EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news on Sept. 22: Members from Michigan State University's Center for Quantum Computing, Science and Engineering, or MSU-Q, will join forces with four leading universities in the Midwest to develop QuSTEAM (Quantum Information Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), a national model for innovative undergraduate curriculum in the emerging field of quantum tec more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news on Sept. 23: Members from Michigan State University's Center for Quantum Computing, Science and Engineering, or MSU-Q, will join forces with four leading universities in the Midwest to develop QuSTEAM (Quantum Information Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), a national model for innovative undergraduate curriculum in the emerging field of quantum tech more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSPer) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Central Michigan University President Bob Davies announces the hire of Amy Folan as the university's next Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics after a nationwide search. Folan brings to CMU extensive experience in collegiate athletics, with special focus on fundraising and compliance. "I am thrilled to welcome Amy Folan to Central Michigan University and the Mount P more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 22: Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization building cross-sector, regional economic growth, and DTE Energy today announced that Ann Arbor SPARK has committed to 100 percent renewable energy through DTE's MIGreenPower program. Ann Arbor SPARK's investment in MIGreenPower will offset 334,000 pounds of CO2 annually, equivalent to the carbon removed by 200 acres of U.S. forests in one year.* Focused on advan more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Michigan State University plant biology researcher and MSU Foundation Professor, Beronda Montgomery, will bring her talents to the MSU Office of Research & Innovation as interim assistant vice president. She joined the team in a half-time capacity effective Sept. 15, 2020. Montgomery is currently a professor in the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory and holds appointmen more PR

BEREA, Ohio, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: Results from a new Baldwin Wallace University Great Lakes Poll show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holding a commanding lead in Michigan and Wisconsin, and running neck and neck with incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Spearheaded by BW's Community Research Institute (CRI), in partnership with Oakland University and Ohio Northern University, the poll questioned  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Sept. 25: Yesterday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Pontiac Mayor Deidre Waterman, Westland Mayor Bill Wild, and Center for American Progress Action Fund Managing Director of Democracy and Government Reform William Roberts in a discussion about the steps Michigan leaders are taking to make sure every Michigander can vote in November. With high turnout expected and a record number of voters planning more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The Democratic National Committee announced new voter registration digital ads in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin encouraging voters to visit IWillVote.com to learn how to register to vote. This spot will run on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube as part of a seven-figure digital investment in voter registration across the battleground states. The ad featu more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 22: DTE Energy and Consumers Energy have announced they are joining a first-of-its-kind pledge to make interstate travel easier for electric vehicle (EV) owners by 2022. Six energy companies will join in facilitating the construction of a vast network of fast charging stations across the Midwest from Michigan to Kansas, making it possible for EV owners to drive longer distances without worrying about their next more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- Consumers Energy issued the following joint news release on Sept. 22: DTE Energy and Consumers Energy have announced they are joining a first-of-its-kind pledge to make interstate travel easier for electric vehicle (EV) owners by 2022. Six energy companies will join in facilitating the construction of a vast network of fast charging stations across the Midwest from Michigan to Kansas, making it possible for EV owners to drive longer distances without worrying abou more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 24: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced the appointment of Lynette Dowler as vice president of Public Affairs, and president of the DTE Foundation, effective October 16, 2020. Dowler succeeds Nancy Moody, who is retiring after 32 years of service with DTE. During her 37-year career at DTE, Dowler has served in senior leadership roles across the organization, including director of corporate safety and nuclea more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 22: DTE Energy Company (NYSE: DTE) announced today its intention to offer for sale, subject to market and other conditions, a new series of junior subordinated debentures due Oct. 15, 2080. DTE intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem its 2012 Series C 5.250% junior subordinated debentures due 2062 of which $200 million aggregate principal amount are outstanding. This news release shall not co more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 22: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) announced today, 9/22/2020, that it has priced its offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount 2020 Series G 4.375% Junior Subordinated Debentures due Oct. 15, 2080. The use of proceeds will be used to redeem the Company's 2012 Series C 5.250% Junior Subordinated Debentures (NYSE: DTQ). DTE Energy also announced today the full redemption of all outstanding 2012 Series C 5.250 more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: With the shift to more online learning, DTE Energy has developed a virtual field trip to its wind and solar parks to teach young people about clean energy and the important role it plays in addressing climate change. Students experience what it's like to climb up a 300-foot wind turbine tower, learn how solar panels use sand to create energy and visit three DTE renewable energy projects in different locations across Mi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 25 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In a milestone of research funding, three teams of University of Michigan researchers have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address issues related to firearm injury. The new multiyear grants, totaling $4.6 million, come from a new source of CDC funding to address a cause of death that kills 109 Americans each day. The 16 new grants to U-M and other inst more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy