BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich., Nov. 20 (TNSRes) -- Andrews University issued the following news: On Sept. 28, 2020, Andrews University was awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant for $2.25 million. The initiative was spearheaded by Padma Tadi Uppala, chair of the School of Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness, and her team. The grant aims to provide a path to success for at-risk students and to improve enrollment of minority students, focusing specifically on the Pokagon Band of Native Americ more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan epidemiologists are available to discuss the challenges President-elect Joe Biden's administration will face in combating the coronavirus when he takes the reins in January. To schedule an interview, contact Nardy Baeza Bickel at nbbickel@umich.edu or text 616-550-4531. Emily Toth Martin, associate professor of epidemiology at the U-M School of Public Health, is an infectious d more PR

PASADENA, California, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: When the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns brought an abrupt halt to their research this spring, robotics engineers at Caltech and the University of Michigan took tools that were originally created to help robots to walk and autonomous cars to drive safely and applied them to the development of an epidemiological methodology that accounts for human interventions (like mask mandates and stay-at- more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSRes) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: When Anthony Wilson graduates from Central Michigan University this weekend, he'll be one giant step closer to goals that began to take shape in his earliest memories. In 2005, living in Georgia and seeing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina play out on TV, Wilson noticed that the New Orleanians who seemed to be suffering the most looked like him and his family. "I was 5 or 6 when I saw a lo more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 18: CMS Energy announced today that Patti Poppe is leaving the company, effective December 1, 2020, to take the position as CEO at PG&E Corporation in California. Garrick Rochow, current executive vice president of operations, will succeed Poppe as CMS Energy and Consumers Energy president and chief executive officer and on CMS Energy's Board of Directors. Poppe has served as president and chief executive o more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 16: CMS Energy, and its principle subsidiary Consumers Energy, today announced Amanda Wagenschutz, currently executive director of Employee Experience Delivery, will be named vice president of People and Culture Operations, effective November 16, 2020. Wagenschutz will operationalize the company's Talent Strategy across the organization. Looking forward, Amanda will focus on the continued approach and focu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 16 -- 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 Whitmer administration's COVID-19 shutdown announcement. "Yet again Governor Whitmer continues to show her contempt for the people's elected representatives. "Instead of working with our elected representatives at the state and local level, she is trying a one-size-fits-all approach  more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: The malapportioned U.S. Senate. Reforming The Electoral College. Questionable presidential pardons. Students in Professor Jeffrey Bernstein's Political Science 113 class tackled those and other crucial issues of the day in a special virtual poster session on political reform held during class on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Students designed posters that articulated the elements and arguments of their suggested reform more PR

HAYS, Kansas, Nov. 19 -- Fort Hays State University issued the following news: The Fort Hays State University Department of Criminal Justice and University Police Department signed a final agreement on Aug. 7 to join an expanding network of regional de-escalation training centers that teach law enforcement officers techniques that can help resolve potentially dangerous confrontations. FHSU will join a national network of regional centers under the direction of the National De-escalation Traini more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The COVID-19 recession is the first recession to affect women more than men, said Paul Isely, associate dean and professor of economics in the Seidman College of Business. Isely said traditionally women have been in service-sector jobs and jobs that tend to be recession-proof. "COVID-19 is hurting those who have jobs that require interacting with people," Isely explained. "In this recession, we saw the u more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A group of Grand Valley faculty members and students is providing guidance to county health officials on how to prioritize distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, a role that has taken on even more urgency with news that immunizations could start by year's end. In the face of difficult questions about fair distribution, some health department officials, including those in Kent and Ingham counties, reached out  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Through a partnership with a nonprofit organization, Kirkhof College of Nursing students are gaining experience caring for newborns as well as mothers and families. This is the second semester KCON has partnered with MomsBloom, a Grand Rapids-based organization dedicated to matching volunteers to families with newborns to provide in-person postpartum support. Kelli Damstra, associate professor of nursing, more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 21 (TNSCon) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: In this most unusual of academic years, more than 150 adult students have committed to pursuing a bachelor's degree through a new accelerated, online program at Grand Valley. For most students, it means pulling out textbooks and computers after putting their kids to bed. Dearborn resident Christina Mireles had a conversation with her young family before beginning the program. "As a parent, educat more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley's Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP) has partnered with New City Neighbors to expand the educational farm. New City Neighbors, a local community development organization, will utilize 1 acre of agricultural land at the SAP for the project. The home base of New City Neighbors is a 1-acre urban farm in the Creston neighborhood of Grand Rapids, where high school students in the neighborhood ca more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news on Nov. 17: HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) and Urban Ministries Incorporated (UMI) today announced a partnership for two of the most well-known organizations in the Christian publishing industry. The two companies have entered a co-publication and co-distribution partnership that will collectively expand resources into new and existing mar more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news on Nov. 19: HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) and HarperCollins Focus (HCF) today announced Jerri Helm's promotion to v-p of digital marketing and analytics. Helms has led digital marketing efforts in various roles for HCCP for more than 12 