MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Housed at CMU, the Central and Western AHEC helps recruit and train the next generation of health care workers * * * By Kelly Belcher More than 35,000 teens and young adults have participated in Michigan Area Health Education Center pipeline programs designed to offer middle and high school students the chance to explore health careers and receive mentorship through hands-on learning. These pro  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the state of Michigan in Catholic Charities v. Whitmer, a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban on licensed health care providers offering conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy is a cruel, harmful, and ineffective practice that aims to change  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Calvin University issued the following news: Calvin University is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever marching band program under the leadership of seasoned band director Dr. Steve Sudduth. With 25 years of experience building and directing marching bands, Sudduth brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep passion for connecting music programs with their communities. Steve Sudduth began his career in 1999 and has successfully established and led march  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Vaping among younger adults and binge-drinking among mid-life adults also maintained record-high levels, NIH-supported study shows Study: National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 65, 1976-2023 The percentages of adults using cannabis and hallucinogens over the past year stayed at historically high levels in 2023, according to the latest findings from the University of Michigan's Monitoring the   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Student-led audit helps university earn prestigious award * * * An organization that promotes sustainable practices at higher education institutions across the country has recognized Central Michigan University's campuswide efforts. CMU earned a silver ranking for its efforts from the The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education ranking system in May. Students from   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: Dr. Marty Baxter, a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Central Michigan University, has been named the recipient of the American Meteorological Society's 2025 Edward N. Lorenz Teaching Excellence Award. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated sustained outstanding teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral levels, significantly im  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: After four straight months of declines, consumer sentiment in August inched up 1.5 index points above July, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Joanne Hsu The economic outlook over both the short term and long term reached their most favorable levels since April 2024, with a 10% surge in long-run economic expectations that was seen across age and income groups, said U-M economist Jo  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Peg West When it comes to retaining college graduates for the talent pipeline that will propel Michigan forward, regional universities are key drivers -- and Grand Valley leads the way by a considerable amount. Those are the findings from the Upjohn Institute, a nonpartisan research organization based in Kalamazoo and focused on policy-related issues of employment, which were published August   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Dear Fordies, Welcome to the new academic year! And welcome to the Sunday Night Message. We'll continue this tradition each Sunday night to help keep us connected, and I'll ask other school leaders to lend their voices here throughout the term as well. After all, each one of us shapes the culture we hold dear at the Ford School-each one of us leads from where we are. In that   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * Report: Trump and House Republicans' Project 2025 would immediately raise taxes on typical Michigan families by $2,797 * * * John James and Donald Trump are all in on their plan to raise taxes on millions of middle class families. According to a new analysis, Donald Trump's and James' Project 2025 would dramatically overhaul the tax system and raise taxes on a typical family of fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: After spending months trying to cover up his anti-abortion extremism, Tom Barrett is admitting that he doesn't care if he is out-of-touch with Michigan women and families. In a recent radio interview, Barrett said that he "did not support" Michiganders codifying reproductive rights in the state constitution and that he has "a hard time believing it remains as intense of an issue now." Unf  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As JD Vance travels to Michigan today, DNC Spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: "Donald Trump spent his presidency letting workers down time and time again in Michigan and across the country and JD Vance is ready to sign the American people up for four more years of failures and broken promises. The Trump-Vance ticket would give handouts to their ultra-wealthy friends and big corpor  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Ford School has an exciting and diverse series of events this fall, designed to encourage policy debate, civic engagement, and Conversations Across Differences in a number of ways for students, faculty, staff, and the wider U-M and general community. We continue to mark the 50th anniversary of the presidency of Gerald R. Ford. We are hosting the Gerald R. Ford Presidential F  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Written by Sheri Hall Six years ago, Harold and Carol Kohn approached the Ford School with a vision to honor their family. Their goal was to build a vibrant research community dedicated to promoting social equity and inclusion. Today, the Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy is poised to influence social policy and tackle structural inequality across the nation. At the center o  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following letter on Aug. 29, 2024, by Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes: * * * Dear friends, The campus is buzzing with excitement at the start of a new academic year. I'm thrilled to be welcoming (and welcoming back) an extraordinary group of students and faculty. We had a very successful year for faculty recruiting, and I am so excited to welcome our new scholars and teachers. Our new and newly pr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Study: State efforts to enforce firearm dispossession through relinquishment laws State and federal laws across the United States prohibiting firearm possession in cases of domestic violence often lack enforcement mechanisms, which may lead to continued possession of firearms despite court orders, according to a University of Michigan study. The lack of specificity in firearm relinquishment laws--which autho  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Paralympic Flag. credit: Scazon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EXPERTS ADVISORY KEY TOPICS Student Athlete Stories Cultural Impact Technological Innovations Training/Preparation History/Trends/Viewership The 2024 Paralympic Games will begin Aug. 28 and run through Sep. 8. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss key topics related to the games, including personal and evolution of adap  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * * Transformational Brownfield Plan to enhance Grand Rapids riverfront with a $700 million investment to build hundreds of new housing units, greenspace, stadium, and amphitheater * Refrigeration company Northland Corporation creating up to 200 jobs, retaining 116 with expansion in Greenville * Brownfield site in Northville to be redeveloped into horse track and community  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that applications are officially open for PitchMI, a statewide shark tank style pitch competition. Michigan's Growth Office will invest $100,000 in one innovative solution that transforms the way Michiganders get from point A to point B safely, affordably and efficiently. PitchMI is a commitment by the state to spur entrepreneurial problem solving, conne  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, Michigan Workforce Development Board, Advisory Board for the Michigan Intelligence Operations Center for Homeland Security, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Oakland University Board of Trustees, and MEDC Executive Com  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Hope College issued the following news: Dr. Chris Avery, a 2005 Hope College graduate who is chief of staff for the National Climate Assessment at the U.S. Global Change Research Program, will present the address "How Do You Make an Informed Decision in a Changing World?" on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Hope in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center. The presentation, which will delivered in the style of a TED Talk, is through Hope'  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Hope College issued the following news: The storied life of the founder of Boston's famed Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be the focus of an illustrated lecture at Hope College on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 5:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall by Dr. Natalie Dykstra of the English faculty, whose recent biography of Gardner has been receiving national acclaim. The public is invited. Admission is free, although an RSVP at rsvp.hope.edu/celebration is req  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Hope College issued the following news: Hope College will enhance its emphasis on character development with a grant received through the Educating Character Initiative of Wake Forest University's Program for Leadership and Character. Hope will focus on the virtues of gratitude and generosity, using the grant to help scale up a foundational programmatic component of the Hope Forward initiative that the college has been piloting since the fall of 2021. Hope is one   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope spectroscopic survey of NGC1333. credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Scholz, K. Muzic, A. Langeveld, R. Jayawardhana Study: The JWST/NIRISS Deep Spectroscopic Survey for Young Brown Dwarfs and Free-Floating Planets (DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.12639) An international collaboration that included the University of Michigan has spotted six likely rogue worlds--objects w  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy has named a new Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy. Elizabeth J. Dale will join the Johnson Center as the second holder of the chair beginning September 1. The Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy was established in 2010 through the generosity of the Frey Foundation - one of the largest family foundations in West Michigan, itself establis  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Zoe Kukla believes being able to read should be a skill available to all children, not a privilege reserved only for some. As the recipient of the Voyager Scholarship, the University of Wisconsin-Madison junior intends to help develop, research, and expand literacy through educational communications and media resources that equip children with the skills to succeed. "I am deeply committed to  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The U.S. Supreme Court 2022 Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health decision significantly altered the public policy landscape for abortion care, and created a critical need for objective and high-quality abortion policy evaluation research, according to Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy at the Ford School of Public Policy. In a commentary written for the J  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Lawrence Technological University has redesigned the humanities courses required of all students to provide them with a broad cultural understanding of the human experience. All first-year LTU students will be required to take two courses, "Engaging Ancient Texts" and "Engaging Modern Texts." There, students will read, analyze, and write about some of the greatest works produced by the human mind. Th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Researchers sit between two outer layers of LZ during construction. Scott Haselschwardt of U-M is the fourth person from the right. The clear inner tank was later filled with a special liquid scintillator; photomultipliers on the outer wall collect light from background particle interactions. credit: Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility One of the greatest puzzles in the universe is figuring o  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is hailing decisions the Michigan Supreme Court issued today regarding Covid-19 emergency orders and a former Shelby Township clergyman's conviction. Michigan Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals Regarding Pandemic Emergency Orders Today, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear appeals in Gym 24/7 Fitness, LLC v State of Michigan and   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a bipartisan coalition of 30 states has agreed to resolve a multistate lawsuit regarding unclaimed MoneyGram International, Inc. (MoneyGram) property. The settlement will result in an approximately $9 million recovery for residents of the State of Michigan with outstanding unclaimed property transferred and held by MoneyGram money order service.   