ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Antibody treatments may be able to activate the immune system to fight diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and colorectal cancer, but they are less effective when they bind with themselves and other molecules that aren't markers of disease. Now, new machine-learning algorithms developed at the University of Michigan can highlight problem areas in antibodies that make them prone to binding non-targ  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: A familiar face at the College since 1991, Al Burrell - HFC Director, IT Application Services, Data, and Voice Communications - will retire from the College on Monday, October 2. "First and foremost, I enjoy the people I work with at HFC. I cannot say enough good things about them. They are dedicated and work extremely hard to ensure students have a great experience and can succeed," said Bu  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) are recognizing 22 student-athletes and one head coach for exemplary community impact by naming them to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. One player, Blake Corum, a running back at the University of Michigan, is on a mission to encourage others to dream big and serve their communities. Corum started a Giving Bac  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Alumnus John Hoyns has committed $20 million to the University of Michigan Law School to fund annual scholarships that prioritize students with financial need. The gift is among the largest in the Law School's history. The John K. Hoyns Scholarship Fund will establish the Hoyns Scholars program. Recipients will be awarded the cost of tuition as well as all associated expenses, including living costs  more

BLOOMFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Oakland Community College issued the following news release: Bethany Kennedy, an experienced and dedicated professional with a track record of accomplishments in academic administrative and leadership capacities, has been named dean of academic support services at Oakland Community College. Kennedy joins OCC from Washtenaw Community College, where she held a variety of academic support positions, including director of Access Services, interim executive directo  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) (the "Company") today announced the results as of the early tender date for its previously announced cash tender offers (the "Tender Offers") for the securities set forth in the table below (the "Securities"). The Tender Offers are for up to an aggregate purchase price amount equal to $500,000,000 (the "Aggregate Tender Cap") (excluding Accrued Interest (as define  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- BorgWarner Inc. issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) (the "Company") today announced the Reference Yields for its previously announced cash tender offers (the "Tender Offers") for the securities set forth in the table below (the "Securities"). The Tender Offers are for up to an aggregate purchase price amount equal to $500,000,000 (the "Aggregate Tender Cap") (excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below)). All term  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 4:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18 EVENT: The University of Michigan holds its annual commemoration of Constitution Day, featuring Michael Stokes Paulsen, Distinguished University Chair and law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. His lecture is titled "The Sweep and Force of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment: The Constitution's Disqualification from Off  more

DANSVILLE, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy released 56 turtle hatchlings today back into natural wetland habitats after the juveniles were rescued as eggs along the path of the Mid-Michigan Pipeline Project. The turtles came from eggs of adult females that were safely removed from the pipeline path throughout the course of the summer and were incubated and nurtured by Herpetological Resource and Management (HRM). "At Consumers Energy w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Since Michigan voters enshrined abortion rights in the state's constitution last fall, John James has tried to erase his hardline anti-abortion stances -- including his opposition to abortion even in cases of rape and incest. According to The Detroit News, during his first few months in Congress, the highly vulnerable freshman has had no problem lying to and deceiving voters, as he attemp  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Dr. Charles Lepper is formally the 11th president of Grand Rapids Community College. His investiture took place at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, at Fountain Street Church and marked the official transfer of power to the new president, who began in January 2023. The ceremony is an important event for any college or university and among the oldest traditions in academia. Investiture comes from the   more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2023: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Matthew Kautz, assistant professor for leadership and counseling at Eastern Michigan University, a $169,600 grant to pursue an educational institute for K-12 educators called Democracy and Education: A view from Detroit. The funding will help implement a two-week residential institute for 25 middle and high school educators to learn th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 EVENT: The U-M Space Institute will host a special screening of the Netflix documentary "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine" at Stamps Auditorium. The documentary follows the design and historic launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which succeeded in spite of staggering engineering challenges, as well as the scientific community's reactions to  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: Owners of the all-new, seventh-generation Ford Mustang will be able to enjoy a range of new experiences in 2024, from on-track driving courses led by some of the world's best high-performance driving instructors to new lifestyle events and an online portal to connect with Mustang owners from across the country. "The Ford Mustang is all about two things: its community of passionate fans and racing. We're combining thos  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Ford Motor Company today announced key leadership appointments as it continues to accelerate its customer-focused Ford+ transformation. Elena Ford, Ford's chief customer experience officer, is named chief dealer engagement officer, effective today. In this role, she will work closely with Ford's 10,000 dealers