DETROIT, Michigan, June 10 (TNSper) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: One of the country's most sought after and experienced civil engineers has been selected as the next dean of the Wayne State University College of Engineering. Following a national search, Ali Abolmaali will begin his new role at Wayne State Aug. 15, 2022. Abolmaali has served as chair of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) for the last 10 years. He is also a Dr.  more PR

ALMA, Michigan, June 6 (TNSper) -- Alma College issued the following news: A native of Michigan is returning to her home state to teach in the Alma College Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. Shonda Buchanan, an award-winning author, editor, scholar, and native of Kalamazoo, will return to her home state to teach in the MFA in Creative Writing program beginning with the winter residency in January 2023. Buchanan will primarily teach fiction in the MFA program. "What really attrac more PR

ALMA, Michigan, June 7 (TNStalk) -- Alma College issued the following news: The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing program at Alma College will offer public readings by three guests at its 2022 summer residency. Deborah Copaken, S. Kirk Walsh, and Matthew Dickman will perform readings of their work that are open to the public at Ballyhoo Books, 111 W. Superior St. The summer residency is scheduled for June 16-26 at the Wright-Leppien Opera House in downtown Alma. Copaken is an auth more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 8 (TNSpar) -- Davenport University issued the following news release: Davenport University and Pontiac School District just signed an agreement that will create 75 new scholarships toward urban education degrees or certificates for current students, staff, and parents within the school district. Pontiac School District is the first school system to take advantage of this new program in east Michigan, which Davenport is offering to school districts statewide. "Ponti more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 8 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Peg West Two healthy peregrine falcon chicks were banded by Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists June 7 on the roof of the Eberhard Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Wildlife biologists Nik Kalejs and Don Poppe retrieved the two chicks from a special nesting box attached to the Eberhard Center. They examined and banded the chicks, which they determined to be a male and a fem more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 7 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Flat purchasing rates, continued supply chain issues and inflation have caused business leaders to be pessimistic about the future, according to Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business. Long said for the first time in eight years, survey respondents reacted negatively to long-term business outlooks. The Institute for Supply Manage more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 7 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: DTE Energy, Michigan's largest electric utility company, today announced that its Blue Water Energy Center, a state-of-the art 1,150 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant has begun commercial operation. Built on existing company property in East China Township, Mich., the plant will provide cleaner, reliable and affordable power for 850,000 customer homes in southeast Michigan. "Today marks an impor more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 9 (TNSper) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Brittany Mobley Eastern Michigan University named Jenny Fritz interim associate dean for the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), effective May 20. In this position, she will work with the dean of CHHS to administer the College's financial resources and oversee the College Advising Center, among other responsibilities. "I am pleased that Jenny has accepted this appointment," said Murali N more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 9 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Melissa Thrasher Professors from Eastern Michigan University's Fermentation Science program are collaborating with Midtown Detroit, Inc and Smith & Co. Detroit along with Nain Rouge Brewery on a Detroit-based training school to offer underrepresented students an opportunity to break into the brewery industry. Participants will have hands-on practical training in skills like brewing, packaging, inv more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 9 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Roderick Wallace Eastern Michigan University recently announced that its Upward Bound program received a grant renewal that will allow the program to continue serving Ypsilanti students through the 2026-2027 academic year. "We are overjoyed at this news," said Rod Wallace, program director for EMU TRiO Upward Bound. "This ensures that we will continue to serve students and families in collaborati more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Governor Ron DeSantis announces one judicial appointment to the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Jigisa Patel-Dookhoo, of Rockledge, to serve as Judge on the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court Patel-Dookhoo has served as Assistant State Attorney since 2016. Currently, she is the Division Chief in the Domestic Violence Unit. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Flo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news on June 8, 2022: The turmoil surrounding the city Flint - most infamously the Flint Water Crisis - has become a cautionary tale for other Rust Belt cities struggling to balance their budgets, provide services, and attract new business. A 20-year review of the city's finances by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the University of Michigan's Gerald R more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In corporate boardrooms, women often face backlash or negative career consequences when they are unable to display both warmth and competence -- gendered societal expectations commonly referred to as the 'double bind.' Morela Hernandez, the Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and faculty director of the Ford School's Leadership Initiative inves more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In corporate boardrooms, women often face backlash or negative career consequences when they are unable to display both warmth and competence -- gendered societal expectations commonly referred to as the 'double bind.' Morela Hernandez, the Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and faculty director of the Ford School's Leadership Initiative inve more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 8 (TNSper) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Mike Roche, who assisted generations of Grand Rapids Community College student-athletes as athletic trainer, is being honored by having athletic scholarships named in his honor. Roche has served GRCC students for 28 years. His departure, a year after receiving the National Athletic Trainer of the Year from the National Junior College Athletic Association, is one of several changes in the GRCC A more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 10 (TNSawa) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis The Michigan chapter of the American Council on Education (MI-ACE) Women's Network will honor Director of Athletics Keri Becker with its Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Leadership Award during MI-ACE's conference on June 14. MI-ACE is a professional association which promotes the professional development of women in higher education and advocates for equity and inclusio more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 8 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis A GVSU graduate student wants to thank an aid organization made up of volunteers that helped her youngest brother and father in Ukraine survive 40 days of Russian occupation. Nataliia Kniffin, who is studying criminal justice, said the work of Freedom to Ukraine, an aid organization founded soon after Russia invaded her native country, was instrumental in the survival of her family membe more PR

