YPSILANTI, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSeco) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Come the fall semester, Eastern Michigan University students will be able to enjoy physical activity on newly constructed outdoor basketball and volleyball courts on campus. The relocation and construction of the new courts result from the University's Welcome Home 2025 plan, a transformative housing redevelopment project on EMU's campus. The new courts are aligned with EMU's commitment to supportin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Students are more likely to report warning signs of potentially threatening behavior if an anonymous reporting system is available to them, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan. The study, conducted in collaboration with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation and the first randomized control trial for these systems, examined the effectiveness of the Say Somethi more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 8 (TNSawa) -- Calvin University issued the following news: By Matt Kucinski It's late afternoon on Monday, July 11, and Michelle Loyd-Paige is checking her email. "There are some days when I see my email first thing in the morning, but some days it's meeting, meeting, meeting and then it's not until the end of the day when I say, 'let me get to that email.'" On this day, when she opened her inbox, one email in caught her off guard. "WHAT? No way!" recalls Loyd-P more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy is starting this month to gather opinions from the public about the 13 dams they own and operate on five Michigan rivers to help guide their decisions about the future of those electric generating facilities. "We need to perform due diligence now as the licenses to operate our dams begin to expire in 12 years. We do not want to assume we know how individuals and communities feel about our dams as more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on on Aug. 11, 2022: Consumers Energy and the State of Michigan today announced a pledge to power 1,274 publicly owned government buildings exclusively with clean energy, a visible commitment by the state's government and its largest energy provider to protect the planet. "Consumers Energy and the State of Michigan are working together to power Michigan's clean energy transformation," said Garrick Rochow, Consumer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As Michigan GOP nominee for attorney general Matt DePerno could face criminal charges for leading "a team that gained unauthorized access to voting equipment," conspiracy theorist Tudor Dixon, who endorsed and campaigned with DePerno, has also repeatedly embraced dangerous lies that undermine elections. Dixon has repeatedly backed baseless election conspiracy theories -- despite the fact that a Michigan Repu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2022: Put Michigan First announced the launch of a new months-long program to substantively communicate directly with Black Michiganders about the everyday issues facing families and communities across the state, and how the policies that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist fought for created opportunities and helped improve lives. First reported by the Michigan Chronicle, the progra more PR

HANCOCK, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSacc) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: Finlandia University Nursing is pleased to announce that its program has received national reaccreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The program offers two tracks, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Online RN-BSN Completion Track. The renewed accreditation was granted for 10 years, indicating that the program has consistently demonstrated quality and effective educationa more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: Through a new clean energy agreement with DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), Ford Motor Company will soon be able to attribute all its electricity supply in Michigan to clean energy, a major step toward Ford's goal to reach carbon neutrality. As part of the new agreement announced today, DTE will add 650 megawatts of new solar energy capacity in Michigan for Ford by 2025. The purchase is a strategic investment in Michigan through  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali tapped his knowledge as a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council for widespread commentary about the U.S. killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and also on the rising tensions around Taiwan in the wake of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit. He also commented on the potential t more PR

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Goshen College issued the following news: By Justin DeWeese Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin announced on Wednesday, August 10, that Sean Foulkes will be the head track and field coach at Goshen College. He is currently the head track and field and cross country coach at Rochester University, an NAIA school in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He starts the new role on August 22, and Rustin Nyce will remain the head cross country coach for the Maple Leafs. more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Fatma Mili, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, announced appointments within the Office of the Provost and a new acting dean for the Kirkhof College of Nursing. Current faculty members Erica Hamilton, Sean Lancaster and Aaron Lowen were appointed as assistant vice presidents for Academic Affairs. Their areas of responsibility are detailed below. Kathy Moran, associate dean more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: West Michigan's economy has flattened, following a national and worldwide trend, according to a report released Monday by Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley's Seidman College of Business. So, is the nation in a recession? Long said he's not quite ready to say so, given the complexities that go into determining when a recession begins or ends. However, he does thi more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: As of 2020, the world has lost an estimated two-thirds of its mammal, bird, reptile and insect populations. This extreme loss of biodiversity is widely considered a sixth mass extinction event. With the global bird population estimated to have declined by 3 billion since the 1970s, two Hope College professors have received a grant from the National Science Foundation for their research seeking to better understand why more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a new motion for a preliminary injunction with the Oakland County Circuit Court against enforcement of Michigan's extreme 1931 abortion law that would ban abortions without exceptions for rape or incest and criminalize nurses and doctors for doing their jobs. This legal motion comes at a time when the 1931 abortion ban continues to be defended, and builds on the go more PR

