DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNStalk) -- Ford Motor issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022, Executive Chair William Clay Ford Jr.: * * * Like so many around the world, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen has been a steadfast and exemplary world leader for over 70 years and has demonstrated to all of us the true meaning of service and dedication. Ford has had a long and deep relationship with the United Kingdom since my great gran more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Sept. 7 (TNSper) -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary Consumers Energy, announced today that Guy Packard, vice president of Electric Operations will retire after 37 years with the company and Chris Laird will be named vice president of electric operations effective September 16. Chris will be responsible for overseeing the construction, operation and maintenance of the company's electric system that pr more PR

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSper) -- GEI Consultants issued the following news release: Dan DeVaun, PE, has joined GEI's Traverse City, MI office as a Senior Project Manager. Dan brings almost 20 years of experience working with clients to solve water resource challenges in an ever-changing environment. His experience includes supporting the development of policy and law, implementing regulation, and designing and managing dam rehabilitation, dam removal, river restoration, watershed an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Republicans know that their anti-choice extremism is a losing issue -- so they've adopted a new strategy to get their way: blocking citizen-led ballot initiatives that would protect women's reproductive rights. That's right: Republicans want to block Americans from expressing their will so they can ram through draconian abortion bans in states across the country. Associated Press: "GOP escalates fight  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Ford Motor Company continues making hands-free driving even better by launching BlueCruise 1.2/* and Lincoln ActiveGlide 1.2 with new features - including hands-free lane changing - and system updates to create more of a human-like driving feel. The available new system starts arriving on vehicles from the factory this fall - beginning with the Ford Mustang Mach-E. "We are investing in our ADAS team to constantly imp more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, has been sought out by the media to discuss a plethora of issues, from climate policy to the upcoming midterm elections. Additionally, El-Sayed regularly contributes to political discourse through op-eds. Here is a collection of his recent media appearances and opinion pieces: Projecting Strength Abroad Isn't  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A majority of Michigan's local governments are experiencing some form of harassment or other abuse from the public, according to a statewide survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Officials from 53% of jurisdictions report harassment, threats or violence against members of the local government, including themselves. And two-thirds of top officials in jurisdict more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: With a historic climate bill being passed by Congress in August, Ford School professor Barry Rabe provided multiple media outlets with his expertise to analyze the bill and its impacts. Here is a compilation of his recent appearances: How Ford, DTE energy deal will cut carbon emissions, boost state's solar capacity (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/ more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: When examining the effect on the labor market of post-secondary education in a particular state, researchers often use administrative outcome data - statewide statistics that look at university graduates and the effect on their employment. Yet when those graduates leave the state, their outcomes are not recorded. This attrition creates a bias in the research. In their  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, has made numerous appearances in the media recently, providing his expertise on the current state of our economy. Here is a compilation of his recent contributions: 'Both a warning and a threat': Economics professor decodes Fed chair's comments, CNN, August 29, 2022 "It's both a warning and a threat. He's tryin more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Strong hiring trends, lower commodity prices and high demand for automobiles continue to buoy the Michigan economy even as other indicators signal an economic slowdown. That's the conclusion of the August purchasing managers survey for the Institute for Supply Management released Sept. 6 by Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Brian Long, director of supply management rese more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news release on Sept. 7, 2022: HarperChristian Resources announced today the release of a new Bible-engagement-centered podcast hosted by author and pastor Randy Frazee. The Bible Roots Podcast is for pastors and church leadership who want to help their congregation or ministries actively and effectively engage with the Bible. "We have designed this podc more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Radical Republican Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo is campaigning to be Michigan's top election official, an especially troubling prospect given the GOP candidate's total disregard for the democratic process, her inexperience in elected office and outrageous and downright irresponsible views. And now, with reports she is heading out of the state for 10 days to raise money for her campai more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 10 (TNSsro) -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, September 12, 2022 CAUSE NO.: 45701; ALJ: LOYD; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: ZIEGNER; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 IN THE MATTER OF THE VERIFIED PETITION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF (1) DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT (DSM) PLAN, INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY (EE) PROGRAMS, DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAMS, AND ENHANCED CONSERVATION VOLTAGE, AN more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As part of its tour focused on Tudor Dixon's education agenda and how it would shortchange students, parents, and educators, the Michigan Democratic Party continued 'The diXon Files,' a video series highlighting various pillars of the DeVos sellout's wrong-for-Michigan agenda. In step with Betsy DeVos, who said abolishing the Department of Education should be a pillar of the GOP platform, Dixon wants