issued the following news: At a virtual event, hosted by McCourt's Massive Data Institute and the Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics), several experts with backgrounds in media, research, and campaigns discussed the impact of misinformation in the 2016 election and what it could mean for the presidential election this November. The panelists highlighted key takeaways from "Words That Matter," a b more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Jute sacks and photographs from Ibrahim Mahama's Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art in Ghana comprise the installation at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery. To adhere to COVID restrictions, curator Amanda Krugliak made the gallery installation viewable from the sidewalk at 202 S. Thayer St. in downtown Ann Arbor.The University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities will begin installing the more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSGra) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College's TRIO/Student Support Services program earned two U.S. Department of Education grants -- totaling more than $3 million - aimed at helping more low-income, first-generation students achieve their transfer or career goals. The federally funded TRIO program provides academic advising, tutoring, mentoring, financial guidance, counseling and other supports to assist more PR

GREENVILLE, Illinois, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- Greenville University issued the following news: COVID-19 restrictions may have closed some doors for students planning to participate in GU's 2020 Summer Research Experience, but they opened others. Research team supervisor Scott Pattenaude, assistant professor of chemistry, reports that COVID restrictions prevented student researchers from gathering and testing regional well-water samples as planned, but they did not prevent students from analyzing  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 24 (TNSAwa) -- Hope College issued the following news release: A biography published by the Van Raalte Press at Hope College about Zeeland native Dr. Paul de Kruif, whose 1926 book "Microbe Hunters" became an international bestseller, has won a 2020 State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan. The annual awards are the highest recognition presented by the Historical Society of Michigan, and honor individuals or organizations that have made outstanding c more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 25 (TNSEvA) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The Centrepolis Accelerator, the manufacturing business accelerator operated by Lawrence Technological University and the city of Southfield, is hosting a National Manufacturing Day Virtual Pitch Event on Friday, Oct. 2. The event is produced in cooperation with Pure Michigan Business Connect, the Michigan Economic Development Corp., Automation Alley, and the Jackson business acceler more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 25 (TNSEvA) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: David Richards, whose award-winning architectural career included designing the Palace of Auburn Hills and downtown Detroit's Compuware building, will accept the Lawrence Technological University 2020 Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award in a public online forum Thursday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. Richards, principal and chief operating officer of the Detroit architectural firm Rossetti, e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan is to receive more than $1.37 million following a multistate settlement with C.R. Bard Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Co. for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. The full settlement requires the companies to pay a total of $60 million to all 48 participating states and the Dist more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 23: Attorney General Dana Nessel's office continues to fight against federal attempts to weaken environmental protection laws as Michigan leaders double down on efforts to put the state on track toward being carbon-neutral by 2050 under a new plan announced today by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer's MI Healthy Climate Plan establishes steps the state can take to reduce its carbon foo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to support states' authority to enforce price-gouging regulations to protect consumers during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In the brief--filed Thursday, the coalition urges the appellate court to overturn the district cou more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 22: Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that Michigan will receive a portion of a $678 million settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., resolving allegations that the company paid kickbacks to medical providers in the form of cash, meals, entertainment and honoraria payments to induce them to prescribe various medications that treat hypertension or Type 2 diabetes. T more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined 18 states, territories and counties in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to affirm a lower court's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) failed to fully assess the potential impact of an oil spill from the Dakota Access Pipeline on the environment and the natural resources that Native Ame more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, joining a coalition of states and municipalities, recently challenged a set of rules that gut standards which limit emissions of methane, volatile organic compounds and other hazardous pollutants from new, reconstructed and modified facilities in the oil and natural gas industry. Methane is a super-pollutant up to 87 times more potent than carbon dioxi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) new proposed rule that would weaken protections for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in HUD-funded shelters. The proposed rule seeks to rescind and replace HUD's 2016 Equal Access Rule, which created a uniform national  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), filed a lawsuit today against a large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) for failing to comply with permitting requirements and for polluting the environment. CAFOs are large-scale industrial animal feeding operations that raise hundreds if not thousands o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 23: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-182 and Executive Directive 2020-10 to create the MI Healthy Climate Plan. The governor's comprehensive plan will protect Michiganders' public health and the environment and help develop new clean energy jobs by putting Michigan on a path towards becoming fully carbon-neutral by 2050. "The science is clear - climate change more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 25: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-183, which amends the MI Safe Start order to reopen movie theaters and