LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, supporting a New York law to hold the firearms industry accountable. In an amicus brief, the coalition argues that New York has the authority to protect residents and public safety. New York enacted its statute to hold gun industry members accountable for the irrespo more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSawa) -- Calvin University issued the following news: When Emily Steen arrived on campus as a first-year student, she says "I was shocked at what I heard." Within the first couple of weeks, Nick Nichols, a former inmate who began his studies inside Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan, visited one of her core classes and talked to the class about the Calvin Prison Initiative (CPI) program--now considered a national model for prison education. "I  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSawa) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Jim McDonald, faculty member in the department of Teacher and Special Education (TSE), received the 2023 Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award from the Association of Science Teacher Education (ASTE). This award honors ASTE members who support and encourage pre-service and in-service science teachers, and/or new science teacher educators entering the profession. It also seeks to recognize the val more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Consumers Energy today is announcing it will provide $25 million to homes and businesses, a meaningful effort to help customers who are facing challenges with their energy bills. The contribution, approved today by the Michigan Public Service Commission, is being delivered through $15 million in automatic bill credits to all Consumers Energy electric customers and another $10 million in assistanc more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: DTE Energy's natural gas customers will spend less to heat their homes this month, with further price reductions in the months to come. On Jan. 1, the company reduced its Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) rate, based on its natural gas purchasing strategy and the decline in natural gas prices. The result? Customers will see a total of nearly $5 million in relief on their February heating bills. Further savings will come over the  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Ford is looking to the future with a new solar power plant at its Almussafes manufacturing facilities in Valencia, Spain. By 2035, Ford is committed to having zero emissions electric vehicles for all vehicle sales in Europe and targets carbon neutrality across its European footprint of facilities and suppliers. This latest initiative, which began operating in late 2022, highlights the company's on-going drive to meet t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 18 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following Q&A on Jan. 17, 2023, with John Ciorciari, professor and associate dean for research and policy engagement: * * * Pakistan is facing a multidimensional crisis. Its economy is teetering on collapse due to a possible political crisis, the rupee plummeting and inflation at decades-high levels, devastating floods, and a significant shortage of energy. Offering his insight on th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: International migrant workers are at major risk of suffering abuses from their employers. Migrants who work for private households as domestic workers (DWs) are considered especially vulnerable given that they live in their employers' homes where they are shielded from public view. A significant minority of Filipino DWs report mistreatment by their household employers in more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Paul R. Watson II, Pennsylvania College of Technology's former dean of academic success, has been named president of Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan. "In partnership with all constituents - the Board of Trustees, faculty, administrators, staff, community members, employers and students - I am eager to lead this institution as we provide all students with excelle more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that L&L Products, a global provider of industrial solutions, is expanding in the village of Romeo with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of approximately $25 million and create 65 advanced manufactu more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 16 (TNSper) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Grand Valley head football coach Matt Mitchell announced on January 15 that he will step down from his duties with the team to pursue other coaching opportunities. The Lakers compiled a 117-31 record during his time leading the program. This past season, Mitchell guided the Lakers to the 2022 GLIAC Championship, a No. 1 ranking in the American Football Coaches Association and D2football national p more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: How climate change-related crises are reshaping "disaster philanthropy," how for-profit news outlets are exploring non-profit models and how collaborative funding of initiatives is being used to address systemic issues are among the top trends the philanthropic world faces in 2023. They are part of the seventh annual "11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2023" report released January 18 by the Johnson Ce more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 18 (TNSpconf) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2023: Americans are so divided and divisive, Eddie Glaude Jr. said on the first day of Grand Valley's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration Week, their "elbows rub but their hearts are apart." Glaude, a distinguished university professor and chair of African American Studies at Princeton University, spoke January 17 in the Kirkhof Center to both in-person and virtual audiences. A more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 21 (TNSpconf) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: For years, when Mary Frances Berry or Coretta Scott King were confronted with a quandary and unsure how to proceed, the two friends would ask a simple question. The pair looked to Scott King's late husband, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for inspiration. "We'd always ask each other, 'What would Martin do?'" Berry said. "We would not always do what Martin did, but we would always ask the Ma more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSpconf) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Jerry Wallace wore a suit to class when he was a doctoral student. After graduating from Grand Valley in 2009, he went on to earn two master's degrees and a doctoral degree. He is now the president of Danville Community College in Virginia. At 38, he is among the youngest college presidents in the U.S. and the youngest president in the history of the Virginia Community College System. During a  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: GRCC geography professor Mike DeVivo ends emails he sends with "Geography Lives!" Since his surname is a patronymic of Vivo, or "alive," DeVivo comes by his sign-off honestly. He's doing his best every day to bring geography to life for his GRCC students, having served as a faculty member at the college since 2002. He loves the classroom, but he also loves opening up the world of geography beyond the c more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSpro) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: The Grand Rapids Community College men's soccer team signed its first four players as its looks ahead to its inaugural season this fall. "We have a group of great individuals on and off the field," coach Damiekco Smith. "Glad to be able to sign some hometown heroes." The GRCC Athletic Department has added soccer in response to a growing interest in the sport internationally and an increasing  more PR

