YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 17 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Walter Kraft Twenty-five Eastern Michigan University students will conduct research projects in partnership with EMU faculty members with the support of Winter 2022 and Summer 2022 Undergraduate Research Stimulus Awards. The Undergraduate Research Stimulus Awards Program is among several initiatives at EMU intended to facilitate research partnerships between undergraduate students and Eastern Mi more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 17 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Walter Kraft Eastern Michigan University is awarding Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fellowships to 40 faculty members in 2022-23. The annual fellowships were approved June 16 by the University's Board of Regents. The fellowships are competitive awards given to faculty who submit meritorious research or special study proposals. The fellowships award up to 100 percent release time from tea more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 17 (TNSpar) -- Davenport University issued the following news release: Davenport University and the Lansing Promise announced a new partnership to create more scholarships for Lansing students. Through this new agreement, Davenport University will offer Lansing Promise recipients an additional $10,000 per year for 4 years toward earning their bachelor's degree. "Davenport University is committed to creating greater opportunities for students and through this partne more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 17 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on June 16, 2022: By Melissa Thrasher Eastern Michigan University will sell its former College of Business headquarters, the Gary Owens Building in downtown Ypsilanti, to Michigan Innovation Headquarters (MI-HQ) for $2.6 million. The sale was approved today (June 16, 2022) by the University's Board of Regents. MI-HQ plans to open the space in the first quarter of 2023 to support early-stage companies while c more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 17 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on June 16, 2022: By Walter Kraft Eastern Michigan University is committing $55.6 million in financial aid for students in the 2022-23 academic year, reflecting its commitment to minimize net costs for students and support their success. The additional funding brings the University's total financial aid budget to the largest amount in its history. "We provide financial aid support to approximately 68% of our more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 17 (TNSeco) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on June 16, 2022: By Walter Kraft Eastern Michigan University today (June 16, 2022) completed the final elements of the plan to invest $200 million in the overhaul of on-campus student housing. The plan includes the construction of two new residence halls, demolition of older units, and the renovation of all remaining residence halls except one that was recently renovated. "Under our 'Welcome Home 2 more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 17 (TNSpro) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Melissa Thrasher Eastern Michigan University has revised its Bachelor's program in special education with a new K-12 endorsement to streamline the program and provide a faster pathway to graduation. EMU's Department of Special Education and Communication Sciences and Disorders will integrate eight current special education majors into a single special education major with four concentrations: aut more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news on June 16, 2022: A pilot project involving the University of Michigan and others is exploring whether a new fiscal reporting mechanism for governmental entities can help create transparency--and prevent future financial crises. The consortium, which includes the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at U-M's Ford School of Public Policy and XBRL US, in part more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 14 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor Barry Rabe has been commenting on many issues confronting the push for action on the environment and climate. In one article in People's World, which describes the struggle in Congress to pass more aggressive climate action, Rabe notes there is disappointment that the Biden Administration has not been able to do more. "Because of those very, very more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 16 (TNSeco) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: By Khalid Walton The Eastern Michigan University alumni group, GameAbove, donates $610,000 to the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology for a new upscale 38,000 sq. ft. park on the University's campus. Land construction began in the spring 2021 and is scheduled for completion for the fall semester and start of the 2022 academic year. The new park is on the site of the former president's h more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, June 14 (TNSfund) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Grand Valley received a five-year, $1.4 million federal grant to establish a TRIO program in Detroit designed to create a successful college-going culture for high school students who would be the first in their families to attend college. The Detroit TRIO Upward Bound program will serve 60 students in ninth-12th grades from three schools in Detroit: University Preparatory Aca more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, June 16 (TNSper) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: At its June 13 meeting, the HFC Board of Trustees named Holly Diamond the HFC Vice President of Student Affairs, following a national search. The appointment is effective Friday, July 1. Diamond had served in this role in an interim capacity since February 2021. "I have immensely enjoyed my time over the years at Henry Ford College. I am genuinely excited to continue to demonstrate my passion to the i more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: The community-wide NEA Big Read Lakeshore and Little Read Lakeshore organized by Hope College have received grants from both the nationwide NEA Big Read and the statewide Michigan Humanities in support of this coming fall's programming, which will explore Greek mythology, the Hero's Journey and untold hero stories through the lives of characters ranging from an ancient mythological enchantress-goddess to a modern-day child an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject marketing authorization for all non-tobacco nicotine products, which are c more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 18 (TNStalk) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on June 17, 2022: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to a Friday order from the Michigan Supreme Court denying Larry Nassar's application for leave to appeal, which exhausted his remaining appeal opportunity: "We know it is never easy for the survivors to see this man's name back in headlines; it is our sincere hope this development  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release and letter on June 16, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues to advocate for Gaylord-area residents impacted by last month's damaging tornado. In a letter sent to the owner of Nottingham Forest Mobile Home Park, Nessel's Consumer Protection Team discussed the cleanup and debris clearing