more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party renewed its call for GOP legislative leaders to remove a Republican state representative from her powerful committee chairmanship and investigate the matter as reports continue to surface about the flagrant abuse of her elected office to illegally obtain voter machines. The Detroit News over the weekend laid out the disturbing facts involving Rep. Daire Rendon, R-Lake Ci more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a bypass application to the Michigan Supreme Court asking it to take up her challenge of past decisions by the Court that have limited enforcement of the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) for the past two decades. Earlier this year, Nessel launched an investigation into Eli Lilly related to its insulin pricing practices. Eli L more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed an amicus brief in Reproductive Freedom For All v Board of State Canvassers, in support of Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) and its appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court to place its ballot question before Michigan voters on November 8. On August 30, the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked on whether to place before voters on the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2022: * * * Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled Michigan's criminal abortion statute unconstitutional and permanently enjoined its enforcement. "Abortion is essential healthcare, and this order ensures access to reproductive care for all Michigan women. While legal victories like today's preserve access to abortion care for more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining a bipartisan group of states in providing comments commending the U.S. Department of Education's proposed improvements to the 90/10 Rule following a months-long negotiated rulemaking process aimed at reaching new regulatory proposals to prohibit for-profit schools from receiving more than 90 percent of their revenue from federal more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a group of 17 attorneys general opposing Florida's discriminatory law that would make it more difficult for millions of Floridians--especially the elderly, disabled, and communities of color--to vote. In an amicus brief, the coalition supports a challenge to portions of SB90, a law that decreases voting opportunities by restricting the use of drop  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, led by California and New York, in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government's motion for preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of Idaho's near total ban on abortion. The brief, filed in United States of America v. Idaho, argues that Idaho's abortion ban conflicts with the  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Clearly the DeVoses have still yet to furnish their sellout Tudor Dixon with either a clock or calendar. For what it's worth, ours are telling us there's only 60 days left to make a case to Michigan voters. Here's the developments you missed, most likely because Dixon continues to "ke[ep] a low profile." No But Seriously, Where is Disappearing Dixon? MDP spent the week conducting a search-and-rescu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: The Michigan Democratic Party today denounced GOP attorney general candidate Matt DePerno's accusations of political persecution after Muskegon County Prosecutor DJ Hilson was appointed by the independent Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council (PACC) to weigh charges against a group who conspired to illegally tamper with voting machines. DePerno is one of nine people allegedly in more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan press corps is joining the search party for Tudor Dixon this week as she appears on every right-wing network show under the sun, but refuses to answer questions from reporters in her own state. Voters deserve answers about her dangerous agenda on abortion, education, and infrastructure. Where in the world is she? Maybe she's afraid local reporters will ask her questions about her role a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: It appears Michigan has our very own Houdini in Tudor Dixon. Since her formal nomination as the Michigan Republican candidate for Governor several weeks ago, Dixon hasn't made a single real effort to make herself known to the people of the Great Lakes State. Instead of answering the tough questions Michiganders deserve to know ahead of November, Dixon has spent her time catering to national special i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Where is Tudor Dixon? That's the question posed by Michiganders across the state as the special-interest backed candidate continues to bail on the campaign trail despite winning her party's nomination over a month ago. Instead of talking to Michigan voters, Dixon is spending her time courting special interests through national right-wing cable hits. She continues to beg them for money so they will fu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: This morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan workers responded to an explosive Bridge Michigan deep dive exposing the devastating consequences of DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon's tenure at Michigan Steel, a Muskegon foundry. In Dixon's years operating as a company executive with a hand in "every aspect" of day-to-day operations, Michigan Steel stood out as a "dirty," "nasty" foundry that routi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2022: Last Friday, State Senator Danya Polehanki, Michigan Board of Education candidate Mitchell Robinson, local educator Dee Pearl, and parent of a public school student Victoria Haynesworth gathered in Detroit at the final stop of MDP's back to school press tour to call out Tudor Dixon for her dangerous education agenda. Speakers laid out a stark contrast between the Dixon-DeVos educatio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon's campaign enters a "critical juncture" marked by continued failures to attract support for her special interest-backed agenda and minimal visibility on the trail, her campaign faces another campaign finance complaint. As reported by MLive, the Michigan Democratic Party recently filed a complaint alleging that Dixon failed to report a summer fundraiser hosted by the DeVos more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon has frequently pointed to her experience leading sales and human resources at Michigan Steel for years before the company laid off its entire 300-employee workforce and was completely liquidated by 2013. In her own accounts on the campaign trail, Dixon established herself as a company executive with a hand in "every aspect" of the Michigan