WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Green Party issued the following news release: The Green Party of the United States National Committee has voted overwhelmingly to endorse the "#NoNewJails" movement and support campaigns for prison abolition as a means to end mass incarceration. #NoNewJails began in 2018 in New York City as a campaign to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex and prevent its replacement with new jails throughout the Five Boroughs. That effort has inspired similar campaigns across  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 29 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: "A Garden of Earthy Delights," an installation of ceramic sculptures inspired by the habitats of the Great Lakes and the plants that grow in them, is now on view at the University of Michigan's Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The multipiece-stacked sculptures were created in collaboration with Matthaei and the Ann Arbor Potters Guild in celebration of the guild's 70th anniversary more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 30 (TNSAwa) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The creator of an online network for women veterans to connect and lower the rate of military suicide won the 2021 Lakeshore Innovator of the Year Award, presented by Grand Valley's Muskegon Innovation Hub. Zaneta Adams, president and founder of WINC: For All Women Veterans, was named the winner from five finalists during a ceremony July 29 at The Hub. In 2017, Adams created the Military Sisterho more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, July 28 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today reported second quarter 2021 earnings of $179 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, compared with $277 million, or $1.44 per diluted share in 2020. Operating earnings for the second quarter 2021 were $329 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, compared with 2020 operating earnings of $295 million, or $1.53 per diluted share. Operating earnings exclude non-recurring items, certain mark-to-market more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 29 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The American Political Science Association (APSA) Political Organizations and Parties Section has selected Ford School professor Richard Hall for its Samuel J. Eldersveld Career Achievement Award, which recognizes a scholar whose lifetime professional work has made an outstanding contribution to the field. It's the latest honor Hall has received from APSA, the leading p more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 29 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The Annis Water Resources Institute and the Cell and Molecular Biology Department will work with area health departments for the next two years to test and detect genetic markers of the COVID-19 virus in wastewater. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Kent County Health Department a $3.3 million grant for wastewater testing, and the Ottawa County Department of Public H more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 28 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Jason Johnson, longtime Laker associate head volleyball coach, has been named head coach, taking over for Deanne Scanlon, who retired July 27 as the program's all-time winningest coach. Keri Becker, athletic director, said Johnson has played a key role in the success of Laker volleyball for more than 20 years. "I have watched Jason prepare for this moment to be a head coach and while he had plent more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 24 (TNSGra) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: A third grant from Metallica's All Within My Hands will allow Grand Rapids Community College to help more non-traditional students gain in-demand welding skills leading to rewarding careers. GRCC is one of 23 colleges in the nation -- and the only one in Michigan -- to have received the grants, which are funded by the legendary band in partnership with the American Association of Community Co more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 29 (TNSPer) -- Hope College issued the following news: Austin Hunt has been chosen to lead the Hope College men's and women's tennis program. The former Grand Valley State University assistant coach becomes the 13th men's head coach for the Flying Dutchmen and the 15th women's coach for the Flying Dutch. Hunt follows Bob Cawood, who stepped down after four seasons. Director of Athletics Tim Schoonveld is thrilled to welcome a tennis coach of Hunt's caliber to Hope. " more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 27 (TNSAwa) -- Hope College issued the following news: Thirteen Hope College teams have claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Team GPA Award for the 2020-21 school year. The MIAA Team GPA Award is presented to conference athletic teams that achieve a 3.300 or better GPA for an academic year. Grade-point averages are calculated at the end of the academic year. The women's cross country team, led by head coach Mark Northuis, recorded Hope's top GPA of more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, July 27 (TNSGra) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has been granted $1.55 million in seed funding from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for Centrepolis' C3 Accelerator program, which supports the development and scaling of cleantech, climatech and circular-economy technologies in Michigan. The C3 Accelerator searches for proven techn more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: Today the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) ruled largely in favor of the State in a case that addressed Michigan's Headlee Amendment, which, in part, requires that roughly half of the State's spending from state revenue sources each year be paid as aid to local governments. The minimum percentage required to satisfy Section 30 of the Headlee Amendment has been set at 48.97%. P more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum have submitted an amicus brief in the Wolf Delisting litigation fighting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (the Service) decision to remove gray wolves from the list of endangered species. Nessel previously urged the Service not to use Michigan's successful recovery efforts of the species to delist the gray wo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: To mark the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation that will allow people with disabilities to have equal access to public transportation. The All Stations Accessibility Program Act of 2021 (ASAP) will support state and local government efforts to provide more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is issuing warning signs of rental scams today, which is the national Rental Assistance Day of Action. The day of action was organized to promote the historic funding available for emergency rental assistance through the American Rescue Plan. Also today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a new tool that allows renters and landlords more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to Governor Gretchen Whitmer signing Senate Bill 27, a supplemental appropriations bill that includes $7 million for the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (WICA) Fund: "For months now, we've known the WICA fund was running into the red as the Legislature negotiated