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State Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for 2023-04-23 ( 62 items )  
"YES, NORWAY!" F-150 LIGHTNING GOES GLOBAL AS FORD ANNOUNCES ITS DEBUT IN THE WORLD'S EV CAPITAL (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, April 21 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Ford announced that F-150(R) Lightning(R) is going global for the first time with entry into Norway, the world's most advanced electric vehicle market. Following impassioned consumer demand, Norwegian customers can apply to purchase a limited number of special F-150 Lightning Lariat Launch Edition vehicle. "In my 25 years at Ford, I've never seen anything like the passion and demand I'm seeing from drivers right now  more PR

Alma College: Honors Day 2023 Recognizes Culmination of Student Research (10)
ALMA, Michigan, April 19 (TNSres) -- Alma College issued the following news: * * * Students present the results of their research and projects in art and performance at the 27th annual Kapp Honors Day, a celebration of the liberal arts. * * * Nearly 140 Alma College students participated in Alma College's 27th annual Kapp Honors Day program on Thursday, April 6, 2023. This day provides a forum when traditional classes are canceled and students share their original research, creativity and ta more PR

BORGWARNER INC. EXPANDING OCONEE COUNTY OPERATIONS (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 20 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release: BorgWarner Inc. (BorgWarner), a global leader in mobility solutions, today announced plans to expand its facility in Oconee County. The company's $42.7 million investment will create 122 new jobs. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, BorgWarner is one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world, with 52,000 employees at 92 locations in 24 countries. For more than 130 year more PR

Central Michigan University: Medical Dean, VP of Health Affairs Appointed to Prominent Health Board (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 20 (TNSper) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news on April 19, 2023: Dr. George Kikano, dean of the Central Michigan University College of Medicine and vice president of health affairs, has been appointed to serve on the Michigan Public Health Institute's Board of Directors. MPHI is a non-profit organization committed to finding solutions to Michigan's most pressing public health needs. Per the MPHI website, the organization collaborates with  more PR

Customers to Benefit From Full $7,500 Clean Vehicle Purchase Incentive Across GM's Entire EV Fleet Under MSRP Cap (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 18 -- General Motors issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: We have already shared our excitement that GM is well-positioned to help maximize the benefits of the clean vehicle purchase incentive for our customers, made possible by GM's historic investments in the U.S. to transform our portfolio, strengthen American manufacturing and jobs, and localize and build more secure and resilient supply chains. Because of these investments GM now leads the industry  more PR

Dirks, Van Essen & April: MMC Acquires Delphos Herald Media Properties in Michigan and Wisconsin (10)
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, April 17 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: Multi Media Channels (MMC) has acquired multiple media properties from Delphos Herald, Inc. and the Cohen family. The purchase included The Vilas County News Review, The Three Lakes News, and The Northwoods Trader in Eagle River, Wisconsin; the Iron County Reporter and The Reporter Shoppers' Guide in Iron River, Michigan; and The Central Wisconsin Resorter and Waushar more PR

DTE Energy Announces Commissioning of Michigan's Largest Wind Park, Meridian Wind (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 20 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), Michigan's largest producer of and investor in renewable energy, today announced that Michigan's largest wind park, Meridian Wind, is now operational. Spanning three townships across Midland and Saginaw counties, the 225-megawatt wind park has 77 wind turbines and generates enough clean energy to power more than 78,000 homes. DTE managed all aspects of the Park's development, from land acquisit more PR

Eastern Michigan University Awards 16 Students and 16 Faculty Members With Funds to Support Research Leading to Undergraduate Symposium Participation (10)
YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 21 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University has honored 16 undergraduate students and 16 faculty members with Symposium Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) Awards. The awards are designed to support undergraduate student research to participate in the annual EMU Undergraduate Symposium. The SURF is intended to encourage partnerships between undergraduate students and faculty to facilitate student participation in more PR

