KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: A large funding boost from the state of Michigan will help Western Michigan University's renowned Autism Center of Excellence expand services for individuals with severe behavioral challenges at the Kalamazoo Autism Center. The recently signed fiscal year 2024 state budget includes a $4 million investment in the center. "It's pretty exciting," says Dr. Stephanie Peterson, director of the Autism Center of Exce  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- ADTRAN, a provider of networking and communications equipment, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: * * * News summary: * Michigan service provider is rapidly scaling its infrastructure and boosting full-fiber connectivity for underserved regions * Expanded XGS-PON network delivers 10G connectivity to ignite economic growth * Adtran's Mosaic One software-as-a-service platform gives 123NET end-to-end unified insight and control * * * Ad  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today reported second quarter results. Charging Forward Update: * In June, BorgWarner unveiled Charging Forward 2027, which included the following 2027 targets: * eProduct sales of over $10 billion, * eProducts adjusted operating margin of approximately 7%, and * Maintaining double-digit margins for Foundational products. * BorgWarner agreed to acquire   more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release: BorgWarner has been awarded additional high voltage coolant heater (HVCH) business with a premium European OEM for its mid-size electric vehicle platform, following an initial supply agreement in July 2022 for the OEM's small electric vehicle platform. The 800V 3kW HVCH single-plate heater will be used to maintain optimal battery temperature on electrified vehicles for the European and Asia-Pacific markets. "T  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release: BorgWarner, a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions, is supplying Li Auto its advanced integrated drive module (iDM220) to the company's new energy vehicles. This is BorgWarner's first iDM business in China and is currently installed in two of Li Auto's model-lines, including the L8 and L9 range-extended electric vehicle (REEV). "We are delighted to kick-off our firs  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release: BorgWarner has secured a contract with a global automotive thermal and energy management solutions supplier to deliver high voltage coolant heaters (HVCH) for use on a series of three electric vehicle (EV) platforms for a major OEM. The heater will be added to the supplier's heating and cooling module and will be used to provide heat to the battery pack and cabin in battery electric vehicles (BEV). The business  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release: BorgWarner, a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions, has announced it will supply a new integrated drive module (iDM) to a leading Chinese OEM. BorgWarner's technology enhances the overall hybrid driving experience through improved efficiency. It is anticipated that production will start in the second quarter of 2024. "BorgWarner's iDM boasts a high level of integrat  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release: BorgWarner has been selected by a major East Asian OEM to supply emotor stator and inverter for the automaker's new electric vehicle platform, scheduled to enter production mid-2025. With more than two decades of technological partnership between the companies, BorgWarner is fully equipped with an in-depth understanding of the customer's products in their electric drives. "We're pleased to continue our long-st  more

CERRITOS, California, Aug. 4 -- Calnetix Technologies, a company that says its specializes in high-performance, high-speed motor generators and best-in-class advanced magnetic bearings and control systems, issued the following news release: Calnetix Technologies' defense and aerospace division will exhibit and present at the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering Technology Symposium (GVSETS) in Novi, Michigan from August 15-17. Calnetix's Director of Business Development, Matthew Farides will giv  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Researchers investigate climate change's impact on biodiversity * * * This spring, Jessica Zehnpfennig's doctoral research took her to East Antarctica, one of the planet's remotest places. It is also one of the most beautiful, if you ask her. "The sunrises were just phenomenal," said Zehnpfennig, a Central Michigan University graduate student pursuing a doctorate in earth and ecosystem   more

JACKSON, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: The Consumers Energy Foundation is calling on nonprofit organizations across the state to submit letters of intent for the 2023 Prosperity Awards. The grants will provide as much as $250,000 to two or more Michigan nonprofits or municipalities to support economic development and improve community welfare. A total of $500,000 will be awarded through this grant program. The Prosperity Awards are the third of three $  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 -- The City University of New York's Graduate Center issued the following news: The National Science Foundation has bestowed a generous grant to a project, led by a Graduate Center linguist, to build a speech database. The funding supports the work of Professor Jason Bishop (GC/College of Staten Island, Linguistics, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences), a cognitive scientist who specializes in speech prosody -- the patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech. The grant   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- The College for Creative Studies issued the following news: VanWormer brings his experience in character development for Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon," "Moana" and "Frozen 2" to the College's next generation of storytellers