EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., has appointed Alan Haller, current MSU assistant vice president and deputy athletic director, as vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. The announcement comes after the MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the president's selection during a special meeting. "Alan has been a leader in developing athlete more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 3 (TNSPer) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Jerome Lynch, a nationally recognized expert in advanced sensing and information technologies for monitoring and control of civil infrastructure systems, and an advocate for community engagement in research, has been named the Vinik Dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. Lynch will join Duke on January 1, 2022, from the University of Michigan, where he is the Donal more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSPer) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: Ken James has been named Muskegon Community College's chief diversity officer (CDO), a newly created administrative position, effective Sept. 20, 2021. As a member of the President's Cabinet, James will implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy and serve as a catalyst to leverage best practices and resources across campus to promote a culture of inclusion. The goal is to ensure that  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Kimberly Dodd, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.S., has been named the director of the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, or VDL. She also is an associate professor in the Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation. She will assume the role Sept. 1, 2021. Dodd comes to MSU from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories where she was directo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSPer) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A warm welcome to Shannon Farrell, who will serve as the new Diplomat in Residence (DIR) for the North Central region. She will sit at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and will offer advice and guidance to students interested in exploring careers, internships, or fellowships with the U.S. Foreign and Civil Services. Farrell joine more PR

GREENCASTLE, Indiana, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- DePauw University issued the following news: Sahar D. Sattarzadeh, assistant professor of education studies, participated in an Aug. 9 panel discussion at Baha'is of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio's Regional Council's Racial Justice and Unity Forum. Adam Liebman, assistant professor of anthropology and sociology, recently published two articles: "Waste Politics in Asia and Global Repercussions" in the spring issue of the journal Education About Asia and "G more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: The Democratic National Committee's "Build Back Better" bus tour made a stop in Kalamazoo with Michigan Democratic Party Chairwoman Lavora Barnes. During the stop, Chairwoman Barnes, Jennifer Weaver Stroven of Kalamazoo County Talking Teaching, and small business owner Nicole Triplett highlighted how President Biden and Democrats are delivering for the American people with the creation o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: Yesterday, the DNC's "Build Back Better" bus made stops in Madison, Wisconsin and Kalamazoo, Michigan where Democrats highlighted how President Biden's agenda is helping working people. At the stops, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, state party chairs Ben Wikler and Lavora Barnes, DNC Secretary Jason Rae, and several small business owners and parents talked about how their communities are  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: DTE Energy today announced an incremental $70 million investment to combat extreme weather-related power outages. The plan will direct additional funds to remove trees and trim branches away from power lines. Trees are responsible for almost all of the time DTE customers are without power during extreme high wind events. In areas where tree trimming has been completed, communities have experien more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSPar) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: * * * GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology Kicks Off School Year by Unveiling Autonomous Shuttles and Signing Lease Agreement With American Center for Mobility In an effort to highlight its commitment to technology, Eastern Michigan University's (EMU) GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology announced plans to deploy autonomous shuttles this school year and to open a new research  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSGra) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: A five-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will allow Grand Rapids Community College to help adult learners enter or return to higher education. GRCC will use the grant to create a TRIO Educational Opportunities Center, where unemployed or low-wage workers and other adult students can work with campus specialists to connect with counseling and receive information on  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Peg West A Grand Valley anthropology faculty member and two GVSU students have worked together on the creation of graphics to address vaccine awareness in the West Michigan community. The effort led by Kristin Hedges, associate professor of anthropology, is part of her ongoing work with Vaccinate West Michigan, a collaborative that includes college and universities, local health departments, h more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSGra) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Grand Valley State University received a new $1.2 million federal grant to help increase the number of adults in Kent and Muskegon counties who pursue post-secondary education or vocational training. The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will open the GVSU Laker Educational Opportunity Center, a TRIO program providing financial and academic assistance to adu more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2021: The mistrust exhibited toward the nation's institutions from the American public over five decades has worsened, and it doesn't appear the trend will reverse soon, said the panel speakers at the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies roundtable discussion on September 2. Hosting its first in-person event since March 2020, the Hauenstein Center presented "American Institutions: more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSEve) -- Hope College issued the following news: A panel discussion at Hope College will explore "Race, Racism and Antiracism: A Dialogue on How Christians Should Think about Race" on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited. Admission is free. The panelists will be Dr. Matt Jantzen, director of the Emmaus Scholars Program and visiting assistant professor of ministry studies, and Dr. Ke more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan experts are available to discuss Hurricane Ida and its aftermath. Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane. More than a million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi were reportedly without power on Monday as Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the U.S. mainland, weakened and slowly moved northward. Chris Ruf, professor of clim more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 4 (TNSsro) -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: Monday, September 6, 2021 State Holiday = Labor Day * * * Tuesday, September 7, 2021 CAUSE NO.: 45576; ALJ: SPARKS DRAKE; TIME: 6:00 P.M. COMMISSIONER: OBER; ROOM: Purdue University Fort Wayne, Walb Student Union - Classic Ballroom, 2101 East Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805 (Public Field Hearing) PETITION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY, AN INDI more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSJou) -- Georgetown College, a part of Georgetown University, issued the following news: Leslie Ries and Naresh Neupane, professors in the Department of Biology, contributed to research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution that revealed climate change is the cause of the continued decline of the eastern monarch butterfly. The team, led by Michigan State University ecologists, was an international research partnership of professional and volunteer scientists more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSAwa) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: * * * East Residence Hall at Lawrence Tech wins AIA Detroit Honor Award Lawrence Technological University's East Residence Hall has been named a winner in the 2021 Architectural Honor Awards of AIA Detroit, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The building was designed by INFORM Studio, a Northville architectural firm founded by LTU alumni. Members of AIA San D more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSOps) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The C3 Accelerator, a program of the Centrepolis Accelerator manufacturing business incubator established by Lawrence Technological University and the City of Southfield, brought together the companies supported through the program in a C3 Accelerator Showcase event Thursday, Aug. 26. The event speakers provided the latest details on the changing landscape of cleantech innovation and  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A Grand Valley ecology expert working on a long-term study with a land conservancy organization to restore biodiversity to rare oak savanna ecosystems is nearing a milestone in her research to assess the effectiveness of the tactics. Priscilla Nyamai, associate professor of natural resources management, has been carrying out a five-year research project at two Kent County nature preserves to see i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting federal laws restricting the commercial sale of handguns to persons under the age of 21. In the brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, the coalition argues that such restrictions protect residents from the harmful effects of gun vi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general urging Congress to amend the First Step Act and extend critical resentencing reforms to individuals convicted of the lowest-level crack cocaine offenses. The coalition, which sent a letter yesterday to Congress, is calling on legislators to take this needed step in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of the constitutionality of Virginia's anti-discrimination law. The amicus brief was filed Friday Aug. 27 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in the case of Updegrove v. Herring. Specifically, the plaintiffs, Robert Updegrove and Loudoun Multi-Images LLC, d/b/a Bob  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a petition with the Macomb County Circuit Court seeking authorization to issue a subpoena to Facebook to learn the identity of an apparent scammer who claimed to be selling blank Coronavirus vaccination cards in an online marketplace. The filing, made under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, details how a fake persona was used to solicit buyer more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: A former employee of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) pleaded guilty to embezzling from the State, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and EGLE Director Liesl Clark announced today. Joseph Pettit, who was charged earlier this year, pleaded guilty to the following Tuesday afternoon in Ingham County 30th Circuit Court: * two counts of embezzlement over $ more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: A judge ruled there is enough evidence to send a Hartford officer to trial for misconduct and assault and battery, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Matthew Mistretta, 31, was arraigned in May on the following in the 7th District Court of Van Buren County: * two counts of assault and battery, a 93-day misdemeanor; and * one count of misconduct in off more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Despite being officially in the race for governor since late July, Republican James Craig has barely interacted with Michigan reporters and voters alike under the guise of him still "exploring a run." As his "ready...aim...aim...aim...aim" Labor Day deadline approaches to possibly start taking his campaign seriously, MDP is kicking off the 'Detroit Dodger' series to hold James Craig accountable. Any  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Here's how the Republican race for governor is shaping up as summer turns to fall: We're still waiting for any of the 10 candidates running to address the extreme and invasive abortion bill that is not only now codified law in Texas but also inspiring copycat legislation to begin making its way through statehouses across the country after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the law to stand and functional more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: The relentless and decades-long attack on Roe v. Wade and the protections that it provides to women suffered a