ALMA, Michigan, April 16 (TNSAwa) -- Alma College issued the following news: It seems fitting that in a season unlike any other for the Model United Nations (MUN) student group at Alma College, the team reached a historic milestone at its most-important event. The Model UN team competed at the annual National MUN Conference in March and won two "outstanding delegation" awards, the highest honor at the event. Alma College has now won 100 total "outstanding delegation" awards since 1994, 53 at t more PR

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan, April 16 (TNSBook)-- Andrews University issued the following news: Evidence for a designed creation and a worldwide flood is the focus of a new, popularly-oriented book from Andrews University Press intended for the college classroom and general readership. "Design and Catastrophe: 51 Scientists Explore Evidence in Nature," has been released this month by Andrews, in partnership with the Geoscience Research Institute (GRI) in Loma Linda, California. "We are excited  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 13 (TNSOps) -- Aquinas College issued the following news release: Brandon Spence, D.M.A., is director of music at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Brandon pursued undergraduate studies at Old Dominion University. Graduate studies in organ performance and church music were undertaken at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, where he earned the D.M.A. in performance under the tutelage of Marilyn Maso more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 16 (TNSPer) -- Calvin University issued the following news: Calvin University has appointed Jim Ludema as dean of its School of Business. Provost Cheryl Brandsen and associate dean Tom Betts co-chaired the seven-member search committee, which included representatives from the university's faculty and administration. Ludema's name rose to the top of a national search that yielded nearly 50 nominations/applications and several highly qualified candidates. Ludema is  more PR

WOOSTER, Ohio, April 13 (TNSAwa) -- The College of Wooster issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Marcel Elkouri '21, a neurobiology major at The College of Wooster, was recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with a five-year fellowship, which includes three years of financial support through a $34,000 annual stipend and $12,000 allowance toward the cost of education. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) seeks to distinguish and support graduate students pu more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, April 13 (TNSJou) -- Colorado State University issued the following news: The coronavirus pandemic has led researchers to switch gears or temporarily abandon projects due to health protocols or not being able to travel. But for Patrick Keys and Elizabeth Barnes, husband and wife scientists at Colorado State University, this past year led to a productive research collaboration. They teamed up with Neil Carter, assistant professor at the University of Michigan, on a paper more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 15 (TNSPro) -- Hope College issued the following news release: The experiences of six Holland-area high school students participating in the Hope College TRIO Upward Bound program are at the heart of an ongoing documentary film project. Talent and Motivation Need a Chance: A National Issue Filmmaker and journalist Cynthia Martinez is developing "First Voice Generation" in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland. While focused on the local community more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: While people may expect suicide rates to rise during a worldwide crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of Michigan study suggests the onset of the pandemic and state of emergency executive orders likely did not increase suicide-related behavior in the early months of the outbreak. The report, led by U-M researchers Rachel Bergmans and Peter Larson, found that emergency room visi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of oil and gas wells in the U.S. have been walked away from by oil and gas companies over the past 150 years. Known as "orphan wells," they represent a threat to the environment through leaking the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere and contaminants into local groundwater. A research paper by Ford School professor Daniel  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Roughly half the kids in shared households may be living as "guests" in a less stable and secure environment, according to new research from the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. The team of researchers from U-M, Cornell University and University of Kentucky say that because 15% of all U.S. children live in such shared households, it is important t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: What is the carbon footprint for all of the food the University of Michigan consumes? And how can that footprint be reduced? That was one of the many study areas the President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality addressed in its final report, which was delivered to President Schlissel in March. And it was the topic that two Ford School students, Marc Jaruzel (MPP '20) a more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 14 (TNSPro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news on April 13, 2021: GRCC Workforce Training programs provide in-demand skills leading to rewarding careers. Each Wednesday we'll meet students who are heading down an educational pathway and changing their lives by earning occupational certificates. At 50 years old, Derrick Peoples wanted to help his daughter. She has just recently purchased her first home -- a fixer-upper. While working in man more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 13 (TNSAwa) -- Hope College issued the following news release: The Hope College Alumni Association is honoring four alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards this year. The association plans to celebrate both the 2020 and 2021 honorees virtually at a date to be determined. The