Welcome
Tackling society's Grand Challenges - together
Wayne State’s Grand Challenges initiative unites researchers, students and partners to confront the most pressing issues facing society today — health, artificial intelligence, sustainable environments and smart mobility. Together, these teams turn bold ideas into real-world solutions, developing new therapies that improve lives, advancing ethical and powerful AI tools, designing sustainable urban neighborhoods, and creating technologies that make movement safer and smarter. From the heart of Detroit, they create solutions that shape the future of our city — and the world beyond.
Research facts
Wayne State reported $291.7 million in research expenditures in FY24
Ranked 75th by NSF among public research universities for R&D expenditures in FY24
Wayne State has 432 patents issued (U.S. and foreign) since FY15.
NIH awards rose nearly 11% from FY17 to FY24
Key research areas spotlight
Wayne State has a long tradition of excellence in fundamental sciences research. From developing an understanding of nanomaterials to advance technologies such as information storage, sensors energy conversion and more, to studying fundamental particles in detail to understand the universe at a fundamental level, our faculty are engaged in research that will improve scientific theories and fuel future innovations.
News
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Dr. Hengguang Li speaks with Fox2 Detroit News on understanding AI risk and safety
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Wayne State Launches WiSE Program to strengthen digital literacy and social connection in Black older adults
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$2.4 million NIH grant to study effects of E-cigarette exposure on offspring respiratory immunity
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$3.94M NIH grant to study how Detroit air pollution accelerates biological aging
Cores and facilities spotlight
The Lumigen Instrument Center (LIC), located in the basement of the Chemistry Building, is a shared-use facility that provides high-quality research and teaching support to Wayne State University researchers and the broader Detroit and Michigan scientific communities. The Lumigen Instrumentation Core consists of five core facilities: X-ray Crystallography, Electron Microscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Mass Spectrometry, and Optical Spectroscopy and Calorimetry. Together, these facilities provide advanced analytical capabilities that support interdisciplinary research and education across a wide range of scientific disciplines.
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