major blow. Legislation in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks -- with no exceptions for rape or incest -- was allowed to go into effect after the Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency request to stop the law from taking effect. It also incentivizes people to in more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republican candidate for governor James Craig just can't stop hiding from Michigan reporters. For the special interests that help build his celebrity and won't press him on the issues that define his primary and are at the forefront of the minds of grassroots Republicans, however, it's a different story. Craig is *literally* the picture of special interests this month as the latest cover star for NRA' more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The hits just keep coming for Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig who just can't seem to stop the fallout from his disastrous press conference a week ago. On the most recent installment of Tim Skubick's 'Off the Record' show on WKAR, panelists and local reporters Zoe Clark (Michigan Public Radio), Jim Kiertzner (WXYZ-TV), and Eric Lloyd (9&10 News) discussed the MIGOP party insider favorite more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. "Michigan Republicans will try every trick in the book to confuse and intimidate voters. They want fewer people to vote because they just discovered what we have always known, when people vote, Democrats win. "That is what this ballot proposal is all about, creating barriers to voting so fewer people more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the final weekend of the War in Afghanistan as our nation's armed forces worked tirelessly to extract tens of thousands of refugees from the region, Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig and the MIGOP that hand-picked him both grossly exploited the situation to elevate themselves and line their own coffers. According to the 'Chief James Craig' Facebook page's ad activity, Craig's campai more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: Yesterday, former Governor John Engler was quoted in a Washington Post piece speaking favorably about James Craig's candidacy - a surprise to no one after he launched a PAC for Craig just last month and is serving as its treasurer. It's yet another sign that party insiders want this primary to be a foregone conclusion with no regard to the will of Michigan voters, but a look at Engle more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 2, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Support SUBJECT: District Strategies for Continued Instruction During COVID-19 Closures and Quarantin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 2, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Expansion of the ENGAGE Michigan Attendance Recovery Program As the 2021-22 school year begins, it is important that the needs of our students who may have fully or partially dis more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 2, 2021: 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: Important Registry of Educational Personnel Fall Data Request The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) believes that fully staffed schools a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 2, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: Promoting Great Start Readiness Program Enrollment to Parents The Michigan legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer have made a significant investment of roughly $168 million in Michigan's natio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 2, 2021: 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 Support Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Division of Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Teacher Certification Requirement for Membership Purposes 2021-22 Th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 2, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: TRAILS Application Now Open Section 31p of the state school aid act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 includes an appropriation to provide free, multi-tiered school mental health trainin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce 311 new good-paying jobs in Wayne and Macomb counties as a result of two new company expansions in Southeast Michigan supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund. The expansions add to the growing momentum of economic growth across Michigan. "These projects in Canton and Ste more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.4 million grant to the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, Port Huron, Michigan, to construct an 11,000-square-foot building for use as a small business incubator that will support emerging and second-stage b more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Transportation Hub at the University of Michigan announced 2021-2022 awards totaling over $600,000 for diverse high-tech, early-stage mobility projects led by researchers at Western Michigan University, Michigan State University, Michigan Tech and the University of Michigan. These projects target future advanced trans more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following news release: After a year and a half of disrupted learning due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, student state assessment scores from this spring dipped from the last time that students were given statewide assessments in the spring of 2019. "In spite of the extraordinary efforts of educators, support staff, school leaders, parents, the broader community, and students the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce 311 new good-paying jobs in Wayne and Macomb counties as a result of two new company expansions in Southeast Michigan supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund. The expansions add to the growing momentum of economic growth across Michigan. "These projects in Canton and Sterling Heights are crea more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer is celebrating Michigan's Hispanic population by proclaiming September 2021 as Hispanic Heritage Month. "Michigan's Hispanic and Latino residents are an essential part of our state's cultural and economic fabric," said Governor Whitmer. "I am proud to proclaim September as Hispanic Heritage month and celebrate alongside a community filled with rich tradition as we continue to en more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Association of Public School Academies issued the following news release: Three new charter schools are opening this fall in Michigan, including the first-ever charter school in the Upper