ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSpar) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Leaders from Grand Valley and Savannah State University signed an agreement August 30 that provides SSU students with expedited pathways to master's degrees in, eventually, five areas. This marks the fourth agreement Grand Valley has signed with a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), bolstering its HBCU/Hispanic Serving Institution Consortium and aligning with the university's strategi more PR

ALMA, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSfund) -- Alma College issued the following news: Alma College Assistant Professor of Education Brian Hancock '05 has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance and study a program aimed at improving science education for preservice elementary school teachers. Hancock was joined in the research project by co-principal investigator Amanda Harwood, an associate professor of biology and environmental studies. Their award, "Investigatin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: The next in a series of webinars offering educators greater depth of knowledge for social studies instruction will cover the history and contributions of Asian Americans and provision of public resources for educators to teach comprehensive history, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced. Opening the fall sessions of the 2021-22 Comprehensive History Instruction webinar series wi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: For their efforts in establishing a more streamlined, predictable development process and overall community development vision, the communities of Clawson, Mt. Clemens, and Spring Lake have all achieved the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) Essentials designation, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The RRC Program was launched statewide by th more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Consumers Energy crews continue to quickly and safely restore power after sweeping storms Monday knocked down trees, limbs, and power lines in 37 counties in the state's Lower Peninsula. The energy provider has reconnected more than 60,000 customers and more than 350 crews are working in the field today with a goal of restoring more than half of the roughly 175,000 impacted customers. The company more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Consumers Energy crews worked through the night to restore nearly 40,000 customers after yesterday's storms knocked down trees, limbs, and power lines in 37 counties in the state's lower peninsula. The energy provider will have more than 350 crews working today on restoring electric service, and Tuesday's dry and hazard free weather conditions are favorable for restoration efforts. The energy pro more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled in four cases, including People v. Parks and People v. Poole, that sentences of mandatory life without parole (LWOP) for 18 year-old persons violate the Michigan Constitution's ban on "cruel or unusual" punishment. Cooley submitted amicus briefs in both cases on behalf of neuroscientists, psychologists and criminal justice scholars in support of the more PR

ALMA, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSconf) -- Alma College issued the following news: The relationship between the individual and the communities they are a part of is the focus of the 2022-23 Presidential Speaker Series at Alma College. The college will welcome gun control activist David Hogg as its first guest in the series, with a speech scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, at Dunning Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. "We are delighted to be back on campus and hosting th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Put Michigan First is launching a new TV ad -- "Behind Bars" -- exposing Tudor Dixon's support for a radical law that would ban abortion and throw doctors and nurses behind bars. Dixon has called Michigan's 1931 abortion ban, which has no exceptions for rape or incest and would criminalize abortion, "a good law." The law would make it a felony for doctors and nurses to perform abortions. "Tudor Dixon's radi more PR

GLADWIN, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: J. Louis Mullen has acquired The Gladwin County (MI) Record & Beaverton Clarion from Adams Publishing Group. Established in 1877, The Gladwin County Record is the oldest continuously operated business in Gladwin County. In 1934, the Record merged with the Beaverton Clarion and in 1997 went online with one of the community news industry's very first websites, GladwinMi.com more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2022: * * * Ahead of Glenn Youngkin's speech at Michigan's GOP Convention in Lansing, Michigan, DNC spokesperson Elena Kuhn released the following statement. "Glenn Youngkin traveling to Michigan to campaign alongside another abortion extremist and election conspiracy theorist in Tudor Dixon tells you everything you need to know about his toxic brand of politics and today's Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: As Kevin McCarthy travels to Michigan today to campaign for Tom Barrett, Barrett is catching flack for lying about his anti-choice record. And he's not the only one - more and more Republicans are trying to erase long-held extreme views on taking away Americans' reproductive freedom. That begs the question - does McCarthy think Republicans like Barrett should be trying to lie about thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: Today's MAGA Hot Mic falls on Michigan's 7th Congressional District GOP candidate, Tom Barrett. We are calling out Tom Barrett as he joined other extreme MAGA candidates attempting to lie about their records on abortion. WILX10 Lansing: "It's a trend political experts are seeing nationwide ahead of the mid-term election many Republicans trying to downplay their position on abortion.Tha more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: DTE Energy, a nationally recognized leader in delivering energy assistance to customers, today announced a $10 million donation to five Michigan non-profits to help people pay their current and overdue energy bills. "DTE and our partners are doing everything in our power to ensure customers are never without the energy they need," said Angie Pizzuti, vice president and chief customer officer, DTE Energy. "Many Michigan more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University has filed for fact finding in an effort to keep negotiations with its faculty union (EMU-AAUP) moving forward. The University increased its offer to the EMU-AAUP on August 30. The new University offer brings the total five-year salary increase to 15.2% from the previous offer of 14%, with a 6.2% (average for all faculty) increase in year one, 2% in years two and three, and 2.5% in more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following agency statement: According to a recent EMU-AAUP communication, the EMU-AAUP negotiating team is requesting a membership meeting for the purpose of "authorizing the negotiating team to use the threat of a strike at the negotiating table in order to put pressure on the administration to negotiate." This is largely a symbolic action and the outcome is not a surprise. As the union has indicated, "this is not a strike  more PR

HANCOCK, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSawa) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: The Finlandia Alumni Board (FAB) has selected 35 students to receive the 2022 Alumni Board Textbook Awards. Resulting directly from the FAB's annual Giving Day campaign, the application asked each student to share how the award would help in their academic and personal endeavors. "Receiving this textbook award would greatly help me in my academic journey," a Criminal Justice major shared. "I am receiving a l more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 2 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP represented NOXX, a Michigan-based vertical cannabis company, on its $15 million debt raise from Altmore Capital, a specialty finance firm investing in the U.S. cannabis industry. NOXX will use the additional financial backing to fund capital expenditure and fuel the company's plans for future acquisitions and expansion. NOXX is a startup cannabis company providing the best brands at  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer applauded the Department of Management, Technology, and Budget's (DTMB) decision to guarantee access to generic, prescription oral medication for 200,000 additional Michiganders starting September 1, 2022 as a result of her May executive directive. Today's action ensures that more Michiganders have control over their own bodies and builds on the governor more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia is helping support Ukrainian scholars who are not currently able to safely conduct their research in Ukraine because of the ongoing war with Russia. The Ford School is among the University units that are hosting the scholars. WCEE Scholars at Risk Fellows have been matched with faculty partners at the University of Michigan in fi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSconf) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for the fall 2022 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus. We are hosting distinguished policymakers, scholars, activists, and writers for events on some of the most pressing policy issues of our time, from health equity and social justice to t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A University of Michigan researcher says law enforcement technology aimed at detecting gunshot sounds and notifying police in close to real time raises serious concerns about accuracy, effectiveness, cost and systemic bias. The policy brief calls into question claims by ShotSpotter, the most prevalent company employing acoustic gun detection systems, that the technology more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Center on Finance, Law & Policy (CFLP) welcomes international economist Kathryn Dominguez as its new co-faculty director. Professor Dominguez joins Ross School of Business assistant professor Jeremy Kress as co-director. She replaces CFLP founder Michael Barr, who was confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors as Vice Chair for Supervision in July. The CFL more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Through the Ford School's Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program, ECE PhD student Trevor Odelberg is studying how engineers can take better responsibility for the way their research impacts society. As the character Dr. Ian Malcolm famously says in Jurassic Park, "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to thin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded $50 million to reimburse Michigan for emergency road and bridge repairs made in 2020 after dam failures and flooding in mid-Michigan. Michigan was awarded one of the largest grants in the country, receiving nearly 10% of the $513 million awarded under the Emergency Relief Program. "This gr more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSres) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Drew Rozema, head of the Computer Information Systems Department, and nationally known cybersecurity expert, did not start his career with teaching and information security in mind. "I always knew I wanted to do something with computers, and sort of bounced around in different roles in IT and engineering until I found cybersecurity," Rozema said. "The switch to cybersecurity was somewhat sere more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSconf) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The yearlong series of events will begin September 21-22 with events planned for the Allendale and Pew Grand Rapids campuses. Four campus partners have collaborated to bring to Grand Valley and the community a yearlong series of programs designed