ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Deaths from all causes combined increased dramatically early in the COVID-19 pandemic for certain demographic groups in the U.S.--particularly for Black and Hispanic people, even when accounting for socioeconomic factors, according to new University of Michigan research. In fact, the study--which focused on groups of adults under age 65--found the wealthiest non-Hispanic Black residents had a more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 22 (TNSRes) -- Calvin University issued the following news: Stop by Calvin's campus and you may notice that people are looking to the skies a bit more often than usual. A pair of rare merlin falcons and their three now fledged babies have taken residence on Calvin's campus, and they are captivating both community birders and researchers alike. Biology professor William Miller and his team of student researchers first noticed the pair of merlins in June and realized more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 22 (TNSBook) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on July 21, 2021: Each week in Valencia, Spain, the public gathers at a cathedral to watch the airing of disputes between farmers who are part of a centuries-old irrigation collective. Erik Nordman, professor of natural resources management, explains in his new book that the social infrastructure of this canal system is as essential as the physical infrastructure, allowing its users to carry on a  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: About half of adults living in Detroit are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data just released from a University of Michigan survey. Among Detroiters who have not received any doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, nearly 8 out of 10 cited concerns about the safety of the vaccine among their reasons. A similar number of unvaccinated Detroiters, 78%, also reported that concerns  more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, July 20 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Following the release of the company's updated Clean Energy Plan, leaders from Consumers Energy, the state of Michigan and the city of Cadillac today dedicated the company's third solar power plant, Cadillac Solar Gardens. The Clean Energy Plan proposes using nearly 8,000 megawatts of solar energy by 2040, ending the use of coal by 2025, achieving net zero carbon emissions and saving customers $650 million through more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement: * * * Less than 48 hours after the former Michigan GOP executive director filed a complaint against James Craig for shadily hiring insiders for his campaign without filing the legal paperwork, Craig announced a sham "exploratory committee," which is a distinction that does not exist under Michigan law, in an attempt to enter the crowded Republican gubernatorial primary without having to answer tough que more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, July 21 (TNSGra) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Alexandros Maragakis, an assistant professor in Psychology at Eastern Michigan University, has received a $1.86 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to improve access to behavioral health services for children in Michigan. Assistant Professor Maragakis will receive approximately $465,000 per year for 4 years to integrate behavioral health services with pediatric more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 22 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Swapna Hingwe, associate director for psychiatry in Michigan State University's Counseling and Psychiatric Services department, recently published a chapter in "College Psychiatry," a book exploring strategies for improving access to mental health care in college. Her chapter, "Mental Health Considerations for Black, Indigenous and People of Color: Trends, Barriers and Recommendations for Collegiate more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 20 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Professor Rick Hall has won the Excellence in Mentoring Award from the Public Policy Section at American Polical Science Association (APSA). The section established the award "to recognize sustained efforts by a senior scholar to encourage and facilitate the career of emerging political scientists in the field of public policy." Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr said, "T more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 23 (TNSAwa) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Five groups or individuals have been selected as finalists for the 2021 Lakeshore Innovator of the Year award, presented by Grand Valley State University's Muskegon Innovation Hub. The award celebrates and recognizes the most innovative ideas on the Lakeshore. The winner will be announced at a ceremony July 29 from 5-7 p.m. at the Hub, located at 200 Viridian Dr. in Muskegon. The program begins at more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 24 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Students participating in the Library Scholars Summer Program said they are enhancing their research skills while working on projects that will help their peers better utilize University Libraries' vast resources and collections. Similar to other programs offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, students selected as Library Scholars earn a stipend to work for 12 weeks with  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 20 (TNSPol) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: President Philomena V. Mantella has joined more than 400 other university presidents, CEOs and leaders who sent a joint letter to Congressional leaders urging them to pass the bipartisan Dreamers Act to ensure a better future for immigrant students. Mantella is a new steering committee member for the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a nonpartisan educational and advocacy o more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 21 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Al Steinman, longtime researcher and professor of water resources, coastal restoration and climate change, has been appointed to the National Academy of Sciences committee to oversee Everglades restoration. Steinman, the Allen and Helen Hunting director of GVSU's Annis Water Resources Institute, will serve a two-year appointment. He and 14 other committee members from universities across the coun more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 22 (TNSPro) -- Hope College issued the following news: A pilot program by Hope College and Western Theological Seminary (WTS) to provide a Christian liberal arts education to incarcerated men at Muskegon Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI has shown such initial success that the college is now pursuing accreditation for a full Bachelor of Arts degree. "Essentially, the prison will become an extension campus of the college, and men housed there will be able to earn a B more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 23 (TNSPar) -- Hope College issued the following news: A pilot program by Hope College and