LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: For their dedication to their schools and communities, Dawn Hendges of Western School District in Jackson County, and Holly Holm of Crawford-Oscoda-Ogemaw-Roscommon Intermediate School District (COOR ISD) have been named Michigan's 2020 Education Support Staff Professionals of the Year. As Michigan's 2020 Education Support Staff Professionals of the Year, Hendges and Holm are now eligible for t more PR

ALMA, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- Alma College issued the following news: Alma College's new Master of Fine Arts in creative writing will convene its first 10-day residency in June 2021 led by the words and wisdom of Joy Harjo, the 23rd United States Poet Laureate. Harjo is an award-winning poet, writer, performer, and saxophone player of the Mvskoke/Creek Nation. She's authored nine books of poetry and a memoir and is the first Native American to hold the position of U.S. Poet Laureate. Harjo will a more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, today announced that the company is issuing Request for Proposals (RFPs) for additional emission-free generation technology to serve its customers. I&M is seeking proposals for approximately 450 megawatts (MW) of additional generation from solar and wind resources, potentially combined with battery storage technology reso more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Central Michigan University is a key beneficiary of two grants to the state of Michigan from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The funds aim to reduce men's suicides and adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, in Michigan. The grants will provide CMU more than $400,000 from the state over five years. It's part of a total statewide $4.25 million grant for suicide death preventi more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Nov. 6 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: An enormous, record-setting voting turnout. A record volume of mail-in ballots submitted, influenced by the threat of a worldwide pandemic. An incumbent president demanding in the middle of the night that ballot counting be halted. The American election of 2020 is clearly a singular moment in our nation's history, marked by extraordinary flourishes, drama and extremes. As Wednesday's dramatic events cascaded more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Nov. 6 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: David A. Victor, a professor of management and international business at Eastern Michigan University, has won the Association for Business Communication's Award of Merit. "The purpose of the Award of Merit is to acknowledge outstanding achievement in the discipline of business communication through a singular accomplishment or a series of accomplishments," said ABC Immediate Past President Marcel Rob more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Americans await the results of the presidential election, Democratic governors in the swing states that have yet to be finalized are protecting our democracy and ensuring every single vote is counted. While President Trump's campaign claims false victories and attempts to create chaos in our democratic election, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, Wisconsi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: MSU alumnus Frederick S. Addy has been giving to MSU since his graduation more than 60 years ago, including several endowed faculty positions. That legacy now includes a third Frederick S. Addy Distinguished Chair in Economics. Mr. Addy, former executive vice president, chief financial officer and director of Amoco Corp. and his wife Marilyn believe that their contribution more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Nov. 2 (TNSEco) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Several key Grand Rapids Community College buildings are undergoing a transformation this year and next, with renovations and additions creating state-of-the-art spaces for teaching and learning. Projects are underway or completed at both downtown campuses, while a new, consolidated Lakeshore Campus is taking shape in Holland Township. Funding for the work comes from the college, the state gove more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The economic recovery in West Michigan currently resembles a "lopsided W," said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long said in a W-shaped recovery, the economy begins to recover rapidly, but then falls into a second period of decline. He said it is also known as a double-dip recession as the two economic declines create the  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 7 (TNSBud) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees gave the go-ahead to a path toward the future of the university at its November 6, 2020, virtual board meeting. President Philomena V. Mantella outlined the Reach Higher 2025 strategy development process and timeline. Mantella told trustees the current plan will expire on schedule next year, and after input and development, the new plan should be se more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Mark Schaub was named dean of the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies after serving as acting and interim dean since February 2019. Maria Cimitile, provost and executive vice president for Academic and Student Affairs, made the announcement November 3 and applauded Schaub's "cross-university work," saying it was essential for the interdisciplinary mission of Brooks College. "Dr. Schaub's w more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news: HarperCollins Christian Publishing recently announced Nekasha Pratt as the company's new senior director of marketing for fiction books under both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. Pratt brings more than 18 years of marketing expertise to the organization, across multiple industries including non-profit, financial services, and consumer goods. Throughout  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Hope College issued the following news release: The ongoing COVID-19 wastewater testing program at Hope College that began in August has received a grant from Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) as part of the state's effort to establish a standardized and coordinated network of monitoring systems to provide an early-warning system for the presence of the virus. Hope has received approximately $700,000 in equipment and fundi more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: Dennis Livesay will become dean of Michigan Technological University's College of Computing on Feb. 1, 2021. Livesay comes to Michigan Tech from Wichita State University (WSU), where he is dean of the College of Engineering and a full professor in both the Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Engineering. Livesay replaces outgoing dean Adrienne Minerick. "We are pleased to welco more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently joined 21 other attorneys general in opposing efforts by the federal government to severely restrict the amount of time international students are allowed to stay in the United States. In a comment letter submitted to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the coalition opposes a proposed rule that would set fixed time limits of