LANSING, Michigan, June 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against the Right to Contraception Act in lockstep with Trump's attacks on contraception access across the country: "The right to contraception is essential to our bodily autonomy, but today, Republicans in Congress chose Donald Trump's crusade against reproductiv  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, June 6 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Building a bigger, better research infrastructure at Michigan's universities is the goal of a conference to be held June 18-19 at Lawrence Technological University. Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation, the event is free to all participants. The event, called BRINK--Building Research Infrastructure, Networks, and Knowledge--will feature keynote presentations and breakout sessions wit  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 5 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Eric Baerren Animators at Central Michigan University are investigating whether they can help scientists communicate climate change with the general public. The biggest hurdle is figuring out how to convey the visceral fear that much of the scientific community feels. It's not something easily expressed through an interpretation of data. "Their hair is on fire right now, but they can't communicate t  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 6 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Robert Fanning A girl who eats a Michigan city. An ordinary man who wrestles with being a werewolf once a month. Sometimes funny, sometimes absurd, and always engaging, one just never knows where a story or novel by Central Michigan University Professor of English Darrin Doyle will lead them. Let Gravity Seize the Dead, Doyle's forthcoming book, is yet another departure for the author, as h  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, June 7 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Chambers USA has named 24 Clark Hill attorneys "Leaders in their Field" in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers, a world-renowned organization, identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers based on peer and client reviews. Law firms and individual lawyers are ranked in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best. The qualities on which rankings are assess  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, June 6 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following Q&A on June 5, 2024, with Lawyer Christina Barringer: Since joining Clark Hill in 2016 Pittsburgh Member Christina Barringer has made tremendous impacts for her clients as a banking and finance lawyer while also mentoring many young lawyers in a variety of industry and community groups. For her efforts, Barringer was named a 2024 "Lawyer on the Fast Track" and received a nomination for "Young Lawyer of the Year" by th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 6 (TNSres) -- CruiseCompete issued the following news release: CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends(TM) report for the month of June 2024. This report details a picture of trends in consumer behavior for cruise ship travel for June 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 in  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSres) -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: This weekend, full funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) officially expired - forcing 941,244 Michigan families to face stark price hikes on their monthly internet bills. The ACP - a product of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - serves 76,811 households in MI-10, lowering costs for monthly internet bills. A recent survey conducted by the FCC found   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 8 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on June 7, 2024: ESPN's 2024 UFL kickoff season coverage culminates on Saturday with the USFL Conference Championship game at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+. The defending USFL Champion Birmingham Stallions (9-1) will host the Michigan Panthers (7-3) in a rematch of just a week ago, where the Stallions came away with a thrilling one-point victory in Week 10. The Stallions and Panthers als  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 6 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: A look back at the success of the inaugural UFL regular season across ESPN platforms in advance of the USFL Conference Championship game between the Michigan Panthers and Birmingham Stallions - Saturday, June 8, at 3 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, which kicks off the league's postseason. Tim Reed, vice president, ESPN programming & acquisitions, on the 2024 UFL Kickoff Season: "The inaug  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: University of Michigan public health expert Arnold Monto chairs panel The Federal Drug Administration's advisory committee, which evaluates and recommends vaccine formulas with the greatest likelihood of fighting future viruses, meets tomorrow to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for 2024-25 respiratory virus season. Arnold Monto, professor emeritus of epidemiology and global public health at U-M's School of Public  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: "Saturdays in the D" launches five new courses for middle and high school students starting next week including ones that will feature tours to local artist studios and an entrepreneurial course that features a tour to Michigan Central. A partnership between the University of Michigan and the city of Detroit, the "Saturdays in the D" program provides free access to high-quality learning experiences for Detroit  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Do universities respond to the changing needs of industry by offering curriculums that provide students skills they need on the job? That's the central question of a multiyear research project led by Kevin Stange, co-director of the University of Michigan's Education Policy Initiative. And the short answer is yes: Colleges and universities do respond to the needs of the labor market, according to the project'  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 6 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Seva Dental, an emerging, rapidly growing dental support organization (DSO), in a series of acquisitions in recent months to establish and significantly expand its platform in Michigan and Ohio. Headquartered in southeastern Michigan, Seva Dental was formed by renowned operators Brandon Halcott and Naimish Patel in November 2023 with help from Holland & Knight attorneys a  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 4 -- Hope College issued the following news: The name of the endowed position held by economist Dr. Stephen Smith of the Hope College faculty has changed by just one word, but the difference reflects a major new way for Hope to honor and support professors who have leadership responsibilities along with their roles as teachers and scholars. A member of the faculty since 2016, Smith had been appointed to the college's Robert W. Haack Professorship in Economics last fall.  