ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: Albany Law School Professor Sarah Rogerson and her sister, Mary Mueller, the parent of a student who survived the November 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan made several media appearances following the sentencing of Jennifer and James Crumbley, parents of the shooter, who killed four classmates using a gun from their home. Rogerson and Mueller spoke on ABC News, CNN, NBC, NewsNation, and Scripps News   more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 12 -- Hope College issued the following news: The words penned by the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte when establishing the Pioneer School from which Hope grew are among the college's most foundational: education as an "anchor of hope" for the future. Through all the decades since, that promise has been shepherded by generations of faculty mentors who have not only been at Hope, but in a real sense have been and are Hope. Across campus -- in the classroom, in the laboratory  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Mixing unconventional ingredients in just the right order can make complex materials with fewer impurities. The robotic lab that tested the idea could be widely adopted. Study: Navigating phase diagram complexity to guide robotic inorganic materials synthesis (DOI: 10.1038/s44160-024-00502-y) New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to ma  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine shared the following news: Dr. James Luyendyk has been selected 2024-2025 vice president-elect by members of the Society of Toxicology and becomes the tenth MSU scientist to earn this distinction. Beginning May 1, 2024, Luyendyk will serve successive one-year terms as the vice president-elect, vice president, president, and past-president of the Society of Toxicology. The society comprises scientists  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 11 -- Calvin University issued the following news: By Matt Kucinski In 2019, Calvin changed its last name from "college" to "university." The move was part of the university's strategic vision, which included expanding its offerings to reach new learners. Five years later, one of the ripple effects of that "big splash name change" is clearly visible. Expansion of programming "Over the last four years our graduate education offerings have quadrupled in size and i  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Tim and Sherry Magnusson met as high school students in the small Upper Peninsula town of Manistique. They attended and graduated from Central Michigan University together in 1994, getting married during their senior year. Over the years, the Magnussons have given their time, talent and treasures to their alma mater. Now, they've made their largest gift to date -- $2 million -- to support CMU Athletic  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Alexandria Jones Emergency medicine residents from Central Michigan University's College of Medicine and across Michigan will put their expertise to the test during this year's Emergency Medicine Residents' Association of Michigan (EMRAM) SIMWars, an annual competition involving high-pressure medical simulation scenarios. The 13th annual SIMWars competition, sponsored by EMRAM and the Michigan Coll  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Aaron Mills Shay Dawson began his college career as a business major with plans to one day take over his family's construction company alongside his brother. But shortly into his freshman year, he realized he had no business in business. "I didn't really enjoy my classes much," recalls Dawson. "I was in an accounting class, and I walked out of there, and I thought, 'I've got to change my major.'"   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Eric Baerren A panel on equitable financing in higher education will highlight the two-day 9th Annual CMU Diversity Symposium, dedicated to exploring diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging. This year's symposium is built around the theme, "Embracing the 'I' in DEIJB." Four panelists will share their successes in securing funding for DEIJB initiatives at their organizations in "Equity-M  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 10 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Hadlee Rinn Julia Place, a graduate student studying biology, is researching the southern wild rice species, Zizania aquatica, in Western Michigan. Wild rice is a state-threatened species and Place's goal is to create a habitat suitability index for the species. Southern wild rice is culturally significant for Native Americans and is ecologically important as a food source, particularly in   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 10 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Hadlee Rinn Lana Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., is a recipient of the 2024 Student Mentorship Award which recognizes faculty who go above and beyond what is expected of individuals who mentor students. Over the past 20 years, Ivanitskaya has served as dissertation committee chair for 37 Doctor of Health Administration students and taught more than 200 courses. Seven of her mentees have been awarded the Outst  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 9 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news on April 8, 2024: By Ari Harris Central Michigan University President Bob Davies today announced a change in leadership in the Division of Student Affairs. Effective immediately, Stan Shingles will serve as interim vice president for student affairs, following the departure today of Renee' Watson. "Student success, health and well-being remain our top priorities," Davies said. "During this transitional  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 13 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Robert Wang In a pioneering collaboration, scholars from Central Michigan University have embarked on an interdisciplinary research endeavor to investigate sustainability knowledge and attitudes among students, staff, and faculty, while also delving into the broader implications for sustainability education nationwide. Led by CMU Biology and Public & Nonprofit Administration graduate Eric U  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 6 (TNSres) -- CruiseCompete issued the following news release: CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends(TM) report for the month of April 2024. