MIDLAND, Michigan, May 10 (TNSPer) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is pleased to announce Kailey Hill, a senior at Bendle High School in Burton, will be serving as co-president of the annual Northwood University LAB Camp program, which brings together students from all over Michigan and as far away as Texas for a weeklong residential camp to learn about business and develop essential skills for success in school, college, business and life. Hill plans t more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University today (May 12, 2022) named Ryan Evely Gildersleeve as the dean of the College of Education (COE). Gildersleeve joins EMU after serving as associate dean in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver since 2020. Prior to that, he was the inaugural department chair (2015-2018) and program coordinator of the University of Denver's Higher Education Departme more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis Director of Athletics Keri Becker made it official on May 12, announcing Katie Hultin as the next women's soccer head coach, the fifth in the program's history. "I am extremely excited to welcome Katie to our Grand Valley State family and look forward to watching her build upon the outstanding foundation within our women's soccer program," said Director of Athletics Keri Becker. more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 14 (TNSPer) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Jama Green Ella Atkins has been appointed head of the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, effective Aug. 1. Atkins currently holds the position of professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, where she directs the Autonomous Aerospace Systems Lab and until 2020 served as associate director of the university's Robot more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, May 6 (TNSPer) -- The Western Theological Seminary issued the following news: Western Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Alberto La Rosa Rojas will be joining the faculty of Western Theological Seminary beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year to serve as Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics. Dr. La Rosa Rojas's scholarship lies at the intersection of systematic theology and ethics, focusing on theologies of migration and home. He is currently a postd more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Apple Committee, Fire Fighters Training Council, Detroit Wayne County Health Authority Board of Directors, Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification, State Historical Records Advisory Board, and the Chair of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. Michigan Apple Committee Caleb Coulter, of Ne more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, May 5 (TNSPer) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University has appointed two new leaders to help oversee areas critical to the institution's enrollment management and government affairs efforts. Dr. Charles Cotton III Dr. Charles Cotton III accepted the position of associate vice president for enrollment management following a nationwide search process. Pending Board of Trustees approval, his appointment becomes effective on June  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Barack Ferrazzano Financial Institutions Group served as legal counsel to LincolnWay Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of LWCBancorp, Inc., in its sale of substantially all of its assets and liabilities to CoVantage Credit Union. The purchase is targeted for completion during the fourth quarter of 2022, at which time CoVantage will have $3 billion in assets with 500 employees in Wisconsin more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, May 10 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: DTE Energy today announced that BMW has joined General Motors and Ford Motor Company in the second year of the DTE Smart Charge program, a collective, clean energy vision of optimizing Electric Vehicle (EV) charging to help reduce stress on the energy grid. DTE Smart Charge, a demand response program, is a partnership of DTE, automakers and EV owners, which aims to reduce electricity use during periods of  more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, May 10 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy today announced it wants to work with landowners and communities to identify locations for utility-scale solar power plants that will provide clean, renewable electricity to Michigan for decades to come. Solar is the centerpiece of the company's Clean Energy Plan to meet Michigan's energy needs over the next 20 years while protecting the environment by eliminating coal and achieving net zero carbo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In a new guest essay for the New York Times, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer highlighted how she's taking direct action to protect and expand reproductive rights in Michigan as the Supreme Court considers overturning Roe v. Wade and action has stalled in Congress. "As a woman born and raised in Michigan," wrote Gov. Whitmer, "I have a moral obligation to stand up for the rights of the nearly 2.2 million Michiga more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Increased investment in public schools pays off through reductions in adult crime, a new Education Policy Initiative brief shows. The working paper, "Public School Funding, School Quality, and Adult Crime," authored by E. Jason Baron, Joshua Hyman, and Brittany Vasquez, investigates if increased funding for public schools reduces crime rates. Using data from the Michiga more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 10 (TNSPol) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Inflation has been as high as 8.5% in recent months, and despite other positive economic factors, CNN reports that President Joe Biden may be "close to the point of no return with Americans on the economy." Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers noted that the Federal Reserve is trying to slow the rate of inflation as it is affecting average Americans in their dai more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 13 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Doug Wabeke, who led the Grand Rapids Community College baseball team to four national championships over 17 years, was named to the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Wabeke was one of four people named to the National Junior College Athletic Association hall. He's joined by Rob Fournier, from Wabash Valley College in Illinois; Jeff Johnson, from Chipola College in Florida; and Andrea Gor more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Northwood University issued the following news on May 11, 2022: Northwood University on Saturday celebrated its newest cohort of graduates during commencement ceremonies that included keynote presentations from former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Alan Jay Wildstein, a highly successful entrepreneur in the automotive industry. Wildstein spoke at the morning commencement ceremony held in Riepma Arena on Northwood's Midland campus. Wildstein i more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 11 (TNSPar) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College is partnering with DeWys Manufacturing to create the company's first accredited on-the-job training program. The partnership helps DeWys Manufacturing team members continue or even start their education journey while receiving the financial and health benefits of being employed. "Partnerships create opportunities to build skills and change lives," said Julie Park more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 12 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Anna Young The Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health (DCIH) has been selected as the winner of the Consumers Energy 2021 Project of the Year in the Large Commercial category. This annual award recognizes businesses for their commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability in building projects. "Grand Valley continuously strives to help the environment by improving energy perf more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: President Philomena V. Mantella and Vice President for Enrollment Development and Educational Outreach B. Donta Truss joined U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona for a virtual roundtable on May 10, discussing the university's plans on developing and diversifying the next generation of teachers. Kentwood Public Schools administrators and educators also joined the roundtable, addressing some o more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 12 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news release: Zonderkidz is pleased to announce that FOX & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt will publish a new picture book titled I'm So Glad You Were Born, releasing September 27, 2022, illustrated by Kim Barnes. Dedicated to her daughter Hayden, this book from Earhardt will be for children ages 4 - 8, and focus on the joy that friends and families can b more PR

MUNCIE, Indiana, May 12 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans to upgrade the electric transmission network in northwest Muncie beginning in summer 2023 and concluding late 2024. The Tillotson Avenue Transmission Line Project involves: * Upgrading about two-and-a-half miles of overhead transmission line and relocating a half mile of wire underground between Delaware Substation, off North Shaffer Road more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 11 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) representatives plan to invest approximately $56 million to enhance the electric transmission network across southwest Michigan. Today, I&M announced the final line routes for two high-voltage power lines in St. Joseph and Cass counties to support the region's electrical needs and enhance reliability. The White Pigeon Transmission Line Impro more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Increased investment in public schools pays off through reductions in adult crime, according to a new University of Michigan study. The Education Policy Initiative brief, Public School Funding, School Quality, and Adult Crime, investigates the correlation between increased funding for public schools and reduced crime rates. Using data from the Michigan Department of Education, Center for Educa more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 12 (TNSRes) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The construction industry in the United States represents 4.1 percent of the workforce, yet accounted for 21.2 percent of U.S. on-the-job fatalities in 2020. Frequently, according to the Construction Safety Research Center at Lawrence Technological University, the culprit is inappropriate utilization of personal protective equipment (PPE), or failure to use PPE at all. As its first fo more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 10 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Nearly 500 Lawrence Technological University students became LTU's newest alumni in two Commencement ceremonies Saturday. Commencement speaker Dr. Abdul El-Sayed--physician and progressive political activist--inspired the audience by telling the story of how his how his family's ambition and curiosity led to their rise from poverty in Egypt. Each LTU graduate, he said, has that same spark of am more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 11 (TNSRes) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Like a lot of new workers, Sophie started out performing entry-level work. As she gained experience, she got promoted and learned new skills. Now she's running factories, through a partnership between Stefanini Group and Lawrence Technological University. Sophie is a virtual artificial intelligence assistant developed by Stefanini, a $1 billion global technology company specializing in more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 13 (TNStalk) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: A shortage of baby formula in the United States that for months has been problematic, has become a national crisis in recent weeks with store shelves empty, retailers limiting purchases and parents beginning to panic. According to Datasembly, the nationwide out-of-stock rate for baby formula now stands at 40 percent. