ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSpp) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: Diversity, equity, inclusion and justice are a crucial part of the Rogel Cancer Center's mission, from Community Outreach and Engagement programs addressing health care disparities to hiring processes and leadership development. Now, diversity is a new requirement from the National Cancer Institute for its Cancer Center Support Grants, a chapter they refer to as the Plan  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: After ice storms left large swaths of Michigan residents without power, Attorney General Dana Nessel again calls on DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to proactively issue credits for residents affected by the recent weather events. "While this ice storm appears to have been one of the worst we have seen in many years, winter weather is an expected occurrence in Michigan. Residents deserve a gr more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- Calvin University issued the following news: Myles Radersma is comfortable literally jumping in to help out in an emergency. As a lifeguard over the past few summers, he's gained experience helping people when they needed it most. "When you can treat someone and make their life a little better, there's a good feeling of accomplishment," said Radersma. His interest in the sciences combined with his desire to help people in difficult times has him dre more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 3 (TNSpar) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: An exciting new partnership provided federal researchers with important weather data and Central Michigan University meteorology students with valuable hands-on experience. Scientists with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration had an airplane, but also needed weather balloons, said Jason Keeler, assistant professor of meteorology. CMU's meteorology program provided three of them. S more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: As ChatGPT hits three months in operation, its reach and uses continue to widen along with a range of efforts and research to grasp and anticipate the upside and downside of using artificial intelligence to do what humans would normally do. Ford School expert Shobita Parthasarathy is available to discuss ChatGPT's role in scientific research, education, computer science more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As ChatGPT hits three months in operation, its reach and uses continue to widen along with a range of efforts and research to grasp and anticipate the upside and downside of using artificial intelligence to do what humans would normally do. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss ChatGPT's role in scientific research, education, computer science, engineering and business along more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 4 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy was proud to help co-sponsor the Girls Dream Big Summit hosted by the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, March 1. The annual summit, held in celebration of Women's History Month, is an opportunity for students to hear from and network with women leaders in sports, media and industry from around the state, and included panel discussions and mentorship opportunities for attendees. More than 125 middle an more PR

HANCOCK, Michigan, March 1 (TNSper) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: Finlandia Associate Professor of Finnish & Nordic Studies Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen has been named co-editor of the Journal of Finnish Studies. Having worked on the journal's editorial staff since 2009, Virtanen now shares co-editorship with renowned folklorist and scholar, Thomas A. DuBois. In addition to her co-editorship, Virtanen highlighted Finlandia's Finnish studies program further when her field-relate more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: On February 21, 2023, the NLRB issued a decision significantly restricting employers' use of non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in its agreements with its non-supervisory employees. As a result of the decision, employers should review their form severance and other agreements used with these employees to ensure compliance with the Board's restrictive ruling, regardless of whether their workplaces  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 4 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Ford is increasing production at manufacturing plants across North America to meet strong customer demand for vehicles including Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, Bronco Sport and Maverick. The company is also preparing to launch all-new versions of four significant vehicles in 2023: Super Duty, Ranger, Mustang and Escape. "We have had a strong start to 2023 sales and we are moving to fast-track quality production," sa more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSpp) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will visit the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, March 8, for a special event alongside CNN Anchor Chris Wallace. Beginning at 6:00pm at Rackham Auditorium, the hour-long fireside chat between Governor Whitmer and Wallace will focus on politics, public service, and the media, with opening remarks by University of  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 3 (TNStalk) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following Q&A on March 2, 2023, with Hauenstein Center Executive Director Megan Rydecki: * * * Following a national search, Megan Rydecki was selected as the Hauenstein Center's executive director on December 13. Rydecki began her new position on January 9 and brings extensive experience in leadership roles across several industries. She also has first-hand knowledge of the Hauenstein Center, having participated more PR

HILLSDALE, Michigan, March 4 (TNSpp) -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States, presented the second Drummond Lecture of the 2022-2023 academic year in Hillsdale College's Christ Chapel on March 1. His lecture was titled "The Role of Faith in Public Life." "The former vice president is a man of deep faith and principle," said David Whalen, associate vice president of curriculum and professor of English. "We are more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 2 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Several Hope College research projects have received grants from the Michigan Space Grant Consortium. * * * A total of 13 projects from Hope received funding from the consortium through its 2023-24 grant period. The awards to Hope projects, which total $82,000, include eight undergraduate fellowships for students conducting collaborative research with faculty; three seed grants for faculty research; and two  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: While higher income improves maternal and infant health over time, it's not enough to offset the impact of race, according to new University of Michigan research. In addition, although higher-income mothers and their babies ultimately end up with better health outcomes, they start with more difficulties. And regardless of wealth, maternal and infant health in the United States lags behind Swe more PR

PLYMOUTH, Michigan, March 1 (TNSper) -- GEI Consultants issued the following news release: Janeen McDermott, PE has joined GEI Consultants in Plymouth, MI as a Senior Water Resources Engineer. Janeen brings more than 12 years of experience leading water resources design and construction projects, including more than 20 dam removals throughout Michigan and the Midwest. "Janeen is adept at all facets of complex stream restoration and dam removal projects and is well known throughout the industry more PR