BOISE, Idaho, June 11 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following statement on June 10, 2022: * * * Governor Brad Little issued a statement today ahead of the Idaho Supreme Court's Monday hearing related to the death penalty sentences of convicted serial killer and rapist Gerald Pizzuto. Pizzuto is on death row and was convicted of robbery and four grisly murders, all committed within a year after his release from prison in Michigan for rape. He killed Rita Drury, a grandmoth more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, June 7 (TNSfund) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Ten fledgling companies will compete for $35,000 in prizes at the "Micro Makers Pitch Event" to be held on Wednesday, June 22 at Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University. The virtual event will feature startups creating innovative physical products--startups that are being established by historically underrepresented populations in the City of Southfield and Wayne more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general, led by California, in an amicus brief in defense of state minimum wage protections for employees of federal contractors in Washington v. GEO Group. The case centers around a lawsuit filed in 2017 by the State of Washington challenging GEO Group, Inc.'s (GEO) failure to pay state minimum wages to individuals who wo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is clarifying a Facebook post circulating online that claims to be from the office is not from the Department of Attorney General. The post was shared last week and has received thousands of comments and shares. A reporter for checkyourfact.com reached out to the Department asking for confirmation of its authenticity. "To be clear, the information conta more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is taking additional action following suspected price gouging after last month's tornado in Gaylord. The Notice of Intended Action (NIA) is related to but separate from a Department action taken against Canary Date Sculpting - doing business as Canary Tree Service - last month. The Department received a consumer complaint related to the removal of two  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 8 (TNStalk) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to the legislature intervening in the Planned Parenthood lawsuit filed at the beginning of April: "I have made very clear that I will not put the lives of Michigan women in jeopardy by using the resources of my office to defend Michigan's 1931 statute criminalizing abortion. "This is in stark cont more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 (TNStalk) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the below statement after Friday's ruling in Conyers v Garrett from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Judge Sean F. Cox. Former Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers filed a lawsuit against Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett after Garrett declined to certify her to the ballot to run for Wayne County Exec more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following joint news release: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) at the Governor's State of Small Business Summit, which brought together business support organizations, economic development partners, advocates, and lenders as part of a statewide effort to inform a comprehensive strategy for microenterprise and small business investment in Michigan. "Our eco more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined Louis Tremblay, the chief executive officer of FLO, a leading North American electric vehicle charging network operator and smart charging solutions provider, to announce a new electric vehicle charger manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills. This $3 million investment is FLO's first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility and is expected to create 133 jobs in 2023, contin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer joined Pfizer Inc. in announcing that it will further strengthen its commitment to Michigan manufacturing with a $120 million investment at its Kalamazoo, Michigan, facility, enabling U.S.-based production in support of its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID, which will create more than 250 additional high-skill jobs at Pfizer's Kalamazoo site. This investment builds on Governor Wh more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer along with state environmental and workforce leaders announced 16 K-12 institutions, school districts and educational partnerships have been awarded $205,028 to develop Great Lakes-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational programs for students. These grants build on the Governor's historic educational budget proposal, which includes the highest more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed June 12 of this year Women Veterans Recognition Day, honoring Michigan's more than 43,000 living women veterans and the many more who served before them. Women have played a critical role in defending the United States since the Revolutionary War and currently represent the fastest growing segment of the veteran population. "Women veterans have proudly an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release and letter on June 8, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today requested that President Joe Biden declare a major disaster for Otsego County following an EF-3 tornado last month. The request comes at the conclusion of an in-depth assessment of damage to the area. "We are doing everything in our power to secure all available assistance for the people of Gaylord as quickly as possible," said Governor W more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed House Bills 4973 and 5370 which ensure safe roads for drivers and lower costs for taxpayers, and House Bill 5165, which makes mental health services more accessible. This marks 840 bipartisan bills signed since Governor Whitmer took office. Keeping Families Safe on the Road "Ensuring every Michigan driver can go to work, drop their kids off  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) at the Governor's State of Small Business Summit, which brought together business support organizations, economic development partners, advocates, and lenders as part of a statewide effort to inform a comprehensive strategy for microenterprise and small business investment in Michigan. "Our economic deve more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 9 -- 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: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Intermediate School Districts Determination Requirements under Part B of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Act The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 8 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The City of Detroit has one of the largest, single-location wastewater treatment facilities in the country, which produces a large amount of biosolid residual material as a byproduct. The Great Lakes Water Authority Water Resource Recovery Facility partnered with Michigan State University to support their long-term plan to best use the biosolid residual materials. Additional partners like WM, NEFCO  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 7 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news on June 6, 2022: A $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant will help Chunqi Qian, Ph.D., at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine's (MSUCOM) Radiology Department, to develop a compact wireless multi-modal detector array for remote sensing and imaging. While the development would have many applications, one of the potential outcomes will be more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 3 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Eighth graders at Timberland Charter Academy in Muskegon were surprised during their promotion ceremony with an announcement of guaranteed admission to Grand Valley if they meet certain criteria. The announcement was made June 2 during the ceremony at the McLaughlin Road school. Timberland Charter Academy is among the charter schools authorized by GVSU. The Pathway to GVSU pipeline prog more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 9 (TNSres) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Plants and butterflies brighten summer days, but GRCC alum Deirdre Mitchell sees them with different eyes than most people. Plants and butterflies - specifically, milkweed and monarchs - have been her research subjects during the past year at the University of Michigan. But she started studying them as part of GRCC's Honors program, working with professors Matt Douglas and Leigh Kleinert and as more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 7 (TNSpro) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The new undergraduate program in robotics at Michigan Engineering will empower students to practice the full spectrum of robotics--including underwater, wheeled, legged, flying and medical robots--at U-M's 134,000-square-foot Ford Motor Company Robotics Building. Announced today by the U-M Robotics Department, a first among top 10 engineering schools, the program is available for fall 2022 enr more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 7 (TNSpro) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University's College of Graduate Studies & Research has added a new master's degree program titled Administration of Outdoor Recreation and Nature-Based Tourism, effective this fall. The program will be delivered largely online through NMU's Global Campus, with two in-person summer seminar courses. It is designed for individuals currently working in the parks and recreation fields w more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 8 (TNSjou) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: A Northern Michigan University alumna and her NMU faculty mentor contributed to a published paper on a recent study of Alaskan brown bears that found significant variations in their gut microbiomes, depending on where they live. The finding advances scientific understanding of the relationship between wildlife habitat, diet and gut microbiome diversity, and facilitates more informed decisions to supp more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 6 (TNSawa) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University will be competing against 15 other universities from around the globe this weekend in the 2022 Collegiate Rocket League World Championship. The tournament, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, is the first major intercontinental competition for collegiate Rocket League teams and players. Representing Northwood will be the following players: Stephen Hoelbinger of West Deptford, New Jersey more PR