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, June 5 -- Hope College issued the following news: The name of the endowed position held by economist Dr. Stephen Smith of the Hope College faculty has changed by just one word, but the difference reflects a major new way for Hope to honor and support professors who have leadership responsibilities along with their roles as teachers and scholars. A member of the faculty since 2016, Smith had been appointed to the college's Robert W. Haack Professorship in Economics last fall.  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: In case you missed it yesterday, Michigan Democrats held a press conference with Attorney General Dana Nessel, the Michigan House LGBTQ+ caucus, and the Michigan State Director at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in Lansing to outline the many threats to LGBTQ+ Michiganders and their families should Trump or the MAGA MIGOP win this November. We know that Donald Trump has pushed hateful   more

MUNCIE, Indiana, June 4 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) crews continue to make progress on a 1-mile underground power line rebuild project in Muncie between University Avenue and York Prairie Creek, just south of Euclid Avenue. Starting Wednesday, June 5, crews plan to extend lane restrictions on Tillotson Avenue. Motorists should be aware of the updated conditions: * Tillotson Avenue will be one la  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in O'Brien County, Iowa. The affected farm is a dairy herd, and this is Iowa's first reported case of HPAI within a dairy. To date, APHIS has confirmed over 80   more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, June 6 -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release: Kellogg Community College is offering nearly two dozen in-person classes, two sessions of CNA training and all the training required to earn a Basic EMT Certificate at the College's Grahl Center campus in Coldwater this fall. The College is also offering nearly 200 KCC Industrial Trades training modules at the Branch Area Careers Center - located next door to the Grahl Center - in areas including Ind  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, June 6 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: For the seventh straight year, Lawrence Technological University was the champion of the Self-Drive Challenge category in the 31st annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, held May 31-June 3 on the grounds of Oakland University in Rochester. And this year, it was mostly competing with itself, to outdo last year's championship team. A total of 20 collegiate teams signed up for the IGVC, a defense  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: U-M research reveals visuals' crucial role in strategic decision-making Study: External representations in strategic decision-making: Understanding strategy's reliance on visuals Management consultants and professors seem to be obsessed with visuals. When it comes to strategy, they either pull out their impeccable slides, replete with graphics ranging from a SWOT analysis to Porter's Five Forces to the Strate  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, June 5 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Shops at the Crossings, a 48,364-square-foot retail property located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The asset sold for $8,950,000. Jared Shapiro, Craig Fuller, Erin E. Patton, and Scott Wiles, investment special  more

SPRING ARBOR, Michigan, June 7 -- Spring Arbor University issued the following news: On Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is providing $5 million to 12 universities in the state of Michigan to provide stipends of $30,000 to students who are interested in obtaining a Master of Social Work in Michigan. These students would also commit to working in behavioral health within the state of Michigan after completing their degree. Spring Arbor University i  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a formal opinion today addressing certain reporting requirements under the Michigan Constitution and the Public Officers Financial Disclosure Act (PFDA). The opinion was requested by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/June/SOS-Request-for-AG-opinion-Regarding-Person  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/June/Canary-Complaint-24418CPRedacted.pdf?rev=574e778ebf764a56a1367d4c9b38652a&hash=D77DAFCD4F2A53319E90432EE62D1B1D) against a group of tree service companies alleging they deceived consumers seeking storm clean-up services. The suit, filed in the 30th Judicial Circuit C  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a notice of intervention this week in Consumers Energy Company's latest electric rate case (U-21585) before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), filed on May 31, 2024. Consumers Energy seeks a rate hike of approximately $303 million annually which, if approved, would take effect in March of 2025. Only three months ago, the MPSC approved a $92 million  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, Constance Marie Roberts, 67, of Flint, was bound over to stand trial on four counts of Embezzlement from a Vulnerable Adult $100,000 or More and four counts of Taxes-Failure to File/False Return/Payment after allegedly obtaining large sums of money and multiple vehicles from the victim, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Each