ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNSeco) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: In an effort to cultivate a robust EV ecosystem in the place where the modern auto industry was born, the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center is launching with these three focus areas: accelerating collaborative R&D, developing a highly skilled workforce, and establishing advanced campus infrastructure and facilities to support both research and education. U-M an  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 27 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU junior Aaliyah Howard named Newman Fellow * * * A prestigious civic leadership award will play an important role in helping Central Michigan University student Aaliyah Howard achieve her goal of becoming a judge. Howard, a junior from Wyandotte, was named a 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellow. She aspires to a career in law and says CMU is playing a vital role in her professional developm  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 (TNSres) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today reported first quarter earnings of $445 million or $2.16 per diluted share, compared with $394 million, or $2.03 per diluted share in 2022. Operating earnings for the first quarter 2023 were $274 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, compared with 2022 operating earnings of $448 million, or $2.31 per diluted share. Operating earnings exclude non-recurring items, ce  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 27 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on April 26, 2023: Sharon Hopkins is a single mom to a college student, full-time district-level administrator, experienced educational leader and researcher - and a graduating Eastern Michigan University student in the Doctor of Philosophy in educational studies program, which is meant to prepare educators from various community organizations to engage in effective research and practice regarding te  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, April 27 (TNSper) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Brigid Beaubien, teacher education professor at Eastern Michigan University, was recently named the new director of the Department of History & Philosophy's Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur Institute for Civic Education. The institute will promote transformative methods for educating history and social studies students, encourage innovative teaching approaches, and help foster a new generation of engaged educators  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced $97,681 through 26 grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for stream cleanup and monitoring through the Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) program. These annual grants help foster local stewardship and a sense of community while providing valuabl  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School doctoral candidate Shoshana Shapiro (PhD '23) was chosen as one of five 2023-24 National Poverty Fellows (NPF). As part of her postdoctoral fellowship, Shapiro will be in residence in the Office of Community Services (OCS) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in Washington, DC. "I'm looking forward to working on equity research in the Offic  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 (TNSgov) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: As foreigners flee and fighting continues in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and the death toll rises, there are fears of full-blown civil war breaking out. At least 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured since fighting broke out April 15, according to the World Health Organization.. At the heart of the conflict are two generals: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the lead  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In Michigan, each year 140,000 children are investigated for suspected child abuse or neglect. Many of these youth end up in foster care, where they are especially vulnerable to long-term difficulties. Research has shown that children associated with maltreatment allegations scored significantly lower on standardized math and reading tests, and that they can exhibit sig  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 26 -- General Motors issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Samsung SDI announced today they plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. "GM's supply chain strategy for EVs is focused on scalability, resiliency, sustainability and cost-competitiveness. Our new relationship with Samsung SDI will help us achieve all th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 25 (TNSres) -- General Motors issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a second-quarter 2023 cash dividend on the company's outstanding common stock of $0.09 per share payable June 15, 2023, to all common shareholders of record as of the close of trading on June 2, 2023. General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclu  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- General Motors issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a second-quarter 2023 cash dividend on the company's outstanding common stock of $0.09 per share payable June 15, 2023, to all common shareholders of record as of the close of trading on June 2, 2023. General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclu  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- General Motors issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported first-quarter 2023 revenue of $40.0 billion, net income attributable to stockholders of $2.4 billion and EBIT-adjusted of $3.8 billion. GM is also updating its full-year 2023 earnings guidance: * U.S. GAAP net income attributable to stockholders of $8.4 billion-$9.9 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $8.7 billion-$10.1 billion, incl  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 21 (TNSpro) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The inaugural Reach Higher Showcase kicked off on April 21 with Grand Valley President Philomena V. Mantella announcing two new initiatives designed to challenge preconceived notions about how classes are taught and how curriculum is developed. The first, Project Grand Path, is the region's first and only student-led maker community creating learning opportunities between the physical and virtual  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 25 (TNSfund) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: On April 24, the Detroit Regional Chamber's Detroit Drives Degrees Community College Collaborative (D3C3) announced more than $30 million in support from Ballmer Group and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. The initiative is a partnership with seven Southeast Michigan community colleges, including Henry Ford College, to ensure students have equitable educational opportunities and graduate with hig  more

