LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This weekend, the Michigan Democratic Party's One Campaign held a Weekend of Action speaking with voters across the state as the campaign marked 100 days until election day. WATCH LAVORA BARNES HIGHLIGHT ONE CAMPAIGN'S WEEKEND OF ACTION (https://youtu.be/-eY9W65aHCw). After hosting 30+ Virtual Organizing Events with speakers such as Lt Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and Senators Stabenow and Peters to train more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Plants, herbivores and pathogens are locked in a war for survival that is hundreds of millions of years old. Rooted in place and with no way to run, plants evolved complex, chemical-producing machinery in their cells to defend against their ambulate adversaries. In a paper recently published in the journal eLife, Pengxiang Fan, MSU postdoctoral trainee studying biochemistry and  more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, July 29 -- Colorado State University issued the following news: How humans take stock of the world through visual cues has been Colorado State University Professor of Psychology Jessica Witt's life's work. Now, she's applying that expertise to the current pandemic, helping to create graphics and visualizations to explain key scientific concepts to the public. Witt and a team led by University of Michigan researchers have been awarded a National Science Foundation Rapid  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: "Hillary Scholten's deep roots in West Michigan and a lifetime of advocating for families, coupled with the shifting suburban landscape make Michigan's 3rd Congressional District a prime pickup opportunity for Democrats in November," said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice. "No matter which Republican makes it out of the primary on August 4, they'll be up against their party's record of priorit more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, July 29 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on July 28: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) reported second quarter 2020 earnings of $277 million, or $1.44 per diluted share, compared with $182 million, or $0.99 per diluted share in 2019. Operating earnings for the second quarter 2020 were $295 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, compared with 2019 operating earnings of $183 million, or $0.99 per diluted share. Operating earnings exclude non-recurring items, certain mark-to-m more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 28 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Jane Broderick, a professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education in East Tennessee State University's Clemmer College, is co-author of From Children's Interests to Children's Thinking: Using a Cycle of Inquiry to Plan Curriculum, recently published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Broderick co-authored the book with Dr. Seong Bock Hong, a faculty  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 30 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Members of Grand Valley's Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships outlined various forms of financial aid during a virtual town hall July 29 for first-year students and their supporters. Students were encouraged to check their myBanner accounts to choose whether to accept loans and grants that have been offered. Ben Rhodes, assistant director of Financial Aid, said students will see two types of loans:  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 30 -- Hope College issued the following news release: A major instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation is enabling Hope College to acquire a new mass spectrometer for use in multiple disciplines in both collaborative faculty-student research and classroom instruction. The $320,498 award is supporting the purchase of a "liquid chromatograph, quadrupole, time-of-flight, tandem mass spectrometer" (LC/Q-TOF MS). It will arrive on campus this fall and will  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 29 -- Hope College issued the following news release: Hope College is seeking proposals for college-community partnerships focused on enhancing the quality of life in Holland, with an emphasis on addressing needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and restorative justice. Titled "There's No Place Like 'Home,'" the initiative has been established through a 42-month, $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It is designed to link t more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 30 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley's Kirkhof College of Nursing received a $1.5 million federal grant to provide integrated primary and behavioral health services at housing sites in Grand Rapids' Heartside neighborhood through the GVSU Family Health Center and Dwelling Place. The grant, with 0 percent financed with non-governmental sources, comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-160 and Executive Order 2020-161, amending Michigan's Safe Start Order and issuing revised workplace safeguards. Under the Safe Start Order, starting July 31, 2020, statewide indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people and bars will be closed for indoor service across the state, including in Regions 6 and 8. "As we see COVID-19 cases conti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement after President Trump published a tweet suggesting America should postpone the 2020 election: "It's clear that the president is more focused on his chances in the 2020 election than on protecting families from a virus that has killed more than 150,000 Americans," said Governor Whitmer. "The truth is that mail-in absentee voting is safe, simple, and patriotic - so much so that the president and more more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 29: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel along with 19 other attorneys general filed a reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a lawsuit filed by the State of Texas and the federal government that would dismantle the entire ACA, putting the health care of tens of millions of Americans at risk. The Court agreed to review a Fifth Circuit de more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Humane Society of the United States are urging