ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy has been selected to serve on a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that will help guide federal judges on questions of science, technology, and medicine in litigation. The committee will develop a fourth edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, working in collaborati more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: The Michigan Public Service Commission today announced that it has named MPSC employee Shatina Jones as its first-ever Equity and Inclusion Officer. Jones has worked for the MPSC since 2008, holding positions as senior energy analyst in the Electric Reliability Division and senior telecommunications analyst in the Telecommunications Division. Jones was chair of the MP more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2022: President Joe Biden has appointed Michigan State University economist Saweda Liverpool-Tasie to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. BIFAD advises the United States Agency for International Development on agriculture and higher education issues pertinent to food insecurity. Along with other BIFAD board members, Liverpool-Tasie will play a key role in shapin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Provost Susan M. Collins, former Ford School dean, has been named president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She also will participate in national monetary policymaking on the Federal Open Market Committee when she begins her new role July 1. Collins has served as the University of Michigan's provost since January 2020 and had announced earlier that she wo more PR

ALMA, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Alma College issued the following news: Scott Wills has been named vice president for advancement at Alma College. His appointment is effective Feb. 21. Wills currently serves as Assistant Vice President of University Advancement at Ohio Northern University. "Scott brings an energy and enthusiasm level to Alma along with an extensive track record in the operational, tactical and strategic aspects of institutional advancement, and the skills to match," said Al more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Three Muskegon Community College students, Jane Hoppe and Robert DeRose in graphic design/illustration, and Benjamin Skujins in creative non-fiction, have earned statewide awards in the 2022 Liberal Arts Network for Development (LAND) annual competition. They will honored at an online awards ceremony on Friday, Feb. 18, during Michigan's 37th Annual Liberal Arts Network for Development  more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: Lee Ann Frame, a longtime Muskegon Community College art faculty member, has received a $5,000 cash prize as one of two 2021 winners in the prestigious Ray and Nancy Loeschner Art Competition sponsored by the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. The award recipients were announced on Feb. 8. Frame won in the two-dimension category for her work titled "Spring." Grand Rapids-based p more PR

ALMA, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Alma College issued the following news: Winners of the Excellence in Inclusion Awards at Alma College are champions of doing the work to create an inclusive, safe, and just community. Stephany Slaughter, Phillip Andre, Lauryn Bishop and the Kappa Iota sorority were the recipients of the first-annual awards, which were given out during the Unity Celebration at the end of Martin Luther King Jr. week, Jan. 21. According to Damon Brown, vice president for studen more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2022: Lakers share their thoughts on Black History Month. * * * Reginald Blockett, assistant professor of educational leadership and counseling In your view, how does Black History Month build community among Blacks and African Americans? Pausing to celebrate the commitments and accomplishments of Black Americans builds community by allowing us to be seen as contributors to our societ more PR

SAN MARCOS, California, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- California State University's San Marcos Campus issued the following news: As a means of boosting the retention rate of student veterans, Cal State San Marcos has joined a nationwide peer support program that has helped thousands of student veterans across the country. CSUSM has become one of 49 partner campuses of Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE), which connects incoming student veterans with those already on campus to help them navigate co more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- Calvin University issued the following news: This spring, Calvin's Center for Social Research (CSR) will become its own legal entity independent of Calvin University. The move positions CSR to serve a broader range of clients and grow in ways it couldn't as part of the institution. "For a very long time, CSR has been one of the university's most entrepreneurial and creative organizations. It has been a hub of intellectual ferment, community partnershi more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: By Melissa Thrasher Common Ground Educational Foundation (CGEF) and Eastern Michigan University's Professional Program and Training will host the first African Americans in Unions Leadership Conference Thursday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 27. The four-day conference is designed for union or non-union workers and leaders from various industries to help build community, explore new i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In case you missed it, on Friday, nearly every single House Republican voted against legislation that would lower costs for families, bring manufacturing jobs home, and make the United States more competitive with China. The America COMPETES Act would continue the economic momentum built by President Biden and Democrats over the last year - including the greatest 12 months of job creation in our history - more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today reported 2021 earnings for the year of $907 million, or $4.67 per diluted share, compared with $1.4 billion, or $7.08 per diluted share in 2020. 