ALMA, Michigan, June 2 -- Alma College issued the following news: John Wilson, a private practice attorney and member of the Alma College class of 1990, was recently appointed to the Alma College Board of Trustees. Wilson earned a B.A. in history and business administration from Alma in 1990. At Alma, he was a member of the Kiltie Marching Band, ran cross country and was on staff of The Almanian student newspaper. He was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity. In 2018, Wilson c more PR

ALMA, Michigan, June 1 -- Alma College issued the following statement by President Jeff Abernathy: Like so many across the nation and around the world, I am angered and saddened by the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. "Injustice anywhere," as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "is a threat to justice everywhere," and we have seen too much injustice in recent weeks. These shocking events brought feelings of pain, indignation and trauma to many in the Alma College more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Central Michigan University President Bob Davies to the newly created Michigan Workforce Development Board. Whitmer on Friday signed an executive order to create the board, designed to shape policy initiatives to expand the state's workforce, economy and education opportunities. Key priorities include: * Achieving the goal of 60% of the workforce having a postseconda more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 3 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Central Michigan University Executive Vice President and Provost Mary C. Schutten has accepted an appointment to the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions through Aug. 31, 2022. The committee is an independent body whose charge is to decide infraction cases involving NCAA member institutions and their employees. Members comprise volunteers from NCAA institutions and conferences and members of the publ more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 2 -- Hope College issued the following news release: The new book "Inventing America: Conversations with the Founders" is a companion for the television series of the same name filmed at Hope College. Each episode in the three-part television series explores the origins of one of the three foundational documents of the United States: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Each runs as a panel discussion, hosted by a member of the  more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, June 4 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy's hometown of Jackson is now Michigan's clean energy capital, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has more ENERGY STAR-certified buildings than any small city in the nation. "I'm thrilled to see Jackson step forward as a leader among cities in the Midwest and across the country," said Patti Poppe, Consumers Energy's president and chief executive officer. "It's no secret tha more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As states started closing schools and issuing stay-home orders in March because of the coronavirus, four out of 10 low-income Americans were already struggling to afford enough food for their households, say University of Michigan researchers. And only 18% of them were able to stock up enough food for two weeks, they say. Using data from a national survey of low-income adults in mid-March, Julia Wolfs more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science Plant Research Laboratory has received an $11.25 million Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences competitive renewal grant to continue innovative photosynthesis research. * * * Michigan State said: The three-year grant (2020-2023) will allow PRL scientists to continue investigating how photosynthetic organisms work on the molecular level with an eye toward developing new technologies that imp more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the Michigan State University-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) an $11.25 million DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences competitive renewal grant to continue its innovative photosynthesis research. The three-year grant (2020-2023) will allow PRL scientists to continue investigating how photosynthetic organisms work on the molecular level with an eye toward d more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 4 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University professor Gregg Barak has spent a career educating students and the world community about the consequences of unchecked corporate power, both through his classroom work and myriad writings. He has now blended his broad perspective with a personal narrative in the publishing this spring of his latest book, "Chronicles of a Radical Criminologist: Working the Margins of Law, Power, an more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 4 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College Workforce Training is launching a series of six webinars intended to help people adjust to changes in the workplace as the local economy recovers from the COVID-19 crisis. The noncredit sessions cost $25 each. "Our mission is to be a resource for West Michigan business professionals as our region emerges from the coronavirus crisis and rebuilds our economy," said Julie Pa more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 5 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Although local economic statistics for May are negative, it now appears the worst of the COVID-19 driven recession is over and the recovery has begun, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on data collected during the last two weeks of May. The survey's more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 6 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Provost Maria Cimitile has named Jennifer Drake as the next dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Drake is currently the provost and vice president for Student and Academic Life at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. She previously served as dean of the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Indianapolis. She holds a doctorate in English from the State University of New more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 3 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A new website, www.gvsu.edu/lakerstogether, includes up-to-date information regarding Grand Valley's preparation for the Fall 2020 semester. It includes comprehensive information on topics including health and safety, university life, support for students and faculty, and information about a campuswide signage plan, "Lakers Together -- Standing Apart." In preparation for fall, classrooms are being redesigne more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 2 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Young adults overcoming challenges will be able to gain job skills, educational opportunities and employment counseling at Grand Rapids Community College through a $1.18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. GRCC is one of 20 colleges in the nation and one of two in Michigan selected for the new Job Corps Scholars Program, which will serve people between the ages of 16 and 24. The college wi more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 2 -- Hope College issued the following news release: Hope College has again earned a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Hope has held a silver rating since 2017, after previously holding a Bronze rating beginning more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 1 -- Hope College issued the following statement by President Matthew A. Scogin: We just experienced a devastating week in the United States. COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of more than 100,000 Americans -- nearly