ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 (TNSMon) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan alumnus and longtime UMMA supporter William Weese has given a gift of art and endowment with a combined value of about $5 million that will expand the U-M Museum of Art's Chinese ceramics collection. The gift, which will create a new fund in support of scholarship and programming around ceramic arts, will greatly strengthen the museum's place as a leader in ceramic art more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Tanaka Chavanduka was inspired to reconsider his communication methods after a trip to a national conference on HIV in Washington, D.C. While there, he also visited the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. "I'm often exposed to the emotions, sadness and healing behind the numbers--and my experience on this trip made it clear that traditio more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 27 (TNSRes) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: No one needed to tell Central Michigan University graduate student Hanan Emhammed that wearing the hijab comes with its challenges. She lives that reality. But researching the experiences of other Muslim women for her CMU master's degree capstone project brought deeper understanding and broke new ground in Canada, where she lives. Emhammed earned her Master of Arts degree in education with a  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As the latest fringe Republican candidate is entering the race for governor in Michigan, it's shining a light on the RGA's major and ongoing failure to recruit anyone resembling a legitimate candidate. The new fringe candidate, Garrett Soldano, is a far-right, anti-masker, who is best known for leading a failed petition effort - filled with forged signatures - to undermine Michigan's response to stop the sp more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Progressive political leader and public health policy expert Abdul El-Sayed, MD, PhD will join the Ford School faculty in fall 2021 as a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence. Dr. El-Sayed is a public servant, Michigan politician, former public health professor at Columbia University, and a medical doctor. He brings to the Ford School deep expertise in understandi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Natasha Pilkauskas' research on "Historical Trends in Children Living in Multigenerational Households in the United States: 1870-2018" has been selected as the 2020 winner of the IPUMS Research Award. Pilkauskas and her co-authors used decennial census and ACS data from IPUMS-USA to show the prevalence of multigenerational households has risen since 1980, and are now  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: One week after news broke that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer left the state on a trip shrouded in secrecy; key details remain unknown. Whitmer refuses to say when she traveled, where she traveled, with whom she traveled or for how long. In fact, Whitmer lied about the trip ever taking place during a recent interview with MIRS news. "I was here in town the whole time," Whitmer told MIRS podcast host Kyle Melinn on  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 26 (TNSAwa) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Two Grand Rapids Community College dental professors earned awards from the Michigan Dental Association for their commitment to public service and education. Professor Julie Bera is the first recipient of the MDA's Allied Dental Professional Educator Award. Dr. Colette Smiley, an adjunct instructor, earned the John G. Nolen Meritorious Award - the organization's highest honor. MDA leaders sa more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College freshman Sherry Sokolowski is the winner of this year's Student Employment Services' Impact Award, which goes to a student employee who has made an impact on students' lives inside and outside of the college. Sokolowski who works as an orientation ambassador, and her other activities include being an Honors Program ambassador and vice president for special event more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 29 (TNSPro) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: When the new Living-Learning Communities open on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, they will follow the successful model of the six LLCs in Allendale that offer students an immersive learning experience. Four new LLCs will open for, primarily, first-year or transfer students in Winter Hall in the Fall semester. Three are for students who have chosen to major in social work, engineering or business. Th more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 30 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Twenty years ago, the Autism Education Center at Grand Valley began with a goal of connecting statewide experts to share best practices and help improve ways to work in an educational setting with students who have autism. "Across the state, what was missing was a way for people to communicate and connect so they can learn from each other and problem solve," said Amy Matthews, the center's foundi more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 27 (TNSMon) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A Michigan couple is contributing millions in support of their commitment to change lives through education. Bob and Ellen Thompson believe in education's ability to make a significant difference in someone's life. Their latest gift of $52 million is to support Thompson Working Families Scholarships (TWFS) at institutions like Grand Valley that partner with the Thompson Foundation. The Thompsons  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 1 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley is stronger and positioned well for the future after facing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Philomena V. Mantella said during an April 30 virtual Board of Trustees meeting. "There has been exceptional work to bring a higher level of admits to Grand Valley," said Mantella, "and we expect to welcome a higher enrolling class in the fall." Mantella said an essenti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that Michigan will receive more than $4 million in a settlement agreement involving Indivior PLC and Indivior Inc. (Indivior). This settlement covers six federal lawsuits and involves Indivior's product Suboxone, a buprenorphine drug that was approved for use by recovering opioid addicts to avoid or reduce withdrawal sy more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 30, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that the state is receiving more than $312 million as part of an ongoing 1998 settlement with major tobacco companies. Nessel sent a letter to leaders of the Michigan Legislature and Gov. Whitmer announcing the payment, which is provided annually through the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In 1995, Michigan an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: A new initiative will focus on protecting vulnerable adults residing in nursing facilities, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. The Sentinel Project, which Nessel discussed in a video announcement, will use specially