ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In a slender, bullet-shaped car, the University of Michigan Solar Car team will soon race down the Australian outback in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The team is counting on its new battery system and solar cells to propel it to a first-place finish. The multiday, 1,800-mile competition starts at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. That's 7 p.m. ET Saturda more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release: Forbes today announced an expanded lineup of speakers - including Actress and Activist Olivia Munn, Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner, Actress and Detroit Blows Cofounder Sophia Bush and Detroit Pistons Star Player Blake Griffin - for its flagship more PR

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., a provider of comprehensive line of insurance products to protect businesses that are focused in construction, manufacturing and healthcare, issued the following news release: Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company is pleased to announce that Chelcee McGowan has been promoted to vice president and corporate controller. In this role, McGowan will oversee the company's accounting and financial reporting, tax finance project manage more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news: Bowling Green State University is part of a team receiving funding for "Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms: Portable Tin Detection Technology to Support Great Lakes Decision Support Tools." The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced recipients of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Competitive Research Program Harmful Algal Bloom Awards Oct. 1. L more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Strategy may be the driver of success, but culture is the driver of people. Lauri Kavulich was featured in the Legal Intelligencer encouraging law firm employers to take a fresh look at the issues causing employee turnover in an increasingly tight job market. Kavulich states that a more human approach is the key to building a good business, and profitable firms are recognizing that when people bring their whole  more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- DENSO International America, a supplier of automotive systems and components, issued the following news release: DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc., an affiliate of leading global automotive supplier DENSO Corp., and Matt Smith, three-time winner of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, are wrapping Smith's bike in pink this month to raise awareness about breast cancer. The partners will debut the new wrap Oct. 11-13 a more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- DENSO International America, a supplier of automotive systems and components, issued the following news release: DENSO Corporation will exhibit at the 46th Tokyo Motor Show, taking place Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2019, in Tokyo Big Sight. On Oct. 24, at 10:15-10:30 a.m., Koji Arima, president and CEO of DENSO Corporation, will kick off the company's participation in the show with a press conference. For this year's show, DENSO will focus on three solution areas: "Security more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Oct. 11 -- Dow Chemical issued the following news release: The Dow Chemical Company ("TDCC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) ("Dow"), announced today a full redemption of its 4.125% Notes due 2021 (the "Notes") issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 1, 2008 (as supplemented, the "Indenture") between TDCC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. As of the date of issuance of the redemption notice, there was $1,250,000,000 agg more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's Office of the Great Lakes has scheduled its final two community discussion sessions as it gathers public input for a plan that would reimagine the shared harbor in St. Joseph, St. Joseph Township, and Benton Harbor. Duplicate meetings are planned from 4-5:30 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Kine more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation is pleased to announce the appointment of John Goudreau as the new director of the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at Michigan State University. Goudreau comes with an outstanding background in basic, translational and clinical research. He joined the MSU faculty in 2001 and is an associate professor in the Departments  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget issued the following news release: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed October 2019 as Michigan Cybersecurity Month to encourage state residents, businesses, financial institutions, schools, and others to take the steps necessary to stop cyber criminals in their tracks. According to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, Michigan residents and businesses have lost more than $42 million to cybercriminal  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The growth rate of the West Michigan industrial economy improved again for September, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business. Long surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on data collected during the last two weeks of September. View the full report. The survey's index of business improvement (new or more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 11 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Skeletal remains hold many mysteries, but a Grand Valley anthropology faculty member and student have carried out research using a technique that is allowing experts worldwide to more accurately determine the age of a person at death. The findings by Gwyn Madden, professor of anthropology, and Alyssa Piechocki, aMcNair Scholarand anthropology major, will be added to a growing body o more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Quicken Loans, a subsidiary of Rock Holdings, issued the following news release: Homeowners are moving closer to understanding their home's true value, according the Quicken Loans National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). The report showed that the average home appraisal in September was just 0.49% lower than what homeowners expected. This is positive movement toward equilibrium between owners' estimates and appraisers' opinions, considering the data from August  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- IFF, a real estate consultant and developer, issued the following news release: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), and IFF sat down with four of our clients working with domestic violence survivors to ask for advice on how we can all spread awareness and act as allies. Here's what we learned from our friends at Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) in Chicago, The Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland, Sojourner Family Peace Center i more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Oct. 11 -- Indiana Michigan Power, a unit of the American Electric Power, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) today proposed routes for two sections of electric transmission lines in east-central Indiana as part of the Hartford City Area Improvements Project. Company representatives determined the routes after reviewing input from landowners and community