ALMA, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Alma College issued the following news: The Alma College iGEM team, competing at an international synthetic biology competition for only the second time, won a gold medal in November for a project being developed to break down the chemical compounds in contaminated soil at the Velsicol Superfund site in St. Louis, Michigan. The nonprofit International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation brings together more than 6,000 participants from across the world ev more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Jan. 6 (TNSGra) -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 5: The Consumers Energy Foundation today announced over $480,000 in grants to help Michigan nonprofits provide critical help to communities across Michigan. The Foundation has now provided $5.4 million in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic since March. "Consumers Energy is committed to being part of the solution as Michiganders work toward brighter days ahead this year," said Garrick Rochow,  more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- Consumers Energy issued the following joint news release on Jan. 8: Consumers Energy, Pine Gate Renewables and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., today announced five new solar energy projects in Genesee County and three in Saginaw County are now online and providing clean, renewable electricity for Consumers Energy customers. "These solar plants coming online are a testament to our commitment to solar energy in Michigan as a major component of the Clean Energy P more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Michigan GOP is ringing in the new year with a huge recruitment fail - "dream candidate" Candice Miller announced today she will not run for governor in 2022. A longtime GOP strategist called Miller's decision "a big disappointment for party leadership" - the RGA must be devastated. This loss doesn't bode well for the RGA's chances in 2022 - Miller's announcement means the race will likely be wide open, w more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 5: With National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month underway and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced a substantial update to her office's human trafficking webpage available online. The update includes important resources and information for the general public, law enforcement and survi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced nearly $173 million in federal funding that will allow construction to begin on the expansion of the South Shore rail line to a double track, a decades-long priority for the region. The $491 million project, which is a key piece of Gov. Holcomb's Next Level Agenda, will speed passenger rail service between Gary and Michigan City as well as make cr more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 9 (TNSGra) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College will use a $1 million grant to connect people in vulnerable populations to career opportunities related to the city's river restoration projects, infrastructure, and public works. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded GRCC's Workforce Training Department a three-year, $1,050,344 grant for the college's Equitable Empowerment Through Career Pathways program. The colle more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Faculty researchers from the Seidman College of Business found more Michiganders have access to health care and health insurance, yet mental health outcomes for residents have worsened. Research findings were detailed January 8 during the 12th annual Health Check report, which analyzed health risks and trends for Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon and Allegan (KOMA) counties and compared data to statewide and national  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The number of informal complaints and internal investigations made against Grand Valley Police Department officers has greatly decreased since 2017, according to a report from the Campus Safety Task Force. Brandon DeHaan, director of public safety and chief of police, said the report was created after President Philomena V. Mantella's charge to the Network of Advisors for Racial Equity to review current pol more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The West Michigan industrial economy ended 2020 on a positive note, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long said so far, the resurgence of COVID-19 cases has not dampened the industrial economy in West Michigan. "By mandating face masks, dividing work areas for social distancing and devoting crews to perpetual cleaning more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Reacting to the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, some lawmakers in Congress from both major political parties have called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office, either via the 25th Amendment or impeachment proceedings. Donald Zinman, professor of political science at Grand Valley, said he thinks that one of those two removal processes will take place, but he's unsure how far eit more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news: Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is proud to announce the upcoming release of the NIV Grace and Truth Study Bible with General Editor Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Dr. Mohler is one of the foremost voices for evangelicals worldwide. He is the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary - the flagship school of the  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 7 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news joint release on Jan. 7: The governors of Illinois and Michigan today agreed to work jointly to protect the Great Lakes from invasive Asian carp species. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Gov. JB Pritzker today announced an intergovernmental agreement between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) which allows Illinois to use up to $8 million in f more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Governor JB Pritzker, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, demanding that the federal government begin distributing reserved COVID-19 vaccines to states immediately. "In each of our states, vaccine delivery has been much slower than we anticipated, so it is imperative tha more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Pro-Trump protesters and rioters, who were incited by the president's message Wednesday regarding unproven fraud claims during the elections, stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented move of insurrection. University of Michigan has experts who can discuss. Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in statistics for public policy, worked as a legislative assistant in Congress. "The warning signs that som more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: During the last month of 2020, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined attorneys general from across the nation in the following multistate actions: Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Rollback of Clean Water Protections: On Dec. 17, Nessel joined 14 other attorneys general in filing a brief - in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts - challenging regula more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Following the passage of the Address Confidentiality Program Act, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her department has started working toward the creation of an online system that survivors of crime can use to keep their personal information secure. Though the law provides the Attorney General with two years to implement the system after an appropriation is made by the Legislature,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: One of Michigan's longest-serving capital city insiders - Kelly Keenan - is retiring from state government today following decades of experience in Lansing. Keenan left his private sector consulting firm to assist newly elected Attorney General Dana Nessel when she took office on Jan. 1, 2019. He served as her deputy attorney general until October 2020, when he moved to the position of specia more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed January 2021 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Michigan and released a video urging people to educate themselves on how they can help prevent human trafficking. "Human trafficking happens to children, women and men every day in our country and around the world," said Governor Whitmer. "It is often a hidden crime that can take different forms including se more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 4: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bipartisan bills, including the Good Moral Character and Clean Slate for Kids packages to further advance criminal justice reform in Michigan. Together, these bills will help ensure a fresh start for youth exiting the juvenile justice system, expand opportunity to enter licensed professions, and expand access to critical benefits like SNAP. Th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 4: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed into law a bipartisan package of criminal justice reform bills, resulting from the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, that will prioritize alternatives to jail, expand officer discretion to issue appearance tickets rather than make arrests, and reshape penalties for traffic offenses. "As a former prosecutor, I recognize h more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Jan. 7: The governors of Illinois and Michigan today agreed to work jointly to protect the Great Lakes from invasive Asian carp species. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Gov. JB Pritzker today announced an intergovernmental agreement between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) which allows Illinois to use up to $8 million in funds  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * "The majority of Congress did their job today and reaffirmed what the American voters decided in November - Joe Biden will be our President on January 20, 2021. Despite Trump's attempts to hijack the results of this election, the will of the people prevailed. The GOP has made a mockery of our safe and secure election system; spending tax-payer money to push baseless conspirac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lavora Barnes: * * * "The Michigan GOP is in a sad state of affairs as we kick-off 2021. Their most promising candidate for Governor just announced that she will not seek the office, leaving the GOP without a strong statewide candidate. Mike Shirkey, the Senate Majority Leader, is still buying into the election fraud conspiracy theories and has vowed to continue the make-believe investigation, wh more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. "Today was supposed to be a day of promise, another step closer to the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President and true progressive change in this country. Instead, under the direction of the current president, it turned into a dangerous, terrifying day. The actions of the domestic terro more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Recently it was announced that Meshawn Maddock will serve as co-chair to the Michigan Republican Party alongside former GOP chair Ron Weiser. Maddock was one of the presidential electors nominated by the Michigan Republican Party but unable to cast the state's Electoral College votes for Trump after he lost Michigan. Maddock's husband is Rep. Matt Maddock, R-Milford who was among the 15 Republican sta more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement is from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox, regarding the re-election of Ronna McDaniel as RNC Chairman. "I am thrilled that my good friend Ronna McDaniel was re-elected as Chairman of the RNC today. Under Ronna's leadership, we have seen the greatest expansions of the GOP in our nation's history. From record votes cast for Republicans to new inroads with diverse  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: In a tweet posted by Governor Whitmer this morning, she displayed a catholic prayer candle which replaced the religious figure with Democrat Georgia activist Stacy Abrams. These candles are traditionally used by Catholics in prayer to ask for the intercession of a particular saint. "As a Catholic, I am insulted that Governor Whitmer would mock such an important religious symbol to make a political statement." more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Governor Whitmer's own unemployment agency is now confirming that she did veto an extension of unemployment benefits passed by the Republican-controlled legislature after she repeatedly denied she had done so. According to Gongwer, Governor Whitmer's unemployment agency "acknowledged Monday that individuals filing in 2021 for jobless benefits will only receive a maximum of 20 weeks of benefits because of the  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release on Jan. 7: The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University is proud to present "Seeds of Resistance," on view Jan. 15-July 18, 2021. This exhibition draws attention to the long history of plant and human interdependence by exploring the ways in which seeds encode and preserve not only genetic information, but also cultural heritage and knowledge. The protection of biodiversity on our  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Drug cartel methods used to distribute heroin and other unlawful wares are increasing in complexity, according to a study by two Michigan State University researchers titled Discovery, Analysis and Disruption of Illicit Narcotic Supply Networks. For their work, Siddharth Chandra, director of the Asian Studies Center and professor of economics in the James Madison College, and Galia Benitez,  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Netflix subscribers and comic and fantasy enthusiasts alike rejoiced when the streaming service announced its American superhero television series "The Umbrella Academy" (based on the comic book series of the same name) would be returning for season 3. Shortly thereafter, Elliot Page, who plays the character Vanya Hargreeves, came out publicly as transgender. Page is often recognized for their roles i more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release on Jan. 6: Some forms of racism are more obvious than others, but