count of embezzlement is a felon  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release: The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has selected 25 recipients of the Future Proud Michigan Educator EXPLORE grants for districts and charter schools to assist students who are interested in careers in education. MDE awarded EXPLORE Program grants and EXPLORE staff grants totaling $747,227. EXPLORE Program grants are to provide opportunities for students to explore educational   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the state's $10 million investment in Michigan Semiconductor Talent and Technology for Automotive Research (MSTAR), a public-private initiative that aims to make Michigan the world's leader in automotive semiconductor technology and talent and develop a talent pipeline to accelerate semiconductor applications in the mobility sector. MSTAR has bee  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Board of Optometry, Michigan Board of Pharmacy, Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy, Michigan Tax Tribunal, Mackinac Bridge Authority, Governors Traffic Safety Advisor Council, Michigan Historical Commission, Michigan Underground Storage Tank Authority, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, Sui  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the following statement supporting President Biden's executive action to secure the country's southern border after Republicans in Congress voted twice to block the toughest, fairest bipartisan border security legislation in modern history. "President Biden's executive action will help secure our country's border by making it easier for immig  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter (https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2024/06/06/file_attachments/2900373/Request%20for%20Presidential%20Declaration_24-05-07-Region%205-Tornado.pdf) to President Joe Biden requesting a Major Disaster Declaration and activation of the federal individual assistance (IA) programs for Branch, Cass, Kalamazoo, and St. Joseph c  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced an expansion of Michigan's Rural Readiness Program which provides resources to rural communities, helping them apply for federal funding to improve housing, energy, roads, economic development and so much more. The Rural Readiness Program provides capacity building resources including funding, trainin  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: As the Senate voted on a bill to protect access to contraception today, Mike Rogers, Sandy Pensler, and Justin Amash all support dangerous abortion bans that would rip away Michiganders' freedom to make their own personal medical decisions. * * * All of the GOP Senate candidates support banning abortion: * Mike Rogers pushed for "a nationwide abortion ban," and co-sponsored and voted  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memorandum on June 6, 2024: * * * TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Dr. Diane Golzynski, Deputy Superintendent Division of Business, Health, and Library Services SUBJECT: Emergency Operations Plans - Public Act 436 of 2018 (MCL 380.1308b) Section 1308b of Michigan's Revised School Code (MCL 380.1308b) required that  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT ADVISORY Transcript Kim Shine: Welcome to Michigan Minds podcast where we explore the wealth of knowledge from faculty experts at the University of Michigan. I'm Kim Shine, a senior public relations representative for Michigan News. I'm excited to dive into today's topic, the role of pharmacists and medicinal chemists in species conservation. Tim Cernak, an assistant professor of medicinal chemistry i  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 7 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today announced it is seeking further input on proposals that would establish financial penalties for utilities that don't meet thresholds for getting the power back on and incentives for reduced outages and faster restoration of service (Case No U-21400). The Commission's meeting took place at the LV Eberhard Center in downtown Grand Rapi  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 5 -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: On April 11, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Mark DeLano, M.D., FACR, professor and chair of the Michigan State University Department of Radiology in the Colleges of Osteopathic and Human Medicine, to Michigan's Certificate of Need Commission. This bi-partisan state regulatory program, comprised of representatives from hospitals, nursing homes, medicine, nursing, medical educ  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A Earlier this week Major League Baseball banned San Diego Padre Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on his own team--the first time a player has been banned for life since Pete Rose in 1989. The infielder placed bets on baseball games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates--for whom he played at the time--while on the injured list during the 2023 season. Four other players, including three minor leaguer  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Research team hopeful that new computational statistics method can provide more detailed information for precision health treatment plans Study: Accurate and efficient integrative reference-informed spatial domain detection for spatial transcriptomics Researchers at the University of Michigan and Brown University have developed a new computational method to analyze complex tissue data that could transform our  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 6 -- Polaris Industries, a snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles manufacturer, issued the following news release: Polaris Adventures, the experience business of global powersports leader Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), announces the expansion of boat rentals across its ever growing network, providing more ways for customers to enjoy the outdoors. Polaris Adventures offers boat rentals at 35 locations across Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Main  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: According to preliminary findings from a survey led by Rogel researcher Steven Katz, M.D., MPH, a professor of health