Western Theological Seminary (WTS) to provide a Christian liberal arts education to incarcerated men at Muskegon Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI has shown such initial success that the college is now pursuing accreditation for a full Bachelor of Arts degree. "Essentially, the prison will become an extension campus of the college, and men housed there will be able to earn a B more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 21 (TNSRes) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Clinical research director to provide training and mentorship aimed at improving care for Michigan's children * * * The Central Michigan University College of Medicine, The Children's Foundation and University Pediatricians Clinical Research Institute (CRI) have taken another step forward as a driving force for scientific discoveries for children's health and wellness. The Detroit-bas more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, July 20 (TNSOps) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Inadvertent damage to underground utilities--buried gas, water, sewer, and electric lines--is a $30-billion-a-year problem in the United States. Soon, a week long workshop hosted by Lawrence Technological University will explore how to solve the problem and cut that price tag. The ninth Underground Investigation School (UIS), sponsored by the Buried Asset Management Institute-Interna more PR

APPLETON, Wisconsin, July 21 (TNSRes) -- Lawrence University issued the following news release: From mapping bluff erosion along the shores of Lake Michigan to translating theatrical works from French to English, Lawrence University students are diving deep into a wide range of research this summer. The Lawrence University Summer Research Fellows Program has come roaring back following a year in which summer research was either limited or strictly remote because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and state attorneys general across the country today revealed the details of a proposed multibillion-dollar national opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and the three largest pharmaceutical distributors in the country: Cardinal Health, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen. The attorneys general have been engaged in ongoing efforts to hold  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing an update after recent flooding throughout metro Detroit created opportunities for price-gouging and scams related to the cleanup. In response, Nessel re-issued three consumer alerts to help consumers know their rights and responsibilities in the following areas: * contesting unreasonable towing fees; * researching home repair contractors  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: After leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in a letter urging the federal government to issue guidance addressing inequities in student discipline, Attorney General Dana Nessel is reinforcing the coalition's stance by responding to the U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) request for information regarding the nondiscriminatory administration of school discipline. The coalition of attor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Elizabeth Hertel put out a warning today about a scam related to the State's Food Assistance Program (FAP). The automated text, shown below, was sent from the Chicago area. The individual who received the text immediately contacted MDHHS. In response, the departments are reissuing AG more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Since James Craig announced his retirement on May 10th, he's been operating an all-but-officially-declared campaign for governor, masquerading as a candidate while hiding behind his unofficial status to dodge tough questions about where he stands on the issues for months. Now, new reporting from Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News indicates that even those in Craig's party are starting to take no more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Last night in Kent County, still-yet-to-file candidate and prolific question-dodger James Craig completed the second installment of his "off-Broadway" dress rehearsal tour to iron out his applause lines and figure out which empty platitudes earned the most praise. So canned and identical was yesterday's speech to Craig's "Under the Oaks" address delivered earlier this month that the  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Republican candidate for governor James Craig dodges questions and can't even give a clear answer on if he's running, new reporting from Detroit Free Press details the latest development in what's been a clunky, sloppy, and "unclear" rollout for Craig, who announced a sham "exploratory" committee (which does not exist at the state level) and said he wouldn't be officially in until Labor Day, only t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Since the 2020 general election concluded, Republicans across Michigan have completely surrendered themselves to a deep-seated refusal to acknowledge the basic fact that the results are what they are. And for those that do, like former MIGOP executive director Jason Roe, the grassroots blowback is swift. Roe resigned last week for comments made in April in which he laid 2020's presid more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 20 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This evening, quasi-candidate and party insider favorite James Craig continues his "dress rehearsal" tour across GOP events, this time speaking before the Kent County Republican Party. Much like his first "off-Broadway" run in Jackson County, expect Craig to once again take his poll-tested platitudes for a spin and then "quickly [leave] the event without speaking to reporters" by "ducking into a blac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 21, 2021: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. "Today's vote by the Republican-led State House to adopt the Unlock Michigan petition hamstrings any administration's ability to respond swiftly to deadly global health pandemics. "Unlock Michigan established a disturbing pattern of lying and deceit when it came to collecting signatu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * In response to James Craig's 28th national network appearance and brief Tucker Carlson hit in which he definitively announced "I'm running" for governor of Michigan despite already being a candidate as of early this morning, MDP spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite issued the following statement. "Tonight, James Craig made his 28th national network appearance only to bring absolutely nothing new to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: The Michigan Democratic Party is responding to James Craig's "exploratory" gubernatorial campaign announcement by reminding Michigan voters that he is nothing but a serial question-dodger who thinks he'll be able to navigate this crowded Republican primary by continuing to hide where he stands on the issues -- just like a textbook politician. Despite appearing on national cable shows more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: James Craig