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for April 2024. After serving up close to 20 million cruise quotes, CruiseCompete CruiseTrends(TM) offers an inside look at what consumers want in cruise vacations based on their requests. CruiseCompete has mined its wealth of data to provide  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 10 (TNSres) -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: Cleveland State University junior linguistics major Jared Allyn was recently accepted into the Public Policy and International Affairs Program Junior Summer Institute (PPIA) and was only one of 149 fellows selected in a pool of 1,300 applicants covering 94 universities, 33 states and 21 countries. Taking place June 9 - July 28 at the University of Michigan, the PPIA Junior Summer Institute is a free, si  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Yesterday's Arizona Supreme Court decision to reinstate its Civil War-era abortion ban in the state has left anti-abortion extremists across the country scrambling to distance themselves from the ruling. Unfortunately for Tom Barrett, his record proves this latest attack is the same kind of ban that Barrett supports. Barrett has been working tirelessly on his own initiat  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Study: C. elegans chromosome end protection proteins TEBP-1 and TEBP-2 adapt the Myb module to dimerize and bind telomeric DNA (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2316651121) * * * University of Michigan researchers have discovered that a worm commonly used in the study of biology uses a set of proteins unlike those seen in other studied organisms to protect the ends of its DNA. In mammals, shelterin is a co  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 12 (TNSres) -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Dow (NYSE: DOW) is pleased to report the preliminary results of its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Today stockholders elected Samuel R. Allen, Gaurdie E. Banister Jr., Wesley G. Bush, Richard K. Davis, Jerri DeVard, Debra L. Dial, Jeff M. Fett  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 11 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced its expanded investment in MobilityScience(TM) capabilities today by opening the doors of its first European MobilityScience(TM) Studio in Correggio, Italy, marking its long-term commitment to the mobility industry as it continues t  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 13 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced the winners of its annual Energy Efficiency Makeover contest. The contest, previously called Business Pride, was revamped in 2023 with a new name and larger cash awards of $5,000 each to benefit more small businesses as they start their energy efficiency journey and reduce energy use. Businesses that implement energy efficiency improvements often reduce energy us  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 12 (TNSres) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) will announce its first quarter 2024 earnings before the market opens Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss earnings results at 8:30 a.m. ET the same day. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live internet broadcast of the call at dteenergy.com/investors. The telephone dial-in number in the U.S. and Canada to  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: The Energy Unit of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is offering grants to help address communities' roadblocks to clean energy access. At least $320,000 in funding is expected to be available through the MI Solar Communities-MI Solar Access Program, with average individual grant awards from $80,000-$100,000. The MI Solar Communi  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: New water mains in Ecorse, sewer line upgrades in Benton Harbor, and lead service line replacements in multiple communities are the goals of more than $91 million in state grants recently awarded to Michigan communities. The MI Clean Water Plan (https://www.michigan.gov/egle/regulatory-assistance/grants-and-financing/mi-clean-water-plan) grants through the Drinking W  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized again as one of America's top graduate programs in public affairs, ranked #4 overall in the U.S., according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The Ford School was ranked as the #1 program in the U.S. for social policy, a core strength of the school for decades. The school ranked   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: 2022 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Fellow and Education Policy Initiative (EPI) Research Assistant Katie Hyland (MPP '24) is set to graduate this spring following the completion of her Master's in Public Policy. She takes with her two years of hands-on experience working on high-profile early childhood research projects and new knowledge about evidence-based policymaking.  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 10 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A Grand Valley chemistry faculty member noted for his mentorship of students is one of three educators from Michigan's 15 public universities recognized for their outstanding contributions to undergraduate student education. Brad Wallar, professor of chemistry, received the 2024 Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year Award from the Michigan Association of State Universities. The awards are presented  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 9 -- Hope College issued the following news: Hope College TRIO Upward Bound is the longest-running Upward Bound program at a private college in the country. Its 55th Anniversary Gala: Living Legacies on April 12, however, will not be about longevity but instead will focus on the thousands of lives that have been transformed. Established in 1968, and one of 1,030 TRIO Upward Bound programs serving 4,294 students in the United States, Hope College TRIO Upward Bound has h  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 11 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: A new book by Dr. Roger Baumann of the Hope College sociology faculty examines how African American Christian engagement with the global issue of Israel and Palestine reflects contrasting Black church traditions of political engagement. "Black Visions of the Holy Land: African American Christian Engagement with Israel and Palestine," published earlier this month by Columbia University Press, is based on six years o  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, this weekend, MLive reported on Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes slamming Michigan Auditor General Doug Ringler for meeting with legislative Republicans and helping write the letter his office ultimately received to commence an audit and meddle in the fair results of the 2020 election. Although the Auditor General's office is supposed to be nonpartisan, Ringler hap  more