two or four ye more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Late this afternoon Timothy Kenny, chief judge of Michigan's Third Circuit Court, denied a petition seeking preliminary injunctive relief that would have required Detroit and Wayne County to retain all ballots and poll books and would prevent the Wayne County Board of Canvassers from certifying election results. In his decision in Stoddard, et.al. v City Election Commission of the City of  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Nov. 6: * * * Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens issued her opinion today in Trump v Benson, the lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Judge Stephens denied plaintiffs' requests after she held a hearing and listened to arguments Thursday, during which she ruled the Trump campaign's lawsuit was unlikely to succeed on the merits. Mic more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Nov. 5: * * * The Michigan Court of Claims ruled today that a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was unlikely to succeed on the merits and denied a request by plaintiffs for immediate relief to stop the counting of ballots. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's Press Secretary Ryan Jarvi released the following statement: "We are pleased wi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 31: Tomorrow, Sunday, November 1, through Tuesday, November 3, building on enthusiasm for the Biden-Harris ticket, Michigan Democratic leaders will launch Get Out the Vote volunteer canvasses across the state. Democratic leaders will energize volunteers in the final days of the election and lay out what is at stake. LOGISTICAL INFORMATION Details are subject to change SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Canv more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- 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 the Michigan U.S. Senate race. "Yesterday Michigan held an election with record turnout levels. It takes a considerable amount of time and volunteer hours to count every single vote. We knew that the U.S. Senate race in Michigan would be competitive and there are still a number more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement from Chair Lavora Barnes on the Court of Claims denying injunctive relief for the Trump campaign in the AV ballot challenge. "We are pleased to see that the Michigan Court of Claims has denied the Trump campaign's challenge to the AV ballot counting process. This was simply a political stunt meant to distract fro more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Nov. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 31: Bryan Posthumus comes from a family with a recognizable name and political connections, but as a candidate for Michigan's 73rd House District, Posthumus should be more truthful with voters and let them know he has a checkered past, the Kent County Democratic Party said today. The truth is: * Posthumus pled guilty to operating while intoxicated in January 2013, according to court recor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- 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 following claims of election fraud. "The clerks in Michigan have done an incredible job this, and every election cycle, despite little to no support from the Republican controlled legislature. We join local clerks in calling for reforms to the election system that will decrease le more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo from Kyle L. Guerrant, deputy superintendent for Finance and Operations: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Family Income Data Communication Resources -MEMO #COVID-19-133 On October 26, 2020, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 6 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo from Scott M. Koenigsknecht, deputy superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions: 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: Seclusion and Restraint Data Reporting and Analysis Requirements State law (MCL 380.1307 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- 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: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: Status of COVID-19 Phase Designations - MEMO #COVID-19-135 Local school districts have asked whether the phases referenced in the MI Safe Start plan and the MI Safe Schools Roadmap still exist given the October 2 Su more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The Michigan Republican Party is currently monitoring numerous irregularities that occurred with the counting and reporting of votes throughout the state of Michigan. One of the irregularities was a reporting error in Antrim County, which skewed initial returns in the unofficial election results tabulations. According to Antrim County, the glaring discrepancy in vote totals was caused by a software program us more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 7 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: As Detroit continues to struggle with their election operations, concerns are being raised about the integrity of their system as it relates to Michigan election law. According to Michigan election law, it is required that all major political parties have fair representation in election workers. Despite many Republicans applying for these positions in Detroit, Democrats were chosen to fill hundreds of the e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 2 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gary Peters is a U.S. Senator-- for now-- but he is also a master politician who knows how to work the system to his personal benefit. Also like a career politician, he's refusing to talk to the media about questions regarding a possible double dip on taxpayer-funded healthcare insurance. Why would he do that? Because he does not want to discuss how he has worked the system to benefit himself on healthcare, e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gaslight Gary Peters claims to be a bi-partisan moderate in his television ads but now admits he is the KEY to an unchecked socialist agenda in the U.S. Senate. Peters, who was finally made available to reporters as he campaigned in-person in Detroit, "said his re-election is critical to the Democrats taking control of the U.S. Senate." And if the Democrats win a Senate majority, a socialist agenda will be w more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release on Nov. 2: Michigan State University today announced the promotion of Tony Avellino to assistant vice president for health sciences and chief clinical and medical officer. In this new position, Avellino will serve as the chief clinical executive who will champion quality, safety, wellness and clinical effectiveness to advance a culture of excellence. He also will be responsible for the clinic more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Scientists from Michigan State University's Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) in the College of Natural Science connected remarkable bacterial research across decades, from Minnesota to Michigan. Their results were published in the most recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1928, Arthur Henrici, a pioneer of microb more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 2 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Evolutionarily