LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is supporting the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list. "Robotexts are increasingly used by bad actors in the face of effective law enforcement efforts more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel partnered with a coalition of 16 attorneys general led by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson in an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court defending workers' rights. Glacier Northwest Inc v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174 potentially threatens workers' right to strike and the effectiveness of the National La more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement in response to U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit upholding sanctions against attorneys who took part in a previously-dismissed and frivolous lawsuit related to the 2020 presidential election that named Michigan officials as defendants. "I'm pleased that the Court has upheld the District Court decision in sanctioning th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general, led by California, the District of Columbia, New York, and Pennsylvania, in a comment letter urging swift action on a new federal proposal aimed at better protecting workers and ensuring greater accountability in the workplace. In the comment letter, the coalition strongly supports the National  more PR

ALMA, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNSper) -- Alma College issued the following news: Sean Burke, an academic leader with 16 years of teaching and administrative experience, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alma College, effective June 1, 2023. Burke will serve as the senior academic administrator at Alma College with oversight of more than 50 undergraduate and two graduate programs of study, with more on the horizon. "Dr. Burke's vision of the liberal arts as an educat more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 16 (TNSper) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: The Wayne State University Office of Economic Development (OED) and TechTown Detroit have named social architect and urbanist Christianne Malone to the dual role of assistant vice president for economic development and chief program officer. In her role, Malone will be responsible for the design, implementation, management and continuous improvement of entrepreneurship programs for both OED and TechTown. S more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSfund) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Andrew McNaught, Ph.D., and Tracy Galarowicz, Ph.D. from the Biology Department, received a $223,665 their project titled: Importance of Food Predators to Lake Whitefish and Cisco Recruitment. This study will look into whether changing food sources or predation explain the changing patterns of two larval fish species; Lake Whitefish are declining while Cisco are increasing in the nearshore area more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSawa) -- The College for Creative Studies issued the following news: The prestigious International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) acknowledges student projects by two Product Design alumni who appreciate the future and inclusivity of product design as they both received the Bronze Prize. After four decades of excellence, IDEA is one of the longest running, most prestigious design awards programs, and most anticipated annual awards competition in the world. It rec more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The wife of American soccer journalist Grant Wahl recently shared that he died due to an undetected ascending aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar. University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center has experts available in the condition who can speak in-depth about how it occurs, prognosis, treatment, etc. The U-M Health Frankel CVC has a Comprehensive Aortic Progr more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNSfund) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University professor Tsu-Yin Wu has received a federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Navigator cooperative agreement award of nearly $800,000. The funding will help Wu lead a broad effort to assist the uninsured and other underserved communities in Calhoun, Kent, Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties in Michigan. Wu, professor of nursing at Eastern's College of Heal more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: The new F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck adds the prestigious 2023 MotorTrend Truck of the Year award to its trophy case. The win sets a precedent - the F-150 Lightning is the first electric truck to win by a unanimous vote among the judges. It's also only the second time an electric vehicle has won unanimously in the history of MotorTrend's Of The Year competitions. "It's really brilliant for the team that Light more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 17 (TNSconf) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Ford School will welcome former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to Weill Hall for an event on Monday, Jan. 16, to mark Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Now in private law practice in DC, Johnson served as Homeland Security secretary under President Obama from 2013-2017, and earlier as General Counsel of the Department of Defense in the administr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a major rebuild of Haggerty Road in Van Buren Township in Wayne County to support the construction of Our Next Energy's (ONE) new gigafactory and ensure reliable delivery of their goods. This announcement builds on state support announced in October to further support the company's growth in Michigan, which is expected to create 2,112 new jobs  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Dec. 17 (TNSconf) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., an author and Princeton University educator, will provide the keynote address during West Michigan's commemoration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Glaude's address is part of the 37th annual community commemoration, a partnership between Davenport University, Grand Rapids Community College, and Grand Valley State University, with support from l more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNSpro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College's One Workforce program provides training for in-demand careers, by