LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release Oct. 2: After a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the Upper Peninsula, or MERC Region 8, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-192 moving the region back to phase 4 of the MI Safe Start Plan. The executive order will go into effect Friday, October 9 at 12:01am, although given the surge in cases everyone should make this transition as swiftly as possible. The move to Phase 4 will req more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: The American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors appointed Christal Clemens, a fourth-year student at the Central Michigan University College of Medicine, as the student member to the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Annals of Family Medicine. She is the first CMU College of Medicine student to receive this honor and will serve a one-year term beginning Oct. 1. Annals of Family Medicin more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: The need to conserve biodiversity on our planet has never been clearer, with more than one million plant and animal species threatened with extinction, according to the 2019 United Nation's Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services report. How we reverse these species declines remains unclear. In a paper published in the Septembe more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy is providing $12 million to help Michigan residents and small businesses with energy bills, making an unprecedented commitment to helping customers and communities the COVID-19 pandemic has affected. "We stand with Michigan and are working around the clock to help our friends and neighbors through a time like no other," said Patti Poppe, Consumers Energy's president and chief executive officer.  more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: The campus is quieter and most classes are online, but Eastern Michigan University is working hard to find new ways to engage students in the virtual environment. Among those efforts, the University is encouraging student engagement with a platform to promote programs virtually through the Engage EMU app. The app can be downloaded for Android and iPhone. The overall Engage EMU app has been used to help facil more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Oct. 1 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on Sept. 30: The Eastern Michigan University student chapter of the national Society for Human Resource Management has been awarded a 2019-2020 Superior Merit Award for providing exceptional growth and development opportunities to its student members. The EMU SHRM chapter has received the Superior Merit Award from the national society every year since 1996. The SHRM student chapter merit award program more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Oct. 1 (TNSGra) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: A group of Eastern Michigan University faculty and students have received a $12,960 grant from the Ford Community Corps, a unique program of Ford Fund that brings students from a network of colleges and universities together with nonprofit organizations seeking new solutions to issues in the community. According to the Ford Community Corps website, unlike traditional volunteer programs, the Ford Fun more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley's Kirkhof College of Nursing (KCON) received a $500,000 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to offer a unique model of integrated behavioral health and primary care to a vulnerable population in Grand Rapids. The two-year grant establishes Project Thrive and offers fully integrated services at the GVSU Family Health Center, which is operated by KCON in the city's Heartside  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: A new partnership with the Kent District Library will provide increased wifi access closer to home for many Grand Rapids Community College students. KDL is providing wifi access inside each of its 19 branches, and students should be able to connect in branch parking lots after hours. The majority of GRCC classes offered during the Fall 2020 semester are online or include online components. The new pa more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news on Sept. 30: HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) and HarperCollins Focus (HCF) today announced a change in its sales organization, with the planned retirement of senior vice president (SVP) of Sales, Tom Knight at the end of the calendar 2020. Dan Van Gorp, current director of Independent Retail Sales, has been promoted to fill this role and wil more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 16 other attorneys general to defend a Texas county clerk's decision to send mail-in voting applications to registered voters ahead of the November election. The State of Texas is suing to block the county clerk from mailing the applications, claiming that he does not have the authority to make such a decision and that the mailers will confuse inel more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is opening an investigation into the group Unlock Michigan following allegations that members associated with the group may have engaged in criminal activity in collecting petition signatures to repeal state law. The Attorney General's office has received complaints from residents who report they were deceived by petition circulators who were gathering  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 2: A bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general has sent a letter urging Congress to enact new consumer protection measures for airline industry customers either as part of a financial relief package or in separate legislation as soon as possible, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. "While Congress has provided assistance to the airline industry to keep it afloat,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: In furthering her initiative to protect Michigan's elderly, Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after the Michigan Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 77, which addresses nursing home residents and their use of electronic monitoring. "Protecting the rights of Michigan's senior population is one of my most important responsibilities as Attorney General. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 1: Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan has joined a $39.5 million settlement with national health care insurer Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution with the 43-state coalition and California. Michigan will receive $354,542.05 from t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed her second budget into law, ensuring that Michigan has its spending plan in place prior to the start of the new fiscal year on October 1. The budget delivers on many of her signature priorities, including the Michigan Reconnect program for a tuition-free pathway for adults, funding for the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program to ensure women have the care they need more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 28: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist today highlighted new data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services showing significant progress has been made toward reducing the disparate impact COVID-19 has had on communities of color. The State of Michigan has created the Rapid Response Grant program to help local organizations continue the administration's e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer took further action to save lives and protect the health and safety of Michiganders by extending the State of Emergency until October 27, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Executive Order 2020-186 will allow the state to continue to mobilize resources and take the reasonable and necessary steps to protect Michiganders and their families. The governor also extended fou more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed October as Michigan Agritourism Month. The month-long celebration recognizes the economic and social benefits of agritourism to our state's farms and communities. Michigan Agritourism Month is a special time to acknowledge and experience the vast, integrated network of family farmers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers who produce a safe and nutritious  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Last Week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a proclamation declaring September 15 - October 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month. There are over 60 million Hispanic Americans in the United States, and the cultural, economic, and artistic contributions of Hispanic communities continue to enrich Michigan's society. "During this month I want to encourage everyone to appreciate and recognize the countless a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Sept. 26: * * * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after President Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court: "This nomination is a reminder of how important it is for Americans everywhere to make their voice heard at the ballot box this November. Health care for millions of Americans is on the line. Women's right to autonomy over our bodies is on the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Oct. 2: * * * "I want to start by wishing the president and first lady a speedy recovery. COVID-19 is the most dangerous public health crisis America has faced in 100 years. It is still present in our communities. It is still spreading. And people are still dying from it every single day. "This virus doesn't care if you're rich or poor, a Republican or a Democrat, young or old. No one is immune.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: The Healthy Michigan Plan is now providing health care coverage to more than 800,000 low-income residents for the first time, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today. There are now 800,794 people enrolled in the Healthy Michigan Plan, the state's expanded Medicaid program. "As Senate Democratic Leader, I was proud to work across the aisle with a Republican governor and legislature to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following joint statement on Sept. 30: * * * A coalition of 11 governors, including Govs. Jay Inslee (WA), Kate Brown (OR), Gavin Newsom (CA), Phil Murphy (NJ), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Tony Evers (WI), Tim Walz (MN), Ralph Northam (VA), John Carney (DE), Steve Sisolak (NV) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM), released a joint statement today on recent threats to the democratic process and reports of efforts to circumvent the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following joint news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Opioids Task Force announced $80 million in federal funding to respond to the ongoing opioids crisis. The funds will support prevention, treatment and harm reduction services, with a focus on evidence-based practices that save lives. The funding includes $36.4 million from the new State Op more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a proclamation declaring September 28 to October 2, 2020 as Manufacturing Week to recognize Michigan's more than 11,386 unique manufacturing firms, which account for 626,000 jobs and $98.64 billion of total output annually. "Michigan is home to hundreds of thousands of hardworking men and women who are dedicated to making the innovative product more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 29: More than 11,300 small businesses and nonprofits across Michigan have been awarded $69 million in grants by local economic development organizations as of September 10, 2020 through the Michigan Small Business Restart Grant Program, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The program was launched to provide relief for small businesses that have been negatively  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes on Donald Trump nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court: "Donald Trump has confirmed his number one policy priority: stripping health care from hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in the middle of a global pandemic. "The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is an unconsc more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by spokesman Christian Slater: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of spokesman Christian Slater on Andrew Wheeler's event in Traverse City: "For years, former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler has partnered with Donald Trump to undermine critical protections for clean air and water while relentlessly fighting to slash funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiati more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes regarding the recent lawsuit filed by former Michigan Secretaries of State. "It is no surprise that Republicans are once again attempting to suppress the vote. This most recent lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to not allow for the counting of absentee ballots po more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of spokesman Christian Slater on Dan Brouillette's campaign stop in Michigan: "Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on clean energy and our automotive industry, fighting at every turn to slash critical programs that create jobs and build a sustainable energy future. "As a result, under Trump, Michigan lost auto ma more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 2 by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes on today's State Supreme Court Decision. "We are disappointed in today's State Supreme Court decision. Over the course of the last 6.5 months, Governor Whitmer, with guidance from public health specialists, has enacted a set of regulations intended to protect the lives a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 27 by spokesman