Steel's day-to-day operations. Desp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon repeatedly touts her business leadership cultivated at Michigan Steel, a foundry in Muskegon owned by her father that employed Dixon and her husband for years before laying off its entire 300-employee workforce and being completely liquidated by 2013. In her own accounts on the campaign trail, Dixon established herself a company executive with a hand in "every aspect" of the  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: John Roth, a northern Michigan lawmaker who won his primary race and will appear on the general election ballot should not be allowed to do so. To avoid running against another Republican representative, John Roth moved to the newly drawn 104th House District and changed his address, but failed to change his voter registration in time for the primary deadline. "All candidates must play by the same ru more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DeVos sellout Tudor Dixon has frequently used her experience running various departments at Michigan Steel in an attempt to convince working families she would be an effective governor. That thin claim doesn't hold up to even the most basic scrutiny, according to recent reporting from Bridge Michigan. During Dixon's several years serving as a company executive with what she claims was a hand in "eve more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: As Tudor Dixon continues to hide from Michigan voters, holding no regular public events and instead making countless appearances on national right-wing cable shows, it's become more and more apparent that the special interest groups who have funneled money into her campaign are who she's working for - not hardworking Michigan families. Positioned squarely at a "critical juncture" where she's running  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Federal CDBG disaster recovery funds totaling $71.9 million have been allocated to the Michigan Strategic Fund by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds will be awarded to Michigan communities most impacted by storms to a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today to announce Michigan Strategic Fund approval of $83.8 million in grant funding across 22 statewide community development projects around Michigan through the Revitalization And Placemaking program. The MSF also approved support for a new multifamily project that will bring much-needed housing to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Sault Ste. Marie Convention & Visitors Bureau has been awarded $2 million to boost tourism by enhancing the Sault Ste. Marie International 500 Raceway as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant program. The project is expected to support a total of 50 jobs in the area. "This $2 million inve more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the reopening of three bridges in Berrien, Clinton, and Ingham Counties after construction crews completed necessary repairs and replacement. The bridges include Linn Road bridge in Ingham County, Tallman Road bridge in Clinton County, and M-140 bridge in Berrien County, which was completed almost two months ahead of schedule. "The reopening  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the city of Manistee has been awarded $850,000 to boost tourism by upgrading the city's downtown riverwalk along the Manistee River as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant program. The project is expected to support a total of 50 jobs in the area. "This investment to upgrade Manistee's downtown riverwalk wi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy in support of Holtec International's application for a federal grant under the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) program to save the Palisades Nuclear Facility in Southwest Michigan, protecting 600 high-paying jobs at the plant and 1,100 additional jobs throughout the community while also shoring up clean, reliable energy producti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Statewide Housing Partnership within the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). The partnership will develop a strategy to implement Michigan's Statewide Housing Plan and ensure that every Michigander has access to affordable housing that meets their needs. Additionally, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement after the Michigan Court of Claims ruled that Michigan's extreme 1931 law banning abortions without exceptions for rape or incest and criminalizing nurses and doctors for doing their jobs is unconstitutional. The governor has been fighting for months to protect reproductive freedom in Michigan, and today's ruling reinforc more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive, the third of three, to ensure Michigan takes advantage of tax credits and other opportunities in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as effectively as possible. The governor is focused on lowering the cost of doing business, and this directive will ensure state departments and agencies use every tool in their  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to create jobs in Michigan by taking advantage of the resources in the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The governor is focused on growing the economy and creating good-paying jobs, and this directive will ensure state departments and agencies harness every available tax credit and other opportunities in the IRA t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to lower costs for families by ensuring Michigan takes advantage of tax credits and other opportunities in the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as effectively as possible. This directive will ensure Michigan's state departments and agencies use every tool in their toolboxes to pass savings on to Michiganders, expan more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer today joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to announce support of a township infrastructure project that will enable a total capital investment of up to $375 million and the creation of 170 jobs in Thomas Township while strengthening Michigan's leadership position in the semiconductor supply chain. This support allows Hemlock Semiconducto more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan's Partnership districts -- the state's lowest-performing districts -- continued to face extraordinary challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2021-22 school year. Still, educators and students in these districts continued to work hard during the third school year impacted by the pandemic. In its fourth annual report, Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: While increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere encourage plant growth, they also