speaking, the spotted gar is a bit of an old soul. That's why Ingo Braasch, a Michigan State University assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, is so interested in helping other scientists study the fish. It's also why the National Science Foundation is investing more than $1.6 million to help. With this new NSF EDGE grant, which sta more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Evolutionarily speaking, the spotted gar is a bit of an old soul. That's why Ingo Braasch, a Michigan State University assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, is so interested in helping other scientists study the fish. It's also why the National Science Foundation is investing over $1.6 million to help. With this new NSF EDGE grant, which stands for Enabling Discovery more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news: A computational approach to understanding how ions in polymer liquids interact could unlock better methods of creating lithium polymer batteries and purifying water. Issei Nakamura, assistant professor of physics at Michigan Technological University, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Program (CAREER) Award for his research on computational methods to simulate  more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following Q&A: A collaborative innovation in microfluidics reveals graduate excellence and outstanding mentorship as well as the secrets of viruses. Michigan Technological University's Bhakta Rath Research Award honors exceptional work and collaboration between a doctoral student and their advisor. This year, chemical engineering takes the spotlight as Sanaz Habibi and Adrienne Minerick share the honor. Habibi more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Even before COVID-19, school districts nationwide were battling a teacher shortage. A report by the Economic Policy Institute found that while demand for instructors is increasing at K-12 schools, the number of qualified teachers available is on a sharp decline, and the gap is even more pronounced when certification is taken into account. A new partnership between Western Michigan University, Kalamazo more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following Q&A: Simple. Scalable. Sustainable. Our 2020 Michigan Tech Research Award winner makes strides in recycling plastic waste. No surprise, plastic melts when you heat it up. Done just right, melting down plastic could create a circular economy that ensures plastic gets recycled and reused instead of thrown out. The details of melting plastic to improve a wasteful big picture is the current focus of David more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes on the re-election of U.S. Senator Gary Peters: "Michigan Democrats are thrilled that hard-working families across our state have voted to send Gary Peters back to the Senate. "Senator Peters has been a fighter for Michigan -- putting working families over special interests, defen more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The country will pay close attention to what happens on Election Day in Michigan, where voters in this battleground state could determine the outcome of the presidential race and who represents them in the U.S. Senate. Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in statistics at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy, says the outcomes in this historic election are unknown during the pandemic--especiall more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Nov. 3: With the United States set to exit the Paris climate agreement Nov. 4, there's a lot at stake in today's presidential election. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the significance of this moment and how the election outcome could shape the international effort to reduce carbon pollution and control global warming. David Uhlmann served for 17 years at the U.S. Dep more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: As the country waits to learn the winner of the presidential election, President Donald Trump's legal challenges to vote outcomes in battleground states may not all be without merit, according to a UMass Lowell constitutional expert available for interviews on the subject. So far, Trump's reelection campaign has filed legal claims to end vote counting in Pennsylvania and Michigan,  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: Campus receives federal TRIO program funding to help students who are first-gen, low-income or have disabilities navigate college through added mentoring and support programs. The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $1,265,000 grant to UM-Dearborn to assist students who are low-income, first-generation -- meaning a student whose parents do not have a four-year degree -- or have a d more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: The belief that all young people are naturally skilled with technology is not only problematic. It can actually undermine student learning. The concept of "digital nativism" has an intuitive appeal that's hard to deny. Unlike previous generations, today's young people have lived their entire lives in a world shaped by the internet and digital technologies, and because of this inescapable immer more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: Looking at how the pandemic changed the mental health landscape, one CASL professor says data shows more people are attending mental health therapy sessions and have adjusted to the new virtual environment. Many things changed with the onset of the pandemic with COVID-19 concerns altering our daily routines and behavior. Although the global Coronavirus lockdown and present pandemic situation more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Elderly husbands and wives can expect their health to decline--as well as that of their spouse--when their self-perceptions about aging become negative, a new study suggests. Led by researchers at the University of Michigan and Zhejiang University, the study found that health effects differ by gender among elderly couples. The husband's self-perceptions about aging are associated with his wife more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will lead an interdisciplinary, multi-institution study of the ethical, legal and social implications of workplace genomic testing in the United States. The study is funded through a four-year $3.3 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National In more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Nov. 5: An international team of climate scientists, including two from the University of Michigan, suggests that researchers using numerical models to predict future climate change should include simulations of past climates when evaluating model performance. "We urge the climate model developer community to pay attention to the past and actively involve it in predicting the future," said J more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Wayne State's commitment to the strength, training and outcomes of its professional academic advising community will reach a new level this fall with the launch of a three-year self-study developed by NACADA - The Global Community for Academic Advising and the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. The initiative, known as Excellence in Academic Advising (EAA), will begin with  more PR