2021 operating earnings for the year were $1.2 billion, or $5.99 per diluted share, compared with 2020 operating earnings of $1.1 billion, or $5.61 per diluted share. Operating earnings per share for the year beat the company's orig more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Melissa Thrasher "Which Super Bowl commercial did you like best?" Joseph Radding, full-time lecturer in Eastern Michigan University's Integrated Marketing Communications program, is frequently asked this question by students and friends alike the Monday following the Super Bowl due to his agency background and interest in brand effectiveness. "I developed this rating system as a tool for my stude more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Even as we find ourselves physically isolated by a pandemic, we increasingly participate in reading/listening communities that are shaped by media and cultural artifacts that narrativize and mediate our contemporary moment, creating, for better or worse, spaces of affect for us to inhabit. Consequently, in an era when the illusion of the bourgeois liberal subject as independent, self-regulating and s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) granted her request on behalf of the state of Michigan to expand the eligibility for waivers for Michigan workers who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). "Michiganders should not be penalized for doing what was right at the time they applied for federal pandemic benefits," said Governo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Who gets to define the ethics behind the use of technology in society? The discussion has become more pressing amid controversies related to misinformation, privacy, and algorithmic bias. Ben Green explores this question as editor of a special issue of the Journal of Social Computing. His article, "The Contestation of Tech Ethics: A Sociotechnical Approach to Ethics and more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSPol) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: With a predicted state surplus, Governor Whitmer is set to propose a plan that would give teachers bonuses, invest in mental health professionals, expand free preschool, and more. Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in statistics for public policy, weighed in on the current dynamic in Lansing. "It creates this temporary flexibility in the budget and the parties want to do differ more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy, director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, shares her thoughts on International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In an episode of the Michigan Minds podcast, produced by the University of Michigan Public Engagement and Impact Office and the Office of the Vice President for Research, she says that people  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Modest, steady economic growth continues in West Michigan, yet supply and personnel shortages are hindering normal business operations, according to Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business. Long's report for January showed positive numbers for employment, new orders and production, although Long called pending interest rate hikes  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Peg West Grand Valley experts working in a community-based networking effort to develop solutions for the shortage and retention of K-12 educators of color have been awarded a global fellowship to deepen their work. The Grand Valley Center for Educational Partnerships has been selected for the 2022 cohort of Steelcase Social Innovation Fellows. The cohort will address issues of equity in educat more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Feb. 12 (TNSOps) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Graci Harkema's journey to becoming the owner of Graci LLC -- her diversity, inclusion and equity consulting firm -- began in a mud hut in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Harkema shared her story during the Peter C. Cook Leadership Academy's Wheelhouse Talks speaker series on February 11 at the Loosemore Auditorium on Grand Valley's Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Harkema has faced a series of cha more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Four years ago, Donald Trump -- AKA the "master of the deal" -- unveiled the first of many long-awaited and underwhelming infrastructure plans. After campaigning on delivering an Infrastructure Week for the American people, he instead delivered what can be summed up to represent his entire presidency -- a joke. With each plan he proposed failing before it could gather steam, this is just one more remi more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Feb. 11 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), announced two grants totaling $25,000 from the American Electric Power Foundation to the Muncie Mission to support its goal to provide critical services to those who are facing homelessness. A $20,000 grant will support the Mission's role in enhancing Muncie's HUB program. A separate grant o more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: A Lawrence Technological University professor has received a two-year, $199,558 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new way of detecting tiny and potentially toxic aerosol particles in the air. Hao Jiang, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, plans to use the grant to create a "nanoparticle sizer" using lasers and nanotechnology in place of conventional lens more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 8 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: One might be surprised to learn there have been thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes over the last couple centuries, the majority of which remain undiscovered. LSU Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Corina