budget bills. While I am encouraged to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 23 other attorneys general in urging Congress to permanently extend the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provides a proven and systemic solution that would lift millions of children out of poverty. In the letter, the attorneys general call on members of Congress to permanently extend the expanded CTC in the upcoming reconciliation package. T more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reminding Michigan residents to watch for scammers following recent storm damage in parts of Michigan. Severe weather swept through Southwest Michigan overnight, bringing down trees and leaving thousands without power in the area. Unfortunately, anytime cleanup efforts are underway scammers look to take advantage of the situation. In response, Nesse more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate amicus brief today advocating for the rights of federal student loan borrowers. The brief, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, supports the New York Legal Assistance Group's (NYLAG) lawsuit challenging action taken by the Trump administration's Department of Education (DOE) that unlawfully repealed and r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Attorney General has reached a consent judgment with a Detroit-area car rental company that allegedly breached an assurance agreement with the Department, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. In September 2019, Nessel filed a lawsuit against Executive Car Rental (ECR) seeking injunctive relief and damages after the Department found the company was not comp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following memo: To: Interested Parties From: Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party Chair While the radicalization of the Republican party throughout Michigan injects several purity tests into the gubernatorial primary, Governor Whitmer has been showing our working families that she has the dedication and focus to keep them first. Her strong leadership helped save lives in the face of COVID-19 with a robust vaccination p more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Earlier this month, MIRS reported that people in Betsy DeVos' orbit have been hard at work convincing Trump's Secretary of Education to launch a campaign for governor. Now, new reporting from The Detroit News identifies one of those speculating on her joining the Republican primary is her husband and 2006 GOP gubernatorial nominee Dick DeVos. During a recent talk radio interview, Dick didn't rule the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: For someone that claims to lead from the front, James Craig's been doing a lot of hiding in the back as he marks his first full week as an official candidate for governor. Last Wednesday, he teased a statewide "listening tour" that still has no dates or locations on the books. After a clunky, sloppy, and "unclear" announcement rollout that ended with him trying to undo his candidacy status within the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- 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: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student and School Supports SUBJECT: Education-Related Professional Learning Credit for School Safety Training The Michigan Department of Education is continuing its approval of school safety traini more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- 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: Notice of Availability of Request for Proposal: Fiscal Agent for Michigan's Statewide Dispute Resolution Program Grant criteria for Michigan's statewide dispute resolution more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- 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: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Division of Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Pupil Accounting for the 2021-22 School Year The Michigan Department of Education  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The city of Charlevoix will soon have a walkable and vibrant dog park at the Carpenter Street Ball Fields with the help of a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and city of Charlevoix announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $17,500 by Sep more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Oakland Avenue Urban Farm in Detroit's North End neighborhood is restoring the historic Red's Jazz Shoe Shine Parlor into the home of the Black Bottom Garden Center and shared civic space that will include a food and arts incubator, outdoor venue and outdoor stage. This effort is being made possible through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Oakla more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today joined Ford Motor Company and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to announce support from the Michigan Strategic Fund for Ford's new global battery center of excellence securing its location in Romulus and helping to drive momentum as the state continues to emerge as an electric vehicle R&D and manufacturing leader. "Ford's investm more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a grant amendment in the amount of $6.5 million for Michigan State University Foundation to support high-tech Michigan start-up companies and innovative technologies at the university level through the Pre-Seed III Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The purpose of the Pre-Seed Fund is to provide early-stage funding t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund approval for a wide range of projects, including a new global battery center, an urban grocery store in Flint, a new logistics park in Highland Park and community revitalization projects in Southfield, Grayling and Zeeland along with other actions that w more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: EOTech, a leading manufacturer of optics for small weapon sights, is establishing new operations in Traverse City with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The company will also retain 145 jobs at its headquarters facility in Plymouth. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $9.6 million in additio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission today announced Michigan's $24.5 million AmeriCorps investment that will support over 1,000 AmeriCorps members tackling some of the state's toughest challenges, including COVID-19 recovery, disaster services, economic opportunity, environmental stewardship, education, health and safer communities. "Michigan AmeriCorps members work tirele more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today announced economic development grants for RV manufacturers Cruiser RV and Heartland Recreational Vehicles in support of two new manufacturing campuses in Sturgis, further evidence of continued economic recovery in the state and Michigan's leadership in manufacturing. The projects are expected to support 450 new jobs in St. Joseph County. "Michigan's b more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today to announce that a new co-op urban grocery store will soon be coming to the north side of Flint with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Intended to provide much-needed, affordable, healthy food options to area residents, the project will revitalize a long-vacant building and help address health issues in the d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today joined