matching the total number of Americans lost during the entirety of World War I. As we were mourning these deaths, we were shocked by another act of injustice. Once again an unarmed Black American was killed senselessly. Each time this happens we are more a more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, June 2 -- Indiana Michigan Power, a unit of the American Electric Power, issued the following news release: With summer on the horizon and temperatures getting warmer, Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) customers can control their energy use in a number of ways to reduce cooling costs. Making homes more energy efficient this summer can involve something as simple as closing curtains and doing laundry later in the day. They can also include longer-term steps such as using "smart" more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, June 4 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Tarek M. Sobh, the interim provost at the University of Bridgeport (UB) as well as UB's executive vice president of research and economic development and founding dean of its College of Engineering, Business, and Education, has been named vice president of academic affairs and provost at Lawrence Technological University. Sobh's appointment is effective Sept. 1 and concludes a national search,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 3: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced her support for a series of policy plans for police reform in Michigan, calling on Michigan law enforcement agencies to enhance their training and policies to help create a police culture where all Michiganders are treated with dignity and respect under the law. Governor Whitmer also voiced her support for measures that require law enforcement officers more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a group of 25 leaders in health care and education to serve on the COVID-19 return to learn advisory council. The group of experts includes educators, parents, and students who will work closely with the governor as she continues to put the health and safety of our students and educators first. "This group brings together experts in health care and education, i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: In testimony delivered remotely before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Governor Whitmer called on the federal government to help states like Michigan ensure and promote widespread testing for COVID-19. The governor also highlighted the aggressive action Michigan has taken in the fight against COVID-19, including the state's efforts to secure persona more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 1 after President Trump called for governors to "dominate" protestors: "Right now our nation is hurting. Americans are in pain, and desperate for leadership from the White House during one of the darkest periods in our lifetimes. This morning I took a few moments to read a powerful essay written by our former president, Barack Obama, about how we can make this moment a turning point for real c more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Breeda K. O'Leary to the 29th District Court of the City of Wayne and Brian C. Hartwell to the 43rd District Court of the City of Hazel Park. "Breeda and Brian are well-respected within the legal community and will be bringing their extensive experiences to the bench," Whitmer said. "I'm confident that they will both uphold a standard of excellence while perfor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The Michigan National Guard will continue its efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic after President Donald Trump extended federal deployment known as Title 32 authority until Aug. 21. The extension comes after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the president on May 27 urging him to extend Title 32 authority. "The Michigan National Guard has been instrumental in our efforts to flatten the cu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 1: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-110, rescinding her Safer at Home order and moving the entire state to phase four of the MI Safe Start Plan. The governor's order will allow retailers to reopen on June 4 and restaurants to reopen on June 8, both subject to capacity limits. Day camps for children will likewise be permitted to open on June 8. Effective immediately, gr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced rescissions of executive orders on FOIA, hospital capacity, and emergency medical services, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human services (MDHHS) loosened rules on who can visit patients in certain health care settings, as regions across Michigan continue to advance under the MI Safe Start plan. "As we slowly and safely reopen our economy, it's impor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-111, which provides additional requirements and procedures to keep agricultural workers and the food supply safe from the effects of COVID-19. "It's critical for Michiganders to have access to healthy and nutritious food grown right here in our state, and one of the best ways to ensure that is to make sure migrant agricultural workers are prot more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation recently awarded three Rapid Response Research, or RAPID, grants -- grants given by the NSF for research focusing on urgent or immediate situations -- to Michigan State University researchers for work regarding COVID-19. The first study, "Integrative Analysis of Multi-Omics Data to Understand ACE2 Regulation and Cytokine Storm," is led by Christina Chan, University Dis more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Two Michigan State University researchers will develop a multi-objective optimization tool to help agencies make better informed management decisions for the Chesapeake Bay watershed with a $1 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. Spanning six states and Washington D.C., the Chesapeake Bay watershed feeds the country's largest estuary, which consists of more than 180,000 miles of st more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science announced that Whitley Lehto, a postdoctoral researcher in integrative biologist Janette Boughman's lab, was awarded an $8,000 Ecological, Evolutionary, and Conservation Genomics Research Award from the American Genetic Association to study epigenetics and plasticity in the Iceland stickleback. * * * The AGA, whose mission is to encourage the study of comparative genetics and genomics to document, conserve more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Michigan State University announced that Mariah Meek, assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology in the College of Natural Science, has received a prestigious 2020 Early Career Conservationist Award from the Society for Conservation Biology for her outstanding contributions to the conservation of marine and freshwater ecosystems using genomic data. All award winners are nominated by SCB groups that work regionally or topically to implement the more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 5 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Michigan State University College of Natural Science (NatSci) Dean Phil Duxbury and members of the NatSci community are hosting a virtual welcome (Password: GoGreen) on Wed., June 10, at 7 p.m. to greet incoming fall semester students. Dean Duxbury will be joined by Mark Voit, NatSci associate dean for undergraduate studies; Heidi Purdy, NatSci director of undergraduate studies;  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: While many LGBTQ+ pride festivities have been forced to move events to a virtual platform, a Michigan State University ally is ensuring the community remains visible in her field all year-round - and around the world. Christina