GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 12 -- Zondervan, a Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications, issued the following corporate news release: Acclaimed artist and poet Morgan Harper Nichols has signed an additional two-book contract with Zondervan. The first book in the contract, How Far You Have Come, will feature poetry, personal essays and original artwork with four-color spreads throughout and is scheduled to release in March 2021 through the Zondervan Gift division. A two-color tr more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: When historic floods breached two mid-Michigan dams in May, emptying Wixom Lake and Sanford Lake, Daelyn Woolnough saw a consequence few others might have considered: the loss of water-filtering mussels -- some rare -- by the tens of thousands. Woolnough, a Central Michigan University research associate professor in Biology, is a member of the Institute for Great Lakes Research in the College of Science more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following letter from Dean Phillip Duxbury and College of Natural Science: Along with President Stanley and Provost Sullivan, the MSU College of Natural Science (NatSci) stands with our Black faculty, staff, students, and alumni. We collectively feel pain and horror about the murders of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, and so many other Black pe more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 11 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Reacting to concerns about physical distancing and creating safe spaces related to COVID-19, Eastern Michigan University has announced the "EMU Single Room Guarantee" for students enrolling and living in campus residence halls for the fall semester. Under the plan, a single room without a roommate will be available to every student who wants one. Students who wish to have a roommate will continue to have that more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 9 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following statement on June 8 by President James Smith: As we head into a week that brings with it the ongoing reopening of businesses, restaurants and other activities outside our homes, I hope everyone will continue to observe safe practices to minimize the spread of COVID-19. While the number of cases and deaths in Michigan continues to decline, the disease is still very much present and we all need to observe physical d more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 11 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Kyle Boone has been named director of Housing and Residence Life in the Division of Student Affairs. Boone is currently the director of Student Housing and Residential Education at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), a position he has held since 2015. Boone has more than 16 years of experience in budget and department operations, experiential programming and student retention. He holds a bachelor's degree in c more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 9 -- Hope College issued the following news release: Dr. Angela Carpenter of the Hope College religion faculty has been chosen to join an international team of scholars exploring how the theology of human nature engages with biology and the social sciences. She is among 15 fellows from colleges and universities across the United States as well as Scotland selected to participate in "Collaborative Inquiries in Christian Theological Anthropology." The overall, multi-year more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that is the most common cause of death for COVID-19 patients--and University of Michigan researchers found that rod-shaped particles can take them out of circulation. The No. 1 cause of death for COVID-19 patients echoes the way the 1918 influenza pandemic killed: their lungs fill with fluid and they essentially drown. Th more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 13 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: Monday, June 15, 2020 CAUSE NO.: 45285; ALJ: POPE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 IN THE MATTER OF THE VERIFIED PETITION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM) PLAN, INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY (EE) PROGRAMS, AND ASSOCIATED ACCOUNTING AND RATEMAKING TREATMENT, INCLUDING TIMELY RECOVERY THROUGH I&M more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, June 12 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Assuming continued favorable trends in the coronavirus pandemic, Lawrence Technological University has announced to students, faculty and staff that it plans to bring students back to its campus for its Fall 2020 semester, which begins Aug. 24. In emails to students, faculty and staff, LTU President Virinder Moudgil said all decisions will be "based on guidance from health care professionals,  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 9 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following statement by President Bill Pink: I've been thinking about whether I would make a public statement addressing the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Not because of disrespect for the horrible acts behind their deaths, nor the importance of calling out injustice to men who look like me. I see many other leaders releasing statements and I fully respect those sentiments. Yet, I've struggle more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 5: Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed Sean Egan to serve as Director of COVID-19 Workplace Safety. In addition to this role, Egan also serves as Deputy Director for Labor at the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) where he oversees MIOSHA, Workers' Disability Compensation Agency, the Bureau of Employment Relations and the Wage and Hour Division. "Sean Egan has spent his ca more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 5: Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement blasting the Michigan Civil Service Commission for a proposed action that would weaken collective bargaining rights for state employees who are working on the frontlines to keep Michiganders safe from COVID-19. All four of the current civil service commissioners were appointed by the previous administration. "Make no mistake, this a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared June 2020 Pride Month in Michigan to celebrate LGBTQ+ individuals and recognize the important work that must be done to create a more equitable state for all identities, genders, races, ethnicities and ages. "This pride month, we are reminded that the beginning of Pride was not a celebration, but a protest to be seen, heard, treated equally, and allowed to live more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-121 to add four seats to The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). The Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and three community members appointed by the governor will occupy these seats. The governor's order will bring more community voices to the table as the commission considers police reforms for our stat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Board of Counseling, Michigan Historical Commission, Residential Builders' and Maintenance and Alteration Contractors' Board, Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission, Michigan