occurring in the neighborhood. "Our concern is that residents were not given any notice o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: will soon gain an accessible and inclusive commercial kitchen facility, multipurpose community space, and business incubator for all entrepreneurs through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and local nonprofit Can-Do Kitchen announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfun more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 14 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following joint news release on June 13, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to create 68 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $7.7 million in the cities of Cadillac and Fenton have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "Today's investments by American Recreational Products and R more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to create 68 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $7.7 million in the cities of Cadillac and Fenton have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "Today's investments by American Recreational Products and Rexair will create a combined more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the state is moving forward with a plan to invest $13 million to build 529 affordable apartments, townhomes, and housing units to help increase the amount of affordable housing options across the state amidst a housing shortage, which will help lower costs for Michiganders. The projects are located in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Midland, Nashvill more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced all Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits will continue to receive at least an additional $95 monthly payment in June to help lower the cost of groceries and ensure Michiganders can keep more of their hard-earned money. The additional assistance will help approximately 1.36 million Michiganders in more than 700,000 households. "Michig more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer awarded more than $1.7 million in Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) grants to 33 local governments and nonprofit groups to help residents make home repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and neighborhood amenity improvements. The funding comes on the heels of an historic announcement from Governor Whitmer to launch the first-ever Statewide Housing Pla more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the state would invest an additional $3.3 million in funding to bring high-speed internet access to more residents, homes, and small businesses across the state. The funds, which are distributed under the Connecting Michigan Communities (CMIC) grant program, will go towards projects that will extend high-speed internet service to 781 unserved h more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: Governor Whitmer joined labor leaders and local elected officials for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights' (MRCC) new training center in northwest Detroit. The 145,000 square-foot training center is home to state-of-the-art classrooms, training areas, and some of the most advanced methods and tools in the industry. The new ce more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 5190, a bipartisan bill updating Michigan's high school curriculum to include a financial literacy course for the first time in state history. The bill will prepare young Michiganders for the future and empower them to take control of their finances. "As a mom, I want every kid who graduates in Michigan to enter the world with a diver more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed nine bipartisan bills into law. The governor signed House Bills 4232, 4527, 5258, 5386, 5555, 5875, 5983, 5984 and Senate Bill 821, bringing the total of bipartisan bills signed by Governor Whitmer to 849. "Since I took office, I am proud to have signed over 849 bipartisan bills, and today we are adding to that total with a bill to help sm more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer toured the Hillman Health Center in Montmorency County, the Roscommon County Veteran Affairs Office, 2 the Moon Bakery in Missaukee County, and the new Railroad Square Plaza in Kalkaska County. Governor Whitmer is focused on expanding access to quality, affordable mental health care to every Michigander, supporting our service members, veterans, and thei more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 16 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: Michigan's State Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a resolution that strongly opposes a ballot initiative that would grant tax credits for contributions to scholarship programs that could be used for nonpublic schooling and urges voters not to sign the petition. "This is a thinly veiled attempt to enact private school vouchers in Michigan and subvert a democratic vote of the people to amen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- 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: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Important Federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) Funding Update The U.S. Department of Education (USED) sent a letter to school superintendents' na more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 14 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan State University graduate student Hannah Christine Berg is the recipient of a highly competitive Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program grant. Berg is one of 80 outstanding graduate students representing 27 states in the program, each of whom was selected through peer review by external scientific experts. Awards for this cohort were made through the SCGSR more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 14 (TNSawa) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood Esports brought home another national championship over the weekend, this time for Call of Duty in Columbus, Ohio. "This title is something that the players should be extremely proud of; they put in the work leading up to the event and continued the same winning mentality while at the event," said Northwood Esports Coach Cody Elsen. "I could not be more proud." The Timberwolves finished the regula more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 16 (TNSper) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is pleased to announce Michael James Stanton Jr. has joined its Board of Trustees. Stanton was named the National Automobile Dealers Association's president and CEO in 2020. The trade and industry association represents dealers in government relations, provides education and guidance on regulatory matters, develops research and data, provides training and learning opportunities, and oper more PR

