MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Academic support fuels student success February 10, 2025 | Author: Aya Ahmed | Media Contact: Aaron Mills An academic support program at Central Michigan University debuted last year increased retention rates and boosted grades by helping students transition to university life. Students who participated in the Success Seminar learned to develop critical skills like stress and time management,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Against Deere & Company for Unlawful Repair Monopoly LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and four other state attorneys general in a lawsuit against Deere & Company (Deere), accusing the agricultural equipment manufacturer of unlawfully monopolizing key segments of the agricultural equipment market and en more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Launches Investigation into Another Alleged Fraudulent Pet Scheme LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has launched an investigation (PDF) into Ryan Thompson, the owner of the dog-breeding business Fallen Timbers in Morenci, for allegedly falsifying veterinarian records for at least three dogs sold to Michigan consumers. In November 2024, a consumer filed a compl more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Leads Landmark Multistate Lawsuit to Stop Elon Musk's Unconstitutional Power Grab LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, led a coalition of 14 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of executive power to Elon Musk. The lawsuit argues that Presid more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel on Federal Court Ordering Trump Administration Restore Federal Funding to Essential Programs LANSING -- Today, a federal court granted a motion (PDF) filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 23 attorneys general to enforce the temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the implementation of a Trump administration policy that sought to halt federal age more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Reissues Romance Scams Consumer Alert Ahead of Valentine's Day LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her Romance Scams Consumer Alert in advance of Valentine's Day to educate residents on common scams found on social media and dating platforms. Online romance scams take advantage of people looking for romantic partners on dating sites, apps, or socia more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of Executive Order Attempting to Limit Birthright Citizenship LANSING - Today, Judge Leo T. Sorokin in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, ordered a preliminary injunction enjoining the Trump administration from implementing and enforcing the President's executive order that attempted to limit birthrigh more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel co-led 22 other attorneys general in today suing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Touts CFPB, Cautions Residents Will Miss Their Efforts if White House Shuts Down Bureau LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a video heralding the important work done by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to inform Michigan residents of the critical work conducted by the CFPB, and the potential threat facing the Bureau following more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Warns Consumers of Missed Jury Duty Scam LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert about scammers impersonating government entities as residents continue to report a missed jury duty scam across the state, most recently in West Michigan. In this scam, fraudsters claiming to represent the Kent County Sheriff's Department call unsuspecting  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 14 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Landmark Multistate Lawsuit to Stop Elon Musk's Unconstitutional Power Grab PHOENIX - Today, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes along with New Mexico Attorney General Attorney General Raul Torrez, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and 11 other Attorneys General, announced the filing of a lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of exe more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, Coalition of Attorneys General Secure Preliminary Injunction in Birthright Citizenship Case OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with the attorneys general of New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, and Vermont, and the City and County of San Francisco, issued a more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and 13 Attorneys General Release Statement on Preliminary Injunction Issued in Birthright Citizenship Case Led By New Jersey For Immediate Release: February 13, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Preliminary Injunction TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Stands with Federal Workers in Challenge to "Fork in the Road" Deferred Resignation Offer LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, standing with the nation's federal employees in a challenge to the Trump administration's federal "buyout" plan. The attorneys general moved to file an amicus brief in support  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Stands with Transgender Military Members in Challenge to President Trump's Discriminatory Executive Order LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people fr more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on Preliminary Injunction Issued in Birthright Citizenship Case (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Vermont, and the City of San Francisco in releasing the following statement in response more PR

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release: * * * BorgWarner Included in Forbes' America's Best Employers 2025 List Auburn Hills, Michigan, February 12, 2025 - BorgWarner has been awarded on the Forbes list of America's Best Employers 2025 for the sixth time. This prestigious award is presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on February 12th, 2025, and can more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Bridging gaps in rural health care with AI-powered mobile clinics General practitioners with AI help could make diagnoses, run and interpret tests, and perform procedures like specialists An illustration of a mobile clinic under development through a major project coordinated by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The University of Michigan is leading one of two efforts to bui more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Lost in translation? Not anymore New AI model for French regional language identification gains recognition Author: Teagan Haynes Breaking barriers in AI and linguistics, Stephane Maillard, a recent graduate from Central Michigan University's computer science master's program, captivated audiences with his presentation on his published paper, "French Regional Languages Identification Using Cust more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU announces Go Grants Initiative One-time funds will help community engage with strategic plan February 