ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 8 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on April 7, 2022: By Mary Eilleen Lyon President Philomena V. Mantella has announced that Vice President for University Relations and Secretary to the Board of Trustees Matthew E. McLogan will retire in June. In her announcement to the campus, Mantella shared that Matt was the first university person she met because of his position as the board liaison during the presidential search. "I have value more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 8 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis For two decades, Cornell Mann was an assistant coach for men's basketball teams across the Midwest. The demands of the game and his career ultimately prepared him for his first head coaching position. Director of Athletics Keri Becker officially introduced Mann at a news conference on April 7 as the sixth men's basketball coach in Grand Valley history in front of an audience of more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 5 (TNSAwa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Dr. Eric Schulz, professor of management at Eastern Michigan University, has been awarded the $2,500 Darrell H. Cooper Presidential Endowment Academic Research Award. For 22 years, Schulz has worked as an educator at EMU and holds an impressive history of publications in human resources journals. Schulz specializes in compensation and benefits and recently developed his proposal, "CEO and Employee P more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- Hope College issued the following news: A nursing research project at Hope College led by faculty member Dr. Vicki Voskuil seeking to help adolescent girls improve their health by becoming more physically active has won a Distinguished Abstract award from the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS). The recognition is for the written overview that Voskuil and her team of research students prepared for the society's annual conference, held in Schaumburg, I more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 6 (TNSAwa) -- Hope College issued the following news: Virologist Dr. Benjamin Kopek of the Hope College biology faculty has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award that will take him to Paris, France, to participate in the international effort to head off future global pandemics. He will spend the 2022-23 academic year conducting research at the Pasteur Institute. It's an understatement to say that he's looking forward to spending the year at the place that he notes is more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Barack Ferrazzano Financial Institutions Group served as legal counsel to Level One Bancorp (NASDAQ: LEVL) in its sale to First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ: FRME). Following regulatory approvals last month, the companies completed their cash/stock transaction effective April 1, 2022. Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, LEVL operated 17 banking center locations in Michigan, all of whic more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 8 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Nejat Seyhun, finance professor at the Ross School of Business: * * * The subject of finance tends to suggest large-scale operations--stock markets, banks and the like. Nejat Seyhun, a professor of finance at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, has spent years thinking about how the lessons of his field can also apply to individual financial issues, such as deciding on college, b more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 8 (TNSEco) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: In March, builders began to convert an existing facility on MSU campus farms into the new MSU Pollinator Performance Center. A partnership among the Department of Entomology, MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension provided the initial funding to support the most urgent needs such as the honey extraction facility and a staff locker room. The final building will be home to the honey bee farm facility, s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: On Saturday, former president Donald Trump snubbed most of the Michigan GOP primary field, including James Craig and Perry Johnson, who were in attendance, when he praised Tudor Dixon at a campaign event. Dixon is a right-wing online radio commentator running on an extreme agenda about overturning the 2020 election, who is unknown to almost all Michiganders unless they attended one of the anti-vaccine rallies more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on April 7, 2022: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took unprecedented action to defend reproductive rights, filing a lawsuit to challenge Michigan's extreme 1931 abortion ban -- which has no exceptions for rape or incest. "The assault on women's privacy rights and bodily autonomy ... is a very clear and present danger," said Gov. Whitmer on MSNBC today. "We do not have time to waste or risk." Watch more on MSNBC here ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on April 1, 2022: * * * Tonight, defeated former president Donald Trump delivered remarks in Detroit, Michigan. DNC spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement in response. "Tonight, Donald Trump took the stage alongside some of the most extreme members of the Republican Party to remind the people of Michigan what today's Republican Party stands for. "Trump's stranglehold on the Re more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: After launching a study about attracting low-income students to the University of Michigan in 2015, Professor Katherine Michelmore, Harvard Professor Susan Dynarski, and Colby College Assistant Professor Stephanie Owen, both of whom were at U-M at the time, dove deeper into the HAIL Scholarship to discern what part of the program attracted students most. In the paper,  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 7 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Nearly a third of a random sample of Detroit adults who had not received any COVID-19 vaccinations in June 2021 obtained their first dose in the second half of last year, according to a new University of Michigan survey. Most of these adults who waited to vaccinate (80%) had previously reported they were unsure about getting vaccinated or unlikely to vaccinate, indicat more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 6 (TNSRes) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis Al Steinman, director of the Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon, and graduate student Ellen Foley are keeping a watchful eye on a lake in eastern Grand Rapids after homeowners contacted Steinman to investigate the lake's lack of aquatic life. High levels of phosphorus and chloride, a component of salt, have created a dead zone deprived of oxygen along the bottom of Chu more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 4 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis Grand Valley has selected Cornell Mann as its next men's head basketball coach and will officially introduce him at a news conference at 11 a.m. on April 7. Mann's selection was announced on April 2, and he will be the sixth men's basketball coach in school history. "I am thrilled to be a part of the Grand Valley State Laker family," said Mann. "I want to thank President Mante more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis Investment in Michigan's public colleges and universities is at a critical juncture, said President Philomena V. Mantella in an op-ed column published April 8 for Crain's Detroit Business. California, Seattle and New York are no longer the epicenters for tech companies. More technology-based businesses are looking at opportunities across the nation to build factories or relocate their h more PR