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSfund) -- Kellogg Community College Foundation issued the following news release: The Kellogg Community College Foundation is proud to announce nine recipients of the KCC Board of Trustees Scholarship, totaling up to $31,500 in funding for the incoming students for the current academic year. The scholarship awards up to $3,500 toward in-district tuition and fees each year for up to two years at KCC and is open to graduating high school seniors within the Colle more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSreact) -- The Michigan Association of Public School Academies issued the following news release on ug. 8, 2022: Michigan's Charter School Association (MAPSA) is the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that was filed today in U.S. District Court, challenging regulations that were recently adopted by the U.S. Department of Education that restrict the growth of successful charter schools and punish students across the state and country. The case is MAPSA, et al. v. U more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: An ongoing investigation into unauthorized access of vote tabulators has been referred for assignment to a special prosecutor, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. On February 10, 2022, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sent a request to the Michigan Department of Attorney General and the Michigan State Police to investigate third party access to vote tabulato more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in an amicus brief opposing Florida's recently enacted and discriminatory "Don't Say Gay" law, which prevents classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity, and poses a serious threat to LGBTQ+ students who are particularly vulnerable to the harms caused by discrimination. This brief challenges Fl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release and an Aug. 5, 2022, letter: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general, led by California, in a comment letter in support of a joint effort by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to revise and strengthen regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The C more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: The prosecution prevailed on critical motions in the case against three members of the Wolverine Watchmen who were allegedly part of a plot to storm the state Capitol building and kidnap elected officials, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Joseph Morrison, Paul Bellar and Pete Musico appeared in court for a motion hearing before Judge Thomas Wilson of the Fourth C more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * This morning, President Biden signed his historic CHIPS and Science Act into law, delivering funding to strengthen our supply chains and create thousands of good-paying jobs. Celebrating the benefits the legislation will bring to our state, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes released the following statement. "The CHIPS and Science Act is a big deal for Michiga more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: President Biden signed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act into law to ensure veterans have the access to the vital health care options they need after serving their country. This is the largest bill to ever comprehensively address exposure to burn pits, and the biggest expansion of VA health care in decades. "The 600,000 veterans wh more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes regarding "Let MI Kids Learn" submission of petition signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections. Let MI Kids Learn is a DeVos-backed initiative that undermines Michigan's public education and turns private schools into tax shelters for the wealthy, with individual donors r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Special interests are the backbone of DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon's campaign. New reporting from MLive uncovered the extent of that influence. Cited as the "most important" event of her primary campaign, a "policy forum" was orchestrated for the sole purpose of capturing footage for Michigan Families United, one of the many PACs touting her wrong-for-Michigan agenda. Primarily bankrolled by the DeVos f more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: For proof that DeVos sellout and special interest candidate Tudor Dixon intends to shortchange our students, parents, and teachers, look no further than her wrong-for-Michigan agenda that seeks to decimate public education as we know it. Dixon backed a plan to cut public education funding by up to $500 million annually and sell public schools for parts, while diverting resources into private schools- more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the weekend, the news broke that MIGOP and Tudor Dixon-endorsed attorney general candidate Matt DePerno allegedly "engaged in a 'conspiracy' to gain improper access to voting machines." This is only the latest chapter in the ongoing crusade by Dixon, DePerno, and Michigan Republicans at large to cast doubt on and attempt to relitigate past elections. A lengthy investigation concluded that "prime  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Michigan doctors and physicians were the latest to call out Tudor Dixon for her anti-choice extremism that makes no exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the mother. The DeVos sellout has repeatedly vocalized her staunch support for the currently dormant 1931 abortion ban that criminalizes abortion and makes felons out of reproductive health care providers. Dixon recently faced considerable s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The community of Eaton Rapids will soon be home to four new pickleball courts through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Eaton Rapids Athletic Booster Club, We Are PickleballERs Club and Eaton Rapids Community Schools announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicit more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce a community revitalization project that will bring new retail space, economic growth, and increased vibrancy to the East Jefferson corridor of Detroit has received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $2.4 million and create  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce that global building products manufacturer LP Building Solutions is expanding its operations in Sagola Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF). The company's $194 million investment is one of the largest projects ever supported by the MSF in the Upper Peninsula. The project more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: One outstanding Michigan educator handed over the reign to another outstanding Michigan educator as Michigan