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, June 14 (TNSper) -- Spring Arbor University issued the following news: Spring Arbor University Board of Trustees chairman Dale Stephenson recently fulfilled his six-year term limit and has passed the mantle on to fellow trustee Gregory Bontrager. Stephenson is a 1979 Spring Arbor alumnus. After graduating, he went to the University of Michigan Law School and became a distinguished environmental attorney and international legal consultant. For the majority of his career, more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with economist John Leahy, professor of economics and public policy: * * * University of Michigan economist John Leahy says the Federal Reserve showed "increasing urgency in both word and deed" this week, when it raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point--the highest such hike since 1994. Still, the professor of economics and public policy adds the central bank "is still likely  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Despite the massive amount of information created by social media, social scientists have been unable to reliably access the underlying data, undermining attempts to understand the impact of social media on society. As someone who studies how people use social media to organize, discuss and enact social change, University of Michigan professor Libby Hemphill knows this struggle firsthand. "S more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: * * * Governments, standard setters, regulators and analysts encouraged to provide input * * * A pilot project involving the University of Michigan and others is exploring whether a new fiscal reporting mechanism for governmental entities can help create transparency--and prevent future financial crises. The consortium, which includes the Center for Local, State, and Urban more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new data map displaying a variety of poverty and well-being metrics across Michigan holds implications for how federal American Rescue Plan Act funds could be used to address the state's most pressing needs. Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan has released an updated version of its Michigan Poverty & Well-being Map with county and regional data. The new iteration of the map, whi more PR

FLINT, Michigan, June 17 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Logan McGrady The budget for the upcoming year at UM-Flint focuses on the university's top priorities: supporting student success, fostering academic innovation, and investing in faculty and staff. The $116.5 million general fund budget, approved June 16 by the Board of Regents, outlines spending for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which begins July 1. "UM-Flint is a great value among regional higher educatio more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * A protein that crosses the blood-brain barrier carries a drug that kills tumor cells and another that activates the immune system * * * A new nanomedicine that crosses the blood-brain barrier, engages the immune system and kills cancer cells may offer hope for treating the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma. With $2.38 million in funding from the National Institutes o more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Could Twitter discourse function as a 'red flag' system for problematic research? * * * Retracting academic papers does not dampen the reach of problematic research in online platforms as intended. Instead, research that is later retracted is often widely circulated online, both by news outlets and social media, and the cycle of attention that it receives typically dies away before t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: By Karen Astle, American Heart Association Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of a common group of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, compared to their peers who have lower levels of these substances, say University of Michigan researchers. Called "forever chemicals," PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Around 13,200 years ago, a roving male mastodon died in a bloody mating-season battle with a rival in what today is northeast Indiana, nearly 100 miles from his home territory, according to the first study to document the annual migration of an individual animal from an extinct species. The 8-ton adult, known as the Buesching mastodon, was killed when an opponent punctured the right side of h more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Relative to white patients, racial and ethnic groups saw a sharper decline in access to medicines to treat opioid use disorder during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic--intensifying pre-pandemic disparities, says a University of Michigan researcher. "We found that COVID-19 was associated with widened racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine, the most common medication to treat o more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A new study that considered multiple aspects including sexual identity and disabilities confirms a long-held belief: White, heterosexual men without disabilities are privileged in STEM careers. The University of Michigan study of 25,300 professionals in science, technology, engineering and math shows that this segment experiences better treatment and rewards than members of 31 other categorie more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Many people assume that when older loved ones move to an assisted living community, the planned activities will help their relatives get more physically active. But that's not often the case. A new study from the University of Michigan School of Nursing examines factors that influence physical activity and sedentary behavior in residents who live in assisted living communities. Researchers e more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * An unusual two years in the making, the car is equipped with sensors to explore how the team can improve its design further before the 2023 race * * * Delayed by the pandemic, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team unveiled "Aevum" before an audience of sponsors, automotive and solar industry representatives, and supporters in the ballroom of the Michigan Union June 10. The team d more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Just like a murder of crows, a shrewdness of apes and a murmuration of starlings, tightly packed stars of a similar age within the center of a galaxy have a collective name: a bulge. Most galaxies have bulges at their centers. Depending on their properties--specifically, the kinematics of their stars--the bulges have different names. Stars within classical bulges move a bit randomly, resembli more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Finding forming planets is a tough but important job for astronomers: Only three planets have ever been discovered caught in the process of forming, and the most recent of these was found just weeks ago. Evan Rich, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, suggests that instead of looking for individual planets forming, astronomers might have better luck looking for the likely  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: Here we sit, situated on Earth amid the Milky Way galaxy. And here the Milky Way galaxy sits, having grown inside a large dark matter halo Dark matter is a curious thing: It doesn't interact with light, so it should really be called transparent matter, says Eric Bell, professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan. But it makes up about 85% of the matter in our univers more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 14 (TNSawa) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: In the biggest championship college esports can offer, the University of St. Thomas-Houston's League of Legends (LoL) esports team took first place in the 2022 College LoL Championship in Los Angeles over the weekend, winning $50,000 in prize money. St. Thomas dominated the field. The other seven top teams were Maryville University, Western University, Bay State College, Converse College, Univers more PR