Detroit, Michigan -- The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dylan VanWormer as Assistant Professor in the Entertainment Arts department. The department emphasizes three pillars of entertainment des  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: * * * F-150 Lightning Production Capacity Tripled by this Fall * * * Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the award-winning electric truck. With the expansion, Ford will have ability to produce the F-150 Lightning at an annualized rate of 150,000 units by this fal  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: America is rife with "internal colonies," where systemic violence, resource extraction, and corruption among decision makers have contributed to generations of poverty and disadvantage. These communities suffer from environmental degradation, lack of services, and shortened life expectancy, and they are spread across a wide swath of the country: from Appalachia, to the To  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers says U.S. politicians are responsible for the recent downgrading of the country's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating by Fitch Ratings, from AAA to AA+. Wolfers told International Business Times that Fitch is simply believing what politicians are saying. During the latest round of debt fights in Washington, Republican l  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Northwood University issued the following news on July 1, 2023: Northwood University is announcing a new partnership with FreeWill that will allow members of the public to draft free estate plans. "It is estimated 70% of adults in the United States do not have a will," stated Murray Kyte, vice president of advancement for Northwood University. "Experts believe it's because most people consider estate planning to be complex, intimidating and expensive - but it's not  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Gale, a part of Cengage Group, issued the following news release: Gale, part of Cengage Group, is giving educators a new social space to exchange ideas and share best practices. The company has launched Gale Community For Educators, a new Facebook community designed with K-12 educators in mind. With a mission to enhance teaching practices and foster collaboration, Gale Community For Educators offers a platform that encourages literature, English, history, a  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: GameAbove announced that Chao Sun will serve as its president and oversee all of the organization's relations and strategic academic public-private partnerships with Eastern Michigan University. Sun began supporting GameAbove at EMU ("GameAbove-EMU") matters in 2020. Since joining, Chao has led the improvement of several EMU-related collaborations, including Students Matters Most, Faculty First, Next-Gen Scho  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: Having been both a building custodian and building engineer, HFC Facilities Manager Nathan Baloga has a unique perspective of the many facets that working in Facilities entails. "I have an understanding of the HFC campus and the processes that Facilities implements," said Baloga. "Having a working knowledge of (the work order system) Asset Essentials, I already knew how to manage work orders and the personnel w  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on July 31, 2023: On a warm summer day in early June, the geology laboratory on the first floor of the Padnos Hall of Science is buzzing with activity. Senior Maya Giannecchini is hunched over a rock saw, carefully gliding a 2.2 billion-year-old rock sample toward the whirling blade. With geology professor Dylan Wilmeth keeping a watchful eye, Giannecchini intently guides the sliver of rock until it  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: The editorial team of Crain's Detroit Business named Henry Ford College (HFC) Vice President of Financial, Facilities, IT, and Auxiliary Services John Satkowski as one of Detroit's Notable Leaders in Energy. "I am honored and touched to be named to such a prestigious list," said Satkowski, of Temperance, MI. "I am certainly in good company." According to Crain's, "These standout Notable Leaders are developing   more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Hope College issued the following news Aug. 1, 2023: The Hope College Board of Trustees has elected two new members in addition to reelecting several members. The new Trustees, elected to three-year terms, are: Debbi Jarvis of Potomac, Maryland, and Brett Vander Kamp of Holland. Trustees reelected to serve second four-year terms are: Victoria Brunn of Seattle, Washington; Thomas Gordon of Grand Rapids; Tim Long of Ada; Jim McFarlin of Champaign, Illinois; Leslie S  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 1 -- The Kentucky Department of Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Kentucky Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass announced July 31 that he will step down from his position on Sept. 29 in order to become associate vice president of teaching and learning at Western Michigan University. Glass was appointed commissioner in 2020 by the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE). His four-year contract was set to expire in September 2024. "These past   more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: Building a robust scientific research infrastructure at Michigan's smaller, private universities is the goal of a new federal grant received by Lawrence Technological University. The 18-month, $76,818 grant comes under the National Science Foundation's Growing Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) program. GRANTED is a major investment by NSF in the capacity of eme  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: An app to help you make healthier eating choices even when ordering fast food. A robot to help elderly and disabled people with everyday tasks. A robotic receptionist for professional offices. Those were the ideas pitched by students from around Michigan and the Chicago area, who spent a week learning the ins and outs of entrepreneurship and international trade from business experts and the fac  more

