MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 5 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Central Michigan University partners with Huntington National Bank to offer exclusive tuition discounts Author: Jaime Griffis Central Michigan University Online is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with Huntington National Bank, bringing enhanced educational opportunities to thousands of individuals and families. Through this collaboration, Huntington colleagues, their spouses, and d  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 1 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * How market research improves business outcomes Advanced statistical techniques can help improve customer satisfaction in the transportation industry Author: Alisha Draper Toyzan Market research isn't just about crunching numbers - it's about understanding people. Central Michigan University marketing faculty member Mike Garver is passionate about making complex statistics helpful for real-world  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 1 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Charging electric vehicles 5x faster in subfreezing temps A stabilizing coating on an electrode, combined with microscale channels, helps solve the trade-off between range and charging speed, even in cold temperatures Engineering student Chloe Acosta plugs in an EV for charging in snowy weather on the University of Michigan's North Campus. EV charging becomes less efficient in colder weather, but a   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 3 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU College of Medicine faculty member earns prestigious FAIMER Fellowship Faculty member Neli Ragina, Ph.D., associate professor and director of students and residents clinical research for the Central Michigan University College of Medicine has been chosen for the 2025 fellowship program with the International FAIMER Institute, a globally recognized program dedicated to advancing health profess  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 5 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU President: 'Let us carry this light forward' In investiture speech, MacKinnon focuses on innovation to fuel success Author: Kevin Essebaggers The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees officially bestowed the responsibilities of university president upon Neil MacKinnon today during the official investiture ceremony. The investiture ceremony is a university tradition typically held du  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 1 -- 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: * * * Dow and X-energy Submit Construction Permit Application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Proposed Advanced Nuclear Project in Texas * Project supported by U.S. DOE's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program * Represents a key milestone toward bringing advan  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 3 -- 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: * * * Dow is one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For 2025 Fifth consecutive year for this distinction MIDLAND, Michigan - April 2, 2025 - Great Place To Work and Fortune have recognized Dow (NYSE: DOW) as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work Foropens in a  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 3 -- 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: * * * Dow's "Recycling for a change" Program boosts selective collection and increases income of recycling professionals in the Southeast and Northeast of Brazil. Operating in the Southeast and Northeast regions in Brazil, the "Recycling for a change" program improves select  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Fathers' consistent parenting nurtures bonds through teen years Study: Exploring father-adolescent closeness: A random forest approach (DOI: 10.1111/fare.13168) Children who grow up with their fathers under the same roof tend to feel close to them, forming strong relationships that last through challenging teenage years, according to a new study. Living in the same home, especially in recent years,  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 5 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Yang finds unintended consequences of an early education program in the Philippines A major policy change in early education in the Philippines led to an unexpected drop in test scores and academic achievement--revealing the challenges that even well-intentioned reforms can have and the importance of wisely investing in the first years of learning. The "natural experimen  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 1 -- General Motors issued the following news: * * * GM posts 17% Q1 sales growth on strength in trucks, SUVs, and EVs General Motors announced that its U.S. sales increased 17% in the first quarter, with double-digit increases across all four of the company's brands. For the quarter, GM led the U.S. automotive industry in total, retail, and fleet sales. GM continues to be the market leader in full-size pickups and SUVs. We expect GM to be again the #2 seller electri  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Signs Executive Order Declaring Energy Emergency in the Upper Peninsula, Suspends Restrictions to Increase Flow of Fuel and Other Supplies April 4, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - Last night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order declaring an energy emergency in the Upper Peninsula. Severe ice storms closed the Mackinac Bridge multiple time  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads with Projects Starting This Week in Osceola, Kent, Montcalm, and Mackinac Counties March 31, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin bridge, road, and culvert repairs this week in Osceola, Kent, Montcalm, and Mackinac   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Visits Otsego, Alpena, and Emmet Counties to Support Recovery Efforts in the Wake of Devastating Ice Storms April 3, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Governor Whitmer Visits Otsego, Alpena, and Emmet Counties to Support Recovery Efforts in the Wake of Devastating Ice Storms Visit follows deployment of National Guard and flurry of executive orders to rush resources t  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 3 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * April 16 Lecture: Author Tim Alberta to Discuss American Evangelical Movement and Politics Author Tim Alberta will deliver an address based on his book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism" on Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at Hope College in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited. Admission is free. The presentation is be  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * How schools used pandemic aid to reach students experiencing homelessness Policy brief: Lessons Learned from Pandemic-Era Aid: Opportunities for schools to improve the identification of children experiencing homelessness University of Michigan research sheds new light on how school districts used their share of $800 million in pandemic relief funds that were specifically dedicated to the education of  