all have lasting, detrimental effects on minority cultures. Peter De Costa, an associate professor in the Department of Linguistics, Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languages and the Department of Teacher Education, had a study published in the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism about linguistic r more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Researchers from Michigan State University have discovered two insights related to extroversion and personality beliefs that can influence behavior and well-being. Jason Huang, an associate professor in the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations in the College of Social Science, and former doctoral student Dongyuan Wu have found a nuanced way that people adapt their behavior durin more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 9 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: When Michigan State University's Gemma Reguera first proposed her new research project to the National Science Foundation, one grant reviewer responded that the idea was not "environmentally relevant." As other reviewers and the program manager didn't share this sentiment, NSF funded the proposal. And, now, Reguera's team has shown that microbes are capable of an incredible feat that could h more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 9 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State and Stanford researchers have upgraded their Trojan horse therapies designed to fight one of the world's leading causes of death. Led by Bryan Smith, an associate professor in MSU's Department of Biomedical Engineering, the team is building on its nanoscopic tubules that carry drugs to fight atherosclerotic plaques involved in cardiovascular disease. With the help of some cra more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: While COVID-19 has claimed more than 13,000 lives in Michigan, a study conducted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Michigan State University published in JAMA Network Open, suggests that many more likely died from cardiac arrest directly and indirectly attributable to the pandemic. The study examined out-of-hospital cardiac arrest records in Wayne, Oakland and Macom more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news: Governor Tim Walz joined the governors of Michigan, California, Kansas, Illinois, New York, Washington, and Wisconsin in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Operation Warp Speed Chief Operating Officer General Gustave Perna requesting that the federal government distribute the millions of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses that are currently being held back by the Trump more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and eight other Governors today issued a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Chief Operating Officer General Gustave F. Perna asking that they expedite vaccine distribution throughout the nation. According to a media report, the federal government has yet to distribute more than half of the nation's vaccine supply. The letter was sig more PR

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 9 (TNSPer) -- Spring Arbor University issued the following news: Alum Guy-Uriel Charles '92 will be joining Harvard Law this summer as the Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law. Guy, an expert in constitutional law, election law, campaign finance, redistricting, politics and race, will also serve as the faculty director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice. Charles earned a B.A. in political science from Spring Arbor University in 1992 more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 8 -- The University of Louisville issued the following news release: LaunchIt, the University of Louisville's 10-week entrepreneurial bootcamp, has taken its training online and expanded to serve innovators and university researchers throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Historically, LaunchIt training had been done in person in downtown Louisville, but in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, program leaders took the bootcamp online. This allowed innovators to parti more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Ann Arbor will soon be home to more than 20 "smart intersections"--capable of gathering and transmitting information in real time to connected cars--as part of a University of Michigan effort to demonstrate the safety potential of connected and automated vehicles. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration has awarded U-M $9.95 million toward the effort, which will more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As Congress considers a second coronavirus stimulus package, a University of Michigan study shows that particular consideration should be given to how small business loans are distributed to business owners and entrepreneurs--especially minority entrepreneurs. In March, the CARES Act was signed into law and provided, among other support for Americans, loans to support small businesses. But in a policy  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan's Christian Fong, assistant professor of political science who studies the U.S. Congress, says challenges to the Electoral College votes will not change the November election results, nor keep President-elect Joe Biden from seeking bipartisan coalitions during his administration. Q: Explain the process of counting the electoral votes. A: The House of Representatives and Senate w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In literature, writers often use the word "you" generically to make an idea seem more universal, even though it might not be. Now, in a paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Michigan researchers show that this linguistic device--the use of the generic-you--has a hand in making ideas resonate. Previously, researchers have found that reso more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A team of researchers has discovered an antibody that blocks the ability of the dengue virus to cause disease in mice. The findings open the potential for developing effective treatments and designing a vaccine for dengue and similar diseases. Dengue virus, a member of a group of viruses called flaviviruses, causes 50 to 100 million cases of dengue disease each year, with no effective treatmen more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Almost half of patients who undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament will develop knee osteoarthritis. Rehabilitation specialists and researchers have long hypothesized that ACL injury results in gait changes that contribute to the onset of osteoarthritis, said Lindsey Lepley, assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Michigan. A recent study led by Lepley is t more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Campus issued the following news release: The UW System Board of Regents on behalf of UW-Milwaukee has sold a former private residence, recently known as the UWM Alumni House, to a Milwaukee businessman, Andy Nunemaker, for $1.8 million. Nunemaker intends to renovate and restore the property for use again as a private residence. UWM will retain an easement on the property to allow freshwater intake from Lake Michigan for c more PR