AMES, Iowa, April 11 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: If you're the Midcontinent Independent System Operator - the organization that manages the flow of high-voltage electricity across a central stripe of the U.S. and Canada, from Manitoba, Michigan and Minnesota through Iowa and all the way to Louisiana - you want energy supplies to meet the energy demands of 45 million people. "We make sure the right amount of electricity is generated and transmitted to ou  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 10 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: University of Kansas Debate Team members Graham Revare, junior from Shawnee, and William Soper, senior from Bucyrus, took second place in the country at the 78th National Debate Tournament, held from April 4 to 9 at Emory University in Atlanta. They advanced to the championship debate, losing to this year's national champions from the University of Michigan. The KU team of sophomores John Marshall, from Lawrence,  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- La Roche University issued the following news release: The Board of Trustees at La Roche University recently welcomed two new members: Sister Peg Albert, OP, Ph.D., and Victor R. Siclari, Esq Sister Peg Albert, OP, Ph.D. Sister Peg is President Emerita of Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. Under her leadership, Siena Heights achieved record growth in enrollment and campus facilities. She served as president for 17 years before retiring in June 20  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, April 11 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: A decade ago, the online controversy that became known as "GamerGate" exposed an ugly streak of misogyny and homophobia in the online gaming community. Ten years later, what have we learned? How have things gotten better? What challenges remain? A major national conference will be held in September at Lawrence Technological University to help answer those questions. "Alt+F4: Rebooting Community Aft  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, April 13 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Lawrence Technological University is in the process of establishing a new chapter of the National Academy of Inventors. NAI is a nonprofit membership organization based in Tampa, Fla., formed in 2010 at the University of South Florida to encourage inventors in academia. NAI now has more than 4,600 individual members, including NAI Fellows, Senior Members, and Chapter Members, affiliated with approxi  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, April 11 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news on April 10, 2024: Lawrence Technological University's Centrepolis Accelerator and NextCorps, headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., Wednesday announced the launch of the MI/NY Climate ManuTech Accelerator pilot program. This initiative, funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), aims to advance critical materials and technologies in mobility, electrification, and industri  more

MONROE, Michigan, April 10 -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Last month at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations National Conference in Seattle, Monroe County Community College's Office of Marketing and Communications won two national Paragon Awards for outstanding achievement in community college marketing communications. The college took Silver for its "Online MCCC Viewbook" and Bronze for its "A Pathway for Every Dreamer Print Ad." NCMP  more

MONROE, Michigan, April 10 -- Monroe County Community College issued the following news release: Monroe County Community College's Health Sciences Division will hold information sessions on its highly-rated nursing education and respiratory therapy programs on Saturday, April 13, in preparation for the upcoming special application deadlines for these programs (June 3, 2024, for nursing and June 27, 2024, for respiratory therapy) for the Fall 2024 cohorts. The Respiratory Therapy Program inform  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 10 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), in partnership with the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), is announcing the Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program (SSSG) and accepting applications to support quick-build projects led by incorporated cities and transit agencies that improve user safety, enhance mobility and support l  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A Mexico stands on the cusp of a historic moment, poised to elect its first female president amidst the largest electoral process in the nation's history June 2. Far more than a contest of personalities, the election is shaping up to be a definitive clash of political ideologies, each offering distinct visions that promise to steer Mexico's internal development and external relations, particularly wi  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the recent appointment of Erin Evashevski (JPG) as Mackinac County Public Administrator. "I would like to congratulate Erin on her appointment as a County Administrator," Nessel said. "Her proven track record resolving complex probate cases will be invaluable to Mackinac County." County public administrators have power  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the recent appointment of Stephen E. Durance as Midland County Public Administrator. "Stephen is well versed and practiced in probate matters and I am grateful he has committed his time and skill to his community in this way," said Nessel. "I am confident Midland County will be well served by Stephen, and congratulate him  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel intervened in Upper Peninsula Power Co.'s (UPPCo's) outage credit waiver request currently before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). UPPCo is requesting a permanent waiver related to how it counts outages under one of the MPSC's service quality rules. Under MPSC service quality rules that were updated last year, cus  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Yesterday, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued an order in Indiana Michigan Power Company's (I&M) 2021 Power Supply Cost Recovery Reconciliation case agreeing with the Attorney General's argument to disallow