MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 9 (TNSAwa) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Biology Professor John Bruggink has been selected as Northern Michigan University's 2021 Peter White Scholar. He will receive $17,500 to support his involvement in research on the homesite ecology of gray wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, and the participation of a master's student. The focus is on gaining a better understanding of habitat factors that influence where wolves choose to locate more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, June 8 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy is putting the electric vehicle transformation into high gear with a major new program to help businesses statewide transition to carbon-free EVs. Consumers Energy's new PowerMIFleet program will focus on Michigan businesses, offering expertise and $3 million in rebates for charging locations throughout the state. "Michigan was the birthplace of the American auto industry. Now, we are the center  more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, June 11 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Every day across Michigan criminals pretending to be from Consumers Energy and other utilities try to scam people out of money and personal information. With accounts of phone and in-person scams identified in several parts of the state, Consumers Energy is sharing information so residents know how to recognize and report these scams. "At Consumers Energy safety is always our top priority, and that extends to our more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: After the Michigan Republican Party's "dream candidate" Candice Miller passed on jumping into the GOP primary for governor, Miller is once again dashing the RGA's hopes for a "dream ticket" in Michigan -- this time rejecting the opportunity to provide much-needed support to the Michigan GOP's apparent backup option, James Craig, by running for lieutenant governor. The RGA has been facing recruitment failures more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 10 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: DTE Energy Company ("DTE Energy") (NYSE: DTE) today announced that DT Midstream, Inc. ("DT Midstream"), the new independent, publicly traded company that is expected to be formed through the planned spin-off of DTE Energy's non-utility natural gas pipeline, storage and gathering business, has closed the previously announced offering (the "Offering") of $1.1 billion of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2 more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 10 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved the company's plans to bring additional renewable energy to more of its customers. DTE, in an effort to continue to provide more accessibility to renewable energy, will work with local organizations in Detroit, Highland Park and River Rouge to build new community solar projects in these cities. The projects wi more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 11 (TNSPar) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents today (June 10, 2021) unanimously approved a resolution authorizing University President James Smith to finalize a two-year extension to the University's collective bargaining agreement with the EMU Federation of Teachers Full-Time Lecturers (EMUFT) bargaining unit. The agreement was ratified by the bargaining unit on April 22, 2021. The EMUFT represe more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 11 (TNSGra) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents today (June 10, 2021) approved a $4.6 million capital project for the construction of a recently announced 3D Arts Complex as part of the School of Art and Design on the University's campus in Ypsilanti. This project will be funded by a $2.2 million grant from the Windgate Foundation with matching funds of $400,000 in fundraising from the EMU Foundati more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 11 (TNSMon) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on June 10, 2021: Eastern Michigan is committing an additional $3.5 million in financial aid to students for the 2021-22 school year, reflecting the University's commitment to minimize net costs for students and support their success. The additional funding brings the University's total financial aid support of students to $54.8 million for the 2021-22 school year. "As the nation emerges from the pan more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 8 (TNSMon) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University has received a transformational $1 million gift from Jack E. Roush, EMU alumnus and chairman of the board of Roush Enterprises, and founder, CEO, and co-owner of NASCAR racing team, Roush Fenway Racing. The gift from Roush will support mathematics and automotive programs in the University's GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology. "This generous gift will play a c more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 11 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: A total of 19 Eastern Michigan University students will conduct research projects in partnership with EMU faculty members with the support of Winter 2021 and Summer 2021 Undergraduate Research Stimulus Awards. The Undergraduate Research Stimulus Program is among several initiatives at EMU intended to facilitate research partnerships between undergraduate students and Eastern Michigan faculty. The aw more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 11 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: A youth mentoring model as a collaboration between universities and K-12 public schools. Development of a virtual reality digital human patient room for nursing students and research on error elimination in medication administration. And a contract for new vaccine research and development under COVID-19. Those are among the topics 42 faculty members will pursue under the annual Faculty Research and  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 12 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Large Language Models (LLM) -- machine learning algorithms that can recognize, predict, and generate human languages on the basis of very large text-based data sets -- have captured the imagination of scientists, entrepreneurs, and tech-watchers. While the technology can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of automated question answering, machine translation, and te more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 11 (TNSPro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: The finalists in Consumers Energy's SmartArt contest get to experience the excitement of participating in a nationally known art competition. But they also get something else: valuable feedback from art instructors at Grand Rapids Community College and other area institutions. This year's 10 SmartArt finalists were recently announced by Grand Rapids Public Schools, Consumers