Underground Storage Tank Authority Board of Directors, Michigan Appellate Defender Commission, Detroit Wayne County Health Authority Board of Directo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 350 and 718, as well as House Bill 5766 into law. Senate Bill 350 amends the General Law Village Act to allow villages to determine when delinquent tax bills are forwarded to the county treasurer. SB 350 was sponsored by Senator Kim LaSata, R-Bainbridge Twp. Senate Bill 718 amends the Michigan Vehicle Code to allow for roadside drug testing for controlled su more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-117, which continues expanded access and capacity for child care services, giving priority to essential workforces. The Executive Order takes effect immediately and continues through July 7, 2020. "The real heroes of this crisis are the medical workers, first responders and other essential workers who are putting their lives on the line for us every d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-120, which lifts restrictions on overnight residential, travel, and troop camps beginning June 15. "As we've worked together to bend the curve and protect our families from COVID-19, our kids have lost time in the classroom and missed out on playdates, birthday parties and graduations. That's why I'm glad they'll have an opportunity to spend a week or more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-118 , which further extends the duration of protections for tenants and mobile home owners from being evicted from their home until June 30, and Executive Order and 2020-119, which extends protections for vulnerable populations in Michigan's county jails, local lockups and juvenile detention centers until July 9. "By extending the protection against  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited small businesses across Detroit to learn about what practices they have put in place to protect both workers and customers from COVID-19. She stopped by Source Booksellers, Cass Corridog, Tou & Mai, Good Times on the Ave., and City Bird to listen and talk with the owners about how her administration can best support local Michigan businesses throughout this cri more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer volunteered at Meridian Elementary School to help distribute supplies for Michigan families impacted by the historic and devastating flooding in the area. The governor also announced that she intends to apply for a major disaster declaration to get the necessary funding and help from the federal government to repair the damage. On May 19, failures of the Edenville and more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 10: The Michigan Public Service Commission concluded its efforts to ensure that customers of a telephone service provider seeking to discontinue operating in Michigan were able to find alternative providers of basic local phone service (Case No. U-20623). Talk America Services, LLC, (TAS) filed notice in August 2019 that it wanted to discontinue service for about 4,600 customers in M more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Matthew Zierler, associate dean of the Honors College at Michigan State University, will be recommended as interim dean of the college, succeeding Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore. Jackson-Elmoore accepted the role of provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at California Polytechnic State University. Zierler will begin serving as interim dean-designee on June 13 and will continue in that rol more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: There is more to science than meets the eye. Take an ordinary Michigan landscape--white pines, black-eyed susans, white-tailed deer and a few chickadees--just random points of nature to the casual observer. But through the eyes of Michigan State University's Phoebe Zarnetske, assistant professor in the College of Natural Science's Department of Integrative Biology, the natural  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: As policymakers increasingly turn toward science in addressing global climate change, one Michigan State University scientist is looking to nature to develop the next generation of solar energy technology. James McCusker, an MSU Foundation Professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, believes that the future of solar energy lies in abundant, scalable mat more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: To have a more sustainable world, people need to put a dollar value on nature's contributions. In this week's interdisciplinary journal -- "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," an international group of scholars show that gross domestic product (GDP) fails to fully capture nature's contributions to economic activity and human well-being. In addition to the D -- domestic, there needs to more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The College of Osteopathic Medicine has named Marita Gilbert as the associate dean of diversity and campus inclusion. Gilbert's passion for diversity, equity and inclusion work in education began as a very young person. As a teenager, she traveled to Selma, Alabama to a demonstration protesting an educational system called tracking, where young students were placed in different career "tracks." M more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Delia Fernandez is an assistant professor of history in the College of Social Science. Her recent chapter, "You're Going to Need a Team," featured in anthology "Degrees of Difference," discusses her challenges and triumphs as a first-generation graduate student of color. In it, she explains the importance of community support and self-care for her success in academia. Q: What barriers did you face w more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Summer is back and so are ticks -- and the potential to get Lyme disease. With more people eager to be out in the woods after months at home, a Michigan State University researcher, who helped develop The Tick App, warns of the possible increased risk for getting Lyme disease. "We don't want people to be afraid. We just want them to take a few precautions so they can still enjoy being outside," sai more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: As policymakers increasingly turn toward science in addressing global climate change, one Michigan State University scientist is looking to nature to develop the next generation of solar energy technology. MSU Foundation Professor James McCusker, Department of Chemistry, believes that the future of solar energy lies in abundant, scalable materials designed to mimic and improve upon the energy conver more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Now more than ever, people who want to learn a new language turn to their mobile devices for help as language learning applications have become increasingly available. While these apps allow users to study a new language from anywhere at any time, how effective are they? That is a question Shawn Loewen, professor in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages at Mi more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, June 11 -- Muskegon Community College issued the following testimony by Dale K. Nesbary: MCC President Dale K. Nesbary testified before the Michigan