also opportunities for residents to improve English language skills. The One Workforce Welding Program for English Language Learners offers residents the opportunity to gain skills for entry level welding positions. It is a short-term program to get welders work in West Michigan, with the goal of more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSper) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Following a national search, Grand Valley announced the selection of Megan Rydecki as director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies. Rydecki is currently the community affairs manager for Consumers Energy, where she serves as the company's face, voice and leader in Kent County, engaging with local government, business and community stakeholders. She has previously served in leadership more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSacc) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley's Interprofessional Simulation Center was accredited for the first time by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Katie Branch, director of simulation, said seeking accreditation status recognizes the university's commitment to providing quality simulation-based learning experiences and supporting a global network of accredited programs that contribute to the research and use of si more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Dec. 16 (TNSper) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College Provost Brian Knetl, who guided the college's academic offerings through the challenges of the pandemic, has been selected to be president at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Ill. Knetl, who has been GRCC provost since 2019, will become the fifth president at Waubonsee, which is located about 45 miles west of Chicago and has about 12,000 credit-seeking more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNSawa) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: The transformation of the Mable Engle House into Grand Rapids Community College's Steven C. Ender Hall has earned honors from the U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan. GRCC's Facilities team, project architect Progressive AE, and construction manager Pioneer Construction were honored this month with the LEED Gold Certified Higher Education project award. The USGBC-WM Leadership Awards more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSconf) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: The HFC PIC Committee will host a conference called "Where Are We Now? An Assessment on Mental Health" on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. HFC faculty members Tracie Varitek and Tazeen Ayub will serve as the hosts. Every HFC employee is welcome to attend this event. As we are slowly coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, this year's PIC conference will explore the many impacts the pandemic  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNSper) -- Hope College issued the following news: Lisa Walcott, assistant professor of art at Hope College, has been named the inaugural recipient of the college's Billy Mayer Endowed Professorship in Sculpture or Ceramics. The professorship was established by the late Dr. Richard and Margaret Kruizenga in honor and memory of Mayer, a longtime member of the art faculty who died in 2017. Mayer joined the Hope faculty in 1978, and chaired the Department of Art and Ar more PR

BERRIEN, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) representatives plan to invest approximately $51 million to enhance the electric transmission network from New Buffalo to Bridgman. The New Buffalo-Bridgman Transmission Line Rebuild Project involves: * Rebuilding about 7 miles of power line from New Buffalo Substation, off East Clay Street, to Three Oaks Substation, off Hickory Street. * R more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSpar) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University will participate as part of a network of business accelerators in a new, regional effort to cement the Detroit region as the GEM--the Global Epicenter of Mobility. A coalition of Michigan organizations led by the Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation, calling itself the GEM, received a $52.2 million grant under the fed more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Efforts are expanding for local school districts in Michigan to cultivate new educators from within their own schools with significant investments by the State of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Education said today. To provide all students access to high quality instruction, and in response to a persistent teacher shortage, Governor Gretchen Whitmer negotiated with the s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 (TNSsro) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following electric order on Dec. 15, 2022, involving DTE Gas Co. and DTE Electric Co. of Detroit, Michigan: * * * In the Matter of the Application of DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY DTE GAS COMPANY For Ex parte authority to waive one attribute of its Data Privacy tariffs APPLICATION DTE Electric Company ("DTE Electric") and DTE Gas Company ("DTE Gas") (collectively referred to as " the Companies"), corporations org more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSfund) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: With nearly $3 million in support from the National Science Foundation, Michigan State University is training today's students to solve tomorrow's STEM problems with the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The project's leader, Daniel Appelo, knows this probably won't be the first time people have heard a researcher banging the drum about using computer tools to make pressing pr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: An Oakland County woman who pled guilty to stealing from an elderly veteran has been sentenced, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Margaret Risdon, 62, of Bloomfield Hills, was convicted of one count of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult between $50,000 and $100,000, a 15-year felony. Judge David M. Cohen of the 6th Circuit Court sentenced Risdon to thr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Three members of the Wolverine Watchmen were sentenced to years behind bars, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Joseph Morrison, Paul Bellar and Pete Musico appeared before Judge Thomas Wilson of the 4th Circuit Court in Jackson County, and each were