ALMA, Michigan, June 1 (TNSpro) -- Alma College issued the following news: The first faculty member of the new Alma College Master of Science in Communication and Information Technology (CIT) program is a familiar face on campus. Stephan Jones, a 1978 graduate of Alma College who most recently served as director at the Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS) at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., has signed on to teach at his alma mater. "I am honored to have Steve Jones o more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following commentary: * * * By Paula Lantz, professor of public policy and health management and policy * * * Widely-read Milbank Quarterly op-ed explains CRT's importance to population health * * * Since January 2021, 42 states have introduced bills or taken other steps to restrict how "critical race theory" and other so-called "racially-divisive concepts" can be discussed in publi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 26 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professors Javed Ali and Jonathan Hanson are available to discuss school shootings and the community aftermath in the wake of the killing of 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Texas. Javed Ali Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official. "Mass shooters, whe more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In October 2021, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved Provost Susan M. Collins' recommendation to reappoint Michael S. Barr as Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School for a second five-year term, effective August 1, 2022. Barr's first term was a remarkable success. With a leadership style characterized by openness, inclusivity, and innovation, Barr h more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSpro) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Parthasarathy and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program chart a unique course for impact * * * In 2005, when Shobita Parthasarathy saw a position advertised to create a new policy program in science and technology at U-M's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, she jumped at the chance to apply. She had been interested in the field going back to her more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Stephen Hill (MPP '81) was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam to the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board. The Board provides oversight and financial support of Virginia's soil and water conservation districts, and oversight and enforcement of dam safety and floodplain management. Dan Sheppard (MPP '90) joined Brown & Weinraub, a government relations and consultin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Arun Agrawal was selected as co-chair on the Intergovernmental Transformative Change Assessment, sponsored by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Javed Ali provided his expertise on national security to numerous media outlets, including ABC News and the Detroit Free Press, to analyze the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also published an more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A new $5 million gift from Joan and Sanford "Sandy" I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation provides endowed support for three graduate fellowships in perpetuity. The gift brings to six the number of fellows at the Ford School funded by the Weills. The Weill Scholars are part of the Ford School's partnership with the Rackham Graduate School to support Rackham Master's  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 (TNSpol) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: At the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference, Morela Hernandez, Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and faculty director of the Ford School's Leadership Initiative, addressed the polarization that seems to be permeating every corner of American society. In a session. Divided We Fall: Confronting the Perils of Polarization, she joined Representative more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Raimi, Rohde, and Hausman are among our dynamic STPP core faculty * * * By Jennifer Conlin Kaitlin Raimi is a Ford School associate professor whose research looks at how social motivations promote or prevent sustainable behaviors, especially those related to climate change. She is particularly interested in how different ways of framing climate change affect peo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 (TNSpol) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The U.S. inflation rate continues to be at the highest levels in years, and the Fed has indicated it will raise interest rates to dampen those numbers. But taking action against inflation could hurt employment numbers, just when people are returning to the post-pandemic workforce. Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson discussed how to achieve that balance in a series of more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 2 (TNSper) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Anna Young Interim Provost Chris Plouff announced the appointment of Ning "Jackie" Zhang as the next dean of the College of Health Professions. Zhang is currently the associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Health and Medical Sciences at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Zhang earned a doctorate in health administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and his M.D. and mast more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, June 2 (TNSpar) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: Four HFC team members attended the 2022 MIACADA Conference on May 20 at Wayne State University, where they made a presentation, "Becoming the River: Bridging Partnerships between Faculty and Advisors for Student Success." This presentation was named "Best in Conference" by their peers. The Michigan Academic Advising Association (MIACADA) is an organization of professionals from colleges and universitie more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 3 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Governor JB Pritzker signed HB4165 into law today, marking the creation of the Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act. The act, introduced by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-Chicago), is a crucial step towards addressing recent drownings in Lake Michigan and preventing future accidents by requiring public rescue equipment on all piers or drop-off points on the lake. The act also lays out new g more PR