awards are normally presented at the annual Alumni Banquet during Alumni Weekend each April, but this year's and last year's in-person events were canceled because of the ongoing global COVID-19 pa more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 15 (TNSPer) -- Hope College issued the following news release: A total of 19 long-time members of the Hope College faculty are retiring this year. Their service totals more than 600 years, with individuals' time at Hope ranging from 14 to 52 years. They represent 12 academic departments. It's the largest faculty-retiree "graduating class" in the history of the college. The previous high was 13 members of the faculty in 2000. The retirees, and the year that each joine more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 16 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission issued the following order approving traffic factors (No. 21-GIMT-095-GIT): In the Matter of An Investigation to Determine the Affordable Local Service Rates for Rate-of-Return Regulated Carriers and the Annual Assessment Rate for the Twenty-Fifth Year of the Kansas Universal Service Fund, Effective March 1, 2021. ORDER APPROVING TRAFFIC FACTORS FOR METROPCS MICHIGAN LLC The above-captioned matter comes before the State Corporatio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced a new Department of Attorney General webpage devoted to informing Michigan residents on the state's new expungement laws, when they go into effect, the eligibility requirements, forms, and downloadable checklists. "The new law brings about overdue change for so many residents who would otherwise have to carry around the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that the Department of Attorney General has entered into a settlement agreement with Ferrellgas, LP - a Missouri-based propane supplier - that resolves the Attorney General's potential claims against Ferrellgas under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA). Earlier this year, the Department opened an informal investigation into Ferre more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to protect states' historic power to regulate insurance and protect their residents from fraud, abuse, or substandard health coverage. The coalition filed the brief in Data Marketing Partnership v. U.S. Department of Labor, a case that challenged the Dep more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Just in time for Alcohol Responsibility Month, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel partnered with Responsibility.org, to share a public service announcement which encourages parents and caregivers to talk to their kids to prevent underage drinking. The PSA comes during the COVID-19 pandemic--a time when discussing the dangers of underage drinking may have taken a backseat in many households more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo by William Pearson, 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: District-Level Plans for Assessment Windows, Read b more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo by Deputy Superintendent Scott M. Koenigsknecht: 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: 2021 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Public Reporting of Data Federal regulations implementing the federal Indiv more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo by State Superintendent Michael F. Rice: TO: Michigan Educators FROM: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: Learning Beyond COVID-19: A Vision for Thriving in Public Education MEMO #COVID-19-176 A few months ago, I shared publicly that, though we all wanted a return to pre-pandemic normalcy, our focus--given our interest in improvement of Michigan  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo by William Pearson, 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: Read by Grade Three Educator Survey In 2016, the M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo by William Pearson, 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: Action Required: Survey of Administrators Employing more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced changes to protocols for state contract bids to implement the Michigan Jobs First Executive Directive 2019-15. These new protections will level the playing field for companies that play by the rules, allowing companies to compete fairly while protecting workers' wages and health care. The new processes also account for the overall economic impact of a state co more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer traveled the I-196 construction project in Allegan County to discuss her Rebuilding Michigan plan to rebuild state highways and bridges that are critical to the state's economy and carry the most traffic. "We are rebuilding Michigan's roads and bridges to keep our families safe, support the movement of goods to our small businesses, and strengthen our economy overall," more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer toured the vaccination clinic at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). She was joined by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Washtenaw County Health Department Officer Jimena Loveluck, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbors President Alonzo Lewis, and Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Pastor Larry Davis. "In Michigan, we're working around the clock to expand access to the three safe, ef more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun provided an update on COVID-19 cases, vaccines and variants and discussed the state's efforts to expand the use of monoclonal antibody therapy to help those diagnosed with COVID-19 avoid hospitalization. The Governor praised progress on vaccinations and urged Michig more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced today the state is working to expand the use of a medical intervention designed to significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19. This involves additional doses of monoclonal antibodies being made available to providers and requests to providers to expand the number of infusion sites i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Wednesday press conference revealed an inconvenient truth--her administration has no strategy and is following political science when determining how to handle the unprecedented surge in new cases across Michigan. Michiganders Deserve Answers 1. Has Gov. Whitmer traveled out of state for anything other than official business? 