worldwide to accelerate their transformation into a competitive differentiator across Ford  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund), the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, announced today a $2.3 million investment in mobility solutions focused on expanding access to fresh food in cities where Ford has manufacturing plants. Ford is committed to building strong communities everywhere its employees live and work. The company employs more UAW-represented autoworkers than any other company, a  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: When the first-ever Mustang GTD takes on the 73 curves of the Nurburgring, it will be targeting a sub-7-minute time thanks to active aerodynamic tech never before used on a street legal Ford car and illegal in GT3-class race cars. The heart of Mustang GTD's aerodynamic performance is its Drag Reduction System, which uses a hydraulic system that can change the angle of the rear wing and activate flaps under the front   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden and other G20 leaders announced plans to construct a rail and shipping corridor that would link India with the Middle East and Europe. The Ford School's John Ciorciari, whose research focuses on international law and politics in the Global South, gave insight into the announcement's importance.. "The G20 summit was a b  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Ford School is proud of its record of welcoming policymakers-in-residence. This past year, Ford School professor Kevin Stange played a different role - academic-in-residence. He had a one-year assignment working in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) as a senior advisor to Under Secretary James Kvaal, who had himself been a policymaker-in-resident at the Ford School (in 20  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Michigan local officials are reporting alarm at the lack of housing options across the state. Those concerns include single-family homes and multi-family units, and cut across affordable, entry-level and mid-level housing availability. The results of the 2023 Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) exhibited nearly 50% more concerned respondents compared to similar quest  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Political scientist Devin Judge-Lord focuses on how public pressure campaigns affect agency rulemaking, especially those concerning climate and environmental justice issues. He also researches legislator behavior and capacity, the role of money in politics, lobbying, and private governance. He has built a large dataset on nearly all of the policies made by U.S. federal agencie  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: At 8 p.m. this evening at Solidarity House in Detroit, the United Auto Workers presented its first substantive counterproposal to Ford a few hours from the expiration of the current four-year collective bargain agreement. On the key economic issues that matter most to our UAW-represented employees, Ford has submitted four proposals to the UAW since Aug. 29. The last offer Ford submitted was historic  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Ford Motor issued the following news release: The Ford team continues to put 100% of our energy into reaching an agreement with the UAW that rewards our valued employees and allows the company to invest in the future. If there is a strike, it's not because Ford didn't make a great offer. We have and that's what we can control. In fact, we have put four offers on the table starting Aug. 29 and each one has been increasingly generous. We still have not received an  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Gale, a part of Cengage Group, issued the following news release: * * * Fellows to Utilize Gale's British Library Newspapers and Decolonization Primary Source Collections and Gale Digital Scholar Lab to Advance the Use of Digital Humanities Methodologies * * * Gale, part of Cengage Group, in partnership with the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS), has awarded fellowships to five researchers. The Gale-NACBS Non-Residential Fel  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- General Motors issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: A year after unveiling Trace Grocery, BrightDrop's temperature-managed eCart for optimized grocery fulfillment and curbside pickup, the business from GM is adding a brand new feature: self-dispense. Self-dispense gives shoppers the ability to retrieve their online grocery orders directly from secure compartments at a store's curb without store associate assistance. This can reduce wait times for   more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: Grand Valley State University today reported a record-breaking incoming class of 4,974 students - nearly 25% larger than last year's - and increased fall enrollment, countering enrollment headwinds in higher education. Overall enrollment is up 3% from last fall, with 22,269 students. In addition, both the incoming class and overall enrollment have the highest-ever percentages of students  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: Grand Rapids Community College's Fall 2023 enrollment has increased 3.2% over the previous year - and that number could rise further with students still signing up for classes. As of this week, GRCC's enrollment is at 12,157, with almost 4,000 new students. The college also saw double-digit growth in the numbers of Hispanic/Latino and Black/African American students: 11.3% and 11.89%, respectively.   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: HFC students and faculty are now able to take advantage of 19 classrooms equipped with Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) technology that offers innovative ways to access, deliver, and engage in the learning process. HyFlex allows students to choose whether to attend a class in-person or online during any given class period. It also supports instructors' ability to seamlessly deliver instruction in a way that supports   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: Todd Hakim wishes he'd been able to have a college completion coach when he was a student at Oakland Community College. "So, I decided to be that person," said Hakim, of Waterford. "I really enjoy working with students and helping them reach their full potential." Hakim is a College Completion Coach at HFC. He is an AmeriCorps member at the College through the Michigan College Access Network's College Comple  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: Dr. Erika Calvo-Ochoa of the Hope College biology and neuroscience faculty has received two multi-year external grants in support of her ongoing investigation of how the nervous system heals