SACRAMENTO, California, March 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, posted the following news release and letter on March 14, 2023: California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, North Carolina Governor Roy Coope more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 16 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, posted the following news release and letter on March 14, 2023: California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Or more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 states in support of a proposed federal rule that protects access to healthcare for all individuals. The proposed rule rescinds portions of a dangerous 2019 Trump Administration rule that allowed any individual or entity -- from doctors to front-desk receptionists -- to deny healthcare based on religious or moral objections, even  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 14 (TNSres) -- Calvin University issued the following news: The transition from high school to college is a big moment for anyone. But for Rachit Kharel, a sophomore elementary education major at Calvin University, the moment felt even bigger. "It was a very anxious moment," said Kharel. * * * Layers of uncertainty From Nepal, Kharel was considering his options in his home country and in nearby India. He was also making his decision during the height of COVID,  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 16 (TNSfund) -- Cedarville University issued the following news: Abby Gosselink, junior environmental science major from Otley, Iowa, took "field experience" to a whole new level, as she spent her summer studying wildlife, the ecosystem and wetland preservation at Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies in Mancelona, Michigan. Gosselink was awarded a $3,000 scholarship to Au Sable, an environmental field school and research facility that partners with Cedarville Uni more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 15 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Tara Braun completed her dissertation on the re-acculturation of international students * * * Tara Braun, a doctoral graduate in Educational Leadership, completed her dissertation on re-acculturation of international students as they return to their home countries. Re-acculturation is the adjustment experience returning to one's home culture after being immersed in a different culture  more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 16 (TNSawa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: The Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition (SEMIS), led by Eastern Michigan University Professor Ethan Lowenstein was awarded the Critical Partners Award by MiSTEM Network, an advisory council for the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The award was given to Lowenstein and EMU alumna Lisa Voelker for helping students reach their full potential through place-based education in t more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 16 (TNSres) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By Jim Hanchett Two former U.S. representatives will lay out strategies Tuesday for restoring civil discourse in the face of performative politics. "Searching for the Center" will take place March 21 from 5-6:30 p.m. in Kaufmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall on the Ithaca campus. Sponsored by the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, it is an in-person event and open to all. The speakers are form more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * Rob Nelson Will Explore Racially Motivated Housing and Health Inequities * * * Robert K. Nelson, director of the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond, has been awarded nearly $250K from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of redlining -- racially-motivated lending discrimination -- on health inequalities. This sub-award is part of a five-year project more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 17 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced it invested $2.5 billion with Michigan businesses in 2022, creating and sustaining more than 11,000 jobs across the state. DTE has invested nearly $18 billion with Michigan-based suppliers since 2010, creating and sustaining 65,000 Michigan jobs. The company invests five times more with local businesses than it did a decade ago and continues to be a leader in dr more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 14 (TNSper) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Erin Van Egmond, who has spent her career helping students overcome financial obstacles to life-changing higher education, has been named executive director of the Grand Rapids Community College Foundation. "The GRCC Foundation plays a vital role in the overall success of our students and the college," GRCC President Charles W. Lepper said. "My goal is to continue building upon the success of more PR

HANCOCK, Michigan, March 15 (TNSpp) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: Announced Tuesday, March 14, Finlandia University's Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to dissolve the institution and wind up affairs in an orderly manner. The announcement follows news from March 2 that the institution would not enroll students for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Board of Trustees and University President Timothy Pinnow stated the extremely difficult decision is the result of an inte more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 17 (TNSper) -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Ford Pro(TM) is expanding its one-stop shop for commercial customers with the announcement of a new program designed to help fleets understand Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) electric vehicle tax credits. Ford's commercial division is working with professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) to help provide customers with information on potentially valuable tax credits and incentives designed to make el more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Paula Lantz, PhD, joins Michigan Minds to discuss the social determinants of declining birth rates, the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health, and the particular importance of recognizing Women's History Month in 2023. Lantz is the James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A strong majority of Michigan local government leaders feel that good governance includes promoting environmental sustainability and "being green", according to a survey of nearly 1,400 leaders across the state. The survey, a special wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), as part of the Michigan Local Recycling Policy Project, supported by a grant through th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: From informing how the U.S. Census estimates populations to reimagining land contracts as a path to homeownership and inspiring state legislation that would aid homeless youths, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan continued to tackle the structures of poverty through action-based research in 2022. "Each day, we partner with communities and policymakers to f more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 17 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Felicia Wu, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University, to the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development. Wu's term began March 14 and expires Dec. 31, 2026. "I am so honored to have the chance to serve Governor Whitmer and the state of Michigan as a commissioner of agriculture and rural development," Wu said. "Michigan produc more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 16 (TNSrpt) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted a recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which found that Michigan has won $16.6 billion of projects creating 16,300 jobs as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the state's economic development efforts. This follows encouraging studies, rankings, and research from several leading organizations and pu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce three business expansion projects expected to create a total of 150 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $30.4 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in Kalamazoo, Auburn Hills and Owosso. "Today's investments will create 150 good-paying jobs more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 16 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development. Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development David Williams, of Elsie, is a farm manager for W Farms LLC, formerly known as David Williams Farm. He attended Michigan State University and worked for a short while at a railroad in Chicago before returning to the family fa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 (TNSper) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to theMichigan Board of Barber Examiners, Michigan Citizen-Community Emergency Response Coordinating Council,Early Childhood Investment Corporation Executive Committee, Electronic Recording Commission, Michigan Board of Massage Therapy, Michigan Board of Respiratory Care, Michigan Tree Fruit Commission, and Utility Consumer  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 16 (TNSpro) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty and staff are developing a comprehensive program that ensures every student studying a CLAS major engages in multiple high-impact educational experiences that set them up for immediate and lifelong success. The CLAS Voyage will embed into all CLAS academic programs at least two experiential learning opportunities, making them a necessary and foundation more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 15 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: As a former journalist, Byron White sees many similarities between his previous occupation and the challenges facing higher education these days. President Philomena V. Mantella and Provost Fatma Mili welcomed White, who serves as the associate provost for urban research and community engagement at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, as the guest to their Fireside Chat on March 14 at the  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 17 (TNSpro) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: It looks like a normal computer lab, but the new Cyber Threat Range is a high-tech training ground to prepare students for cybersecurity jobs and set Grand Valley on a path to become a National Security Agency designated academic program. Housed within the Applied Computing Institute, the Cyber Threat Range was established through a connection with Mark Tellier, former chief information officer f more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 17 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: Kelly Church, who is an Ottawa/Pottawatomi black ash basket maker, fiber artist, educator, activist and culture keeper, will present the address "Weaving Our Stories: Black Ash Basketry, Ecology and the Anishinaabe People of Michigan" at Hope College on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall. The public is invited. Admission is free. A member of the Gun Lake Band in Michigan and a Grand more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 16 (TNSper) -- Hope College issued the following news on March 15, 2023: Dr. Dyana Harrelson of the Hope College mathematics faculty has been elected to the national council of the Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society. The organization made the announcement on what is arguably the most appropriate date of the calendar year for mathematics news: March 14. The date is sometimes known as "Pi Day" because when it's written numerically it resembles the mathematical const more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 15 (TNSpp) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: The innovative Secchia Piazza project and its already iconic SkyCone earned statewide honors for Granger Construction, the company that built the event space. The Granger project team was honored with a Washtenaw Contractors Association 2023 Pyramid Award on March 10 in the category of Best Project Team for projects costing $3 million and $25 million. The Secchia Piazza is located in Grand Ra more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- The Michigan Department of Education posted the following news release: The Library of Michigan is pleased to announce Michael Zadoorian as the recipient of the 2022 Michigan Author Award*. Michael Zadoorian is the critically acclaimed author of four novels, including the international bestseller, The Leisure Seeker, which was made into a Sony Pictures Classics film starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. His other books are Second Hand, Beautiful Music, and more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, March 17 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: A group of Lawrence Technological University students got a look at the future of the semiconductor industry--and perhaps a look at their own future careers--during a tour of KLA Corp.'s location in Ann Arbor in February. KLA supplies advanced process control and process-enabling products to customers manufacturing wafers, reticles, ICs, packaging, PCBs, IC substrates and flat and fl more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 18 (TNSper) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on March 17, 2023: After a 20-year career leading University Communications at Grand