Eastern Michigan University Enters Innovative Utilities Partnership to Support Sustainability Efforts, Establish New Revenue Stream for Academic, Retention, and Enrollment Efforts (10)
YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 21 (TNSpar) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents today (April 20) gave approval to the University to finalize an innovative utilities and infrastructure partnership that will deliver significant and lasting enhancements to the overall campus experience for students, faculty and staff. The partnership will generate a multi-million-dollar influx of outside funds to the University to: Further support Ea more PR

Eastern Michigan University Recognizes 44 Faculty Members With $12,000 Awards Under Summer Research/Creative Activity Award Program (10)
YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 21 (TNSfund) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University is recognizing 44 faculty projects with $12,000 awards as part of its annual Summer Research/Creative Activity Award. The awards are intended to encourage and support the research, creative, artistic, and scholarly endeavors of full-time tenured or tenure-track EMU faculty during the summer months by providing stipends of$12,000 for outstanding proposals in lieu of summe more PR

Eastern Michigan University's Coatings Research Institute Receives Special University Award for Contributions to Advanced and Sustainable UV-Curable Coatings (10)
YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 20 (TNSawa) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: The faculty-student research team at Eastern Michigan University's Coatings Research Institute in the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology has been awarded the Special University Award for their contributions to the advancement of novel and sustainable UV-curable coatings by RadTech International North America. Vijay Mannari, professor and director of Eastern's Coatings Research Institut more PR

EMU Psychology Major Jacklyn Staffeld Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award (10)
YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 20 (TNSfund) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Senior Honors student Jacklyn Staffeld has been awarded a 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which is valued at approximately $147,000 over three years. She will use the fellowship to pursue a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience at Baylor University. In addition to being a member of the Honors College, Staffeld is a first-generation student in the McNair Scholars Pro more PR

Epicor Donates $100K to Northwood for Aftermarket Software Training Lab (10)
MIDLAND, Michigan, April 19 (TNSfund) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 gift from Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, to fund a new lab for students to learn leading automotive aftermarket software. "The generous donation from Epicor has provided funding to establish this new lab, which will integrate Epicor Auto-based products into higher education c more PR

FORD MOTOR: TREVOR WORTHINGTON, FORD BLUE PRODUCT CHIEF, TO RETIRE AFTER 38 YEARS (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, April 18 (TNSper) -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Trevor Worthington, who for the past year has led vehicle programs for Ford Blue's gas-powered and hybrid vehicles, is retiring from the company effective April 28. Worthington, a corporate officer, joined Ford in 1985 as part of the regional product-planning team in Australia. He's led major development and strategy work in Asia Pacific, including in China and Australia, and North America. Most recently, Wo more PR

FORD MUSTANG CONTINUES AS WORLD'S BEST-SELLING SPORTS CAR OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS COMBINED (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, April 19 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Over the last 10 years combined, Ford Mustang(R) - which is celebrating its 59th birthday - is the world's best-selling sports car, according to Ford analysis of registration data from S&P Global Mobility/*. "We're proud of the entire Mustang family, what it represents to Ford and especially our passionate Mustang owners and fans," said Dave Bozeman, the Vice President of Enthusiast Vehicles for Ford Blue and Ford Cu more PR

Ford School of Public Policy: Learning From Lottery-Based Evaluations of Early Education Programs (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy posted the following news: The value of Pre-K education has been widely acknowledged through decades of research. However, much of that research has come from studying older and often smaller programs than those currently being implemented across the country. To determine how programs are affecting children now, more evidence is required. The use of lottery-based assignment systems--a process whi more PR

From Environmental Disasters to Eco-Grief: CSU's Center for Environmental Justice Aims to Find Sustainable Ground (10)
FORT COLLINS, Colorado, April 18 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: A train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, leads to the dumping of 100,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals and forces the evacuation of the small, working-class community. Lead and other contaminants are discovered in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, where more than 40% of people live below the poverty level. It takes more than seven years to replace the lead pipes and leads residents more PR

GM Leads $50 Million Funding Round in EnergyX to Unlock U.S.-Based Lithium Supply for Rapidly Scaling EV Production (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 11 -- General Motors issued the following news release: Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. ("EnergyX") and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced that GM Ventures is leading a $50 million Series B financing round in EnergyX, and has entered into a strategic agreement to develop EnergyX's lithium extraction and refinery technology. The collaboration is focused on unlocking the North American supply of lithium, a critical material for EV batteries, by using Energ more PR