2. How did vacation travel of top staffers in charge of  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Independent Citizen's Redistricting Commission voted on a resolution to reconsider the hire of Democrat donor, activist attorney Bruce Adelson to advise the Commission on the redistricting process. "It was encouraging to see bi-partisan support for the reconsideration of hiring Democrat Activist Bruce Adelson as an attorney advisor to the Commission," said Ron Weiser, Chair of the Michi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 14 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration continues to flail in its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as Michigan's infection rate skyrockets. Whitmer, who publicly campaigned to be President Biden's running mate, posting cute memes that they were "BFF's forever," was rebuffed by the President in her request for additional vaccinations, the same week that it was revealed that her administration failed to reque more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's press conference Wednesday was empty on substance and heavy on partisan attacks and scapegoating the people of Michigan. "Gov. Whitmer is refusing to re-examine any of her own policies, choosing instead to blame Michiganders for rising COVID-19 numbers," said Ted Goodman, Communications Director of the Michigan Republican Party. "Instead of offering actual science and data to defend  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 14 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Does Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer support Radical Democrat U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's renewed efforts to abolish the police and U.S. military? "Policing in our country is inherently and intentionally racist," Rep. Tlaib said last night. "No more policing, incarceration, and militarization." Whitmer, just last year, expressed support for the spirit of defunding the police and has remained silent o more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 15 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Gregory Marchal has been named Michigan State University's 17th Truman Scholar. He is one of 62 students from 51 U.S. colleges and universities selected as scholars. Marchal is an Honors College junior majoring in economics with a minor in social science quantitative data analytics in the College of Social Science and a minor in political economy in James Madison College. He is a member of more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 14 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: The Michigan State University College of Natural Science (NatSci) has named Amber Benton as its assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Benton, who was most previously director of diversity programming and student engagement in MSU's James Madison College, stepped into her new role on April 12. "The college is thrilled to have Dr. Benton join us in th more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 13 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Michigan State University's Witold Nazarewicz has a simple way to describe the complex work he does at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB. "I study theoretical nuclear physics," said Nazarewicz, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Physics and chief scientist at FRIB. "Nuclear theorists want to know what makes the nucleus tick." There is a nucleus in ev more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 16 (TNSJou)-- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: Extreme risk protection orders, also known as gun violence restraining orders, are civil court orders that grant temporary restrictions on purchasing and possessing firearms for individuals determined by a civil court judge to be at extreme risk of committing violence against themselves or others. A new study examined ERPO use in Oregon in the first 15 months afte more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 13 (TNSMon) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine officials today announced results of a study outlining the future economic impact of the four buildings that comprise university's Grand Rapids presence on the Medical Mile. The buildings include the Secchia Center, the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center, and two buildings under construction, the Doug Meijer Medical Innovat more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 16 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: John Verboncoeur is representing Michigan State University on the Standing Council of the National Science Foundation's new Engineering Research Visioning Alliance. He is the associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Engineering, and he is a professor of electrical and computer engineering as well as computational mathematics, science and engineering. America's eco more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 15 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Extreme risk protection orders, also known as gun violence restraining orders, are civil court orders that grant temporary restrictions on purchasing and possessing firearms for individuals determined by a civil court judge to be at extreme risk of committing violence against themselves or others. A new study examined ERPO use in Oregon in the first 15 months after it was adopted. The study more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, April 15 (TNSPro) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news release: NMU Dining launched a new Eco-Bag initiative this semester, providing more than 900 residence hall students with a free bag to reuse at all of its locations. The program was created in response to student concerns about disposable plastic bag waste generated by the increased reliance on takeout meals and snacks during the pandemic. "Students now have the ability to make a no-cost, environm more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, April 15 (TNSEve) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news release: Jalen Sims of Waterford, Mich., will be the student speaker for Northern Michigan University's May 1 commencement. The graphic design major recalled an early project in which he had to create brand and marketing materials around a fictitious business. He came up with Home Grown seed packets, a nod to his passion for gardening and plants. That might have been prophetic. Sims plans to remain  more PR

BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan, April 16 (TNSPer) -- Andrews University issued the following news: Andrews University welcomes Prescott Khair as the new associate chaplain for the Center for Faith Engagement (formerly Campus Ministries) and as a member of the pastoral staff at Pioneer Memorial Church (PMC). He was hired by Dwight Nelson, lead pastor of Pioneer Memorial Church, with the support of the Michigan Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. While the position is funded by the Michiga more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: To better understand how RNA in bacteria gives rise to protein--and along the way, target these processes in the design of new antibiotics--researchers are turning their attention to the unique way this process happens in bacteria. In eukaryotic cells, transcription (the process by which information in a DNA strand is copied into messenger RNA) and translation (the process by which a protein more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 16 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news release: Gregory Marchal has been named Michigan State University's 17th Truman Scholar. He is one of 62 students from 51 U.S. colleges and universities selected as Truman Scholars. Marchal is an Honors College junior majoring in Economics in the College of Social Science, with minors in Social Science Quantitative Data Analytics in the College of Social Science, and Pol more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Roughly half the kids in shared households may be living as "guests" in a less stable and secure environment, according to new research from the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. The team of researchers from U-M, Cornell University and University of Kentucky say that because 15% of all U.S. children live in such shared households, it is important to tease out household d more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan William L. Clements Library has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize one of their largest and most utilized collections. The funds will support a three-year-long effort to digitize over 23,000 items related to Thomas Gage, a famed British commander-in-chief in the early days of the American Revolution who was also more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help young adults sleep better, especially young women, a new University of Michigan study shows. Young adults who reported consuming less than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day reported a high prevalence of chronic insomnia symptoms, with over one-third reporting difficulties with falling asleep or maintaining sleep at least more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: The opening lines of Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," where the Russian author posits that "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," can also be applied to the responses to COVID-19 by countries around the world, say researchers at the University of Michigan. U-M professors Scott Greer and Elizabeth King and colleagues in Brazil analyzed earl more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Private sector initiatives may be the key to spurring climate action across the political spectrum, particularly among moderates and conservatives. That finding is based on new research by Kaitlin Raimi, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy, and her colleagues that has been published in Energy Research & Social Science. Researchers from U-M, Pe more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Female nurses are roughly twice as likely to commit suicide than the general female population and 70% more likely than female physicians, according to a University of Michigan study examining suicide among physicians and nurses. "It's much higher than I expected," said study lead author Matthew Davis, associate professor at the U-M School of Nursing. "The takeaway for me is we've focused so more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A lot of attention has been paid in recent years to the carbon footprint of the foods we eat, with much of the focus on the outsize contribution of meat production and especially beef. But much less is known about the implications of individual U.S. dietary choices on other environmental concerns, such as water scarcity. In a study published online April 15 in the journal Nature Food, resea more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, April 15 (TNSPro) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Wayne State University released an exciting lineup of more than 80 virtual K-12 offerings for the summer months. Included are programs for young gamers, creative thinkers, explorers, business-medical-and science-minded students, and much more. The camps are traditionally held on the university's Midtown campus, but will continue online this summer, allowing campers to participate from their own homes, due more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, April 13 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Ken Greschak is excited to take his business knowledge to the next level with an MBA from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. "It's been on my bucket list ever since I graduated from Western," says Greschak, who earned bachelor's degrees in psychology and English in 1983. "I might want to teach with (my master's degree). I've been in philanthropy now for a lot of years and in more PR