DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 21 (TNSPer) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * A familiar name in Detroit and Michigan political circles is joining Wayne State University's senior leadership team. Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson has announced that effective upon the completion of the fiscal year 2022 budget for the State of Michigan, David Massaron will assume the duties of chief business officer and CFO/senior vice president for finance and business operations and treasure more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 20 (TNSEco) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Community leaders say the new GRCC Lakeshore Campus' affordability and accessibility will remove obstacles to residents gaining a quality college education and help employers gain talented people to boost the growing region's economy. Grand Rapids Community College celebrated the opening of the new campus on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with plans for a community open house from 10  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: There's a new sheriff in town, and James Craig is in trouble as the Michigan GOP primary just keeps getting messier. This morning, former police captain Michael Brown announced he is jumping into the race for the GOP nomination for governor. Last month, Craig faced a complaint for shadily hiring insiders for his campaign without filing the legal paperwork, then announced a sham "exploratory committee," which more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 18 (TNSGra) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: A new five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation grant establishing the Duke-led AI Institute for Edge Computing Leveraging Next-generation Networks will support the development of advanced mobile networks and a broad matrix of local datacenters to improve the speed, security and accessibility of data processing on a national scale. Known as "Athena" for short, the new ins more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 17 (TNSPro) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Two Grand Valley programs focused on helping underrepresented students advance in STEM disciplines and careers received national recognition. The "GVSU - HBCU/HSI Consortium" and the "GVSU and FVSU Agreement: Pathway to Master's Degree" both received Inspiring Programs in STEM Awards from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher educatio more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 18 (TNSJou) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2021: A Grand Valley researcher is part of an international collaboration looking for the answer to a billion-year-old question -- how did the Earth develop enough oxygen to support life? Their findings published online Aug. 2 at Nature Geoscience, nature.com/ngeo, link the Earth's gradual rotational deceleration because of the moon and the planet's oxygenation that set the foundation f more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 21 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A documentary released August 18 by the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley interviewed President Philomena V. Mantella and dozens of area academic, political, and civic leaders, sharing their thoughts on developing an inclusive and equitable community. The project, part of the center's Inclusive Growth collection, addresses the imbalance between the region's economic develo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 16 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti this morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred 7.5 miles northeast of Saint-Louis du Sud at a depth of about 6 miles. Sue Anne Bell, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, focuses on disaster preparedness and response. Her research addresses health effects o more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 (TNSOps) -- Harvard Law School issued the following news: When Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson '04 was fresh out of college, she moved from Massachusetts to Alabama to work for the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she investigated hate groups and hate crimes. While there, she visited the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, and was inspired by the individuals who had "faced down significant violence, and some lost their lives, simply so everyone could vo more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 17 (TNSBook) -- Hope College issued the following news: The new book "Margaret's Mission: To Arabia, Africa & India, 1965-2010" has been published by the A.C. Van Raalte Institute of Hope College in a series chronicling the experiences and perspectives of Christian missionaries as they observed, shaped and were shaped by the communities in which they served, often during times of significant change. The second book in the Missionary Memoirs Series of the institute's Van more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 19 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced an updated consumption advisory for sport fish caught in Illinois waters, including Lake Michigan. These changes are the result of continued sampling by the Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program (FCMP). Fish consumption advisories are based primarily on protecting sensitive populations, including women of childbeari more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSPer) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Jay Jessen has joined Lawrence Technological University as assistant director of LTU's Marburger STEM Center. The Marburger STEM Center is LTU's clearinghouse for its K-12 outreach and education efforts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics--the so-called STEM disciplines--along with architecture, art, and design, expanding STEM into STEAM. Jessen, of Ferndale, was pre more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again calling on the two largest utility companies in the state to credit customers who continue to deal with power outages after severe weather. Hundreds of thousands of customers throughout Consumer Energy and DTE Energy service areas suffered power outages last week after another round of storms moved through the state. Both utilities have b more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 other attorneys general to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement measures to help stem the surge of youth nicotine use and addiction related to e-cigarettes and a new generation of oral nicotine products. Specifically, the coalition is calling on the FDA to use its regulatory power to eliminate  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined organizers - including the City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Defender, Legal Aid of Western Michigan, Michigan Works! Southwest, Kalamazoo Prosecutor Jeff Getting, local courts and others - to provide residents with resources to expunge their criminal records. The event was held at Bronson Park from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to hel more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel entered into an assurance of voluntary compliance (AVC) with a West Michigan-based business after the owner, on a television show, allegedly made misleading claims about a product's ability to prevent COVID-19. In May, the Department sent a notice of intended action (NIA) to Stephanie Davison, who is the principal of Skin Envy, LLC. Davison operates no more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert that provides information on responding to a data breach after T-Mobile confirmed the company suffered a breach that affects more than 50 million U.S. customers. The impact on T-Mobile customers in Michigan is still being evaluated, but earlier this week the company confirmed that personal information, including dates of birt more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert in response to a new, organized effort to combat ransomware. Recently, the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other federal agencies teamed up to launch a new website with comprehensive resources on preventing and responding to ransomware to help public a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has officially signed on to 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 historic agreement was announced last month and was the result of ongoing efforts to hold these companies responsible for their  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2021: * * * A new PAC popped up presumably to support James Craig's gubernatorial campaign. Former Michigan Governor John Engler is listed as the treasurer, signaling that Craig's party insider consultants are plowing through full steam ahead with their plan to sidestep everyday Michiganders throughout this primary. MDP Spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite released the following statement: "M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: The Michigan Democratic Party is responding to Mike Brown's gubernatorial announcement by reminding MIGOP insiders that it's awfully hard to stage the coronation of any candidate -- especially ones like notorious question-dodger James Craig who refuse to engage with Michiganders on any level. Michigan State Police Captain Mike Brown is simply the latest to take notice, making this pri more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: With one full week left to go until August is over, here's where things stand for the nine Republicans battling it out in the gubernatorial primary: Make that 10! This morning, Michigan State Police Captain Mike Brown joined the race, making him the tenth candidate and second officer in the race. Maybe this will spur James Craig to actually engage with the state he's supposedly running to lead as Bro more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: This morning, James Craig announced his Law Enforcement Action Team, citing a need for "leadership that understands the severity of the [law enforcement] problem." His proposed plan is light on substance, instead focusing on a eight-year-old raid of a Detroit apartment building. Craig touted his decision to storm the building as a show of force that communicated "what it meant to lea more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: New reporting details that Logan Barnhart became the 12th Michigander to be arrested for his involvement in the violence that took place on the U.S. Capitol grounds that killed five and injured 140 officers on January 6th. A target of the FBI for horrifically brutalizing police, Barnhart's actions apparently weren't vicious enough to earn condemnation from any of the Republican candidates running for  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- 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 Local Education Agency Principals Nonpublic School Administrators FROM: Elizabeth Hertel, Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent, Michigan Department of Education SUBJECT: 2021 Immunization Requirements for  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- 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: Accelerated Learning Guidance and Support The pandemic and the shift to remote learning have widened the academic gap for many students in our state. Accelerat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Aug. 19, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors Selected Non-Public School Administrators Residential Child Care Institutions FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Critical Funding Ramifications of Collecting Family Income Data The Michigan Department of Education more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Aug. 19, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Scott Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Getting Started Workshop for New Early Middle Colleges Early Middle College (EMC) programming is a five-year program of study that provides students the oppo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- 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: Launching a New Support Structure: Section 31a Regionalization of Service for Local Education Agencies To better provide services and supports to students who  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Aug. 12, 2021: 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: Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) One-on-One Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Assistance According to the Michigan College Access Net more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- 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: School Goals Requirements in Section 98b of Public Act 48 of 2021 In Public Act 48 of 2021, Section 98b requires those entities with schools--local education a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Downtown Milan will soon gain a new town square and gathering space for all seasons and events with the help of a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and local nonprofit Moving Milan Forward announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The village of Vicksburg will soon restore an underused public park located in the heart of Vicksburg's historic downtown to provide a comfortable community gathering space. This effort will be made possible through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and village of Vicksburg announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crow