sentenced up to 20 years in prison. Joseph Morrison, of Munith, was sentenced to: * Count 1: Gang membership, 4-20 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on Dec. 15, 2022: 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: Notification of Online Learning Data Request for School Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022; Due January 27, 2023 Pursuant to the state School Aid Act, Sec more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on Dec. 15, 2022: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents and Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Revised Model Policy for Supporting Students with Asthma in Schools Earlier this year, Michigan's State Board of Education approved a revised Model Policy for Supporting Students with more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSawa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Carleen L. Hsu and John J. Valadez, while teaching in Michigan State University's School of Journalism and Film Studies -- both part of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences -- produced the documentary "American Exile," which recently won the Imagen Award for Best Documentary and the Ruben Salazar Award in Journalism: Excellence in Broadcast Journalism. The film uncovers the deportation of  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSfund) -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: Two biomedical researchers at Michigan State University have received Catalyst Awards from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust. Dr. Robert Abramovitch, associate professor for the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Human Medicine and MSU AgBioResearch, and Dr. Karen Liby, professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology for the College  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today filed an appeal from the decision of the Michigan Parole Board with the Livingston County Circuit Court in opposition to the Michigan Department of Corrections Parole Board's decision to parole Floyd Jarvi, 63. Jarvi pled no contest in 1994 on multiple counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, armed robbery, and fe more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: The new 2023 Ford Escape, the perfect getaway vehicle to conquer daily adventures, has earned an overall Good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after successfully completing updated front overlap crash testing. Of the 15 small SUVs tested, Escape was one of only two to receive the IIHS top tier 'good' rating. The new IIHS 2.0 moderate front overlap crash testing now includes measuring impact to re more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 13 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: Stellantis and DTE Energy today announced a clean energy commitment to add 400 megawatts of new solar projects in Michigan - enough clean energy to power approximately 130,000 homes annually - through DTE's MIGreenPower voluntary renewable energy program. The clean energy commitment is the second largest renewable energy purchase ever made in the U.S. from a utility(1) and will avoid more than 670,000 metric tons of car more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of Michigan are leading a multi-university partnership that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in individuals. The five-year project will examine cognitive fatigue across multiple timescales, distinct aspects of cognition and in different individuals with multiscale whole cortex models, says Daniel Forger, the Robert W. and Lynn H. Browne Professor more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Dec. 16 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tasked one University of Michigan-Flint faculty member with working to preserve an important monument in Lansing. Gregory Havrilcsak, a UM-Flint history lecturer, was recently appointed by the second-term governor to join the Michigan Veterans' Memorial Park Commission for a two-year term beginning this month. The commission advises on the development, management and main more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSpro) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: Earlier this year, the University of Michigan-Flint launched an innovative pathway that makes earning a college degree accessible for working adults and busy transfer students: the Accelerated Online Degree Completion program. Every aspect of AODC was built with accessibility in mind. The accelerated, seven-week courses are offered in a totally online, asynchronous format. The faculty and staff of  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: People with a wide range of emotional disorders, including anxiety disorder and depression, react negatively to uncertainty. When worrying about future events, not knowing can feel very uncomfortable, leading to increased avoidance and inflexibility. New research from the University of Michigan and Northern Michigan University tested whether addressing discomfort with uncertainty through impr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A majority of Michigan local leaders' assessments of their fiscal stress this year remain essentially unchanged compared to both 2021 and 2020, despite significant infusions of federal and state aid in recent years. The findings come from the spring 2022 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey, conducted between April 4 and June 6 by the Center on Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Unive more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 10 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Will Name New Hospital After Philanthropists D. Dan And Betty Kahn * * * Celebrating one of the largest gifts ever to Michigan Medicine of $50 million, the health system will name its new hospital for longtime philanthropists D. Dan and Betty Kahn. At its Dec. 8 meeting, the University of Michigan Regents approved a new name for University of Michigan Health's 264-bed, 690,000-squar more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSper) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Dr. Raymond Thompson, a leader with more than 40 years in aviation and aerospace education, including 13 years at Western, has been named dean of the College of Aviation. Thompson's appointment follows a nationwide search and becomes effective on Jan. 1, pending Board of Trustees approval. Thompson first joined Western as the College of Aviation's associate dean in 2009. He was tapped to lead the co more PR