management and policy, the ability to fully realize genetic testing among family members of patients is mitigated by several factors. In the survey, attitudes and engagement about cascade genetic testing in a population-based cohort of women diagnosed with  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 7 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: University of Missouri Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Matthew Martens has appointed Srinand "Sri" Sreevatsan as dean of the MU College of Veterinary Medicine following a national search. "Dr. Sreevatsan is an accomplished scholar with a passion for veterinary medicine and research initiatives that contribute to the health of animals, humans, and the environment," Martens said  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, June 5 -- Kellogg Community College issued the following news release: Three Kellogg Community College students this spring were awarded prestigious honors from the international Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Alexia Kryszewski, Mitchell Laske and Laura Salmeron, all of Battle Creek, were named to the PTK's All-Michigan Academic Team and honored by the PTK and Michigan Community College Association during an All-Michigan Academic Team celebration ceremony March 11 in Ea  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Green scum from a cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie. The fieldwork was part of a project, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, to study the effect of environmental conditions on toxin production by cyanobacteria. image credit: McKenzie Powers. Great Lakes researchers at the University of Michigan have been awarded a $6.5 m  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: The high-resolution ELT instrument ANDES (formerly known as HIRES), will allow astronomers to study astronomical objects that require highly sensitive observations. It will be used to search for signs of life in Earth-like exoplanets, find the first stars born in the Universe, test for possible variations of the fundamental constants of physics, and measure the acceleration of the Universe's expansion. Image cr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: With about $195 million in new federal funding--the largest research grant in University of Michigan history--the Institute for Social Research will extend its long-running and influential Health and Retirement Study through 2029. The funding comes in the form of a grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, including co-funding from the Social Security Administration  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A University of Michigan-led summer school for oceanographers in Ghana and Nigeria is part of a project to receive funding from Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic organization started by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt. The Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana, or COESSING, was founded by Brian Arbic, a physical oceanographer and U-M professor in the Department of Earth   more

FLINT, Michigan, June 6 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Robb King In a move highlighting the power of community partnerships, the University of Michigan-Flint has announced that it is entering into a three-year lease agreement to house the Flint Cultural Center Academy's new high school at the university's Northbank Center beginning this fall. According to Donna Fry, UM-Flint interim chancellor, this initiative is a testament to the university's commitment to  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 4 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Kat Oak The Summer Vocal Academy of Music at the University of Michigan-Flint has been a transformative event for musically inclined middle and high school students for more than four decades. The program offers K-12 students a platform to explore their musical potential, develop their artistry and skills through singing and choral music, forge a lifelong connection with music, and build lasting friendshi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment increased by 1.8% in May (from 76.3 in April to 77.7), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This monthly change is not statistically significant. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 10.5% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 77.2 to 69.1).  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 7 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Logan McGrady My UM-Flint, the central digital hub for authenticated campus resources at the University of Michigan-Flint, now offers increased functionality and customization thanks to a suite of updates launched today. The portal offers a one-stop shop for students, faculty and staff to access resources like email, Canvas, campus events, the academic calendar and more. New features of My UM-Flint inclu  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study (PDF): National Economic Impact Study of The Camp Industry The U.S. youth camp industry contributes $70 billion to the national economy, accounting for the total value of the camp industry's production and its ripple effects--which include business-to-business purchases and labor income, according to a study from the University of Michigan. This figure represents the industry's overall economic impact a  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: 300,000 X posts show 48 of 50 states have a more positive than negative tone about nuclear energy, with a national average at 54% positive An analysis of nuclear energy X posts (formerly Twitter) geotagged to the U.S. found that 48 out of 50 states had more positive than negative sentiment about the adoption of nuclear technology. The national average is 54% positive. Image credit: Radaideh Laboratory, Michiga  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Leveraging a human speech model to identify different types of barks An AI tool developed at the University of Michigan can tell playful barks from aggressive ones--as well as identifying the dog's age, sex and breed. Image credit: Marcin Szczepanski/Michigan Engineering. Study: Towards Dog Bark Decoding: Leveraging Human Speech Processing for Automated Bark Classification Have you ever wished you could unde  more