attempted to extend his already months-long avoidance of tough questions with the announcement of an "exploratory" committee -- a distinction his team of Lansing insiders made up and doesn't exist under Michigan campaign finance law -- that he plans to hide behind until Labor Day (9/6/21). With the launch of this committee, Craig can now legally start raising money to com more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 20 -- 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 P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Relief Fund Resources - MEMO #COVID-19-204 The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to share resou more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- 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: Scott Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent-P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: New Title IX Resource from U.S. Department of Education Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education's (USED) Office for Civil Rights-released the following new resource rela more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 22, 2021: For its efforts in establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the city of Marquette has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. MEDC formally recognizes the city of Marquette as a Certified Redevelopment Ready Community in more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Now in its ninth year, CyberAuto Challenge has kicked off this week at Macomb Community College, with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joining officials from Michigan State Police and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation yesterday to highlight the state's leadership in cybersecurity and workforce training. "With our robust ecosystem and innovative training programs like CyberAuto C more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today to announce that contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) plans to expand in Riverview with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, signaling continued economic recovery and the growth of the life sciences and healthcare industry in Michigan. The project is exp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: Governor Whitmer today announced that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will grant $1.55 million to the Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) to support the development and scaling of Cleantech, Climatech and Circular Economy technologies in Michigan. LTU's C3 Accelerator program is a key element in the state's go more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Whitmer announced more than $15 million in grants awarded as part of the MI Clean Water plan that will help Michigan communities strengthen drinking water infrastructure and better ensure safe, clean tap water across the state. "We must ensure communities across Michigan have the support they need protect our state's unparalleled freshwater resources," said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. " more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today to announce that contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) plans to expand in Riverview with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, signaling continued economic recovery and the growth of the life sciences and healthcare industry in Michigan. The project is expected more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) today announced the recipients of grants totaling $3.1 million to help support the development of 1,417 Registered Apprenticeship opportunities throughout the state. The State Apprenticeship Expansion grants have been awarded to three Regional Implementation Consortia to expand the development of new registered a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today kicked off the MI Small Business Summer tour. The governor announced she and her cabinet members will visit and recognize Michigan's small businesses that have shown resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and are the backbone of our communities. Throughout the pandemic, the state's dozens of economic relief programs for businesses supported mo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Commission on Services to the Aging, Collection Practices Board, Elevator Safety Board, Michigan Gaming Control Board, State Plumbing Board, Michigan Board of Real Estate Appraisers, Residential Builders' and Maintenance and Alteration Contractors' Board, Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Board of Commissioners, Michigan Ind more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointments of Kwame L. Rowe to the 6th Circuit Court of Oakland County and Molly E. Hennessey Greenwalt to the 54B District Court of the City of East Lansing. "Today, I am proud to appoint two legal experts to the bench who will serve our state admirably," said Governor Whitmer. "Both Kwame and Molly have a depth of experience and skills, and I am gratef more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform. In June 2021, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order No. 2021-6 creating the Task Force on Juvenile Justice which will be chaired by Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist and will focus on analyzing our juvenile justice system, while recommending proven practices and strategies for reform grounded in d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the Muskegon Heights School District from receivership under the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act and dissolved its Receivership Transition Advisory Board (RTAB). The governor's actions follow a recommendation to terminate receivership from the Muskegon Heights School District RTAB. Effective immediately, the school district will regain local control withou more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer today announced that the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has been awarded a $10 million federal grant to support the state's registered apprenticeship expansion efforts and increase employment opportunities for Michiganders. "As we put Michigan back to work, Registered Apprenticeship programs offer on-ramps to high-demand, high-skill careers, and in M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 501, which allows workers temporarily laid off due to a manufacturing shutdown to continue to receive unemployment benefits without looking for a new job. Under current law, workers laid off more than 45 days ago are not eligible for a work search waiver. SB 501 recognizes that, in the manufacturing context, certain events triggering a temporary layoff like an  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer today signed Senate Bill 28, which establishes a relief fund for post-acute care providers to ensure that those providers can continue to maintain quality care to help accident victims recover from their injuries. The relief funds would be administered by the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. "I am committed to ensuring that catastrophically injured Michig more PR

