EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2021: After serving for nearly 29 years as director of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden, Frank Telewski will retire from MSU in October 2021. Alan Prather, director of the MSU Herbarium and associate professor in plant biology, will step into the role of interim director after Telewski's retirement. Telewski was hired in 1993 as curator of the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and assistant pr more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, Sept. 18 (TNSPer) -- Minot State University issued the following news release: Erin Baker, Minot State's new assistant professor of sociology, has been on campus for less than two months but already feels like part of the family. Baker moved to Minot after earning her bachelor's, her master's, and her doctorate degree all from her home state of Michigan. When she met with Minot State's sociology faculty during her interview process, she had an inkling she would fit in. "I more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 16 (TNSPer) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: In January 2022, Jerome Lynch will take the reins of Duke's Pratt School of Engineering as our next Vinik Dean. An authority in the use of smart technologies to improve civil infrastructure, Lynch is also an advocate for community engagement in research and an entrepreneur. He currently serves as chair of the University of Michigan (U-M) Department of Civil and Environmental Engi more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 (TNSPer) -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: Rosanna Garcia, an expert on business innovation and marketing, has joined the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) faculty as the Paul R. Beswick Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in The Business School. She began her new role July 1. Garcia, who has a PhD in marketing from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Business at Michigan State University, was most recently the Wa more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 18 (TNSEve) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Where do our elements come from? And how are they made? Dr. Michael Famiano's new research is flipping the script on those age-old nuclear astrophysics questions. The truth is out there--several light years away among the stars, to be exact. "I'm wearing a ring on my finger. That gold was made in space somehow. And we think we have a pretty good idea of where it came from, but there's still lots of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement: * * * After being shadily handpicked by insiders, spending months dodging questions, and even hosting a bizarre press conference where reporters were locked outside the room, James Craig is finally coming clean about the fact he signed paperwork over a month ago to enter Michigan's GOP primary for governor. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Yesterday, James Craig tried to reboot his campaign as he continues to dodge questions. It was a complete disaster, including multiple locations, a missed event in Flint, refusing to answer questions, baselessly blaming the governor for his poor planning, and even admitting that improving infrastructure is not one of his priorities. Here's just a sample of what local media in Michigan are saying about Craig more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: United Way for Southeastern Michigan has announced President and CEO of DTE Energy, Jerry Norcia, and Bishop Edgar Vann of Second Ebenezer Church will serve as co-chairs of the nonprofit organization's 2021-22 Torch Drive and a tri-county community volunteer campaign. In this role, Norcia and Vann will lead fundraising for United Way's work to provide essential supports and services across Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb co more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSOps) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2021: In a special meeting today, Sept. 15, 2021, the Eastern Michigan Board of Regents approved four new collective bargaining agreements with the following labor units: * EMU American Association of University Professors (AAUP) * EMU International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 1976 * EMU Command Officers of Michigan (C more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSMon) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Mia Cusenza, a first-year student at Eastern Michigan University pursuing a degree in cybersecurity, was recently surprised with a $10,000 scholarship from the Gen.G Foundation to help subsidize her tuition at Eastern Michigan University. Gen.G is a global esports organization connecting the best gamers in the United States and Asia. Last year, Gen.G and Eastern Michigan University announced a firs more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The Grand Valley community, which united 20 years ago to heal from the tragic events of September 11, 2001, united again on the 20th anniversary of that fateful day to commemorate those who died and honor the first responders and veterans who sacrificed in response. For faculty and staff, the day's unimaginable events and the nation's response, still reverberate decades later. For Grand Valley s more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: In the second cycle of COVID-related enrollment figures, Grand Valley State University made notable gains, despite the challenges. For first-time college students, the university saw a slight increase in the total (3,894), but more significantly, within that group, Grand Valley attracted a more diverse student body. Among first-year students, the number of African American/Black students is up 80 more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2021: Akhil Reed Amar, one of the leading legal scholars in the nation, visited Grand Valley's Pew Campus September 15 as the keynote speaker of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies' Constitution Day program. A native of Ann Arbor, Amar graduated from Yale Law School in 1984, clerked for Judge Stephen Breyer before Breyer's appointment to the Supreme Court, and is currently  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2021: Henry Ford Health, MSU advance health care, unveil new brand Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University today unveiled the new unified brand of their partnership, Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences, celebrating eight months of rapid progress in advancing initiatives to improve health care in Michigan and beyond. Launched in January 2021 wit more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSOps) -- Hope College issued the following news: Dr. Ernest Cole of the Hope College English faculty will present the lecture "Negotiating the In-Between: Colonial Education, Spatial Geographies, and the Postcolonial