Christian Slater: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of spokesman Christian Slater on today's bombshell story in the New York Times: "If you work for a living, odds are you pay more in taxes than Donald Trump. Michigan teachers, nurses, and autoworkers contribute more to the federal government than our president. "And Trump is no dif more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 1: The Michigan Democratic Party today renewed its call for a full investigation of Unlock Michigan following new photographic and video evidence and social media admissions by Unlock Michigan volunteers and paid circulators that show the effort is riddled with criminality and corruption. "Mike Shirkey has unleashed a criminal enterprise on the State of Michigan and he needs to renounce it and  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 2: Today, Detroit metro area U.S. Representatives Andy Levin and Brenda Lawrence are calling on John James to disavow Donald Trump's refusal to condemn white supremacists in the first Presidential debate this week. As Trump offers his support for the Proud Boys, a known extremist hate group, James has continued to stand by the President "2,000%." "What Donald Trump did on Tuesday night was extr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 30: Today, the Michigan Democratic Party hosted a press conference with Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist and State Senator Winnie Brinks where they called out John James for his empty promises and "cynical deception" on health care. The truth is James has vowed to dismantle the law that protects 1.7 million Michiganders with pre-existing conditions and said in his own words the law is a "m more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: Fifteen public and nonpublic schools in Michigan are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) as 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools, the Michigan Department of Education announced today. "I congratulate these schools for earning this distinguished national honor based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students," State Supe more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Special Education Pupil Reporting for Fall 2020 Count Period - MEMO #COVID-19-116 The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Special Education (OSE) has received q more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Two-way Interactions under Return to Learn Laws - MEMO #COVID-19-117 On August 20, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Public Acts 147, 148, and 149, which enacted the laws commonly re more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Water Quality Resources - MEMO #COVID-19-118 Good water quality is an important component of a safe, healthy, and productive school environment for students, teachers, and school staff. The Michig more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Reports of Joe Biden wanting breaks and refusing to be inspected for earpieces have come to fruition hours before tonight's debate with President Trump. Concerns have been raised repeatedly throughout the presidential campaign over Joe Biden's mental fitness, and those concerns remain in question hours before tonight's first debate. According to Fox News producer Pat Ward, Biden has reportedly asked for mu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Sept. 30: The China accountability committee welcomed Senator Gary Peters back to work today after he missed 89% of its previous meetings. Peters declined to explain why he skipped so many meetings of a committee he said was vital to protecting Michigan workers. In fact, upon being appointed to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China years ago, Peters said, "I am honored to serve on the Congression more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on Oct. 1: As news outlets reported this week that ex-UAW President Dennis Williams plead guilty to corruption, Congressman Dan Kildee was caught hiding his praise of Williams on the floor of the U.S. House. Yesterday, a video began to circulate on Twitter of Congressman Dan Kildee praising corrupt UAW President Dennis Williams on the floor of the U.S. House, congratulating him for "work well done". In an att more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: In an attempt to distract from statements where he referred to his sexual partners as his "victims" and women as "breeders", Democrat candidate Jon Hoadley has been frantically attacking his opponent, Congressman Fred Upton. In his desperation, Hoadley inadvertently exposed his own lies against Congressman Upton's record. In a tweet yesterday, Hoadley stated that Congressman Upton "has a record of consisten more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: As she continues to receive criticism for her deadly COVID-19 response, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is now under fire for abuse of her official office correspondence. This weekend, Governor Whitmer issued a politically charged statement regarding the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barret to the United States Supreme Court, using taxpayer funds for partisan gain, and breaking longstanding precedent. "Governor  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: As Michigan's hop industry grows, many of the state's craft brewers would prefer to use locally-grown hops for their pilsners, ales and stouts, but a new species of fungus is threatening that prospect. Working with hop growers in the Lower Peninsula, researchers from Michigan State University, MSU Extension and MSU Plant and Pest Diagnostics have identified a new pathogen that infects hop le more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Sept. 29 (TNSRes) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: Vehicle manufacturers offer smart features such as lane and braking assist to aid drivers in hazardous situations when human reflexes may not be fast enough. But most options only provide immediate benefits to a single vehicle. What if entire groups of vehicles could respond? What if instead of responding solely to the vehicle immediately in front of us, our cars reacted proactively to events h more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Oct. 1 (TNSRes) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: Spend an afternoon by a creek in the woods, and you're likely to notice water striders -- long-legged insects that dimple the surface of the water as they skate across. Or, dip one side of a toothpick in dish detergent before placing it in a bowl of water, and impress your grade schooler as the toothpick gently starts to move itself across the surface. Both situations illustrate the concepts of  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Most scientists that students see in undergraduate educational materials do not reflect the diversity of researchers within the scientific community, nor do they match the identities of students using these resources. This has been shown to