CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 (TNSEve) -- California University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: California University of Pennsylvania will present "Ask an Expert: Climate Change and Climate Activism" at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 in Duda Hall 103. The presentation will be live via Zoom at calu.zoom.us/j/91328522157. Dr. Carol Bocetti, a professor of biology at Cal U and endangered species specialist who investigates climate change impacts on populations, will moderate a discussion featurin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: African Americans represent 12% of the U.S. population, but carried 41% of all menthol-smoking-related premature deaths in the United States between 1980 and 2018, according to a new study researchers believe is the first to quantify the impact menthol cigarettes have had in Black communities across the country. "It is well known that tobacco companies, in the 1960s and '70s, targeted menthol more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * Recognizing an 'unstoppable force' in research and outreach On Oct. 13, Michigan State University's Artemis Spyrou was selected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a distinction recognizing researchers for significant and innovative contributions to physics. Each year, less than one-half of a percent of the APS membership earns fellowship status. Fellows are elect more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: "Obtawaing" is the Anishinaabemowin word for "at the halfway place." It was the name for the center of the Odawa village that used to stretch 16 miles along northern Lake Michigan, near the town of Harbor Springs and the hamlets Good Hart and Cross Village, says Frank Ettawageshik, currently the executive director of the United Tribes of Michigan and formerly the tribal chairman of the Little more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Oct. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: * * * MCC President Receives Community Foundation's First-Ever Impact Award The Community Foundation for Muskegon County (CFMC) presented its first-ever Impact Award to Muskegon Community College President Dale K. Nesbary on Oct. 7 during the organization's 2021 Annual Gathering inside the Frauenthal Center. The Impact Award recognizes a community leader who or an organization that has gone above and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: James Craig is in hot water after Michigan Radio acquired records showing he refused to get his certification as a law enforcement officer while serving as police chief in Detroit -- even though he told Michiganders he would complete the process when he started the role in 2013. Michigan Radio adds that "Craig faced similar controversy over state certification when he served as police chief of the Cincinnati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Yesterday, Donald Trump called for his followers to hold a rally at the Michigan State Capitol to further his Big Lie (lest we forget what happened the last time he called for a rally at a Capitol). The rally had it all - QAnon conspiracy theorists, election lies, and the same ideology that led to the violent January 6 assault. Every day Republican officials in Michigan and across the country remain sile more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced that it is ceasing all coal use at its Belle River Power Plant in St. Clair County, Michigan no later than December 2028 - at least two years earlier than the facility's previously scheduled 2030 coal use end date - enabling DTE to achieve its 50% carbon emissions reduction goal faster than planned and moving the company closer to its goal of achieving net zero car more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: DTE Energy, a leader in clean energy in Michigan, announced today that its electric vehicle (EV) charging program, Charging Forward, is now offering Michigan-based businesses advisory services for transitioning to electric fleets (eFleets). DTE developed Charging Forward eFleets, a five-year, $13.4 million program to accelerate fleet electrification in Michigan. The program is designed to support fleet more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: From the time DTE Energy announced, and then extended a shutoff moratorium in March of 2020, DTE, its employees and the DTE Energy Foundation have worked tirelessly to provide help for our customers and communities. At the start of the pandemic DTE employees performed door-to-door wellness checks and restored service for thousands of customers out of concern for public safety. DTE and the Michigan Department of Health a more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSMon) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: During its general meeting on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved plans to award approximately $52.6 million in financial aid during the 2022-23 academic year. The financial aid budget for 2022-23 reflects the University's continued emphasis on minimizing net costs for students by offering a high level of financial support. This is further evidence of E more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSEco) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents approved the University's Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan to submit Roosevelt Hall as the University's top project request for state cost participation for fiscal year 2023. This project plan represents phase two of the growth and expansion plan for the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology (GACET). The estimated cost of the project is $42.5 mil more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSMon) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University have been awarded $5.4 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue their study of climate change and variability risks in the larger Great Lakes region for the next five years. Funding for the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, known as GLISA, will be granted through the fede more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: At the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit, Forbes announced from the stage the STOP Award: a new $1 million prize open to education innovators, providers and entrepreneurs who continued to support underserved families during COVID-19 and who seek to expand their work in the coming year. Administered by the Center for Education Reform, the STOP Award is a $1 million prize to an individual or group who are providing an  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will join the National Academy of Public Administration's 2021 Class of Academy Fellows--a group of 39 leaders in the field of public administration dedicated to improving the performance of our public institutions. As an Academy Fellow, Dean Barr will be involved in some of the most impor more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSGra) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A Grand Valley geologist