Peninsula's Keweenaw Peninsula. The announcement of the new schools is being made today by the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA), the state charter school association. In addition to the new schools that are opening, one charter school  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals slower learning gains during pandemic * * * New research reports from Michigan State University find that Michigan students' learning gains were slower during the pandemic with more than 3,000 students identified as needing to repeat third grade due to low reading scores. The reports are from MSU's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, or EPIC, the strategic research par more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSPar) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Michigan State University partners with ThrivingCampus Michigan State University has partnered with ThrivingCampus, an online platform that makes it easier to connect with off-campus mental health providers and well-being services. The platform, which serves as a directory of area providers, is free to use and is accessible at msu.thrivingcampus.com. ThrivingCampus is open to MSU students,  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A with Keith Hampton, professor in the Media and Information Department: * * * It's no secret -- students need the internet. But without reliable access and time to spend in digital environments, rural students are falling behind their urban counterparts. Keith Hampton, professor in the Media and Information Department at Michigan State University, sheds light on how this divide affects students and ho more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The Reciprocal Research Guidebook provides a framework for establishing sustainable and equitable partnerships between faculty and Indigenous Nations. Michigan State University partners, including the Native American Institute, have released a new resource titled Reciprocal Research: A Guidebook to Centering Community in Partnerships with Indigenous Nations. It offers university faculty and academi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Albert Einstein might have called this research at Michigan State University a much-needed study. Einstein won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for explaining the photoelectric effect. New research in the MSU College of Engineering may soon guide the development of better X-rays for everyday health or improving the space satellites consumers rely on every day. To read more, visit the College of E more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Researchers led by a Michigan State University professor will conduct two studies of whether infection with the COVID-19 virus or vaccination to prevent COVID-19 is affecting the menstrual cycles of women and girls. The studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health, follow anecdotal reports by some women that they had heavier or irregular menstrual cycles after they were infected with the vir more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Regina Anderson was a junior in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences when her daughter Aria was born. When Anderson learned she was pregnant with Aria, she panicked. Wondering whether continuing her education was even possible was added to the list of worries and fears, not to mention how Anderson would work and provide for herself and a baby. "I remember thinking to myself, how am I goin more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Kandace Griffin is a doctoral student in fisheries and wildlife and is a member of the Applied Behavioral Ecology Lab in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Griffin investigates how migrating sea lamprey use habitat features and chemical cues to avoid predators when moving through rivers with the goal of creating novel invasive species control methods. She is seeking a career creating  more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSEco) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: In an effort to nurture a regional innovation ecosystem and move more discoveries from the research lab to the real world, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has established a Great Lakes Innovation Corps Hub and Michigan Technological University plays a key role. The 11-university Hub is led by the University of Michigan (U-M), and it's one of five Hubs across the country announced  more PR

MONROE, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Since 2018, Monroe County Community College has partnered with high school career and technical education instructors to help them implement entry-level welding (AWS-QC-10) standards at their schools, and as part of this effort, the college's Applied Science and Engineering Division hosted a weeklong training workshop in mid-August for high school welding instructors from all across Michigan more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Start at GRCC and go anywhere. Every former student has a story to tell about how GRCC gave them the education and opportunity to be successful. Kristina Wieghmink, a health communication project manager with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has vivid memories of working on a group project in her GRCC Interpersonal Communication course. Group members collaborated on a video sharing how e more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: The Wisconsin Brass Quintet (WBQ) will kick off the Northern Michigan University Department of Music's 2021-22 Siril Concert Series with a free 7:30 p.m. performance at the NMU Shoreline Theatre Friday, Sept. 17. The performance, titled "A Night at the Movies," will feature Matthew Endres as a special guest. The WBQ has maintained a position at the forefront of brass chamber music since the group's founding more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Ola Nowak has been named MCCAA Western Conference Player of the Week, the second week in a row a Grand Rapids Community College volleyball player earned the honor. Nowak, a freshman setter/libero from Grandville, was selected after superb performances at the Owens Express Invitational Tournament in Perrysburg, Ohio on Aug. 27 and 28. Nowak totaled a team-high 94 assists and 52 digs, while chi more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 3 (TNSPar) -- Owens Community College issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: Owens Community College and Siena Heights University signed an articulation agreement today creating a seamless transfer path for Owens graduates to complete their bachelor's degree online with the 4-year university located in