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted permission for Abbott Laborato more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The movement of herders and livestock into the eastern steppe is of great interest to researchers, but few scholars have linked the introduction of herds and horses to the rise of complex societies. Now, a new study in the journal PLOS ONE provides interdisciplinary support for connections between livestock dairying and the rise of social complexity in the eastern steppe. Using proteomic analy more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined by elected officials and community leaders Friday to educate the public and business owners on the signs of human trafficking, which has the potential to increase as the summer tourism season nears. "Those victimized by traffickers face sexual, physical and emotional abuse - all for the purpose of control, submission and exploitation," Nessel s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, led by California and New York, in a comment letter applauding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) current efforts to revise "public charge" regulations. The proposed rule is consistent with applicable law and will support state efforts to protect the health, safety, and well-being of immigrant famili more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 (TNStalk) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to the Oxford Community School District Board of Education declining her renewed offer to perform an independent investigation of the events that transpired on November 30, 2021: "I am deeply disappointed by the school board's repeated rejection of my offers to perform an independent and thorough re more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a new formal opinion today that will protect dogs and other animals used in medical research. Rep. Matt Koleszar submitted a request asking for "an opinion from your office to enforce a long-neglected law regarding the use of animals in experimentation. Despite having authority to regulate the use of animals in experiments for more more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In the wake of the draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that spelled out the argument for overturning Roe v. Wade, the Court seems poised to dismantle long standing precedent and strip the right to choose from millions of Michigan women and families. If the Supreme Court fully overturns Roe v. Wade, Michigan will immediately revert back to a draconian ban that criminalizes abortion, makes felons  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: New details about the investigation into the campaign fundraising practices of disgraced former Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield shows the urgent need for a full-scale financial review of his tenure as House leader. Bridge Michigan reported this week that State Police investigators are seeking, "documents ranging from financial disclosures filed with the Michigan Secretary of State, to bank depo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Republican gubernatorial candidates are launching baseless attacks against Governor Whitmer to distract from their dangerous plans to gut funding for public schools. Governor Whitmer is focused on improving education in Michigan and empowering educators and parents with the tools they need to help students thrive. Whitmer made the largest investment in K-12 education in Michigan history, without r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republican gubernatorial candidates are distorting facts and lobbing false claims about Governor Whitmer's record to score political points. Throughout the pandemic, Michigan closely followed the science and accurately reported data in line with federal guidelines. Experts agree: Governor Whitmer's leadership slowed the spread of the virus and saved lives. The State's Response Kept Michiganders Safe  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After getting caught claiming that Planned Parenthood has employed a "business model" to "introduce sex" to "7th graders" so they can profit off of "plenty of abortions in high school," anti-choice extremist Tudor Dixon once again doubled-down on this baseless conspiracy theory. During a radio interview that took place last week, Dixon - who has been no stranger to manufacturing unhinged conspiracy th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As extensively reported by multiple outlets, James Craig, Tudor Dixon, and Perry Johnson are facing challenges on their nominating petitions with the Bureau of Elections and the Board of Canvassers. They have since reduced themselves to acknowledging the other two challenges as legitimate while attempting to deny both the validity of allegations of fraud directed at them and the responsibility they u more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, a new Data for Progress and Courier Newsroom poll revealed what Democrats already knew to be true: the Republican plan to sunset Medicare and Social Security is deeply unpopular with voters, including the 2.3 million Michiganders who need Social Security and the 2.1 million Michiganders who rely on Medicare. While President Biden and Michigan Democrats are providing solutions to lower costs more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Republican gubernatorial candidates have endorsed Michigan's dangerous 1931 abortion ban, but tonight in Livingston County, they went even further in their radical push to strip rights from Michiganders and confirmed that they would proactively pursue new restrictions on abortion. When asked if they would accept an outcome in which the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Governor  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After years of pushing their radical, anti-choice agenda, Michigan Republicans are closer than ever to overturning Roe v. Wade and risking tens of millions of Americans' control over their own bodies -- all thanks to five ultra-conservative justices on the Supreme Court. This attack on Americans' fundamental freedom to make their own health care decisions is wildly unpopular - Americans say Roe v. Wade more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tonight's first GOP Gubernatorial