Wayne State University 1868 - 2018 Sesquicentennial Celebration 150 Years In The Heart Of Detroit

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Wayne State University History

1934

City College’s student newspaper, The Detroit Collegian, announces the Detroit Board of Education’s plans to combine several colleges into one university. Wayne University was formed later that year. #wsu150

2002

The National Institutes of Health’s Perinatology Research Branch (PRB) debuts at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center. Discoveries made by WSU researchers at the PRB have contributed to clinical advances in maternal-fetal medicine around the world. #wsu150

1900s

Students from the Detroit College of Medicine, a predecessor of Wayne State, observe a procedure at St. Mary’s Hospital. This was one of several training hospitals in Detroit where students gained experience. #wsu150

1953

A student works in Old Main’s library. The General and Science Libraries were completed this year, allowing for more study spaces. #wsu150

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