Energy and ArtPriz more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 10 (TNSPro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: 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. Andrea Ziebarth is a 2020 graduate of Coopersville High School. She did well, but just couldn't figure out what she wanted to do after graduation -- until her guidanc more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 11 (TNSMon) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Since summer 2020, the GVSU Laker Store has been donating proceeds from the sale of masks to the Student Support Fund. To date, $8,861.90 has been donated to the fund. The Student Support Fund, administered by Financial Aid, provides funding to GVSU students who face extreme financial circumstances from situations like accidents, illness, loss of employment, loss of other income or support, or dea more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 8 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: An education leader with a deep background in reducing institutional barriers to learning and in developing creative solutions to meet a broad range of educational needs will lead an incubator addressing those concepts at Grand Valley. Steven Hodas has been named executive director of GV NextEd Accelerator, an initiative dedicated to prototyping and scaling new approaches and support for learners, more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 8 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) and Lecom Utility, Inc., one of Michigan's premier power line and communications contractors, today announced Lecom's enrollment in DTE Energy's MIGreenPower program. MIGreenPower allows DTE Electric customers to participate in renewable energy projects by attributing a percentage of their energy use to the company's wind and solar projects. Lecom's clean energy commitment will offs more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a motion today in response to a lawsuit that argues for an increase in the state's minimum wage and appropriate paid sick time. Last month, the Department of Attorney General was served with Mothering Justice, et al v Nessel. Plaintiffs' attorney is Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker, P.C. The case challenges the constitutionality of Act more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to significantly cut a rate increase request from DTE Gas Co. as part of her work to keep natural gas services from one of the state's largest utilities affordable. In February, the Attorney General intervened in the company's filed rate case as an advocate for the utility's natural gas customers across  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined today by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan Cavanagh, Representative Graham Filler, Senator Roger Victory and a bipartisan group of state legislators to announce legislation implementing fundamental reforms impacting guardians and conservators-individuals appointed by probate courts to act in the best interests of vulnerable individuals. The more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Since teasing a run, James Craig has had a tough time establishing where he stands on the two major issues that will define his run: his belief of the Big Lie and how closely he'll be aligning himself to Trump. New reporting from MIRS and Tim Skubick at WLNS indicates that this may be because Craig has yet to settle on which political consultant will get the privilege of projecting whatever poll-test more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reaffirming her commitment to fighting for inclusive treatment for all Michigan residents with a new, department-wide transgender policy. One of the policy's purposes is to address the needs of transgender, intersex and gender non-conforming employees of the Department by clarifying how the law should be implemented in situations where questions may a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on June 10, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Sheila A. Alles, Chief Deputy Superintendent SUBJECT: Accelerated Learning Webinar Series The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to announce its first series of webinars focused on accelerated learning. The webinar series is presented more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents and Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Certification of the SE-4107 School Bus Inventory The Michigan Administrative Code (R 388.379 (Rule 9)), requires all intermediate school districts (ISD) and local edu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: 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 Fall 2021 Virtual Continuous Improvement Conference: Equity and Stakeholder Voice: Making Education More Engaging and  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: 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: Future Proud Michigan Educator Explore Curriculum Available The Future Proud Michigan Educator (PME) Explore curriculum is now available to intermedi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: 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: Fiscal Year 2021 Section 31a Annual Program and Fiscal Report - Transition to NexSys Beginning this year, the section 31a annual program and fiscal r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent Division of P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Public Comment on the Michigan Out-of-School Time Standards of Quality The Michigan Department of Education (MDE)'s Office of Great Start - Preschool and Out-o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Division of Finance and Operations William Pearson, Ed.D., Interim Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: Reminder of Requirements for Academic Year 2021-22 Virtual/Online Teachers The M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Lansing will soon gain a market for local foods and small farm products at The Eastside Lansing Food Co-op (ELFCO), to be located near the Allen Neighborhood Center on Lansing's Eastside. This effort will be made possible through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Allen Neighborhood Center and ELFCO announced today. The campaign is being offered throu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Marquette nonprofit Masonic Arts, Theatre, & Innovation Company (MATI) will be bringing the silver screen to life at outdoor venues and community events around the north-central Upper Peninsula through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and MATI announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patroni more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced her plan to fund preschool education to ensure that all eligible children in Michigan have access to high-quality, affordable early education opportunities that prepare them for success. The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), the state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children, has