more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that Grand Traverse Plastics, a Tier 1 auto and material handling components supplier, is expanding in Whitewater Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to require a total capital investment of $11.5 million and create up to 43 job more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today to announce that Wisconsin-based JD Castings, a provider of casting solutions, is expanding into Iron Mountain, signaling continued economic recovery in Michigan. The project is expected to create up to 24 new jobs in Iron Mountain and generate a total private investment of $770,000 with the support of a $20 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined officials from Superior Extrusion, Inc. along with state and local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking for the company's $20.4 million expansion in Forsyth Township, thanking the aluminum products provider for its continued investment in Michigan and the creation of 44 new jobs that will result. "Superior Extrusion's continued expansion in Michigan dem more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Starting Tuesday, Governor Whitmer will embark on the 'UP Jobs Tour' across Michigan's Upper Peninsula to showcase Michigan's Economic Jumpstart plan and how her administration is preparing and training the 21st Century workforce. The governor's plan includes $1 billion to jumpstart Michigan's economy by investing in businesses, workers, and organizations across our state. "I am always exci more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the second day of her 'UP Jobs Tour' visiting Upper Peninsula defense manufacturing companies and touring downtown Houghton, delivering the message that Michigan continues to focus on laying the foundation for long-term economic resiliency for all Michiganders. "We're here telling the story that we are jumpstarting Michigan's economy by supporting our residen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined officials from Superior Extrusion, Inc. along with state and local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking for the company's $20.4 million expansion in Forsyth Township, thanking the aluminum products provider for its continued investment in Michigan and the creation of 44 new jobs that will result. "Superior Extrusion's continued expansion in  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today joined with Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) officials and Upper Peninsula education, workforce development and business leaders at Bay College in Escanaba to kick off a statewide Sixty by 30 Talent Tour, touting the high-wage, high-demand careers and the state's success at increasing the number of working-age adults more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan State University will host American Council on Education Fellow Wondwossen A. Gebreyes, D.V.M., for the 2021-22 academic year. Gebreyes is one of 52 fellows who comprise this year's cohort at colleges and universities across the nation. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutional and leadership capacity in American higher education by identifying an more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 17 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * A Spartan-led research team reveals surprising gaps in ecological genetic data that could otherwise help global conservation efforts * * * Missing metadata -- data that provides information about other data -- might not sound like a big deal, but it's a costly problem that's hindering humanity's plans to protect the planet's biodiversity. "The way I see it, it's pretty simple," said Rachel more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: With the help of a $500,000 grant from the United States Geological Survey Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and 30 years of data, Michigan State University quantitative ecologist Elise Zipkin and her multi-institution team will shed new light on the "Insect Apocalypse." Butterflies, like many insects, are ectotherms -- organisms that cannot regulate their own body temperature. These insect more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: Under the direction of Marlon Lynch, Michigan State University vice president for public safety and chief of police, and with approval of MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., the focus and structure of the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety has been adjusted to better represent the priorities of the Spartan community. "MSU officers play a critical role in fostering a  more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSPer) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: Muskegon Community College (MCC) President Dale K. Nesbary announced Wednesday, August 18, he will retire in June of 2022 as the College's tenth President, concluding 44 years in higher education, research, and leadership. He began his career at MCC in 2009, making him the second longest-serving president in the College's 95-year history. Under Nesbary's leadership, MCC completed $55  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 17 (TNSEve) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Pulitzer Prize-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones and Emmy Award-winner John Leguizamo are among the speakers highlighting Grand Rapids Community College's 2021-2022 Diversity Lecture Series and Latino Heritage Month. The Diversity Lecture Series provides students, employees and community members access to scholars, thought-leaders, activists, and artists and is presented by the GRCC's Office of Diver more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 21 (TNSEve) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum has two ongoing exhibitions: "Personal to Political," which is open for viewing through Oct. 31; and "Regional Perspectives by Women Artists," which will be on display through 2022. The museum will also host "Cynthia Cote STILL: an Installation of Drawings and Objects" Monday, Oct. 4-Saturday, Dec.11. Below is information about the two current exhibit more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSPar) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: A new teaching certificate partnership between Northern Michigan University and Bay Mills Community College will begin this fall. It is designed to prepare K-12 teachers of Anishinaabemowin language and culture. The Michigan Department of Education granted the program initial approval through June 30, 2026. Students can select one of two pathways toward the certificate: completing an Associate of A more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 18 (TNSPer) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: NMU alumnus Josh Scutt ('94 BS) has been promoted to senior vice president of sales with Paylocity Holding Corp., a leading provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions. He was previously featured as a "Top 100 Global Sales Leader of 2020" by The Modern Sale. Scutt will lead all sales efforts across the company, which he first joined in 2018 as vice president of sales. Prior to Payloc more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSGra) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: The Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health has received a $194,421 grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to explore the feasibility of an aggregation, distribution and light food processing facility serving Marquette and Alger Counties. "This infrastructure will address food insecurity, support the growth of the local and charitable food system, and increase access to nutrient more PR