have negative effects on students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, leading to increasing dropout rates in STEM (Scie more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: Providing new educational opportunities for prospective foresters is the goal of a new collaboration between Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Forestry, the Institute of Agricultural Technology (IAT), Muskegon Community College (MCC) and Bay College (BC). Justin Kunkle, assistant director of undergraduate studies in the MSU Department of Forestry and HEC project director, is leading the partnership  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In ancient Greece, people who were sick would seek the help of IASO, the goddess of cures, remedies and modes of healing. Now, University of Michigan researchers are counting on a different IASO--the Immunity Associated with SARS-CoV-2 study--to provide a path to recovery from COVID-19. The IASO study will investigate the level and duration of protection afforded by natural infection with th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 29: U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a letter Friday acknowledging defeat in her effort to rewrite a section of the CARES Act that would have diverted over $16 million away from K-12 public schools in Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. In litigation led by Nessel and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Judge James Donato -- of the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Oct. 2: * * * "Since the beginning of this crisis, I have done everything in my power to protect our seniors, small businesses, and first responders from the worst public health emergency in over a century. Thanks to the hard work of millions of Michiganders who sacrificed and did the right thing, we have saved thousands of lives and laid the foundation for a strong economic recovery. But COVID-19 more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 2 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Now that Genesee County has declared racism a public health crisis, what role can residents play in guiding the county's efforts to eliminate racist policies and practices? That's one of the research questions University of Michigan faculty will seek to answer with support from new grant funding awarded by the Center for Social Solutions and Poverty Solutions at U-M. Other research topics incl more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 1 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Three University of Michigan physicists will have a key hand in upgrading CERN's Large Hadron Collider using grants from the National Science Foundation totaling $7.1 million. The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest particle accelerator, operated by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (in French, the Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire). Specifically, the res more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 1 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Few local governments in Michigan report collaborating with another community on energy and sustainability issues, yet nearly half expressed interest in teaming up with others to pursue opportunities, according to a new University of Michigan survey. Results released by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at U-M's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy show interest in collaboration  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 2 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Unfair, unequal treatment of poor and minority customers of financial institutions is nothing new. Nor are efforts to protect vulnerable populations through changes to the law. New research by University of Michigan finance professor Amiyatosh Purnanandam finds federal regulations aimed at ensuring equal access to credit has an unintended consequence: The quantity of financial products and ser more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 30 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan and University of Maryland will receive a five-year, $5 million FDA grant to establish the Center for Research on Complex Generics. Funded by the FDA Office of Generic Drugs--the only known FDA grant of its kind--the center will focus on bringing complex generic drugs and drug products to market faster. Project co-directors are Anna Schwendeman, associate professo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients who receive it, according to an international study led by a University of Michigan researcher. The 1,035 patients in the study faced a staggeringly high risk of death, as ventilators and other care failed to suppo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As colleges and universities have wrestled with the question of what to do about standardized entrance exams during COVID-19, several public health programs have found a temporary solution by waiving the requirement, says a University of Michigan doctoral student. As a result, Jess Millar's research finds some programs are now taking a hard look at the value of the Graduate Record Exam. The  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Consumer sentiment continued to improve in late September, with the Sentiment Index reaching its highest level in six months, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. It should be noted that the interviewing period ended prior to the presidential debate, said U-M economist Richard Curtin, director of the surveys. The gains were paced by the Expectations Index, due to a mo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Police violence--the subject of numerous protests globally--is taking a toll on people's mental health. A newly published analysis of police violence and mental health--conducted by researchers at three universities, including the University of Michigan--found that law enforcement encounters lead to increased stress among civilians. In addition, the actions could impede a person's ability to  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University Musical Society at the University of Michigan has announced its full cohort of Digital Artist Residency artists, each of whom will explore timely themes through an array of new creative projects being developed specifically for the digital frame. The six artist-led projects will connect artists to audiences in brand new ways, from rarely visible behind-the-scenes creative deve more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 29 (TNSRep) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: A global pandemic, a heated election year, social justice issues--there's a lot weighing on everyone's minds right now. "I would imagine that just about everyone has experienced an increase in stress during this pandemic. The fear and anxiety that comes along with it can be overwhelming," says Dr. Brian Fuller, director of Counseling Services at Western Michigan University. A new self-help applica more PR