12, 2025 | Author: Ari Harris | Media Contact: Aaron Mills During his First 100 Days Reflection event today, Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon announced the launch of a new funding initiative to drive progress on the university's strategic plan. "Great work is already un more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU Board welcomes newly appointed Trustees Adopts housing and food rates that keep CMU competitive Media Contact: Aaron Mills During its meetings this week, the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees welcomed two new members, set food and housing rates for the 2025-2026 academic year, and received updates on enrollment, academic and student support initiatives. Board Chair Todd Regis s more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU President sees strengths and opportunities in first 100 days MacKinnon announces grants to boost CMU strategic plan February 12, 2025 | Author: Kevin Essebaggers | Media Contact: Aaron Mills Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon offered his initial assessments of the university based on what he has learned in his first 100 days in office. During Tuesday's "First 100 Days Ref more PR

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Continental, a developer of pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods, issued the following news release: * * * Continental Launches Aftermarket Hydraulics Program in US and Canada for Heavy-Duty Trucks * Continental's Aftermarket hydraulics program is designed to deliver robust, high-quality hydraulic solutions to meet the evolving needs of the commercial trucking industry. * The aftermarket hydra more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Court of Appeals Affirms Sexual Assault Convictions of Clio Man LANSING - This week, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of John Digiacomo, 61, of Clio, who was accused of committing multiple sexual assaults on an underage girl in Tuscola, Genesee, and Saginaw Counties between 2014 and 2015, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The Departmen more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Doctor's gift advances CMU medical research Generous donation supports College of Medicine students, faculty Author: University Advancement Dr. Marilyn Haupt wanted to be a scientist from a young age. And when she decided to dedicate her life to medicine, her passion for science followed her. Haupt spent 45 years as an intensive care physician and educator, including nearly a decade with the C more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: * * * Dow declares quarterly dividend of 70 cents per share MIDLAND, Mich., Feb. 13, 2025 -- Dowopens in a new tab (NYSE: DOW) has declared a dividend of 70 cents per share, payable March 14, 2025, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2025. This marks the 454th consecu more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy reports 2024 accomplishments, investments and earnings Top-tier customer bill management; reduced customers' bills by $300 million in fuel and transportation cost savings Invested $4.4 billion in electric and gas infrastructure to improve reliability and generate cleaner energy Customers experienced a nearly 70% improvement in time spent without power from 2023 to 2024 Supported vulnerable customer more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Evolution, evolution, evolution: How evolution got so good at evolving Study: Evolution takes multiple paths to evolvability when facing environmental change (10.1073/pnas.2413930121) The field of evolution examines how organisms adapt to their environments over generations, but what about the evolution of evolution itself? Researchers have long questioned why biological populations are so good at  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Former U.S. Representative Dan Kildee named next Griffin Endowed Chair Kildee will lead university's efforts to elevate political awareness and activity Author: College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Former U.S. Representative Dan Kildee has been named Central Michigan University's next Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government. This prestigious position underscores CM more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist Announce Operation Safe Neighborhoods Reaches New Milestone with more than 800 Illegal Guns Off the Street LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced more than 800 illegal guns have been taken off the streets as part of Operation Safe Neighborhoods. Since the operation began, law enforcement officials have conducted7,706 check-ins  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Introduces "Mi Road Ahead" Plan to Fix the Damn Roads February 10, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov $3 billion sustainable, long-term plan will lower vehicle repair costs, invest $1 billion in local roads and $250 million in transit, and ask corporations to pay their fair share LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed a comprehensive, sustainable, long more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Acquire Michigan Creek Property in Conservation Victory PARK COUNTY, Colo. -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife has acquired 120 acres in Park County, including a quarter-mile along Michigan Creek, for wildlife conservation and increased opportunities for hunters and anglers in a contract finalized today. Located about six miles southeast of Jefferson an more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Green Team guardians: Building community and sustainability at CMU February 13, 2025 | Author: Robert Wang | Media Contact: Robert Wang For several years, student leaders within the Science and Engineering Residential College (SERC) at Central Michigan University have been making a difference in their community through recycling efforts in Woldt Hall. This dedicated group, known as the Green Te more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 14 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ AND 13 OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL RELEASE STATEMENT ON PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ISSUED IN BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP CASE HONOLULU - A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against President Trump's unconstitutional executive order terminating birthright citizenship, drawing praise from Hawai'i Attorney General Anne Lopez and attorneys general from 13 other st more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Kalamazoo Man Sentenced to 12-50 Years for 2005 Cold-Case Sexual Assault of a Minor LANSING - Last week, Shawn Darnell Robinson Hopkins, 39, of Kalamazoo, was sentenced by Judge Kenneth Barnard in the 9th Circuit Court in Kalamazoo County to 12-50 years' incarceration for two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct for assaulting a minor in 2005, announced Michigan Attorney Gene more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Lancaster appointed Provost and Executive Vice President Academic leader selected for calm, steadying leadership February 