DETROIT, Michigan, March 30 (TNSpar) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: A new partnership between Wayne State University and Goodbye Geese will help control the campus' burgeoning goose population. The program employs friendly, trained dogs to mimic natural predators and encourage the geese to relocate to safer, more ideal locations better suited to their unique needs. Using a method endorsed by the Humane Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Goodby more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: A Texas federal judge ruled Thursday against a part of the health care law that promises free preventive services to every American who has private health insurance. Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted Braidwood Management Inc.'s request to block Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act as amended by the ACA, that requires coverage w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 (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. The latest mass shooting came Monday at a private elementary school in Nashville, where at least three children and three staff members died. The shooter is reportedly a 28-year-old female, an extreme rarity in mass shootings. The National Center for School Safety and the In more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 29 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Bridgette Russell researched the difference between math confidence and math scores * * * Bridgette Russell, a graduate student studying Mathematics with a concentration in Education, explored the relationship between how people think they will perform in mathematics compared to how they actually perform. Russell's study was inspired by two of her intermediate algebra students. One st more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: The MPSC has authorized Upper Peninsula Power Co. to raise customer rates by $10.8 million after a settlement agreement was reached with all parties involved in the utility's request for a rate increase filed in September 2022 (Case No. U-21286). UPPCO, which serves approximately 53,000 customers in the western and central UP, had initially sought an increase of $25.3 mill more PR

JACKSON, Michigan, March 28 (TNSper) -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: Consumers Energy has named Nate Henschel community affairs manager for Kent and Montcalm counties effective today, Monday, March 27. Henschel brings years of experience serving west Michigan to the role. "Nate will be an outstanding addition to the Consumers Energy team and will play an important role in continuing to strengthen our relationships with these west Michigan communities,"  more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 31 (TNSgov) -- Cornell University issued the following news on March 30, 2023: Two former U.S. representatives say Congress can govern effectively if lawmakers focus on civil compromise rather than building TV and social media brands. Max Rose, a New York Democrat, and Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, headlined "Searching for the Center." The March 21 on-campus event was sponsored by the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. It launched the Brooks School's n more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 30 (TNSper) -- The Detroit Medical Center issued the following news release: Archie Drake has been named the Chief Executive Officer at Children's Hospital of Michigan. His appointment is effective Monday, March 27. He has been serving as the Interim CEO at CHM since last December. He came to CHM from Tenet's Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas, where he was Chief Operating Officer. "Archie has been a tremendous addition to our leadership team. He has a  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 30 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: The DTE Energy Foundation today announced a $3 million grant to United Way for Southeastern Michigan and partner agencies to help feed Michiganders in Southeastern Michigan. As food insecurity continues to rise and assistance programs decline, this support for meals and critical nourishment will help bridge the gap for families in need. According to United Way, food insecurity calls have increased mor more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 30 (TNSper) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: As a result of two new appointments by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents has its full complement of members. Anupam Chugh Sidhu, of Canton, was appointed on March 23. She is currently the Secretary for Plymouth-Canton Community School Board of Education, and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Association of School Boards. Previo more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 30 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced the funding of more than $2 million in grants to develop new markets for used vehicle tires. When illegal dumping in the environment occurs, scrap tires pose both a fire hazard and a human health risk as a mosquito breeding ground. These scrap tire grants support building sustainable markets fo more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, March 30 (TNSpar) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University Professional Programs and Training (PPAT) and the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues their more than 25-year-old partnership by signing a five-year renewal contract for EMU to be an OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center. "Our team is excited to launch this next chapter with the OTI Education Center  more PR