is part of a multi-institutional project to study a mineral that is difficult to research yet could hold clues to the earliest conditions of Earth. Ian Winkelstern, affiliate professor of geology, will join colleagues from Western Michigan University and the University of Michigan on the three-year project funded by a $420,830 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundatio more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSPar) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * Grand Valley State University Police Academy Cadets Receive Mediation, Conflict Resolution Training A unique partnership between the Grand Valley State University Police Academy and the nonprofit Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan is providing cadets with additional training beyond the state requirements in effective communication skills with the public. With law enforcement agenci more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Enrollment in a unique, accelerated degree completion program for adult learners offered by Grand Valley rose 72 percent over last year. LEADS was announced in February 2020 by President Philomena V. Mantella, who was joined at the event by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The flexible and customizable degree program allows students to shape their bachelor's degree and earn a certificate in a high-demand ar more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: President Philomena V. Mantella called on colleges and universities to provide better support for veterans who enroll in classes and degree programs after leaving the military, saying higher education must recognize the value and skills this student population adds to a campus. Mantella wrote an op-ed, "Education must do more for our veterans," published October 12 in the Evolllution, a publicatio more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Its name means "middle place" or "middle ground," but the newly designated Obtawaing Biosphere Reserve places Central Michigan University on an elite list of international sites dedicated to the study of sustainable development. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, formally established the reserve in Northern Michigan in September after three years of review a more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As National Hispanic Heritage Month, which celebrates the culture and contributions of Latinos in the U.S., comes to a close, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan highlights key data from its research that relates to Latinos living in Michigan. 33% The percentage of Latinos in Detroit who would feel more safe with an increased police presence in their neighborhood, according to a  more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSEco) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Lawrence Technological University and a group of industry partners are launching a Construction Safety Research Center to make construction workplaces safer across Michigan and the nation. The need for the center is obvious, said center director Ahmed Al-Bayati: 1,061 construction workers were killed in 2019, the largest total since 2007, and more than 200,000 more workers suffered in more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is issuing this warning to residents in Benton Harbor and the surrounding areas to be on the look-out for price gouging, particularly of bottled water. With concerns growing over lead contaminated drinking water in Benton Harbor, health officials are advising residents to use bottled water for drinking, cooking, teeth brushing, and mixing baby formula.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Attorney General Dana Nessel today will join with the Detroit Pistons and Detroit's Project Clean Slate to help 75 city residents expunge their criminal records. The Pistons will host the Department of Attorney General and Project Clean Slate in Heritage Hall at Little Ceasar's Arena this evening from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for an expungement event where residents of Detroit that  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is officially launching the Department of Attorney General Restorative Practices Initiative, reaffirming her commitment to equity in the classroom. This initiative continues the Attorney General's efforts with the National Education Association (NEA) and the Michigan Education Association (MEA). In addition to launching the initiative, the week was marked more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: A couple who advertised and took in deposits on an upscale camping experience that was never actually built pleaded no contest and will refund customers as part of their sentencing, Michigan Attorney General announced today. Last December, Bradley Carlson, 61, and Sandra Carlson, 58, were charged with five counts of larceny by conversion between $1,000 and $20,000 related to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: This morning, the Michigan Democratic Party filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the City of Detroit's Law Department to uncover whether former Chief of Police James Craig was acting illegally during his tenure as chief of police and conducting law enforcement activities without the certification to do so. The full text of the request can be viewed here. Those that have no more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Here's what happened this week in the Republican primary for governor. After countless accusations all summer of MIGOP political insiders putting their thumbs on the scale for James Craig, the party unabashedly added another proof point to the evidence board. Even though all candidates that showed up to Mackinac Island were granted a speaking slot during the Republican conference held there two weeken more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Welcome back to another riveting week of the crowded gubernatorial race in Michigan, or as National Journal put it, "one of the most unsettled on the 2022 map of governor races." Here's the highlights: Michigan Republicans continue to bend over backwards in their attempts to keep multiple 2020 conspiracy theories on the front burner at once. This week, candidates Ryan Kelley and Garrett Soldan more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get to the finish line on passing the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, the GOP has spent nearly nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the people they were elected to serve. In Michigan, Representatives Bergman, Huizenga, McClain, Meijer, Moolenar, Upton, and Walberg have made it clear more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 15, 2021: * * * As the fourth round of extended Child Tax Credit checks hit the bank accounts of thousands of parents across Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes issued the following statement: "For the past nine months, Republicans have proved they have no interest in serving their constituents. When they had the opportunity to work with Democrats in