WALKING THE WALK (New York Post)

28 August 2008, 12:47 am

CONSIDER the time-tested, winning elements the University of Michigan lacked last season, and tradition isn't likely to head the list. Tackling? Sure. Depth? Absolutely. Leadership? You bet. The Maize and Blue tradition, however, carried on. It...... read more

WSU freshmen kick off college with day of service (Detroit News)

27 August 2008, 10:10 pm

DETROIT -- While some Michigan freshmen will be busy setting up their dorm rooms and checking out their college campuses, some Wayne State University freshmen will be busy with a daylong community service project Saturday.... read more

UNK ranks 59th on university list (North Platte Telegraph)

27 August 2008, 6:47 am

Midlands News Service KEARNEY - The University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked 15th among public universities in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of the Midwest's best colleges.... read more

DETROITER WALKS FOR LIFE: Drug trial at Wayne State makes strides on high blood pressure (Detroit Free Press)

27 August 2008, 12:42 am

Beverly Taliaferro recently became one of 572 African Americans in a recent clinical trial of blood pressure medicines at Wayne State University. It was one of many tests in recent years focusing on a specific group, but the issue of race-based trials has caused a stir because it suggests that race ... read more

Michigan income down, poverty up (Detroit News)

26 August 2008, 10:20 pm

Poverty rose across Michigan last year while incomes fell for the third year in a row, according to new data that reveal the widening impact of the state's economic restructuring.... read more

All kinds of happenings at the Michigan State Fair (The Oakland Press)

26 August 2008, 11:03 am

Butter cows, racing pigs, bleating sheep... so much at the Michigan State Fair triggers questions, and if you check around, people there have answers.... read more