itself. Together totaling more than $500,000, the awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kenneth H. Campbell Foundation for Neurological Research are helping fund research focused specifically on neural regen  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Hope College issued the following news: Hope College's Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will feature authors Elizabeth Trembley and MK Czerwiec, who combine visual art and narrative in their graphic memoirs to explore themes such as memory, trauma, illness and healthcare, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center. The public is invited. Admission is free. The event is the annual Tom Andrews Memorial Read  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Michigan local officials are reporting alarm at the lack of housing options across the state--concerns that include single-family homes and multifamily units and cut across affordable, entry-level and mid-level housing availability. Report: Local government leaders sounding alarms over housing shortages spreading across Michigan The results of the 2023 Michigan Public Policy Survey exhibited nearly   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: From the rural landscape of Michigan, to the devastated landscape of Bucha in the Ukraine, to the virtual landscape of the African diaspora, filmmakers address social issues and the fight for human rights around the globe at the 21st annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival. The festival, a cherished annual event on the University calendar, has been held over two decades, representing an dynamic interdis  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, submitted its customer-focused Powering Our Future plan to the Michigan Public Service Commission on Friday. The plan outlines the next steps I&M is proposing to better serve customers. Key elements of the plan include infrastructure investments that result in a more reliable and resilient  more

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Lake Michigan College issued the following news: Lake Michigan College has named Dr. David Krueger its new Dean of Career and Workforce Education. Krueger, who most recently served as the Dean of the College of Technical Sciences at Montana State University-Northern in Havre, Montana, brings more than 35 years of higher education and industry experience to LMC. In his new role, Krueger will lead LMC's career and technical training programs, overseeing Wine   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Survey raises concern about high risk for suicide and violence toward others Study: Who bought a gun during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States?: Associations with QAnon beliefs, right-wing political attitudes, intimate partner violence, antisocial behavior, suicidality, and mental health and substance use problems People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have muc  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a settlement with Tempoe, LLC resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation--which included 41 states and the District of Columbia--revealed that Tempoe's marketing and sales practices often misled consumers into believing they were signin  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced Scott L. Teter will take over the leadership role for the Department of Attorney General's Elder Abuse Task Force. As head of the Department's Financial Crimes Division, Teter oversees the White Collar Crime Unit - the largest in Michigan - as well as the Child Support Unit, which he helped create in 2002. To date, the C  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has released a video announcing the official launch of the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP). The ACP was created to provide certain protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or those who fear that disclosure of their physical address will increase the risk of harm. "For anyone  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released the following statement in response to the not-guilty jury verdicts in the trial against Eric Molitor, and brothers, Michael and William Null. "While today's verdicts are not what we hoped for, the successes we have achieved throughout these cases, in both state and federal courts, sends a clear message that acts of domesti  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, through her office's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED), secured an Assurance of Discontinuance on September 1st, effectively shutting down the illegal Michigan operations of Massachusetts based Golden Hearts Games, Inc. The out-of-state corporation was informed by the Department of Attorney General, working with the Michigan Gaming Control  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in the Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit Court against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority following repeated warnings and demands for action from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to the Airport's PFAS contamination. Attorney General Nessel is suing the A  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel testified before the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee in support of Senate Bills 471 & 472, which would prevent people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from possessing or owning a firearm for eight years following their conviction. She was joined by the lead attorney of the Sexual Assault and   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Wastewater system upgrades in Upper Peninsula communities, lead service line replacements in Melvindale and improvements to Mt. Pleasant's wastewater plant are among $45 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 Revo  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Water main and lead service line replacements in Kalamazoo and Ovid and wastewater plant upgrades in Hart and on Mackinac Island are among $81.2 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 (DWSRF) and Cl  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Phil Roos, director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), joined Debra Shore, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and others in Pellston last week to highlight the Pellston School District's new electric school buses. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Pellston School   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: As part of the state's commitment to ensuring Michigan families have access to behavioral health resources when and where they need them, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding access to mobile response teams to address crisis situations for young people. Five Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSP) are receiving more than $900,000 in grants through t  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Detroit Financial Review Commission and Michigan Board of Dentistry. Today's appointees represent Michigan's young professionals, communities of color, seniors, and more. The appointees announced this week build on Governor Whitmer's work to ensure appointees reflect Michigan's diverse population. Six  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: For the first time in history, 13,000 United Auto Workers members bravely walked off the line at midnight at all Big Three automakers to strike for a fair contract after corporate greed got in the way of negotiations. The targeted strikes of three plants include the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, MI where Michiganders are fighting to be able to put food on the table. The UAW has brought reasonable de  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Democrats have hit the ground running since returning to legislative session last week, introducing bill packages to expand abortion rights and tackle sky-high prescription drug prices. Michigan Democrats are pursuing an overwhelmingly popular agenda to defend our fundamental rights and put money back into the pockets of the middle class. Meanwhile, MAGA Matt Hall's GOP faces new controversy for its   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, Michigan Democrats in the state Senate introduced legislation that will take on the sky-high prescription drug costs that are burdening families and draining the pockets of Michigan's middle class. Democrats proposed a nonpartisan Prescription Drug Affordability Board, made up of experts, to set limits on the amount Big Pharma is able to charge Michigan residents for prescrip  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memorandum on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Michele A. Harmala, Deputy Superintendent P-20 System and Student Transitions SUBJECT: Early Middle College 101 Virtual Workshop The Michigan Department of Education's Office of Career and Technical Education (MDE-OCTE) will provide an Earl  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memorandum on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Diane L. Golzynski, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent Division of Finance and Operations SUBJECT: Revised School Code Obligations for Local School Districts Regarding the Emergency Use of Seclusion and Restraint The Michigan Department of Education   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Public Service Commission are joining with agencies across the country marking this week as National Digital Connectivity and Lifeline Awareness Week, urging eligible Michiganders to take advantage of the Lifeline telephone and broadband discount program, as well as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) broadband discount. Lifelin  more

MONROE, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College and the Monroe State Police are partnering with other local, fire and EMS agencies to begin an Explorers Program this fall. Participants will meet bi-weekly to gain experience in all areas of public safety, including classroom instruction, lab work and field trips throughout the county. The program is designed to expose the students to the criminal justice system, a  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Michigan State University Press issued the following news: The Historical Society of Michigan (HSM) announced its 2023 State History Award winners, who will be recognized during the 149th Annual Meeting and Michigan History Conference on September 22-24, 2023, which will take place in Roscommon-Grayling. The Society presents the State History Awards every year to individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the appreciation, colle  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: Syed Rizvi, a third-year medical student (OMS-III) at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and outgoing National Liaison Officer (NLO) for the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) has earned this year's SOMA SAM Award for Excellence in Political Advocacy. According to the organization, this award is presented to an individual who displays "ou  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Fueled by increases in nearly every student segment, Northern Michigan University's total enrollment is higher this fall despite the challenging demographic climate facing many regional comprehensive institutions nationwide. NMU's 10th day enrollment report shows increases of almost 10% for new freshmen and 15% for both new transfers and graduate students. These helped to offset the large graduating class   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is honored to recognize seven prominent supporters of educational initiatives and learning within the automotive aftermarket industry during its annual Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Awards. The Northwood University Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award is given annually to industry leaders throughout the country who have made noteworthy contributions to education, on an  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University welcomed former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Wednesday as part of a Leadership Insights: A View from the Helm speaker series event. "America's Free Enterprise University is exceedingly blessed to have hosted The Honorable Betsy DeVos," stated Northwood President Kent MacDonald, who praised DeVos for having the courage to stand up for educational freedom for students of all ages. Wedn  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Anthony Chappaz, Ph.D., from the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is the Director of the Speciation-Traces-Analysis-Radioisotopes lab (STARLAB) at CMU. Recently, he was awarded the CMU 2023 International Impact Award. Chappaz, who has been at CMU for 12 years, developed an innovative and integrative approach to studying trace elements in the environment. Trace elements are elements that exi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: This fall, the Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series at the University of Michigan will feature poverty experts in both policy and practice, who will explore critical issues like: the effects of systemic oppression on health, reforming public institutions through human-centered design, reparations, and financial empowerment in Detroit. The series is hosted by U-M's Poverty Solut  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Education has made grants available for the formation of teams in Robofest, the annual robotics competition established by Lawrence Technological University. The grants became available after Robofest became an approved provider for the Michigan Department of Education Robotics Competition Grant Program, funded through Section 99h of the state School Aid Act. The gr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Study: Evidence for suppression of structure growth in the concordance cosmological model As the universe evolves, scientists expect large cosmic structures to grow at a certain rate: dense regions such as galaxy clusters would grow denser, while the void of space would grow emptier. But University of Michigan researchers have discovered that the rate at which these large structures grow is slower t  more