Gov. Ron DeSantis Makes Four Judicial Appointments (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 18 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis announced four judicial appointments: one to the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, two to the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court, and one to the Putnam County Court. Rose Marie Karadsheh Preddy, of St. Johns, to serve as Judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Preddy has been the owner of Preddy Law Firm, P.A., since 2000. Previously, she was an A more PR

Henry Ford College: 'Face Everything and Rise' Headlines Keynote at Black Male Retention & Success Conference (10)
DEARBORN, Michigan, April 19 (TNSsel) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: More than 230 people from 18 universities and community organizations attended the HFC Black Male & QUEENS Focus Group (BMQFG)'s 4th annual Black Male Retention, Success, and Best Practices Conference on April 7, making it one of the most successful conferences to date, according to BMQFG coordinator and faculty advisor Dr. Kalvin DaRonne Harvell. "The BMQFG is always working to provide more than fee more PR

Humanizing Research, U-M Program Empowers Young Academics (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan undergraduate students Jovanna Gallegos and Isabella Balza knew little about biomechanics and knee injuries before meeting Steven Garcia last fall. Garcia, a doctoral candidate at the School of Kinesiology, has worked closely with Gallegis and Balza since last fall as a mentor in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Their project focuses on evaluating modifi more PR

Kellogg Community College, Western Michigan University Renew Agreements to Maintain Smooth Transfer Pathways for Students (10)
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, April 19 (TNSpar) -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release: Five years after signing an institutional agreement to create a smoother process for Kellogg Community College graduates to continue their education at Western Michigan University, representatives from both institutions convened a signing ceremony today to renew and expand the partnership. During the ceremony, which occurred at the WMU College of Aviation in Battle Creek, leaders from WMU  more PR

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist Tours Progress on I-69 as Administration Continues to Fix the Damn Roads, Visits Croswell City Waste Water Plant (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II toured the Rebuilding Michigan project on I-69 in Lapeer County and the Croswell water treatment plant as the state continues to invest in rebuilding infrastructure in Michigan. Project managers and local officials joined the lieutenant governor to highlight state investments that are rebuilding infrastructure and investing in communities across Michigan.  more PR

Mayor Hancock Joins USCM in Urging Congress to Pass Gun Legislation (10)
DENVER, Colorado, April 18 -- Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock issued the following news on April 17, 2023: Mayor Michael B. Hancock and a bipartisan group of 162 mayors in the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) today sent a letter to Congress urging action on gun safety legislation. Despite mass shootings at Michigan State, in Half Moon Bay, Monterey Park, Uvalde, Buffalo, Nashville, Louisville, Dadeville and hundreds of other communities in the past year, Congress has failed to take act more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins DOJ Lawsuit Against Google for Anticompetitive Practices in Digital Advertising (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 16 other Attorneys General in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. It alleges that Google monopo more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition Supporting Federal Trade Commission's Proposed Rule Limiting Non-Competes in Employment (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition, led by California, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, in submitting comments in support of the Federal Trade Commission's proposed rule that would eliminate non-compete clauses in employment contracts in most circumstances. In a letter sent to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, AG Nessel joined 18 states in supporting th more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins States Calling For Recall of Theft-Prone Hyundai and Kia Vehicles (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 17 states calling for a federal recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles following the companies' continued failure to take adequate steps to address the alarming rate of theft of their vehicles. The letter, sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), requests NHTSA institute a recall of unsafe Hyundai and Kia vehic more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel on Legislature Passing Extreme Risk Protection Order Legislation (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 20 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: The Michigan state Senate passed the state's first Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation, also known as 'red flag laws', a week after the state House did the same. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been outspoken on the need for this law, and in March testified before the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee in support of this and other gun more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel Seeks to Reduce Consumers Energy's Natural Gas Rate Increase Request by 75% (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Yesterday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony before the Michigan Public Service Commission seeking a 75% reduction to Consumers Energy's requested rate increase and an elimination of its requested increase to residential monthly service charges. On December 15, 2022, Consumers Energy filed a request with the Commission seeking a $212 million rate increas more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel: MSU Board of Trustees Declines to Take Up AG Nessel Request for Transparency (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: The newly comprised Michigan State University (MSU) Board of Trustees declined to hold a vote on the release of over 6,000 documents related to Larry Nassar. Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a renewed request for full transparency in handing over all documents regarding the serial sexual predator, who the University employed for 19 years. "It's a disa more PR

