YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 30 (TNStalk) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Affirmative Action is one of a number of practices across the country that has helped to diversify campuses and offer opportunities to people and communities who have traditionally been underrepresented. It has had a powerful impact on higher education and a vast number of students, faculty, and staff across time. Without question, it is one of a set of tools that has   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statements in response to today's United States Supreme Court decisions: Biden v. Nebraska: "Tens of millions of Americans have been saddled with significant student debt, limiting their opportunities. This plan would have benefitted 843,000 Michigan middle and lower-income residents, worth at least $8 billion to the State's residents  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 30 (TNSpar) -- Calvin University issued the following news on June 29, 2023: Calvin University and Compass College of Film and Media today announced they have signed a Letter of Intent to develop a partnership in which students from Compass College's innovative and nationally recognized film and media arts programs are being invited to become part of Calvin University's award-winning Department of Communication. "Calvin and Compass are uniquely aligned in our missi  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 28 (TNSpar) -- Calvin University issued the following news: Calvin University has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with two private Christian universities in South Korea. The MOUs with Handong Global University and Baekseok University represent a commitment to foster partnerships of mutual educational benefit. Calvin's relationship with both South Korean institutions dates back nearly two decades, with Calvin collaborating with each to foster Christian Hi  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 29 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Wildfires in Canada are creating hazy skies and prompting air quality concerns from the Midwest to the East Coast. Michigan State University experts are available to comment. Public Health Robert Wahl is an environmental epidemiologist and assistant professor in the College of Human Medicine's Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health. His research focuses on asthma surveillance, air pollut  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 1 (TNSpar) -- The College for Creative Studies issued the following news on June 30, 2023: * * * This educational partnership with John Deere was part of a CCS initiative focusing on experiential learning, which assists with the preparation for life after graduation. * * * The world's population is expected to grow from around 8 billion to nearly 10 billion people by 2050, increasing the global food demand by 50%. Farmers -- less than 1% of the population -- are feedi  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 27 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Nicole Vellequette, a graduate student studying conservation biology, won first place for Best Student Poster at the Mollusk Conservation Society Symposium. Her poster titled "Unionid assemblage and habitat assessment after major dam failures in mid-Michigan" displayed her research on native mussels in their natural habitat after dam failures in 2020. The co-authors on the poster are research te  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 30 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Professor Nailya DeLellis, from the School of Health Sciences, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award in the field of Public Health from the U.S. Department of Health and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. During most of the 2023-2024 academic year DeLellis will work on-site in Central Asia at the Karaganda State Medical University in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Intermittently, she w  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on June 25, 2023: * * * Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Michigan, DNC spokesperson Rhyan Lake released the following statement: "Donald Trump spent four years making endless promises to Michiganders, but under his watch, auto companies shipped jobs overseas, leaving thousands of hardworking Michiganders jobless. While President Biden and Vice President Harris have delivered an American manufacturing boom  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, June 30 (TNSper) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: A number of outstanding Western Michigan University faculty members received tenure and promotions through the approval of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, provost and vice president for academic affairs, celebrated their successes in recommending the actions at the board meeting on Thursday, June 29. "The stories of these faculty are not just about personal achievement but represen  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 30 (TNSper) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced, effective July 3, Joi Harris, DTE Gas president, will be president and COO of DTE. In her new role, Harris will lead both utilities - DTE Gas and DTE Electric - as well as Customer Service, Information Technology, Corporate Services, and the Environmental Management and Safety organizations. She will report to Jerry Norcia, DTE chairman and CEO. As a se  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 28 (TNSres) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on June 27, 2023: Ryan Evely Gildersleeve, dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University, has been named an Impact Academy Fellow by the national non-profit organization Deans for Impact (DFI). He joins a cohort of leaders chosen for their commitment to improving educator preparation. Gildersleeve is one of 24 leaders announced as part of the fellowship's eighth cohort. Fellows lead  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, June 30 (TNSsel) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has set tuition, required fees, and room and board rates for the 2023-24 academic year. Along with the 4.62% tuition and fee increase trustees approved on Thursday, they also boosted need-based financial aid by the same percentage or $1.6 million. Under Western's new tuition rate, which aligns with the state's tuition cap, the University remains comp  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Transportation and trade ministers, and senior officials from all Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries gathered in Detroit to discuss 2023 priorities for the bloc - inclusive trade, green transportation, and energy transitions. The United States is the host country for APEC 2023, and the State Department has been reaching out to communities across the count  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: As the one-year anniversary passes on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade--and with it the constitutional right to an abortion--University of Michigan public policy professor Paula Lantz offers insights on the ramifications of that ruling and where things might be headed in the months ahead. * * * Effects go beyond restricting reproductive