ALMA, Michigan, May 6 -- Alma College issued the following news on May 4: The 16th-century Spanish Empire stretched across the globe, from as far east as the Philippines to as far west as Mexico. People living in those areas spoke a wide array of languages which, according to a book published recently by historian Daniel Wasserman-Soler, created the unique dilemma of how to deal with them all. Wasserman-Soler, Alma College associate professor of history who specializes in European and world hi more PR

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, May 7 -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news release: Cal Poly announced the appointment of Michigan State University dean and professor Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore as its new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Jackson-Elmoore will begin her new role at Cal Poly on Aug. 1. Jackson-Elmoore is currently dean of the Honors College at MSU and a professor with affiliations in the School of Social Work and the Global Urba more PR

YPSILANTI, Michigan, May 6 [TNSgrants] -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University is working to set the record straight after stories were published on April 29, 2020 in The Chronicle of Higher Education and Politico that inaccurately portray the University's new EMU CARES Grant and connections to the federal CARES Act. Background The EMU CARES Grant for undergraduate students was announced on April 9, 2020. A second announcement expanding the progr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 5 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on May 4: Married couples argue with each other more about finances and other household matters as they cope with economic hardship from the global COVID-19 pandemic. But these outcomes are similar to what occurred more than a decade earlier, according to a new University of Michigan study that found economic hardships during the 2008 U.S. recession strained household finances and  more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 7 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: It was anticipated the local economic statistics for April would be negative, but the numbers weren't as bad as expected, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley's Seidman College of Business. "This report is one of the weakest we have filed in our 40-year history; however, the data we collected in the third and fourth weeks of April did not turn out to be a record low," he more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 6 [TNSgrants] -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Students at Henry Ford College (HFC) got expert advice on preparing an effective scientific research poster for conference presentations from Lawrence Technological University under a state grant. The April 27 presentation, held via videoconference due to the coronavirus pandemic, was funded under a grant from the state Department of Education's Michigan College-University Partnershi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 4: More than $3.3 million in financial relief is going to 657 bar and restaurant owners across the state - a financial lifeline averaging over $5,000 for hard-hit hospitality businesses, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) is administrator of the governor's spirits buyback program. "I know the financial losses have been incredibly devastating to bus more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2020-5, creating the Michigan COVID-19 Office of Accountability within the State Budget Office. The Accountability Office will provide oversight of all spending to address this crisis, and must report regularly on its work to the governor and the state budget director. "Protecting the people of Michigan and lowering the chance of a second wave h more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: After announcing that Michigan's manufacturing workers will return to work on Monday, May 11, Governor Gretchen Whitmer detailed the six phases of her MI Safe Start Plan to re-engage Michigan's economy. The governor has worked with leaders in health care, business, labor, and education to develop the plan, and announced that Michigan is in phase three. The phases of the pandemic include: 1) UNCON more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-75, which extends a previous Executive Order that allows public bodies to conduct remote public meetings during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Order 75 expires on June 30, 2020. "As we continue to flatten the curve, it's important to give public bodies the flexibility they need to conduct virtual meetings and limit in-person contac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-72, which extends until May 31, 2020 the rules regarding entry to care facilities designed to protect vulnerable populations and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The order replaces the governor's previous order, 2020-37. The order also requires employees of facilities covered by the order to wear face coverings while working within a facility. "I know t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Orders 2020-73 and 2020-74, which extend two Executive Orders signed last month to help protect the health and safety of all Michiganders during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The orders: * Continue to temporarily allow e-signatures on official documents and remote notarizations to avoid unnecessary in-person contact. * Continue to temporarily suspen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 7: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-77 to extend Michigan's Stay Home, Stay Safe order to May 28. The governor's order will allow manufacturing workers, including those at Michigan's Big 3 auto companies, to resume work on Monday, May 11 as part of her MI Safe Start Plan. "This is good news for our state, our businesses, and our working families," said Governor Whitmer.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 8 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-76, extending and building upon her earlier executive orders expanding eligibility for unemployment benefits during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Order expedites benefits for tens of thousands of Michiganders who have filed for unemployment benefits by allowing the state to review only an individual's most recent job separatio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-71, which extends existing safety measures to protect consumers and employees at grocery stores and pharmacies until May 29, 2020. The order also extends temporary relief from licensing requirements for food sellers and pharmacies. The executive order extends to May 29 conditions in Executive Order 2020-60, which established the following healt more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 2 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 30: State officials urged Michiganders to be proactive if they're struggling to pay their utility bills by reaching out to their energy providers and seeking