EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 12 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 5 new facilities set to expand MSU's campus in 2026 * Michigan State University is set for a transformative year in 2026, with several major new facilities opening across campus. These projects reflect continued investment in academics, student well-being and research. MSU Museum reopening Founded in 1857, the MSU Museum reopens Jan. 14 following its first major renovation in more than 75 years. more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * AASA Awards Grants to School Districts Across the Nation * Contact: Lara Wade Director of Communications Mobile: (813) 833-1498 lwade@aasa.org AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Helping Kids Mini Grants, a program funded by AASA, and supported by its government cooperative procurement partne more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Alerts Consumers of Scam Impersonating Oakland County Sheriff's Office * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert on government imposter scams after receiving reports of fraudsters impersonating the Oakland County Sheriff's Office (MP3). In the scam, callers pose as an Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy and either demand immediate payment  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Asks Court to Enforce Order Blocking Trump Administration's Demands for Personal Data of SNAP Recipients * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking (PDF) the Trump Administration's demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Shares Resources, Highlights Signs of Trafficking Ahead of Detroit Auto Show * LANSING - Ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is highlighting the signs of human trafficking - a crime that often emerges around large gatherings - and reminding residents of the resources available to both victims and those who suspect trafficking in their commun more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 12 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Annahita Ball and Yunju Nam named SSWR fellows * Annahita Ball, left, and Yunju Nam, associate professors in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. By Matthew Biddle BUFFALO, N.Y. -Annahita Ball, PhD, and Yunju Nam, PhD, associate professors in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, have been named fellows by the Society for Social Work and R more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Secures Nearly $7 Million for Critical Community Projects Across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula * Today, Representative Jack Bergman announced he has secured more than $6.8 million in Community Project Funding to support critical public safety and water infrastructure projects across Michigan's First Congressional District. These projects were included in the Commerce, Justice, S more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * The business model of the abortion industrial complex Planned Parenthood's roots trace back to birth control--with an ugly side of eugenics and population control. Today, it's in the abortion business, with a well-funded supporting cast. And business is booming. By Kali Fontanilla In 1961, in his Farewell Address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted the fusion of the military esta more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar Statement on Trump Visiting Detroit * Washington, D.C. -Tomorrow, Donald Trump will speak at the Detroit Economic Club. The last time he spoke there, he insulted Detroit, saying that the "whole country will end up being like Detroit if she's [Kamala Harris] your president." "Trump promised to bring jobs and economic success to Detroit, but over the last 8 months, we've  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 13 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Dark Refuge for Mysids Kayden Nasworthy's paper on the dark refuge for mysids was accepted last week in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. He used uncrewed surface vessels - Saildrones - to collect hydroacoustic data in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and analyzed that data for spatial distributions of mysid shrimps, an up to 25 mm long shrimplike cru more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Jan. 13 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Eastern Michigan University earns 2026 Carnegie classification for community engagement Eastern Michigan University has received the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, recognizing the university's sustained commitment to community partnerships that support public needs while enhancing student learning. Eastern is among 237 institutions nationwide to earn the Carnegie Foun more PR

EVENDALE, Ohio, Jan. 12 [Category: BizAerospace] -- GE Aerospace, a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft, issued the following news release: * * * GE Aerospace Foundation Announces Next Engineers Grand Rapids Expansion, Cincinnati Extension * College readiness program for aspiring engineers to reach 4,000 students over four years in Grand Rapids January 12, 2026 -CINCINNATI - The GE Aerospace  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Limit Adversaries' Remote Access to Critical Technology Today, the House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act, a bipartisan bill that modernizes the Export Control Reform Act by expanding federal authority  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Huizenga Leads Bipartisan Bill to Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Burma * Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia and Co-Chair of the Congressional Burma Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation to redesignate Burma for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). On November 25 th, 2025, the Trump Administration termin more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Uncovering how occludin protein maintains blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers Study reveals how occludin controls both leaky blood vessels and excessive vessel growth in diabetic retinopathy * The blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers are protective systems that prevent harmful substances from entering the brain and eyes. These  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Moolenaar and Nunn in National Review: China's Mineral Monopoly Is America's Achilles' Heel Select Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA) have written an op-ed in National Review about China's monopoly of critical minerals and its more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar Supports Congressional Stock Trading Ban * Today, Congressman John Moolenaar cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act. (link is external) This legislation was introduced today and would prohibit Members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing stocks. "Members of Congress are entrusted by the American people to represent them faithfully in Washington D.C. and should no more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 13 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Northwood University Launches New MBA in Health Leadership & Innovation The new program blends Northwood's free-enterprise emphasis with specialized coursework to help professionals lead system-level change as the industry faces unprecedented transformation. * As the health care industry faces unprecedented transformation, Northwood University is thrilled to announce the launch of the Master of Business Admi more PR

ROCHESTER, Michigan, Jan. 13 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * Oakland University partners with Christ Church Cranbrook, other community groups, on $5 million "Faith in Detroit" grant Oakland University and its Center for Public Humanities (CPH) has joined with Christ Church Cranbrook, and several other community partners, on a $5 million grant to bring to life "Faith in Detroit: Building Resilience and Hope Through the Christian Practice of Storytelling," a Lilly Endowme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * RFK Jr. Ignores Measles Crisis As Cases Hit 34-Year High As Measles Spread Through Multiple States, No Sign Of Urgency or Regret From Trump's Health Secretary Who Repeatedly Lied About the Safety of the Measles Vaccine * Nearly 100 new measles cases have been confirmed in South Carolina since last Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 310 as of January 9th, as U.S. cases rise to the highest levels in 34 years. Meanwhi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens Condemns Anti-Semitic Attack on Beth Israel Congregation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This weekend, a fire severely damaged the historic Beth Israel Congregation (link is external) in Jackson, Mississippi in an act of suspected arson. In response to the attack on the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, MI Congresswoman Haley Stevens issued the following statement. "The more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Orthopedic Hospital opens in Sioux Falls * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -The Sanford Orthopedic Hospital is now accepting patients. The brand-new, state-of-the-art building, located at 1508 W. 22 nd St. on Sanford Health's main campus, will provide advanced technology and world-class care around the region. "This is an historic day for all of us at Sanford Health," said Andrew more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army Reserve physician joins international team to study, advise on Israeli Defense Forces' combat casualty care * TEL AVIV, Israel - Six months after the devastating October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks, a multinational team of trauma experts from the Trauma Hemostasis Oxygenation Research Network (THOR) traveled to Israel to meet with the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Surgeon Genera more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * One in four older Americans with dementia prescribed risky brain-altering drugs despite safety warnings Sedatives and antipsychotics linked to falls, confusion, and hospitalization remain widely used in patients most vulnerable to their harms * Despite years of clinical guidelines warning against the practice, one in four Medicare beneficiaries with dementia is prescribed brain-altering med more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Brain cancer digital twin predicts treatment outcomes A simulation of an individual patient's brain tumors, kept up to date with readily available data, can identify whether dietary treatments and drugs are likely to work * A new machine-learning-based approach to mapping real-time tumor metabolism in brain cancer patients, developed at the University of Michigan, could help doctors discover more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 13 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * Wayne State University Word Warriors reveal 10 words to bring back in 2026 Wayne State University's Word Warriors return in 2026 with their annual list of underused words, once again celebrating the joy and precision of language. This year's selections capture everything from the swullocking weather of late summer to the quiet psithurism of leaves stirred by the wind. Some words describe moments when we're c more PR