11, 2025 | Author: Ari Harris | Media Contact: Aaron Mills Central Michigan University President Neil MacKinnon has announced the appointment of Paula Lancaster to the provost/executive vice president role. Lancaster has been serving as interim provost since last fall. "Dr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Mammal-like tails most promising for acrobatic robots Roboticists have preferred the simplicity of lizard-like tails, but mammal-style tails may be both lighter and higher performance for turning a robot's body in space Study: Jointed tails enhance control of three-dimensional body rotation (DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0355) While exploring how best to design robots that use tails to reorient their bod more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown and Coalition of Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Preliminary Injunction Issued in Birthright Citizenship Case BALTIMORE, MD (February 13, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined the attorneys general of New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Delaware, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Y more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Military parents unable to interpret kids' actions more likely to spank them Study: Posttraumatic stress and mentalization in accounting for veteran parents' use of corporal punishment: Parental over-certainty matters for multiracial children * If veteran parents can't interpret their children's thoughts and emotions, they are more likely to spank, slap or shove their kids, according to a new Univers more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 14 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez Leads Landmark Multistate Lawsuit to Stop Elon Musk's Unconstitutional Power Grab Albuquerque, NM - Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez, along with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 11 other states, announced the filing of a lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of execut more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Researcher hopes to harness glowing shrimp spit Neuroscientist aims to create tools to help find cures February 11, 2025 | Author: Eric Baerren | Media Contact: Aaron Mills Can glow-in-the-dark shrimp spit help cure diseases like cancer? A Central Michigan University neuroscientist hopes his lab can provide an answer. The cure wouldn't come from the spit, said Eric Peterson, a research faculty more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Rising pollen levels pose deadly risk for older adults Study: Chronic and infectious respiratory mortality and short-term exposures to four types of pollen taxa in older adults in Michigan, 2006-2017 (DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21386-3) As climate change intensifies pollen seasons across the country, new research from the University of Michigan reveals a connection between pollen exposure and death rate more PR

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Stout, a consulting firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting, valuation, disputes, claims and investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Stout Advises Waud Capital Partners on Acquisition of Mopec Group Stout is pleased to announce its role as the financial advisor to Waud Capital Partners in the acquisition of Mopec Group, a vertically integrated, branded supplier and manufacturer of high-quality anatomic and forensic pathology equipmen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Temporary Restraining Order Issued in AG Nessel Challenge on Medical and Public Health Research Funding Cuts LANSING - Judge Angel Kelley of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's request for a Temporary Restraining Order after a coalition of 22 attorneys general filed a challenge to the Trump Administration's  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M astronomy will lead its first satellite mission with NASA grant The project assembles a team of experts from across the country to prove technology that will help search for life outside our solar system University of Michigan researchers John Monnier (left), Shivani Sunil (center) and James Cutler (right) examine a CubeSat in the Michigan Exploration Laboratory. The team's STARI mission will us more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M Latine Research Week to highlight legacy, influence of Latine scholarship EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT Latine faculty and students at the University of Michigan will present their latest research during the annual Latine Research Week, featuring a series of talks and poster presentations hosted by the graduate student organization Puentes. This year, Latine Research Week will be held Feb. 24-27 at the Ra more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M materials scientist, chemical engineer elected into National Academy of Engineering Michigan Engineering now includes 35 NAE members among its active and emeritus faculty Elizabeth Holm and Nicholas Kotov Michigan Engineering professors Elizabeth Holm and Nicholas Kotov are among the newest members of the National Academy of Engineering --one of the highest honors bestowed on engineers in the  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M microCT lab celebrates milestone with scan of a wolverine skull For seven years, a CT scanner has been whirring away nearly around the clock, tucked inside of a lab at the University of Michigan Research Museums Center. Inside the machine, scientists scan animal specimens: snakes, lizards, frogs, bats, rodents, wasps, fish, a whole red fox, an armadillo. The scanner, a microCT scanner, aims conce more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * US Department of Education's role in K-12 education, school funding: U-M experts can discuss EXPERTS ADVISORY As federal policymakers consider the future of the U.S. Department of Education, a new interactive data tool from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan shows the allocation of federal education funds to local school districts--making the data available by U.S. congressional district more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * When art imitates life's mathematics: Fractals and how we perceive trees hese computer-generated images show how changing the branch diameter scaling exponent--denoted with the Greek letter alpha--of a "tree" changes its appearance. Researchers at University of Michigan and University of New Mexico showed that real trees and objects recognizable as trees in art have an alpha between 1.5 and 3.credit: J more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 12 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Witnessing the birth of planets An international collaboration including U-M researchers have used JWST to provide an unprecedented window into the formation of planets around young star systems A multi-wavelength view of the PDS 70 system reveals the dynamic interplay between its forming planets--PDS 70 b and c--and their surroundings. The red-yellow glow, based on JWST model data, reveals the grow more PR