Barbalata is working alongside University of Michigan and Michigan Technological University researchers to design motion-planning algorithms for underwater robots to gather d more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is sharing consumer protection reminders following a data breach at Morley Companies, headquartered in Saginaw, that affected more than 521,000 people. Last week, Morley Companies, which serves business clients, including certain health plans, shared news of "a data security incident that may have impacted data belonging to current employees, former empl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a Notice of Intended Action (NIA) to three Mackinaw City hotels following an investigation into business practices related to customer reservations. The investigation resulted from consumer complaints and focused on the Beach House Hotel, Crown Choice Inn & Suites, and Hamilton Inn Select Beachfront. "The complaints allege instances where consum more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a Notice of Intended Action (NIA) to three pharmacies - located in Holland, Madison Heights and Birch Run - following complaints related to an at-home COVID-19 test kit being sold for far more than it should. The concern about the related businesses arose from consumer complaints received against Value Center Pharmacy II in Madison Heights and Skip more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, as part of a multistate coalition, urged the Biden Administration to repeal a Trump-era rule drastically curtailing protections under the Clean Water Act. Under the 2020 rule, more than half of all wetlands and at least 18 percent of all streams across the United States were left without federal protections. Western states were even harder hit, with 35 p more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) Director Zaneta Adams partnered for an informational video aimed at protecting military members during tax filing season. The video, now available on the Department of Attorney General's YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaoiu2b0Jrc), highlights important reminders for veterans and active military m more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: A duty-free gas station next to the Ambassador Bridge that ignored laws meant to safeguard the air in and around Detroit lost its challenge in court, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell announced today. Ammex, Inc. sued MDARD in March 2018 to avoid following Michigan's gasoline vapor  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement following a U.S. District Court Northern District of California order that vacates a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (the Service) rule that removed gray wolves from the list of endangered species: "Michigan is proud to be home to approximately 700 gray wolves. These magnificent animals serve important roles in our Gre more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts arguing that a federal law, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), does not shield gun manufacturers and dealers from consumer laws governing the marketing and sale of firearms. "Like any other companies, gun ma more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: This afternoon, as the fifth day of a staged blockade of Ambassador Bridge continues to grind Michigan's auto industry to a halt, rob auto workers of up to $51 million in lost wages, and block $356 million of goods that typically travel daily, James Craig became the latest gubernatorial candidate to throw his support behind this major economic chokehold on Michigan and encourage it to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: The U.S. Department of Labor announced that an impressive 467,000 new jobs were added to our country's economy last month and that the economy added nearly 7 million jobs in 2021. Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration's economic and public health policies, unemployment and childhood poverty dropped significantly in the past year - further proving that President Biden is leading an e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The campaign finance fallout continues for James Craig, who violated a "pretty important conservative value" and displayed a "lack of fiscal responsibility" after he reported spending more than he raised in the final quarter of 2021. Here's how the rest of the gubernatorial pack shuffled around in the clown car this week now that "Craig is no longer the top dog." Rinke, Dixon, and Soldano Campaigned  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, it was reported that for the 2023 Michigan budget, Governor Whitmer would be proposing a multibillion dollar package for public education that includes a significant increase in the per-public grant each individual school districts receive along with pay raises for educators and school personnel. These investments extend the gains of the current year's bipartisan $17.1 billion dollar public more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, it was announced that Governor Whitmer's proposed budget for the 2023 fiscal year would include a $500 million allocation for the bipartisan created Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR), "a fund aimed at luring large development projects." Most recently, SOAR was critical in securing GM's $7 billion dollar investment to make Michigan "the 'hub' of electric vehicle development an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer has spent the week rolling out the major components of her proposed Michigan budget for 2023 - a strong display of the competent and principled leadership our working families and economy need to keep Michigan moving forward. These proposals come in sharp contrast to the complete lack of solutions and extreme agendas offered by all 13 of the Republicans currently running for governor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Infighting in the crowded, chaotic Republican gubernatorial race is already