Mich. A.G. Nessel: Muskegon County Sheriff's Deputies Plead to Willful Neglect of Duty in Death of Prisoner (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Four Muskegon County Sheriff's Deputies were sentenced for their role in the death of Muskegon County jail inmate Paul Bulthouse, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Muskegon Sheriff's deputies Jeffrey Patterson, Crystal Greve, Jamal Lane, and David Vanderlaan each pled no contest to Willful Neglect of Duty and were immediately sentenced to 100 hours of community service, and a  more PR

Mich. Economic Development Corp.: Michigan Wins 2 Business Expansions, Bringing 65 Good-Paying Jobs to Hudsonville and Schoolcraft (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 65 new jobs and generate a total private investment of nearly $4 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in Hudsonville and Schoolcraft. "Today's investments will create 65 good-paying jobs a more PR

Mich. Education Dept.: Dansville STEAM Educator Featured in Latest #proudMIeducator Video (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: An innovate educator who uses technology and student teamwork to build confidence in problem solving in every facet of a student's life is featured in the latest #proudMIeducator video released today by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Angela St. Amant, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) educator at Dansville Schools, has transformed  more PR

Mich. Education Dept.: Michigan Teachers Chosen As State Finalists for Presidential Teaching Award (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 18 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Six outstanding Michigan educators, who work primarily with students in grades 7-12, have been selected as state finalists for the national 2023 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the Michigan Department of Education announced today. Michigan's six state finalists are: * Bryan Battaglia, Gene L. Klida Utica Academy for Internati more PR

Mich. Environment Dept.: Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Organization Awarded EGLE Watershed Planning Grant (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced a grant award totaling $201,200 for a project that will develop a watershed management plan to control polluted runoff in the Northeast portion of the Lower Peninsula. The plan will set local priorities and select best management practices for restoring and protect more PR

Mich. Gov. Whitmer Announces Michigan Wins 2 Business Expansions, Bringing 65 Good-Paying Jobs to Hudsonville and Schoolcraft (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 65 new jobs and generate a total private investment of nearly $4 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in Hudsonville and Schoolcraft. "Today's investments will create 65 good- more PR

Mich. Gov. Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 20 (TNSper) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the MEDC Executive Committee, Great Lakes Water Authority, Correctional Officers' Training Council, and Mackinac Island State Park Commission. * * * MEDC Executive Committee Dr. Bill Pink, of Big Rapids, is the 19th president of Ferris State University. Prior to Ferris State University, Dr. Pink served as president of  more PR

Mich. Gov. Whitmer Makes Appointments to State Transportation Commission (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 (TNSper) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointments of Ms. Rhonda Welburn and Ms. Rita Brown to the State Transportation Commission. State Transportation Commission Rhonda Welburn, of Detroit, is a retired member of Dickinson Wright, PLLC, where she began practicing of law in 1995. Her primary practice areas were public finance and municipal law, but she is also experienced in the  more PR

Mich. Gov. Whitmer Statement on Strong Monthly Jobs Report (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after the release of the latest economic numbers showing the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in March and the labor force increased by 10,000. Michigan's economy added 75,000 jobs year over year, the labor force participation rate increased, and the 12-month average Black unemployment rate was cut nearly in half since  more PR

Mich. PUC Announces Electric Application Involving Upper Michigan Energy Resources (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application on April 18, 2023: * * * In the matter of the application of UPPER MICHIGAN ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION for authority to amend its Rate Book for Electric Service ("Tariff") to provide customers a non-standard metering option and approval of related charges. APPLICATION Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation ("UMERC" or the "Company") requests Michigan Public Service Commis more PR

