WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Aug. 4 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: Suzanne Sink was formally welcomed as an Adrian Dominican Associate on July 25, 2020, in the garden of Casa, the residence of Adrian Dominican Sisters in West Palm Beach. Gathered around her to celebrate were not only family members, Associates and Sisters from the local area but - through Zoom - Associates and Sisters from around the United States. Suzanne's Ritual of Acceptance was the first virtual accep  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news on Aug. 7: Based on today's Employment Situation-July 2020 release, the U.S. health sector is continuing to regain jobs, but at a slower pace than in May and June. Adding 125,000 jobs in July, the health sector has regained more than 780,000 jobs, or about half of the 1.58 million jobs lost in March and April of this year. In ambulatory care settings, where most of the job losses occurred, two-thirds of jobs have re  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The American Board of Emergency Medicine issued the following news: ABEM listened to suggestions from the Emergency Medicine community and is pleased to announce improvements in how ABEM-certified physicians can stay certified. Beginning in spring 2021, ABEM-certified physicians will be able to meet continuing certification requirements by completing 4 MyEMCert modules (online and open book, approximately 50 questions each) instead of taking the ConCert Exam.   more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news: The ACI Foundation's Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2020. Proposal and funding parameters include: * Topics are encouraged from all areas of  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Aug. 4 -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than 1 million mothers and their families, issued the following statement: Statement of Beatriz Beckford, senior campaign director for youth justice at MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on the Michigan Court of Appeals emergency order Friday to #FreeGrace, a 15-year-old who had been detained in a juvenile facility for failing to do   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 3 -- Atrium Health issued the following news: Atrium Health Levine Children's is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Giselle Sholler, MSc, a pediatric oncologist, as the director of the Isabella Santos Foundation Solid and Rare Tumor Program at Levine Children's, effective immediately. Prior to her arrival at Levine Children's, Sholler served as the director of pediatric oncology research and head of the Pediatric Oncology Translational Research Laboratory  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The Detroit Medical Center issued the following news release on Aug. 5: The Detroit Medical Center announced today that Karima Bentounsi has been appointed as chief executive officer of its Adult Central Campus hospitals, which includes DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, DMC Harper University Hospital, DMC Heart Hospital and DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital. Bentounsi's new role is effective August 10, 2020. She has served as interim CEO of the Adult Central Campus since J  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought a disproportionate toll on one of society's most vulnerable communities: elderly people living in long-term care facilities. In Michigan, where the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has worked for the last two months, more than 7,500 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and more   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In an essay for the Chalkboard blog at the Brookings Institution, Kevin Stange, associate professor of public policy at the Ford School, reports on analysis of the move to online teaching at colleges and universities across the U.S. He and his co-author, Steven Hemelt, associate professor of public policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conclude, "Our recent analysis suggests  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news on Aug. 4: An ideological link that exists today between Brasilia and Washington, and between the personalities of Presidents Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, according to an article in O Globo, one of the most prominent newspapers in Brazil. Should Joe Biden win the presidency, that relationship will have to be based on more pragmatic considerations. Analysts surveyed by GLOBO point out that the  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A segment on Marketplace on NPR, stated that the U.S. economy contributes more than half of the world's stock market capitalization, accounts for over 15% of global GDP and is a pretty crucial import market. U-M Provost and Ford School economics professor Susan Collins told the program that, "There is the old adage that when the U.S. sneezes, the global economy has a cold, and I would add that s  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Michael Barr, Dean of the Ford School, has been observing the financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic closely, as the Fed, the Treasury Department and Congress (especially through the CARES Act) have worked to prop up the economy. To help faculty teach about the many actions and implications of the frenzied activity of the past five months, he and his co-authors Howell Jackson of Harvard, an  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The devastating GDP numbers announced at the end of July -- a decline of 9-and-a-half percent -- are the worst in American history, according to Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers. The way the numbers are reported, that at an annualized rate the economy was on track to shrink by 32-point-nine percent. Appearing on The Indicator on Planet Money, Wolfers said that such a scenario was u  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor Sue Dynarski writes in a column for The New York Times that with coronavirus cases spiking in dozens of states, the prospect of anything resembling a normal school year is fading fast. Schools can't safely reopen if infections are exploding in the communities they serve. She says the broad consensus among experts on back-to-school priorities is that in regions where the pa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The August 4 primary election in Michigan saw a record 1.4 million absentee ballots. Two million ballot requests had been processed in 2020, compared to only 500-thousand in 2016. 