ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor Elisabeth Gerber and director of the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education Rajesh Mangrulkar are joining the Center for Academic Innovation as CAI Faculty Innovators in Residence, working with CAI experts and with faculty partners committed to innovating education through learning innovation and design, educational technology, and educati more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 7, 2021: * * * By Kelly Mazurkiewicz Laurie Van Egeren, MSU interim associate provost for University Outreach and Engagement (UOE), will be the next president of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC). Van Egeren will be the first woman to lead the ESC and the second president from MSU. Her term of office runs from October 2021 through 2024. ESC is an international academic associa more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Sept. 11 (TNSEve) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: The MCC Lecture Series opens the 2021-22 academic year on Thursday, Sept. 23 with Keith St. Clair, professor of political science at Grand Rapids Community College, discussing "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." The online presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. To join the Zoom meeting, please use the following link: https://muskegoncc-edu.zoom.us/j/95287125323 Meetin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Availability of spouses and adult children who are well or living close enough to help varies greatly and has impact on the chance of moving to a nursing home * * * A new University of Michigan study provides stark statistics about a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: one where people with dementia receive hundreds of hours a month in un more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement: * * * Unimpressed with the hand-picked candidate of GOP insiders and serial question dodger James Craig, the crowded and divisive Michigan Republican primary for governor primary just got even messier. This time, self-funder Kevin Rinke officially launched his campaign for governor with news he's ready to spend an "initial investment" of $10 million to buy the nomination, joining a field that also incl more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSGra) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University has received $167,002 from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) to expand access to early childhood mental health services in Washtenaw County as part of the Health Fund's Behavioral Health grants program, which aims to improve access to high-quality, person-centered mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) healthcare. The Health Fund awarded $11.2 milli more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2021: Eastern Michigan University Ph.D. graduate Hamid Asemani and Professor Vijay Mannari were recently honored with the CoatingsTech Best Paper Award at the American Coatings Association's (ACA) 2021 CoatingsTech Conference for their co-authored paper and presentation titled, "Advanced Dual-curable Coatings Obtained from Multi-Functional Non-Isocyanate Polyurethane Oligomers." The pape more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: An interdisciplinary team from the University of Michigan was awarded $300,000 from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to train local residents and U-M students to provide one-on-one technology support to Detroit entrepreneurs. The project aims to better understand the types and complexity of technology support that small businesses need, along with preferences around  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: As school districts consider their options in light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, a study by the Education Policy Initiative shows they need to be flexible in offering both in-person and virtual options or risk losing more enrollees. The study confirms public school enrollment declined noticeably in fall 2020, while homeschooling rates jumped substantially, as more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Highlights from "Covering 9/11: How the attacks shaped our world today," a conversation with journalists Beth Fertig of WNYC (and U-M alum) and nationally-syndicated columnist Aisha Sultan (and former Knight Wallace Fellow), at the annual Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture. Fertig: I ran into the street with my equipment and there were lots of people filling that s more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSBook) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In his new book, Why Bad Policies Spread (And Good Ones Don't), Charles R. Shipan, the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Michigan, and co-author Craig Volden, professor of public policy and politics at the University of Virginia, explore exactly that -- how policies, both good and bad, are replicated or modified from state to stat more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSOps) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College cross country runner Kaylee Scott was named Michigan Community College Athletic Association Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week. Scott, a freshman from Grandville, is the second GRCC runner to be saluted this week by the MCCAA, and the fourth GRCC student-athlete to earn honors already this season. Scott finished a solid 40th place among runners from NCAA D more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSPar) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: * * * Grand Rapids Community College Partnering With West Michigan Construction Institute to Help Meet Demand in a Growing Field GRCC is proud to partner on a project to prepare the next generations of skilled professionals to keep West Michigan's economy thriving long in to the future. The West Michigan Construction Institute will be a trade education center focused on developing the workfo more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSRes) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Always remember, at GRCC, you are surrounded by people who want you to be successful and are ready to walk with you on your educational pathway. We are here to help! Meet Lori DeBie. As a reference and technical services librarian, Lori is here to help students feel less anxiety about the research and writing process, and help them find reliable information. This help includes showing student more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSRep) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Although still positive, the recovery for the West Michigan industrial economy has slowed considerably in recent weeks, according to Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley. Long said the slowdown is expected at this stage of an economic recovery because of pent-up demand. His full report can be found here: https://www.gvsu.edu/cms4/ more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: For the fifth consecutive year, Grand Valley engineering students competed nationally and successfully produced a prototype device that might someday be used by