DeJong, a professor in the School of Criminal Justice, is collaborating with global scholars to establish a new entity in the American Society of Criminology called the Divisi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Mariah Meek, assistant professor in the Michigan State University Department of Integrative Biology (IBIO) in the College of Natural Science, has received a prestigious 2020 Early Career Conservationist Award from the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) for her outstanding contributions to the conservation of marine and freshwater ecosystems using genomic data. All award winners are nominated by S more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The field of theater has long been one that favors the extrovert with a perception that actors must be outgoing, gregarious and boisterous to find success. A new book seeks to alter that perception. Co-written by Rob Roznowski, head of acting and directing for the MSU Department of Theatre, "The Introverted Actor: Practical Approaches" offers first-hand accounts, methods and tested techniques that wi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: In a time of crisis, how do we protect our health and safety, safely store our food, plant our fields or care for livestock? The coronavirus has touched every corner of the globe -- forever changing the way we live. An immediate need exists for global information dissemination on mitigating COVID-19's impacts. Feed the Future, the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative, recentl more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many Americans and people around the world to feel increased stress, uncertainty and anxiousness -- which is affecting how they live and work. To further understand the effects of this pandemic, Michigan State University psychologist Daisy Chang has launched a new study to find out how employer practices can shift essential workers' attitudes during this crisis. Cha more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 5 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Highly energetic, "hot" electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light energy. But scientists haven't been able to measure the energies of those electrons, limiting their use. Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Michigan built a way to analyze those energies. "There have been many theoretical models of hot electrons but no direct experiments or measureme more PR

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, June 2 -- Spring Arbor University issued the following news: Spring Arbor University announces Dawn Schnitkey as the new Vice President for Finance and Administration, starting on June 1. Schnitkey succeeds Kevin Rose, who is retiring after nearly six years of service to SAU. Schnitkey has served in the business office at SAU for 16 years in a variety of roles, including Student Billing Specialist, Assistant Controller, Assistant Vice President of Finance and Administra more PR

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- Spring Arbor University issued the following statement: As we observe the recent events surrounding the unjust and tragic deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, we grieve deeply for the families of these individuals. We acknowledge the hurt and sorrow these events and others like it have caused our nation and community. We grieve as a community over the pain that our African American students, faculty and staff are feeling. We know with conf more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 1 -- Aquinas College issued the following statement by President Kevin G. Quinn: The injustices directed at our African American sisters and brothers and communities of color have caused extreme outrage, sadness and division across the country. Our communities are hurting. This is unacceptable. Aquinas College is a place of welcoming, of learning and of Christ, our model of justice, peace, mercy and love. We are a College rooted in the Catholic and Dominican tradit more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, June 3 -- The University of Georgia College of Public Health issued the following news: A new study from the University of Georgia has shown that exposure to a now banned flame retardant can alter the genetic code in sperm, leading to major health effects in children of exposed parents. The study, which published recently in Scientific Reports, is the first to investigate how polybrominated biphenyl-153 (PBB153), the primary chemical component of the flame retardant FireMaster more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, June 3 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: A new study from the University of Georgia has shown that exposure to a now-banned flame retardant can alter the genetic code in sperm, leading to major health defects in children of exposed parents. Published recently in Scientific Reports, the study is the first to investigate how polybrominated biphenyl-153 (PBB153), the primary chemical component of the flame retardant FireMaster, impacts paternal reproduction. more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Stimulating the brain's circuitry related to addiction can create strong desires even for something that hurts. A new University of Michigan study published in Nature Communications used a laser to excite neurons in the amygdala--a brain region that generates emotional responses--to create intense desires focused on particular targets. These targets, for different rats, were either sugar, cocaine or e more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: To answer a question crucial to technologies such as energy conversion, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, Purdue University and the University of Liverpool in the U.K. have figured out a way to measure how many "hot charge carriers"--for example, electrons with extra energy--are present in a metal nanostructure. "For example, if you wanted to employ light to split water into hydrogen more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Women exposed to PFAS may experience menopause two years earlier than other women, according to a new University of Michigan study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in a wide variety of nonstick and waterproof products and firefighting foams. These man-made "forever chemicals" can contaminate drinking more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When states require that insurers provide coverage of infertility treatments, 20% fewer mothers die during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly after birth, according to a University of Michigan study. Nearly 11% of women ages 15-44 and 21% of currently married, childless women report having difficulty getting pregnant and carrying a baby to term, but fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization can more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 4 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: This fall, Wayne State University will launch a free digital application to drive student success. The Warrior Road app is an engaging tool that will help students thrive at Wayne State and beyond. Available for download on the App Store or Google Play, the Warrior Road app will help students stay on track as they earn their degree. Students will be able to readily access unique details including their upcoming task more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 6 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a virtual preliminary public hearing next week relating to future permanent rules for Lake Michigan whitefish management and Great Lakes commercial harvest reporting. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11. Due to COVID-19, the public can participate in the hearing online via Skype or by calling 1-866-715-6499 and e more PR