performance venues and 2020-185, which requires face coverings for students in grades K-5. "Michigan took some of the most aggressive action against COVID-19 in the country, and as a result, the health of our families and our economy are faring better  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 22 by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * As America reaches its 200,000th COVID-19 death, the Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes: "Today, we mourn the 200,000th person to have died from COVID-19. That 200,000 is not just a statistic, it represents real people with friends, family, and loved ones they left behind. "It represents nurses, frontlin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Paid petition gatherers for Unlock Michigan were schooled on how to trespass on private property, illegally collect voter signatures they did not witness as required by law and lie under oath if deposed, according to a recording of a recent training session obtained by the Detroit Free Press. "Unlock Michigan has stooped to new lows - including encouraging people to break the law and schooling them more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Better Future Michigan Fund, a shady super PAC funded by Betsy DeVos' family, released a misleading attack ad with "smears" against U.S. Senator Gary Peters that have already been proven false by nonpartisan fact checkers. The misleading attack is another desperate attempt to deflect from failed politician and failed businessman John James' record of enriching himself from his business ties to the Ch more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 25: It's now been a week of failed politician John James refusing to answer basic questions on whether he supports Mitch McConnelll and Donald Trump ramming through a Supreme Court nominee after voting has already begun in Michigan. James has declined to comment on his position to four separate media outlets including Associated Press, MLive, Detroit Free Press (twice!), and Gongwer this week more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 24: Today, the Michigan Democratic Party hosted a virtual press conference with MDP Chair Lavora Barnes, State Representative Mari Manoogian and Dianne Byrum, State Director of Protect Our Care Michigan. During the press conference, the speakers held John James accountable for refusing to be honest with Michigan voters and demanded that he publicly take a position on the Supreme Court vacancy more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: While Joe Biden has been heavily criticized for his invisible campaign, the Michigan Republican Party partnered with Trump Victory on a bus tour that covered the entire state of Michigan, including 14 Trump Victory centers. The bus tour was met with large crowds of enthusiastic supporters of the President and John James at each stop. "Joe Biden's support in Michigan is as invisible as his campaign. The ent more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox, regarding the letter sent by Governor Whitmer and Governor Cuomo requesting a Congressional investigation into the Trump Administration's response to COVID-19. "Throughout this crisis, Governor Whitmer has been the poster child for what a COVID cover-up looks like. She has refused every invitation more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Earlier this week, Democrat Candidate for Congress Gretchen Driskell was caught releasing an attack-ad riddled with lies about her opponent, Congressman Tim Walberg. At one point, Driskell falsely claims Congressman Walberg "voted for a $500 billion slush fund", citing H.R. 6800, which Congressman Walberg voted against, and H.R. 7010, which added no additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: As the General Election in November rapidly approaches, alarming allegations call the absentee voting processes in the City of Flint into question. In a scathing letter sent to the City of Flint Clerk Inez Brown, Genesee County Elections Inspector Doreen Fulcher highlighted the gross incompetence by the city when handling absentee ballots during the August primary, stating that "clearly a total failure of t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Sept. 22: Gary Peters is on TV with a new ad today telling voters he is "on the side of people" because he is "taking on drug companies." The only thing Gary is "taking" is a high dose of drug company cash. Campaign Contributions: Peters' various political committees have taken $194,000 from drug company corporate and employee PACs since entering Congress. Personal Profits: Peters has reported thousands more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: While the pandemic is wreaking havoc on American public health, there is another often-overlooked public health crisis that is demanding attention and immediate action: systemic racism, according to social work researchers Drs. Anna Maria Santiago and Jan Ivery. And while many social workers attempt to negate the harmful impacts of these conditions, Santiago and  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: Teens who have a larger number of friends may be less likely to suffer from depression later in life, especially women, a new MSU research study has found. For female adolescents, popularity can lead to increased depression during the teen years, but can provide lasting benefits of fewer depressive symptoms later in life. Teens who reported fewer friends show  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 24 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Human activities are driving increasing concentrations of CO2 into the atmosphere. The good news is that nature has built-in mechanisms operating in ecosystems that can transform atmospheric CO2 into organic forms and store it in soil long term. In particular, organic matter can become bound to--or "stick" to--soil minerals, where it can remain protected for millennia. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: While autumn may have just begun, retailers are already hard at work to prepare for the holiday season - especially with the added complications of a global pandemic. The year has proven to be extremely challenging for retail businesses of all sizes, so many are hoping to make up for some of the losses that resulted from slower consumer spending and no in-person shopping. The 2020 holiday  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State University professor of education Joseph Krajcik has received a 2020 Harold W. McGraw Jr. prize for his global impact on science teaching. Krajcik, the Lappan-Phillips professor of teacher education in MSU's College of Education and director of the CREATE for STEM Institute, has partnered with science teachers around the world to reform student engagement through the design, more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: In a recently published paper, a Michigan State University research team led by Mieka Smart, assistant professor in the College of Human Medicine's Division of Public Health and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, explored the association between academic achievement and a school's neighborhood. Researchers examined academic achievement and attendance for the 21 schools withi more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: New probes using incredibly bright dyes could help detect COVID-19 earlier, leading to faster testing even when only trace amounts of SARS-CoV-2 RNA are present. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, scientists search for ways to catch positive cases earlier and run samples faster. Rapid testing is crucial to slow the spread of the virus. High-brightness dyes offer the promise of greatly improvi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: In 2019, Brittany Noble, a news anchor in Mississippi, lost her job because she decided not to straighten her hair. Just one year earlier, Chastity Jones, who was seeking employment in Alabama, had her job offer revoked because her hairstyle was seen as violating the company's grooming policy. Both Noble and Jones are Black women who have fallen victim to workplace discrimination against t more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Michigan State University Professor Joseph Krajcik has received a 2020 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education for his global impact on science teaching. Krajcik, a Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education and director of the CREATE for STEM Institute at MSU, has partnered with science teachers around the world to reform student engagement through the design, development more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following joint statement with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer: * * * New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer today released the following statement calling for a Congressional oversight investigation into the Trump administration's politicization of government functions that have impeded the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: "It is an inarguable fact that the United States h more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on Sept. 24: Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo commented on his call, with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, for a Congressional oversight investigation into the Trump Administration's politicization of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Whitmer and I today called on Congress to immediately conduct an oversight investigation into the Trump administration's response on this pandemic more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: With more than 11,000 lakes, including four of the Great Lakes, Michigan is rightly known as the water state. But there's more water, and more to water, in Michigan than meets the eye. Surface water in lakes, rivers and our bathtubs make up just one percent of the total freshwater in the world; about 40 percent is held in glaciers and ice caps, and the rest? It's flowin more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: A first-time collaboration between Consumers Energy, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and a certified wildlife rehabilitator will offer three orphaned whitetail deer fawns a chance to survive and thrive on Consumers Energy land in Southeast Michigan. "Consumers Energy is committed to the Triple Bottom Line of people, planet and prosperity. We are pleased to be able to provide a safe haven for wildlif more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22 (TNSRes) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: When a college student self-identifies as "race unknown," what does that mean in the context of higher education research? According to researchers at Penn State and Michigan State University, the "race unknown" category does not represent random "noise" in data collection but rather can be attributed to some combination of student responses and data collection practices. Additionall more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 24 (TNSPer) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Claudia A. Petrescu, a chief strategic planning officer and professor of public administration from Michigan, will become Kansas State University's first vice provost for graduate education and serve as dean of the university's Graduate School. Petrescu's appointment was made by K-State Provost and Executive Vice President Charles Taber following a national search. Petrescu will start her new dut more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: New heat-harnessing "solar" cells that reflect 99% of the energy they can't convert to electricity could help bring down the price of storing renewable energy as heat, as well as harvesting waste heat from exhaust pipes and chimneys. The energy storage application, known informally as a "sun in a box," stores extra wind and solar power generation in a heat bank. "This approach to grid-scale more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Oakland County, one of the most populous and prosperous counties in Michigan, enjoyed a decade-plus run of job growth through early 2020--a record that was upended only by a pandemic-fueled recession. For the second quarter of 2020, job losses in the county northwest of Detroit nearly totaled the same number of those lost during all of the 2000s, according to University of Michigan economist more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Doctors like to remind patients not to monkey around with their health, suggesting that a good diet and regular exercise improve longevity. A new study on health in chimpanzees, which are the closest species to humans genetically, showed the benefits in what they eat and how they can travel and climb. When chimpanzees have a plant-based diet and substantial opportunities to exercise, they f more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Nursing found that social isolation of older adult patients from their families and providers during the pandemic compromises the quality of patient care in all settings: hospital, outpatient and assisted living. Clinical faculty members Karen Harden, Deborah Price, Heidi Mason and April Bigelow, clinical associate professor, more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Gender bias and a lack of diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields are the topics of a virtual film and panel discussion sponsored by Western Michigan University and other higher education partners advocating for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive STEM workforce. WMU--in collaboration with Iowa State University, Michigan Technological University and North Dakota State Univer more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 24 (TNSRac) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news on Sept. 23: Western Michigan University is taking action to advance racial justice as it builds upon a strong foundation of equity and inclusion. Today the University is announcing two major initiatives aimed at dismantling systemic racism. Mountaintop Initiatives is a new $2 million investment to advance the University's charge toward racial justice. In addition, the newly formed Racial Justice Adv more PR