Wayne State University continues to rake in the greenbacks when it comes to research grants.
The university has nailed down several million dollars worth of new grants in recent weeks, on top of the $18 million it has already taken in from the federal stimulus program. Wayne State has earned 32 grants, include 27 ($11.2 million) from the National Institutes of Health, four ($1.7 million) from the National Science Foundation and a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy for an electric vehicle engineering education and workforce training program.
Among these grants are $267,999 for Wayne State's School of Medical, which is teaming up with Children’s Hospital of Michigan to continue the study the question of whether long-term antibiotics are necessary in children with vesicoureteral reflux. This money will also help support current research and recruit new staff for the project.
The Karmanos Cancer Institute is also working with Wayne State to continue cancer research in racial and ethnic groups in the US. The Community Network Program is studying ways to reduce disparities of breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancer that adversely affect older, underserved, African American adults in Metro Detroit. The university recently brought in a $199,883 grant to bring the total amount of funding to $3 million since 2005.
One of the biggest winners is Wayne State's School of Nursing, which recently took in a $2 million to help deal with the burgeoning nursing shortage as part of the Michigan Nursing Corps initiative. The grant money should help triple the number of students in the university's 15-month master's degree program specializing in acute and critical care.
Source: Wayne State University
Writer: Jon Zemke
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