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gov. Whitmer Reminds Michiganders of Tax Extension Available to People Affected by Severe Winter Weather Emergency in Northern Michigan April 3, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Individuals, Businesses can Focus on Recovery and Not Tax Deadlines LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a reminder that individuals and businesses across twelve counties affected   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Michiganders Gather to Hold John James Accountable at Michigan Dems' Town Hall This Saturday, US Sen Chris Murphy and US Rep Maxwell Frost joined a packed room of Dems in Warren to call out Rep. John James for hiding from his constituents LANSING -- In case you missed it, Michigan Dems held a People's Town Hall in a packed room in Warren to call for accountability from Congressman Joh  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump Takes Over $40 Million from Michigan Schools from School Infrastructure Projects As Trump tries to gut the Department of Education, his Education Secretary reneges on tens of millions for Michigan schools LANSING -- In case you missed it, Trump's Department of Education is pulling back over $40 million in promised federal funds for pre-approved projects in Michigan schools to upd  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Latest Data & AI in Society lecture poses the question: Will workers be needed in the future? EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 EVENT: Artificial intelligence adoption is already changing how people work, with a growing number of companies adopting systems to handle an increasing number of tasks. How will human work evolve as adoption progresses and what will that mean for how  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 2 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Lesotho: Where we learned to be human U-M expert explains archaeological significance of small African country, a vital source of freshwater and crucial to the study of biodiversity A rainbow arcs over the Maloti Mountains in highland Lesotho.s courtesy: Brian Stewart, University of Michigan President Donald Trump says "nobody has ever heard of" Lesotho, the tiny southern African kingdom that is t  more

ENCINO, California, April 3 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 1,103-Unit Self-Storage Property in Detroit MSA WESTLAND, Mich., April 2, 2025 - 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 Five Star Store It, a 1,103-unit self-storage property located in Westland, Michigan. "We're excited  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Declares State of Emergency to Support Michiganders Impacted by Ice Storm in Northern Michigan State Emergency Operations Center activated after storm causes trees and power lines to fall, leaving more than 100,000 without power across the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula.  LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * National Weather Service warns of 'potentially historic' floods: U-M experts available to comment credit: Michael Rolands, stock.adobe.com EXPERTS ADVISORY As deadly storms batter the U.S. in the South and Midwest, the National Weather Service is warning of "life-threatening, catastrophic and potentially historic" floods. Experts at the University of Michigan are available to comment on the event  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 4 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Ayn Rand Institute Chair Presenting April 29 Lecture about Western Enlightenment The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Northwood University are hosting a free lecture, "The History of the Western Enlightenment -- And Why It Matters Today," by Yaron Brook, chairman of the board of the Ayn Rand Institute, on April 29 in Griswold Lecture Hall. In his lecture about the Western Enlightenment -- which was a tra  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist Visits Alpena, and Emmet Counties to Support Recovery Efforts in the Wake of Devastating Ice Storms April 4, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist Visits Alpena and Emmet Counties to Support Recovery Efforts in the Wake of Devastating Ice Storms Visit follows deployment of National Guard and flurry of executive orders t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 2 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * TikTok ban: U-M expert explores possible outcomes as deadline looms EXPERT ANALYSIS Justin Huang Justin Huang, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, has been closely watching the TikTok saga--and shares some insights on potential outcomes with the deadline looming for banning the social media platform. A TikTok sale is announced "There's been   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 3 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M hosting EGOT winners, alums Pasek & Paul, for musical theater master class EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2025 EVENT: The University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance will host a master class with songwriters and producers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The duo, both alumni of SMTD, will work with several musical theater students on their performances of Pasek & P  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 4 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * U-M study highlights urgent need to train students about the ethical, social, and policy dimensions of STEM There is growing awareness that science and technology have profound impacts on all of us. Advances in fields like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and data science are rapidly shaping society and raising significant ethical and policy questions. The dizzyi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M's Ford School to host screening of Oscar-nominated documentary, filmmaker Q&A EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2025 EVENT: The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy will host a free, special screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary, "Sugarcane," followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie. The documentary follows an investigat  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 3 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * Spring 2025 Commencement: A guide to the big day Meet the commencement speakers and get ceremony details for the April 26 festivities. More than 1,000 graduates will earn degrees at next month's commencement ceremony on April 26. As in past years, the full day of spring graduation festivities will be split into three ceremonies. Undergraduates from the College of Arts, Sciences and Le  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 1 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Wildfires, windstorms and heatwaves: How extreme weather threatens nature's essential services A new model suggests that the economic losses from climate disturbances will be profound, but don't always directly mirror the scale of ecological impacts Study: Quantifying disturbance effects on ecosystem services in a changing climate (DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02626-y) How much will strawberry harvests  more