director of research.
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P1 and P2 students: Start 2022 strong by joining our Student Pharmacist Learning Community“We know students are stressed before exams, but once they attend an LC session, they find out what they need to work on and gain confidence ” said Class of 2023 PharmD candidate Brooke Penny, who works with Cailyn Evans and Emily Meredith to help first- and second-year students through the program.
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LISTEN: Mortuary Science alum Stephen Kemp Sr. ’85 interviewed about funeral rituals in Black communities on NPR's Weekend EditionPresident and CEO of Kemp Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Southfield speaks with program host Ayesha Rascoe about how his business and the community he serves have been affected by the pandemic.
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From the dean's desk: Details about winter semester's remote startThis is a university-wide mandate and will continue through at least January 31. WSU will continue to monitor public health conditions and will return to in-person learning when it is safe to do so.
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Opportunity for new community pharmacy site with Wayne State UniversityAs part of our commitment to the city of Detroit, our community and our patients, the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (WSU Applebaum) and Wayne Health are seeking experienced and qualified community pharmacy partners to submit proposals to establish and manage comprehensive community pharmacy services at the Detroit Mack Health Center, located at 400 Mack Ave.
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Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wanqing Liu to play key role in $4.3M award to increase state's infectious diseases preparednessThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $4.3 million to the Wayne State University Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases. The funds will increase lab facilities to collect and analyze genomic data to address emerging infectious disease threats and enhance the state’s ability to respond to those threats. In addition to Dr. Liu's involvement, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Paul Kilgore is a center director.
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WATCH: President Wilson's Jan. 6 campus updateWSU President M. Roy Wilson shares details about his personal experience with COVID-19 and discusses the road ahead at the start of a new semester.
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Karen Tarnas joins Office of the Dean as executive assistantTarnas started her WSU career in 1999 as a development officer for Alumni Affairs, going on to serve three Wayne Law deans.
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Update from the Division of Research: On-campus research activitiesWhile the university is on an adjusted operational schedule until January 31 to reduce the impact of COVID-19, research activities and support services on campus will continue with established safety procedures and additional temporary operational measures.
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Pharmaceutical Sciences graduates: Check out this alumni spotlight and share your stories with usWe're catching up with Pharmaceutical Sciences alumni this year, starting with Aktham Mestareehi, who earned his PhD in 2021 and headed to Chicago. Find out how his career is going and follow the link in his story to submit your own alum spotlight details.