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, June 4 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans to modernize the electric transmission network in Benton Harbor by upgrading aging equipment, including lattice tower structures and wooden power poles that have been in operation since the 1930s. The Benton Harbor - Riverside Transmission Improvements Project involves: * Rebuilding approximately 2 miles of transmission line betwe more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, June 1 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans to invest approximately $66 million to enhance the electrical network in Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan and St. Joseph County in Indiana. These improvements are necessary to meet the area's current and future power demands and provide reliable electric service to customers. The Niles Area Transmission Improvements Project involv more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, June 2 (TNSper) -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an operating company of American Electric Power (NASDAQ: AEP), is pleased to announce the hiring of Stephanny Smith as the new Director of Communications. A Fort Wayne native, Smith joins the I&M team as the company continues its leadership in transitioning to a cleaner and greener future along with providing focused energy service more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining a coalition of 16 attorneys general in support of a local school board in Fairfax County, Virginia that was challenged in court for implementing a new race-neutral high school admissions policy that aimed to eliminate barriers to access and increase the likelihood that the school's students would receive the educational benefits that flow from di more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on June 3, 2022: A Genesee County judge has ordered the former Flint Township Clerk, now serving as the Genesee County Deputy Clerk, to stand trial related to felony charges stemming from the August 2020 primary, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Announced today. Kathy Funk faces the following charges (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2022/03/11/ag-nessel-charges-former-flin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Ford Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Steven Croley, elected officials and state leaders during the Mackinac Policy Conference today to announce an investment by Ford of more than $2 billion across the company's plants in Michigan. The project is expected to create more than 3,200 good-paying, UAW jobs and help further the company's ele more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 27 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: With more students learning in the classroom this spring, over 96 percent of students took the M-STEP state assessments this year compared to 70 percent last year, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) reported today. The COVID-19 pandemic reduced in-person learning in schools across the state in the spring of 2020 and during the 2020-21 school year. In the summer of 2020, to trac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to create 138 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $87.7 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "Today's investments by Coastal Container and Hudsonville Creamery will create a combined 138 good-paying jo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted new small business data indicating Michigan's continued economic growth. According to Opportunity Insight's Track the Recovery, January 2022 saw small business revenue in Michigan increase by 24% compared to January 2020, while the nation experienced a 6.9% increase over the same period. According to the Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: To further efforts to support mental health and well-being for more Michiganders, Governor Gretchen Whitmer tasked the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) with establishing a dedicated work-group to focus on mental health, trauma, and resiliency in the workplace. The work-group has released their findings and key strategies for employers to help build supportive workplaces by in more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Ford Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel Steven Croley, elected officials and state leaders during the Mackinac Policy Conference today to announce an investment by Ford of more than $2 billion across the company's plants in Michigan. The project is expected to create more than 3,200 good-paying, UAW jobs and help further the company's electric more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, members of the Michigan Congressional delegation, and local leaders to sign an executive directive streamlining the State of Michigan's infrastructure permitting process. The directive ensures projects can get moving faster and be completed on time and on budget by boosting inter-departmental coordination and increasing more PR

MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan, June 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined state, local and industry officials during the Mackinac Policy Conference to celebrate the selection of Michigan as the home for the World Economic Forum's new U.S. Centre for Advanced Manufacturing. The World Economic Forum is partnering with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Oakland County, and nonprofit Industry 4.0 knowledge center A more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 30 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on May 27, 2022: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: School Safety Resources for Responding After School Violence Our nation continues to grieve the senseless loss of life with the tragic events inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 1 (TNSawa) -- Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Hilda Mejia Abreu, associate dean of Admissions, Student Life, and Inclusivity (ASI) at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, is the 2022 recipient of the Iverson Bell Midwest Region Award. The award is granted at the annual Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit, which is held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Named  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 1 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates * * * An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on separate approaches, Michigan State University researchers say. Their research was publish more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 4 (TNStalk) -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A with Elka M. Stevens, associate professor of fashion design at Howard University: * * * Elka M. Stevens, associate professor of fashion design at Howard University, participated in the 2021-22 Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence program in the Department of Art, Art History and Design. The residency welcomes accomplished artists to Michigan State University to expand student exposure to diversi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Spartan researchers helped discover a small genetic tweak in electric fish that has implications for most vertebrates, including humans * * * Researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Texas at Austin have made a shocking discovery. In a study published June1 in the journal Science Advances, the team explained how small genetic changes enable weakly electric fish to evol more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 1 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Michigan State computational chemists are revealing how persistent pollutants interact with soil minerals * * * Michigan State University chemists are discovering new information to help remediate "forever chemicals" by showing for the first time how they interact with soil at the molecular level. The researchers, Narasimhan Loganathan and Angela K. Wilson in the College of Natural Science, more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Jeff Doser wants to give conservationists the tools they need to make better decisions. As a postdoctoral researcher in Michigan State University's Zipkin Quantitative Ecology Lab in the College of Natural Science (NatSci), he and his team developed a unique model to analyze declining biodiversity and understand the changes occurring within individual species and across broader wildlife communities.  