Mich. State: A Commitment to Supporting Survivors (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 18 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Michigan State University is growing as a leader among U.S. colleges for its programs that support survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence * * * According to RAINN -- the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization -- women aged 18 to 24 are four times more likely to experience sexual violence than women of any age. These statistics are alarming, but they show the grow more PR

Mich. State: State Education Model Helped Low-Performing Schools Weather Pandemic (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 19 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: New research from Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, or EPIC, found that Michigan's Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround appeared to be improving student achievement prior to the pandemic and may have helped to shield students in Partnership schools from some of the pandemic's harmful academic effects. Michigan's Partnership Model of School and Di more PR

Mich. State: Student Named 'Newman Civic Fellow' for Community-Focused Efforts (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 20 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Jai Kozar-Lewis, a first-year majoring in supply chain management, has been named a 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. The fellowship recognizes and supports community-committed students proactively working to make positive changes to social, political and environmental issues affecting communities. "Jai continuously demonstrates his commitment to addressing issues of food insecurity a more PR

Michigan Education Dept. Issues Memo on Read by Grade Three Testing, Communication, and Implementation (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on April 20, 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: Read by Grade Three (RBG3) Testing, Communication, and Implementation Public Act 7 of 2023 repeals the retention component of the state's Read more PR

MSU Breaks Ground on First Standalone Multicultural Center (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 22 (TNSeco) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan State University students will soon have a place on campus that will foster cultural and intellectual curiosity and understanding in a supportive, welcoming environment. University leadership, with shovels in hand and a little elbow grease, broke ground today on a first-of-its-kind 34,000-square-foot multicultural center northeast of the intersection of North Shaw and Farm lanes. The cer more PR

N.J. Gov. Murphy, Whitmer Hold Convening On Strengthening Youth Mental Health (10)
DETROIT, New Jersey, April 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy continued his nationwide listening tour on youth mental health issues with an event hosted by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Governors held a roundtable discussion with those on the frontlines of youth mental health care in the third of a series of conversations to advance the NGA Chair's Initiative: Strengthening more PR

Pre-Apprenticeship Basics Special Course This Summer at MCCC (10)
MONROE, Michigan, April 21 (TNSpro) -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Beginning May 9, 2023, Monroe County Community College will be offering a Pre-Apprenticeship Basics Special Topics course. This course, which meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6 - 8:25 p.m., through July 13, 2023, is a special summer course for current MCCC or prospective students who are interested in experiential learning and how to pursue apprenticeship opportunities. Pre-Appren more PR

REJECTED: Mich. Gov. Whitmer Activates State Emergency Operations Center as Severe Flooding Causes Major Damage in the Upper Peninsula (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) due to flooding caused by snowmelt in several counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "Today, I am activating our State Emergency Operation Center to coordinate an all-hands-on-deck response to help Michiganders impacted by snowmelt flooding in the Upper Peninsula," said Governor Whitmer. "This a more PR

Rogel Researchers Get $3 Million to Improve Survivorship Care for Younger Colorectal Cancer Patients (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 22 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: A team of University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers have received a $3.07 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a model for long-term surveillance and care of younger adults treated for colorectal cancer. The rates of colorectal cancer are rising in people under age 50. Little is known about how often this cancer recurs, ideal surveil more PR

SPH Partners With New Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 18 (TNSpar) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health issued the following news: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a history-making selection of finalist Blacks in Green (BIG) with a strong community-based alliance to serve as one of 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC), as part of a $177M program. BIG will receive $10 million in grant funding over five years to establish te more PR

U-M Begins Work on Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementias, in India (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan is looking to launch a population-based study on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in India. Eva Feldman, a U-M expert in neurodegenerative disease, and Vijay Viswanathan of the M.V. Hospital for Diabetes in India, are leading the research. The long-range goal of this collaboration is to inform new treatments for Alzheimer's, related dementias and neuropath more PR

U-M Researcher Hopes to Define the 'RNA Alphabet' With Support From New $2.3M Grant (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan pediatric neurologist Vivian Cheung is launching an international project to identify the full range of RNA building blocks inside human cells. The effort, supported by a new $2.3 million grant from The Warren Alpert Foundation, aims to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive "human RNome" project, similar to the Human Genome Project completed in 2003. The Human Genom more PR