consumers to be wary of puppy scams as many people seek to purchase or adopt dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the increased number of those staying at home during the ongoing public health emergency, many are turning to the internet to adopt a furry friend for companionship. The Michigan Depa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: An Oakland County woman was arraigned recently on multiple charges after she allegedly stole more than $70,000 from an elderly veteran. Margaret Risdon, 60, of Bloomfield Hills, was arraigned July 16 in 48th District Court before Magistrate Andra Richardson on one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult between $50,000 and $100,000, a 15-year felony, and two counts of failing to file t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes regarding the 100 days left until the November elections: "For over three years, the Michigan Democratic Party has been organizing in communities across our state and building a field team to take on Donald Trump. Now, with 100 days left until the November election, we're building on our successes to send Joe Biden to the White House, Gary Peters back to the Senate, and elect Democr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes on the fourth plank of Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan to build a stronger, resilient and inclusive economy: "I'm proud of Joe Biden for releasing a comprehensive plan to help address racial inequality and build a more inclusive economy. "By expanding access to opportunity, removing barriers to participate in our economy, and fully enforcing laws we have on the books, I'm confid more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes on Joe Biden's agenda for women: "Donald Trump has been a disaster for women's rights as he partners with Mike Pence to push extreme anti-choice abortion restrictions, fights to gut critical protections for maternity care, and fails to follow through on his promises to expand paid leave or child care. "His presidency has represented nothing less than a war on women and the issues w more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party held a virtual press conference highlighting the importance of expanding health care coverage and reducing the racial disparities in the health care system, and slammed Republican attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA. WATCH HERE (https://michigandems.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=266b0912aa1a246d09a3b1ad7&id=a6f1d7c1fb&e=4b54fc2c75). "The coronavirus pandemic  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Gary Peters continues to fight for Michigan families - working to pass the annual national defense bill which includes a pay raise for our men and women in uniform, provisions to strengthen the medical supply chain and increase support for missile defense, announcing a proposal to support an eventual safe return to school, and helping to reintroduce the bipartisan Voting Rights more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a recent Letter to the Editor, a Farmington Hills Veteran and former Trump voter slammed Donald Trump's "weakness in the face of blatant attacks on our service members." The LTE comes as Trump has continued his silence on Russia putting bounties on the heads of American troops and refused to mention the attack during a recent phone call with Putin. The Oakland Press: Letter to the editor: Veteran  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 27: With less than 100 days until Election Day, U.S. Senator Gary Peters continues to fight for Michiganders, whether it's working towards securing COVID-19 relief or introducing legislation that always puts Michigan first. GARY CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR COVID-19 RELIEF Time and time again, Gary has proven himself to be a leader who can get things done for the people of Michigan and will keep fi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission announced that Reka Holley, the agency's liaison with the state Legislature, will take on the additional role of Tribal Liaison. Holley, who has been the MPSC's Legislative Liaison since June 2019, replaces longtime MPSC Staff member Paul Proudfoot in the Tribal Liaison role. Before becoming Legislative Liaison, Holley was a departmental analyst for the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Despite Gary Peters' claims that he's "always been tough on the Chinese government," Michigan's junior senator gave the Chinese Communist Party a free pass when he failed to show up to the Congressional Executive Commission on China. While China was stealing Michigan jobs, Gary Peters didn't show up to stop them: * Peters attended China accountability meetings only 11% of the time. * And, when the Small Bu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: U.S. Senator Gary Peters was recently forced to admit that he has exempted himself from following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for his health insurance, as his constituents are forced to do. Peters did so by cashing in on yet another government-subsidized, exclusive perk as part of his State of Michigan "retirement" package. Gongwer News Service reported on July 14th that Peters has apparently been on a gol more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox criticized Gary Peters for seeking six more years as a U.S. Senator so that he can extend his government-subsidized lifestyle while Michigan constituents suffer. Peters' term ends on December 31 of this year, but apparently the "Peters Relief Package" is just too tempting to give up. The details of the plan include: * Extending Peters' six-figure government sala more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on July 29: Yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer used her time during Michigan's COVID-19 press conference update as a bully pulpit to push her partisan agenda against Republicans. Whitmer exclaimed, "I implore everyone in Washington, D.C., to stop the partisanship and get something done,". Whitmer and her State Budget Director clearly sought to lay blame on any future budget cuts with GOP leaders in Washingto more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: For months, Whitmer joined late night tv shows and was the focus of many magazine profiles that sparked talks that she was in the running to become Joe Biden's Vice-Presidential pick. In Politico's latest edition of "Running-mate rundown: Tracking Joe Biden's VP Pick", the publication outlined Governor Gretchen Whitmer's countless unforced errors that are killing her chances at possibly becoming Biden's VP.  