financial assistance if they've lost a job or their income has dropped amid the coronavirus pandemic. State leaders encourage anyone facing financial distress because of COVID-19 to: * Contact your utility or propane supplier to  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: As the COVID-19 crisis strains an existing national health care worker shortage, Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine is launching a physician assistant master's degree program. Set to begin next summer, individuals with an interest in the field can start applying now. Physician assistants are uniquely suited to meet the rising demand for workers in the health care field overall more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 9 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: As cases of the novel coronavirus began spreading across the globe earlier this year, Jonnell Sanciangco, a Michigan State University doctoral candidate specializing in spatial methodologies in the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, began a routine of checking in on one of the few websites sharing daily COVID-19-related data at the time. The Coronavirus Resource Center website, more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 9 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: In recent years, giant viruses have been unearthed in several of the world's most mysterious locations, from the thawing permafrost of Siberia to locations unknown beneath the Antarctic ice. But don't worry, "The Thing" is still a work of science fiction. For now. In a new study, a team of Michigan State University scientists shed light on these enigmatic, yet captivating giant microbes and key aspect more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 7 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Michigan State University announced the appointment of Monica Ramirez-Montagut as director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (MSU Broad). Ramirez-Montagut currently serves as the director of the Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane University in New Orleans and will assume her new role at the MSU Broad on July 1, 2020. Ramirez-Montagut brings nearly 20 years of arts and culture experience to the MSU Broa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 9 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $188.3 million rate increase for DTE Electric Co. (Case No. U-20561), an increase authorized to include new investments in critical infrastructure, particularly the electric distribution system, to support electrical safety and reliability. While there is significant need for the utility to replace and modernize aging infrastructure such as su more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on May 4: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 51 other attorneys general called on USTelecom and its Industry Traceback Group (ITG) to continue its collaboration with state attorneys general by bolstering technological capabilities to improve enforcement against illegal robocallers. In a letter sent today to USTelecom - the leading organization representing telecommunications providers - the bipartisan c more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 5 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on May 4: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general in calling on USTelecom - the leading organization representing telecommunications providers - and its Industry Traceback Group (ITG) to continue its collaboration with state attorneys general by bolstering technological capabilities to improve enforcement against ille more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 8 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg recently joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 Attorneys General in calling on USTelecom - the leading organization representing telecommunications providers - and its Industry Traceback Group (ITG) to continue working with state attorneys general by bolstering technological capabilities to improve enforcement against illegal robocallers. In a letter se more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Scientists at the University of Michigan are advancing a new antibody test to identify people who have been infected with the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. The test, being validated now, could accelerate selection of patient plasma for use in treating new COVID-19 infections. Antibody tests, also called serological tests, search blood serum for evidence that an individual has been  more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, May 2 -- University of Dayton issued the following news release: University of Dayton political scientist Christopher Devine has written the definitive academic study of the Libertarian Party -- America's third largest political party. He documents a growing disconnect between the party's radical platform and the more mainstream, "fiscally conservative and socially liberal" policy preferences of its rank-and-file supporters. His research is timely. This week, Michigan Congressman more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Even before the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic began, about 14% of Michiganders were living in poverty and another 29% of households were struggling to make ends meet. That's according to the latest Michigan Poverty and Well-Being Map released by the University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions, an initiative that aims to prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based research. Peopl more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Jagadeesh Sivadasan is a professor and chair of business economics and public policy at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. He discusses economic issues tied to the pandemic. In this second installment, he talks about reopening the economy and long-term effects of the pandemic. The first part covered government actions to limit the damage from the crisis. What strategies can help limi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 3 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: We try to follow experts' cybersecurity and privacy recommendations but quite often many of us do so halfway or we give up. There are too many steps. The repetitious procedures get cumbersome. The trade-off of reduced access to information in exchange for a vague sense of security doesn't seem worth it. To find out why people adopt and then sometimes abandon online safety measure more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, May 5 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Wayne State's Board of Governors approved several measures during its regular meeting Friday, May 1, which was held virtually due to the university's concern for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Bachelor of science in welding and metallurgical engineering technology A new undergraduate degree program in the College of Engineering has been approved in welding and metallurgical engineering technology more PR