Teacher of the Year today. Escanaba Area Public Schools first grade teacher Nanette Hanson began her year as Michigan Teacher of the Year (MTOY) at the State Board of Education meeting and took the seat that has been honored by outgoing MTOY Leah Porter, an elementary te more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Wixom company responsible for a chemical release that threatened the Huron River system was served with multiple violation notices late Tuesday from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). EGLE's Water Resources Division (WRD) issued violations to Tribar Manufacturing and initiated accelerated enforcement related to issues involving more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer celebrated the bipartisan expansion of access to free or low-cost child care for 150,000 more Michigan kids and their families over the past year. Families with two kids earning up to $55,500 may qualify for help paying for child care. The state also launched a new tool to help Michiganders easily identify their eligibility for child care benefits. "Child care is often the bigge more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce that global building products manufacturer LP Building Solutions is expanding its operations in Sagola Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF). The company's $194 million investment is one of the largest projects ever supported by the MSF in the Upper Peninsula. The project is e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer visited Benton Harbor to meet with homeowners and inspect the progress made on replacing the city's lead service lines (LSLs). During the visit, Governor Whitmer announced that the campaign to accelerate replacement of aging lead water service lines is ahead of schedule with 80 percent of the lead lines in the city having now been replaced with new copper lines. "Every Michigand more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the launch of the third round of the Child Care Stabilization Grant program, which will award nearly $200 million to licensed child care providers to strengthen their programs and help lower costs for working families. "High-quality, affordable child care is foundational to our economy. Parents rely on child care so they can go to work knowing that their kids more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after President Biden signed the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) and Science Act into law. "I am thrilled that the CHIPS and Science Act has been signed into law. This historic, bipartisan legislation will empower Michigan workers, surge domestic manufacturing, and lower more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The College of Social Science congratulates alumna Sian Leah Beilock, on her recent election as the 19th President of Dartmouth College. Beilock, who earned doctorates in both kinesiology and psychology from Michigan State University, is the first woman elected to the position in Dartmouth's more than 250-year history. "I am thrilled for this next chapter, and honored and humbled to be joining a un more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * $15 million state grant will support Center for Targeted Violence Prevention * * * During a critical time in U.S. history, and in a year that has seen more than 350 mass shootings, Michigan State University's Department of Psychiatry is launching a pilot program - with a $15 million grant from the state of Michigan - to help curb acts of violence and spare families from unthinkable trauma b more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2022: Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., today appointed Michael Brown, M.D., to be the next university physician. Brown will begin his new role on Aug. 15. Brown replaces David Weismantel, M.D., who is retiring from the university after a distinguished career. The university physician is a senior adviser to the president and the chief public health officer o more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Robin Lin Miller, MSU psychology professor, who is part of the MSU Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health, got a front-seat view recently of the discrepancies in the way different countries are approaching the international monkeypox outbreak. Miller, whose research focuses on effective community-based HIV prevention services and access to HIV care for LGBTQIA+ people, attended the Inter more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2022: A team of Michigan State University researchers has received a $1.7 million federal grant to speed up the search for new drugs in the fight against a range of diseases by using artificial intelligence. The project, funded by the National Institutes of Health over four years, calls on the expertise of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists - including computational biologists, comp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- 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 Supports SUBJECT: Reminder of Educator Evaluation Requirements and Resources Effective educators are essential to improving student outcomes. High-quality evaluations focus on educator g more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved Consumers Energy Co.'s reconciliation of its 2020 calendar year power supply cost recovery (PSCR) expenses and revenues, but rejected the utility's requested recovery of more than $2 million in costs stemming from outages at the Ludington Pumped Storage and J.H. Campbell plants (Case No. U-20526). Today's order sets a net more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: * * * $15 million state grant will support Center for Targeted Violence Prevention * * * During a critical time in U.S. history, and in a year that has seen more than 350 mass shootings, Michigan State University's Department of Psychiatry is launching a pilot program - with a $15 million grant from the state of Michigan - to help curb acts of violence and spare  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: The way patients and their physicians work together when battling cancer is instrumental for patient treatment. Helping patients to navigate their cancer, and treatment-related symptoms, is the focus of research conducted by Alla Sikorskii's, Ph.D., M.S., faculty in Psychiatry at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM). As part of a Nation more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Monkeypox has been declared a national public health emergency. Two epidemiologists at the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the disease and its implications. Joseph Eisenberg, professor of epidemiology, is an infectious disease epidemiologist studying environmental determinants of infectious disease with a focus on waterborne and vector borne diseases. Andrew Brouwer, a more PR

