LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the recent appointment of Theresa J. Cypher (JPG) as Van Buren County Public Administrator. "Theresa brings a wealth of experience to this role," Nessel said. "Her extensive background in estate administration and her commitment to the community make her an excellent choice to be Van Buren County Public Administrator." Coun  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit urging the Court to revisit an opinion striking down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Worth%20  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: When Chaelee Farquarson learned about the Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE), she applied out of curiosity. As a rising senior studying psychology at Spelman College, much of her research was theoretical. "I was drawn to the policy aspect of the program because a lot of my undergrad work in psychology focuses on research and analysis but do  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: Today, in the 54A District Court in Lansing, Judge Kristen Simmons bound Sandy Baxter, 64, of Caledonia, over to stand trial in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Baxter was charged in February with one count of Perjury (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/February/Baxter-Complaint.pdf?rev=0  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: The Bosch Community Fund has supported Lawrence Technological University's Summer STEM Series for middle schoolers with a $26,355 grant. The grant supports the program, paying for meals, stipends for LTU student assistants and chaperones, instructor costs, and laboratory equipment. The Summer STEM Series (S3) is for students entering seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Its curriculum consists of interac  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A temporary, pandemic-era expansion of the Child Tax Credit improved housing affordability for families with low incomes, according to University of Michigan research. The study by Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore, associate professors of public policy, and Nicole Kovski, a former U-M postdoctoral fellow now at the University of Wisconsin, found that parents who got the monthly credit were less like  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * FOX 2 Detroit reporter on JD Vance's aggressive answer: "I didn't think that was a bogus question!" * * * JD Vance came off particularly unhinged at a Michigan campaign stop yesterday, where he gave "icy responses" to even the most softball questions like "what makes you smile" -- acting hostile and calling the reporter's question "bogus." John James' spin after th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * "As a mother and the first woman to ever represent West Michigan in the House, Hillary Scholten has been a relentless advocate for her community and working families. In Congress, she's cleaning up her communities' drinking water and continuing the work she started at the Department of Justice to secure the southern border, while standing firm against MAGA extremists who want to ban abor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * "Paul Junge is a California carpetbagger who has blown through his parents' cash to already lose two congressional races. Whether it's his support for a national abortion ban or his plan to gut seniors' hard earned benefits, he is deeply out of touch with Michiganders and their values. Unlike Junge, Kristen McDonald Rivet was raised in Michigan and understands the meaning of hard work. S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement: * * * "Tom Barrett is a dangerous politician with an extreme record that would devastate Michigan families. Barrett has opposed vital job-creating initiatives, backed dangerous abortion bans that would jail women and doctors, and raised taxes on ordinary people while giving handouts to the rich. Mid-Michigan deserves a leader like Curtis Hertel who is willing to build bipartisan coalitions to   more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- DENSO International America, a supplier of automotive systems and components, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: DENSO Corporation today announced that it has signed a manufacturing license agreement with Ceres Power Holdings (CWR.L), a leading developer of solid oxide cell stack technology. DENSO aims to advance the early practical application of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOECs)*1 that produce hydrogen through water electrolysis. Cell stac  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Today, in response to a lawsuit filed by Right to Life of Michigan and other anti-choice organizations and advocates, the Michigan Department of Attorney General filed a Notice of Supplemental Authority (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/August/RTL-Notice-of-Supplemental-Authority-FINAL.pdf?rev=806e1a7f5af140f69eaa313a0a33206b&hash=0447A247EF6  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Jonathan Allen, 33, of Ecorse, was arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Steven R. Worpell in 80th District Court in Harrison on four felony charges for allegedly stealing and subsequently selling Home Depot rental equipment, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. He was charged (PDF) with one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony, and three counts of False Prete  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Award given for excellence across four critical components * * * Central Michigan University is proud to announce that Instructional Designer Tracy Donohue was recognized by their peers with the Exemplary Course Program (ECP) Award. The ECP Award, presented by Anthology, recognizes faculty and course designers from schools, colleges, and universities around the world who develop engaging and inno  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: New research led by University of Michigan education economist Sarah Cohodes provides insights into how different K-12 educational environments shape college preparation, enrollment and graduation outcomes. Using randomized admissions lotteries for Massachusetts charter schools enabled the researchers to estimate the causal impact of different approaches used in urban an  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Green hydrogen pathways, energy efficiencies and intensities for ground, air, and marine transport (DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.012) Green hydrogen is emerging as an important potential solution for decarbonizing transportation, but new energy efficiency findings indicate that it should be used strategically in heavy-duty road, rail, aviation and marine transportation, a University of Michigan study sh  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Green hydrogen pathways, energy efficiencies and intensities for ground, air, and marine transport (DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.07.012) Green hydrogen is emerging as an important potential solution for decarbonizing transportation, but new energy efficiency findings indicate that it should be used strategically