HILLSDALE, Michigan, April 9 -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release: Hillsdale College hosted a Hometown Lecture Series luncheon and speech in Mobile, Alabama, on March 29. Ronald J. Pestritto, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College, addressed guests on "The Pandemic, the Bureaucracy, and the Future of American Politics." "Hometown lectures are a good reminder that the College has many supporters of its mission in all corners of the country, more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 7 (TNSRes) -- Hope College issued the following news: Several Hope College research projects have received grants from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium. A total of 15 projects from Hope received funding from the consortium through its 2022-23 grant period. The awards to Hope projects, which total $84,000, include 11 undergraduate fellowships for students conducting collaborative research with faculty; two seed grants for faculty research; and two grants focused on i more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, April 5 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Twenty-four students of the College of Business and Information Technology at Lawrence Technological University were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma Friday night in a ceremony at Plum Hollow Country Club. Beta Gamma Sigma is an academic honor society for top business school students. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Illinois and the University of California, it  more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, April 7 (TNSconf) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: World-renowned tech entrepreneur Josh Linkner and a panel of accomplished Lawrence Technological University alumni are the headliners at Innovate 2022, an event for innovators to be held at LTU's Southfield campus Tuesday, April 26. Doors open at 10:30 for the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lear Auditorium in LTU's University Technology and Learning Center (building  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel took legal action to protect access to reproductive health care across America and restore federal funding for family planning services. The coalition of 23 attorneys general from across the nation, led by New York and California, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, supporting the Biden-Harris administration's efforts  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Following internet concerns from consumers, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel reached an agreement with Frontier Communications to address proper advertising and service speeds. The Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC), which was filed in Ingham County Circuit Court, is now available on the Department of Attorney General website. In May, Nessel joined a lawsuit initiated by the Fede more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spent a portion of Tuesday learning more about Crestwood School District's approach to implementing restorative practices within the district. The visit was part of Nessel's ongoing push for equity in the classroom. Last year, Nessel announced her Restorative Practices Initiative in order to address racial disparities in school discipline. Since then, di more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 (TNStalk) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on April 7, 2022: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement Thursday in response to two lawsuits filed challenging Michigan's 1931 abortion statute: "In 2018, when I campaigned to be Michigan Attorney General, I did so knowing the fate of Roe v. Wade was at stake. Unenforced and antiquated pre-Roe abortion bans and laws, like the 1931 Michigan statute more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 7, 2022: This morning, Governor Whitmer took the historic step to file a lawsuit seeking for the Michigan Supreme Court to "rule that a 1931 law criminalizing abortion violates the state constitution." Should the suit be successful, reproductive health care won't be deemed a felony within the state regardless of whether the U.S. Supreme Court guts or fully eliminates protections granted by Roe more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 7, 2022: * * * A bipartisan U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court as an Associate Justice. In response to her historic confirmation, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes released the following statement. "Today, another ceiling has been shattered with the Senate's confirmation of one of the brightest legal minds in the country and the fir more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republicans put the whole mitten on their backs this week, delivering a historic investment in infrastructure, having Detroit host the 2024 NFL draft, and even manifesting last night's upset Pistons win against Philly's 76ers. *checks calendar* Nevermind. Here's what actually happened this week for folks not named Gretchen Whitmer. It Really Does Bear Repeating: James Craig is God-Awful at This. For more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 8, 2022: Yesterday, Governor Whitmer took the historic step to file a lawsuit seeking for the Michigan Supreme Court to "rule that a 1931 law criminalizing abortion violates the state constitution." Should the suit be successful, reproductive health care won't be deemed a felony within the state regardless of whether the U.S. Supreme Court guts or fully eliminates protections granted by Roe v. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: "Prolific junk faxer" Perry Johnson repackaged the same misleading attack ad he launched last week, putting his millions behind broadcasting yet another attempt to distract from the solutions Governor Whitmer has been delivering to cut costs for Michigan families. To date, more than $5 million has been spent leveling false attacks on Whitmer's leadership since the start of the 2022 cycle, half of whic more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 7, 2022: With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn or dismantle Roe v. Wade, today Governor Whitmer is taking historic action to protect Michigan women and families by filing a lawsuit and exercising her executive authority to immediately ensure abortion stays safe and legal in Michigan. Reproductive rights in Michigan are among the most at risk in the nation. A currently dormant law fro more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After Donald Trump-era efforts to cut U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery, President Biden is expected to sign the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. Led by Senator Gary Peters, the House and Senate passed this bill to deliver a much-needed overhaul to the USPS mail services that Michiganders in every corner of the state rely on. Every single Democrat in Congress voted to ensure six-day delivery, put  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 2, 2022: As Republicans are standing around listening to a failed politician, Democrats will be out on the front porches of Michiganders, meeting voters where they are and talking about the issues that matter most to them. We'll be sharing about how Governor Whitmer, Attorney General Nessel, and Secretary of State Benson have not only kept them safe over the last 4 years, but have delivered o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This past Saturday, several Republican gubernatorial candidates descended on Washington Township to display their continued commitment to relitigating past elections. Tudor Dixon - who was uniquely singled out for her efforts to undermine democracy - was joined by a number of her opponents including chief "neophyte" James Craig, "prolific junk faxer" Perry Johnson, and out-of-touch millionaire Kevin  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This past Saturday, chief "neophyte" James Craig was one of several Republican gubernatorial candidates who descended on Washington Township to display their continued commitment to relitigating past elections. In an interview, Craig said "I don't know if I would say I would have certified" the results of the 2020 general election and said he "did not understand the facts" of the election that was de more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Though Michigan's election results were certified years ago and have subsequently been backed up by more than 250 audits across the state since, all 12 GOP gubernatorial candidates have either stoked distrust around our democratic processes or committed to support legislation that will make it harder for all Michiganders to vote. Despite being the newest Republican to join the crowded and messy prima more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Former President Donald Trump repeated the Big Lie time and again at a rally on Saturday where he was joined on stage by Michigan Republican candidates Kristina Karamo, John Gibbs and Matt DePerno. GOP candidates stood by as the former president continued to repeat long debunked conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 election, despite official reviews and audits over months that have consi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Chad Livengood with Crain's Business Detroit penned a clear-eyed view of self-described "neophyte" James Craig as he runs his MIGOP-insider-propped gubernatorial campaign into the ground. The piece comes as Craig has weathered an avalanche of recent negative coverage surrounding the departure of his third campaign manager in a row and the "absurd comparison" he made between himself and Ukrainian Pres more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 5, 2022: The Republican gubernatorial primary has remained as messy as it has been crowded, with 12 candidates and no frontrunner still battling it out ahead of the August primary. Today marks two weeks to go until the field must submit enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Don't just take it from us - here's what they've been saying about each other in relatively chronological order,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Weeks have passed since former President Donald Trump used words like "genius" and "savvy" to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin's devastating attack on Ukraine and now the global community is getting a look at the heart-wrenching atrocities left in the wake of the Russian retreat. Seeing images of dead civilians, some of whom have been burned or brutally tortured, make it incompressible that  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today announced that eight communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $160,000 in grants to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects. Governor Whitmer is committed to supporting small businesses as Michigan continues growing its economy. Michigan has added jobs for 10 straigh more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Governor Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today announced that eight communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $160,000 in grants to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects. Governor Whitmer is committed to supporting small businesses as Michigan continues growing its economy. Michigan has added jobs for 10 straight mon more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 8, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that multiple bridge rebuilding projects are expected to begin today. The projects include the I-75 bridge repair project in Oakland County, the I-475 bridge rebuilding project in Genesee County, and the I-94 bridge replacement project in Wayne County. Based on economic modeling, these projects are expected to directly and indirectly support 9, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that multiple road rebuilding projects are expected to begin today. The projects include the final year of US-31 and I-94 rebuilding in Benton Charter Township, the M-25 improvement project in Port Huron and Fort Gratiot Township and the I-94 expansion project in Kalamazoo. "We are continuing to fix the damn roads across Michigan to keep driv more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: On Saturday, April 2, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Commander-in-Chief of the Michigan National Guard, addressed soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard 156th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB) at Howell High School. In two separate departure ceremonies, approximately 350 soldiers gathered with their families and invited guests