nearly $11.2 of unreasonable costs associated with a 'sweetheart deal' I&M entered into with its own affiliate power generators. I&M was improperly seek  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: As this pivotal election year continues, Republicans made fools of themselves this week when they tried to erase Trump's extreme anti-abortion stance, new evidence of Auditor General Ringler meddling in the 2020 election broke, and Mike Roger's Florida residence was exposed. Don't take our word for it, roll the tapes! Trump started the week off by releasing a bogus statement on abo  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following gas application (Case No. U-21629) on April 8, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY For a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct and Operate the O-305 Well Line. EX PARTE APPLICATION OF CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers Energy" or the "Company") requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commiss  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on Monday, April 15, will start work on the second year of the two-year, $51 million project to rebuild and repave 13.4 miles of US-131 from the Rocky River in Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, to Shaver Road in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County. Work this year will pick up at XY Avenue and continue north to Shaver Road. Work   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Daily Beast has reported that the Michigan Senate Republican primary is "hardly done" as Mike Rogers takes more "heat from across the GOP spectrum." That includes "25 of Michigan's 60 delegates to the Republican National Convention call[ing] on Trump to un-endorse Rogers." The story notes that Justin Amash, is putting Rogers' "feet to the fire--and running against him in the primary," attacking   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Newsweek has reported that voters are "disgruntled" at Mike Rogers for abandoning Michigan and living in a "large, $1.7 million home in Cape Coral, Florida, which was reportedly his official residence until his decision to run for the U.S. Senate." The story notes that Rogers "is still registered to vote in the Sunshine State." Voters are bashing Rogers for being a "'carpetbagger,' a term for a cand  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Donald Trump re-upped his dangerous support for state abortion bans today. Mike Rogers, Peter Meijer, Sandy Pensler, and Justin Amash all support dangerous abortion bans that would rip away Michiganders' freedom to make their own personal medical decisions. Here's where the GOP Senate candidates stand on banning abortion: * Mike Rogers lobbied for "a nationwide abortion ban," co-spo  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Home is where the million-dollar mansion is. Mike Rogers has been "exposed as [a] Florida resident," leaving voters "disgruntled" at him for quitting on Michigan. As Rogers continues to face "heat from across the GOP spectrum," Justin Amash didn't hold back on how he really feels about him, saying "if the American people understand who Mike Rogers is, they will not want him anywhere near the Senate."  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Mike Rogers is facing more heat for abandoning Michigan and moving to a million-dollar mansion in Florida. News outlets have reported that Rogers has "suffered a setback" for living in Florida, leaving voters "disgruntled" and calling him out for being a "carpetbagger." Here's the latest on Rogers getting "busted" for living in Florida: * Rogers abandoned Michigan for Florida where he "is still reg  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 12 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced two company expansions in Ingham and Kent counties, respectively, as part of their ongoing efforts to position Michigan as the ideal place for businesses to grow. Combined, the projects will create 85 new jobs and generate over $1.4 million in capital investment with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. "Today's announcement  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: After years in planning and development, the downtown gateway of Masons Corner in Farmington will be activated and completed to create a universally accessible public gathering space through the anticipated success of a new crowdfunding campaign. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the City of Farmington, and the Farmington Downtown Development Authority (D  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 12 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memorandum on April 11, 2024: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Michael F. Rice, Ph.D., State Superintendent SUBJECT: Structural Budget Balance All districts, including intermediate school districts (ISDs) and local education agencies (LEAs), both traditional public school districts and public school academ  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Jan Van den Bulck, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts. His research focuses on involuntary and incidental media effects, and explores how entertainment media affect our perception of the real world. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Van den Bulck discusses how watching TV impacts our knowledge of variou  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: In January 2034, president Santa J. Ono set the university on a path to imagine what aspirations the University of Michigan could achieve in the next 10 years. UM's Vision 2034 is the outcome of the yearlong strategic visioning process that engaged more than 25,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, and local community members. UM's vision to be the defining public university outlines four areas where   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 12 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved Indiana Michigan Power Co.'s (I&M) application for approval of its power supply cost recovery (PSCR) reconciliation for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2021 (Case No. U-20805), disallowing the recovery of more than $11.6 million in customer costs. The Commission set the company's PSCR reconciliation beginning balance at $  more