Adrian, Michigan. "We are pleased to offer Owens Community College graduates the opportunity to complete their bachelor's degree online with Siena Heights Univer more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSeve) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Fall term 2021 will see another packed events calendar, as the Ford School continues to attract some of the most compelling experts and voices from around the world. In conjunction with the launch of the new Center for Racial Justice, the Racial Foundations of Public Policy speaker series will focus on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as  more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: A program focused on helping Western Michigan University students stand out to employers is getting a redesign. WMU Signature is streamlining its process, based on student feedback, to better highlight purpose-driven projects and encourage more students to participate. "These experiences are student-directed projects that really put their purpose into action, taking what they've learned in and outsi more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSEve) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Can we transcend our instincts to label each other before we've even had a conversation? Why do we become more persuasive when we explore perspectives that deeply challenge our own? Communication innovator Irshad Manji will address those questions and more in a two-day visit to Western Michigan University on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 20-21. An interactive panel presentation for We Talk, Western's c more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Margo Schlanger, the Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law, is a leading authority on civil rights issues and civil and criminal detention. "The Court has usually been pretty protective of its own prerogatives; that is, it has liked to be the only entity that could alter its own rulings," she told New York Magazine. "But Justice Kennedy was the most attached to that approach more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 31 (TNSEve) -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College will host the saxophone group, Aero Quartet, the 2021 Senior Wind Division winners of the Fischoff Competition, at 7 p.m. September 16, 2021, at David Johnson Memorial Chapel as part of the college's Con Spirito Chamber Music Concert Series. Aero consists of members Salvador Flores, Walter Puyear, Matthew Koester, and Brian Kachur, all from the University of Michigan School of Music, T more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSMon) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: With the aim of enabling robots to learn from human partners on construction sites, the National Science Foundation is providing $2 million to a University of Michigan-led research team. Robots are anticipated to make the global construction industry safer and more attractive to workers, easing a worker shortage in the U.S. For decades, construction has been one of the most dangerous and lea more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: In a move that could one day free the world's countertops from their snarl of charging cords, researchers at the University of Michigan and University of Tokyo have developed a system to safely deliver electricity over the air, potentially turning entire buildings into wireless charging zones. Detailed in a new study published in Nature Electronics, the technology can deliver more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Detroit's unemployment rate--the proportion of working-age adults in the labor force but not currently employed--has held steady around 25% since fall 2020, according to data just released from a University of Michigan survey. While the current unemployment rate is more than twice what it was prior to the pandemic (11%), it has fallen considerably from its peak of nearly 48% in June 2020. Th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: It takes as little as a $400 investment in a teacher-led educational project to improve outcomes for some students, particularly those in lower-income schools, a University of Michigan study on the impact of the crowdsourcing platform DonorsChoose shows. A study conducted by three professors at U-M's Ross School of Business--Samantha Keppler, Jun Li and Andrew Wu--found that one funded educat more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Banning menthol flavors in cigarettes could reduce smoking by 15% by having smokers giving up tobacco products altogether or switching to e-cigarettes and other nicotine vaping products--avoiding 16,250 tobacco-related deaths per year by 2060, according to a new University of Michigan study. The report supports the April 2021 announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of its intent more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The findings are detailed in the journal Sports Medicine, in one of the marquee papers to emerge from the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium. The study's lead researcher, Steve Broglio, director of the University of Michigan Concussion Center, is on the CARE Consortium leadership team and leads the CARE clinical study core. "Normal return-to-play time was previo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Debotri Dhar, a lecturer in women's and gender studies and faculty affiliate at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender: The United States' hurried withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan after 20 years left many Afghans--especially women--and the civilian government vulnerable to the Taliban. Debotri Dhar, a lecturer in women's and gender studies and faculty affiliate at the Institute for Re more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: It's not often that a Sea Grant research project proposal contains the word "forgiveness." However, that's one of the missions of a multi-Sea-Grant-program endeavor taking place in three communities along the Lake Michigan coast. Record-high water levels, severe storm surges and shoreline armoring have caused significant erosion to the bluffs and beaches in many areas along the 1, more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: When the pandemic created challenges for students, Western Michigan University staff stepped up. Whether it's through providing moral support, navigating a changing housing landscape, providing exceptional academic advice or projecting a positive attitude while keeping campus spaces clean, staff standouts are being celebrated. The University is announcing its 2019-20 Make a Difference Award recipien more PR