HILLSDALE, Michigan, June 10 (TNSawa) -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release: Incoming Hillsdale College freshman Jordan Sapp, of Phoenix, Arizona, earned a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany, on May 18. Sapp, who has committed to the Hillsdale College shotgun team, helped the United States team win six medals. Shotgun coach Jordan Hintz said he feels confident that Sapp will be an asset to the Hillsdale College shotgun team. "I'm incredibly excited to ha more PR

HANCOCK, Michigan, June 7 (TNSres) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education announced that the TRIO Upward Bound program at Finlandia University will receive a federal grant to help more low-income students, who would be the first members of their families to earn a bachelor's degree, to prepare for and enroll in college. Hosted by Finlandia University for over 35 years, TRIO Upward Bound has helped hundreds of students achieve their dream of obtaining more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: The turmoil surrounding the city of Flint--most notably stemming from its lead-tainted water crisis--has become a cautionary tale for other Rust Belt cities struggling to balance their budgets, provide services and attract new business. A 20-year review of the city's finances by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the University of Michigan's Ford School  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 9 (TNSawa) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Stories highlighting Texas' troubled mental health care system, the spread of viral disinformation and its effects on personal relationships, and the darker side of a religious order founded by Mother Theresa are the latest winners of the Livingston Awards. The awards, announced today, honor stories that represent the best in local, national and international reporting by journ more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new study from the University of Michigan describes one of the first entirely new drug delivery microencapsulation approaches in decades. Microencapsulation in biodegradable polymers allows drugs such as peptide therapeutics to be released over time in the body. Peptides are molecules in the body that are composed of short chains of amino acids, and include messengers, growth factors and we more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In the early 1960s, University of Michigan alumnus Marshall Nirenberg and a few other scientists deciphered the genetic code of life, determining the rules by which information in DNA molecules is translated into proteins, the working parts of living cells. They identified three-letter units in DNA sequences, known as codons, that specify each of the 20 amino acids that make up proteins, work  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, June 7 (TNSres) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Wayne State University not only has Michigan's most diverse student body, but according to data published by the Chronicle of Higher Education, it also has the most diverse doctoral faculty among Michigan's public universities. The Chronicle aggregated the race, ethnicity and gender of full-time faculty members at more than 3,300 institutions as of November 2020. Its data shows that 32.1% of Wayne State's d more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, June 8 (TNSres) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Four Western Michigan University faculty members received highly competitive Fulbright Scholar awards--including a Distinguished Scholar Award that is one of only 38 offered globally for the 2022-23 cycle--to build lasting educational connections between the people of the United States and other countries. Dr. Chansheng He is the recipient of the Fulbright University of Leeds Distinguished Scholar Aw more PR