Body in Transition" on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. in the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium of the Martha Miller Center for Global Communication. The public is invited. Admission is free. The presentation is the first in the college's new Arts and Humanit more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSMon) -- Hope College issued the following news: A new multidisciplinary global health program at Hope College is building on extensive experience to help students prepare to meet an enduring and universal need. The program, which started this fall, involves 12 academic departments in the natural and applied sciences, humanities and social sciences, and emphasizes applied learning and impact through classroom instruction and collaborative faculty-student research more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Ford School PhD Student Jane Furey Wins AERA Award for Excellence in Education Research Jane Furey, a joint PhD student in public policy and sociology at the Ford School of Public Policy, was recently awarded the Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award for an outstanding article from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Furey and her co-authors, Julie more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSAwa) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: * * * Lawrence Technological University Wins National Engineering Education Award A capstone thesis project team from Lawrence Technological University was one of only eight national winners of the Engineering Education Award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. LTU was the only Michigan university to win one of the awards. The pr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 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. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in urging Congress to respond to the climate crisis and advance environmental justice by funding critical programs in budget reconciliation legislation. In a letter to Democratic Congressional leaders, the coalition calls on Congress to pass infrastructure legislation and to allocate funding in the upcomin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to Texas' new unconstitutional ban on abortions. The brief specifically supports DOJ's motion for a preliminary injunction of the law, which went into effect earlier this month. "My sentiments on this issue have never more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Intervention by Attorney General Dana Nessel in a rate case before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) resulted in a settlement roughly 40% lower than the requested rate increase submitted by Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (MGUC). The agreement also includes important assistance programs that will benefit consumers. The MPSC approved the $9.25 million settlement last week, $6 m more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will provide testimony this morning before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee in support of House Bills 4798 and 4974. The bills help remedy obstacles created in March when the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a decision in People of the State of Michigan v. Ricky Dale Jack. The ruling holds that a prosecutor must provide the addresses and telephone  more PR

LINCOLN PARK, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spent part of the afternoon with Michigan Education Association (MEA) President Paula Herbart and National Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle at Raupp Elementary School to learn about Lincoln Park Public Schools' (LPPS) Resilient Schools Project. The program is a shining example of restorative justice programs that reinforce equitab more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Well folks, the primary season for Michigan Republicans is afoot. Here's what you missed this week in the race for governor. Congratulations are in order for James Craig on completing what has to be his third rollout in as many months at this point. But this particular reboot tour should've stayed in the drafts. MDP has extensively highlighted what a disaster this week was for the Detroit Dodger, bu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: As Republican James Craig is attempting to reboot his previously announced gubernatorial campaign after a months-long clunky rollout, the Michigan Democratic Party is releasing a new video to remind Michiganders that they are no closer to uncovering where he stands on the issues. The video, titled "Detroit Dodger," documents the lengths Craig has gone through to dodge basic questio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Wednesday marked the second straight day of what has been a disastrous campaign reboot tour for Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig so far. However, after being part of this race for months, and now that even he considers himself an official candidate, the Detroit Dodger was far past due to answer questions during an event his campaign explicitly billed as a "press conference" yesterday i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This month, Texas became the center of the anti-choice crusade after drastic legislation banning abortions of pregnancies past 6 weeks in all instances -- including rape and incest -- was allowed to go into effect. As the enactment of Texas' law spurs state legislators across the country to ram similar bills through their chambers, naturally Michiganders' eyes are pointing to the now 12 candidates c more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After an abysmal campaign reboot yesterday, James Craig stooped to a new low as he tried to distract from his disastrous day. After continuing to dodge basic questions about the integrity of the 2020 election and saying that infrastructure was not one of his priorities, Craig resorted to a baseless attack on Governor Whitmer and law enforcement to change the subject. James Craig and his campaign kno more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Since before he officially entered the Republican gubernatorial primary on July 21st, James Craig has been teasing a listening tour that "apparently never materialized" with no dates, times, locations, or proof to ever surface on it. And as part of the third and final day of his disastrous campaign reboot tour, he has four Upper Peninsula stops on the schedule including a press con more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The stumbles just keep coming for Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig. First he fled his own campaign kickoff venue for a more private location on the rooftop of a building in a gated complex. Then, after weeks of avoiding opportunities to disclose how he would tackle improving Michigan's infrastructure, Craig said during a press conference that making key investments in our roads