HILLSDALE, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release: Hillsdale College announces the launch of a new podcast, The Larry P. Arnn Show, which will feature college President Larry Arnn interviewing distinguished guests to Hillsdale's campus. The podcast will be hosted on the college's new integrated Hillsdale College Podcast Network, which also features several other podcasts, including The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, The Hillsdale Dialogues, and The Hillsd  more

MUSKEGON, Michigan, April 28 (TNSfund) -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: The Foundation for Muskegon Community College (MCC) was awarded a $200,000 grant by the Howmet Aerospace Foundation to accelerate automation in manufacturing. The grant supports regional workforce development by doubling the capacity of leading-edge robotic technology classes offered at the Carolyn I. and Peter Sturrus Technology Center in downtown Muskegon. "It's been a challenge to accommodate al  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on April 26 2023: * * * The General Government Appropriations Sub-Committee in the state Senate produced a budget recommendation providing an increase of $18.13 million for the Department of the Attorney General for fiscal year 2024. That would amount to a total departmental budget of $136.4 million. The funds would enable the Department to increase prosecutorial resources, increase allocation t  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that the Department of Attorney General and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) have filed a lawsuit against P & P Contracting Services, Inc., Paul Satkowiak, and Prizza Satkowiak, for their destruction of regulated wetlands in Bay County. P & P Contracting Services, Inc. is alleged to have illegally dredged and dr  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Criminal Enterprise and False Pretense charges have been filed against David MacDonald, 50, of Howell, who is accused of fraudulently billing the City of Detroit over $1 million for backfill dirt used at demolished properties that he obtained at no cost and from contaminated sources, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The investigation was completed by the Office of the Special   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Former Flint Township Clerk Kathy Funk, 59, of Flint, was sentenced in Genesee County Circuit Court by Judge Mark Latchana, for her attempts to render ballots ineligible for a recount process, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Funk was sentenced to 2 years probation, 6 months of house arrest and tether compliance, a $1,000 fine and $1,000 in court costs on one count of Miscond  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Vincent Delorenzo, 84, formerly of Flint, Michigan pled guilty to one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. Delorenzo, a former priest with the Lansing Diocese, was among the first five priests charged by Nessel in late May 2019. He is pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a five-year-old   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Director Anita Fox from the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) released a video to announce criminal enterprise and related charges against six individuals who are accused of auto insurance fraud and taking advantage of Michigan residents who were in auto accidents. "This type of fraud is not just dangerous to the wellbeing of acci  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: A new report from Climate Power shows Michigan continues to lead the race for jobs and investment. The report shows Michigan is the number two state nationwide for clean energy investments, with a combined $20 billion of investment since August 2022. The report also shows Michigan leading the nation after winning 14 projects in clean energy, battery, and electric vehicle manufactur  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation today in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund approval of a wide range of projects underscoring the state's dedication to making Michigan a business-friendly state and supporting projects that create places for talent and visitors alike to enjoy and build a future. Today's projects will strengthen  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 26 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: A $975,000 grant from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the latest support announced for a transformational Southwest Michigan ecosystem restoration project whose multiple partners include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission (SWMPC) received the NOAA Coasta  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 25 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following electric order (Case No. U-21400) on April 24, 2023: * * * In the matter, on the Commission's own motion, to establish a workgroup to investigate appropriate financial incentives and penalties to address outages and distribution performance moving forward. At the April 24, 2023 meeting of the Michigan Public Service Commission in Lansing, Michigan. PRESENT: Hon. Daniel C. Scripps, Chair Hon. Tremaine   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: According to the American Association of University Women, women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. According to a new study from Michigan State University published in the journal American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, one source of this gap may arise in early childhood. The authors argue that women may be more likely to develop an  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 27 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * The invasive fruit fly spotted wing drosophila damages soft-fleshed fruits such as berries