choice A year  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Michigan local governments are facing challenges in spending the $4.4 billion which was allocated to them in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), according to a new survey. The funds were intended to support local governments to stabilize their budgets, invest in their communities, and stimulate local economies, and were targeted at counties, cities, villages, and  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Statewide, two-thirds of local government leaders say their government's workforce is generally reflective of the community's racial and/or ethnic composition and three-quarters say it is reflective of the community's gender makeup. These assessments are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders in the spring 2022 wave of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (M  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 28 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Alexandra (Sasha) Killewald will be the next director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics at the University of Michigan, effective July 1. Killewald is a PhD alum of the Ford School and is being recommended as a professor of sociology in LSA and the inaugural Robert F. Schoeni Professor at the Institute for Social Research, pending approval by the Board of Regen  more

STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, June 28 -- General Dynamics issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Army to advance to the detailed design and prototype build and test phases of the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle competition. Formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), the XM30 is the Army's next generation infantry fighting   more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 27 -- General Motors issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Element 25 Limited (ASX: E25) announced today an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. Under the agreement, GM will provide Element 25 with a US$85 million loan to partially fund the construction of a new facility in the state of Loui  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 29 (TNSpar) -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news on June 28, 2023: Grand Rapids Community College is partnering with the Michigan Energy Workforce Development Consortium to create a career pathway for energy careers, helping create rewarding opportunities for students and filling vital, in-demand jobs. The Energy Trades Pathway Program is a stackable, one-year credential program starting in fall 2023, and was created with MEWDC partners inclu  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, June 29 (TNSbook) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: HFC archivist and reference librarian John Gibson does not own a yacht, and he does not want to own a yacht. Yet he has been a member of the historic Detroit Yacht Club since 2013 and wrote a book called Detroit Yacht Club as part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series. "My wife (Detroit Yacht Club co-author Toni Michnovicz Gibson) and I are ballroom dancers," said Gibson. "The Yacht Club h  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, June 29 (TNSper) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: Dr. Laura Willman says that she knew early in her studies that she loved research. She joined HFC in June to help support student success and data-driven decision making. She works in Institutional Research and Business Intelligence as a research analyst. Some of her duties include: * Conducting qualitative and quantitative research. * Performing predictive analysis, which focuses on the student exp  more

HILLSDALE, Michigan, July 1 (TNSres) -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release: Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Physics Timothy Dolch and two physics alumni co-authored a study that discovered the existence of gravitational waves that oscillate slowly -- some with a frequency of years or even decades. These gravitational waves, which were first hypothesized by Albert Einstein in his general theory of relativity, were observed in data acquired by the North American Nanohert  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 27 (TNSbook) -- Hope College issued the following news on June 26, 2023: A Christian perspective on environmental stewardship is at the heart of three forthcoming books by Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger of the Hope College religion faculty. A revised second edition of "Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement" will be published on Tuesday, Sept. 12, by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan/Cambridge, England. Bouma-Prediger co-auth  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 30 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: Hope College earns praise on best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell's newest Revisionist History podcast for taking a revolutionary approach to removing tuition as a barrier for access to college while building generosity and community along the way. Titled "A Good Circle" and released to the general public on Thursday, June 29, for listening with no charge, the episode explores the vision, impact and potential of the  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced two important leadership appointments at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). Phil Roos will be EGLE's new director and Kara Cook has been named EGLE chief of staff. In response to these appointments, Nessel issued the following statement: "The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 28 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation 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. In total, the projects approved   more

LANSING, Michigan, June 28 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce the new Small Business Support Hubs program aimed at investing in the state's small business ecosystem. In Michigan, small business growth has surged with 137,000 new small business applications submitted in 2022. "Ensuring our small businesses are positioned to grow and  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that global advanced materials manufacturer Mersen USA is expanding in Bay City and Greenville with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $81.2 million and create 115 jobs in semiconductor and silicon chip m  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: The Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) state school aid budget agreed to by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature continues to build on the growth in the FY23 budget, according to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). "There is so much to celebrate in this budget," said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice, noting Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) flexibility and additional fundin  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 28 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: Michigan has generated five years of increases in the numbers of students preparing for careers in education in educator preparation programs, the highest level since 2013-14, according