not been able to meet demand and currently onl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined a group of business, state, and local officials today to celebrate the grand opening of XL Fleet's new Fleet Electrification Technology Center in Wixom, thanking the commercial vehicle technology company for investing in Michigan and helping to fuel the state's leadership in mobility and electrification solutions. "This investment by XL Fleet will create nearly 5 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer along with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, formed the bipartisan Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform, the first of its kind in the State of Michigan. This Task Force will focus on analyzing our juvenile justice system, while recommending proven practices and strategies for reform grounded in data, research, and fundamental constitutional principles more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 157, Senate Bill 312, House Bill 4376, and House Bill 4377, which will remove barriers to help veterans and their families continue their careers in Michigan, accelerating Michigan's economic recovery. "I am proud to sign these bipartisan bills to clear the path for our military service members, veterans, and their dependents to enter a licensed profession," s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes, following today's State Supreme Court decision. "Led by Mike Shirkey, Unlock Michigan's unethical and illegal practices make a mockery of the initiative process and are an affront to our democratic ideals," said Lavora Barnes, MDP Chair. "And though I am disappointed in today's decision  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Donna Lasinski, D-Scio Township, and Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint called on their fellow legislators to create a bipartisan committee to investigate and uncover the full extent of Michigan-based contributions to the January 6th insurrection that killed five and injured 140 officers in Washington DC. Leader Lasinski will introduce a res more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a partial settlement agreement involving DTE Electric Co.'s renewable energy plan, including approval for the utility to increase its voluntary green pricing (VGP) program by 797 megawatts (MW) in 2022-2025, and add new VGP program offerings to provide low-income customers greater access to renewable energy. The Commission more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A national public research university consortium focused on student success, including Michigan State University, has exceeded graduation targets set during President Obama's College Opportunity Summit in 2014. At its launch, the 11 University Innovation Alliance member presidents set a goal to graduate an additional 68,000 students above their baseline projections over the next 10 years and committ more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 (TNSEco) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on June 8, 2021: Michigan State University and global theranostics, health care technology innovator Bold Advanced Medical Future, or BAMF, Health have, today, announced the delivery of two advanced GE PETtrace 890 cyclotrons at the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building. Located at the base of the Medical Mile in the downtown Grand Rapids Innovation Park, the arrival classifies the facility as the m more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan State University Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., is recommending Cameron G. Thies as the next dean of James Madison College. The appointment will be effective July 1, 2021, pending approval by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. "An accomplished scholar and seasoned administrator, Dr. Thies steps into this decanal role with the skills and experience needed to uphold and adva more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 9 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: For the past year and a half, a particular coronavirus has been on everyone's mind. But viruses of all kinds are always on the mind, and under the microscope, of Kristin Parent, J.K. Billman, Jr., M.D. Endowed Research Professor in the Michigan State University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB). Since joining MSU's College of Natural Science in 2013, Parent has established herse more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 10 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: High-speed internet access has gone from an amenity to a necessity for working and learning from home, and the COVID-19 pandemic has more clearly revealed the disadvantages for American households that lack a broadband connection. To tackle this problem, Michigan State University researchers have developed a new tool to smooth the collection of federal broadband access data that helps pinpoint cove more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 11 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A leading Michigan State University language and literacy scholar will extend her groundbreaking work in antiracist and anti-Blackness teacher education to pediatric medicine and public health with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. April Baker-Bell, Associate Professor in the Department of English and Department of African American and African Studies, recently received a $218,000 Mello more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 9 (TNSPro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: More than 1,100 people have so far been accepted to attend Grand Rapids Community College tuition-free through the Michigan Reconnect program, aimed at helping residents 25 and older gain new skills as the state emerges from the pandemic. More than 70,000 Michiganders have been accepted into the program statewide, exceeding the government's goal of 60,000 by Memorial Day, according to Gov. Gret more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 9 (TNSRes) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University biology students are doing field research in Chocolay Township to determine how blood-borne pathogens affect the nesting patterns of white-throated sparrows. The work involves catching the birds in a mist net, banding them and collecting blood samples to test for two widespread pathogens impacting birds: avian malaria and West Nile Virus. The blood analysis can also veri more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 8 (TNSOps) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University Music Professor Erin Colwitz is featured in a series titled "Women Choral Conductors and Clinicians You Need to Know," compiled by Janet Galvan, recently retired director of choral activities at Ithaca College. Colwitz has served as director of choral activities at NMU since August 2015 and is president-elect of the Michigan chapter of the American