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News-Herald: Woodhaven High School scholarship winner aims for Wayne State pharmacy programLily Campbell, who graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0, is pursuing a pre-pharmacy and health sciences degree at Wayne State University.
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Physician Assistant History Society highlights WSU Applebaum PAS programThe WSU Applebaum Physician Assistant Studies program is the featured associate of the Physician Assistant History Society for the month of July 2019.
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American Funeral Director magazine: Generations of Pray family alumni featuredIn a tribute to fathers and sons, Americal Funeral Director magazine featured the Pray family, three generations of which graduated from Wayne State's mortuary science program.
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Michigan Radio: Mortuary Science alumni Tyler Bernstein and Thomas Lynch discuss life as funeral directorsIn "Comfort during sorrow: The peaks and valleys of life as a funeral director," Tyler Bernstein '18 and Thomas Lynch '73, a semi-retired funeral director for Lynch & Sons Funeral Home in Milford, exchange advice and discuss what attracted them to the profession.
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Erin Edwards earns Thomas C. Rumble University Graduate FellowshipThe Thomas Rumble Fellowship aims to optimize doctoral students' performance by providing support for and establishing expected outcomes at each stage of the training rocess. Edwards' advisor is Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Nora Fritz.
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Health Television Nepal: Paul Kilgore presents research at International Patient Safety ConferenceThe conference in Kathmandu was attended by a large number of clinicians as well as Nepali government health leaders. It featured several international speakers including participation from the Global Health Initiative at Henry Ford Health System.
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News-Herald: Nineteen years after coming out, Robert Hellar says fight for equality continuesEcorse city councilman Robert Hellar, who works full-time as an academic services officer at WSU Applebaum, recently won an award from the Detroit institution for the work he’s done to create an inclusive, respectful and safe climate for members of the LGBTQ community on campus.
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Heidi Wagner '06 part of urological disease research team with new $10 million donationWith a $10-million donation, the University of Toronto is partnering with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to launch the McCain Centre for Urological Innovation and Education. Under the direction of Dr. Neil Fleshner, Chair of U of T’s Division of Urology, the McCain Centre will provide highly skilled scientists at U of T and The Princess Margaret with the tools they need to advance their innovative research, training and clinical care; 2006 WSU Applebaum pathologists' assistant alumna Heidi Wagner is part of Fleshner's research team.
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PharmD student athlete Jackie Feist earns All-Academic Team accoladesThe GPAs of GLIAC All-Academic Team members are between 3.0 and 3.49.
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Photo Gallery: Radiation Therapy Technology Graduation CeremonyOn June 21, 2019, Radiation Therapy Technology graduates Riley Cassa, Sarah El-Ghdaf, Alea Fawaz and Amelia Symons received their pins at a special celebration.
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PAS students learn ultrasound techniques from DMC doctorThis week marked the first meeting of the WSU Physician Assistant Ultrasound Examination (PAUSE) group, a student-organized group of second-year Physician Assistant Studies students who want to learn about how to use ultrasound at the bedside.
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Oakland Press: Tarek Hassoun '18 opens HealthLine PharmacyTarek Hassoun, a 2018 graduate of the WSU Applebaum Doctor of Pharmacy program, recently opened HealthLine Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy which provides free home delivery to patients within a 15-mile radius of its Bloomfield Hills location.
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Drug Topics: Amber Martirosov on aspirin and COPDMartirosov provided an analysis of a recent observational study that suggested that aspirin might be instrumental in preventing flare-ups of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD).
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Wayne State to receive $1.5 million grant to address opioid addiction in jailsGovernor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Opioid Partnership announced a unique strategy that combines public and private funds to support innovative and evidence-based treatment programs for people with opioid use disorder. Called a "no wrong door approach," the strategy removes the barriers to entry for those needing treatment for opioid addiction and helps them get on a path to successful recovery.
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Yoga at WSU Applebaum Tuesdays and Thursdays all summerInterested in yoga? Each Tuesday and Thursday beginning June 18, Education Specialist Karen Gessler will lead a yoga class for the WSU Applebaum community. No prior experience is necessary.
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Health Care Sciences smashes competition in WSU Applebaum Heart Walk fundraising competitionTo help drum up donations for the 201 Heart Walk, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences launched a competition to determine – based on dollars raised and walk participation – which department is the 2019 "Best in the College," including a year's worth of bragging rights.
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WSU opens search for Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of School of Medicine; open discussion June 20The chosen candidate will further integrate development of an academic health center enterprise to enhance partnerships among the university's health affairs schools and colleges and existing and potential health care provider partners in collaboration with key institutional leaders and strategic partners.
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Shred day June 19: Gather your unwanted paper nowIt's a great time to clear out your file drawers and closets! Shred-It will be at WSU Applebaum and MortSci Wednesday, June 19, to pick up any and all paper you're ready to let go.
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Robert Hellar wins Wayne State LGBTQ Advocate, Ally and Accomplice AwardThe WSU Applebaum academic services officer was honored for his efforts help to create an inclusive, respectful and safe climate for members of the LGBTQ community on campus.
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Academic advisors collecting school supplies and toiletries for Detroit schoolsThe WSU Academic Advising Community has partnered with Detroit Public Schools and the AAUP-AFT Local 6075 for a spring/summer service project by collecting classroom supplies for two specific Detroit schools – Burton International Academy and Golightly Education Center.
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Physical therapy alumna Adele Myszenski named 'Health Care Hero'Adele Myszenski was named among the 2019 Health Care Heroes by Crain's Detroit Business for her work to provide early physical therapy intervention for critically ill patients at Henry Form Health System.
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MLive: Mortuary science students could legally practice embalming under bill headed to governorMark Evely, mortuary science program director at Wayne State University, told lawmakers at the hearing it’s “difficult, if not impossible” for a mortuary science student to be a resident trainee while enrolled in courses due to the requirement that resident trainees work full time.
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Students honor 234 lives at Body Bequest Program memorial serviceOn May 17, the chapel at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Novi overflowed with Wayne State University students and the loved ones of the men and women who donated their bodies through the Body Bequest Program for education in medicine, mortuary science, pathologists' assistant, nurse anesthesia and more. The students and families gathered in the space to celebrate the lives of 234 people at the 22nd annual memorial service, which is held to pay respects to the donors and includes the internment of their cremated remains.
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Kim Trent: 'Getting to college isn't enough. We need to help more students finish.'In a Detroit Free Press opinion piece, Wayne State Board of Governors Chair Kim Trent discusses how – although the university has doubled the number of black students who earn degrees within six years and has earned national awards and attention for its efforts to boost student success – WSU still has work to do to boost the number of African American, Latinx and Native American students who earn bachelor’s degrees.
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Vaccine expert Basel Khatib to lecture at WSU Applebaum June 6The lecture is part of the campuswide #KnockOutHPV campaign designed and managed by PharmD student Adalah Yahia.