and  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Back in June, and before he launched a campaign rife with influence from political consultants, party insiders, and special interests, Detroit Dodger James Craig was quite frank about how he knew he'd be expected to answer tough questions on abortion while running for governor, saying: "I've got to be tight on every issue. Whether it's critical race theory, pro-life. Everything. Things I haven't real more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Gongwer's Zach Gorchow aptly pointed out yesterday morning, "there's a new contender for the crown" of "messiest gubernatorial campaign announcement event." It's fitting that the crown goes to none other than Republican James Craig, the candidate MIGOP insiders are determined to coronate in this crowded and divisive primary for governor. All the rigged goodwill Michigan Republican insiders have t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 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 FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Support SUBJECT: Promoting the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program As Michigan students return to school for a new year, access to affordable and reliable internet access is vital more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Neighborhood Park in Pontiac is being redeveloped into a state-of-the-art park for people of all ages to enjoy and honor a local icon, Mattie McKinney Hatchett. This effort will be made possible through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Pontiac Community Foundation announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: Williamston will soon complete its renovation of Volunteers Community Park with a new picnic shelter, seating, and walkway that will be made possible through a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Williamston Area Beautification Fund, and Friends of Williamston Parks announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that Walbro, a global leader in engine management and fuel systems, is expanding in Cass City with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to result in a total capital investment of $11.4 million and create up to 40 advanced manufacturing jobs with t more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer was joined by state, local and university officials at Kettering University's GM Mobility Research Center in Flint today to announce the first round of Michigan Mobility Funding Platform grants. Five mobility companies - MUVE, Airspace Link, KUHMUTE, GreenRoute and Michigan Flyer - received more than $444,000 in funding to deploy mobility pilots in Michi more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today joined Ford leadership, Director of UAW Region 1A Laura Dickerson, and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman Dan Kildee at Ford's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, to announce that Ford's electric vehicle facility is complete, and the first F-150 Lightning pre-production trucks are leaving the factory for real-world testing. Ford more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags to be lowered to half-staff throughout the state of Michigan on Saturday, September 18 to honor the lives of firefighters who have died in the line of duty in 2020 and 2021, including those who have died of COVID-19. The flag honors will coincide with the Michigan Fireman's Memorial Festival. "Michigan's firefighters courageously put their li more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after the release of Michigan's August unemployment numbers. The state's unemployment last month was down to 4.7%, below the national average and the lowest level since March 2020. "Michigan's economy is headed in the right direction, but we know we still have more to do to get Michiganders back to work. Our unemployment rate is belo more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 15 (TNSRes) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II got a first-hand look at the latest advanced technologies in bridge construction Friday during a visit to the Nabil F. Grace Center for Innovative Materials Research (CIMR) at Lawrence Technological University. The visit focused on LTU's research into using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strands in concrete highway bridges instead of stee more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: The Michigan Public Service Commission today released a summary report on its efforts to implement the recommendations contained in its 2019 Statewide Energy Assessment, which launched a major effort to pursue ways to make the state's energy systems more secure, reliable, and resilient. In 2019, after a statewide energy emergency threatened the state's natural gas supply  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: Natural gas customers in Michigan may be considering contracting with an alternative gas supplier (AGS) as the home heating season nears. The Michigan Public Service Commission wants people to know that shopping around could potentially save you money, but customers should fully understand contract terms and consumer protections. The MPSC urges residents and businesses considering an altern more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2021: Ongoing studies by a researcher and journalism educator at Michigan State University reveal that public support and perception of the Black Lives Matter movement is affected by the way reporters cover BLM protests. While journalists are key to U.S. democracy, Assistant Professor of Journalism Rachel Mourao said they also shape attitudes toward Black civil rights protests based on more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2021: * * * Each year, the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards grants to "early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education." The following story is part of a series highlighting Michigan State University's recipients of NSF's 2021 CAREER grant awards. This Spartan researcher is  more PR

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today it will donate $5,000 to the Izzo Legacy Foundation in Lansing, Michigan, on behalf of WLNS-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Lansing, Michigan, and the surrounding area. Created and developed by the family of legendary Michigan State University college basketball coach Tom Izzo, inclu more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: Ohio EPA's third public outreach module on the Maumee Watershed Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project is now available. The module highlights the ongoing nutrient reduction activities and research in the watershed. The public is encouraged to watch the latest video and review the associated web page documents related to the Maumee Watershed Nutrient TMDL process. more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Twenty years ago, President Philomena V. Mantella worked on the 55th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower just months before the tragic events of September 11, 2001. "I think about the people who were lost, I think about the impact (the day) had more broadly, said Mantella, remembering some of her former colleagues who were in the WTC office that day. "I think our responsibility now is more PR

