LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues to advocate for reasonable utility rates for Michigan consumers by participating in Consumers Energy Company's recent electric rate case before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) (MPSC Case No. U-21224). This resulted in a settlement agreement that reduces the Company's final requested rate increase by over $150 million. The settlement more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general, co-led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that enjoined New York's prohibition on carrying firearms in places of worship and religious observation. more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNStalk)(TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on Jan. 23, 2023, with Ross School of Business professors Justin Huang and Julia Lee Cunningham: * * * An increase in anti-Chinese sentiment has led to consumer discrimination against Asian American-owned small businesses, according to new University of Michigan research. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians have spread stigmatizing language, media outlets have used dehumanizing  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSpar) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Central Michigan University's Integrative Public Relations program is keeping pace with the ever-evolving media landscape thanks to a new partnership that's proving to be a differentiator for graduates. "The (CMU IPR) program is awesome, the internship experiences you get through the IPR program are awesome. But, there's only so much that can be taught in the classroom," said Nikki Little, CMU  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: DTE Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider, has partnered with Walker-Miller Energy Services, one of the country's largest African American and woman-owned energy efficiency companies, to launch the Energy Efficiency Academy. The Academy directly responds to the growing demand for energy-efficient home repairs in Detroit, while also building a local workforce that will benefit the community for year more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Latest Civil Rights piece on display for Black History Month * * * According to experts, playing with LEGO offers hours of entertainment and other benefits, like strengthening fine motor skills and problem-solving for children and parents alike. But for Eastern Michigan University Biology Professor Aaron Liepman, creating mosaics from LEGO gives him a healthy creative outlet. Liepman, who e more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Ford customers nationwide now can enjoy complimentary Pickup & Delivery as well as expanded mobile services from participating dealers as part of the company's increased commitment to enhancing the ownership experience. According to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Customer Service Index (CSI) Study, data shows that customers who utilize remote experiences for vehicle repair are more likely to recommend their brand to a friend more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: Edmunds, a trusted guide in car shopping for over 50 years, has named the Ford F-150 Lightning as the Best of the Best in Edmunds Top Rated Awards 2023. This follows the announcement last week that the Ford F-150 had won the coveted Edmunds Top Rated Truck and the F-150 Lightning the Edmunds Top Rated Electric Truck awards, making Ford the most recognized brand. Best of the Best is a new flagship awar more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Seven outstanding master's students have been named as 2022 Weill Scholars and Weill Youth Policy Fellows. Weill Scholars Shirley Araiza Santaella (MPP '24), David Castro (MPP '24), Moriah Nacionales-Tafoya (MPP '24), Juan Sandoval (MPP '24), and Christiana Verdelus (MPP '24) and Weill Youth Policy Fellows Eneida Hysi (MPP '24) and Paloma Ramos (MPP '24) are recipients o more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- Northwood University issued the following news: General Motors has awarded Northwood University $100,000 to host an automotive camp for high school seniors. "Full Tank Automotive Camp will help students explore careers throughout the automotive industry, including design, development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, service and aftermarket," explained Elgie Bright, who chairs the Automotive Marketing/Management program at Northwood University. The camp more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- General Motors issued the following news release: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today plans to invest $918 million in four U.S. manufacturing sites, including $854 million to prepare these facilities to produce the company's sixth generation Small Block V-8 engine and an additional $64 million in Rochester, New York and Defiance, Ohio for castings and components to support EV production. These investments will enable the company to strengthen its industry more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2023: * * * The American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten gave the following statement to Fox Business. "Parents and families, no matter where they live, want safe, well-funded public schools, not schemes to funnel taxpayers' money to the wealthy few. The Governor of Iowa is risking real political damage by doing the bidding of Betsy DeVos. After her midterms failure in Michigan more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following remarks on Jan. 25, 2023: * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her 2023 State of the State Address in front of a joint session of the Michigan Legislature. Please see below for her remarks as prepared for delivery. Good evening, Michigan. It's great to be back in the Capitol. And it feels even better to be making history. I am honored to stand between Speaker Joe Tate and Majority Leader Winnie Brin more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSconf) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: This year's Roger That! Conference will focus on the history of space exploration and feature a keynote from a trailblazing astronaut and scientific innovator whose life is being made into a movie. Jose Hernandez, NASA astronaut, engineer and innovator who played a significant role in the invention of the first full-field digital mammography system to help detect breast cancer, will speak on both more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news A successful run last November for a seat on the Grand Rapids Public Library board fits right in with GRCC professor Lauren Woolsey's willingness to walk a different path. After completing two bachelor's degrees at the University of Maryland, she went on to earn a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics at Harvard. For many academics, the next step would have been some sort of post-doctoral res more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College is teaming up with the University of Michigan to provide students with cutting edge research opportunities. GRCC students have until Feb. 10 to apply for the 2023 statewide Community College Summer Fellowship Program, a 10-week, paid fellowship at U-M. The program runs May 30 to Aug. 4 and offers research projects with mentors representing all 19 colleges/school more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: The rarely bestowed grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development will allow her to complete work she put on hold due to a cancer diagnosis. Hampshire College alum and parent Suzanne Perkins 85F P18 is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Michigan's (U-M) College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and an affiliated member of its Institute for Social Research. She began more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSeco) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The future of factories is Industry 4.0--the combination of the Internet of Things, advanced small sensors, high-speed internet and Big Data analysis that will make manufacturing faster, cleaner, more efficient and more environmentally friendly than ever before. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, Lawrence Technological University will dedicate a new, advanced laboratory where students will learn  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSgov) -- Grand Rapids Community College posted the following news on Jan. 23, 2023: The Michigan Reconnect program has successfully helped residents start or restart a college education, but state leaders "have more work to do" to make a degree or career certificate within reach for others, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II said Monday. Gilchrist conducted a roundtable discussion with Grand Rapids Community College President Charles Lepper, students, administr more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: Lawrence Technological University cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new robotics and factory automation laboratory that the companies that helped create it say is unique anywhere in the United States. "What you're about to see behind that door is state of the art technology: world class control architecture, controller based safety, mechatronics, and the list goes on and  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan has several faculty experts who can discuss the United States' epidemic of mass shootings. April Zeoli is the policy core director at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. Her interdisciplinary research--which aims to bring together the fields of public health, criminology and criminal justice--is focused on firearm policies that restrict high-risk individual more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice praised the education proposals outlined by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in yesterday's 2023 State of the State address. Governor Whitmer delivered her annual address Wednesday evening at the State Capitol in front of a joint session of the state legislature and a statewide television audience. "Michigan's children need what Governor Whitmer laid out last ni more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * By explaining a photosynthetic peculiarity in switchgrass, MSU researchers may have unlocked even more of the plant's potential * * * Michigan State University researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on fossil fuels. Among switchgrass's attractive features are that it's perennial more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: A Wyandotte man entered a plea of no contest to two counts of Receiving Stolen Property in the amount of $1,000-$20,000 on January 18, 2023 after being charged in connection with the theft of monies from the Michigan Department of Treasury Unclaimed Property Division and the U.S. Veterans Administration, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Stephen Decker, 34, knowin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that former Bay City Public Service Director Michael Cecchini, 56, Bay City, was arraigned in the 74th District Court today on the misdemeanor charge of Assault and Battery. Cecchini was given a personal recognizance bond, along with orders to have no contact with the victim, no possession of any weapons, and other standard bond condition more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Former Bay City Public Service Director Michael Cecchini is being charged with misdemeanor assault and battery, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. The Department alleges that while off-duty and at his personal residence, Cecchini, 56, of Bay City, used his badge to confront three teenagers who were riding rented Bird Scooters in an apartment parking lot. Cecchini t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that the Michigan Court of Claims entered an order certifying the Bauserman Settlement Class, appointing Class Counsel, and preliminarily approving the proposed Class Action