the darkest days of the p more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Extremists will descend on the State Capitol grounds to demand a "forensic audit." This is the latest chapter of a lengthy crusade to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 general election - an issue that has remained the singular focus of the Republican party since last November. The 12 gubernatorial candidates that currently make up the crowded Republican primary field have all  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Whitmer recently signed a $70 billion budget that features $229M meant to aid local municipalities with much-needed road and environmental infrastructural improvements pertaining to repair or full replacement of bridges, future extreme weather preparation, and replacement of lead water lines. Last week, she joined President Biden to emphasize how the Infrastructure Investment more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan law enforcement leaders are calling out Republican gubernatorial candidate James Craig following reports from both Michigan Radio and Detroit Free Press that he was "not a licensed law enforcement officer in the State of Michigan during his tenure as Detroit police chief" despite promising Michiganders he would get his certification in 2013. Marquette County Sheriff Greg Zyburt, MCOLES Board more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, investigative media outlet, The Intercept, published a scathing report detailing how extreme rightwing special interests, all with ties to the DeVos network are trying to undermine the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC). Intercept reporter Akela Lacy writes in part: ...Fair Maps launched this year with the stated goals to "participate in every  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, the Michigan Democratic Party filed a Freedom of Information Act request to determine whether uncertified Chief of Police James Craig was acting illegally during his tenure as chief of police and conducting law enforcement activities without the certification to do so. Those that have not completed their Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards are not authorized to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: President Biden's Build Back Better agenda continues to deliver for families and communities across Michigan -- and after the President's visit on Tuesday, Michiganders are seeing for themselves how Democrats' American Rescue Plan (ARP) is investing billions of dollars into local economies in every corner of the state as Governor Gretchen Whitmer allocates funds to where we need it most. From Detroit t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to public records, Republican candidate for governor James Craig was never a licensed officer for the entirety of his chief tenures at both the Detroit and Cincinnati Police Departments - spanning the final decade of his law enforcement career. Speaking with Detroit Free Press upon his return to DPD in 2013, a DPD spokesperson said "Chief Craig voluntarily intends on completing the process more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2021: The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has changed requirements of the Michigan State Trade Expansion Program (MI-STEP), removing reimbursement limits on activity categories that will now give companies more flexibility in growing their sales in international markets. "The removal of the reimbursement  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce two business expansion projects expected to create 424 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $23 million in the Flint region have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "These investments will create hundreds of promising jobs for Genesee County  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce four projects that will bring growth and much-needed housing to three communities around Michigan that received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are expected to generate a total capital investment of $2.3 million, bringing new vitality and economic ac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) to announce funding for four projects that will address climate, energy, and mobility challenges in the Great Lakes region through innovative maritime solutions. Michigan Technological University's Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC), DockTech,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Building on her MI Safe Communities plan to reduce violent crime, Governor Whitmer today announced that police agencies across the state of Michigan will receive additional funding to boost public safety initiatives. The Michigan State Police (MSP) was awarded a $182,328 grant to support de-escalation training through the United States Department of Justice's (DOJ) Community Policing Development  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce two business expansion projects expected to create 424 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $23 million in the Flint region have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "These investments will create hundreds of promising jobs for Genesee County resi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce four projects that will bring growth and much-needed housing to three communities around Michigan that received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are expected to generate a total capital investment of $2.3 million, bringing new vitality and economic activit more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today awarded more than $14 million in grants under the umbrella of the MI Clean Water plan to help 28 Michigan cities, villages and townships better ensure safe, clean tap water for residents. "By making critical investments in our water infrastructure, we can create thousands of good-paying jobs and protect access to safe drinking water and drive down more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Alan M. Curtis to the Alpena County Probate Court. "I am proud to appoint Alan to the bench in Alpena County," said Governor Whitmer. "His experience as both a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney will help him serve the community effectively. The people of Alpena County will benefit from his wealth of experience and credentials." Alan  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer today issued the following statement on the Michigan-Canada border reopening for vaccinated travelers beginning next month. "The relationship between Michigan and Canada is one built on trade, travel, and friendship. I am grateful to the government of Canada and our federal partners for coming together to reopen the Michigan-Canada border. "I look more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed EO 2021-14 to establish the Health and Aging Services Administration within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The newly-established agency will provide more coordinated services to Michigan's growing aging population by combining the