MONROE, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College's Health Sciences Division has introduced a new Issues and Trends in Health Care course (HLTC 200) for current and prospective health sciences students or anyone else who is interested in the topic. The course is being offered online and starts August 23, 2023. The purpose of the course is to develop an awareness of the current trends and issues in health care. Student  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel this week filed an application seeking leave to appeal an order preventing her from proceeding with an investigation of Eli Lilly and Company's insulin pricing practices. Lilly has used two past decisions of the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) to assert the Michigan Consumer Protection Act (MCPA) is inapplicable to its sale of insulin. The Atto  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced joining a coalition of 14 attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to combat the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic does not fully degrade, instead breaking down into smaller pieces called microplastics, which have been found in drinking water, food, air, and even human blood and living lung tissue  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging eligible municipalities to voluntarily participate in the Walgreens National Opioids Settlement that would bring up to $338 million to Michigan over 18 years. The participation cutoff date for local governments to receive direct payments is Wednesday, September 6, 2023, which is the Wednesday after Labor Day. "This settlement put  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * The tabulator tampering investigation was referred by the Department of Attorney General to the Michigan Prosecuting Attorney's Coordinating Council for the appointment of a special prosecutor in August 2022. The Department has not been involved in the investigation since. Neither Attorney General Dana Nessel nor the Department can comment on the specifics of the prosecution  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Yesterday, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan dismissed a lawsuit that sought, among other relief, to de-certify the November 2020 election results, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. The case, Ickes, et al v. Whitmer, et al, was filed in September 2022 and sought to prevent the destruction of any records related to the 2020 pr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced that investors who purchased retail precious metals from Lear Capital will receive compensation as a part of Lear's bankruptcy plan. Security regulators in various states had been investigating Lear for deceptive securities and commodities activities and misleading marketing at the time of the company's bankruptcy. Under the terms of the bank  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Gladstone Area Pickleball will create a professional-level pickleball facility at the John and Melissa Besse Sports Park through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and local nonprofit Gladstone Area Pickleball announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Pat  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 130 new jobs and generate a total capital investment of nearly $10 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in the cities of Bronson and Big Rapids. "Today's investments wi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Water main work in Southeast Michigan, sewage disposal improvements in Pontiac, and wastewater system upgrades in the Village of Prescott are among almost $31 million in Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) grants recently awarded to Michigan communities. The MI Clean Water Plan grants, through EGLE's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (D  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently joined with volunteers from the Plaster Creek Stewards (PCS) and Calvin University students recently to conduct the first survey of mussels in the creek in Kent County. Native mussels play an important role in river communities by providing ecosystem health functions such as water filtratio  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today to announce two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 130 new jobs and generate a total capital investment of nearly $10 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in the cities of Bronson and Big Rapids. "Today's investments will cr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Electrical Administrative Board, Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science, Board of Mechanical Rules, Beef Industry Commission, and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force. Today's appointees represent Michigan's young professionals, communities of color, seniors, and more. The appointees announced this we  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug.1, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a balanced, bipartisan general government state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 to grow the economy, lower costs, deliver on kitchen-table issues, and help anyone "Make it in Michigan." The FY24 budget, when combined with the education budget previously signed by the governor, lowers costs on health care, preschool, meals for kids, higher educati  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Directive 2023-04, which aims to make state permitting processes more predictable, transparent, and efficient and require state government to reimburse applicants for missed deadlines, where possible. It will lower costs and ensure permits for more projects of all kinds--housing, community revitalization, manufacturing, clean energy, and water