trained staff to examine long-term care facilities for evidence of abuse or neglect through unannounced visits, which will be determined by more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan group of current and former elected leaders to thank businesses for speaking out in support of voting rights and encouraging more to speak up. In the open letter, Nessel and other attorneys general, lieutenant governors and secretaries of state applauded business leaders and corporate executives who have spoken out against anti-d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants the public to beware of emails attempting to impersonate her with a fake account. The Department of Attorney General was made aware of an email account that claims to be managed by the attorney general. An example of the fraudulent message sent from the account is below. The recipient's email address has been redacted to maintain privacy. "Pleas more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues to join attorneys general from across the nation in a variety of multistate actions. Letter Pushing for Increased Funding for Public Housing On April 16, Nessel joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general from around the nation to strongly urge Congress to invest in the nation's public housing systems. In a letter to congressional leadership, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release about joining a number of multistate actions: Letter Urging Congress to Void Trump-Era EPA Regulation Nessel joined a coalition urging Congress to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that eliminates key limits on pollutants from oil and gas facilities that contribute to climate change and smog, and are also dangerous by more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning people about a text message impersonating the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). The department was recently informed a text message is targeting claimants with a fraudulent announcement that UIA is making changes to security features. A similar scam has been targeting people through email, making both instances an opportunity to r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with a bipartisan group of 40 attorneys general, is urging Congress to pass the EAGLES Act, a national program to prevent targeted school violence. The legislation is named after the mascot of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 people were killed February 14th, 2018. The Act would expand the U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessm more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Director Orlene Hawks today alerted professionals licensed by the State of Michigan to beware of an elaborate, sophisticated scam that ultimately cost one physical therapist and her family their entire savings. The scheme - reported to Nessel's consumer protection team - took place over the course of sev more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox are warning Michiganders about a GEICO insurance breach. In a notice filed earlier this month, the company informed affected customers that, "We recently determined that between January 21, 2021 and March 1, 2021, fraudsters used information about you - which they acquire more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board today approved the authorization of private activity bond financing as part of the Flint water settlement. The settlement was agreed to last year by the State parties and the plaintiffs' legal counsel following more than 18 months of negotiations. It received preliminary approval by the court earlier this year. Through that negotiated settlement agr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week marked the latest episode in Michigan Republicans' major hesitance to run for governor. After Politico broke the news that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel floated the possibility of abandoning her national post to stage a run for governor, her staff quickly issued a statement backtracking on her remarks, clarifying that she "has no desire to do anything else other than lead the Republican Party."  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As MDP laid out in a state of the race memo released last week, Republicans just can't seem to recruit a single viable candidate to compete in the primary for governor after "dream candidate" Candice Miller passed. In fact, the past few days have reinforced that the severely out-of-focus MIGOP is occupied with absolutely everything else but 2022, giving those on the fringes huge openings to sully thi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is helping local and intermediate school districts address the shortage of special education teachers, the department announced today. "There is a critical shortage of special education teachers in many Michigan school districts," said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice. "Allowing for some flexibility will help districts better staff their classro more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- 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: 2021 Michigan Talent Pool The Michigan Department  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- 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: 2020-21 35a(5) Additional Instructional Time Grant  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- 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: Advancing Equity: A Strategic Vision for English Le more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo by 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: Child Nutrition Program Meals Through June 30, 2022 MEMO #COVID-185 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended nationwide more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- 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: Michigan Department of Education/REL Midwest Litera more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- 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: Using Non-recurring Funds to Develop Gifts that Keep Giving - MEMO #COVID-19-183 Educators, today I shared a video message with you. In it, I acknowledge what we all know: that it has been a brutal year. But out of darkness comes light. In th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Support for initiatives that will further boost Michigan's competitive advantage as a place to do business and extend Michigan's national leadership in advanced manufacturing have gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The board also approved an expansion by Mayville Engineering in Southeast Michigan, a project that w more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board today approved the authorization of private activity bond financing as part of the Flint water settlement. The settlement was agreed to last year by the State parties and the plaintiffs' legal counsel following more than 18 months of negotiations. It received preliminary approval by the court earlier this year . Through that negotiated settlement ag more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II released the following statements after President Biden delivered his first address as president before a joint session of Congress to highlight his administration's work during the first 