former MDHHS Aging and Adult Services Agency and Medical Services Administration  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed an executive directive aimed at ensuring access to safe drinking water for Benton Harbor and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II visited the community, meeting with residents and community leaders. The directive implements an all-hands-on-deck, whole-of-government approach to move forward with urgency and ensure that every parent can giv more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Governor Whitmer today visited Mastronardi Produce in Coldwater and Keefer Hotel in Hillsdale, highlighting her MI New Economy plan to grow the middle class, support small businesses and invest in our communities. The governor was joined by MDARD Director Gary McDowell in Coldwater. "From agriculture to tourism, today's visits in Branch and Hillsdale Counties highlighted the str more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- 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 Nonpublic School Administrators FROM: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 Systems and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Public Comment Period for Revision of Michigan's State Determined Levels of Performance for Core Performance Indicators 2S1-Academic Proficie more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Oct. 14, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent, Division of Finance and Operations Dr. Scott Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent, P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Pupil Membership Requirements for Fifth Year Early Middle College Students The Mic more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Oct. 14, 2021: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Division of Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Update - Timelines, Funding for American Rescue Plan (ARP) and Section 11t Equalization - MEMO #COVID-19-208 The Michigan legislature passed, and Governor Gretchen Whit more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission has released a status report on the second year of its MI Power Grid initiative the Commission launched in 2019 in partnership with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to help guide Michigan residents and businesses through fast-paced changes in the energy industry and better enable a transition to clean, distributed sources of electricity. MI Power Grid (Case No. U- more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: A study requested by the Michigan Public Service Commission and published by ITC Michigan, which operates electric transmission lines serving most of the Lower Peninsula, outlines locations where new sources of power generation could be built and interconnected with high-voltage transmission lines without the need for costly system upgrades. The MPSC asked ITC Michigan conduct the hosting ca more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Oct. 14, 2021: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institute of Health, awarded Yijie Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, and her team a five-year, $2,108,204 grant to investigate adolescents' experiences of multiple forms of discrimination and its implication for substance use. "Discrimination is more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSGra) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: For Michigan State University researchers Assaf Gilad and Wolfgang Banzhaf, their chemistry transcends the boundaries of science. The duo is developing molecules inspired by nature to help medical diagnostics such as MRI scans keep pace with emerging therapies that can treat diseases more precisely while improving patient safety. Their innovative approach, which has earned them a $ more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Oct. 12, 2021: Advancements in artificial intelligence, automation and machine learning are changing the landscape of health care as we know it. That means bridging the gap between technological innovation and medicine has never been more important. A paper recently published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics by Furqan Irfan, assistant professor and director of research developm more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2021: Liver disease isn't talked about as much as heart disease, diabetes and other common chronic illnesses. But "silent" conditions like nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis commonly affect those with type 2 diabetes and obesity, causing a rising burden in the U.S. and around the world. Kim Pfotenhauer, director of clerkship curriculum in the MSU College of more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2021: Wealthy people are the cause of a huge amount of global warming but are also the ones with the most ability -- and responsibility -- to fight climate change, MSU sociology's Tom Dietz and others have reported in a new paper for the journal Nature Energy. "The global affluent, the richest 10%, the richest 1%, are responsible for most of the pollution that is changing the climate and more PR

MONROE, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSAwa) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Earlier this week, Monroe County Community College won one Gold, two Silver and four Bronze Medallion Awards for outstanding achievement in community college marketing communications from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. NCMPR is the only organization of its kind that exclusively represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colle more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Oct. 16 (TNSGra) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: In October, Muskegon Community College will distribute an additional $2,615,150 to 3,695 qualified students through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). Similar to the CARES Act, MCC received additional HEERF grant funds under these two subsequent Acts with a portion of this fundi more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSOps) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Registration is now open for Winter 2022 classes at Grand Rapids Community College, with opportunities to schedule around home and work responsibilities and connect with support services to help along the way. About 50 percent of GRCC's nearly 2,000 available courses are being offered in person, in Grand Rapids and with availability at new GRCC Lakeshore Campus in Holland Township. Fall 2021 s more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSEve) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Lori Blaker, recently retired president/CEO of the Bloomfield Hills-based TTi Global and a longtime advocate of gender equality and women's empowerment in the workplace, will serve as the 2021 Executive in Residence for Northern Michigan University's College of Business Oct. 18-21. In addition to class presentations and meetings with student and faculty groups, she will deliver a free public present