and cherries * * * Spotted wing drosophila, or SWD, a small fly native to Asia that first appeared in Michigan in 2010, isn't like most pests. Populations of crop-damaging insects tend to have distinct generations. Not SWD. Several generations overlap and build through the year, attacking vulnerable  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 27 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU researchers use damselflies and climate models to study the impact of climate change * * * Climate changes are conjuring a whirlwind ride that seems to present some creatures opportunities to thrive. Scientists scripting supercharged scenarios caution that the difference between seasonal coping and long-term adaption is vast -- and tricky to predict. Michigan State University biologis  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 26 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A successful gene therapy trialed at Michigan State University in dogs with an inherited eye disease is ready to be developed for clinical use in human patients with a rare condition called retinitis pigmentosa. Simon Petersen-Jones, professor and Donald R. Myers and William E. Dunlap Endowed Chair in Canine Health in MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, and his collaborators have published resea  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 28 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Teresa Mastin, chairperson of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Arts and Sciences will be recommended to serve as interim dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. Mastin will serve as interim dean designee beginning on May 16, and the recommendation will be submitted for the MSU Board of Trustees' consideration at its June meeting. She will follow   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on April 27, 2023: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: Announcing the 2023-26 Grant Cycle for McKinney-Vento (MV) Education for Homeless Children and Youth Regional Grant Projects for Consortium The  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 25 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission today released the final report of its MI Power Grid initiative to guide and maximize the benefits of rapid changes in the state's transition to clean energy, work the Commission said will continue. The MI Power Grid final report, to be filed today in Case No. U-20645, marks the formal conclusion of an effort launched in October 2019 by the MPSC and Go  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 27 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: A successful gene therapy trialed at Michigan State University in dogs with an inherited eye disease is ready to be developed for clinical use in human patients with a rare condition called retinitis pigmentosa. Simon Petersen-Jones, professor and Donald R. Myers and William E. Dunlap Endowed Chair in Canine Health in MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, and his c  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 21 (TNSsel) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has authorized administrators to plan a next-generation health education facility that will expand the university's simulation and digital health education capacity, provide a new home to the College of Osteopathic Medicine and allow for enrollment growth in the College of Nursing. The new facility -- which would include simulation, anatomy, prosect  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 26 (TNSeco) -- Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: * * * On April 21, 2023, the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine celebrated the completion of an extensive renovation, infrastructure upgrade, and modernization project at its Veterinary Medical Center. The upgrades will allow the Hospital to better serve local families and their animals. * * * The renovations were completed alongside the ins  more

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, April 26 (TNSfund) -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: The Detroit Regional Chamber's Detroit Drives Degrees Community College Collaborative (D3C3) announced more than $30 million in support from Ballmer Group and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. The initiative is a partnership with seven Southeast Michigan community colleges, including Oakland Community College (OCC), to ensure students have equitable educational opportunities and graduate   more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 28 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: A collaborative faculty-student research project studying the impact that college students' residence-hall rooms have on their mental health has won Hope College's annual Social Sciences Young Investigators Award. The research team consists of Dr. Benjamin Meagher, assistant professor of psychology; graduating senior psychology majors Brynn Anderson and Emma Kane; and junior Katherine Yakes, who is majoring in both  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, April 25 (TNSpro) -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: Michigan Technological University has become the fourth Michigan university to join Global Detroit's Global Entrepreneur in Residence (GEIR) program, which helps immigrant and international entrepreneurs launch high-growth startups in Michigan. International entrepreneurs who want to start a business in the United States face major challenges obtaining a visa. Global Detroit's GEIR pro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2023, with Susan D. Page, professor of practice in the Ford School of Public Policy and professor from practice at Michigan Law: * * * As foreigners flee the continued fighting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and the death toll rises, there are fears of full-blown civil war breaking out. At least 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured since fighting broke out April 15, accordin  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In Michigan, 140,000 cases of suspected child abuse or neglect are investigated each year--with many of these youth ending up in foster care, where they can be especially vulnerable to long-term difficulties. In an effort to reduce child maltreatment recidivism and foster care placement, the University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab will evaluate a new Michigan Department of Health and Human S  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * The 50-year-old observatory continues to create new scientific knowledge thanks to Spartan undergraduate research * * * It's not hard to make the case that Michigan State University planetary scientist Seth Jacobson is a bit of a celebrity: Leonardo DiCaprio kind of played him. In the movie "Don't Look Up," DiCaprio portrayed a fictitious MSU scientist trying to save the world from a come  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AAP recognizes HPV physician-researcher for her outstanding accomplishments to transform primary care. * * * Professor Diane Harper, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., of the Department of Family Medicine, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). She was inducted at a formal ceremony on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Chicago. Election to the AAP is cons  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the weakest or slowest animals and that this culling benefits prey herds, whether it's antelope in Africa or elk in Wyoming. This idea has been widely accepted by biologists for many years and was formalized in 2003 as the healthy herds hypothesis. It proposes that predators can help prey populatio  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Majority of people over 50 are open to stopping one or more of their medications, but some of those who already did so didn't talk with a health provider first * * * As the movement toward "deprescribing" medications among older adults grows, a new poll shows strong interest in the idea. A full 80% of adults aged 50 to 80 would be open to stopping one or more of the prescription med  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Early human foragers may have relied on eating the partially digested vegetable matter, called digesta, found in the stomachs and digestive tracts of bison and other large game herbivores. But foraging hypotheses and models do not include this important source of calories and carbohydrates, according to a University of Michigan study. Folding digesta into these models will allow researchers  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Health surveys and clinical studies have a data collection problem: Because of the way they record sex or gender, they often exclude transgender and gender-diverse people, according to University of Michigan research. Most studies and surveys either ask participants for their sex, a biological construct, or their gender, a social construct. In this way, they only consider either sex or gende  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: You might not care about the fast-food commercial shots of juicy burgers or creamy milkshakes, but they might change your beliefs about these items, whereas shots of fresh salads and berries might not, according to a new study. University of Michigan researchers found that in adults who did not already hold strong beliefs about how foods affect their emotions, fast-food TV ads for cheeseburg  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 26 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on April 25, 2023, with Ruth Zielinski, professor in the School of Nursing: * * * The Supreme Court on Friday issued an order that allows mifepristone, a pill commonly used in medication abortions, to stay on the market while a legal challenge advances through the appeals process. This follows two decisions by lower courts that severely restricted the availability of the drug. The anti-abortion grou  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: An expanded renewable energy zoning database from the University of Michigan brings together more than 1,600 local ordinances from six Great Lakes states. The Energy Zoning Database is designed to simplify matchmaking between renewable energy developers and interested host communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Recent federal policy incentives coupled wit  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Public safety alerts have saved countless lives in Ukraine--but lose effectiveness over time, according to new joint study * * * As many as 45% of casualties were prevented in the first few months of the war in Ukraine through heightened public responsiveness and the Ukrainian government's communications strategy, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Michiga  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Preserving the diversity of forests assures their productivity and potentially increases the accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in the soil, which helps to sustain soil fertility and mitigate global climate change. That's the main takeaway from a new study that analyzed data from hundreds of plots in Canada's National Forest Inventory to investigate the relationship between tree diversity a  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 (TNStalk)(TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2023, with astronomy student Noura Ibrahim: * * * New research by University of Michigan astronomers presents the most detailed known images of the inner region of a planet-forming disk. Resembling dusty infrared donuts, the images show unexpected moving structures in the disk around a young, massive star called V1295 Aquilae and confirm mysterious inner emissions reported in pr  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, April 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Minnesota's Duluth Campus issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Cody Sheik will be working on a project to learn more about algal blooms impacting the Great Lakes. * * * Sheik is in the Biology Department and is a researcher with the UMD Large Lakes Observatory (LLO). He is collaborating with researchers from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), the University of Michigan, the University of Toledo  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, April 25 (TNSres) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University's Office of Research and Innovation is recognizing three faculty members for their advanced and creative study. Amy Bocko, digital projects librarian and associate professor of University Libraries; Dr. Kristina Lemmer, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; and Kelsey Paschich, assistant professor of dance; have been awarded three-year Presidential  more