UDM President Emeritus Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, April 20 (TNSper) -- The University of Detroit Mercy issued the following news: University of Detroit Mercy's President Emeritus and Distinguished University Professor Antoine M. Garibaldi was recently elected as a fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Garibaldi served as UDM's first lay president from 2011 to 2022. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine ne more PR

University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center: Kim Receives Research Specialist Award From NCI to Advance Clinical Trials (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 22 (TNSawa) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: Michelle Kim, M.D., associate professor of radiation oncology at Michigan Medicine, has received a Research Specialist Award from the National Cancer Institute to pursue clinical research efforts at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and nationally. The Research Specialist Award, or R50, encourages the development of stable research career opportunities in a more PR

University of Michigan: A Gene Involved in Down Syndrome Puts the Brakes on Neurons' Activity in Mice, New Study Shows (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that an extra copy of a gene in Down syndrome patients causes improper development of neurons in mice. The gene in question, called Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule, or DSCAM, is also implicated in other human neurological conditions, including autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder and intractable epilepsy. The cause of Down s more PR

University of Michigan: Human Rights a Thing of the Past? Google Says - No (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Recently, scholars have expressed doubt that the language of human rights still animates the global fight for better living conditions. Critics say the "human rights-based approach," defined by the United Nations as a "conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards," is no longer useful for people struggling to brin more PR

University of Michigan: In Some US Schools, 1 in 4 Students Report Misusing Prescription Stimulants (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: U.S. middle and high schools with the most students taking prescription stimulants to treat ADHD also had, overall, the highest percentage of students who misused prescription stimulants within the past year. The University of Michigan-led study highlights a significant association between ADHD stimulant therapy in schools and prescription stimulant misuse, said Sean Esteban McCabe, U-M prof more PR

University of Michigan: Michigan's New Firearm Safety Laws (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 19 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on April 18, 2023, with Cynthia Ewell Foster, associate professor of psychiatry in the Medical School: * * * New laws that strengthen safe storage of firearms and background checks on purchasers go into effect in early 2024 and are considered the most significant changes to gun safety measures in Michigan in nearly 30 years. University of Michigan researchers provided evidence, including research an more PR

University of Michigan: Optimization Could Cut the Carbon Footprint of AI Training by Up to 75% (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Deep learning models that power giants like TikTok and Amazon, as well as tools like ChatGPT, could save energy without new hardware or infrastructure. * * * A new way to optimize the training of deep learning models, a rapidly evolving tool for powering artificial intelligence, could slash AI's energy demands. Developed at the University of Michigan, the open-source optimization fr more PR

University of Michigan: Quantum Entanglement Could Make Accelerometers and Dark Matter Sensors More Accurate (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * And yes, they are looking to miniaturize it for smartphone dead reckoning * * * The "spooky action at a distance" that once unnerved Einstein may be on its way to being as pedestrian as the gyroscopes that currently measure acceleration in smartphones. Quantum entanglement radically improves the precision of sensors that can be used to navigate without GPS, according to a new study  more PR

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute: Gaining a Big Picture of Bluff Erosion and Sand Movement Along Lake Michigan (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: High water levels in Lake Michigan since 2013 have caused erosion rates that are faster than usual, especially in 2020, when lake levels set records. This has created an urgent need to know more about erosion processes along and in the lake. Lucas Zoet with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Geoscience and his research team are looking at bluff erosion and sediment more PR

Western Michigan University: Broncos are Going Places - New Report Reveals 93% of Western Grads are Employed or Continuing Their Education (10)
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Mey Wong, B.S.'22, made connections at a job fair that led to a successful internship and information technology job at Kellogg. Jamilah Anthony, B.S.'21, M.S.'22, found holistic support in the Foundation Scholars family along with multiple internship opportunities that led to a guaranteed accounting position at her dream firm. Kyle Albrecht, B.S.'22, sharpened his skills on Western Michigan Univers more PR