to foster a culture of civil conversation and provide participants with tools to interrupt polarization. "Talking Together: Strengthening our Communiti more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSconf) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: HFC's Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI), Instructional Technology Committee (ITC), and Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning present a mini-conference called "Authentic Assessment and Academic Integrity" which will take place online on Friday, Sept. 23, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Dr. Jon Mueller, professor of psychology emeritus at North Central College in Naperville, IL, wi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences announced its funding of five cancer research grants of up to $100,000 each. These five grants follow an initial wave of funding from the partnership, in which 18 pilot grants of up to $25,000 each were funded in May 2022. "We are proud to support the groundbreaking work of our dedicated researchers who are helping to advance the field o more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 29 (TNSper) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: HFC alumna Kristine Donahue was recently named the President of Taylor, Trenton, and Wayne Hospitals for Beaumont Health. "I am honored to serve as president of these three hospital campuses," said Donahue. As president of the three locations, Donahue is responsible for 3,400 employees, 600 physicians, and more than 20 facilities. "My vision is to develop relationships with our physicians, our commu more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Governor Pritzker announced today that his administration has taken steps to proactively address a shutdown at a BP facility in Whiting, Indiana caused by an electrical fire. Illinois, along with Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, requested and were granted an emergency waiver of federal fuel regulations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "After learning more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 31 (TNStalk) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: As the November midterm elections approach, the issue of abortion looms large over many races, ballot initiatives and candidates. Voters in California, Vermont, Michigan and Kentucky will find measures on their ballots aimed at either protecting or curbing reproductive rights, and candidates across the political spectrum are making the battle over abortion rights part of their campaigns. Two University o more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSfund) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has received a $1.5 million Design for Michigan Manufacturing program grant to continue its mission of developing and launching more manufactured goods made in Michigan. The grant, from the Michigan Strategic Fund, runs through Sept. 30, 2025, with an option for additional funding for up to five additional years. Under more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by California and New York in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government's defense of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) against Texas' attempt to broadly exempt abortion care from emergency healthcare. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wad more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: A nurse has been charged with causing serious physical and mental harm to a vulnerable adult, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Beverly Ann Bratcher, 56, of Newaygo was charged in the 61st District Court in Kent County, with one count of second degree vulnerable adult abuse, a four-year felony. The Department of Attorney General alleges that in December 2020, Bratcher wa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Happy Friday! Or if you're Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez, happy final ~24 hours to whip votes for the floor confirmation you're totally not worried about one bit. Here's where things stand as a state Republican party that has "almost totally bungled" the opportunity to make gains this cycle prepares to gather in Lansing for a convention projected to be even more dramatic than the last. Tudor Dixon  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: 67 days to go, four failed Republicans running at the top of the general ticket, one bitterly splintered party, and a gubernatorial candidate rarely seen in state or speaking with Michigan media in the three weeks since the primary, up against a united Democratic front. And if that wasn't enough, Tudor Dixon has now been deemed "too extreme to govern" by a former office holder from her own party. Here more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Troubles continue for DeVos sellout and special interest candidate Tudor Dixon as she struggles to unite a GOP so fractured even some on the same side of the aisle think she's "too extreme to govern." Former Republican state Representative Susan Tabor is only the latest to defect from her wrong-for-Michigan agenda. Writing an op-ed spelling out how the MIGOP "has devolved into a party of extremists a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: This afternoon, right in the DeVos family's stomping ground of Grand Rapids, MDP continued its series of Back to School week press events highlighting Tudor Dixon's disastrous education plans. State Representative Rachel Hood and education leaders gathered just outside DeVos Place to discuss the dangerous impacts of Dixon's wrong-for-Michigan agenda on public education. Read excerpts more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes, regarding the 'Reproductive Freedom for All' ballot initiative. "Michiganders of all stripes were disappointed today by the Republican members of the State Board of Canvassers who claimed a form objection to mask what was truly a content objection to the 'Reproductive Freedom for All' pet