LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * "Disastrous Health Care Cuts" Backed By Rogers, James and Barrett Could Cause Michiganders' Premiums to "Skyrocket" Mike Rogers, John James and Tom Barrett support health care cuts that could cause premiums to more than double on average for nearly 500,000 Michiganders * In case you missed it, while Republicans force a federal government shutdown, Michigan Democrats are blasting Mike Rogers,  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Students help students focus on mental wellness Go Grants in Action: Program creates peer supports Highlights: * Students create sustainable peer-to-peer wellness support program * The resources were funded through the Go Grants Initiative Author: Eric Baerren Melissa Hutchinson saw the Go Grants Initiative as an opportunity to help Central Michigan University students thrive by creating a ne more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU student-led research explores fish welfare in the laboratory, earns prestigious grant Author: Robert Wang Central Michigan University students are making waves in laboratory animal welfare research with a project that investigates how environmental enrichment impacts highly territorial cichlid fish. The research, led by CMU Biology Faculty Member Peter Dijkstra, earned a highly competitive $4 more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU students explore AI innovation and ERP solutions at ASUG Michigan Conference links classroom learning with hands-on experience in SAP, AI, and business data Author: Shiva Karthik Rallabandi, ralla1s@cmich.edu At the ASUG Michigan Fall Meeting in Detroit, Central Michigan University students built AI-powered tools, shared internship projects, and connected directly with industry leaders, all  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU's Embracing AI initiative invites campus voices through listening sessions Go Grants In Action Author: Gabrielle Likavec Central Michigan University is taking bold steps to prepare for the future of artificial intelligence in higher education through its Embracing AI at CMU Go Grant initiative. Now, faculty, staff, and students are invited to help shape this work by sharing their perspective more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- Davenport University issued the following news: * * * Davenport University awarded largest grant in school history to expand college access and readiness across Michigan By Mary Eilleen Lyon Davenport University has been awarded a $10 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education through the highly competitive Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). The funding is part of a seven-year federal partnership award and will more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Are On Offense Across the Country The DNC launched a new ad and organizing campaign that targets vulnerable Republicans in Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Michigan and holds them accountable for refusing to extend the ACA tax credits. Through this campaign, the DNC is making sure voters know that Republicans are to blame for this health care crisis. * Nati more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Fmr. Congresswoman Lawrence Endorses Southfield Write-in Clerk Candidate Wynett Guy Today, former Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence announced that she is endorsing dedicated public servant Wynett Guy in the Southfield City Clerk's race. Guy is running as a write-in candidate against MAGA conspiracy theorist Gabi Grossbard who would threaten Southfield voters' access to the ballot bo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Former U-M researcher awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to a researcher who conducted the foundational work for his research in part at the University of Michigan. Omar Yaghi, currently a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work developing a new form of molecular archit more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * CLAS launches 'signature' effort to strengthen student success By Peg West After a multi-year effort aligning programs, faculty and staff members in the vast College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the CLAS Voyage launched this fall to engage students in support systems and learning experiences that will build a foundation for student success. "The CLAS Voyage is our signature initiative. And at its  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 10 (TNSrpt) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * GVSU survey: West Michigan economy flattens amid tariff uncertainty By Brian Vernellis The West Michigan economy showed signs of leveling off in September, according to a monthly survey conducted by a GVSU researcher. Tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump's administration have created challenges for businesses to plan accordingly, said Brian Long, director of supply management res more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * GVSU, Southwest Michigan leaders celebrate Battle Creek Innovation Hub as central to innovation, education By Michele Coffill Throughout its renovation, the 30,000-square-foot Battle Creek Innovation Hub (BCIH) was gaining a reputation as not just a building, but rather a central place for innovation, connections and education. Leaders from Southwest Michigan and Grand Valley celebrated the comple more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Hope College issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Hope Hosts Indigenous Peoples' Lecture on Oct. 23 Carol Bremer-Bennett, executive director of World Renew, will present a lecture on "The Power We Carry: Belonging as a Sacred Responsibility," as part of Hope College's recognition of National Indigenous Peoples' observances. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: GOP Senate Candidates Slammed For Refusal to Support Fixing Health Care Crisis Republicans Created * North Carolina voter: "If Washington Republicans let the ACA credits expire, my health insurance annual expenditure will increase most likely to $30,000 or more" Republican Senate candidates in Michigan and North Carolina are being slammed by voters back at home for bei more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * Michigan Dems Sound Alarm on Skyrocketing Health Care Costs as GOP Forces Federal Shutdown Health care premiums are set to double on average for nearly 500,000 Michiganders due to GOP health care cuts backed by Rogers, James, Barrett and Huizenga * As Republicans continue to force a federal government shutdown rather than address the health care crisis they created, the Michig more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Michigan State University College of Social Science issued the following Q&A on Oct. 8, 2025, by Brandon Drain with Hyunkag Cho, professor and director of the Ph.D. program in the School of Social Work: * * * Ask the Expert: Understanding the realities of domestic violence Content Note - mentions of domestic and sexual domestic violence * Domestic violence is one of the most pervasive public health and social issues in the United States--yet it remains dee more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Mike Rogers' Tariffs Cost Small Michigan Manufacturer "A Million Dollars in Lost Opportunities" Amid "Big Reduction" in Work "It's been a big reduction in the work that we would've normally obtained or at least had an opportunity to bid on. Easily to the tune of a million dollars in lost opportunities." * In case you missed it, new reporting highlights how reckless tariffs supported by faile more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Mike Rogers' Tariffs Put Michigan Farmers in "Financial Crisis" as Experts Worry "Recovery Will Be Tough" Price Hike Mike supports reckless tariffs that "could mean ruin" for Michigan farmers, mocks concerns about how they're impacting the state's economy * While failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers continues to double down on supporting reckless tariffs, Michigan farmers are facing a "fin more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news: * * * MSU Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Michigan Voters' Views on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth By Brandon Drain Michigan State University School of Social Work faculty Drs. Sacha Klein and Deirdre Shires have been awarded a $21,890 Michigan Applied Public Policy Research (MAPPR) grant from the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. The research tea more PR

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Oct. 11 (TNSrpt) -- Stout, a consulting firm specializing in corporate finance, accounting, valuation, disputes, claims and investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Stout Releases 2025 Purchase Price Allocation Study Stout released its 2025 Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) Study, offering the most comprehensive analyses of goodwill and identifiable intangible asset valuation in M&A. The study, based on an in-depth review of 5,346 filings and 183 transaction more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Tom Barrett Won't Stand Up for Michigan Auto Jobs * As the Trump administration considers cancelling grants for GM and Stellantis that are investing in Michigan manufacturing and supporting hundreds of auto jobs for Michigan workers, what is Tom Barrett doing? Nothing. Spineless Tom Barrett refuses to take a stand against this proposal to slash $800 million in grant funding that more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint to host acclaimed scholar, Dr. Jonathan Metzl, for keynote on health politics By Helen Garbarino The University of Michigan-Flint College of Health Sciences will host acclaimed author and professor, Dr. Jonathan Metzl, for a series of campus events, Oct. 22, including a keynote titled "Protest Psychosis: What the Race-Based Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia in the 1960s Reveals about the Health more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * New AI tool opens 3D modeling to blind and low-vision programmers Blind and low-vision programmers have long been locked out of three-dimensional modeling software, which depends on sighted users dragging, rotating and inspecting shapes on screen. Now, a multiuniversity research team has developed A11yShape, a new tool designed to help blind and low-vision programmers independently create, ins more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Robotic knee prosthesis: Advanced control algorithm could expand commercial leg's benefits Paired with custom control software, Ossur's powered knee prosthesis helped study participants sit, stand and walk more easily * A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provide more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Tough choices lie ahead on path to decarbonization As the world relies increasingly on critical minerals such as cobalt to fuel not just the green revolution but also everyday life, the United States may need to turn to domestic mining to meet its needs. Through a series of qualitative interviews, University of Michigan researchers examined how an Idaho community is facing the challenges and  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately, U-M researchers say A spacecraft that sails on light could provide new vantage point on solar eruptions that can disrupt modern electrical and navigation systems * Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to detect with our current single-locati more PR