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Prabu David, dean of MSU's College of Communication Arts and Sciences since 2015, has been selected to serve as the next associate provost for faculty and academic staff development, effective July 1, 2022. He will retain his role as dean until the next leader of the college is seated, following a national search that will begin in the fall. Marilyn Amey, interim associate provost for faculty and ac more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Stretchable neural sensor measures chemicals central to Parkinson's, depression and gut disease Working with Stanford University, engineers at Michigan State University have invented what they call "NeuroString" - a soft implantable probe that enables researchers to study the chemistry of brain and gut health. They described the probe June 1 in the journal Nature. "The mainstream way people  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * New theoretical research from FRIB could help answer looming questions about the ghost-like neutrino particle, including its mass and whether it is its own antiparticle * * * Heiko Hergert grew up on a dairy farm in Germany discussing history with his father while they worked. Back then, he never guessed he'd be one day helping solve mysteries of the universe at the Facility for Rare Isotope more PR

FLINT, Michigan, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Rob McCullough University of Michigan-Flint professors Nathan Miller, Linda Zhu, and Charlotte Tang utilized their research in cognitive neuroscience, bioengineering, and computer engineering to develop a mobile application that can help Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients and doctors measure the severity of tremors and other symptoms remotely. The app guides patients through measurements of tremor more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 1 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Department of Human Services, and the Colorado Attorney General's Office are collaborating to get parents critical information about the infant formula shortage and provide solutions to help families during this time. Earlier this month, in response to shortages caused by formula recalls and the February  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with John Meeker, professor of environmental health sciences and global public health: * * * Pregnant women's exposures to chemicals increased considerably in the last decade, according to a recently published study. John Meeker is one of the study co-authors and a professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He says the study also shows that Hispanic women and other women of color  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Because environmental justice screening tools will affect community members impacted by disproportionate environmental burdens, soliciting input from the environmental justice community is crucial to developing and using screening tools, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. A key takeaway from the research is that meaningful input from those affected by environmental pollu more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A team of scientists including a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist is forecasting a summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico of 5,364 square miles, about average for the 35-year history of the measurements. The forecast is lower than last year's measured size and slightly lower than the five-year average measured size of 5,380 square miles. The 2022 Gulf of Mexico hypoxia forecast was r more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When parents in countries worldwide use spanking as a behavior deterrent, their children are more likely to become a victim of physical abuse, say University of Michigan researchers. A new U-M study analyzed the connection between spanking and physical abuse in 56 low- and middle-income countries, as well as examined the extent to which physical abuse might be reduced if spanking were eliminat more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Scientists have identified a new role for a protein complex at the center of a human genetic disorder called Bardet-Biedl syndrome, or BBS, for which there is currently no cure. Bardet-Biedl syndrome arises when the BBSome protein complex malfunctions. Because the BBSome regulates the form and function of cilia, the hair-like structures on the surface of cells, BBS has been classified as a dis more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: A recent sunny morning on the Memorial Union Terrace of the University of Wisconsin-Madison seemed a literal representation of the sunny outlook of the nine undergraduate students assembled to kick off their 10-week summer freshwater research experiences. Students were nationally recruited and hail from Michigan Technological University, University of the Sciences, James Madison Un more PR

LOGAN, Utah, June 1 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced Wednesday that it has completed a series of critical functional and environmental tests of the Protoflight Model satellite for NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment mission, known as SunRISE. SunRISE will be a constellation of six small satellites built and tested at SDL. SunRISE is led by Principal Investigator Justin Kasper at the University  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 4 (TNSper) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Alex Boesch has been named Wayne State University's intercultural training director. In his role, Boesch will lead the Office of Diversity and Inclusion's work to develop, implement and evaluate activities that enhance awareness, understanding and integration of diversity, equity, inclusion and intercultural competencies among faculty and staff. Boesch will work primarily with faculty and staff partnering a more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, June 1 (TNSper) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Lisa Garcia, director of Western Michigan University's Business Connection, will become the University's interim assistant vice president for community partnerships on June 28. Garcia has worked in her current role at Western for a decade, dedicated to cultivating and strengthening partnerships between the University and business community while also connecting companies and organizations with talent more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Maverick was first used as a baby name after a television show called "Maverick" aired in the 1950s, but its popularity rose meteorically in 1986 with the release of the movie "Top Gun." Today, it is even used for baby girls. The name Emma peaked in popularity in the late 1800s, declined precipitously through the first half of the 1900s, then shot back up to be one of the most popular names o more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Some companies are specific and transparent when it comes to their charity, others vague and opaque. That leaves room for companies to exaggerate or even lie about how much they give to worthy causes. It's important for government regulators to monitor firms' cause marketing activities and assess how differences in enforcement affect firms' activities, according to new research. When it comes more PR