MONROE, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSacc)(TNSper) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College's Respiratory Therapy Program has had a rewarding summer with accolades for quality programming and student success. In late July, The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care reaffirmed 10 -year 'Continuing Accreditation' for the Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy Program through 2032. During the program's site visit earlier more PR

MONROE, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSpro) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College along with The Southeast Michigan Construction Academy (SEMCA) are offering the Level 1 Electrical Course beginning August 30, 2022. Classes will meet Tuesdays and Thursday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. through December 15, 2022 in Founders Hall on the main campus of MCCC, 1555 S. Raisinville Road, in Monroe, MI. Upon successful completion of this course, participants more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Health providers' recommendations will make a difference, National Poll on Healthy Aging finds * * * Within weeks, updated COVID-19 vaccines could become available across the United States, offering protection against new variants of coronavirus that are making hundreds of thousands of Americans sick, and killing nearly 400 of them, every day. A new University of Michigan poll shows  more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: A collaborative effort to increase Upper Peninsula residents' access to health care by expanding relevant workforce training, education and employment in the region has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The project is called U.P. WIN, short for the Upper Peninsula Workforce Innovation Network. The Michigan Center for Rural Health was the lead appl more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is proud to announce Dr. Ann-Marie Horcher is joining its faculty as the program lead for the university's cybersecurity program. Horcher recently completed a Fulbright fellowship in Warsaw, Poland at Kozminski University. Kozminski University is ranked the top business school in Central and Eastern Europe, and a leader in the digital transformation movement. The U.S. Bureau of Labor S more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 12 (TNSpro) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University will become the third university in the state to offer full System Applications and Products (SAP) programs and certification. SAP is a market-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that integrates an organization from front to back -- from hiring, manufacturing and accounting to personnel transactions and asset management, all in the same system. Over 77% of the world's tr more PR

OLIVET, Michigan, Aug. 8 (TNSper) -- Olivet College issued the following news: Olivet College is pleased to welcome its new gospel choir director, Kwamise Taylor. Professor Taylor officially joined the OC family on July 1, 2022. Professor Taylor is an experienced professional in the world of music. She currently serves as a choral director for New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit and has been in this position for 21 years. In past years she has held the title of a piano instructor more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSpol)(TNScapv) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news and an Aug. 2, 2022 letter: The flurry of major and surprising economic news in the past week has changed the outlook on inflation and the possibility of recession. Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson was one of 126 top economists who wrote a letter to congressional leadership boosting the Inflation Reduction Act, stating, "This historic legislation makes cr more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Tool May Inform Treatment Trajectory, Encourage More Aggressive Life-Saving Interventions in Some Cases * * * Blood tests taken within 24 hours of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) flag which patients are likely to die and which patients are likely to survive with severe disability, according to a study headed by UC San Francisco, the University of Pennsylvan more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Across the United States, local wind and solar jobs can fully replace the coal-plant jobs that will be lost as the nation's power-generation system moves away from fossil fuels in the coming decades, according to a new University of Michigan study. As of 2019, coal-fired electricity generation directly employed nearly 80,000 workers at more than 250 plants in 43 U.S. states. The new U-M study more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: When you think of podcasts, what's the first thing that comes to mind? If you're like most, it's probably talking heads and true crime. But what if you're someone who is giving consideration to furthering their education? Wouldn't it be nice to hear a good success story and know you're not alone? If you answered yes to those questions, the "Victors in Grad School" podcast is worth a listen. Hosted  more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: Most students use their first year in college to take care of the basics, like exploring student clubs or learning how to find their way around campus. For Taylor Culinski, a junior psychology major from Swartz Creek, her first year was the perfect time to begin conducting research alongside her professors. And it was that early venture into student/faculty partnerships that have played a major role more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way grocery stores do business, with online sales rising more than 50% from 2019 to 2020 in the United States. As shoppers searched for safe and convenient ways to get essential items, grocers adapted to meet increased e-commerce demand. Small, automated warehouses called micro-fulfillment centers--often located within existing stores--enabled grocers to fill  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: High school seniors who play contact sports are roughly 50% more likely to misuse prescription stimulants in the next decade after graduation, compared to those who do not participate in these types of sports, a new University of Michigan study found. Overall, 12th graders who take part in sports--both contact or noncontact--are more likely than nonathletes to misuse prescription stimulants i more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on Aug. 9, 2022, with John Clark, clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and associate chief pharmacy officer at Michigan Medicine: * * * The Inflation Reduction Act contains provisions that are expected to lower drug costs for millions of Americans by allowing Medicare to negotiate some drug prices and by limiting the amount of out-of-pocket drug costs for Medi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A medium-sized sauropod dinosaur inhabited the tropical lowland forested area of the Serrania del Perija in northern Colombia approximately 175 million years ago, according to a new study by an international team of researchers published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The new species is a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur known from a single trunk vertebra that is about a half me more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth's northernmost forests, which constitute one of the planet's largest nearly intact forested ecosystems and are home to a big chunk of the planet's terrestrial carbon. That's the main finding from a unique five-year experiment, led by a University of Michigan ecologist, that used infrared la more PR

WASHINGTON, Pa., Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Washington and Jefferson College issued the following news: For years, tattled-on kids have asked their tattlers, "Why did you tell on me?" and rising senior Julia Hurwitz might finally have an answer for them. A psychology major minoring in gender and women's studies, Hurwitz spent the last several months interning under the leadership of Dr. Felix Warneken in the University of Michigan's Social Minds Lab, and investigating processuality and reporting beha more PR