astronauts. Seven students, nicknamed the "Moon Miners," competed in the Micro-g NExT Design Challenge, sponsored by NASA. David Kavalauskas, who earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in August, said NASA asked teams to crea more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A new campus radio station transmitted out of Lake Superior Hall will provide music and Grand Valley information for listeners while serving as a laboratory for students. WLSX AM 900 -- the "LS" represents Lake Superior -- will offer a format of 1980s and 1990s music, said Len O'Kelly, associate professor of multimedia journalism and the station's programmer. The station is not licensed with the  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: For 12 weeks this summer, biology major Colin Assenmacher studied the ecosystem integrity of the Grand River. Rylie Dorman, a natural resources management major, researched the public's perception of the historically-polluted White Lake in West Michigan. The pair, along with other students in the Student Summer Scholars and the McNair Scholars Program, will be presenting their initial findings or projects  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The number of COVID cases on GVSU campuses remains low. The GVSU Data Dashboard also shows 87 percent of faculty and staff are partially or fully vaccinated, and 67 percent, or two-thirds, of students are partially or fully vaccinated. These numbers continue to climb! Thank you for following our health and safety plan. As the September 30 vaccination requirement deadline draws near, we want to cl more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSOps) -- Hope College issued the following news: Political theorist Dr. Brianne Wolf of the Michigan State University faculty will consider how to create a less fragmented and more civil society through the lecture "Can Your Interests Combat Self-Interest? Adam Smith on Good Taste, Moral Judgment, and Interpersonal Connection" on Monday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall. The public is invited. Admission is free. The event w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan faculty are available to discuss the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 report on poverty and income statistics, to be released Sept. 14. The poverty rate in 2019 was 10.5% (34 million people), a decrease of 1.3 percentage points from 11.8% (29.8 million people) a year earlier. The latest figures are likely to decline due to federal dollars, such as stimulus checks and extended more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2021: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement to recognize the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001: "Like millions of my fellow Americans, I greet this somber anniversary feeling like the tragic attack on our country happened just yesterday. I vividly remember hearing about the first plane hitting the North Tower as I appeared to prosecute a cas more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Wilson arguing that South Carolina's "fetal heartbeat" abortion regulations harm women's healthcare as a whole and a lower court's ruling blocking the law should be upheld. Additionally, the coalition also argues that the collective impact of more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2021: The Michigan Democratic Party is responding to Kevin Rinke's gubernatorial announcement by reminding Michiganders that they deserve better than yet another untested candidate with no clear vision beyond hyperpartisan opposition to everything Governor Whitmer does. A self-funder, Rinke appears to be building the case for his candidacy solely based on his ability to buy the primary with more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Since his initial July entrance into the Republican race for governor, James Craig has been speaking of a statewide "listening tour" in order for him "understand what the issues are," per his own words. Now, the Detroit Free Press is exposing Craig's tour for the sham it always was, reporting that "the tour apparently never materialized." With no listening dates or locations to be spoken of, the onl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig attempted to downplay the extent of a "listening tour" he's been talking about since before the initial rollout of his campaign in July. After the Detroit Free Press reported that "the tour apparently never materialized," a campaign spokesperson claimed Craig "has been traveling the state for several weeks" and conceded no evidence of him actu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Before we get into how the race for governor unfolded this week, we felt it was important to state the definitive number of candidates in this crowded primary so far. There are eleven (11). They are: Articia Bomer, Mike Brown, Austin Chenge, James Craig, Tudor Dixon, Ryan Kelley, Ralph Rebant, Kevin Rinke, Bob Scott, Garrett Soldano, and Evan Space. We won't be passing any blame for struggling to k more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: A week ago, women and families across America saw the relentless and decades-long crusade against the constitutional protections Roe v. Wade provides suffer a major blow in Texas. Legislation that bans abortions after six weeks -- with no exceptions for rape or incest -- was allowed to go into effect via the Supreme Court. While the entire Republican gubernatorial field remains complicit in their sil more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Sept. 9, 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: Michigan Department of Education Fall 2021 Virtual Continuous Improvement Conference, Equity and Stakeholder Voice: Making Education More Engagi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: The Creston neighborhood in Grand Rapids will soon be home to new murals and installations, festivals and events centered around public art with the help of a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Lions and Rabbits Center for the Arts announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patro more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today to announce Michigan has received the top award in the nation from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program for the upcoming fiscal year. Michigan received $2 million in federal grant funds - the maximum amount awarded by the SBA and a $650,000 increase from 2021 - to help  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced that the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has been awarded a $750,000 Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant from the National Park Service to support the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities located along the Great Lakes statewide. "Michigan's shoreline communities are travel destinations that more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), in partnership with the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) today announced the launch of a new four-episode podcast, "The Future Of" hosted by Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer for the State of Michigan. "The Future Of" focuses on how the future