Valley, Associate Vice President Mary Eilleen Lyon is retiring March 17. Since her arrival in 2002, Lyon spearheaded the transformation of what was then News and Information Services into a department publishing content across multimedia platforms with significant growth in personnel and technological advancements more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joined Michigan Women Forward (MWF), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Huntington National Bank and the Ballmer Group today to announce the launch of a new $10 million microbusiness loan program for women and entrepreneurs of color in Michigan. The Michigan Economic Opportunity Fund will lend to individuals who don't qu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Intoxalock regarding its misleading advertisements. Intoxalock is an Iowa-based company that manufactures, sells, and installs "breath alcohol ignition interlock devices" (BAIIDs) throughout the nation. The letter, dated March 15, 2023, states that the Department has "received information from multiple sources that more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging eligible municipalities to voluntarily participate in four opioid settlements that would bring over $446 million to Michigan over 13 years. The participation cutoff date for local governments to receive direct payments is April 18, 2023. "This money will have a direct and positive impact on a local government's ability to assist in prevention  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: During his Probable Cause Conference, Daniel Callahan, 59, of Fruitport, turned himself in at the 61st District Court on a $500,000 bond with a GPS tether. He was charged with threatening gun violence over the course of his appeal in a separate case against the State of Michigan. On February 15, 2023, while appearing before the Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District Court in Grand Rapids for more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Brian Higgins, 54, of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, pled guilty to one count of Attempting to Provide Material Support for Terrorism, a five-year felony, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Higgins was among several men charged as a result of a joint operation by state and federal authorities in early October 2020, which exposed a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretche more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 16 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Colorectal cancer affects more than 150,000 people each year, yet persistent myths surrounding this illness often keep people from talking to their doctors about it. Jacquelyn Charbel is an assistant professor in the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, a colorectal surgeon and MSU Health Care provider. She discusses myths around colorectal cancer. * * * Let's talk about c more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 16 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * In a world where switchgrass could cut our fossil fuel dependency, can communities of fungi help grow more potent plants? * * * Michigan State University researcher Acer VanWallendael understands the public's fascination with fungus. It is, after all, a fungus that kicks off the zombie apocalypse in the hit HBO series "The Last of Us." Thankfully, no known fungus has the power to turn peo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on March 14, 2023: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement today applauding President Joe Biden's executive orders aimed to strengthen gun background checks, increase accountability, and provide more tools for law enforcement efforts to reduce gun violence. "As a prosecutor and as the state's top law enforcement officer, I have seen firsthand the horrific impa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 18 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on March 16, 2023: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: 2023 Dr. Chery S. Wagonlander Early Middle College (EMC) Excellence in Practice Award Recipients The Michigan Department of Education's Office of Career and Techn more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 17 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on March 16, 2023: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: P.A. 213 of 2022 Posting Requirements Before adjourning last year, the Michigan legislature adopted, and the governor signed into law, Public Act 213 of 2022 that requires the posting of certain text in  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 17 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * With a new Department of Energy computing grant, an MSU-led research team will study galaxies like never before * * * Michigan State University is leading pioneering research on the world's fastest supercomputer, thanks to a new grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE has awarded an MSU-led team 1.3 million node hours of computation time on the Frontier supercomputer (Frontier i more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 14 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Scientists' careers are defined by their contributions to peer reviewed literature. Yet, a recent Michigan State University study reveals that peer review disadvantages some scientists more than others, but solutions to rectify this disparity remain elusive. Despite burgeoning cries for greater diversity, equity and inclusion in science, peer reviewed literature remains largely dominated by a hand more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 17 (TNSres) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: The Central U.P. and Northern Michigan University will host visiting scholar Camden Burd for a free presentation titled "The Nature of the Upper Peninsula: Environment and Identity in the North Country, 1955-1978" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in Harden Hall 126. Snacks and refreshments will be provided during this Evening at the Archives event. Burd is an assistant professor of history at Easte more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: EPA officials have proposed the first federal limits on PFAS levels in drinking water. University of Michigan experts are available to comment. PFAS represents a group of more than 3,000 chemicals, two of the most widely used being perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate. Most share the common traits of collecting in our bodies and our environment, and being difficult to break d more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 (TNSpp) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: In 1974, executives at Dresdner Bank thought they would find an up-and-coming young male sculptor to create a mural for the