debate will feature a surprise no-show as Detroit Dodger and MIGOP-insider favorite James Craig is making a last minute "evasive tactic" and refusing to appear in Livingston County. The news comes one day after his campaign admitted he likely did submit fraudulent signatures on his nominating petitions. He "acknowled[ed]...possible issues with signatures," and said he more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tonight in Livingston County, every Republican candidate for governor showed that they are in lockstep to implement a DeVos-style agenda that would decimate public schools and harm Michigan's students, parents, and educators. The wrong-for-Michigan vision gubernatorial Republicans shared on stage is no different from what they've been saying on the campaign trail for months on end: * James Craig advo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last night, eight out of the ten chaotic and disastrous Republicans running for governor gathered in Livingston County for the first primary debate of the 2022 cycle. Despite chief "neophyte" James Clark's Craig's cowardly absence, the debate clearly highlighted for working families that the entire slate's wrong-for-Michigan agenda won't keep them first and doesn't belong anywhere near the governor's  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The crowded Republican primary field will participate in the first debate this cycle. Although the field is still unsettled as three candidates face challenges to their nominating petitions, Michiganders should brace for a messy display that will feature bitter infighting and dangerous agendas that will hurt Michigan families. Tonight's debate is expected to feature the following: Even More Astonishi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Bright Walls Mural Festival in Downtown Jackson will complete its final series of installations and events through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the city of Jackson announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfund more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Michigan's small manufacturers looking to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies are now able to apply for grants of up to $25,000 as part of the $3 million Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant program, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. Grants will be reimbursement-based and will cover up to 50 percent of eligible technologies, including additive manufacturing, a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 11 (TNSRes) -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has released its 26th annual solid waste report, which offers a look at inputs to Michigan's landfills during 2021. There was a 3 percent overall decrease in solid waste disposed of in Michigan landfills, compared to the same period in 2020. Waste disposed of by Michigan residents and busi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo to announce that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to Central Michigan University for renovations to the Central Michigan University Research Corporation incubator and accelerator. This investment will support local entrepreneurs through office renovation and upgrades to  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer celebrated the reopening of the East Washington Street bridge in Jackson to traffic, the third bridge repaired under the Rebuilding MI Bridges program in partnership with the Michigan Department of Transportation. This announcement comes a day after the 33 Mile Road bridge in Macomb County, the second bridge in the program, also reopened to traffic. The Rebuilding MI Brid more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that major road repairs are expected to begin on Monday, May 16 in five counties across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects include M-22 resurfacing in Suttons Bay in Leelanau County, I-75 resurfacing in Cheboygan County, US-41/M-28 rebuilding project in Marquette County, US-41 resurfacing project in Menominee County, and M-183 De more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer announced that major road repair projects are expected to begin today. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects include M-65 resurfacing in Alcona and Alpena Counties, US-41/M-28 in Marquette County resurfacing, I-94/I-69 bridge maintenance in Port Huron in St. Clair County and crack sealing of 196 lane miles of state trunkline in nine Bay Region counties. "Acros more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4256, Senate Bill 258 and Senate Bill 259 into law. House Bill 4256 allows training of service animals in real-world settings, which will benefit people with disabilities who rely on service animals. Senate Bills 258 and 259 ensure that government notices are posted on newspaper websites, increasing accessibility and transparency. This brings the total o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan is home to "an economy that improved the most in its history since the pandemic began two years ago" - an indisputable example of Governor Whitmer's decisive leadership that the entire slate of untested gubernatorial Republicans countered with plans to undermine working families and hamper Michigan's economic progress. Michigan's outperformed other states on "equally weighted measures of empl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: James Craig, Tudor Dixon and Perry Johnson all face challenges on their nominating petitions with the Bureau of Elections and the Board of Canvassers. Allegations centered on their involvement in an illegal "round robin" signature forging scheme in which "a small group of people sign[ing] names and addresses in turn, one per sheet, using a voter list." Additionally, all three were caught exploiting th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Support SUBJECT: 2021-22 ELA M-STEP Read by Grade Three Retention The grade 3 ELA M-STEP testing window closed on Friday, May 6. Michigan's Read by Grade Three (RBG3) law, MCL 380.1280f, r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on May 12, 2022: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: New Flexibility for Out-of-State Special Education Reciprocity