HANCOCK, Michigan, March 31 (TNSpar) -- Finlandia University issued the following news: Finlandia University has finalized a Teach-Out Agreement with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay, Wisc. that will apply to PTA and Pre-PTA students at FinnU. Non-PTA or non-Pre-PTA majors applying for admission to NWTC will be considered transfer students. Founded in 1912, NWTC is a nationally-recognized, two-year public college serving nearly 20,000 individuals annually. Focused on student  more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 31 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Ford Motor Company Fund, the company's philanthropic arm, is joining Ford dealers across four U.S. regions - Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Phoenix - to provide $1 million in scholarship funding to help students pursue careers as automotive technicians. The auto industry has long faced a shortage of technicians due to fewer students entering and graduating from post-secondary programs, according to T more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 (TNSgov) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Jennifer Haverkamp, professor of practice at the Ford School and director of the Graham Sustainability Institute, was among a group of scholars who recently met at the White House to discuss the role of educational institutions in creating and sharing climate change solutions. The conference, the White House Forum on Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions, more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: The Michigan Infrastructure Office is proud to announce that the state of Michigan has been awarded over $7 million in the first round of Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Michigan had the second-highest number of projects funded, receiving the third most total funding in the nation, surpassed  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 31 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, April 3, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 38702-FAC90; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A FUEL COST ADJUSTMENT FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE APPLICABLE FOR THE BILLING MONTHS OF MAY 2023 THROUGH OCTOBER 2023 AND FOR APPROVAL OF RATEMAKING TREATMENT FOR COST OF WIND POWER PURC more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison and lost his parliamentary seat after a court found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname in 2019. University of Michigan experts can discuss the situation in India. John Ciorciari, is a professor and associate dean for research and policy e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in a comment letter urging the federal government, as part of its current rulemaking process, to ensure robust access to asylum. While the coalition supports the federal government's efforts to better ensure lawful, safe, and orderly mechanisms for migrants to seek safety in the United States, the current propose more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general, calling upon the 118th Congress to protect farmers and other consumers by passing expansive Right-to-Repair legislation targeting automobiles, agriculture equipment and digital electronic equipment. Expansive Right-to-Repair legislation would ensure that small businesses can remain competitive agains more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a California-led multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more protective standards under the Clean Air Act that protect public health against particulate matter (PM) pollution. These standards, known as the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, are critical to Michigan's e more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved a settlement in Upper Peninsula Power Company's (UPPCO) rate increase request after Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel intervened to secure a 60% reduction, low-income customer affordability funds, and a fixed-term moratorium on future rate increases. "With this settlement we've secured significant savings and support for ratepaye more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The Michigan Court of Appeals issued an opinion on March 23, 2023, affirming the Court of Claims' order granting summary disposition and dismissing the complaint in Ryan v. Benson, one of the last outstanding challenges related to Michigan's 2020 election, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. "My department is committed to defending Michigan's elections and election results against basele more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 28 -- 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 for additional business expansions by two companies in southeast Michigan that will strengthen Michigan's leadership position in future mobility and electrification and grow the state's semiconductor ecosystem. The state is also supporting new affordable housing along  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 29 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: An international team of researchers recently published the largest genetic study to date focused on endometriosis, and the data suggests that genetic links exist between endometriosis and conditions such as migraine and back pain. The study, published in Nature Genetics, was conducted by the International Endometriosis Genomics Consortium, or IEGC, which is led by the University of Oxford in coll more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on March 24, 2023: The Michigan Public Service Commission today gave final approval to a series of significant changes that will increase power outage credits for customers and strengthen rules and technical standards for regulated utilities as the MPSC continues its work to improve the reliability of Michigan's electric grid. The MPSC's order today in Case No. U-20629 increases power outage more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 29 (TNSres) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Married at the age of 16, Yasmina Zimmer's dream of college and a career were shattered before they'd even taken shape. Now 23 and with that relationship behind her, Zimmer is earning high praise -- and high honors -- at Grand Rapids Community College where she was recently voted student of the year in both biology and geology. "Yasmina is one of the most inspiring students I've had in my 20 more PR

