BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan, July 7 (TNSpar) -- Andrews University issued the following news: Andrews University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with nonprofit Buckner International. The collaboration, which will formally launch in September 2023, will offer professional development as well as graduate study and degree options for Buckner International's professional staff, and it will offer Andrews University students the opportunity to learn and serve in the context of Buckner Internat  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 11 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Professor Jason Taylor publishes six papers on the legalization of beer prior to the end of Prohibition. * * * Professor Jason Taylor, the Jerry and Felicia Campbell Professor of Economics at CMU, is currently studying several economic aspects related to the end of Prohibition in 1933. Taylor has published multiple papers on the topic, such as the speed of the entrepreneurial response t  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 13 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: A Central Michigan University graduate student has been honored by the National Institutes of Health for his current work and his potential as a researcher. Emmanuel Crespo received the NIH Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award. Crespo is pursuing his doctorate in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology and conducts research in the College of Medicine's Bioluminescent Optogenetics Lab. Th  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 12 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Mohammad Iftekharul Alam, a May 2023 graduate of Fashion, Interior Design, and Merchandising, studied how the shape and material of infant car seat covers impact the thermal comfort of infants in summer conditions. As a thermal comfort researcher and car enthusiast, Alam was inspired to research this topic after discussing with his advisor, Professor Tanya Domina. The decision to focus on infa  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: For its efforts in establishing a more streamlined development process and overall community development vision, the city of Whitehall achieved the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) Essentials designation under the new RRC 2.0 framework, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. Redevelopment Ready Communities is a voluntary initiative that empowers  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Extreme MAGA Republican and perennial politician Tom Barrett is running (again) for Michigan's 7th Congressional district - and once again, Michiganders will reject him. DCCC spokesperson Courtney Rice: "Tom Barrett is just another rubber-stamp for the extreme MAGA Republican agenda. Whether it's opposing abortion even in cases of rape or incest or attempting to stand in the way of creatin  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 13 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: * * * Transformational plan projects $2.5 billion in reduced future costs to customers/1 while building enough Michigan-made renewables to power ~4 million homes  * Achieves 85% CO2 emission reductions in nine years for DTE Electric with a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050/2. - Directs an additional $110 million to support the Company's most vulnerable customers through the clean energy tran  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Biden Administration is preparing a new set of student loan debt-relief measures in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of its previous, ambitious plan, which would have eliminated between $10,000 and $20,000 per student. A number of student debt reduction plans are already in place, including the federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF) program and the Publ  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: An article in HuffPost highlights the efforts in Boston to provide Universal Pre-K, and refers to the expertise of Christina Weiland, faculty co-director of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI). The Boston program was initiated in 2005, and since 2007, the Boston Early Childhood Research Practice Partnership (RPP) has been conducting research on the program and its wide  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 14 (TNSgov) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School Associate Professor Katherine Michelmore testified before the United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, sharing her insights into the effectiveness, and drawbacks, of the first 25 years of the Child Tax Credit. While the Child Tax Credit (CTC) is the single largest federal expenditure program for children in the U.S., the curre  more

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey, July 3 (TNSper) -- Georgian Court University issued the following news: Georgian Court is well known for its tight-knit community and approachable faculty and staff. The newest member of the leadership team will only enhance this warm atmosphere. Ms. Sharmay Wood, the incoming Dean of Students, served at Lake Superior State University in Michigan as their Associate Director and then Director of Campus Life from 2009 to 2021, and as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs un  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 13 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Vibrations are typically seen as bad news for quantum information, but new research shows that understanding them can limit losses * * * Nothing exists in a vacuum, but physicists often wish this weren't the case. If the systems that scientists study could be completely isolated from the outside world, things would be a lot easier. Take quantum computing. It's a field that's already drawin  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 12 (TNSrpt) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: There's no sign of recession - at least, not yet. That's the conclusion of the June survey of West Michigan manufacturers, which showed a slowdown, but mostly positive signals despite expectations around the country of an economic slump. "Even though our local survey of business conditions is still positive, at the national level both of the major surveys have turned negative and one of them has   more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 12 (TSpar) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Leaders at Grand Valley State University and Jackson College signed an agreement July 11 that includes a nursing pathway for Jackson College students to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing from GVSU, strengthening the talent pipeline in that field. Funding for the nursing partnership comes from $56 million in state appropriations for community colleges to partner with four-year universities and des  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, July 11 (TNSpro) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: Henry Ford College (HFC) is the first college in the United States to offer a Battery Technician Certification curriculum. The program is set to launch in the Fall 2023 semester. This program will enhance courses and programs that are already recognized by the Electric Vehicles (EV) Jobs Academy. The curriculum will align with the