reduce the nutritional value of plants, which can have a larger impact on nutrition and food safety worldwide. Researchers at Michigan State University discovered a new way plants are adapting to the changing climate -- information that can be used to help plants grow strong while also maintaining their nutriti more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Over the last few years, the pandemic has forced most of us to stay home in our own neighborhoods. New research from Michigan State University found that for some groups of people, spending time in their neighborhoods is no block party. "We found that single parents are much less satisfied with their neighborhoods than married parents, and childfree people who don't want children aren't much better more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2022: As Michiganders spend their holiday weekend celebrating the freedoms earned by American workers, Shane Hernandez proudly stood by the anti-government, extremist Three Percenters flag. His shameful support for the anti-American militia fits right in with Tudor Dixon's dangerous, wrong-for-Michigan agenda to slash funding for law enforcement and undermine democracy. Dixon must answer f more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: 35a(10) LETRS Professional Learning Opportunity for Pre-K to Grade 6 Educators The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is announcing a professional learning grant opp more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- 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: Public Act 144 of 2022 - Section 98c - Learning Loss The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) will open the application window on September 15, 2022, for local educati more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Division of Finance and Operations SUBJECT: 2022-23 Pupil Accounting Manual Update Each year, the state legislature adopts new state laws that change, in small measure or substantially, the state's pupil accounting rules. These new stat more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2022: Michigan State University today recommended Rebecca Barber as vice president of financial planning and analysis, following a national search. Pending endorsement by the MSU Board of Trustees at its Sept. 9 meeting, Barber will begin in her new role on Oct. 1. She will be responsible for leading the financial forecasting for operational and capital structures, analysis and planning  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's(EGLE) Materials Management Division has launched a mapping tool for its Fuel Transformation Program. Projects in this program mitigate diesel emissions by the replacement of qualifying diesel vehicles, vessels, and equipment with new, cleaner versions that improve air quality, support climate change mitig more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 7 (TNSper) -- Emory University issued the following news release: Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, is joining Emory School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, effective Nov. 7, 2022. Dr. Jagsi is currently the Newman Family Professor, deputy chair and residency program director in the Department of Radiation Oncology and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan. "We look forward to Dr. Jagsi's l more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2022: Taft is pleased to announce its upcoming combination with leading Michigan full-service law firm Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C., effective Dec. 31, 2022. With the addition of Jaffe, Taft will be comprised of more than 800 attorneys in eight primary Midwest markets and the District of Columbia. Founded 54 years ago in 1968, Jaffe has established itself as one of the most respected full-service law  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Depressive symptoms and caregiving hours among older adults caring for partners with dementia can emerge up to 10 years before a routine screening detects the first signs of their partner's cognitive impairment, according to a University of Michigan study. The findings modify current thinking that suggests there are large increases in care received just after dementia onset, said senior inves more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: A majority of Michigan's local governments are experiencing some form of harassment or other abuse from the public, according to a statewide survey conducted by the University of Michigan. Officials from 53% of jurisdictions report harassment, threats or violence against members of the local government, including themselves. And two-thirds of top officials in jurisdictions wi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity * * * A relatively new kind of semiconductor, layered atop a mirror-like structure, can mimic the way that leaves move energy from the sun over relatively long distances before using it to fuel chemical reactions. The approach may one day improve the efficiency of solar cells. " more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Abrahamic texts treat slithering as a special indignity visited on the wicked serpent, but evolution may draw a more continuous line through the motion of swimming microbes, wriggling worms, skittering spiders and walking horses. A new study found that all of these kinds of motion are well represented by a single mathematical model. "This didn't come out of nowhere--this is from our real rob more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 9 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Washington State Department of Commerce a tenth year of funding to help state small businesses grow through exporting. The $1.4 million grant to Washington, part of the SBA's State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), is one of the two largest awarded from a total $20 million to 52 states and territory internation more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- The Western Theological Seminary issued the following news: Western Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Sam Gutierrez has joined the WTS community as the Associate Director for the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination. "Sam Gutierrez has gifted beauty to WTS, and many portions of Jesus' Church, in so many ways," said Dr. Winn Collier, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian imagination and Director of the Eugene Pe more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public hearing on Sept. 19 for a proposed rule that would require daily electronic harvest reporting for all Lake Michigan and Lake Superior charter fishers, meaning those required to hold an outlying water sport trolling license. Charter fishing harvest reporting has been mandatory since 1976 and is vital for Great Lake more PR