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, March 3 (TNSper) -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release: Kellogg Community College President Dr. Paul Watson recently announced changes within two vice presidential positions at the College, effective Feb. 13. Tonya Forbes, formerly Dean of Arts and Sciences, was named Vice President for Instruction. Forbes had been serving in an interim role in the position since April 2022. Eric Greene, formerly Vice President for Strategy, Relations and Commu more PR

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, March 3 (TNSpp) -- Lake Michigan College issued the following news: The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speaker Series, presented by the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center in Benton Harbor and the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber, welcomes Debbie Sterling, founder, and CEO of GoldieBlox, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14. The event will be held in the Mendel Center Mainstage. During her presentation "When 'No' Leads to Innovation," Sterling shares her entrepreneur more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSpar) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Faculty in Lawrence Technological University's College of Arts and Sciences (CoAS) are collaborating with the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) for a fun, hands-on Saturday chemistry program, where high school students learn about the chemistry of antacids, aspirin and the Marvel Studios blockbuster Black Panther films. Led by Professor LaVetta Appleby, senior lect more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Attorney General Dana Nessel asked the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to decide whether her lawsuit against Enbridge will remain in federal court or go back to state court yesterday. The case was litigated in a Michigan state court for over a year before Enbridge removed the case to federal court. This case was originally filed in the Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Ingham in 20 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition in fighting back against a legislative effort to overturn a federal rule that helps protect the retirement savings of hard-working American employees. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), clarifies that fiduciaries of private-sector employee retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, can consider environmental, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: Attorney General Dana Nessel released a video today explaining two federal district court lawsuits that have the potential to alter the legality of medication abortions nationwide. "This attempt to effectively ban abortion nationwide is just as dire, if not more so, than what we saw last year when the Supreme Court overturned 50 years of precedent and overruled Roe v Wade," s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The abuse case against Ann Arbor Priest Timothy Crowley has been bound over to circuit court for further proceedings, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. A pre-trial hearing in the case has been scheduled for March 29, when dates for motions and a jury trial date will be set. "It is thanks to the victim-centered, trauma-informed investigation by the Michigan State Police and the more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 3 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * These alpine insects face a dire future, but MSU researchers are helping make sure we learn the valuable lessons they can still share * * * It would be easy to look at the icy peaks of a place like Glacier National Park in Montana and assume not much could survive, much less thrive, up there. But Alisha Shah of Michigan State University is hoping her work can help teach people otherwise --  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce funding approval for SMTAutomation, a provider of automation equipment and machining services, to expand their operations in Bruce Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $7.2 million and create 60 well-paying jobs more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 1 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to announce Michigan Strategic Fund approval of a wide range of projects that could lead to the creation or retention of 421 jobs and generate nearly $203 million in investment in Michigan. These projects include redevelopment or renovation of underutilized properties to build affordable housing, create commercial more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on March 2, 2023: 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: March is Reading Month In celebration of March is Reading Month, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is sharing resources to support Michigan edu more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Katherine Michelmore, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and core faculty of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI). Her research examines the social safety net, education policy, labor economics, and economic demography. Michelmore joins Michigan Minds to discuss her research, which examines how much black-white more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: Harry Cridge, MVB, MS, PG Cert Vet Ed, DACVIM-SAIM, DECVIM-CA, FHEA, MRCVS, was selected as a participant in the 19th class of the LEAD21 program, a leadership program aimed at developing leaders in land-grant institutions and their strategic partners who link research, academics, and extension for leadership roles at colleges and universities across the nation. "LE more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 2 (TNSpar) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on March 1, 2023: MSU will be joining the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's new Talent Action Team, a public-private partnership, to recruit electric vehicle and mobility talent to Michigan. This was announced today in a virtual press conference with Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II. "For generations, Michiganders have stepped up to get the job done by embodying the kind of grit, det more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 4 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Picture the breathtaking aerial view of Victoria Falls in Zambia -- watch as water falling more than 300 feet into a seemingly endless abyss comes into focus and listen to the soothing sounds of soft music playing in the background. Relax as steam billows from the waterfall that natives call Mosi-oa-Tunya, "the smoke that thunders." Seated in a procedure room in East Lansing and wearing a set of vi more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 2 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Philnise Phillips, a Mississippi State junior political science and German double major, will spend this summer in a prestigious and intensive national fellowship program which will prepare her for graduate-level studies. The Greenville native recently was named a fellow in the Public Policy and International Affairs Program's Junior Summer Institute and will spend seven weeks at the Univer more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSper) -- The Detroit Medical Center issued the following news release: Jarrett Weinberger, M.D. has been appointed as the new Designated Institutional Officer at the Detroit Medical Center. The DIO works in collaboration with the Graduate Medical Education Committee to oversee all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited programs within the Detroit Medical Center. Dr. Weinberger, who specializes in internal medicine, joined the DMC in 2009. more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 3 (TNSsel) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University is launching a new financial assistance program to provide qualified incoming Michigan resident first-year students free tuition for four years, beginning in Fall 2023. The program, called the NMU Tuition Advantage, serves as a "last dollar" scholarship for students (excluding those attending NMU's Global Campus) who are graduating from a Michigan high school in 2023, a more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 1 (TNSres) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University graduate students Michael Woodworth and Amy Munes were recently selected as Presidential Management Fellows (PMF), a prestigious program that partners early-career professionals with U.S. Federal Agencies to make a difference in government and impact their communities. There were 850 fellows chosen from more than 10,000 applicants. The PMF program was established 45 yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement on Feb. 27, 2023: * * * The NRCC released the following statement after Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced she would vacate her seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan: "The path to growing the Republican majority runs through seats like Elissa Slotkin's. The NRCC is all hands on deck to add this seat to the Republican column in 2024. Democrats are scrambling for the exits in Hakee more PR