well underway as candidates in the 13-way primary are settling into the fact that they will have to go through each other in order to be on the ballot in November. This week, veteran Michigan reporter Tim Skubick dedicated an entire segment on WLAJ ABC to walking through two major proof points that the gloves more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $5 billion from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law would be made available to states as soon as August to build out a national electric vehicle charging system. Michigan will receive $16.2 million in the first year -- an incredible investment to make EVs more accessible, fight the climate crisis, and create good paying jobs  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In the Republican gubernatorial primary, not one candidate has managed to emerge from the crowded and messy field. That fact was reinforced at the end of last month when campaign finance disclosures told the story of a slate too extreme and out-of-touch to gain any support from Michiganders. They started 2022 still "stuck in the mud" with no momentum. Panelists on the most recent installment of Tim S more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Friday marks day five of the blockade on Ambassador Bridge, costing $356 million of goods that typically travel daily between the "major international gateway" connecting Detroit and Windsor. As auto manufacturers begin to cancel shifts, forcing Michiganders out of work and costing them tens of millions in lost wages, Republican gubernatorial candidates are standing against Michigan's workers and econ more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, it was reported that Governor Whitmer's proposed 2023 budget would feature a $1 billion additional allocation to aid Michigan's continued efforts to repair roads and fund other key components of the state's infrastructure. The total proposed appropriation for this critical pillar of Michigan's economy includes funds from the historic and bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Michael F. Rice, superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer's pre-K-12 budget proposes historic investments in school funding and would have a major impact on the shortage of teachers in Michigan public schools. State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice applauded the broad strokes of Whitmer's recently unveiled 2023 state budget and the budget's proposed spending on pre-K-12 education, including more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs to announce that the state's leading arts and culture agency is changing its name to the Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) effective today. "For more than 30 years, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has supported and nurtured Michigan's vibrant arts and culture-stimulating Michigan's economy,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced that the State of Michigan is expected to receive $110 million over 5 years in formula funding to support the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, made possible by passage of the federal bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration w more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement urging Canadian authorities to quickly resolve the ongoing Ambassador Bridge closure and its impacts on the Michigan's economy, including key sectors like autos, agriculture, manufacturing, and more. "My message is simple: reopen traffic on the bridge. "In Michigan, our economy continues to grow because of our hardworking people and i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer has taken action to consolidate the regulatory bodies within the State of Michigan that oversee cannabis and hemp processing, distribution, and sale to improve efficiency. These administrative changes will help the state continue growing the hemp and marijuana economy, create jobs, and invest in local communities. "Consolidating multiple government functions into the  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared on WXYZ and CNN this morning to reiterate her call on Canadian officials to take all appropriate steps to swiftly and safely reopen traffic so we can keep growing Michigan's economy, supporting good-paying jobs, and lowering costs for families. Here is a link to her full interviews on WXYZ and CNN linked here. On actions Governor Whitmer is taking to end the il more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today released her fourth executive budget recommendation, once again making strong investments in education and putting Michiganders first by putting money back in their pockets and delivering on the issues that matter most to Michigan families. State Budget Director Christopher Harkins outlined the recommendations this morning to a joint session of the  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fourth executive budget recommendation that puts Michiganders first and delivers on the issues that matter most to Michigan families. Here's what the budget has for Michigan's economy and workforce. Vision Governor Whitmer is focused on growing Michigan's economy, creating good-paying jobs, and empowering small businesses. Right now, Michigan has econo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fourth executive budget recommendation that puts Michiganders first and delivers on the issues that matter most to Michigan families. Here's what the budget has for Michigan's healthy communities. Vision Governor Whitmer wants to expand access to mental and physical health services. Her budget proposal improves access to affordable, high-quality dental more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fourth executive budget recommendation that puts Michiganders first and delivers on the issues that matter most to Michigan families. Here's what the budget has for Michigan's students and schools. Vision Governor Whitmer believes students belong in school and our school staff need more resources to help them succeed. The education budget