members following I&M's project announcement in July 2018 and a public open house in Eaton more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Oct. 10 -- Indiana Michigan Power, a unit of the American Electric Power, issued the following news release: With local schools in the heart of the school year, Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is collaborating with the National Theatre for Children (NTC) to help educate students in Indiana and Michigan about electricity. A number of I&M employees, including line mechanics, safety professionals, energy efficiency experts, community affairs managers and office personnel, are a more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 7 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: Monday, October 7, 2019 CAUSE NO.: 45235 ALJ: SPARKS DRAKE TIME: 9:30 A.M. COMMISSIONER: OBER ROOM: PNC, Room 222 PETITION OF INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY, AN INDIANA CORPORATION, FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE THROUGH A PHASE-IN RATE ADJUSTMENT AND FOR APPROVAL OF RELATED RELIEF INCLUDING: (1) REVISED DEPRECIATION more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- The Marijuana Regulatory Agency, an agency of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: Iron Laboratories, LLC, a Walled Lake marijuana safety compliance facility that had its license summarily suspended in August, has entered into a settlement agreement with the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA), MRA Executive Director Andrew Brisbo and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. In August, the MRA d more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Clark Hill today announced that Leslie Katz has joined the firm as a Member in its Government & Public Affairs Practice in the firm's San Francisco office. Katz was a member of the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco and served as both the Commissioner of the Port of San Francisco and President of the San Francisco Port Commission. "Leslie brings an impressive depth and range of experie more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: Capital Area District Library (CADL) is the recipient of the 2019 State Librarian's Excellence Award for superior customer service, State Librarian Randy Riley announced today. "Selecting one library for this recognition is quite difficult," said Riley. "The Capital Area District Library impacts Ingham County communities daily and consistently finds new and inventive ways to bring their resourc more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Saying that the "court's opinion does not preserve a status quo but rather shatters it," the Michigan Department of Attorney General filed an emergency motion for stay pending appeal in what is commonly referred to as the "same-sex adoption case." The motion follows a stinging decision granting a preliminary injunction two weeks ago from U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jonker. The motion ask more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined several states in filing a brief in the lawsuit against the federal government's unlawful rescission of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a decision that could put 669,000 undocumented young people who came to the U.S. as children at risk for deportation. Filed last week with the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Homela more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: A groundbreaking settlement sparked by a Michigan man will open the doors to law school for blind and visually impaired students across the country, said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Angelo Binno filed a federal lawsuit against the American Bar Association in 2011 for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act. The La more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the following news release: Today, the Michigan Craft Beverage Council (MCBC) announced the launch of its website, MichiganCraftBeverage.com. The site features many resources to support the growing industry, including a detailed research finder, an industry marketplace, and business development and support information. "The Council is very excited to see the new site go live and to share it with M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 11 -- The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the following news release: Michigan dry bean producers have approved a referendum to continue the Michigan Bean Commission and its activities. The Michigan Bean Commission and program will continue for an additional five years beginning Jan. 1, 2020, and ending Dec. 31, 2024. The current assessment is $.10 per hundredweight sold. A total of 224 ballots were cast, 209 producers voted yes (93 per more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * - Michigan joins organization to increase college completion rates, break down barriers to student success * * * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Michigan's membership in Complete College America, an organization dedicated to increasing college completion rates and ensuring everyone, no matter who they are, has a path to postsecondary success. "Every Michigander deserves a pa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 4189-4191 and 4446 into law. The House Bill package 4189-4191 passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, and clarifies that businesses established following the merger of Tenneco and Federal Mogul can utilize a tax credit authorized by the Michigan Strategic Fund. "Michigan is the birthplace of the middle class and the home of thousands of more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the following news release: * * * - MDARD Director McDowell Celebrates with Agritourism Tour * * * Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed October as Michigan Agritourism Month. As a part of the month-long celebration and to recognize the economic and social benefits of agritourism to our state's farms and communities, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gar more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: As of Oct. 7, Michigan babies with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) and severe combined immunodeficiency caused by adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA-SCID) can be diagnosed early thanks to the addition of X-ALD and ADA-SCID to the state's newborn screening panel. Newborn screening is a public health program required by Michigan law to identify babies with rare but serious more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today it is moving forward with formal rule making on limits for certain PFAS compounds in drinking water following a review of the draft regulations by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Earlier this year, the governor directed EGLE and the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) to develop drinki more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox regarding Michigan Gov. Gretchen E. Whitmer's $166 million veto to school aid and higher education funding: "Instead of 'building bridges' as she promised, Governor Whitmer decided to pave over the futures of thousands of Michigan students to try and get her 45-cent gas tax hike. Her veto of $166 million in education funding is unacceptable. "Thousands of students may be forced out o more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following news: Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has named Jake Rollow as the new director of communications for the Michigan Department of State. Rollow, who began his duties Monday, Oct. 7, brings more than 15 years of experience in government and communications at the local and national level. Most recently, he served as director of communications and community services for the City of Hyattsville, Maryland. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The electric pulses emitted by electric fish can be quite variable in their duration: and as it turns out the reason can be quite "shocking." Jason Gallant, assistant professor in Michigan State University's Department of Integrative Biology in the College of Natural Science, has received a three-year, $680,000 National Science Foundation, or NSF, grant to continue work on a discov more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State University chemist Liangliang Sun has received a 5-year, $670,000 National Science Foundation, or NSF, Early CAREER Award to develop a novel mass spectrometry-based analytical method to identify and to quantify protein molecules that cannot currently be detected in biological samples. Cellular proteins do most of the work in cells. Consequently, identifying and qu more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Daniel Bazin, a senior physicist at Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, has been elected as a 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society. APS is a nonprofit membership organization that works to advance and spread knowledge of physics via publications, meetings, activities, and more. Fellows are selected by their peers for their outstanding contributions to ph more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: The MSU-FBI Academic Alliance Conference was held on Sept. 5, marking the 12th year for the annual conference. The meeting aims to maintain relationships between universities and federal agencies and allow for ongoing dialogue related to emerging federal guidelines. The agenda for the conference this year was strongly focused on foreign influence on research, with an emphasis on current and pending l more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 10 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Depression affects women nearly twice as much as men, but unraveling the brain's blueprint that regulates this behavior, let alone identifying specific molecular differences between sexes, has proven difficult. Michigan State University researchers, however, have found and flipped a switch in the brain, revealing a single circuit in mice that activates during stress and is contr more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- Quicken Loans, a subsidiary of Rock Holdings, issued the following news release: Detroit-based Quicken Loans, America's largest and most tech-forward mortgage innovator, is now the first lender to develop the capabilities to perform electronic mortgage closings (eClosings) in all 50 states. Since completing its first eClosing in November 2017, Quicken Loans has completed 96% of all electronic mortgage closings in the country, according to the company's volume regist more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, the Koch-founded FreedomWorks endorsed failed Senate candidate John James, their first Senate endorsement of the cycle. The right-wing group's support for James is a reminder that he would be a key ally in Washington for their far-right agenda. Both FreedomWorks and James have supported the GOP's attacks on Michiganders' health care, threats to Great Lakes funding, attempts to cut protection more PR

ROMULUS, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued the following news: * * * - Compliant document needed to fly in U.S. as of Oct. 1, 2020 * * * Michigan residents should pay attention to the REAL ID deadline, so they won't be prevented from flying within the United States or entering some federal facilities, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and transportation security officials said today. Benson held a news conference at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with Steve more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 9 -- Cobo Center issued the following news release: Claude Molinari, general manager of ASM Global/TCF Center, today announced that TCF Center has been awarded LEED Gold Certification. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health per more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct. 8 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: In honoring UM-Dearborn Mechanical Engineering Professor Taehyun Shim with the company's first ever Ford Motor Company Innovation Fellow Award, Ed Krause made it clear this wasn't just another run-of-the-mill recognition. The company's Global Manager for External Alliances has worked in the university collaboration space for 19 years and overseen more than 1,900 projects. And while he says they learn something from ever more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 8 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Data from microsatellites can be used to detect and double the impact of sustainable interventions in agriculture at large scales, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan. By being able to detect the impact and target interventions to locations where they will lead to the greatest increase or yield gains, satellite data can help increase food production in a lo more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Oct. 8 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University received one of five state grants to digitize materials from the Gilmore Car Museum and the Richland Community Library, providing broader access to these special and historic collections and guiding future regional partnerships to make digital collections available across the country. Amy Bocko, an assistant professor and digital projects librarian, was awarded  more PR

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Health information professionals, medical professionals, educators and government leaders will gather to address "Transitioning to Smart Care: Challenges, Strategies and Solutions" during the International Conference on Health Information Technology Advancement, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, at Western Michigan University's Fetzer Center. Hosted by the WMU Department of Business Information Systems at more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 10 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University is partnering with Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids to launch the Leadership, Engagement and Development Experience. The program is part of an intentional effort by Goodwill of Greater Grand Rapids to provide services to their employees that focus on development, so employees can achieve their unique professional goals within the organization or the greater community. The LEAD  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- Zondervan, a Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications, issued the following corporate news release: As the Enneagram continues to grow in popularity, The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth by international accredited instructor, Chris Heuertz has sold more than 100,000 copies since its release in September 2017. Far more than a personality test, Heuertz writes, the Enneagram is a sacred map to the soul. His book enabl more PR