Ford Motor Company and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to announce support from the Michigan Strategic Fund for Ford's new global battery center of excellence securing its location in Romulus and helping to drive momentum as the state continues to emerge as an electric vehicle R&D and manufacturing leader. "Ford's investment i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced a plan to utilize $10 million in state general funds to provide emergency relief to households impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding on June 25 and 26. The funding will be allocated to the City of Detroit and Wayne and Washtenaw counties to set up residential gap funding grant programs to assist households not eligible for federal assi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: Governor Whitmer today signed Senate Bills 507, 508 and 509, which will extend the validation of state drivers licenses and personal identification cards, to help put Michigan drivers first. "The pandemic was tough on all of us, and these bills put Michigan drivers first by giving Michiganders the flexibility they need to renew their drivers license and IDs," said Governor Whitm more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Senate Bill 27 to appropriate $384.7 million in supplemental relief funding to support the recovery of individuals, families, and small businesses to help them emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic in a stronger position. A total of $367.7 million is from federal COVID relief funding that was authorized through the federal Coronavirus Response a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a proclamation marking July 28 - August 4 as Buy Michigan Week. "Michigan businesses have been resilient through the pandemic and I am committed to getting them the support they need as we continue Michigan's economic jumpstart," said Governor Whitmer. "Buying local has never been more important as we continue to build up our economy stronger than ever. With each more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The State of Michigan has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing support for proposed rule changes that will protect and expand Michiganders' access to high-quality, affordable health insurance. "The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of ensuring that affordable, high quality health coverage is accessible to everyone, and we will conti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has awarded $188,000 in grants to three Michigan communities, the Michigan Strategic Fund announced today. The grants represent awards from the federal Historic Preservation Fund--Certified Local Government (CLG) program administered by the SHPO and will benefit local preservation and community planning goals. "Historic preservation is about fin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a subsidiary of DTE Energy Co. to convert northern Michigan natural gas pipelines from unregulated wet gas gathering lines to regulated dry gas transmission lines that would serve as an additional supply source for areas of northern Michigan, adding a layer of resilienc more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 26 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The Children's Foundation and the Jamie Daniels Foundation jointly awarded Michigan State University's Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) a grant for nearly $30,000 to support students navigating recovery from substance use disorders. The Children's Foundation President and CEO Lawrence J. Burns said the grant reflects the organizations' mission to improve the health of children in Michigan. "The more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 28 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on July 27, 2021: * * * Michigan State researchers have introduced a new technology for quantum computing * * * Researchers led by Michigan State University's Johannes Pollanen have developed a new device to help future quantum bits, or qubits (pronounced "Q bits"), take flight. Using liquid helium and readily available modern telecommunications technology --based on so-called "surface acoustic w more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 27 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The number of family medicine residents with more than $250,000 in self-reported educational debt increased by 81% over a five-year period, according to a study led by an MSU researcher. The study, published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, used data from the 2014-2019 American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine Certification Examination registration questionnaire. Res more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 31 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Experiential learning has become a hallmark for many business schools, enabling best learning outcomes through the actual experience and application of course content. This is key for the Broad College's mission, as we strive to create and disseminate knowledge through collaborative relationships. Our Master of Science in Business Data Science and Analytics was designed to complement courses with a more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 30 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: One in ten babies is born prematurely in the United States, but a blood test during a routine prenatal visit could reveal if a woman is at risk of a preterm delivery, according to a Michigan State University researcher. "Preterm births are common," said Hanne Hoffmann, an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. "If we know the mot more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 27 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Rick Shipman, executive director of the Office of Financial Aid at Michigan State University, has announced plans to retire from the university, effective December 31, 2021. The search for his successor will begin shortly, with the aim of seating the next executive director in November, to provide some overlap and continuity during Shipman's last two months on the job. Since joining MSU as an offi more PR

MONROE, Michigan, July 28 (TNSPro) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College is expanding its criminal justice offerings beginning with the Fall 2021 semester in response to high-demand for a wide range of criminal justice professions in the region over the next five years. Students can study Criminal Justice, CJ-Corrections or CJ-Law Enforcement. Registration for Fall 2021 is currently underway with classes beginning August 25, 2021.  