more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Actor William Shatner's emotional reaction to his brief ride into space on October 13, 2021, was a fascinating unfiltered response that gives new insight into how experiencing space affects humans, a Grand Valley anthropologist said. And his references to the life on the blue of Earth along with the black of space, pondering if the latter was death, had religious overtones even if he didn't talk s more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 15 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on Governor Eric Holcomb to put down his extreme partisanship on COVID-19 and do his job to get Hoosiers vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of the 2021 holiday season. According to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), Indiana's vaccination rate is dead last  more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Oct. 9 (TNSOps) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The investment markets might make sense in the long term, but from day to day they can look pretty crazy. After all, somebody paid $10,000 for a Cheeto on eBay that resembled Arnold Schwarzenegger. Somebody else paid $69 million for an NFT--a non-fungible token, a form of online art--which anyone can access and reproduce. The almost $70 million buys only the cryptoasset that attests th more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2021: UM-Dearborn faculty noticed that talented students who struggled in introductory science and math courses -- like Calculus I or General Chemistry -- were less likely to go beyond the first year of college than those who did well. Looking into that a little more, they discovered these students studying to go into a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STE more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: Richa Chachra traveled more than 10,000 miles to UM-Dearborn, choosing the campus over others across the U.S. based on professor research expertise and strong connections with industry. But what Chachra, a graduate student from India, didn't know is that there's a strong support system in place to make sure she gets the most out of her time as a Michigan Wolverine. "I want to contri more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: While most eligible families received the first two monthly Child Tax Credit payments and used the money to cover the costs of essential household expenses, a new survey indicates that more than 1 in 10 CTC-eligible families have not received the credit and were either uncertain about how to claim it or did not know why they did not receive it. In March, Congress expanded the Child Tax Credit more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Counties that banned in-person religious gatherings and those with a greater number of hospitals per capita were associated with a decreased case-fatality rate of COVID-19 during the pandemic's first wave, according to a new University of Michigan study. On the other hand, counties with high prevalence of asthma and a greater concentration of people over 65 were linked to higher fatality rate more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Emergency federal dollars given to the unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered health care spending as jobless rates skyrocketed, a new University of Michigan study found. But the negative consequences of unemployment and moderating effects of federal income support were greatest in states that did not adopt Medicaid expansion. The study, published in the current issue of Health Ser more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Modern snakes evolved from ancestors that lived side by side with the dinosaurs and that likely fed mainly on insects and lizards. Then a miles-wide asteroid wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters of the planet's plant and animal species 66 million years ago, setting the stage for the spectacular diversification of mammals and birds that followed in the early Cenozoic E more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: It's long been known that meditative mindful breathing helps with various health conditions, including pain. To that end, researchers at the University of Michigan compared two types of meditative breathing-traditional mindful breathing and virtual reality, 3D-guided mindful breathing-to reduce pain. They found that each lessened pain by modulating the somatosensory cortex, a region of the br more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Self-healing phenomenon could reduce defects that rendered quasicrystals impractical * * * A class of materials that once looked as if it might revolutionize everything from solar cells to frying pans--but fell out of favor in the early 2000s--could be poised for commercial resurrection, findings from a University of Michigan-led research team suggest. Published in Nature Communicati more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When leaders actively practice compassion toward themselves, it benefits both them and their employees. That doubly rewarding finding comes in a new study co-authored by Sue Ashford, a professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. "We tend to think of leadership as a universally good thing, so we don't fully account for the hardships of lead more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2021: The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters of the planet's plant and animal species. But some creatures survived, including certain rat-sized mammals that would later diversify into the more than 6,000 mammal species that exist today, including humans. Why did those mammals persist while others more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Michigan's most populous county has recovered most of its employment losses from the start of the pandemic, though the economic comeback varies widely among the kinds of jobs and between some of its more affluent suburbs and the city of Detroit, according to a University of Michigan study. Wayne County is expected to nearly recover its pre-pandemic payroll jobs count by the end of 2023, somew more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Oct. 12 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University recognizes the resilience and historical contributions of Native Americans to the institution, region and country on Indigenous Peoples Day. Initially recognized in Michigan in 2019, President Joe Biden became the first president to issue a proclamation designating Oct. 11, 2021, a day to honor the nation's vibrant and diverse Indigenous heritage. "The contributions that  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 14 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on the economic impacts of a proposed permanent rule relating to whitefish commercial harvest in Lake Michigan (including Green Bay), and electronic harvest reporting for all Lake Michigan and Lake Superior commercial fishers. Comments will be accepted until Nov. 11. This rule revises the total allowable c more PR