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State University biologist Sarah Evans has received a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology to study the effect that droughts have on soil and the carbon cycling process -- a critical determinant of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and future climate change. Drought threatens ecosystems and crop production worldwide and will  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Brittany Ladson is a third-year medical student in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her rotations at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI begin this August, and she hopes to pursue a residency in emergency medicine so she can combine her interest in opiate addiction medicine with other fields of medicine. One of the least noticed effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is not the disease itself but its deva more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by need for more pollinators, according to new research. The study is from the Integrated Crop Pollination Project coordinated by MSU and was led by Rutgers University researchers. Most of the world's crops depend on bees and other insects for pollination, so the reported declines in honey bees and wild bee  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: School location, family income and broadband internet access were critical factors in how well K-12 students adjusted to the COVID-19 shift from classroom to remote learning, according to a new report by Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered districts to craft Continuity of Learning plans when the pandemic forced Michigan to shut down la more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Electron movement - what scientists call electron transfer - powers many of life's functions. For example, a good deal of the energy we derive from the foods we eat is captured by a process that removes electrons from food molecules, like sugar or fat, and transfers them to the oxygen we breathe. Scientists are trying to harvest electricity from biology to power our technologies and produce new prod more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted health care systems to expand their use of virtual medical visits, yet access to care remains out of reach for many rural residents due to a lack of broadband internet access. The expanded use of telehealth technology by medical professionals has the potential to produce healthier outcomes, but it also is exposing the disparities in health status that still exist in ru more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox in response to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee adding Michigan's sixth congressional district to their 'Red to Blue' campaign: "All the air-support in the world from Washington Democrats and far-left mega-donors won't change the fact that Jon Hoadley is out of touch with the values of southwestern Michigan. "From voting to defund the police, to supporting Medicare for more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: The Michigan Republican Party released the following statement on behalf of Chairman Laura Cox in response to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's new executive orders. Executive Orders 2020-160 and 2020-161 were initially leaked around 3:00 PM yesterday, but were not officially released until a little after 7:00 pm - when the governor made time for yet another CNN appearance. * * * "It has become clear that Go more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Population studies are critical for vulnerable and endangered animals because they help conservationists determine what efforts are needed to help the remaining populations persist. One such animal is the wild cheetah. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, cheetahs have vanished from approximately 90% of their historic range in Africa, and a more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Population studies are critical for vulnerable and endangered animals because they help conservationists determine what efforts are needed to help the remaining populations persist. One such animal is the wild cheetah. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, cheetahs have vanished from approximately 90 percent of their hi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The College of Music at Michigan State University is pleased to announce a new video series, Music for Social Justice. In the midst of the movement that began following the murder of George Floyd, faculty members in the college felt the need to speak out on issues of inequality -- and what better way to do so than through music. Currently nine episodes of the series have been filmed, all featuring ne more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Michigan State University biologist Sarah Evans has received a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology to study the effect that droughts have on soil and the carbon cycling process -- a critical determinant of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and future climate change. Drought threatens ecosystems and crop productio more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Plants, herbivores and pathogens are locked in a war for survival that is hundreds of millions of years old. Rooted in place and with no way to run, plants evolved complex, chemical-producing machinery in their cells to defend against their ambulate adversaries. In a paper recently published in the journal "eLife," Pengxiang Fan, MSU postdoctoral trainee studying biochemistry and genetics, and Rober more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 29 -- Hope College issued the following news release: The Hope College Board of Trustees has appointed four new members. Newly elected are the Rev. Eddy Aleman of Grand Rapids; Dr. Llena Chavis of Holland; the Rev. Michael Pitsenberger of Rock Valley, Iowa; and Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton of Baltimore, Maryland. Aleman, Pitsenberger and Sutton have been elected to three-year terms, while Chavis is serving a