OLIVET, Michigan, Sept. 8 -- The University of Olivet issued the following news: The University of Olivet has announced that the Lansing School District (LSD) students will now be automatically admitted to the university through Olivet Direct!, a new program that makes admissions process faster and easier for qualified students. President Steven M. Corey, Ph.D. and Lansing School District Superintendent Ben Shuldiner signed the Olivet Direct! agreement today during a special ceremony held at La  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- Grand Rapids Community College issued the following news: A recently signed agreement allows Grand Rapids Community College Dental Hygiene students to transfer more of their credits to the University of Detroit Mercy. Under the transfer partnership agreement, GRCC students who have completed the Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences in Dental Hygiene may count up to 96 credits - instead of the standard 63 - toward Detroit Mercy's Bachelor of Science in Dent  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts from all of its campuses are available to discuss where things stand and might be heading in the contract talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Stellantis NV. Thursday, Sept. 14, is the deadline for deals between the automakers and the union's roughly 150,000 workers. Gabriel Ehrlich Gabriel Ehrlich leads U-M  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Research led by the University of Michigan generated a record 580 new inventions last year and launched 25 startup companies ranging in scope from innovative therapies for the treatment of fibrosis to technologies that aid in substance abuse monitoring. U-M President Santa J. Ono announced the university's fiscal year 2023 research commercialization metrics at the annual Celebrate Invention event hos  more

FLINT, Michigan, Sept. 13 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: By Robb King For the first time in nearly a decade, the University of Michigan-Flint has recorded an increase in total fall enrollment as 6,130 students are enrolled at the downtown campus, reflecting a gain of 154 students (3%) from one year ago. The increase in total enrollment is the first since fall 2014. The numbers come from UM-Flint's release of its official 10-day count of studen  more

FLINT, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Asinda Sirignano Bachelor of Science in nursing education will be increased in Michigan thanks to Gov. Whitmer's fiscal year 2023 budget, which empowers new partnerships between the University of Michigan-Flint and three Michigan community colleges - Monroe County Community College, Lansing Community College, and Wayne County Community College. The $56 million initiative, approved by the state in 2022,  more

FLINT, Michigan, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Martha Pennington When Brittany Douglas launched her career as a surgical technologist, she found herself lending a hand to a variety of health care professionals, including surgeons and physician assistants. And as she made the decision to enroll in the University of Michigan-Flint's PA program, thereby following in the footsteps of her colleagues, she discovered a natural ability for taking t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * The grant will include projects on pancreas, brain and breast cancers, and will examine each disease using a different way of overcoming radiation resistance. * * * An inter-departmental group of researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to further research on radiosensitization, the   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Study: Associations between experiencing violence, owning a firearm for protection and firearm storage: a nationally representative analysis of US caregivers of teens More than a third of U.S. households with teens own firearms and more than two-thirds of these gun owners store at least one firearm unlocked and/or loaded, according to a new University of Michigan study. Surprisingly, the findings al  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 11 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: University of Michigan faculty are available to discuss the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 report on poverty and income statistics, to be released Sept. 12. The official poverty rate in 2021 was 11.6%, with 37.9 million people in poverty. H. Luke Shaefer is the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy at the Ford School of Public Policy, professor at the School of Social Work  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: Local manufacturers said the West Michigan economy has flattened this summer, according to a monthly survey conducted by a Grand Valley State University researcher. Brian Long, director of supply chain management research at GVSU, said his September report of businesses and executives shows conflicting statistics, but the general belief is that the local economy has remained flat through August.   more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Western Michigan University issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2023: Climate change is among the greatest challenges facing the world today, and Western Michigan University students aren't waiting until graduation to make an impact. Experience-driven learning opportunities focused on closing the sustainability skills gap have earned the University recognition as a top performer in the 2023 Sustainable Campus Index. A publication from the Association for th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain (Attribution or Attribution), via Wikimedia Commons EXPERT Q&A Royal Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales resigned Sunday, weeks after being accused of forcibly kissing World Cup-winning player Jenni Hermoso at the Aug. 20 awards ceremony, in a scandal that has overshadowed the Spanish women's team FIFA World Cup win. Marissa Pollick, a  more