DETROIT, Michigan, May 10 (TNSpro) -- The College for Creative Studies issued the following news: * * * The acquisition of three Rokoko Suits is the latest example of how the College for Creative Studies is at the forefront of access to industry-level technology. * * * The purchase of the Rokoko Smart Suit II was made possible by the support from an Epic MegaGrant, received from Epic Games, who through the program has committed to accelerating the work of creative, noteworthy and innovative   more

ALMA, Michigan, May 10 (TNSawa) -- Alma College issued the following news: The Alma College Model United Nations team followed up on an impressive performance at its regional championship in February with a stellar outing at the national competition. The Model UN team competed at the 2023 National Model UN Conference in April in New York City and received three "outstanding delegation" awards for its representations of Cameroon, Chad and the Philippines, along with numerous individual accolade  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced that Caroline Sweeney has joined her communications team as press secretary. Caroline (she/they) recently graduated from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan where she earned a Master of Public Affairs. Before her time in Michigan, she was a public relations professional in Minnesota and   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 11 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Village's first college graduate researches new ways to fight tuberculosis * * * Nicholas Banahene was the first person from his village in remote Ghana to attend college, motivated by a desire to help people. He saw an opportunity to do that at Central Michigan University researching one of the world's deadliest microorganisms. Over the last six years, he's researched ways to use chemi  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 11 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Chemical probes could speed up diagnoses * * * Research at Central Michigan University that might speed up diagnosing a tuberculosis infection - and make it more affordable - is taking the next step. Chemical probes developed in Ben Swarts' lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have proven to be capable of rapidly and accurately detecting active TB bacteria in a laboratory  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 10 (TNSper) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: David Patton, interim senior vice provost for academic affairs, has announced Patricia Williamson as the permanent director of the Central Michigan University Honors Program. Williamson has served as the interim director since July 2022 and prior to that, as a member of the Honors Council and a faculty member in the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts since 1999. "I am thrilled that Patty wil  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, May 11 (TNSper) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on May 10, 2023: Eastern Michigan University College of Arts and Science is proud to announce the Formosa Quartet as the 2023-2024 McAndless Distinguished Professor Chair in the Humanities. The Formosa Quartet is an acclaimed American string quartet, first prize and Amadeus Prize winners at the 10th Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. The quartet's residency at EMU is scheduled for J  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, May 11 (TNSfund) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Offering budding entrepreneurs with innovative ideas a shot at developing their companies is the goal of the Eastern Michigan University Executive Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Venture Challenge program. Recently, Emily Dabish Yahkind was selected among 14 entrepreneurs in the program and awarded a $25K prize after pitching her idea to a panel of business leaders from southeast Michigan. This   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Amid encouraging economic indicators, bank failures, and an impending debt limit crisis, Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers has been commenting across the media. The debt limit debate taking place in Congress and in negotiation with the White House is a real worry. Speaking to CNN, he explained that unlike bank regulators, Wolfers does not have similar confid  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Restrictive abortion policies in the U.S. are predicted to have negative effects on maternal health, women's economic opportunities and social welfare systems. A multidisciplinary team of experts from the University of Michigan warns that without adequate public safety net programs, families and children will experience increased poverty and hardship. In the face of lim  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 10 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Faculty member Polly Diven and two graduates of Grand Valley's Class of 2022 are recipients of Fulbright awards presented by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Diven, director of the international relations program, received a Fulbright Specialist Program Award in March and is currently in the midst of her four-week project at Tunghai University in Taiwan.   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 12 (TNSawa) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College adviser Erin Busscher was honored recently for her advocacy for students and career of helping them along a pathway to success. Busscher, an associate professor in GRCC's Academic Advising and Transfer Center, was presented with the Outstanding Academic Adviser Award from the Michigan Academic Advising Association at the organization's recent conference at Kalamaz  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 (TNSper) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the expansion of its Labor & Employment Practice, adding David J. Stein as a shareholder in the firm's Chicago office. Stein joins the firm from Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd., where he was vice chair of its litigation practice. Stein's employment litigation and trial practice is nationwide in scope, as he holds licensures in the state  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, May 10 (TNSper) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Effective Thursday, June 1, HFC Financial Aid Associate Joni Morris will become the president of the HFC Support Staff Association. Morris succeeds HFC Campus Safety Department Secretary Sarah Sullivan, who has served as interim president of the SSA in April and May, and HFC Academic Advisor Leslie Windless, who stepped down from the SSA presidency in March. Morris will finish out the cu  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 10 (TNSper) -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Partners of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP have elected Joe Kremp to return the Firm's Board of Directors. Joe joins the 21-member Board effective immediately and serves of as one of two Board members representing the Indiana, Illinois and Michigan regions of Dinsmore. He returns to the Board after a brief hiatus and is looking forward to working with members to ensure Dinsmore continues to repres  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 12 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: LTU's nursing students are accustomed to the fast pace and unpredictable demands of the hands-on work they do at Ascension hospitals, and recognize simulation days are an essential component to their rigorous curriculum. The simulation lab provides an immersive learning experience for students training for the healthcare field. Whether hanging IV bags, listening to lung sounds, or asse  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 13 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Lawrence Technological University President Tarek M. Sobh said he is "incredibly optimistic" about a future full of artificial intelligence and robot workers, as part of a panel discussion on the effect of technology on the jobs of tomorrow. But when asked what scares him about that future? Killer robots. (Don't worry, he was kidding. Well, mostly.) On the plus side, S  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, May 11 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Lawrence Technological University President Tarek Sobh appeared on two afternoon sessions Tuesday at Integr8, the Industry 4.0 conference staged by Automation Alley at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. In an LTU-sponsored roundtable discussion, "Innovative Pathways to Industry 4.0 Talent," leaders from education, training, and business brainstormed ideas for the skills schools  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of a coalition of State Attorneys General, co-led by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in support of the sovereign authority of states to regulate matters of importance within their borders. In the amicus brief filed last August in support of National Pork Producers Council, et al v Karen Ross, the coa  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax's owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022. Approximately 4.4 million consumers nationwide will receive checks in the mail from the multistate settlement. Michigan will receive more than $3.5 million for mor  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans' access to abortions during life-threatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported the Biden Administration's defense of its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) guidance, which restates hospitals' obligations under EMTALA, requiring doctors nationwi  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Last week, Steven Decker, 34, of Wyandotte, was sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to pay $28,506 restitution after pleading no contest to two counts of Receiving Stolen Property valued at $1,000-$20,000, in the Wayne Circuit Court, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The Attorney General's enforcement operation was conducted in close collaboration with the U.S. Departme  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce that eight communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $200,000 in grants to support downtown enhancement and improvement projects. Communities receiving grants are Rogers City, Grayling, Downtown Lansing, Blissfield, Howell, Evart, Adrian, and the Historic Nort  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 13 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Jireh Metal Products, a minority-owned provider of metal stamping and fabrication solutions, is expanding in Walker with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $1.56 million and create 50 jobs, supported by a $200,000 Michigan Business Developmen  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that four companies will receive $520,000 in total funding through the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform (MMFP) for the real-world testing and deployment of mobility projects across the state. With these grants, Michigan will enable new mobility solutions that will help to upgrade existing infrastructure and capabilities to accommodate a new era of   more

LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application (Case No. U-21419) on May 11, 2023: * * * In the matter of the Application of ALPENA POWER COMPANY for approval of a temporary waiver of Rule 460.732(r) for the reporting of momentary interruptions. ALPENA POWER COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR EX PARTE APPROVAL Alpena Power Company ("Alpena" or the "Company") requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commission") t  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 9 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU scholar seeks answers on high intensity interval training in six-paper series * * * The fitness trend of HIIT, or high intensity interval training, and studies that support its benefits are being questioned by Department of Kinesiology Chairperson Paddy Ekkekakis and other scholars through a series of six papers. As defined by Harvard University's School of Public Health, HIIT is a type o  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 12 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on May 11, 2023: Following a national search, Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., announced today Laura Rugless has been appointed the university's vice president for civil rights and Title IX education and compliance, effective July 1. "This role is a key leadership position in our collective focus to create a safer, more welcoming and respectful university communi  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 9 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Association of Public School Academies issued the following news release: A new analysis by the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA), the state charter school association, shows which state lawmakers have the most charter schools in their districts. The result: Democrats dominate the list. Among State Senators, the top seven with the most charter schools in their districts are all Democrats, as are 11 of the top 15. Among Sta  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 10 (TNSfund) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A team of Michigan State University researchers has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop and evaluate sustainable methods of managing potato early die complex. Michigan ranks eighth nationally in potato production, with more than 46,000 acres and 1.7 billion pounds harvested each year. According to the Michigan Pot  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 11 (TNSfund) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: More than 4,600 students at Michigan State University who have financial need each have received a $300 federal grant for the spring 2023 semester. The grant funding, through the MSU Office of Financial Aid, was made possible because of a recently expired provision in the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act that allowed unused funding to support students in need in   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Another day, another DCCC recruitment failure in Michigan. Last night Gongwer reported that Kevin Hertel has smartly decided not to challenge John James. Hertel's decision likely leaves Democrats with Creepy Carl Marlinga, a former prosecutor who recently announced his intent to lose, and previously defended child predators and let murderers off the hook. "The DCCC continues to rack up recruitmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on May 12, 2023: Michigan Democrat Shri Thanedar today wrote an adoring op-ed praising the Chinese Communist Party's spying app TikTok. Thanedar's comments follow TikTok's CEO refusing to say the app is not used for spying and the House of Representatives banning members and staff from installing the spy app. "Shri Thanedar's love affair with the CCP's spy app is dangerous and a threat to national   more