four-year term as a faculty representative. The terms became ef more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 29 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Researchers at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University have released research about the impact of the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, on the nonprofit sector, finding that the loans made to nonprofit organizations helped protect approximately 4.1 million jobs. The 181,680 loans made to nonprofits represented 3.7 percent of all loans made under the program, but n more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, July 28 -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: Muskegon Community College President Dr. Dale K. Nesbary has been elected to serve a one-year term as Chair of the Michigan Community College Association Board of Directors, assuming the post from outgoing Chair John Crist, Trustee from Jackson College. The vote was taken by representatives of Michigan's 28 community college at a July 24 meeting held remotely. At the same conference, Nesbary was elected to ser more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 29 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Students studying Spanish during the Spring 2020 semester participated in a virtual language and cultural exchange with students learning English at a partner university, the University of Bio-Bio, in Chillan, Chile. Over the course of several weeks, students from both universities participated in conversational exchanges via Zoom. The virtual exchange was organized by instructor Mike Vrooman, interim c more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 29 -- The University of Alabama's Huntsville campus issued the following news on July 28: A principal research scientist in The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for low temperature plasma (LTP). Dr. Vladimir Kolobov is also a co-principal investigator of the DO more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In teens with obesity problems, the brain regions that process rewards are strongly connected, or more likely to "talk" to each other. These regions, however, are less connected to those involved in memory and executive functioning--such as decision-making, attention and behavioral control--that could make teens more sensitive to rewards like junk foods, according to a new University of Michigan study more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 31 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Image credit: Elliot Alderson, PixabayConsumer sentiment sank further in late July due to the continued resurgence of the coronavirus, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. In the last four months, the Sentiment Index has remained trendless, averaging a decline of 25% from the same period in 2019. The Expectations Index fell back to a six-year low first recorded in May, providi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 27 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As recent Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality have framed new perspectives on white privilege and racism, many voices are joining a call for action to end what some are calling the "pervasive and pernicious nature" of anti-Black racism deeply embedded in many institutions and across numerous professions. This includes many areas of higher education but particularly the life sciences,  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 28 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Amid the national debate over the safety and efficacy of absentee voting, Michigan can offer an example of how election reforms will play out in the 2020 election. And the battleground state's local officials have an overall positive outlook about it and other election reforms that were included in a 2018 constitutional amendment, according to a new University of Michigan survey. In the Spring 2020 M more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Origami principles can unlock the potential of the smallest robots, enhancing speed, agility and control in machines no more than a centimeter in size. University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated that behavioral rules underpinning the Japanese art of folding can expand the capabilities of these machines, creating potential for greater use in fields as diverse as medical equipment and infrastr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on July 29: Future spacecrafts bound for the moon or beyond will benefit from high-powered computer simulations underway at the University of Michigan that model the particulate mayhem set in motion by rocket thruster-powered landings. During descent, exhaust plumes fluidize surface soil and dust, forming craters and buffeting the lander with coarse, abrasive particles. This action presents a host of v more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 27 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: By tuning into a subset of brain waves, University of Michigan researchers have dramatically reduced the power requirements of neural interfaces while improving their accuracy--a discovery that could lead to long-lasting brain implants that can both treat neurological diseases and enable mind-controlled prosthetics and machines. The team, led by Cynthia Chestek, associate professor of biomedical engin more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 31 -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news release: While New Zealand white rabbits do not normally spring to mind when you mention the fauna of Lake Michigan, a recently published paper in Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, a journal of the Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography, shows how this cotton-tailed creature plays a role in a newly validated method for assessing the lake's food web, along with yielding  more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Self-driving vehicles. Smart digital personal assistants. Real-time multilingual translators. Artificial intelligence--AI--applications are all around us. A computer science faculty team at Western Michigan University is working to ensure AI isn't hijacked or misused for nefarious reasons. Drs. Alvis Fong, Shameek Bhattacharjee, Steve Carr and Ajay Gupta received a nearly $300,000 grant from the National Scien more PR