LONDON, England, April 9 -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, issued the following news release: Supporting Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries' mission to promote equal access to information for all, a new transformative agreement will allow MSU researchers to publish open access (OA) articles at no cost to them in 2,500 Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals. The three-year read-and-publish agreement ensures faculty and students have continued read-access to all Taylor &  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: In case you missed it, the Washington Free Beacon dove into Elissa Slotkin's history of carpetbagging. Here are the highlights: * In 2017, Elissa Slotkin moved back to Michigan, after living outside of the state for decades, to run for Congress. * In 2022, Elissa Slotkin moved into a lobbyist's house to run in a different district in Michigan. * After winning reelection, Elissa Slotkin mo  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 11 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Northwestern's football team will play a majority of its games this season at the Lanny and Sharon Martin athletics facility near Lake Michigan on the University's Evanston campus, keeping the team close to home as it seeks to build on its bowl-winning 2023 season. With views of the lake, North Campus and downtown Chicago, the temporary structure Northwestern will build at the Martin athletics facility w  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 10 (TNSres) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University invites the community to attend two symposiums in April highlighting research by students, faculty and staff. "In the world of higher education, student and faculty research drives progress, fuels discovery, and illuminates the path toward a brighter future," stated Dr. Kristin Stehouwer, vice president of academics and provost. "We welcome the public to attend and learn from the work b  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, April 10 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news: Indiana Tech and Siena Heights University (SHU) in Adrian, Michigan, have partnered to offer an articulation agreement that will benefit future global leaders. Starting immediately, graduates from Siena Heights University who have earned a master's in business administration, organizational leadership, higher education leadership or healthcare leadership are eligible for admission to Indiana Tech's Ph.D.  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 13 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: More than 400 Grand Valley students, faculty and staff presented their innovative and impactful projects during the Reach Higher Showcase on April 12 at the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Nearly 150 projects were presented, exemplifying Grand Valley's Reach Higher commitments in providing an empowered educational experience and fostering a lifetime of learning and a culture of educational e  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 11 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: RIT's Clean Snowmobile team took first place at the recent SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge. It was the first time since the team began competing more than 10 years ago that the determined group dashed through the snowy terrain of Michigan to take top honors among 13 teams competing in the annual tournament in March. "Competition is such an amazing experience. And this year, we were neck-and-nec  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: The recipients of the 2023 presidential award for public engagement--University of Michigan professors Aaron Dworkin and Christian Sandvig--have made far-reaching impacts through their work in music and computer algorithm auditing, respectively. Dworkin, professor of arts leadership and entrepreneurship and former dean at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, is receiving the President's Award for National a  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 10 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and Michigan State Police (MSP) Office of School Safety officials shared with the State Board of Education today significant progress in protecting the physical and emotional safety of children in Michigan schools. New gun safety laws, dramatic increases in funding for school safety and children's mental health services, and training for  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * As Black Maternal Health Week begins, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes released the following statement: "In Michigan, Black women have long faced devastating barriers to accessible maternal care that can have destructive impacts on our communities. From protecting fertility care to expanding reproductive freedom, and not to mention increasing funding to red  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Following Donald Trump's statement on abortion this morning, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes released the following statement in response: "Let's be clear, Trump is not only extremely proud of overturning Roe v. Wade, he supports the nightmarish abortion bans happening in states across the country -- full stop. "With today's statement, Trump stands in lock   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 9 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Michelle Revels Dr. Mohsen Taheri Andani, an assistant professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been chosen as one of the co-leads for the newly established Center for Scientific Machine Learning for Material Sciences. Texas Southern University spearheads this collaborative initiative that also includes the University of Mic  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: The acceptance of evolution: A developmental view of Generation X in the United States (DOI: 10.1177/09636625241234815) As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they aged. The study, led by Jon D. Miller, research scientist emeritus in the Institute for Social Research at the Un  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Eric Baerren Two specialty graduate programs at Central Michigan University are ranked among the top 100 nationwide by U.S. News and World Report. CMU's audiology program was ranked the 34th best in the nation in the magazine's annual rankings, released recently. The program also was the highest ranked audiology graduate program in Michigan. Speech-Language Pathology was among the 100 best programs  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 10 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: U-M 2024 debate team. Image courtesy: Aaron Kall After finishing runner-up seven times, the University of Michigan debate team has finally clinched its first national championship. U-M Debate, which began in 1903 as