German financial institution's Chicago office. Ruth Duckworth got the job instead. When the resulting work, Clouds Over Lake Michigan, is installed in its new home in the first-floor reading room of the Joseph Regenstein Library on the University of Chicago's campus this year, the  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan experts can discuss the fall of Silicon Valley Bank, the federal takeover of that and another bank and what it all means for the financial industry and consumers. Amiyatosh Purnanandam is a professor of finance at the Ross School of Business. His recent research is primarily focused on measurement and detection of risk in banking, incentive issues in financial markets, more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, March 16 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Stefanini, a Brazil-based software and IT services company with its North American headquarters in Southfield has been named presenting sponsor of Lawrence Technological University's 10th annual Research Day, scheduled for Friday, April 22 on the LTU campus. LTU Research Day features the scholarly work of the university's faculty and students. Last year, nearly 100 research projects  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 16 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: For its efforts in establishing a more streamlined development process and overall community development vision, Tawas City achieved the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) Essentials designation under the new RRC 2.0 framework, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. Redevelopment Ready Communities is a voluntary initiative that empowers communit more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 16 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: With the end of the year in sight, undergraduate and graduate students alike are getting ready to showcase their work to the wider campus community. At one of these showcase events, the upcoming Graduate Research Conference, 93 presenters from every college in EMU will gather to do just that. "The GRC is an annual conference put on by the Graduate School to celebrate the research, scholarly work, a more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * In the new Scientific Illustration art course, Dearborn Wolverines created pieces that focused on biology, botany and geology -- and discovered how art can advance careers in health, conservation and more. * * * Dental students often take art classes, like calligraphy, for finger dexterity. Engineers and architects use illustration to visually highlight their projects to aud more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms. The trend alarms biologists because it has the potential to disrupt carefully choreographed interactions between plants and the creatures--butterflies, bees, birds, bats and others--that pollinate them. But much less attention has been paid to changes in other floral traits, such as fl more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Being able to decide not only whether a micron-scale particle twists but also how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more * * * Micron-sized "bow ties," self-assembled from nanoparticles, form a variety of different curling shapes that can be precisely controlled, a research team led by the University of Michigan has shown. The development opens the way for easily pr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 16 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A strong majority of Michigan local government leaders feel that good governance includes promoting environmental sustainability and "being green," according to a survey of nearly 1,400 leaders across the state. The survey found that fully 94% of Michigan local officials support local access to recycling in their communities. And nearly 90% believe their residents and their board or council  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: With more than half of the world's population active on social media networks, user-generated data has proved to be fertile ground for social scientists who study attitudes about the environment and sustainability. But several challenges threaten the success of what's known as social media data science. The primary concern, according to a new study from an international research team, is lim more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Five years' of poll data shows decline to near pre-pandemic levels for many, but much higher rates in those with mental or physical health challenges or disabilities * * * After three years of pandemic living, loneliness, isolation and lack of social contact have finally started to decline among older adults, a new University of Michigan poll shows. But 1 in 3 people between ages 50 more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 17 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on March 16, 2023, with Roshanak Mehdipanah, associate professor of health behavior and health education, and Amy Schulz, university diversity and social transformation professor and professor of health behavior and health education: * * * Ninety years after the Home Owners' Loan Corporation enacted the discriminatory practice of color-coding neighborhoods by desirability for mortgage lenders, redlin more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The risk of death rises among older adults with Alzheimer's or other dementias in the months following exposure to a hurricane, a new University of Michigan study shows. Previous studies of hurricanes have shown general increases in mortality but little has been known about how mortality following hurricane exposure may differ among older adults living with dementia. Their increased risk co more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on March 13, 2023, with Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem, clinical associate professor of nursing: * * * In a rare unanimous decision, the Food and Drug Administration recommended that naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug commonly known as Narcan, be made available over the counter without a prescription. Since 2013, Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem, a nurse practitioner and clinical associate professor of nursi more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 14 (TNSpro) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news on March 13, 2023: Northern Michigan University and USA Weightlifting jointly announced today the discontinuation of the NMU campus-based men's and women's weightlifting program, effective May 6, the last day of NMU's winter semester. This is a result of a mutual agreement to wind down the relationship. Eleven men and eight women compete as members of the program, which started at NMU in 2003. The  more PR