years. In 2013 she was named the senior director of digital marketing for the Thomas Nelson and Zonder more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The Detroit Public Library has begun letting patrons check out laptop computers, using 200 refurbished Lenovo Yoga laptops donated by Lawrence Technological University. Library users can check out computers for 90 days by presenting an adult Detroit Public Library card under the program, called "Laptop to Go." Tim Chavis, LTU's recently retired CIO, and LTU's HelpDesk staff prepared the lapto more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Lesbian, gay and bisexual -- or LGB -- people are more vulnerable to one of the fastest-growing health concerns in the country: dementia, according to new research from Michigan State University. "Our study speaks to the unaddressed questions about whether members the LGB community are more likely to develop cognitive impairment at older ages and, if so, what factors contribute to their poo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 21 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Sixty-one percent of Detroiters say they are unlikely or very unlikely to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan's Detroit Metro Area Communities Study. The latest wave of the representative survey of Detroit residents was open Oct. 14-28. This is the fifth rapid-response survey DMACS has fielded dur more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and its National Institutes of Health (NIH) urging them to reject recent recommendations made by the Trump administration's NIH Human Fetal Tissue Ethics Advisory Board (Board). The Board's recommendation would withhold federal funding for fetal more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Attorney General Dana Nessel's office is responding on behalf of the Michigan Bureau of Elections to a wide-ranging legislative subpoena for documents surrounding the election. The Senate and House Oversight committees issued the subpoena Nov. 7, asking the Bureau of Elections to produce documents focused on events leading up to the Nov. 3 general election. The subpoena broadly asks for "all  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 15 other attorneys general and the city of New York in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Department of Energy (DOE) for failing to meet legal deadlines for reviewing and updating national energy efficiency standards for 25 categories of common consumer and commercial products and industrial equipment. These categories include home  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * As the Great Lakes State faces a growing number of COVID-19 cases, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a new public health order to slow the spread of the deadly virus. On behalf of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, department Communications Director Kelly Rossman-McKinney provided the following statement: "Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recognizes and  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with a bipartisan coalition of more than 30 other attorneys general, announced a $113 million settlement with Apple Inc. regarding Apple's 2016 decision to throttle consumers' iPhone speeds in order to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones. Michigan will get more than $2.6 million as part of the settlement. Based on the multistate investigation, the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Nov. 16: The plaintiffs in Bally, et al v Whitmer, et al - which sought to invalidate election results in Wayne, Ingham and Washtenaw counties based on allegations of voting irregularities and fraud - are voluntarily dismissing their complaint. The plaintiffs filed with the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan today providing notice of the voluntary dismissal b more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Nov. 17: The multimillion-dollar settlement to resolve civil litigation arising from when the city of Flint switched its public water supply to the Flint River was presented to the court today for preliminary approval, with support from additional entities that recently joined the effort to resolve the lawsuits and provide Flint residents with more financial relief. Attorney General Dana Ne more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 20: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich, and House Democratic Leader Christine Greig sent a letter to President Trump, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Kevin McCarthy urging them to take swift action and pass a COVID relief bill that provides support to help combat COVID-19, mitigate its economic fallout, provide support for our schools,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. "If you want to know what your legislators' priorities are, it is important to not just hear what they say, watch what they do. It is telling that Michigan GOP legislative leaders Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield are jetting off to Washington DC this week to meet with President Trump. They are more focused  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes regarding the Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers attempting to reverse the certification of the county election results. "Rather than recognizing and apologizing for their conduct as members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, Monica Palmer and William Hartmann are attempting to r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. "In an outrageous display of partisan posturing, the two Republicans on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers refused to certify the election results. Monica Palmer and William Hartmann have chosen to tarnish their personal legacy by picking up the GOP banner of making allegations without any evidence. For th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: "We stand with Governor Whitmer and support the steps she is taking to keep Michiganders safe. "The complete inaction of the Republican controlled legislature over the last 8 months is shameful. Even more shameful is that while cases of COVID-19 are spiking and our health systems are overwhelmed, the State Senate, led by Republicans, is on a hunting break until December 1. "The G more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 20: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced that it has dismissed a case challenging the permit issued to Nestle Waters North America in 2018 for increased water withdrawals from its bottled water facility in Osceola County. EGLE found that the Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation and the Grand Traverse Band of more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Brookside Crossing LLC has been ordered to pay a $243,500 fine for violations of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) from 2012-15 at a mass grading and fill operation in Eaton County. The company is also required to undertake actions to fully stabilize the site and pay court costs of $102,408.75. The Michigan Court of Appeals on Oct. 20 affi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Michigan is considered a national leader for how it handles scrap tires, from supporting rubber-modified asphalt (RMA) to a successful remediation program. And now the 2020 Scrap Tire Market Development Study, funded by a fiscal year 2019 Scrap Tire Market Development Grant to Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo from Dr. 