House Appropriations Higher Education and Community Colleges Appropriations Subcommittee on June 3, when he addressed community colleges in a COVID-19 environment and opening campuses for the fall semester. State Rep. Scott VanSingel (R-Grant) chairs the subcommittee. In addition to Nesbary, other higher education leaders who t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: A new report released by the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team shows that the aggressive actions Governor Whitmer took to protect Michigan families from the spread of COVID-19 have significantly lowered the number of cases and deaths that would have occurred had the state done nothing. The data shows that very few states dropped their infection rate as low for as long as Michigan. "Through more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: New Mexico State University's College of Health and Social Services has named Hector Luis Diaz as its new director of the School of Social Work. Diaz, a longtime social work practitioner with more than two decades' experience in higher education, started his new role June 1. Diaz most recently served as director and professor in the School of Social Work at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and Grammy Award-winning baritone Thomas Hampson's Hampsong Foundation have formed a new partnership to strengthen the work of both organizations in song research, vocal performance, and education at all levels. The collaboration, called the Classic Song Research Initiative, was made possible through funding from an anonymous donor and the SM more PR

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 -- Spring Arbor University issued the following news: Spring Arbor University will partner with Garcia Laboratory in Jackson, Michigan, to offer COVID-19 testing to SAU students and employees as they begin to return to our Spring Arbor campus. SAU will offer the FDA-approved Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Immunoglobulin (IgG) Antibody tests. The PCR test boasts 99 percent accuracy in determining whether the virus is currently present in the body. This test  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The State of Michigan, in partnership with the Connected Nation Michigan, released a statewide Wi-Fi hotspot map to assist residents who currently lack internet access at home. The COVID-19 pandemic and transition to remote and distance learning has only increased the need for residents and students to have easy access to broadband services. The Wi-Fi mapping effort, spearheaded by the Michi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Recent events have brought to the forefront issues of racial disparities in many sectors of society. One area that impacts much of life inequitably--education, work, commerce, safety and security, and leisure pursuits, among others--is our increasing use of computers. Researchers at the University of Michigan, Northwestern University and Carnegie Mellon University recently completed a unique study on  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 13 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Researchers have discovered a new set of signals that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat cell to convert fat into heat. The signaling pathway, discovered in mice, has potential implications for activating this same type of thermogenic fat in humans. Thermogenic fat cells, also called beige fat or beige adipocytes, have gained attention in recent years for their potential to curb obesity  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Marcus Collins is a marketing lecturer at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with a background that spans advertising, social media and the intersection of brands and culture. He discusses how organizations should respond in the face of critical social issues, such as the current anti-racism protests spanning the globe. At a time like this when our country is hurting, how should busi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Circadian rhythm concept image, woman waking up next to clock. Image credit: iStockAlmost overnight, the sleep and wake patterns of nearly four billion people may have changed because of COVID-19-spurred lockdowns. A free app built by University of Michigan researchers will help users understand their own sleep rhythms, shedding light on how their biological clock is responding to lockdowns, and give  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A student-led incubator at the University of Michigan, optiMize, launched a $25,000 Community Aid Relief Fund this April in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief fund aims to provide mutual aid and community-based projects in Washtenaw county who have student leaders. Students at U-M, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College were eligible to apply to up to $5,000 in funding. more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 8: This year's Pride celebrations will be unlike any other in its more than 50-year history. In the time of COVID-19, events throughout the United States have been canceled or moved to online platforms. However, organizers say, that does not mean that celebrations have stopped--it just means they look a little different. The LGBTQ Pride: From Origins to Evolution Teach-Out, which launched June  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Woman coughing into elbow. Image credit: iStockYou're standing in the store's check-out line, and the customer behind you viciously coughs. Is that person sick or simply have a throat tickle? Chances are you're misidentifying the origins of those sounds, according to a newly published University of Michigan study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The more disgusting peop more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 12 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: The Laurentian Great Lakes -- Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario -- are the most studied system in lake geochemistry and have well-preserved chronological profiles. Metals play numerous critical roles in natural and human-influenced characteristics of lake ecosystems, so patterns in the historical records of metals from sedimentary cores provide important information about environm more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, June 13 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Using cloth face masks slows the spread of COVID-19. That's the consensus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as a number of leading medical organizations around the world. Yet, as communities across the United States begin to slowly lift coronavirus-related restrictions, calls to wear masks have received pushback. "A lot of people just don't want to wear them. They think it's an infr more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, June 10 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: A team of evaluation experts from WMU's Evaluation Center is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CDC Foundation to develop a strategy that could better track the spread of COVID-19. They're evaluating an approach to electronic case reporting--eCR--to improve disease surveillance and response. Electronic case reporting is a major innovation in how health care providers repo more PR