MONROE, Michigan, July 22 (TNSEco) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Michigan Senator Dale Zorn (R-District 17) and Michigan Representatives T.C. Clements (R-District 56) and Joe Bellino (R-District 17) visited Monroe County Community College this week to tour the campus and see first hand the various construction projects that have been recently completed or are in progress on the college's Main Campus on Raisinville Road. Dr. Kojo Quartey, president of MC more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 20 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A Spartan-led team is developing an inexpensive biopolymer dressing to heal injuries like diabetic foot ulcers that affect millions of patients all over the world. Tens of millions of patients around the world suffer from persistent and potentially life-threatening wounds. These chronic wounds, which are also a leading cause of amputation, have treatments, but the cost of existing wound dressings c more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 20 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: William Schmidt is a University Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for the Study of Curriculum Policy in the College of Education. The following faculty voice is edited for length and repurposed content from a story WalletHub ran titled "2021's Most and Least Educated Cities in America." Children have been robbed of over a year of the education to which they were entitled -- negativ more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 21 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * New rare genetic syndrome goes from a collection of symptoms to successful treatment in less than two years * * * Diagnosing a rare medical condition is difficult. Identifying a treatment for it can take years of trial and error. In a serendipitous intersection of research expertise, an ill patient -- in this case a child -- and innovative technology, Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome has gone from a  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 22 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Tenille Gaines, associate director for counseling in Michigan State University's Counseling and Psychiatric Services department, has been awarded the Harriet Copher Haynes Diversity Leadership Mentoring Award. The award honors "talented mental health professionals of diverse identities who aspire to become counseling center directors." In recognition of the award, Gaines will co-present a diversity more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 20 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on July 19, 2021: A Spartan-led research team has uncovered an answer -- at least for the most recent population decline -- with a huge assist from volunteers Michigan State University ecologists led an international research partnership of professional and volunteer scientists to reveal new insights into what's driving the already-dwindling population of eastern monarch butterflies even lower. Bet more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 23 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: After serving for six years as the inaugural executive director of MSU's WorkLife Office, Barbara Roberts has announced that she will be retiring at the end of July. She is unable to return to campus due to family health reasons, and has decided to remain in Canada and retire at this time. Beginning in August, and for the time being, the WorkLife Office will remain in the Office of the Provost and  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 20 (TNSPro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Students in Grand Rapids Community College's Public Works Academy gain hands-on experience preparing for rewarding careers in area municipalities -- a training that just got better through a donation from the City of Kentwood. Kentwood leaders delivered a 2005 Sterling dump truck with an underbody plow on Monday, which will help students prepare for a variety of roles in the field of public wo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 21 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Every spring, the Daylight Saving Time shift robs people of an hour of sleep--and a new study shows that DNA plays a role in how much the "spring forward" time change affects individuals. People whose genetic profile makes them more likely to be "early birds" the rest of the year can adjust to the time change in a few days, the study shows. But those who tend to be "night owls" could take mor more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Witnessing gun violence in real life or in fiction can have a mental toll on children. The effects, including using guns themselves, sometimes are seen many years later, according to a new University of Michigan study that tracked individuals during a 10-year span. Whether it's seeing violent behavior with a family or among others in the neighborhood, or in movies, television or violent video more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 21 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: One alleyway on Detroit's northwest side is being staged to power lights through rainwater harvesting as part of a plan to make more of the city's 9,000+ alleys functional and sustainable. The test installation project has brought together community leaders with University of Michigan researchers and students to build on the city's large-scale program to clear alleys of debris and overgrown v more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Richard Gonzalez, professor of psychology, marketing and statistics: A recent study led by Geoff Burns, an elite runner and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative, compared the "bouncing behavior"--the underlying spring-like physics of running--in elite-level male runners (sub-four-minute milers) vs. highly trained but not elite runners. Subjects  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Professors Naomi Levin and Nathan Niemi of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Michele Cooke of the University of Massachusetts Department of Geosciences: A lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the geosciences has prompted universities to ramp up recruitment efforts but they alone are not enough, say faculty at several universities that have also developed courses to make progr more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 21 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: In late June, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS or sanctuary) in the fresh, cold waters of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations, 86 Fed. Reg. 32,737 (to be codified at 15 C.F.R pt. 922). Following a review by Congress and the g more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Now that James Craig is an official entrant into the Republican primary for governor -- a fact that is clear to everyone but him and his Lansing handlers -- Michigan Democratic Party released a new video highlighting the wide range of questions he's refused to answer for months on end. Craig has done little to downplay his preference for national cable shows over local outlets that would hold him acc more PR