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: Early/Middle College Student Outcome Survey The Michigan Department of Education (M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo from William A. Pearson, Ed.D., interim deputy superintendent division of educator, student, and school supports: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: William A. Pearson, Ed.D., Interim Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following memo from Kyle L. Guerrant, deputy superintendent finance and operations: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Public Comment on the Draft State Board of Education Model Anti-Bullying Policy The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) reques more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: In affidavits released last night, Wayne County Canvassers Monica Palmer and William Hartmann rescinded their votes to certify the election results in Wayne County. In her affidavit, Palmer states, "The [public] comments made accusations of racism and threatened me and members of my family.", she continued saying "I believed I had no choice but to certify the results despite my desire to oppose certification  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued the following news release: This week, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the first detections of the invasive spotted lanternfly found in Michigan. Fortunately, the specimens were dead and there is no evidence that the spotted lanternfly has become established in Michigan. In at least one case, dead adult spotted lanternflies wer more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: An oceanic plateau has been observed for the first time in the Earth's lower mantle, 800 kilometers deep underneath Eastern Siberia, pushing Hawaii's birthplace back to 100 million years, says a Michigan State University geophysicist. The discovery came when Songqiao "Shawn" Wei, an Endowed Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences in MSU's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, n more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: An oceanic plateau has been observed for the first time in the Earth's lower mantle, 800 kilometers deep underneath Eastern Siberia, pushing Hawaii's birthplace back to 100 million years, says a Michigan State University geophysicist. The discovery came when Songqiao "Shawn" Wei, Endowed Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences in MSU's Department of Earth and Environ more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: For many children, a love for learning starts before their first day of kindergarten - and an interest in science is no exception. However, for many children, barriers such as language, parental attitudes, and resource availability can curb their curiosity. Overcoming these barriers is especially important this year, as many children are learning remotely and pare more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: Dr. Antonio F. Galvao has been hired to be the second Addy Chair of Economics thanks to the generous endowment gift by MSU alumnus Frederick S. Addy. Dr. Galvao is currently a professor of economics at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona and joins MSU in the fall of 2021. Dr. Galvao previously taught at the University of Iowa and Universit more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release on Nov. 18: Hanne Hoffmann, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and her colleagues in the Hoffmann Lab, study how light regulates our physiology, affects our overall well-being and mood and induces changes in brain function. As winter approaches, Hoffmann answers questions about light and seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. What is SAD? Seasonal affecti more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State Director of Athletics Bill Beekman has announced the hiring of Dr. Ashley Baker as the Chief Diversity Officer. "I'm delighted to welcome Ashley Baker, Ph.D to the Spartan family as the athletic department's first chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer," Beekman said. "We had a strong candidate pool, but Dr. Baker emerged as the right fit for our department and its vi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: There isn't a major challenge facing society that doesn't have Michigan State University Spartans working on a solution. And while research and discovery at the university span a vast collection of disciplines, one question drives MSU researchers: 'What if?' Supported by a best-in-class research infrastructure and partnerships built to last, Spartans turn this simple question into pioneerin more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Three words are ever-present in business right now: diversity, equity and inclusion. For businesses across industries, there is pressing customer demand for companies and leaders to take a stand on these issues and act on their promises. Although much of the recent focus has been on issues of race and gender inequality, people with disabilities are also part of the DEI discussion. They face more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Women using a common, injectable form of birth control showed increased levels of potentially hazardous lead in their blood, a study led by a Michigan State University researcher found. The study reported that women who were currently using the contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, or DMPA, had 18% higher levels of lead in their blood on average than those who were not using it.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Nov. 18: Yesterday, a group of Midwestern governors released a bipartisan PSA calling on their constituents to mask up and follow health and safety guidelines going into the winter. The video featured Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, who were joined by the Republican governors of Ohio and Indiana. The  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: On Tuesday evening, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers passed a resolution calling for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to audit the election results in Wayne County, and the Michigan Republican Party demands that she follow through. When it became clear that 70% of the Detroit absentee counting boards were out of balance, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers agreed unanimously to request an audit of the  more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, Nov. 18 (TNSAwa) -- Minot State University issued the following news release: Assistant professor of English Cathryn Halverson has written several books about authors of the American West. Her most recent, "Faraway Women and The Atlantic Monthly" won the Thomas J. Lyon Award from The Western Literature Association. Originally from Pennsylvania, Halverson moved to Minot in 2018 after teaching college English in Japan and Denmark. With Michigan being the farthest west she ha more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 20 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: At North Carolina State University's first-ever virtual commencement ceremony, NASA astronaut and NC State alumna Christina H. Koch will help blast off the NC State spring, summer and fall graduates of 2020. Koch will deliver the commencement address during NC State's virtual commencement, which will be