ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 14 (TNSper) -- The American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research issued the following news release: Members of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) have elected Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, as Vice-president and Purnima S. Kumar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor as AADOCR Representative to the IADR/AADOCR Publications Committee. Th more PR

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 (TNSawa) -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's committee on concrete and concrete aggregates (C09) presented its 2022 Frank E. Richart Award to Lawrence Sutter, professor emeritus and professor of research in materials science and engineering a more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: A civil rights coalition including the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP), has filed a motion with the U.S. District Court asking that it order the City of Detroit not to resume water shutoffs when its current moratorium expires on December 31. Although the City of Detroit crea more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: Unions have lost more than 143,000 members since Michigan's right-to-work law went into effect, according to analysis of state and federal reports from 15 major unions. Numbers compiled by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy found that there are 26.5% fewer people paying dues to the state's largest unions today than there was in 2012. "As the new Legislature debate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSgov) -- The National Association of Conservation Districts issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an additional $325 Million for 71 projects funded through the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program. This second pool of funding was focused on innovative projects that develop and expand market opportunities for small and historically underserved producers. USDA's total investment in th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release: On Friday, Progress Michigan released the latest edition of Lake Effect, a monthly research newsletter that tracks public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. 2022's final edition digs into voters' attitudes on policy priorities in the wake of a historic mi more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 14 (TNStalk) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * Whether Democracy Is Eroding Or On The Upswing Depends On What State You Live In By Melissa Kay Diliberti and Julia H. Kaufman President Joe Biden said the midterms were a "good day" for democracy. And in many ways, they were: There were high levels of voter turnout in many states, a projected 47 percent of Americans cast ballots-some 7 percentage points h more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Dec. 17 (TNSgov) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted the following news release on Dec. 16, 2022: The Oakland County Circuit Court ruled yesterday that public school teachers are not considered public bodies and do not have to provide materials under Freedom of Information Act requests. One significant implication of this ruling is that only public employees who work in the executive branch are considered public bodies for purposes of FOIA. This allows other publi more PR

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following news release: "This year was a pivotal one in higher education investment and resource alignment by Governor Whitmer and legislators. They prioritized identifying means to elevate postsecondary education and resource allocation within the state to improve attainment outcomes and talent gaps. This was demonstrated in the $2 billion in higher education investments in FY23, a considerable inc more PR