she is propos more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer released her fourth executive budget recommendation that puts Michiganders first and delivers on the issues that matter most to Michigan families. Here's what the budget has for Michigan's safe communities. Vision As a former prosecutor, public safety is a core issue for Governor Whitmer. She wants to fund local law enforcement and first responders so families can fee more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: 2022 Education Workforce Job Fair Series In support of students having high-quality teachers, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to announce th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The office of the superintendent of the Michigan Department of Education issued the following memo on Feb. 11, 2022: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: Budget Message To Local School Districts This Wednesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer officially presented her FY 23 budget recommendation to the state legislature. In a word, the education budget is e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- 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: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: PA 436 of 2018 (MCL 380.1308b) - Emergency Operations Plan Review Public Act 436 of 2018 (MCL 380.1308b) required that by January 1, 2020, a traditional school district, intermediate school distri more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The Michigan Public Service Commission today noted progress in its efforts to address energy access and affordability issues amid the coronavirus pandemic, extending the work of the MPSC's Energy Affordability and Accessibility Collaborative for an additional two years, directing utilities to continue reporting monthly data on customer shutoffs and arrearages, and ap more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: The Michigan State University Board of Trustees today unanimously approved updates to the discipline and dismissal of tenured faculty for cause policy. The changes outline a standard timeline for handling discipline of tenured faculty and build in more transparency, clarity and consistency for violations of university policy. "This work is a culmination of months of collaboration a more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: The Michigan State University Office of K-12 Outreach in the College of Education provides a resource guide and a series of events to observe and educate students, teachers and others on Black History Month. This effort, led by Outreach Specialist Ted Ransaw, includes free access to online materials and a series of panelists with historical and contemporary roots. "Our mission as an  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 9, 2022, with animal scientist Jason Rowntree: * * * 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 many examples of MSU's research excellence and innovation. Jaso more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2022: The Center for Advancing Research Impacts in Society is pleased to announce Trina Van Schyndel, Michigan State University, Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education; and membership director, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, is a fellowship award recipient. As an ARIS Fellow, Van Schyndel will work on the project "Resources for Interdisciplinary Teams Seeking to In more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Safoi Babana-Hampton is the inaugural recipient of the Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) large-scale development grant. Presented for the first time in 2021, the $100,000 award is funded through MSU's Office of Research and Innovation in support of faculty who are engaged in large-scale arts and humanities projects. The documentary feature draws on the seminal historical wo more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: In an innovative partnership aimed at meeting crucial statewide workforce development needs, Michigan Technological University (MTU) and Northern Michigan College (NMC) have collaborated to launch a series of professional development courses this spring. The course offerings, which are aimed at survey, civil engineering and infrastructure specialists, will allow busy working professiona more PR

MONROE, Michigan, Feb. 12 (TNSPro) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College is once again offering the 12-week, 63-hour Sterile Processing Technician program, a noncredit, medical career training track that awards continuing education units upon completion. The Sterile Processing Technician course will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. beginning March 1, 2022, ending May 24, 2022. The course is a combination of in-person  more PR

MUSKEGON, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: The Muskegon Community College Lecture Series continues Thursday, Feb. 17, with "Idlewild: A Special Place for African Americans" presented by Morris Thomas, professor emeritus of Geography, Environment and Spatial Studies at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University. The online lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. To join via Zoom, visit https://muskegoncc-edu. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Autoimmune diseases can be particularly difficult to study and treat, since they're caused by a complex network of genetic and environmental factors. In a paper recently published in the Journal of Immunology, Andrea Amalfitano, Dean of MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Patrick O'Connell, a seventh-year DO/PhD student, have started putting together the clues on how one gene  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: * * * The Eileen Lappin Weiser Learning Sciences Center seeks to disrupt schooling norms in favor of methods that develop lifelong learners adept at critical thinking * * * With a $14.7 million gift, University of Michigan alumna Eileen Lappin Weiser will establish a new center at the U-M School of Education to make learning accessible to all youth. Her gift, representing th more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Feb. 12 (TNSOps) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Area middle school and high school students will soon receive a 36-page magazine featuring Career and Technical Education (CTE) academic and apprenticeship programs available locally that can lead to rewarding careers. The magazine is published by the CTE Committee comprised of Northern Michigan University, Marquette-Alger RESA, UP Construction Council and UP MIWorks. The magazine will include info more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University environmental sciences major Alexis Giesey collected and posted information about NMU's carbon emissions on the Sustainable NMU website for her senior project. She is also president of EcoReps, a student sustainability peer-to-peer education program. Giesey created a graphic that looks at how much electricity, water and fuel NMU consumes per quarter, based on recent ava more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: A team of Pillsbury lawyers led by partner Jarrod D. Murphy advised Ullico Infrastructure Fund (UIF) on the acquisition, through its portfolio company Triton Utilities, Inc., of Michigan American Water Company. Renamed as Upper Michigan Water Company upon the closing of the transaction, the company owns, operates and maintains a water production and distribution system in Michigan's upper peninsula.  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- Calvin University issued the following news: By Kayliani Powlison During his undergraduate career at Calvin, philosophy and math major Matthew Bone realized how important it was to seize opportunities both at and beyond Calvin. For Bone, his majors didn't confine him to a box; instead, he was able to explore other avenues, including Japanese and economics. Though not in his area of concentration, Bone, a 2020 grad, dedicated a portion of his senior  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Living with your romantic partner? Don't take them for granted. Rather than lavish your partner with jewelry, flowers or an expensive gift to celebrate Valentine's Day, give something that would be equally--and perhaps--even more appreciated by your significant other, especially if they tend to take on more of the household chores: a gift of gratitude. A heartfelt thank you can go a long way more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research will oversee a $38 million investment from the National Science Foundation to create a new data platform that will help researchers across the gamut of scientific disciplines access, collect, store and secure vital information. Data-intensive scientific research on human behavior and society can help improve community resilience to natur more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Michigan residents who were sick with COVID-19 in 2020 were almost twice as likely to experience disability following their illness, according to the latest report from the Michigan COVID-19 Recovery Surveillance Study. The study, which has been following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Michiganders, also showed that nearly 1 in 3 Black respondents reported a mobility disability after  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Jason Pogue, clinical professor at the College of Pharmacy: * * * The FDA will consider authorizing two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 on an emergency basis, with the possibility for a third. It's anticipated that a third dose may be needed because the antibody response with two doses in some of these youngest kids was not as robust as that seen in children in age groups where the v more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports warned of skyrocketing domestic violence. While the overall prevalence of domestic violence in Michigan didn't increase, survivors of intimate partner violence experienced new, more frequent or more severe violence during the early months of the pandemic, a University of Michigan study found. U-M researchers surveyed 1,169 Michigan wome more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In general, the challenges of being a health care provider and the risks for potential COVID-19 infection are acknowledged, but it's less clear how COVID risk mitigation strategies in hospitals impact maternity health care workers. To that end, researchers from the University of Michigan School of Nursing and the Obstetrics Initiative at Michigan Medicine asked nurses, physicians and midwives  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 12 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Identifying adults who are ambivalent about vaccines early in a pandemic and finding community leaders who can help spread reliable information within their communities could help reduce vaccine hesitancy, according to a new University of Michigan study. "These findings have important implications for public health messaging and planning. Fence-sitters are probably the people who are easiest  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: Versiti, which supplies life-saving blood for medical procedures in Michigan and four other Midwestern states, is funding Grand Rapids Community College scholarships to train the people who collect those donations. The blood supplier plans to award four Versity Phlebotomy Skills Scholarships nnually to cover tuition for GRCC's Phlebotomy Skills program. The first two scholarship more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Dr. Teena Chopra has spent her entire career caring for patients in her role as a physician at the Detroit Medical Center and nurturing up-and-coming doctors in her role as a clinical educator at Wayne State University. As the mother of a 7-year-old daughter, she knows a thing or two about childhood illnesses and delivering comfort and TLC to sick people. But two years ago, she couldn't have imagined that mo more PR