ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 23 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A unique experiment has shown that forest soil could release more carbon than it absorbs on a warming planet. credit: Artur Stefanski Study: Soil respiration response to decade-long warming modulated by soil moisture in a boreal forest The soils of northern forests are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale and use for photosynthesis from making it back into the atmosphere. But a  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is recognizing the significant achievements of the Child Support Division, which has been instrumental in identifying parents throughout the State who are capable of paying child support but deliberately refuse to do so. Since its establishment in 2003, the Child Support Division has made significant strides in combatting the problem of unpaid child suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Carl Marlinga will flip MI-10 and help take back the House majority * * * Today, the DCCC announced that Carl Marlinga has been added to its highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Carl Marlinga, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs for Michigan's 10th Congressional Distr  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The College for Creative Studies issued the following news: * * * Designing for regeneration, restoring ecosystems, renewing communities, emphasizing sustainability and the potential to inspire positive growth. * * * During the Winter semester, undergraduate Interior Design and graduate Color & Materials Design students at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) collaborated on a large-scale sponsored project with the Detroit nonprofit, Changing Lives and Staying  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Donors support students and forge the university's future * * * Central Michigan University alumni and friends paid it forward in a big way during the 2023-24 fiscal year, contributing $25.9 million in the single most successful fundraising year in school history. The new record exceeds the previous record in 2020 by nearly $2 million. "The CMU community is showing its true maroon and gold prid  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * 17 receive annual recognition for service to the university community * * * Central Michigan University will celebrate 17 employees next month for their outstanding service to the university and its students. Recipients of the 2023-2024 Staff Excellence Award are: * Ben Andera, executive director of academic and research computing in the Office of Information Technology. * Julie Croy, senior o  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Empowering the next generation of gamers with Varsity Premiere and Academy Scholarships * * * By Luke Theis Central Michigan University is launching its first-ever esports scholarships, underscoring the institution's dedication to advancing the growing field of esports and gaming. These scholarships aim to recognize and support outstanding student gamers who excel in their chosen esports titles  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 23 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Michele Coffill Speakers during the Convocation ceremony gave their interpretations of what a Grand Valley education means and offered advice and encouragement to new students who gathered in the Fieldhouse Arena August 22. President Philomena V. Mantella said a Grand Valley education is specific to the student who is shaping it yet it contains ingredients common to all learners. "The real magic is ou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Eighty-nine years after it was established, Social Security is bringing dignity and peace of mind to Iowans * * * Today, the DCCC announced that Carl Marlinga has been added to its highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Carl Marlinga, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 22 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * * Four Way-Too-Early Top 25 Teams Featured Across Jimmy V Men's and Women's Classic * Men's Doubleheader to Feature Miami vs. Tennessee and Michigan vs. Arkansas on Dec. 10 at Madison Square Garden * Women's Classic to Showcase NC State vs. Louisville on Dec. 15 * * * ESPN Events has announced the matchups and telecast details for the 2024 Jimmy V Men's and Women's Class  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * * ESPN+ to stream 1,000 games live, highlighted by 60 conference championship matches * ESPN's Men's College Soccer Play by Play Dalen Cuff teams up with Analyst Devon Kerr as lead match commentators * * * ESPN platforms - ESPNU, ACC Network and ESPN+- will present more than 1,000 men's college soccer matches this season, beginning Thursday, Aug. 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET when N  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: James Duderstadt was inaugurated as University of Michigan president in 1988. courtesy of the James J. Duderstadt Collection, U-M's Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan President Emeritus James J. Duderstadt, who devoted his academic career to an institution he shaped with his zeal for technology, innovation and equality, died Aug. 21 at age 81. Duderstadt also held the title of University Profe  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Michael Parson, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Today, Governor Mike Parson announced judicial appointments to the 21st and 22nd Judicial Circuits. The Honorable Lorne J. Baker, of University City, was appointed as Circuit Judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit. Judge Baker serves as an associate circuit judge in the 21st Judicial Circuit. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Michigan and  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Peg West Knowledge is the only currency that grows exponentially by sparking the new ideas, insights and innovations that propel it to continually bloom, President Philomena V. Mantella said August 20 at the annual University Address. During her remarks in the courtyard of the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, Mantella emphasized how education carries enormous value by encouraging critical t  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: After more than 22 years in higher education, including administrative and teaching duties around the world, Dr. Naser Abumustafa (pronounced ah-boo-moo-STAH-fah) has joined HFC as the Associate Dean for Business and Economics, Computer Information Systems, Cisco, Cybersecurity, and Culinary Arts + Hospitality Management in the School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development (BEPD). "I have   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: After nearly 30 years at Ford Motor Company, Dr. Saso Krstovski (pronounced "SAH-show Kerr-STOV-ski") is applying his expertise to his new role as Associate Dean of Industrial Technologies, taking responsibility for the Advanced Manufacturing, Trade and Apprenticeship Education, Building Sciences, Automotive Technology, and ASSET programs in the HFC School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Develop  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Young adults aging out of foster care and those who need support have allies in the local bee population, a local doctor and a chocolate shop. Brian Stork, a University of Michigan assistant professor of urology, took up beekeeping with his kids and was looking for ideas for a unique Mother's Day gift for his wife, Marisol. Brian Stork, a University of Michigan assistant professor of urology, took up beekeep  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 23 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: The overlap between humans and animals will increase substantially across much of the planet in less than 50 years due to human population growth and climate