one of the oldest debate programs in the United States, secured the championship trophy at the 2024 National Debate Tournament in Atlanta thanks to debaters Kelly Phil and Bennett Dombcik. They   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: University of Michigan researchers from the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Marsal Family School of Education have partnered with MDRC, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), and the Urban Institute to launch a study on the implementation of high-quality, domain-specific Pre-K curricula. The project builds on   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: After a year of gathering input from the campus community, the University of Michigan has released its strategic vision for the next 10 years and has pledged to be the defining public university, "boldly exemplified by our innovation and service to the common good." Vision 2034--detailed in an initial 43-page report--calls upon the university to leverage its interdisciplinarity and excellence at scale to educ  more

FLINT, Michigan, April 10 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Robb King The University of Michigan-Flint has earned a pair of honors via the new U.S. News & World Report "2024 Best Graduate School" rankings. Making the lists were the School of Management's part-time MBA program and the College of Arts, Sciences & Education was named one of the country's best education schools. "This recognition of our part-time MBA program results from our efforts to continuousl  more

FLINT, Michigan, April 12 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Logan McGrady The University of Michigan-Flint will celebrate its April and August graduates during the Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremonies, April 27-28, at the Riverfront Conference Center. More than 900 students are eligible to participate. Undergraduate and graduate students will be awarded degrees during four ceremonies involving the university's six schools and colleges. The schedule for commence  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The Kansas Population Center will showcase new research from the Michigan Contraceptive Access, Research and Evaluation Study at an upcoming virtual event at the University of Kansas. Principal investigator Martha Bailey will present "M-CARES: Evidence from the First Two Years" at 1 p.m. April 15. M-CARES builds on research findings that contraceptive costs limit the choices uninsured people can make arou  more

FLINT, Michigan, April 11 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Laurel Ming The College of Innovation & Technology at the University of Michigan-Flint announced more than $4.5 million in grant funding in the first part of the 2024 fiscal year, showing high returns from investments in the strategic planning, hiring, and revitalization processes implemented by the college in the past year. "As we continue to work towards our strategic planning goals, we are so proud  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: Abhijit Parolia, M.S., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and urology at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, was named at NextGen Star by the American Association of Cancer Research. The award honors outstanding early-career scientists and offers awardees a platform to share their research at the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. The pre  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: By combining data from MRI scans and clinical tests, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researcher Chuan Zhou, Ph.D., will develop a decision support tool to tailor treatment for individual patients with multiple myeloma. It's a cancer that's considered incurable, with survival ranging from less than a year to more than a decade, depending on the extent and aggre  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., S.P. Hicks Professor of Pathology and Director of the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, was one of several Rogel researchers to present at the American Association for Cancer Research 2024 Annual Meeting. Chinnaiyan's presentation, "Targeting epigenetic regulators of oncoge  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: In Swedish, klipp means both "to cut" and "opportunity." Mats Ljungman, Ph.D., Rogel researcher and professor of radiation oncology, brings this framework to KLIPP, a new technique in precision medicine using CRISPR to target weak spots in cancer cells. Ljungman shared his research at the 2024 American Association of Cancer Research Annual meeting in a session titled "N  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink will share insights on the situation in Ukraine as it enters its third year of war with Russia at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. The April 23 speech will be followed by a conversation with Susan Page, director of the Ford School's Weiser Diplomacy Center. Originally from Michigan, Brink joined the State Department in 199  more

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Michigan, April 10 (TNSres) -- Visteon, a provider of instrument clusters, head-up displays, information displays, infotainment, audio systems and telematics solutions, issued the following news on April 9, 2024: Visteon Corporation (Nasdaq: VC), a global technology company serving the mobility industry, will release its first quarter 2024 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, April 25. The company will host a conference call for the investment community at   more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 10 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Wayne State University continues to be recognized as a national leader in graduate education, more than 50 of its programs are on the U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Graduate Schools lists. Professional programs in law and the health sciences ranked particularly high among similar programs at peer institutions, including: * the Law School's full- and part-time law programs (No. 55 and No. 20) * the Colle  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 9 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: A monthly survey conducted by a Grand Valley researcher indicates that area manufacturers and businesses are seeing signs of modest growth in the West Michigan economy. Brian Long, director of supply management research at the Seidman College of Business, said several metrics in his report rose in March and hinted at a recession-free 2024, though some responses from surveyed purchasing managers r  more