All more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved a settlement agreement resolving Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s (UMERC) integrated resource plan (IRP), the utility's long-range projections for providing electricity to its customers in the Upper Peninsula (Case No. U-21081). Approval of the settlement agreement authorizes UMERC to proceed with its preferred cours more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 14 (TNSRes) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Shane Crandall always welcomes new challenges. It's exploring the unknown that motivates the assistant professor in Michigan State University's Department of Physiology to make new discoveries about the brain. Just last month, the National Institutes of Health awarded Crandall a five-year, $1.9 million grant to study how neocortical feedback projections influence sensory processing in the brain. "A more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced resources for New York families amid nationwide infant formula shortages. On February 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers not to use certain powdered infant formula products from Abbott Nutrition's Sturgis, Michigan facility, and Abbott initiated a voluntary recall of certain products. Since that time, the Food and Drug Admini more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 10 (TNStalk) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: While economic indicators remain stable or are even on the rise, worry over interest rates, inflation and continued supply chain issues have many leaders and economists predicting a recession, according to Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business. Long said multiple factors create talk of a recession, including inventory build-ups throughout the enti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Following the chaotic, disastrous Republican gubernatorial field's first primary debate of the 2022 cycle, MDP Chair Lavora Barnes issued the following statement: "Tonight's Republican debate in Livingston County - that James Craig refused to attend at the eleventh hour - was a spectacular display of just how much damage every candidate's wrong-for-Michigan agenda would wreak on working  more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, May 12 (TNSPro) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Only 11 percent of incarcerated people in state prisons and 24 percent in federal prisons hold a post-secondary education degree and training beyond high school. Eastern Michigan University will help address this structural inequity by providing Second Chance Pell Grants to incarcerated students at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility and the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan. The progra more PR

ORONO, Maine, May 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: A devastating threat is bearing down on New England's oldest documented artistic tradition. Emerald ash borer, an insect native to Asia, has barreled through ash stands in at least 35 states and three Canadian provinces since it was first documented in Michigan and Ontario in 2002. Brown ash (Fraxinus nigra), the species Wabanaki basket-tree harvesters target, is especially susceptible to the invasive i more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When companies go public via a merger with a SPAC, they tend to provide very optimistic, long-term financial projections--and there's good reason to be cautious about those numbers, according to new University of Michigan research. A SPAC--special purpose acquisition company--is a firm that exists only for the purpose of buying or merging with another company. The SPAC managers raise funds by  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. The result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the center of most galaxies. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Tele more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In our sun's neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a relatively bright star, and in it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a star beyond our solar system yet. The study, led by University of Michigan astronomer Ian Roederer, has identified 65 elements in the star, HD 222925. Forty-two of the elements identified are heavy elements that are listed along the  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: A new University of Michigan study that used fossil oyster shells as paleothermometers found the shallow sea that covered much of western North America 95 million years ago was as warm as today's tropics. The study provides the first direct temperature data from that vast mid-latitude sea during the height of the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum, one of the planet's hottest climate i more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In June 2019, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred beneath Lake Erie just off the shoreline of Ohio, about 20 miles northeast of Cleveland. Though no damages were reported, the underwater quake was widely felt up to 60 miles away--throughout northeastern Ohio and in parts of Pennsylvania, Ontario and southeastern Michigan. The quake and numerous aftershocks occurred near the end of a period of more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Deer, caribou, bison and other similar animals are often infected by a range of internal parasites, including worms called helminths. Although many of these infections are not lethal, they can still impact health or animal behavior. For example, infected animals can eat less grass or other vegetation than they normally would. In an interesting twist, this means that a world with more sublethal more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, May 12 (TNSPar) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: WDET-FM 101.9, Detroit's NPR station, has partnered with StoryCorps -- the national nonprofit dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs -- as part of StoryCorps' One Small Step Radio Station Hubs project. Citizens from across the political spectrum are invited to participate by signing up at wdet.org/onesmallstep. WDET is one of six public radio  more PR