6,500 poll workers were recruited for the vote count. It was in many ways a practice session for the November general election. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyyn Benson is encouraging voting by mail, and acknowledg  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In advance of Michigan's August 4 primary election, the University of Michigan's nonpartisan group Turn Up Turnout (TUT) continued to encourage students to vote. Ford School professor Edie Goldenberg, who was instrumental in starting TUT, spoke with WEMU radio about their efforts. COVID-19 caused Turn Up Turnout to shift most of its get out the vote campaign efforts from in-person activities to   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: "Everybody's grades are getting better every year," according to Paul Courant, Ford School professor. "When I went to college, a B+ average was considered to be quite good. Now in many places, it's not seen that way." Grade inflation prevents a clear touchpoint to evaluate how people really are doing. But Courant said the problem is even greater. He noted in an interview on BYU radio's "Consta  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In an article about pro-Trump Michigan Republicans in Mlive, the Ford School's Jonathan Hanson is quoted as saying that the Trump campaign is using law enforcement reform to split Americans into two teams -- those who support the police and those who don't. It's a cultural wedge issue on "steroids," he said. Hanson said voters saw similar tactics during the 2018 midterm elections when Trump war  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Persian Gulf region represents one of the most geopolitically and strategically important parts of the world. Among either attributes, the nine Gulf nations hold 55 percent of the world's oil reserves. However, tensions among and between the countries and the rest of the world have led to decades of war and economic sanctions. As inaugural Gulf International Forum (GIF) visiting student res  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a journal from the American Society for Clinical Investigation that says it publishes basic and phase I/II clinical research on such biomedical specialties as autoimmunity, gastroenterology, immunology, metabolism, nephrology, neuroscience, oncology, pulmonology and vascular biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: Viewpoints: * Cannabis and the developing brain challe  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation-Insight, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features preclinical and clinical research studies from the American Society for Clinical Investigation, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 6, 2020 edition: Research Articles: * MEK activation modulates glycolysis and supports suppressive myeloid cells in TNBC * Arrestin domain containing 3 promotes Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis b  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following joint news: To address a growing need for reliable long-term care supports in communities and neighborhoods across the country, Altarum and Livingston County Catholic Charities (LCCC) are releasing an online, customizable toolkit on how to create and operate a corps of community volunteers who can safely provide non-medical services to older adults and people with disabilities living at home. Developed with funding from   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Aug. 6: A new report released today by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy examines what caused two Mid-Michigan dams to fail earlier this year. The failure of the Edenville and Sanford dams led to widespread flooding that washed away significant portions of the surrounding communities and forced the evacuation of over 11,000 area residents. The report looks at the compounding failures of   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The American Board of Emergency Medicine issued the following news: Mary Nan S. Mallory, M.D., M.B.A., has been elected President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Dr. Mallory has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2012 and was elected to the Executive Committee in 2019. She has served ABEM in a number of capacities, including as Chief Examiner and Editor for the Oral Certification Examination and Co-editor of the In-training E  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- Michigan Association of School Boards issued the following news release on Aug. 7: The Executive Directors of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators, the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, the Michigan Association of School Boards, and the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, today released the following statement calling on the Legislature to take action to ensure that Michigan schools can operate safel  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 4: The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has been awarded a $30,000 Underrepresented Communities grant from the National Park Service, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The funding will be used to document and nominate two sites significant to the 20th Century African American Civil Rights movement in Detroit to the National Register of His  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Haymarket Alley will soon be rehabilitated and turned into a community space within downtown Kalamazoo through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, City of Kalamazoo, Monroe Brown Foundation, Southwest Michigan First, Catalyst, and Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfund  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Michigan