prot  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU and the University of British Columbia have developed a system that uses magnetic levitation to help capture, purify and identify viruses, including the coronavirus * * * Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of British Columbia have invented a system that can quickly and inexpensively detect airborne viruses using the same technology that enables high-speed trains. The t  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * MSU researchers are combining modern and classical approaches to AI to make this transformative technology more trustworthy * * * Artificial intelligence has entered the mainstream in a way the world has never experienced before. Millions of people are using tools such as ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion for AI-generated help answering questions, creating images and accomplishing  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers across six different countries found that affective polarization, or the tendency to dislike people who belong to opposing political parties while favoring people from their own political party, is a global bias -- not just an American one. The research further indicates that the dislike grows stronger when two people think about political issues the sam  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * MSU physicists were part of an international collaboration that has discovered the highest-energy light coming from the sun * * * Sometimes, the best place to hide a secret is in broad daylight. Just ask the sun. "The sun is more surprising than we knew," said Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan State University. "We thought we had this star figured out, but that's not the ca  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a community forum to introduce artist Cliff Garten, who was selected to create public art for the Cass Avenue overpass above I-94 in Detroit. This is an opportunity for the community to meet and collaborate with Garten. The public art project is funded by at $200,000 grant awarded by the State of Michigan. Who: MDO  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a public open house to discuss the ongoing environmental study on a proposed connected and automated vehicle (CAV) corridor project in Wayne and Washtenaw counties. Additional meetings are anticipated to be held at different locations along the corridor in 2023. Who: Interested residents and commuters, Community leaders, Local bus  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a public open house to discuss the I-375 reconnecting communities project in Detroit. The open house format will provide project updates, travel times and routes to help navigate the future boulevard, workforce development strategies and concepts for characteristics of streetscape design. If unable to attend, the  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The bombshell Trump indictments yesterday demonstrated not only that Trump himself is a threat to our democracy, but also his followers and allies, many of whom are at home right here in the Michigan Republican Party. Not only did Rep. Matt Maddock and his wife, former Republican Party co-chair, Meshawn play a central role in Trump's attempts to overturn the election in Michigan - but the Republican H  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Delsa D. Chapman, Michigan Deputy Superintendent in the Division of Educator, Student and School Supports, issued the following memorandum on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintende nt Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports SUBJECT: 2023-24 Consolidated Application Systems Updates & Revised Submission Dates The deadline for consoli  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Delsa D. Chapman, Michigan Deputy Superintendent in the Division of Educator, Student and School Supports, issued the following memorandum on Aug. 3, 2023: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors Non-Public School Administrators FROM: Delsa D. Chapman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Educator, Student, and School Supports Michele A. Harmala, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Trans  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news: A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers across six different countries found that affective polarization, or the tendency to dislike people who belong to opposing political parties while favoring people from their own political party, is a global bias -- not just an American one. The research further indicates that the dislike grows stronger when two people think ab  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2023: Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, an assistant professor in the Urban & Regional Planning Program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction, is working together with student Vivian Morales to research female migrant farmworkers navigating the housing market in Western Michigan. They recently received the Women's Leadership Institute's Tomlanovich-Dimond R  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Michigan State University Press issued the following news: In partnership with five other university presses, the University Librarians of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, Michigan State University Libraries and Michigan State University Press announce the launch of the Big Ten Open Books project, a collaboration between the university presses and libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. The first 100-title collection centered on Gender and Sexuality studies   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Discovery gives insight into campus history, provides educational opportunities * * * In summer of 2023, workers from Michigan State University Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or IPF, were installing hammock posts close to student residence halls near