more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: If you subtract $3.5 billion from public education with no replacement and then take away another $500 million and send it to private institutions, what does that equal for Michigan's public education system? Exactly what Tudor Dixon wants: destroyed public schools and no support for Michigan's teachers, parents, and students. Confused? Add millions of dollars from the DeVos family to the equation  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce that SnackCraft, a Greece-based manufacturer of high-quality snack foods, is establishing its U.S. headquarters in the city of Kentwood with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "This investment by SnackCraft will create long-term economic opportunity in West Michigan's agribusiness sector more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2022: A new resource guide will help Michigan educators improve the literacy skills of children and build more successful learners, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) said today. The "Michigan Dyslexia Handbook: A Guide to Accelerating Learner Outcomes in Literacy" is designed to help educators develop a shared understanding of best practices to prevent reading difficulties  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: A majority of Michigan school districts showed improvement in their spring 2022 statewide test results over the previous year's results, but continued improvement with the support of the fiscal year 2023 budget is required to address unfinished learning in the pandemic, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) reported today. In the third year affected by the pandemic and an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today that effective August 29, 2022 the state has assumed primary regulation of Class II Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells. Class II UIC wells are related to oil and natural gas injection activities. On July 28, 2022 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more PR

BAY CITY, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined business, state, and local officials today to celebrate the ribbon cutting of semiconductor wafer manufacturer SK Siltron's new facility in Bay City. Michigan was selected for this $300 million investment over several other states, and the facility will bring supply chains home and reduce shortages and delays. The governor fought to secure this i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments has been awarded $1.4 million to boost outdoor recreation by enhancing trail capacity along the Manistee County Rural Communities Multi-Use Trail as part of a U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant program. The project is expected to support a total of 65 jobs  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release and an Aug. 31, 2022, letter: Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the leaders of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, five of the world's biggest tech companies that manage nearly every American's data. She called on them to take additional steps to protect people's data, especially health data, as extremists try to weaponize it to go after women seeking reproductive health care an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a statewide crack down on crime called Operation Safe Neighborhoodsaimed at reducing gun violence by getting illegal guns off the street and out of the hands of people who cannot legally be in possession of a gun due to prior criminal history. Nearly one in three reported violent crimes in Michigan involve a firearm, and in the first half of 2022, over 450 Michi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer took action after a fire caused BP's Whiting, Indiana oil refinery to temporarily go offline. The governor is working to ensure continued access to an adequate supply of motor fuels by waiving regulations on motor vehicle hours-of-service rules, as the effects of the outage at the plant are expected to spread across the region and will impact drivers tra more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Detroit Regional Partnership (DRP), and a regional coalition of partners announced that they secured a $52.2 million advanced mobility grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC). The DRP-led coalition was selected out of 60 finalists nationwide and won one of the largest grants out of more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * New findings in microbes called cyanobacteria present new opportunities for plant science, bioengineering and environmental protection * * * Michigan State University researchers and colleagues at the University of California Berkeley, the University of South Bohemia and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have helped reveal the most detailed picture to date of important biological "anten more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Sensors used to detect head impacts in athletes who play high-impact sports like football traditionally have been placed inside their helmets, which can lead to false or incomplete readings. Michigan State University researchers have created a thin sensor that instead can be worn on an athlete's neck, which has been shown to be 90% effective at identifying concussion injuries. Each year, 20% of the more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Scientific teams achieve higher performance when women and men work together, according to new research from MSU, Northwestern, Notre Dame and NYU * * * Scientists often need to ask hard questions to make the biggest difference, but that doesn't mean simple ideas can't also push the envelope. Case in point: Research teams with a balanced number of men and women have had a significantly hig more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Roughly 5,650 Michigan students received reading scores low enough that they could be required to repeat third grade, according to a new report from Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, or EPIC, the strategic research partner of the Department of Education and local school districts in Michigan. In the spring of 2022, nearly all students in third through eighth gra more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Maternal mental health is a critical public health component of perinatal care and maternal safety. Postpartum depression can have lasting consequences for the mother, child, and family. After each birth, 1 in 7 women will experience postpartum depression. A team of researchers from Michigan State University, Care New England Health System and Henry Ford Health is collaborating on a $6.2 million Na more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: MSU researchers could help predict seasonal changes in the Great Lakes Basin by developing a new groundwater model to monitor surface and groundwater flow from a $960K grant from the National Science Foundation. "We already have very good monitoring of the lake levels in the Great Lakes," said Jeffrey Freymueller, a professor in the College of Natural Science and an internationally recognized expe more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: Last evening in Lansing, MDP kicked off a series of press events highlighting Tudor Dixon's disastrous education plans to be held during Back to School week. State Representative Julie Brixie and current and retired educators gathered on the Michigan Capitol steps to discuss the dangerous impacts of Dixon's wrong-for-Michigan agenda on public education. Read excerpts below highlighti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This past weekend, fringe Republican Secretary of State Candidate Kristina Karamo said the reason she got into politics is to fight against a woman's right to have an abortion. A tireless election denier and peddler of debunked conspiracy theories who received former President Trump's endorsement, Karamo was nominated on Saturday by the Michigan GOP to be Michigan's chief motor vehicle administrator  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors Local Education Agency Principals Michigan Pre-K-12 Educators FROM: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: Comprehensive History Instruction Webinar Series-Fall 2022 As members of a diverse state, nation, and world, staff and students need to know our rich, comp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- 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: School Goals Requirements in Section 98b of Public Act 144 of 2022 Section 98b of Public Act 144 of 2022 (pages 97-98) requires local education agencies (LEAs), both tr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Bogged down by continued failures to attract support for her special interest-backed agenda, DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon was accused of violating Michigan campaign finance law by failing to report a fundraiser hosted by the DeVos family earlier this summer in a new complaint, making her operation the subject of yet another campaign finance complaint. The DeVoses and their network donated over $200,000 d more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSper) -- Northwood University issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2022: In some big academic news, Northwood University is pleased to announce Dr. Dale Matcheck has been appointed the David E. Fry Endowed Professor in Free Market Economics. "Dr. Fry was the 'man behind the wheel' driving Northwood University's progress for many years," stated Northwood President Kent MacDonald about David E. Fry, who was Northwood's president and CEO from 1982 to 2008. "And it's more PR

OLIVET, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSfund) -- Olivet College issued the following news: Olivet College Professor Joanne Williams has been named one of 51 educators out of 374 applicants nationwide to receive funding from the online learning platform Course Hero, which was designed to support faculty and their "dream projects". Professor Williams, associate professor of media production and communications (MPC), specializes in reporting and editing, and is also the advisor for the award-winning studen more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: This fall the Ford School welcomes a terrific group of new faculty members and visitors who will strengthen the connections between student education, rigorous academic research, and real-world policy impact. Sam Bagenstos has been appointed the Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy, one of five Kohn Professorships that form the heart of the Ford School's Kohn Co more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Ford School of Public Policy today announced the appointment of Peter Vasher as the school's director of career services, effective September 1, 2022. Vasher joined the Ford School in 2017 and has been the associate director for graduate career services since 2019. He holds an MEd in higher education and student affairs from the University of South Carolina, and a B more PR

HILLSDALE, Michigan, Sept. 2 (TNSbook) -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release: Eight Hillsdale College faculty members published books during the 2021-2022 school year and adjacent summers. Their work spans a range of disciplines and topics. "The primary duty of Hillsdale College faculty is to teach, but it is always great to see our faculty share their expertise outside of the classroom," said Chris VanOrman Hillsdale College provost. The books published by Hillsdale College  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 (TNStalk) -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2022: * * * Following the conclusion of a chaotic, messy, and divisive MIGOP nominating convention that devolved to boos and shouting for several hours to eventually produce a dangerous Republican ticket led by Tudor Dixon, Shane Hernandez, Matt DePerno, and Kristina Karamo, MDP Chair Lavora Barnes issued the following statement. "Unity was nowhere to