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSper) -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: The Kellogg Community College Board of Trustees today voted to appoint Dr. Paul R. Watson II as the College's seventh president. "Dr. Watson has successfully led KCC as interim president during a period of transition over the past nine months and the Board looks forward to working with him in the role of president," said Board Chair Steve Claywell. "We are eager to embrace  more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSpar) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Lawrence Technological University has announced a new partnership with Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (JASEM) to have LTU faculty, staff, and students participate with JA as facilitators and subject matter experts in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, technology, and career pathways. Under the memorandum of understanding, LTU and JA will work together to provide progra more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: The Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee today sent a strong signal on the continued momentum of economic development statewide and continued support for MEDC CEO Quentin L. Messer, Jr. approving a new, four-year contract for Messer. Today's action follows a year with more than $13 billion in EV and battery manufacturing investments in the state, as  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: A former migrant student who has grown to become a teacher and now instills in his young students the value of education and appreciation for the opportunities that students have is featured in this month's #proudMIeducator video, released today by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Alfredo Aleman, an elementary school educator at Arcadia Elementary School in more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2023: * * * MSU, Audubon receive $1.3M from NSF to support bird conservation in North America using data to create more robust population forecasts in the face of climate and land-use change * * * Michigan State University and the National Audubon Society are teaming up to help protect declining bird populations across North America. With $1.3 million from a collaborative National Sci more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that an Oakland County man who pled guilty to Conducting a Criminal Enterprise has been sentenced. Kevin Adolph, 27, of Detroit, was sentenced on January 18, 2023, in the 6th Circuit Court on one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony, for obtaining Comerica account numbers of numerous victims and stealing mone more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: Today marks two years since President Biden was sworn into office. Since then, under his leadership, Democrats have delivered time and again for working families - a stark contrast with how Republicans led when they were in power. "What a difference two years makes. President Biden and Democrats brought us out of the pandemic, lowered costs, helped create jobs, and always put working more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) announced today that the city of Saginaw has been accepted to the Certified Local Government (CLG) program, following confirmation from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. "We are pleased to welcome the city of Saginaw to the CLG program as they continue to plan for and celebrate important histor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: Historic Downtown St. Ignace will soon complete the Connors Park Huron Waterfront Boardwalk Project through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and city of St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority (DDA) announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronic more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 17 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: General Motors' (GM) $7 billion investment in Michigan was recognized in the Electric Vehicles (EV) category of Business Facilities' 2022 Impact Awards, announced last week as part of the publication's annual Deal of the Year awards. The news comes days after Michigan was recognized by CNBC as one of the top three states set to "dominate" U.S. battery manufacturing by 2030. As the largest i more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSconf) -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2023: The 23rd annual Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series, Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey has added community engagement opportunities to this year's series focused on the history and legacy of African Americans in the U.S. Named in honor of William G. Anderson, D.O., the series honors his legacy as a trailblazer in the Civil Rights Movement, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a seventeen-party settlement agreement that grants a $155 million rate increase for electric customers of Consumers Energy Co., a 43% reduction from what the utility initially sought (Case No. U-21224). Three additional parties signed statements of non-objection. Consumers initially requested to raise rates by $272 million, a figure the com more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 19 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: The Michigan Public Service Commission today posted the responses to its request for proposals (RFP) for Low-Carbon Energy Infrastructure Enhancement and Development Grants. Public Act 53 and Public Act 166 of 2022, approved by the Michigan Legislature and signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, provide for a combined $50 million in grants for businesses, nonprofit organizations an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: The Detroit area's 313 area code is projected to run out of unassigned telephone numbers in 2025, so the Michigan Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Detroit in March to take public comment on a proposal to add an overlay area code covering the city and several of its immediate suburbs (Case No. U-21337). The Commission today set a public hearing for Marc more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The results of Michigan State University's latest Know More @ MSU Campus Survey are in, and the data shows that there have been significant improvements in student, staff and faculty experiences with relationship violence and sexual misconduct, or RVSM. Feedback from over 11,500 participants indicates positive growth since the 2019 survey, including a decrease in the prevalence of sexual assault, s more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2023: * * * University to advance infrastructure, research focused on plant science, global sustainability * * * Michigan State University announced today it will receive a $5 million grant from the MSU Research Foundation to advance its world-class program in the plant sciences and critical research in the mitigation of and adaptation to global climate change. The grant complements t more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSpro) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Beginning this semester, Northern Michigan University is partnering with Bark River-Harris (BR-H) High School to offer NMU's first dual enrollment course in the field of education. Sixteen students from BR-H and three to five students from Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy are participating in the course, Schooling in America. The goals are to give students the opportunity to gain college credits  more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Two Northern Michigan University alumni collaborated on a 20-minute independent documentary titled The Iron Town, which delves into Negaunee's mining history, current issues, and the key role that outdoor recreation is playing in guiding the city's future. Both will discuss the making of the film, with a screening to follow, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Michigan Iron Industry Museum. The proje more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In the effort to reduce plastic waste in the restaurant industry--single-use takeout containers, specifically--University of Michigan researchers compared the lifetime environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food containers. Their findings support the idea that the number of times a reusable takeout container gets used is a key factor impacting its sustainability performance. Depend more PR