more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Today, Hope Snyder, 43, of Kincheloe, was sentenced before Judge Susan Sniegowski in the 51st Circuit Court in Mason County to 35 to 60 years' incarceration for murder of Jeffery Grant and the killing of his two dogs by arson, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Synder pled no contest to Second Degree Murder, First Degree Arson, and two counts of Animals - Killing  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following electric application (Case No. U-21784) on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY for authority to reconcile certain electric utility residual balances. APPLICATION Consumers Energy Company ("Consumers Energy" or the "Company") respectfully requests that the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC" or the "Commission") authorize Consumers Energy to reconci  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 31 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission announced the following gas application (Case No. U-21780) on Aug. 30, 2024: * * * In the matter of the application of SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate the Keweenaw Connector Pipeline. APPLICATION SEMCO Energy Gas Company ("SEMCO Gas" or the "Company"), a division of SEMCO Energy, Inc., respectfully requests the Michigan Public Service Commission ("MPSC"  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Lawrence Technological University has received a $175,476 grant from the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation Program to buy a new piece of research hardware. LTU will use the grant to purchase a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system from NIRx Medical Technologies LLC, a medical device company with offices in New York, Florida, and Germany. The device m  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * Big Ten College Countdown Begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock * * * The 2023 CFP National Champion Michigan Wolverines open their title defense against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the season debut of NBC Sports' Big Ten Saturday Night this Saturday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Coverage begins with Big Ten College Countdown at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Eligib  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Keeping construction workers safe on the job requires planning. But what's the most effective way to build that plan, and who should carry it out? A new study conducted by the Construction Safety Research Center at Lawrence Technological University asserts that it all starts with construction frontline supervisors, the people who work directly with construction crews on the job site. Combini  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A If you're feeling a bit confused by the constant media coverage about presidential election polls, you're not alone. Whether it's the polls' margin of error or their fairness and accuracy, the information can become important for some voters in their election choices. And do the polls matter since the presidential winner will be determined by the Electoral College? "Yes," said Michael Traugott, U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, as Donald Trump prepares for a rally in Potterville, Michigan, he will undoubtedly double down on his failed, anti-union economic policies that let down Michigan's working families in his first term with his even more extreme Project 2025 agenda. A reminder: Trump's Project 2025 agenda would raise taxes on Michigan families by thousands of dollars a year and supercharge inflation all while givin  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: Infant formula shortage. credit: John Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons EXPERT Q&A Study: Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States (doi.org/10.17226/27765) Despite complex regulations for infant formula, contamination in production and supply chain issues at Abbott Nutrition created a dangerous shortage in 2022. The nationwide shortage affec  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: Noon-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 (recording will be made available) EVENT: "Back to School: The Research Behind School Safety Strategies" Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Michigan Medicine and the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention will discuss a topic that concerns many educators, policymakers, parents, students and communities: keeping campuses safe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: In-person contact helps lead to lower levels of loneliness in older people, but other ways of staying in touch, such as phoning, emailing or texting, are not as effective in lowering loneliness, a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan have found. The findings, out today in the The Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Science, have implicatio  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: EXPERT Q&A U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar issued a warning to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stating that Mexico's democracy faced a "major risk" due to the president's plan to reform the federal judicial system and allow voters to pick judges. During a news conference, Salazar expressed that the proposed change would harm Mexico's democracy and threaten the relationship between the two countries  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: Wayne State University will welcome more than 6,900 new first-year, transfer, graduate and professional students to campus this fall, an increase of 5.5% in new students from last year. Following one of the largest incoming undergraduate classes in its history, fall 2024 undergraduate enrollment continues to rise. Approximately 4,700 new undergraduate students started fall semester classes on August 26 - including   more