of mobility will impact communities, small businesses, and other aspects  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSMon) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: The Michigan Health Endowment Fund awarded more than $1 million to three Wayne State University projects focusing on health and nutrition. The awards are part of the Health Fund's Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles initiative, which funds projects that make healthier habits more accessible to seniors, children and their families. "We're pleased to support Wayne State University as they provide healthy eating  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission has scheduled two public hearings - one in person, the other held virtually - to take public input on Consumers Energy Co.'s integrated resource plan, or IRP, which outlines the utility's plans for delivering electricity to its residential and business customers in Michigan. The purpose of the hearings is for the MPSC to hear public comment on Consumers more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: The Michigan Public Service Commission today authorized a settlement agreement allowing a $9.25 million rate increase for Michigan Gas Utilities Corp. (Case No. U-20718), addressing significant infrastructure investments the company has made to improve safety and reliability in its natural gas system. The new rates are set to take effect Jan. 1, 2022. A typical customer who more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 (TNSeco) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2021: Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., and other university leaders officially introduced the new STEM Teaching and Learning Facility on the East Lansing campus to the community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The building represents the first time in nearly 50 years that MSU has built a new academic building with state funding. "At MSU we are constantly more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A with epidemiologist Honglei Chen: * * * - For older adults, losing your sense of smell may be an early health warning * * * Michigan State University is one of the top 100 research universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, widely regarded as among the top research-intensive institutions in North America. The following story highlights one of the more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSMon) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: Muskegon Community College will award $100 in gift cards to the first 15 participants at the public COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Sept. 23. The clinic takes place from 3:00-6:30 p.m.at the MCC Sturrus Technology Center, 388 W. Clay, across the street from Hackley Park. Visit www.muskegoncc.edu/vaccines for more information. The vaccine clinic scheduled for today (Sept. 9) at MCC has been cancelled as t more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSRes) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University's incoming first-year students, along with the number of credit hours they are taking, both increased by more than 10% for only the second time since 2000, according to its 10th day enrollment report. NMU has also increased the total population served through its many learning options and its Educational Access Network, which delivers broadband to a number of previously  more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSOps) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Lt. Col. Kip Taylor, a 1985 NMU alumnus with Marquette ties, was killed on 9/11 when a plane flew into the Pentagon. The 38-year-old aide to the Army's deputy chief of staff for personnel was among 125 who died inside the building. A plaque memorializing Taylor was dedicated and positioned on Veteran's Rock on NMU's campus in 2009. He had entered the university on basketball and ROTC scholarships,  more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSOps) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University's indoor agriculture program has received a special delivery to enhance education, research and partnership opportunities. A new shipping container that houses a state-of-the-art growing center is located just outside of the Jacobetti Complex. Its operation will be supervised by students and the produce it generates will be distributed to NMU's hospitality management pro more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: There are photos of bystanders looking up in disbelief, exasperated first responders standing among the rubble and scores of people running from the wreckage as the smoke trails behind them. There are even some who look as if they're going about an ordinary day--riding a bicycle or on rollerblades--though complete devastation surrounds them. In a pre-social media era, we watched many of the  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * National study also shows increases in hallucinogen use, reaching highest level among college students since early 1980s * * * Daily marijuana use increased in 2020 to an all-time high among U.S. college students over the past four decades, according to the University of Michigan's annual national Monitoring the Future panel study. In addition, the annual use of hallucinogens--includ more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSEve) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: How did racism and sexism become embedded in our understanding of physics and the cosmos? What does the fight over the Affordable Care Act--better known as Obamacare--reveal about our country's politics? What would it take for the U.S. to adopt a universal child allowance? The annual Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series will explore these issues and many others. Feature more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new poll finds strong support among older Americans for requiring health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In all, 61% of people aged 50 to 80 say the vaccine should definitely be required for all health care workers. An additional 19% say it should probably be required. The remaining 20% said no to such a requirement. The data come from a national survey taken in August, w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Many of the University of Michigan students in the Michigan Marching Band weren't born when tragedy occurred on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Their experience of that horrific day is virtual; it comes from images and stories in history class, pop culture and personal testimonies. But there will be nothing virtual about the band's light show and performance at Michigan Stadium the night of Se more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As school districts consider their options in light of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, a University of Michigan study shows they need to be flexible in offering both in-person and virtual options or risk losing more enrollees. The study confirms public school enrollment declined noticeably in fall 2020, while homeschooling rates jumped substantially, as did private school enrollment. Th more PR