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 29 (TNSPar) -- Hope College issued the following news: A second round of funding to support and link community organizations with Hope College faculty and students, who together address pressing social needs in the Holland area, has recently been awarded. As part of the "There's No Place like Home" initiative, a $800,000 grant has been awarded from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Established in February 2020 and administered by Hope, three new community-based partnersh more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, July 27 (TNSPro) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University's College of Business will begin offering a new bachelor's degree program in human resources management this fall, based on student interest and projected job growth. The curriculum will be aligned with Society for Human Resource Management standards so that students can earn a professional SHRM credential after they fulfill their degree requirements. "This is the first more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, July 30 (TNSRes) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Nearly 80% of Northern Michigan University employees and 63% of the overall on-campus student population have been vaccinated heading into the fall semester, according to a July 29 email from President Fritz Erickson to the campus community. The latter rate will increase, as many first-year students have yet to upload their information to the university's Bridge app. Erickson also reported that NMU  more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, July 27 (TNSAwa) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Evelyn Massaro received a wonderful parting gift shortly before retiring July 1 as station manager at WNMU-FM at Northern Michigan University. She was selected as the 2021 Public Media Impact Professional Award recipient by the Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters. The prestigious award recognizes an MAPB radio or television professional who provides "lengthy and exceptional service." "It's  more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 (TNSPer) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Joseph Slater, dean of the College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech University, recently announced the appointment of Kumar Yelamarthi as the new associate dean for the College of Engineering. Yelamarthi, who will join Tech on Aug. 1, serves as director for the School of Engineering Technology and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Central Michigan University. He al more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 28 (TNSPro) -- Spelman College issued the following news release: A new partnership between Spelman College and the University of Michigan School of Public Health will offer an accelerated pathway to earn a master's degree in three public health disciplines. In the five-year accelerated study program, students will earn a bachelor's degree from Spelman and a Master of Science degree from the University of Michigan. The partnership expands on both institution's backgroun more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In a new study of access to clean and affordable water in Detroit, University of Michigan researchers found that about 10% of the city's population is "triple burdened," meaning those residents face higher than average rates of poverty, housing cost burden and incomplete plumbing. And in some Detroit neighborhoods, up to 10% of homes lack complete access to water, meaning they lack either hot more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 27 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As the role of central banks evolves, innovations that will boost financial inclusion need to be at the forefront of all actions they undertake. That's the conclusion of the two-year Central Bank of the Future research project, conducted by the Ford School of Public Policy's Center on Finance, Law & Policy, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Led by Ford School Dean Micha more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 31 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on July 30, 2021 with Parth Vaishnav, Center for Sustainable Systems at the School for Environment and Sustainability: * * * Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the United States has the potential to help reduce carbon pollution while also saving homeowners money, according to a new study by a University of Michigan researcher and colleagues. However, in most parts of the country the e more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 28 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Female Olympian handballers fined for playing in shorts instead of bikini bottoms. A female Paralympian told by a championship official that her shorts were "too short and inappropriate." Olympic women gymnasts, tired of feeling sexualized, opted for full-length unitards instead of bikini-cut leotards. "Women athletes' attire is constantly scrutinized," said Philip Veliz of the University of  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Scientists have proposed a modeling framework which could predict how antibiotic resistance will evolve in response to different treatment combinations, according to a study published in eLife. The research, co-led by University of Michigan biophysicist Kevin Wood, could help doctors optimize the choice, timing, dose and sequence of antibiotics used to treat common infections, helping to halt more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, having to make rent or mortgage payments was significantly associated with health and mental distress, according to new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. "Housing instability and COVID-19-related hardships have contributed to an increase in health inequities in the U.S.," said Gregory Bushman, U-M doctoral stude more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Smartwatches are handy devices for people to keep track of the number of steps they take per day or to track their mile time during a run. But they are also opportunities for scientists to understand people's physiological processes while they are going about their everyday lives. In particular, scientists have been interested in tracking people's circadian rhythms through the biological data more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Every year, 3.5 million metric tons of sodden diapers end up in landfills. The superabsorbent material inside these diapers is made up of a matrix of polymers that expand once dampness hits them. Polymers are a long chain of repeating units, and in this case, the absorbent material in diapers is based on the polymer polyacrylic acid. A University of Michigan team has developed a technique to more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 30 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #128 declaring a statewide State of Emergency following widespread severe storms affecting several regions of the state overnight causing widespread damage, downed trees and power lines, power outages, and road closures due to debris. "Last night's storms affected communities from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan, leaving many regi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 29 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: As a result of an emergency rule, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has restored the previous recreational regulations for harvesting lake trout for Lake Michigan and Green Bay as of July 23, 2021. The previous regulations ended earlier this year and returned to a daily bag limit of two lake trout and a season running from March to October. With this emergency rule, more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, July 29 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) and ZF North America, Inc., one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, today announced ZF North America's enrollment in DTE's MIGreenPower program. MIGreenPower is a voluntary renewable energy program that enables DTE Electric customers to attribute a greater percentage of their electricity use to DTE's wind and solar projects beyond the 15% already included in customers' en more PR