employer-defined workforce competencies needed for success in this fiel  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, July 15 (TNSper) -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: Dawn Hestand is able to relate to veterans, active-military students, and their families because she comes from a military family. "My father was in the United States Air Force and we moved a lot when I was young," said Hestand. "Having someone to connect with who understands veteran experiences helps people who may experience a disconnect when leaving military service." Not only was her father in th  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, July 11 (TNSper) -- Hope College issued the following news: Dr. Sara Hoeve, who is director of student teaching and teacher certification at Hope College, has been elected vice president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE). Her term as vice president began on July 1, 2023, and is the beginning of a four-year cycle that will continue with service to the MCTE as president-elect, president and past-president. Hoeve spent more than 10 years as a secondary Engl  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: DTE Energy filed a settlement agreement in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) case currently pending before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) which includes many of the improvements Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has called for to improve service reliability, affordability and accountability for Michigan ratepayers. "This tentative settlement is a win for Michigan ratepayer  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 11, 202: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is expressing her solidarity with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who work at the United Parcel Service (UPS) as they collectively bargain for fair wages, safe working conditions, affordable health care, and dignified retirement. In the event that a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement cannot be reached with UPS, N  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants to make Michigan residents aware of the FBI's warning that criminals are hijacking QR (or quick response) codes by placing stickers with codes they create over the top of the real QR code. When scanned, these malicious codes direct victims to phishing websites where their personal or financial information can be stolen. QR codes are a common conveni  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 (TNSper) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the recent appointments of three new county public administrators. Marcie Klida Blossom serves as the Bay County public administrator; Michael J. Zitta serves as the Ottawa County public administrator; and Mary L. Benedict serves as the Ionia County public administrator. "I have great confidence in the new adminis  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Michigan Deputy Superintendent of the Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports issued the following memorandum on July 13, 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: 2023 Education Workforce Job Fair Series Increasing the numbers of certified teachers in areas of shortage is one of  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Michigan Deputy Superintendent of the Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports issued the following memorandum on July 13, 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: EWIMS as a Strategy for Secondary School Improvement: Summer Virtual Training Opportunity--Registration Open Michiga  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that Howies Hockey Tape, a provider of hockey and sports medicine supplies, is expanding in Gaines Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project is expected to generate a total capital investment of $6 million and create 45 jobs in advanced manufacturing.  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Team Michigan continues to build upon its economic momentum by passing a balanced, bipartisan state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 focused on growing the economy, lowering costs, delivering on kitchen-table issues, and helping anyone 'Make it in Michigan.' The budget delivers on several priorities in the 'Make it in Michigan' plan, from bold expansions of workforce development programs like th  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice expects that the outstanding work accomplished by the employees of the Michigan Department of Education's Office of Great Start will continue after that office's transfer to the newly created Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Achievement, and Potential (MiLEAP). Through Executive Order 2023-6 issued today by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Office o  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's (EGLE) Office of the Great Lakes (OGL) plans to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a project to develop a statewide strategy for Great Lakes education and outreach for water stewardship for audiences of all ages. OGL is seeking input from on-the-ground experts in Great Lakes educat  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: Since January 2019 the State of Michigan has invested over $4 billion to upgrade drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater facilities across the state, supporting more than 57,000 jobs, and the work is accelerating. That's why the state is expanding the MI Clean Water Plan to encompass additional funding streams flowing to Michigan communities to hel  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: Officials from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today joined representatives from the Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership (MLWP) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to celebrate reaching the removal of two more beneficial use impairments (BUIs) in the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern (AOC). The removal of these   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced more appointees to the bipartisan Growing Michigan Together Council, including representation from the Upper Peninsula, communities of color, and Michiganders under 35. She also announced the council's four workgroups: 1) PreK-12Education, 2) Higher Education, 3) Infrastructure, and 4) Jobs, Talent, and People, and the chairs of those wo  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, or MiLEAP. The new department will be tasked with improving outcomes from preschool through postsecondary so anyone can 'make it in Michigan.' MiLEAP will achieve this goal by establishing clear metrics, collaborating with cross-sector leaders at   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 (TNSper) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Workers' Disability Compensation Appeals Commission, Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission, Michigan Waterways Commission, and Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports. Today's appointees represent Michigan's young professionals, communities of color, seniors, and more. The   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan legislation sponsored by state Senator Sylvia Santana and state Representative Helena Scott, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday in Michigan. In Michigan, June 19th will now be celebrated as Juneteenth, a day to highlight Black history and culture, commemorate the end of slavery in America and celebrate fundamental values we all hold dear--freedom, lib  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to continue powering economic development and supporting small businesses across the state. The bills will deliver on the governor's Make it in Michigan plan to improve places by allowing businesses to invest in improvements in their communities, such as aesthetic improvements, snow removal, and more. "We are working together t  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 12 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer has worked with legislators to pass a balanced, bipartisan state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 focused on growing the economy, lowering costs, delivering on kitchen-table issues, and helping anyone "Make it in Michigan." The budget delivers on several priorities in the 'Make it in Michigan' plan, from the first steps towards Pre-K for All and bold expansions of workforce   more

LANSING, Michigan, July 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Whitmer has worked with legislators to pass a balanced, bipartisan state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 focused on growing the economy, lowering costs, delivering on the kitchen-table issues, and helping anyone make it in Michigan. Earlier this year, the Michigan Legislature and Governor Whitmer rolled back the retirement tax on seniors and quintupled the Working Families Tax Credit, makin  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 11 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Every day the brain makes and recalls new memories, but current brain imaging technology limits how much information can be gathered about this activity. To gather more high-resolution images across the brain, researchers at Michigan State University have built a state-of-the-art imaging system that will capture brain activity with a level of detail that has never before been possible. "We want to   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Even as Democrats face one of their toughest Senate maps in decades, Democrat Senate primaries across the map just keep getting messier. This morning brought more bad news for two of the DSCC's top picks. In Michigan, famed actor Hill Harper announced he would challenge Elissa Slotkin and, in Texas, state senator Roland Gutierrez launched his long-anticipated campaign against Colin Allred. M  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * EXPERT ADVISORY The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to the new Alzheimer's disease drug lecanemab (brand name Leqembi). The medication was granted accelerated approval in January. Judith Heidebrink, neurologist and clinical core co-lead of the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center at the University of Michigan Health, Michigan Medicine, can comment. Heidebrin  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement on July 10, 2023: * * * As you cover career government creature Curtis Hertel's announcement today, please consider the following statement from the National Republican Congressional Committee: "After spending years voting against tax cuts for hardworking Americans all while approving $175 million to the Chinese Communist Party, retired lobbyist Curtis Hertel is looking for a new government c  more

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, July 13 (TNSpp) -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: When it comes to solving math problems Oakland Community College is moving on up and the results are impressive. OCC's team of 235 math students earned the top spot in the Midwest region and second in the nation in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League. The team competed amid nearly 200 colleges and thousands of students nationwide in the two-p  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 13 (TNSper) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Yazier Henry, Rusty Hills, and Alex Ralph have been promoted and will have the newly-created title of "teaching professors," beginning in fall term 2023. The University of Michigan created the new designation for long-serving lecturers in its labor agreement with the Lecturers' Employee Organization in September 2021. Henry, Hills, and Ralph are in the first cohort at th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 15 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on July 14, 2023 with Jackie Goodrich, toxicologist and research associate professor of environmental health sciences: * * * Years-long debate on a possible link between cancer and aspartame--sweetener of Diet Coke and thousands of other foods--was not settled with the World Health Organization's decision to classify the artificial sweetener as possibly carcinogenic while also maintaining the current   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 7 (TNSjou)(TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A with Daniel Katz, assistant professor at Cornell University: * * * FACULTY Q&A Working with aerial and satellite imagery and more than 30,000 trees in Detroit, researchers from the University of Michigan set out in 2017 to find a better way to measure pollen. By the time they wrapped up their research two years later, the researchers believed they had tested and proved a more precise and mean  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: People make better and less biased judgments about misinformation after searching the internet for corroborating evidence, according to a new University of Michigan study. If members of a large panel of people, described as lay raters or crowdworkers, each make independent judgments after conducting online searches, the research indicates they would make better judgments than a small panel of  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Many parents whose kids take prescription stimulants like Ritalin to treat ADHD worry that it could lead to illicit drug use later. A University of Michigan study appearing in JAMA Network Open found that that's not the case. Researchers report that high school seniors who used stimulant therapy are no more likely to use cocaine or methamphetamine as young adults (ages 19-24) than peers who d  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 12 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Residents across Saginaw, Bay City, Holland, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Lansing, Battle Creek, Wayland, Muskegon, Rockford, Benton Harbor, Midland, Owosso, Oscoda, Clare and Clio now have access to higher speeds and greater capacity from Verizon's award-winning 5G network. Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband brings power and performance comparable to a wired broadband internet connectio  more

MACOMB, Illinois, July 11 (TNSper) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University Emeritus Professor T.K. Vinod has been named interim chair of the University's Department of Chemistry, effective July 1. Vinod was a professor at WIU from Fall 2006, until his retirement in Spring 2022. Prior to this time, Vinod was an associate professor at WIU from 2001-06; an assistant professor at WIU from 1997-01; an instructor at the University of Oregon fro  more