Choral Directors Associ more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 9 (TNSAwa) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Dody Huuki, principal secretary in Counseling and Consultation Services at Northern Michigan University, is one of nine 2021 NMU Excellence in Service Award recipients. She was nominated for her unwavering commitment to serving students with warmth and compassion when they summon the courage to call or stop by seeking services. Huuki is the first person students interact with and makes them feel wel more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Vector illustration of the Oakland County green road sign on metallic posts. Image credit: Thomas Pajot, iStockOakland County has been weathering the pandemic storm, with forecasts calling for the jobless rate to decline--and jobs to recover--slightly faster than the rest of the state, according to University of Michigan economists. Oakland, one of the most populous and prosperous counties in more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Gregory Eschenauer, clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, has been appointed to the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guideline Panel, convened by Dr. Anthony Fauci. The panel is composed of academicians, clinicians and representatives from multiple professional societies and government agencies to provide current, evidence-based care recommendations for COVID-1 more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 8 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: What is the impact of a liberal arts education on students' lives? University of Michigan researchers were recently awarded a $1.1 million grant extension to answer this question with greater richness than previously possible. For more than two years, the College and Beyond II project at U-M has been asking this question, and others, as it studies the impact of a liberal arts education. CBII  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Microphones are perhaps the most common electronic sensor in the world, with an estimated 320 million listening for our commands in the world's smart speakers. The trouble is that they're capable of hearing everything else, too. But now, a team of University of Michigan researchers has developed a system that can inform a smart home--or listen for the signal that would turn on more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The routes and schedules of public transit, the presence or absence of sidewalks, the availability of different transportation options, and the design of highways that divide cities--these are examples of aspects of transportation systems that can profoundly impact underserved communities' access to basic needs like jobs, health care, education and even food. A new study by University of Mich more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Those who study social media for trends in political discourse need to look further than sites dedicated to politics, as many meaningful--and sometimes less contentious--conversations are going on in everyday online communities, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Information. Nearly 50% of political discussions on Reddit take place in subreddit communities whos more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Wings that can vary their shapes as freely as birds' wings could have advantages for small aircraft in built environments, a new study led by engineers at the University of Michigan suggests. In a collaboration with the University of British Columbia and Utah State University, the team found that wings that can morph in continuous 3D shapes could help keep drones stable in gusts of wind and p more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: The 2021 Livingston Awards announced today include stories that highlight an investigation proving the innocence of a man serving two life sentences for murder, the deadly consequences of a teenage asylum-seeker in the flawed U.S. immigration system, and early COVID reporting from Wuhan, China. The awards honor stories that represent the best in local, national and internatio more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: An estimated 8 million tons of plastic trash enters the ocean each year, and most of it is battered by sun and waves into microplastics--tiny flecks that can ride currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry The debris can harm sea life and marine ecosystems, and it's extremely difficult to track and clean up. Now, University of Michigan researchers have developed a new  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: If you're having trouble falling asleep, problems remembering or concentrating are likely to occur more than a decade later, according to new University of Michigan research. Trouble sleeping was the only symptom that predicted poor cognitive performance 14 years later when compared with other symptoms of insomnia, the study showed. There is growing evidence linking insomnia and cognitive im more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Every night during the spring and fall migration seasons, thousands of birds are killed when they crash into illuminated windows, disoriented by the light. But a new study shows that darkening just half of a building's windows can make a big difference for birds. Using decades' worth of data and birds collected by Field Museum scientists at Chicago's McCormick Place convention center, the rese more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 10 (TNSPro) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Thanks to the efforts of an ambitious group of students, Wayne State University now offers a new minor in queer studies through the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (GSW) program. In 2019, the WSU Student Senate passed a resolution which called on university leaders to better support LGBTQ+ student and academic life. In recognition of the university's mission of diversity and inclusion, the senate sou more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 11 (TNSPer) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Stacie Clayton, a native Detroiter and two-time alumna of Wayne State University, has been named the university's new director of community affairs. The office serves as the primary contact for people, municipalities, businesses and community organizations that seek involvement with the university. "Stacie will promote the urban mission of the university by strengthening, developing and sustaining mutuall more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Conservative and liberal viewers on YouTube engage in crosstalk--although it's mostly one-sided--with conservatives commenting on left-leaning videos twice as much as liberals remarking on right-leaning videos, according to a large-scale study from the University of Michigan School of Information. Left-leaning channels had a quarter of their comments from conservative users and more than 1 in  more PR