FLINT, Michigan, May 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news on May 9, 2023: Picture a typical history lesson in middle or high school. What comes to mind? A lecture filled with dates to memorize, names of people long past - most often men - and events far removed from one's lived experience is standard fare. Not the most impactful formula for making a transformative impact on young minds, to be sure. However, a collaborative initiative between the Oakland-Fli  more

LOMBARD, Illinois, May 10 (TNSper) -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: NUHS alumnus Brian Emrys, DC, LAc, MSOM, '21, was recently appointed to the Michigan Board of Acupuncture. The board, which includes seven acupuncturists, three physicians, and three public members, oversees the practice of licensed acupuncturists in the state. Dr. Emrys applied for the position shortly after moving to Michigan, where he also practices at Absolute Health Center. In addition   more

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, May 11 (TNSawa) -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: Sarah Pile has served the community as a paramedic firefighter for 10 years. She's taken those skills to teach the next generation of students. She was recently honored nationally for excellence in teaching. Her peers and students have lauded her with a meaningful home win as well. Pile is an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) instructor and faculty-time faculty member at Oakland Community Colle  more

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, May 13 (TNSacc) -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: Oakland Community College's (OCC) Nursing program will continue to be among the best in the state as it has again earned prestigious continued accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) through 2030. It is the maximum period of accreditation for associate degree programs before the next ACEN visit. In its formal accreditation notification, the ACEN indicate  more

FREDONIA, New York, May 9 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: "Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Cancer: Promising Targets for Engineered Nanomaterials," a research paper written by Department of Biology Assistant Professor Dr. Emeka Okeke, senior Biochemistry major Caitlin Snyder, of Utica, and two University of Michigan researchers, has been published in the journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research. Dr. Okeke's lab s  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 11 (TNSper) -- General Motors issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) announced today that Mike Abbott, former vice president of Engineering for Apple's Cloud Services division, will join GM as executive vice president, Software, effective May 22, 2023. He will report to GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra. As a member of the senior leadership team, Abbott will lead a new integrated end-to-end software organization focused on the developmen  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on May 10, 2023, with Paula Lantz, professor of health policy in the Ford School of Public Policy and professor of health management and policy in the School of Public Health: * * * Restrictive abortion policies in the U.S. are predicted to have negative effects on maternal health, women's economic opportunities and social welfare systems. A multidisciplinary team of experts from the University of Mic  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on May 11, 2023, with Nigel Melville, professor in the Ross School of Business, and Shobita Parthasarathy, professor in the Ford School of Public Policy: * * * Artificial intelligence--AI for short--is all over the news lately. And for good or ill, it has implications for us all. Two University of Michigan professors--Nigel Melville from the Ross School of Business and Shobita Parthasarathy from the F  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Artificial intelligence--AI for short--is all over the news lately. And for good or ill, it has implications for us all. Two University of Michigan professors--Nigel Melville from the Ross School of Business and Shobita Parthasarathy from the Ford School of Public Policy--have studied AI's rise and implications across business, society and the culture at large. They sha  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Today brings to a close the last of 13 federal health emergency declarations first enacted Jan. 31, 2020, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its devastating effect on lives, health care, the economy, education and most every aspect of life across the globe. While the decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to end the pandemic-era emergency affects federa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The Wallace House Center for Journalists and the University of Michigan have selected the 2023-24 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows--the 50th class in the program's history. Representing nine countries and a broad cross-section of the United States, the 19 fellows will pursue ambitious journalism projects, audit courses at the university and participate in weekly seminars with journalism leade  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on May 10, 2023, with professor of psychology Brenda Volling: * * * Mother's Day should serve as a reminder to mothers to be good to themselves and to celebrate their accomplishments, a University of Michigan researcher says. In other words, the greatest gift moms can give themselves is self-compassion and kindness because "their best is more than good enough," said Brenda Volling, professor of psycho  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Although the drug is legal in Michigan, doctors in the state are hesitant to authorize their patients to use cannabis, while struggling to manage other influences on their patients' health care decisions, says a University of Michigan researcher. "We still have a real separation between the medicinal use of cannabis and mainstream health care, and that creates risks and problems," said Daniel   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Oakland County's economy is expected to return to normal this year and has a "solidly positive outlook" over the next few years, according to University of Michigan economists. Oakland, one of the state's most populous counties and among the nation's most prosperous, is expected to see job gains over the next three years, bringing its payroll jobs count back to pre-pandemic levels in the second  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: For more than a decade, astronomers have been trying to get a closer look at GJ 1214b, an exoplanet 40 light-years away from Earth. Their biggest obstacle is a thick layer of haze that blankets the planet, shielding it from the probing eyes of space telescopes and stymying efforts to study its atmosphere. But now, NASA's new JWST has solved that issue. The telescope's infrared technology allow  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest. That's the main finding of a new University of Michigan-led study published online May 8 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study combines data from two previously published papers that measured body-size and wing-length   more