at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base and Howell High more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit and used her executive authority to ask the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately resolve whether Michigan's Constitution protects the right to abortion. Amidst an ongoing, nationwide assault on abortion, including in some states that have enacted laws banning abortion at conception, without exceptions for rape or incest, Governor Whitmer is stepping up t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 6 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on April 5, 2022: * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after Congressman Fred Upton (MI-6) announced his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives. "Congressman Upton is a lifelong Michigander, loyal U of M fan, faithful public servant, and family man. He is a passionate advocate for the issues he cares about and never hesitates to showcase his independen more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 2 (TNSFund) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A team of researchers at MSU has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to study language in young children with autism. This project will provide greater understanding of how these children process the language they hear from adults, said Courtney Venker, principal investigator and assistant professor in communicative an more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 9 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Michigan State researchers show that live soil bacteria can readily obtain genes for antimicrobial resistance from dead bacteria * * * Dead bacteria can still make their presence felt in the land of the living. New research led by Michigan State University integrative biologists is showing that this could have big implications for antibiotic resistance on farms. The results were published  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 7 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Spartans take snapshots of a protein at an atomic level to investigate how it protects bacteria from medicine * * * Michigan State University's Ben Orlando is a structural biologist who studies some of nature's smallest machines, sees how they are put together and figures out how they work. He's currently focused on proteins that bacteria use to survive antibiotic treatments so that he can  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 5 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Spartan researchers help show how small changes in an atom's nucleus can make a big impact on research in medicine, astrophysics and more * * * In 1922, British scientists Frederick Soddy and Francis William Aston were awarded Nobel Prize medals in chemistry for their groundbreaking work in discovering isotopes. Now, a century later, Michigan State University is helping launch the next cha more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 7 (TNSRep) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Nearly a third of a random sample of Detroit adults who had not received any COVID-19 vaccinations in June 2021 obtained their first dose in the second half of last year, according to a new University of Michigan survey. Most of these adults who waited to vaccinate (80%) had previously reported they were unsure about getting vaccinated or unlikely to vaccinate, indicating that outreach effort more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, April 8 (TNSRes) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University celebrates forty students who received an Excellence in Education Research Award. This award includes $1,500 and a one-credit tuition scholarship when the students enroll in a grant-required course that is directly related to their research project. The awards are intended to assist graduate students with scholarly research and creative works that will enhance academic more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 7 (TNStalk) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following commentary by professor of cybersecurity Samir Tout: * * * President Joe Biden's recent warning for U.S. companies to improve their cybersecurity underscores the significance of the emerging cyber threat landscape. Such a threat is real and it has been for quite some time. The Russia-Ukraine war may have exacerbated it, but critical infrastructure protection has been on the minds of many cybersecurity re more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 29 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: More than 40 Rogel Cancer Center-led research efforts will be presented during the AACR Annual Meeting 2022, which runs April 8-13 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, and online. You can help amplify the reach and impact of your colleagues' work by tweeting using #AACR22 and tagging @UMRogelCancer. Presenter information is sometimes inc more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: While it's estimated that 1 in 3 Americans will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, experts know little about the long-term outcomes for people with substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood. New University of Michigan research findings on the topic are grim: The majority of 18-year-olds with severe substance use disorder symptoms who were followed in more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Tissues often fail to regenerate from traumatic muscle-loss injuries such as gunshot wounds and car accidents, and new research in mice from the University of Michigan sheds light on why. The findings suggest new treatment strategies that could eventually restore function and prevent limb loss. Skeletal muscle is the tissue that defines how we move and communicate, and it's able to repair it more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Despite Detroit's reputation as a mecca for urban agriculture, a new University of Michigan-led analysis of the city's Lower Eastside, which covers 15 square miles, found that community and private gardens occupy less than 1% of the vacant land. Even so, gardens on Detroit's Lower Eastside, which has one of the city's highest vacancy levels, play an important role in reducing neighborhood bli more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 2 (TNSconf) -- The Western Theological Seminary issued the following news: Western Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the installation of Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson to the G.W. and Edna Haworth Chair of Educational Ministries and Leadership. The installation will be held on April 11, 2022, at 7 PM at Pillar Church in Holland and is open to the public. The service will feature a lecture by Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson entitled "Cultivating Kingdom Imagination: A Vi more PR