West Circle Drive when they encountered a hard, impenetrable surface under the ground. Believing it to be either a large rock or bui  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * "The Search Bar" covers trending topics and most-asked questions * * * What are YOU searching for? There's a good chance you'll find it this year on an episode of "The Search Bar," a new podcast at Central Michigan University. "The Search Bar is much more than a podcast," John Veilleux, vice president and chief marketing officer for Central Michigan University said. "It's an opportunity  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: The rapid proliferation of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), which creates new content from existing data almost instantaneously, is transforming the educational landscape. Some are eagerly embracing AI as a powerful tool that will make learning more personalized and accessible, and provide-data driven insights for educators. Others are concerned it will increase academic dishonesty, generate   more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: NMU alumna Lina Blair recently embarked on a new professional role as dean of Student Life at Ferris State University. She previously worked at Grand Rapids Community College as director of Student Life, and at NMU in various capacities, including assistant dean of students. "Ferris is an exciting place to be, especially now," Blair told the Pioneer newspaper, based in Big Rapids. "It has been a joy getting   more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news Aug. 1, 2023: Northern Michigan University's Yoga Club will present a public event titled "Yoga and Meditation in Busy Life," featuring Swami Omkarananda from India. The event will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Unity Yoga Co-op at 147 W. Washington St. in Marquette. Swami Omkarananda grew up around the great lady saint of India, Ma Anandamayi. He studied and lived with six world-renowned Hind  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 3 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Las Vegas; Miami; Louisville, Kentucky; Orlando, Florida; and Grand Rapids, Michigan top the list of cities at greatest risk of losing jobs to artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report from the Chamber of Commerce, a business research company. The report evaluated 50 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas for potential job loss impact due to automation, based on data from the World Economic Forum and the U.S  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Youth involved in community-based activism over time become better critical thinkers and more politically active, according to a new University of Michigan study. The study, recently published in Child Development, highlights the importance of community engagement in supporting and developing critical consciousness and social action among adolescents. "Community-based activism serves as a key consciou  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: As of August 1, Trina Moore is the Director of Nursing at HFC after serving as the Department Chair for the College's Nursing program since 2015. "This position is an opportunity to build on that and grow in a leadership position," said Moore. "My goals include helping support the continued success of the Nursing program, maintaining collaborative relationships with our clinical community partners, and fosterin  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: California recently enacted a new online privacy icon designed to empower users with greater control over their personal information. And researchers at the University of Michigan's School of Information led the research in creating the icon, which simplifies privacy choices for consumers. Florian Schaub, U-M associate professor of information, said there was a potential to aid California in   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Rather than being solely detrimental, cracks in the positive electrode of lithium-ion batteries reduce battery charge time, research done at the University of Michigan shows. This runs counter to the view of many electric vehicle manufacturers, who try to minimize cracking because it decreases battery longevity. "Many companies are interested in making 'million-mile' batteries using pa  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The Virginia Water Resources Research Center supports training, collaborative research, and public engagement on water science and policy. * * * For Dexter Howard, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, was a motivator to consider a career in water. "All I knew is that I didn't want a desk job," said Howard, who graduated with a water degree from the College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE) in 2  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: 'MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered By Dodge' announced today that award-winning musician and actor, Ice Cube, will headline the day-long horsepower festival. Back for its eighth year, Roadkill Nights returns to downtown Pontiac, Michigan to celebrate all-things automotive. Now in a new location at the corner of Woodward Avenue and West Pike Street, guests will be trea  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced that Door County will host the 77th Alice in Dairyland Finals May 2-4, 2024, making it the first time the county has hosted since 1983. Featuring 300 miles of majestic Lake Michigan shoreline, towering limestone bluffs, and 11 historic lighthouses, the Door County penin  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to help enhance fish populations in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior through its 2023 stocking efforts. "The fisheries of the Great Lakes provide world-class fishing opportunities for our stakeholders," said Brad Eggold, DNR Great Lakes District Fisheries Supervisor. "We continue to assess the fish populations of the Great L  more