be found today in Lansing as R more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSconf) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: The 2022 book selections of Two Books Two Communities of Marquette and Alger Counties feature two books by Canadian author Jean E. Pendziwol: The Lightkeeper's Daughters, an adult novel, and Me and You and the Red Canoe, a children's book. Pendziwol will give a presentation on October 11 at 7 pm at the Northern Center, on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette and on October 12 at more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: To bolster a just transition to cleaner, more resilient energy systems, the University of Michigan's Energy Equity Project has released the first standardized national framework for comprehensively measuring and advancing energy equity. Energy equity recognizes the historical and cumulative burdens of the energy system borne by frontline and low-income communities. To eliminate these disparit more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A global economy is a modern fact of life, but supply chain networks must become more regionalized to weather human-made and natural disasters, according to new research. That conclusion calls into question prevailing industry wisdom and belief in the superiority of a diverse supply chain and a globalized network's ability to withstand shocks, such as pandemics, wars and severe weather. Rese more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSconf) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, who served as the former chief medical officer in England during the COVID-19 pandemic until earlier this year, will be the keynote speaker at the 41st Thomas Francis Jr. Memorial Lecture. Van-Tam, a specialist in influenza, vaccinology and pandemic preparedness, is a professor at the University of Nottingham. He was knighted earlier this year for his service to public  more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: After several years of submitting proposals, Mark Allison, an associate professor of computer science at the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation & Technology, has secured a research grant through the National Science Foundation. The grant will aid his work in the design of AI strategies and structures to support a leadership framework for dissimilar robots cooperating in very large  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSfund) -- The University of Detroit Mercy issued the following news: Michael Perdue knew he wanted to become an engineer after taking robotics courses in 10th grade. Hernan Don-Salazar's interest in the field was piqued after participating in high school robotics competitions. Thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, their dreams have become a reality at University of Detroit Mercy. Led by Professor of Mechanical Engineering Shuvra Das, the grant has  more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: Matthew Thelen likes to get right to the core of a problem. And as a molecular biology major, that shouldn't come as a surprise. Why deal with things on the surface when the truth lies beneath? It's that curiosity to reveal the origin of an issue that has led the junior from Metamora to pursue his passion for problem solving at the University of Michigan-Flint "I've been interested in diseases that more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan will lead a suite of projects involving multiple institutions to boost understanding of solid-state EV power cells. A new $10.95 million research center, led by Michigan Engineering and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, could help enable the development of advanced batteries and fuel cells for electric vehicles. It focuses on understanding an emerging branch more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Teens who live in neighborhoods with trusted, engaged adults can still develop critical social skills that were not nurtured early in life, according to a new University of Michigan study. Previous studies have shown the importance of early mother-child bonding that contributes to teens having social skills, such as positive behaviors that optimize relationships with others, solid academic pe more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A program designed to help Detroit tenants purchase their homes assisted 85% of participants in sustaining homeownership for four years--an important milestone as owners may start to see the wealth-building benefits and other advantages of homeownership after at least five years of ownership. The findings from an evaluation of the Make It Home program by the University of Michigan also offers more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Consumer sentiment rose by 13% in August, lifting off of the all-time low reading for the survey reached in June but remaining 17% below a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The gains in sentiment were seen across age, education, income, region and political affiliation, and can be attributed to the recent deceleration in inflation. Most of this increase w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: People who respond less emotionally to images of damage to the environment are also less emotional and empathic in general, according to a new University of Michigan study. Differences in political ideology can limit policy adjustments that address climate change. Researchers and practitioners often raise concern by appealing to people's empathy. However, some people appear less emotionally  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: For Emily Rau, whose term as the J. Philip Keillor Wisconsin Coastal Management-Sea Grant Fellow is coming to a close, the year-long position has been a homecoming in more ways than one. It brought her back to her home state of Wisconsin; to the city of her undergraduate alma mater, UW-Madison; and to a Sea Grant program. While in graduate school at the University of Michigan's Sc more PR