streamed at 6 p.m. EST on Dec. 4. Chancellor Randy Woodson will confer an honorary degree  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The lawsuit co-led by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her attempt to divert millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding from public schools is officially over. Judge James Donato - of the U.S. District Court Northern District of California - on Nov. 9 approved a permanent injunction, forma more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 19 (TNSPer) -- PG&E Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 18: PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) today announced the appointment of Patricia K. "Patti" Poppe as Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of Directors as well as of the Board of Directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Ms. Poppe currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Energy Corporation and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy Company, an investor-owned more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: A new report from Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, the strategic research partner of the Michigan Department of Education, shows that even though the majority of Michigan school districts planned to offer full-time in-person instruction in November, far fewer families actually choose this form of instruction. Additionally, districts with high proportions more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan economists expect a rebound in economic activity, falling unemployment and life returning to "close-to-normal" by the end of next year in the United States as the nation and world recover from the pandemic. Still, the researchers say, the ride out of the COVID-19-induced recession affords them far less certainty than they would have been forecasting in normal times. Ac more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 21 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Michigan's economy is expected to gradually emerge from the pandemic-induced recession, but the pace and degree of the recovery will vary widely--with greater, longer-term losses disproportionately affecting workers with lower incomes and skills. Employment and incomes are forecast to rise over the course of the next two years and the state's automotive and construction industries are expecte more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: When the country had pandemic stay-at-home orders, the real estate market came to a halt. But since the nation opened back up in May, the for sale signs in front of homes come down as soon as they go up. The National Association of Realtors reported in August that sales of previously owned homes in the United States rose 24.7%, which is one of the best showings on record. This happe more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The largest collection of public internet censorship data ever compiled shows that even citizens of what are considered the world's freest countries aren't safe from internet censorship. The University of Michigan team used its own Censored Planet tool, an automated censorship tracking system launched in 2018, to collect more than 21 billion measurements over 20 months in 221 countries. They  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The sinking carcasses of fish from near-surface waters deliver toxic mercury pollution to the most remote and inaccessible parts of the world's oceans, including the deepest spot of them all: the 36,000-foot-deep Mariana Trench in the northwest Pacific. And most of that mercury began its long journey to the deep-sea trenches as atmospheric emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining operat more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A person in a protective suit is handed a box with protective medical supplies to the doctor. Image credit: iStockA smooth-running global health supply chain is always essential, yet a once-in-a-century pandemic has challenged it like no other time. Understanding those challenges and exploring ways to boost resilience are among the key topics of this year's Global Health Supply Chain Summit,  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 16 (TNSRac) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As election rhetoric and social issues heated up over the summer, the amount of popular "iffy" social media content on key themes rose as well, but less so on the topic that has dominated much of the national discussion this year, say University of Michigan researchers. Researchers from the Center for Social Media Responsibility at the U-M School of Information and partners at NewsWhip were a more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Deep inside your cells, DNA provides the instructions to produce proteins, the essential molecules that grow and maintain your body. RNA is the intermediary nucleic acid that carries these instructions from DNA to ribosomes, where proteins are produced within the cell. But in humans and in plants, only a tiny fraction of DNA produces the RNA that carries out protein-building instructions. In  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: More than half of lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals who misuse alcohol or tobacco also have a co-occurring psychiatric disorder, compared to one-third of heterosexuals, a new University of Michigan study finds. "The degree of disparities in alcohol, tobacco and other psychiatric disorders by sexual identity was very surprising," said Rebecca Evans-Polce, assistant research scientist at th more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: The Arbor Day Foundation has once again recognized Western Michigan University's commitment to effective community forestry management, certifying it under a new Tree Campus Higher Education designation this year. The change to former Tree Campus USA certification now includes Tree Campus K-12 and Tree Campus Healthcare as a way to distinguish those institutions from college and university campuses. To obtai more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University is putting students in control of their lives and future. A 2019 survey found 60% of young people nationwide feel anxious about the future and yearn for control over their lives. Western is responding with a first-of-its-kind effort for any Michigan public university, launching a new platform to meet students where they are and offer them tools to maximize their college experience. more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Objects in motion tend to stay in motion--unless they run out of power. That's a problem for the growing number of people around the world turning to electric cars, which are more environmentally friendly but pose charging challenges when traveling longer distances. But an innovative idea from a Western Michigan University computer engineering student could solve the battery buzzkill. Md Marsad Zoardar is wor more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on Nov. 18: In today's turbulent and ever-evolving political scene, Yamiche Alcindor has become an influential and widely heard voice in analyzing the critical issues of our time. She will share her distinct experience and insights with the Eastern Michigan University community as the keynote speaker for EMU's virtual 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. The celebration, with the theme, "We the People S more PR