COMMERCE, Texas, Sept. 18 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2021: A&M-Commerce Professor Carlos Bertulani is co-leading a new physics research project. The project is lead by principal investigator Tapia Takaki from the University of Kansas. Bertulani is a co-principal investigator alongside Jean Delayen of Old Dominion University, Christine Aidala from the University of Michigan, and Abhay Deshpande of Stony Brook University. Acceleratin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSPar) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * U-M Concussion Center teams with Detroit schools to develop student-athlete concussion toolkit The University of Michigan Concussion Center and Detroit Public Schools Community District have partnered to develop a concussion toolkit to improve concussion prevention, identification and care for student-athletes. The toolkit addresses gaps in concussion education, lists available resou more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 15 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: Any way you look at it, it's been a stunning couple of months for UM-Dearborn researchers. In terms of sheer grant dollars awarded, the total now stands at more than $4 million for the first two months of this fiscal year. For some context, that's already more than half of last fiscal year's grand total. Moreover, none of the big awards so far have come from industry, typically the l more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: Tomorrow's wildfire fighters and other first responders may tag-team with robotic assistants that can hike through wilderness areas and disaster zones, thanks to a University of Michigan research project funded by a new $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. A key goal of the three-year project is to enable robots to navigate in real time, without the need f more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: * * * The new approach could reduce CO2 emissions and enable farmers to produce ammonia on-site from air and water * * * Producing the fertilizer that helps feed Earth's 7.8 billion people comes with an environmental cost--one that University of Michigan engineers are hoping to lessen with a new strategy that favors sunlight over fossil fuels. The National Science Founda more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A large percentage of Michigan workers continued to report to work despite the state's stay-home order and a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases among working adults in Michigan were in the health care and social assistance industries, according to a new University of Michigan survey. "Our survey indicates that moving forward, we need to standardize the collection of industry and occupa more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Six of the 11 Michigan cities that have come under state emergency management since 1990 also saw changes to their municipal drinking water systems, the most common being rate increases, water shutoffs for nonpayment and the privatization of water services or infrastructure. That's one of the findings of a new study that used Michigan cases to assess the predictability and rationality of mun more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: An international group of scientists, including University of Michigan astronomers, has mapped the chemical composition of protoplanetary disks surrounding five nearby young stars--an effort that will allow the astronomers to search the disks for planet formation in real time. The survey provides the most detailed pictures of planet-forming gases to date, which will help scientists understan more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * High-efficiency but fragile molecules for converting light to electricity thrive with a little protection. * * * A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University of Michigan has shown. It may pave the way for windows that also provide solar power. "Solar energy is about the cheapest form of e more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: When Amy Wolf and Bob Howe with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay bring new research partners or students out to the restored Cat Island chain in lower Green Bay on Lake Michigan, their reactions are memorable. "To see people's expressions when they enter the midst of thousands of loud, often smelly and sometimes defecating birds is pretty amazing and gratifying," said Wolf,  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSGra) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In a key step toward improving the feasibility of reusing wastewater as drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency has granted University of Michigan researchers $1.2 million to study how well current treatment methods remove viruses from wastewater. The team believes that existing techniques may already be effective at removing pathogens, potentially reducing the complexity of upgr more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSPar) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * Wayne State University, faculty reach agreement on new three-year contract Wayne State University and the Wayne State Chapter of the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT Local 6075) has reached an agreement on a new three-year contract in what negotiators from both sides of the table have said was a respectful and professional negotiation, despite  more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 18 (TNSGra) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University is leading efforts at multiple universities to better understand the composition of ancient rocks, specifically dolomite. Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek, associate professor of geological and environmental sciences, and his collaborators at the University of Michigan and Grand Valley State University have been awarded a three-year, $420,830 grant from the U.S. National Science Fo more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 18 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: When it comes to goals, Tracey Joubert sets the bar high. "My biggest thing in life is to be able to have a positive impact and make a difference in society," she says. The skills Joubert is learning in Western Michigan University's master's program in orientation and mobility for children make her well-positioned to do just that. Vision impairment is the most prevalent disability in her home coun more PR