in heavy-duty road, rail, aviation and marine transportation, a University of Michigan study sh  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 6 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Aug. 5, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented 123NET, a premier commercial and residential fiber internet, data center interconnectivity and colocation, and business voice services provider based in Michigan, in the sale of a majority interest in the company to Grain Management, a global investment firm that focuses on the broadband and digital infrastructure sector  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis While the recent turmoil in financial markets around the world triggered fears of a recession, a GVSU researcher said he's not ready to make that declaration for the national or local economies. Brian Long, director of supply chain management research at the Seidman College of Business, said his data indicates an economic slowdown and not a recession. "All of our current number  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Health Administration students and faculty to present research at the largest gathering of management and organization scholars in the world * * * CMU's newly accredited Master of Health Administration (MHA) program and a well-established Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program have achieved international recognition. MHA and DHA graduates will have a unique opportunity to share th  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Yesterday, Michigan Department of Corrections Officer Joshua Evans, 48, of Jackson, was arraigned in the 12th District Court in Jackson or allegedly smuggling narcotics into the Parnall Correctional Facility, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Evans is charged (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/August/Complaint-warrant-Evans.pdf?  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: University of Michigan graduate student Teal Harrison prepares to capture a predatory mantis shrimp from its burrow in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Image credit: Diarmaid O Foighil, University of Michigan Study: Within-host adaptive speciation of commensal yoyo clams leads to ecological exclusion, not co-existence When clams gamble on living with a killer, sometimes their luck may run out, according to a  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Workplace violence in the healthcare industry has been on the rise for more than a decade. According to studies, more than 50 nurses a day are attacked in the United States, 40% of healthcare workers say they have experienced workplace violence in the past two years, and 85% of emergency room physicians say that workplace violence has increased over the last five years. And the workplace violen  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Shawntae Mintline is the new director of Southeast Michigan, where she will help expand GVSU Omni partnerships and programs in that region, in addition to overseeing the Detroit Center. Mintline had worked for Wayne State University as associate director of Academic Programs and Institutional Effectiveness, with oversight of accreditation and academic program review in the provost's offi  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: Unfortunately for many, the place where they live is also a predictor of their life span, especially for rural residents. Nearly 2 million Michigan residents live in rural communities where there are significant barriers to health care resources such as long commutes to hospitals and clinics, a shrinking pool of providers and a lack of high-speed internet. Prioritizing rural  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Resources to support students their entire time at CMU * * * By Eric Baerren When it comes to hiring, Matt Katz said he commonly hears the same thing from employers. "What they say is, 'we hire people, not majors'," they've told him. Students don't always appreciate that, especially when pursuing degrees that don't have a direct path into jobs, said Katz, a member of Central Michigan Universit  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: Diverse Paths To College Success: The Impact Of Massachusetts' Urban And Nonurban Charter Schools On College Trajectories Student test scores are not the only indicator of future college success. New research led by University of Michigan education economist Sarah Cohodes provides insights into how different K-12 educational environments shape college preparation, enrollment and graduation outcomes. S  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A The 2024 presidential elections--at least according to several polls--will be a close race, which means some votes could make a difference in the outcome, especially in swing states. Barbara McQuade Some people might not know that tougher election laws were enacted last year after Republicans pushed for stricter rules in 2020. Barbara McQuade, professor from practice at the University of Michigan   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Architects Kubra Saglam and Gizem Seymen working on architectural drawings of Bouleuterion, view looking northwest. Photo Credit: Notion Archaeological Project, University of Michigan A team of researchers led by a University of Michigan archaeologist has uncovered a hoard of gold coins, likely used to pay mercenary troops, buried in a small pot in the ancient Greek city of Notion in western Turkey. The coins  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Students, faculty track storm development near Lake Michigan * * * By Aaron Mills A Central Michigan University-led team of researchers is one step closer to better understanding Lake Michigan's impact on thunderstorm development in West Michigan. The MITTEN-CI Project concluded a month of data collection from Lake Michigan's coast to as far inland as Lansing at the end of July. The 37  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: The Impact of Modest Cash Incentives on Home Visiting Enrollment and Participation (DOI: 10.1086/724793) Offering small cash incentives can significantly increase participation in a Medicaid home visiting program for pregnant people, infants and their families, according to a study by the Youth Policy Lab at University of Michigan. U-M researchers discovered that providing a $20 cash incentive for keep  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As JD Vance travels to Wisconsin and Michigan today, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "JD Vance stood by Donald Trump as he used his presidency to break promises and abandon workers, giving handouts to the ultra-wealthy on the backs of hardworking Americans. Trump incentivized companies to offshore jobs, shuttered factories in Michigan and promised Wisconsin a man  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 8 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment increased by 4.9% in July (from 77.3 in June to 81.1 in July), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 2.6% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 68.2 to 66.4). Neither monthly change was statistically significant.   more