100 days and outline his vision to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic: "Tonight, as he approaches his 100th day in office on Fri more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is awarding a $2.7 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the city of Hancock, Michigan, to provide flood resilient infrastructure for a new a business and technology park that will house technology and technology-driven light manufacturing businesses. "As we continue putting Michigan bac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Governor's Traffic Safety Advisory Commission, Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports, Horse Racing Advisory Commission, and the Michigan Council for Rehabilitation Services. Governor's Traffic Safety Advisory Commission William A. Miller, III, of Farmington, is a county commissioner for Oakland County. He is more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today Detroit Tigers great Miguel Cabrera has volunteered to serve as a co-chair of the Protect Michigan Commission and help promote the state's COVID-19 vaccination and education efforts. "We are grateful that 'Miggy' is stepping up to the plate to help inform Michiganders on the importance of getting their COVID-19 vaccinations," said Governor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 29, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today set the state of Michigan on a pathway to return to normal by unveiling the 'MI Vacc to Normal' plan as the state continues to push toward its goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders ages 16 years or older. To facilitate this goal, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will base future epidemic order actions on four vaccina more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz joined together to release a video on social media urging Midwesterners to get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. "Everyone in the United States is now eligible to get the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 30, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today encouraged restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments across Michigan hard hit by COVID-19 to apply for $28.6 billion in federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund direct relief being provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the American Rescue Plan. "Restaurant owners and other food establishments have made incredible sa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Communications Director Ted Goodman: * * * Please consider the following response as you cover Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Thursday morning press conference. "Gov. Whitmer's refusal to re-open schools and lack of support for small businesses is causing permanent, irreparable harm to Michiganders. "Whitmer's incompetent pandemic response has followed the political science and we are demanding that she  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Recent polling reveals how just far Gov. Whitmer's job approval rating on the pandemic has fallen since the summer of 2020. Whitmer's approval rating has cratered from 69% in June, down to 52% just eight months later. Chart - Whitmer Approval Rating "Gov. Whitmer's incoherent and incompetent pandemic response has destroyed small businesses, kept kids from a proper education, and ruined entire livelihoods," more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Activist-Democrat Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, announced that Michigan Secretary of State branches will move exclusively to an appointments-only system at a time when appointment-wait-time is over two months in many cases. "As a candidate, Jocelyn Benson promised people 30-minute waits, but they are getting 3 month waits which is unacceptable," said Sen. Ruth Johnson, who served as Michigan's Sec. of St more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on April 29, 2021: Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer scheduled a 9:30 press conference this morning to discuss her failed pandemic response in an attempt to distract the public from the House Oversight Committee's questioning of Whitmer's former health director at 10:30 am. "Whitmer is attempting to distract Michiganders from questions surrounding her hush money pay-off to her former health director who mysteri more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, May 1 (TNSOps) -- Stockton University issued the following news: As the cannabis and hemp industries grow, colleges need to create, expand and adapt their curriculum to meet growing demand for trained professionals, panelists said at the first Cannabis Curriculum Convening hosted by the Cannabis and Hemp Research Initiative at Stockton University (CHRIS) on April 21 and 22. More than 150 people registered for the event, with a large contingent coming from New York, New J more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 (TNSEve) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The explosion of the prison population in the U.S. and around the world is seen by many as a crisis, as the growth is mainly attributable to high incarceration rates among low-income and minority communities. Science and technology lie at the heart of the "carceral state"--the policies, ideologies, technological innovations and social science theories which influence criminal justice systems  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 27 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new website from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan offers step-by-step guidance for parents to ensure they receive the expanded Child Tax Credit, which is worth up to $3,600 per child, per year. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increased the Child Tax Credit to $3,600 per year for children under 6 years old and $3,000 per year for children 6-17 years old. That means a sin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The April survey recorded continued gains in consumer confidence due to a growing sense that the upward momentum in jobs and incomes is likely to persist, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The renewed confidence is due to record federal stimulus spending, both recent and proposed, as well as the positive impact from a growing share of the population who are vaccinate more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When they go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled or another procedure, patients might not think the prescription they receive to ease their pain could put them or their family at risk of an opioid overdose. But a new study from the University of Michigan shows that overdose rates were two-and-a-half times higher among patients who filled a prescription for an opioid medication after a denta more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: We have witnessed it recently: Social media's response to bad behavior has been to ban offenders from platforms for a short time, and in some cases permanently, but young people from a University of Michigan study said they want a wider range of responses to include both punitive and repetitive remedies. The research by Sarita Schoenebeck, associate professor at the U-M School of Information more PR