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, March 24 (TNSper) -- Spring Arbor University issued the following news: On Friday, Spring Arbor University announced the resignation of SAU Athletic Director William "Bill" Weidner. Weidner joined SAU in August 2022, coming to the university with more than 30 years of experience as an administrator and coach. Weidner had previously served with NCAA and NAIA intercollegiate athletic programs throughout the nation before coming to Spring Arbor. "I am most appreciative of  more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 30 (TNSper) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news on March 29, 2023: Officials at Northern Michigan University announced the appointment of William (Bill) Vajda as the new director of the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute (UPCI). The UPCI provides NMU's non-credit training and programming in areas related to cybersecurity that are outside the academic degrees offered at the university. Together, the UPCI and the Information Assurance and Cyb more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 28 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: * * * New high-resolution simulation shows different pollutants accumulate along highways, over Lake Michigan * * * If you live along one of the major interstate highways running through Chicago or directly next to Lake Michigan, you are regularly exposed to more air pollution than the rest of the city, a new Northwestern University study has found. In the new study, Northw more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 30 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential operators of the International Ag Shipping Terminal at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The 7-million-bushel terminal has transload capabilities for ocean ships, lake vessels, river barges, unit trains and trucks. This is the first time the Lake Michigan terminal is available for a new operator in 44 years more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 29 (TNSper) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: It was President John F. Kennedy's famous words from his 1961 inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," that inspired retired HFC English instructor Ed Demerly to join the Peace Corps. "It was part of my lust for adventure. It wasn't only JFK who influenced me. Of course, the Peace Corps wouldn't have been created without his initiative, but  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 28 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Research findings from Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolina could save lives by enabling faster and more accurate identification of hospitalized patients who need liver transplants or are likely to recover. Retrospective analysis of blood samples and medical records from 270 patients admitted to the hospital with acute  more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, March 29 (TNSpar) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: From building motorized Lego creations to watching robots in action, Western Michigan University-Grand Rapids, in partnership with Autocam Medical and Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC), is opening the doors to exploration for future scientists. The second annual AMP Lab Family Open House event is planned for Saturday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the AMP Lab @ WMU, located at 200 Ionia Av more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan graduate student Maria Ahmed was selected as one of 12 recipients of the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for outstanding achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences. The award is presented annually by the Basic Sciences Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Ahmed's research looks at the development of neural circuits responsible for  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: Maria G. Castro, Ph.D., R. C. Schneider Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery and professor of cell and developmental biology at the University of Michigan, was inducted to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: While suicide is a dire public health problem in rural Alaska, building on the strength of Alaska Natives' family ties and the value they place on providing safe environments for young people may be more effective for preventing deaths than emphasizing the risks firearms pose in the home. Alaska Native communities suffer disproportionately from suicide, and youth in these communities current more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 30 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Detroiters' perceptions of the racial wealth gap, the legacy of slavery and other forms of racial inequity are strongly connected to their support for reparations and policies that address racial inequity. Overall, 63% of Detroit residents support some form of reparations, and 70% say addressing racial inequality should be a high policy priority for elected officials, according to a new anal more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on March 29, 2023, with Chin Hwa (Gina) Dahlem, clinical associate professor of nursing: * * * The Food and Drug Administration has approved a recommendation 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 nursing, has deve more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Unfortunately, most runners will experience shin splints at some point, and though questions remain about what causes this lower leg pain and how to fix it, one thing's clear: At their worst, shin splints can be debilitating and excruciating. A new University of Michigan study found that shin splints impact more muscles than previously thought, including small, often overlooked muscles in th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: For the first time, researchers have pinpointed a date when elite Mongol Empire people were drinking yak milk, according to a study co-led by a University of Michigan researcher. By analyzing proteins found within ancient dental calculus, an international team of researchers provides direct evidence for consumption of milk from multiple ruminants, including yak. In addition, they discovered m more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Federal Judge Jane Beckering of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan has dismissed a case against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and others challenging the application of the landmark ruling in Rouch World LLC v Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR). In July 2022 Nessel argued before the Michigan Supreme Court that the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 28 (TNSjou) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is pleased to announce that it has hired an industry veteran to serve in a new role supporting automotive aftermarket education. "We are thrilled to welcome James O'Dell as our new assistant director of aftermarket education," stated Kristin Stehouwer, academic vice president and provost of Northwood University. "His professional experiences and network, along with that of our new Unive more PR