BRADENTON, Florida, Aug. 20 (TNSPer) -- State College of Florida's Manatee-Sarasota Campus issued the following news release: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota's (SCF) mathematics department has welcomed two new faculty members to their roster, Derek Borton and Kathleen Gibson-Dee. Borton began his education career at Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University, where he received his bachelor's degree in mathematics before earning his master's degree from the University of South more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Adding the hurdle of vaccine education prior to obtaining a nonmedical exemption may improve vaccination rates in the short term, but policymakers may want to consider different, more holistic strategies to change parental behaviors in the long term, according to a new University of Michigan study. Researchers say the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, provides insights into the effe more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 17 (TNSPol) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: With stunning speed, the Taliban has overthrown the Western-backed government of Afghanistan, bringing a chaotic end to a two-decade effort by the United States and others to remake the country. More than 3,500 U.S. and allied troops and tens of thousands of Afghans were killed. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the latest developments and what precipitated them. John C more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The combined effect of wolves and drought on human, plant and animal communities on rangeland in Idaho and eastern Oregon will be explored by a team led by researchers at the University of Idaho that includes collaborators at the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University as part of a five-year project. Funded by a $1.6 million National Science Foundation grant, researchers will monitor six  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As elementary students anxiously return to school, they will become reacquainted with teachers, manage their class schedules and try not to forget their locker combination. But in-person interactions in school also mean some kids will be bullied--and whether they are defended or not is based on their social status, according to a new University of Michigan study. Victims who have a positive relations more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Considerable evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are an effective smoking-cessation tool for adults in the United States, where hundreds of thousands of people die of smoking-related illness each year. Kenneth Warner, dean emeritus and the Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, says, however, that the potential of more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Janis Miller, a professor at the School of Nursing and Medical School: If your bladder leaks when you cough, sneeze or laugh, or every time you come home--even if you left 10 minutes ago--you're not alone. It's thought that 30%-50% of women will experience some sort of bladder issue by middle age. This problem worsens with age, but many women still hate talking about incontinence, even with their  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 21 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: With a new school year three weeks away and cases of COVID-19 on the rise again, vaccination rates in the households of school-age children will play an important role in how school districts weigh their options for returning to the classroom. A new University of Michigan survey finds that only about one-third (34%) of Detroit adults living with children between the ages of 12 and 17 report t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Whether a robot or a person delivers your package, the carbon footprint would essentially be the same, according to a University of Michigan study that could help inform the future of automated delivery as the pandemic fuels a dramatic rise in online shopping. The researchers examined the environmental impacts of advanced residential package delivery scenarios that use electric and gas-powere more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a University of Michigan study. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional disease burden to humans and their impact on the environment. It found t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2021: The level of public acceptance of evolution in the United States is now solidly above the halfway mark, according to a new study based on a series of national public opinion surveys conducted over the last 35 years. "From 1985 to 2010, there was a statistical dead heat between acceptance and rejection of evolution," said lead researcher Jon D. Miller of the Institute for Soci more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: If you're a male chimp looking for love--or offspring--it pays to make friends with other males. A study led by the University of Michigan, in collaboration with Arizona State and Duke universities, examined why male chimpanzees form close relationships with each other, and found that male chimpanzees that build strong bonds with the alpha male of the group, or with a large network of other m more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Aug. 20 (TNSJou) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: The connection that people feel when they have a shared experience is undeniable. COVID-19 has disrupted everything from live music, to athletics, to schooling and more. Dr. Doug Lepisto, Western Michigan University associate professor of management and co-director of the Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy, researches how shared work rituals can inspire and give meaningfulness and more PR