FREDONIA, New York, March 4 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: Amber Nellett, a candidate for a M.M. in Music Education from Bay City, Mich., gave a presentation, "Exploring How Play Can Encourage Social Emotional Learning," at the 2023 New Directions for Music Education Conference sponsored by Michigan State University. "Play in Music Education Across the Lifespan" was the theme of the three-day conference held in February at the university more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: Paul Swiecicki, M.D., has been named the inaugural associate medical director for the Oncology Clinical Trials Support Unit at the Rogel Cancer Center. The appointment was effective Jan. 1. Organized under the Office of Research at the University of Michigan Medical School, Clinical Trials Support Units (CTSUs) are business units that partner with investigators and their more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan Water Center received a $610,000, three-year grant from the Erb Family Foundation to work with the state of Michigan to reduce phosphorus loading to Lake Erie. "We are thrilled to be collaborating with the state on this very important work, and we applaud their vision in enlisting a third party to help coordinate their efforts," said Jen Read, director of the Water more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, March 2 (TNSper) -- University of Evansville issued the following news: The University of Evansville's (UE) Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences announced the investiture of two Chemistry faculty members during a ceremony on Tuesday. Dr. Kristy K. Miller was named the Weller Endowed Professor in Chemistry and Dr. Roslyn Lampkins was named the Wargel Endowed Chair in Chemistry. Weller Endowed Professor in Chemistry Eloise and Lowell Weller were natives of Ohio, and both g more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSpp) -- The University of Detroit Mercy issued the following news: Reta Jo Lewis, president and chair of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States, will be the featured guest in the Charlton Center for Responsible Investing's annual speaker series Friday, March 10, in the Student Union Ballroom on Detroit Mercy's McNichols Campus. The series, an initiative of the Center, brings industry titans to Detroit Mercy and the broader community to share their expe more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, March 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston researchers are developing a program to teach small-scale, underserved and limited resources (SULR) farmers how to improve their crop production by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon removal. The work is supported by a nearly $5 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service. Researchers will partner with  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 3 (TNSpp) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: When a pregnant woman or new mother comes to see Dr. Shimia Isaac at her family medicine practice and the door closes on the exam room, sometimes it all comes tumbling out. Depression. Anxiety. Violent, rapid mood swings. Traumatic memories. Mental health struggles they've told no one else about--or they thought were normal in pregnancy or the first months of motherhood. There's no time to lo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Simulations suggest this mechanism could provide a tenfold increase in frequency--likely hitting a peak power of 100 trillion watts in XUV * * * A laser pulse surfing in the wake of an electron beam pulse could get upshifted from visible to extreme ultraviolet light, simulations done at the University of Michigan have shown. The approach could enable more efficient generation of high more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * The algorithm uses direct muscle measurement, with the potential to seamlessly support a user who switches between walking and running * * * Ankle exoskeletons that can help people extend their endurance are a step closer to reality with a new control algorithm, developed at the University of Michigan, that could enable future exoskeletons to automatically adapt to individual users an more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The treatment of widows in India has been discussed and criticized widely. In 2021, "SheThePeople," a digital website devoted to the women's movement in India, published "Seven Inhuman Customs That Make The Lives Of Indian Widows Go From Bad To Worse." The article noted that "there are nearly 40 million widows in India, and the number has gone up drastically due to the ongoing COVID-19 trage more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 2 (TNStalk) -- Ford Motor issued the following statement on March 1, 2023: * * * In a news release dated Feb. 28, 2023, the United States Postal Service announced further details in its plans to electrify its nationwide fleet with Next-Generation Delivery Vehicles, including the purchase of 9,250 Ford E-Transit(TM) vans. Ford Motor Company issued the following statement in response to the news. "Ford is proud to support the United States Postal Service in delivering more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 2 (TNSper) -- The Western Theological Seminary issued the following news on March 1, 2023: Western Theological Seminary Welcomes Director of MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Dr. Elizabeth Pennock is joining the WTS faculty summer of 2023. Dr. Elizabeth Pennock will join the faculty of Western Theological Seminary (WTS) and serve as Associate Professor of Counseling and Director of the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling Program, which will begin more PR