Settlement detailed in the Amended Settlement Agreement. "I am grateful to the court for agreeing that the compensation settlement is fair, reasonable more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce state support for two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 155 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $12 million in the cities of Detroit and Fenton. "Today's investments by wheel.me and Miller Industries will create 155 good-paying jobs as we more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today a community revitalization project that will bring new housing, commercial space and increased vibrancy in downtown DeWitt has received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The development is the first community revitalization project in DeWitt to receive MSF support. "This project reflects our continued focus on supporting  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on Jan. 26, 2023: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Diane Golzynski, Interim Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Michigan Public School Accounting Manual (Bulletin 1022) CHANGE NOTICE #33 The Michigan Public School Accounting Manual (Bulletin 1022) serves as a mandatory guide to the unifo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Expanding access to high-quality early education has been a bipartisan goal of Michigan policymakers for at least a decade. New findings by the University of Michigan Education Policy Initiative provide the first systematic description of transitional kindergarten, one of the largest early learning options the state funds, reaching thousands of young Michigan children.  more PR

MONROE, Michigan, Jan. 28 (TNSper) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: At its regular meeting on Jan. 23, the Monroe County Community College Board of Trustees elected Aaron N. Mason chair. Mason will serve a two-year term. He has been a trustee since 2015 and previously served as vice chair. He succeeds Trustee Lynette Dowler, who served as chair since 2017. He is vice president and chief lending officer at Monroe Community Credit Union, a position he has h more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The continual enhancement of artificial intelligence and its overarching presence in various aspects of people's day-to-day lives has impacted the way people communicate with each other through technology -- but that communication is not always a seamless process. J. Scott Yaruss and Caryn Herring of the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders together with PI Nihar Mahapatra, from MSU's more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU researchers have traced the evolution of mint genomes for potential future applications that range from medicines to pesticides to antimicrobials. * * * The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, offers an invigorating jolt to our senses of smell and taste. Michigan State University researchers have found that these plants have diver more PR

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 27 (TNSconf) -- Lake Michigan College issued the following news: National Geographic Live, National Geographic's touring speaker series that brings to life the awe-inspiring and remarkable stories of National Geographic Explorers, and the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in Benton Harbor present "Greenwood: A Century of Resilience" with archaeologist Dr. Alicia Odewale. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, archaeolog more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Growing up in the snowy winters of Michigan, Sebastian Harkema, a Ph.D. candidate student in The University of Alabama in Huntsville's (UAH) department of Atmospheric & Earth Science, still remembers the first time he heard the roar of thunder during a winter storm. While it was a rare and exciting phenomenon to witness, Harkema would've never guessed years later he'd be featured by National Geographi more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Seven Northern Michigan University faculty members have been selected to receive 2023 Faculty Research Grants. The awards of $7,000 each support scholarly activities such as publications, the creation of artistic works, manuscript development and research projects. The recipients and their project titles are: Jelili Adebiyi, Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences: "Food Security and Nutriti more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSfund) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 gift from CDK Global Inc., a leading automotive retail software provider, to fund scholarships for students enrolled in the university's Automotive Marketing and Management Program. "Northwood is proud to have a partner like CDK Global, which helps auto dealers and manufacturers better operate their business," stated Murray Kyte, vice pr more PR

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSpar) -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: An opportunity to explore a career on the water, sailing the Great Lakes and oceans just became easier for students at OCC. Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) and Oakland Community College announced a new partnership creating a pathway toward a Bachelor of Science in Maritime Technology - Engineering Officer program. The agreement will allow students to atte more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The Michigan Parole Board has reconsidered its decision to grant Michigan Department of Corrections prisoner Floyd Jarvi's parole and denied his parole after an appeal of the Board's previous decision. The appeal was submitted by Attorney General Dana Nessel to the Livingston County Circuit Court in December 2022. The Parole Board's reconsideration and denial of parole comes after Judge L. Su more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: With the guidance and support of the Ford School's research centers, graduate and undergraduate students are creating a real-life impact in a range of areas by working with external partners. The Ford School is deeply integrated with a wide range of policy communities that provide opportunities for students to engage with real-world policy issues in the classroom and thr more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Scott Wooster has been named the eighth head coach of the Grand Valley football team. The announcement came January 21 from Director of Athletics Kari Becker. For the previous three seasons, Wooster was the offensive line/tight end coach and run game coordinator for the Lakers. Wooster succeeds Matt Mitchell, who stepped down to become the linebacker coach and special teams coordinator at the Uni more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: Khalil Khanafer, assistant professor of engineering in the University of Michigan-Flint's College of Innovation & Technology, was recently awarded more than $18,000 for his research proposal, "Process Parameters Optimization in 3D Printing of Metallic Parts." The award was provided through UM-Flint's Research and Creative Activity program, which offers internal funding for new and innovative researc more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: For Terae King Jr. finding enough hours in the day is something of an artform. When he's not studying or completing coursework as a student at the University of Michigan-Flint, he's working as a general manager for McDonald's or as a substitute teacher at Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools. And now, the Flint native finds himself as the recently elected vice president of the Flint Community Schools  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Detroit Mercy issued the following news: University of Detroit Mercy Assistant Professor of Psychology Miao Qian was featured on the cover of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education's Jan. 19 issue as one of the publication's 2023 emerging scholars. Qian teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in developmental psychology and her research on child social cognition explores where racial biases come from and how to reduce them. She joined th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan will allocate $20 million over five years for its Arts Initiative to expand access with new programs and projects to engage university audiences, bring more artists to campus, and support and amplify the arts across the state and region. "We can be sure that through this initiative, we will be increasing imagination, which is fundamental to learning and discovery," more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Phase transition in early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter * * * Dark matter remains one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics. It is clear that it must exist, because without dark matter, for example, the motion of galaxies cannot be explained. But it has never been possible to detect dark matter in an experiment. Currently, there are man more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: For decades, China's large population was seen as a burden. Is the latest announcement of demographic decline negative? Is the structure of its population, with imbalances of both age and gender, the real problem? University of Michigan professor Mary Gallagher, an expert in Chinese politics, law and society, and labor politics, and assistant professor Yun Zhou, a social demographer and famil more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Consumer sentiment lifted for the second straight month in January, rising 9% above December but remaining about 3% below a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Easing inflation and strong incomes provided welcome support to the personal finances of American consumers and buoyed their views of current economic conditions, said U-M economist Joanne Hsu, direc more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As police departments and activists look for strategies to reduce excessive use of force by police, new research from the University of Michigan shows limited data, lack of transparency and irregular implementation of reforms make it difficult to determine which approaches are effective. The Black Lives Matter movement, which gained worldwide attention after the May 2020 death of George Floyd more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Michigan's local governments report a long trend of increasing employee pay, but a third of local leaders say wages are still too low. The issue is relevant for their finances, as 92% of Michigan local governments report having some type of paid employees beyond their elected officials. The insights come from the spring 2022 Michigan Public Policy Survey, administered by the Center on Local, more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Expanding access to high-quality early education has been a bipartisan goal of Michigan policymakers for at least a decade. New findings by the University of Michigan Education Policy Initiative provide the first systematic description of transitional kindergarten, one of the largest early learning options the state funds, reaching thousands of young Michigan children. Transitional kindergart more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in orbit, need to be large to produce a lot of thrust. Now, a new study from the University of Michigan suggests that smaller Hall thrusters can generate much more thrust-potentially making them candidates for interplanetary missions. "People had previously thought that you could only pu more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: For young chimpanzees, gambling on the possibility of a big payout is an attractive prospect, whereas adult apes are more likely to hedge their bets, a new University of Michigan study shows. Research on primates can offer insights into the biology of human behavior. Human teenagers grapple with changing bodies and brains, and tend to be more impulsive, more risk-seeking and less able to regu more PR