to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Increasing the numbers of certified teachers in areas of shortage is the seventh goal in Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan. Michigan's efforts to  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 29 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is announcing a request for proposals (RFP) for a project to identify innovations and technological advancements in water conservation best practices that can benefit Michigan's water sectors and support long-term sustainability of Michigan's water resources. The project also will advance Michigan's  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 29 (TNSper) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation 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. In total, the projects appro  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Michigan is set to receive over $1.5 billion through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to expand high-speed internet access and digital equity to over 200,000 Michiganders in unserved and underserved areas across the state. Funding for thi  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce the new Small Business Support Hubs program aimed at investing in the state's small business ecosystem. In Michigan, small business growth has surged with 137,000 new small business applications submitted in 2022. "Ensuring our small businesses are positioned to grow and crea  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan communities with part-time, on-call or volunteer firefighters have two weeks remaining to apply for a grant to purchase fire equipment through the MI Fire Equipment Grant Program before the July 10 deadline. "We must ensure ourfirefightershave the safety equipment they need to do their jobs effectively," said Governor Whit  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 29 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application (Case No. U-21459) on June 28, 2023: * * * In the matter of the application of CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY for approval of power purchase agreement amendments. APPLICATION Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers Energy" or the "Company") requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commission") to grant approval, pursuant to Section 6j of 1982 PA 304 ("Act 304"), MCL  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application (Case No. U-21403) on June 29, 2023: * * * In the matter of the application of DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY for reconciliation of its 2022 Demand Response program costs. APPLICATION DTE Electric Company ("Company," or "DTE Electric"), files this Application pursuant to the Michigan Clean, Renewable, and Efficient Energy Act, Public Act 295 of 2008 ("Act 295"), MCL 460.1001 et seq., as am  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- Delsa D. Chapman, Michigan Deputy Superintendent in the Division of Educator, Student and School Supports, issued the following memorandum on June 29, 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: Accelerated Learning Information and Resources, Part 4 Accelerated learning supports students on  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: The Michigan Public Service Commission today submitted a study on power grid integration in Michigan to the state Legislature, outlining impacts and recommendations for addressing growth in demand for electricity posed by increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and other moves toward electrification and next steps for integration of distributed energy resources   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 29 (TNSrpt) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: New research from Michigan State University's Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, or EPIC, examines how the pool of prospective Michigan teachers changes as candidates move through the preparation pipeline from K-12 education into the workforce. The report highlights ways that Michigan loses potential teachers even before they enter the workforce, which represent "leaks" in the pipeline. The  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 28 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: For cancer survivors, taking oral medication may be more convenient than spending hours undergoing infusions, but it could come with trade-offs, according to a Michigan State University researcher and her colleagues. By taking these oral medications, survivors may see their oncology teams less often, requiring them to deal with symptoms like fatigue, depression or skin rashes on their own. Unmanage  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Ford announced that it will be laying off at least 1,000 workers as it's forced to invest in electric vehicles thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act supported by Dan Kildee. The cuts will affect salaried workers in Michigan as more jobs move to Ford's Tennessee campus, contributing even further to the countless auto jobs lost in the state under Kildee's tenure. "Dan Kildee's unapologetic support   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Ford announced that it will be laying off at least 1,000 workers as it's forced to invest in electric vehicles thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act supported by Hillary Scholten. The cuts will affect salaried workers in Michigan as more jobs move to Ford's Tennessee campus, contributing even further to the countless auto jobs lost in the state. "Hillary Scholten's unapologetic support for Joe Bi  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 29 (TNSper) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Neil Romanosky has been recommended as dean of Michigan State University Libraries by MSU Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko. His appointment is set to begin on Sept. 11, pending approval by the MSU Board of Trustees during its Sept. 8 meeting. Romanosky currently serves as dean of university libraries at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, a position he has held since 2019. His accomplishments in this   more

LANSING, Michigan, June 22 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. posted the following news release: Today, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced a new grant program and strategic collaboration that will position Michigan as the leading state for outdoor recreation innovation, vehicle technology and sustainability. As part of the launch, three companies have been selected to receive grant funding that will support the modernization of the state's mobility offerings and its massi  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 27 (TNSper) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Dr. Ashley Parent, a 2012 Northern Michigan University graduate, has joined the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program as a faculty member, according to an announcement from UP Health Systems and Michigan State University. The Marquette native earned a bachelor of science degree in biology/physiology from NMU and attended Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing. She  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 27 (TNSper) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Marcus