continues to demonstrate its leadership in the mobility and autonomous vehicles sector as May Mobility, a global developer of autonomous shuttles, announced plans to expand in Ann Arbor with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The project is expected to create 100 high-paying, high-tech jobs. "May Mobilit  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Building on the "Two Peninsulas, One Pure Michigan" message of strength and unity across the state during COVID-19, Pure Michigan is encouraging businesses, visitors and local communities across the state to take the Pure Michigan Pledge , a promise to uphold local safety protocols and CDC travel guidelines to travel safely this summer season and beyond. "We know residents and visitors alike  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The Michigan Education Association issued the following news: At an emergency meeting Tuesday evening, the MEA Board of Directors adopted the following motion regarding the association's stance on a safe return to learning for students and educators this fall amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: MEA stands with all educators, who must be a part of creating and implementing return to school plans as well as bargaining the health and safety measures for our students an  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 4 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release on Aug. 3: The Michigan Municipal League honored Flint City Council President Monica Galloway with its Ambassador Award for exemplary service. Galloway received the recognition today in conjunction with the release of a tribute video in her honor. The Ambassador Award is given to Michigan Municipal League members who successfully complete all four levels of the League's Elected Officials Academy pro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: Local municipal leaders representing communities of all shapes and sizes from throughout Michigan sent a letter to President Trump and Michigan's Congressional delegation this week seeking direct funding to communities battling the coronavirus. The 18-member Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees sent a joint letter to the President and members of Congress asking for support of $375 billion in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that works to uphold fair housing, fair lending and consumer protection laws, issued the following news release: Nonprofit housing counseling organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in 15 states will receive unrestricted grants and resources from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), thanks to funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grants will provide financial support for techn  more

OAKLAND COUNTY, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: Oakland County voters sent a clear message to prosecuting attorney nominees on Election Day by embracing the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's (ACLU) Smart Justice platform, which includes holding police accountable, ending racism in the criminal legal system, and ending mass incarceration. Months before the August 4th primary, the ACLU of Michigan launched an unprece  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following commentary by former President Ron Gettelfinger: I am not a spokesman for anyone other than myself and the words in this opinion piece are mine and they pertain specifically and solely to me. Since retiring on July 1, 2010, I have avoided speaking to the media. I read with disgust and dismay some newspaper articles pertaining to me yesterday. I do not blame the reporters. They were covering a story based on statem  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- People's Action issued the following statement by Director of Movement Politics Ryan Greenwood: * * * People's Action Director of Movement Politics Ryan Greenwood today released the following statement in response to projected reports that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) defeated her primary challenger: "Today's results show that putting people and our planet over profit is a winning combination. People all across Michigan's 13th Congressional District overwhelmingly b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: In partnership with Color of Change PAC, Priorities USA Action is launching a persuasion program targeting Black voters on August 1st. The program leans on the cultural nuances of the Black community and reaches Black voters where they are spending time. Through this program, initially announced in April, Color of Change PAC and Priorities USA Action will spend $3.4M from August through November reaching Black voters on di  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The Buckeye Institute issued the following news release: On Thursday, The Buckeye Institute once again joined a coalition of nationally recognized policy and education groups in filing an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Education's guidance to distribute CARES Act funding in a fair and equitable manner that will help all schools safely reopen. This newest brief was filed in Washington v. DeVos. "As with Michigan, the state of Washington has decided t  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement by President Rory L. Gamble: "Having worked with Jim Farley through the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, I know that Ford Motor Company is in steady hands that will continue the long Ford family tradition of leadership that respects its workforce and keeps communications open in a challenging industry. "Jim Hackett's tenure came at a crucial time in the automotive industry. "His legacy will be   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement by President Rory L. Gamble: "Outside the bubble of Washington, D.C. our families continue to struggle with an economy devastated by this pandemic. This impacts UAW members, their families, their communities and their jobs, all of which depend on a resilient economy. This issue needs to be solved. In the short term, families need a temporary extension of current benefits, including the $600 a week supplem  more