FREDONIA, New York, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: The State University of New York at Fredonia has announced the appointment of Dr. Kaustav Misra as Dean of the School of Business. Dr. Misra most recently served as Associate Dean of the School of Business at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn. Previously, Dr. Misra was Chair of the Department of Economics, Chair of the Vitito Global Leadership Institute a more PR

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, Jan. 18 (TNSper) -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: Dr. Tanya McFadden is eager to return to the institution where she began her academic career and her first job in academic leadership. Beginning Monday, Jan. 23, the OCC alum will serve in the newly created position of Dean of Nursing and Executive Director of Health Careers. McFadden comes to OCC after working at Kalamazoo Valley Community College as Dean of Instruction, Nursing, Health Care more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Jan. 21 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: The South Bend Education Foundation has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the American Electric Power Foundation, upon the recommendation of Indiana Michigan Power (I&M). The grant will support the Foundation's Teacher Wish List and Teacher Store initiatives. Both efforts provide support for teachers through funding of needed items and directly providing classroom suppl more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSawa) -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Gregory Narsh, counsel in Troutman Pepper's Environmental + Natural Resources Practice Group and President-Elect of the Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan (HBAM), has been recognized with a "Spirit of Detroit Award" by Coleman Young, Jr. on behalf of the Detroit City Council for contributions to diversity efforts in Detroit. Named after one of Detroit's most easily identifiable landmarks, the "Spir more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 21 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on Jan. 20, 2023, with economist Daniil Manaenkov: * * * It's not exactly comforting that the United States is running up against its debt limit, as officials announced this week, nor is there immediate cause for concern for the average taxpayer, says University of Michigan economist Daniil Manaenkov. Manaenkov, an economic forecaster at U-M's Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, offers insigh more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Over the past few years, deepening ideological and strategic divisions in many parts of the globe have suggested the arrival of a new Cold War. The coming year may reveal much about this new phase of world politics, with profound diplomatic implications, according to John Ciorciari, professor and associate dean for research and policy engagement at the University of Michigan's Ford School of  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSpro) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: After graduating from the University of Michigan School of Art and Design in the mid-90s, Carrie St. John worked as a graphic designer in a small firm in Chicago for a few years. Her first teaching experience happened a few years later when she was a grad student pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in painting at the University of Massachusetts. "After graduation, I taught a few classes before di more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When what you harvest is trash, your crops are in season year-round and they yield overwhelming surplus. In the case of Brooklyn-based artist Robin Frohardt, her haul of single-use plastics, organically harvested from streets and garbage dumps, are artfully repurposed to create and fill an entire 6,000-square-foot supermarket. With her public art installation and immersive film experience, Th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: COVID-19 interrupted or delayed medical treatment for many people who chose to put off elective procedures or couldn't get in to see a specialist. But new research from the University of Michigan finds another population was affected: Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19. This caused new or worsening medical c more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 18 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on Jan. 17, 2023, with John Ciorciari, professor and associate dean for research and policy engagement at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: * * * Pakistan is facing a multidimensional crisis. Its economy is teetering on collapse due to a possible political crisis, the rupee plummeting and inflation at decades-high levels, devastating floods, and a significant shortage of energy. Offering hi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: New research from the University of Michigan points to the potential of public banking to better serve the financial needs of Chicago residents as the volume of complaints about private banking services has increased exponentially over the past decade. Terri Friedline, U-M associate professor of social work and faculty affiliate of Poverty Solutions, worked with Ameya Pawar, a fellow with the more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but you didn't know when those numbers would be called--just that at some point in the next 10 years or so, they would be. Despite the financial cost of playing those numbers daily for that period, the payoff is big enough to make it worthwhile. Animals that live in highly variable environments play a similar lottery when it comes to  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Toddlers will go out of their way to help dogs, especially pups struggling to access out-of-reach treats and toys, according to research conducted at the University of Michigan. The new study shows that young children notice and understand dogs' goals, using that knowledge to help them. "It's been known for a long time that toddlers will go out of their way to help struggling humans, even st more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: A new report released today by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews the usefulness of community-level wastewater surveillance during the pandemic and assesses its potential value for control and prevention of infectious diseases beyond COVID-19. University of Michigan faculty members, including two who served on the Academies' Committee on Com more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Jan. 19 (TNStalk) -- The Western Theological Seminary issued the following commentary on Jan. 18, 2023: * * * The Seamless Whole Of Christian Mission By Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Associate Professor of World Christianity When my husband and I were bringing up our blended family of six kids with an age range of six years, we had to institute certain rules to remain sane. Many of them related to food, specifically to pizza. While Luana didn't like peppers, Anton hated onions, Jo more PR