DETROIT ? Wayne State University will be part of the World Expo in Japan next month when it hosts a nanotech and business exhibition in the U.S. Pavilion. The Expo is expected to draw 15 million people from around the globe.

Wayne State will be the sole university from Michigan at the World Expo hosting events in the U.S. Pavilion. Those events include: WSU International Symposium on Nanotechnology ? Nanoscience in the Understanding of Nature on July 13 and Wayne State University Business Day ? Global Business Issues of the 21st Century on July 14. A five-minute film about WSU will be shown on a big screen outside the U.S. Pavilion throughout both days. In addition to university officials attending the Expo, four WSU students will also make the trip.

?The Japan Expo affords Wayne State University the unique opportunity to engage in a global activity such as the World Expo in the amazing city of Aichi, Japan,? said Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid. ?I am pleased that Wayne State is able to lead the discussion on the important topics of nanotechnology and global business issues, both are topics that scholars at our university are actively researching. We trust that our activities at the Expo will allow us to forge significant and lasting relationships with other scholars and leaders of industry alike.?

The Nanoscience symposium will highlight global technology and research programs involving universities, industry and government. Prof. Bhanu Jena, the George E. Palade University professor in the department of physiology in Wayne State?s School of Medicine, will host the symposium.

Wayne State’s business day at the World Expo in Japan will bring together a wide range of expertise from all sectors including: The Wall Street Journal Japan presenting global business trends and reporting practices over the past centuries; Lex Mundi law consortium discussing regional business issues; Kelly Services (workplace and workforce); The Aspen Institute (governance); Toyota Motor (transportation and environment); researchers from Wayne State and Seoul National University discussing technology and a representative from the Japan Diet will address government?s role in future business and global economics. The WSU Business Day program is organized and hosted by the WSU School of Business Administration.

For more information on Wayne State?s events at the Japan Expo visit the Web site at Wayne.Edu/Japanexpo05