change, according to a collaborative study by scientists at the University of Michigan, the University of Washington and University College London. The study was published Aug. 21 in Science Advances. By 2070, the overlap between humans and mor  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: As the human population grows, more than half of Earth's land will experience an increasing overlap between humans and animals by 2070, according to a University of Michigan study. Greater human-wildlife overlap could lead to more conflict between people and animals, say the U-M researchers. But understanding where the overlap is likely to occur--and which animals are likely to interact with humans in specifi  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Annual race in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan features challenging hills, dirt, grass and gravel * * * By Kay Purtill Central Michigan University alumnus and emeritus faculty member Lawrence Sych completed the 28-mile Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic from Negaunee to Marquette August 10th in 3 hours, 9 minutes and 15 seconds! The Ore to Shore is one of the Midwest's premier mountain bike event  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following gas application (Case No. U-21782) on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of the Application of Ameresco Woodland Meadows Romulus LLC for Approval of Construction and Operation of Pipeline in Wayne County, Michigan for the transport of High BTU Landfill gas. APPLICATION Ameresco Woodland Meadows Romulus LLC ("Ameresco") files this Application pursuant to 1929 PA 9, as amended: MCL 483.101 et seq., and  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 23 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following electric order (Case No. U-21650; U-21776) on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of AMERICAN RURAL COOPERATIVE POWER, INC., for a license as an alternative electric supplier. In the matter, on the Commission's own motion, regarding the regulatory reviews, determinations, and/or approvals necessary for AMERICAN RURAL COOPERATIVE POWER, INC., to fully comply with Public Act 295 of 2008.   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: It's a step toward smart coatings that change color--or other properties--on the fly An illustration of an imaging technique that allows researchers to watch how nanoparticles respond to changes in their environment in real time. The blue lines represent the beam of an electron microscope as it impacts gold nanoblocks suspended in liquid in a small sample holder device called a liquid flow cell. credit: Ella   more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Thomas Chavez GVSU wrapped up its move-in week Aug. 23 on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. After four days of organized chaos on the Allendale campus, there was something markedly different about move-in downtown. There were no chutes for cars to go down, no chalk on the windshield and no direction checkpoints. The atmosphere of the downtown move-in was low key, , with the only major checkpoint be  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * Maria Taylor Returns as College Countdown Host, Joined in Studio by Analysts Chris Simms and Joshua Perry, and College Football Insider Nicole Auerbach. * * * Season two of NBC Sports' Big Ten College Countdown presented by Genesis kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, leading into the season opener for defending national champion Michigan, as the Wolverines  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Policing technologies are increasingly being used to surveil the public with the stated goal of making communities safer and decreasing crime. New policy briefs from the Ford School of Public Policy's Science, Technology, and Public Policy program (STPP) on three of these technologies--robot dogs, drones, and predictive policing algorithms--find technologies can violate  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 23 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Cavitt Bruhn, a junior in mechanical engineering from Plano, Texas, and a goalkeeper for S&T's men's soccer team, will be taking a trip to southwest Michigan next week to compete in the PIT Collegiate Throwdown (PCT). The event is an international CrossFit competition in Kalamazoo and Three Rivers, Michigan, that will be held Aug. 27-30. To earn an invitation to compete, Cavitt participated in a  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235255092400229X?via%3Dihub A range of technical and policy approaches are being considered to mitigate global climate change. Whether and how these approaches are prioritized or abandoned often depends directly on public approval. For one such technology--carbon capture and utilization (CCU)--public support depends on which aspect of the technology i  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A range of technical and policy approaches are being considered to mitigate global climate change. Whether and how these approaches are prioritized or abandoned often depends directly on public approval. For one such technology--carbon capture and utilization (CCU)--public support depends on which aspect of the technology is being considered and which people are conside  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: FACULTY Q&A Nejat Seyhun and Cindy Schipani are among the most knowledgeable scholars on insider trading, having individually or collectively contributed to more than two dozen studies on the topic and whose research has the ear of Wall Street's watch dogs. Nejat Seyhun Yet, the professors at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business are still mining and finding new information about the practice  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT ANALYSIS Every presidential election season comes with a host of national security concerns, and the 2024 campaign is no different. Among other things, it's contending with fallout from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, threats of wider war in the Middle East and continued cyberattacks. Javed Ali Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Univer  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Extratropical cyclones, like the one centered above Minnesota in this satellite image from 2010, are bringing warmer and wetter air to the Great Lakes region in winter. credit: National Weather Service Historical Trends in Cold-Season Mid-Latitude Cyclones in the Great Lakes Region Anyone who's spent their winter months around the Great Lakes has probably had the uncanny experience of living through three se  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Authors account for both verbal and nonverbal communication among doctors, medical staff and cancer patients. * * * Cancer doctors and their medical colleagues are frequently tasked with breaking negative news to patients who have been diagnosed with any of the 600-some known types of cancer. Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Nebrask  more

FLINT, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: By Logan McGrady The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have announced a $1.76 million grant to Rebecca Tonietto, associate professor of biology at the University of Michigan-Flint, and her collaborators, to study the effects of converting turfgrass lawns into native plant species. The project, titled "Conservation potential of converting urban turf lawns to native plan  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: U-M research reveals similar challenges for women and minorities in North America Study: Exploring the relative efficacy of 'within-logic contrasting' and 'cross-logic analogizing' framing tactics for adopting new entrepreneurial practices in contexts of poverty As formal employment opportunities are rare in impoverished regions, entrepreneurship is considered a key alternative to help people in such regions  more