Tucker, a 2016 Northern Michigan University criminal justice alumnus and former Wildcat football star, is the new head coach of Westwood High School's varsity football team. He played professionally over six years with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Tucker was a wide receiver and kick returner for the Wildcats from 2013-15, serving two s  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: After crafting the most expensive budget in Michigan history behind closed doors, Curtis Hertel has his eyes set on continuing his family's tradition of collecting government paychecks. Here's why Michigan voters shouldn't trust him: Just last year, Hertel voted to give over $175 million in Michigan taxpayer money to a Beijing-based company that's under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 28 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: The National Cancer Institute has awarded the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center a grant worth $37 million over five years. At the same time, the center's designation as a "comprehensive cancer center" was renewed. The grant is a renewal of the Rogel Cancer Center's support grant, provided as part of the NCI's cancer centers program. Rogel first received NCI des  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: As the one-year anniversary passes on the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade--and with it the constitutional right to an abortion--University of Michigan public policy professor Paula Lantz offers insights on the ramifications of that ruling and where things might be headed in the months ahead. * * * Effects go beyond restricting reproductive choice A year after the decision in   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: In an unexpected affirmation of the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court ruled this month that congressional voting maps in Alabama would dilute the power of Black voters. University of Michigan political science professor Jowei Chen, affiliated with the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research, was cited throughout the Supreme Court's Alabama opinion. His work with H  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 28 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability has announced the selection of Liesl Eichler Clark as U-M's first director of sustainable climate action engagement. In this role, Clark will lead a new initiative aimed at linking the university's expanding sustainability research, collaborations and engagement with external partners to accelerate climate action across the   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSpar) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: The University of Michigan is developing two academic and scientific partnerships in Singapore that are expected to create opportunities for joint research, trainee and student exchange, and more. One of the partnerships is with the National University of Singapore's Cancer Science Institute and the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore. The other partnership i  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan experts can discuss the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action Thursday, in which the justices ruled that race cannot be a factor in college and university admissions decisions: Evan Caminker, law professor, teaches U.S. constitutional law. "The lack of student body diversity will undermine both the quality of education and career preparedness for all  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 29 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * Rather than contributing to emissions, the production of an essential fertilizer could consume carbon dioxide, and a U-M team will explore such a method. * * * The production of the fertilizer urea is one of the largest carbon dioxide emitters in the chemical industry, but it doesn't have to be that way. With $1.3 million in funding from the W. M. Keck Foundation, a new, more sustain  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: More efficient computing--potentially room temperature quantum computing--and recyclable rigid plastics are two projects to be undertaken by a new materials research science and engineering center at the University of Michigan. Funded with $18 million from the National Science Foundation, the center seeks to build a campuswide ecosystem of researchers that converge on material solutions to p  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Sixteen percent of Detroit residents in the labor force were unemployed as of March 2023, according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan's Detroit Metro Area Communities Study. The latest unemployment estimate essentially holds steady from the previous DMACS estimate in August 2022. Detroit's unemployment peaked at 43% at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remains highe  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Participant selection bias in women's health studies may mask earlier onset menopause for Black and Hispanic women, according to new research led by the University of Michigan. Researchers say that failure to account for weathering led to exclusion of many Black and Hispanic women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) cohort and misses critical racial differences in menopa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: International team of scientists including University of Michigan astronomers have used data collected by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect for the first time a molecule critical to forming planetary systems that can sustain life. The molecule, known as the methyl cation (CH3+), was detected in the protoplanetary disk, a disk of dust rotating around a cent  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Astrophysicists including a University of Michigan researcher have found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades, according to a set of papers published Wednesday in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The researchers made the discovery using large radio telescopes to observe a collection of cosmic clocks, exotic stars called pulsars, in our galaxy. Th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 1 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on June 30, 2023 with Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, professor and chair of the Department of American Culture and former director and core faculty member of the Latina: * * * FACULTY Q&A The concept of third gender challenges the conventional notions of a binary gender system that have existed in various cultures worldwide, as in the case of Latin America, extending beyond the traditional male and fema  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 30 (TNSeco) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: At its June 22 meeting, Wayne State University's Board of Governors approved the establishment of the Center for Gender and Sexuality. Answering a call made by the Student Senate in 2019 for more academic and student service resources related to gender and sexuality, the center will be located in the Student Center Building on main campus -- next to existing student-facing services like the Office of Multic  more