ADRIAN, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: Adrian Dominican Sister Janet Schaeffler, OP, author of numerous Advent reflection books, offers the opportunity to share an Advent journey with familiar women and men from Scripture. "Supportive Companions for our Advent Journey: A Virtual Retreat" (https://wc.retreatportal.com/events/f?p=101:2:4930446760520::::PROGRAM_ID:5451) is offered from 7:00 p.m. EST Sunday, December 6, 2020, through 11:30 a.m. EST Thursda  more

SAINT JOSEPH, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: On Election Day 2020, capping a national presidential campaign fraught with division, Adrian Dominican Associate Deb Carter reached out in reconciliation to people proclaiming an opposing political view. Deb, a social justice advocate, gave flowers to people who support President Donald Trump. Deb was one of the first members of a group that stood in front of Rep. Fred Upton's office in St. Joseph, Michigan,  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news: Covid-19 has changed how society functions in countless ways, from how we see the doctor to how we shop for groceries. These new routines were born out of necessity, but they've quickly become habits that will remain long after Covid-19 recedes. What does this mean for how we support families through The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)? After the USDA waivers expire f  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news: In spring of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic precipitated an explosion in telehealth adoption, driven by safety concerns, patient demand, and better reimbursement rates. Pediatric health care providers were no exception to this trend. By the end of April 2020, Stanford Children's Health saw telehealth visits increase from a daily average of 35 to up to 800 and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reported an increase fr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 16 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news: A special report by Anne Tergesen in Sunday's Wall Street Journal, "How Covid-19 Will Change Aging and Retirement," features insights from Sarah Slocum, co-director of Altarum's Program to Improve Eldercare, along with highlights from the program's recent survey of nursing home residents. "As the pandemic wreaks havoc on our mental and physical health, it is also quietly reshaping how Americans will face retiremen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report entitled "Paid Leave for Caregiving: Issues and Answers". The report was co-authored by Stephanie R. Aaronson, vice president and director of the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution, Vicki A. Freedman, research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee professor of economics at Harvard University, Elisabeth Jacobs, senior fellow at   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release: The American Beverage Association (ABA) announced today, during America Recycles Week, that Recycle Ann Arbor (RAA) has been selected to receive an investment under its Every Bottle Back initiative, a sustained effort to reduce our industry's use of new plastic and keep our bottles out of the environment. The investment in Ann Arbor will help rebuild and reopen the city's Materials Recovery Faci  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Association of Mature American Citizens issued the following news release: The largest conservative seniors organization, the Association of Mature American Citizens ["AMAC"], has undertaken a national petition drive to pursue apparent election fraud and an accurate vote count in six states - Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia. Bob Carlstrom, president of AMAC Action, the organization's senior advocacy arm, said that support of the Presid  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: Beaumont Health's patient volumes, operating income and non-operating income rebounded better than expected, during a pandemic, throughout the third quarter of 2020. However, the effects of the pandemic will continue to affect the financial performance of the health system and the entire industry for the remainder of the year. As of September 30, Beaumont's net income was $61.2 million, a decrease of $1  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: Beaumont Health is moving forward with plans to sell its ambulance division, which includes Community Emergency Medical Service, Inc. (CEMS), Parastar, Inc., and Beaumont Mobile Medicine, to Superior Air- Ground Ambulance Service of Michigan, Inc. The Michigan Attorney General approved the sale earlier this month. Beaumont has been working closely with Superior for the past year. The deal is expected to close in  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Nov. 17 (TNSJou) -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: In mid-April the Beaumont Research Institute announced it was conducting one of the nation's largest testing study for COVID-19 antibodies, now the team's first findings have been published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. "It's nice to have proof masking really works," said lead author of the research paper, Dr. Matthew Sims, director, Infectious Diseases Research, Beaumont Health. "Masks p  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, Nov. 14 -- Behavior Analysis in Practice, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features reports describing the application and evaluation of behavior-analytic procedures and programs from the Association for Behavior Analysis International, published research articles, including the following topics, in its December 2020 edition: * Comparison of Telehealth-Related Ethics and Guidelines and a Checklist for Ethical Decision Making in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic * Creati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following statement: President Trump has reached out directly to Republican state legislators from Michigan and invited them to the White House on Friday for discussions as the state prepares to certify President-elect Joe Biden, who won the state by over 145,000 votes. Trevor Potter, President of Campaign Legal Center, John McCain's presidential campaign General Counsel, and a Republican Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report entitled "States' Experiences Confirm Harmful Effects of Medicaid Work Requirements" by Jennifer Wagner, director of medicaid eligibility and enrollment, and senior policy analyst Jessica Schubel: Beginning in 2018, the Trump Administration encouraged states to adopt policies taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting work requirements. While 12 states received approval for these policies, s  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), along with the Patient ID Now Coalition, is urging stakeholders to take action by reaching out to their senators in support of repealing the longstanding appropriations ban on a unique patient identifier standard. The call to action is one of several advocacy initiatives launched by CHIME this week to   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 17 (TNSRep) -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: Digital health is advancing across the industry, according to an analysis of 2020 data from the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey, with telehealth making strong gains and greater adoption of solutions that support value-based care, population health, patient and clinician engagement, and security. The findings were published this month in the annual Digita  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- The Detroit Medical Center issued the following news release: As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket, hospitalization rates are starting climb but some Detroit area leaders say they're more confident about handling this second wave of infections. Last week, Beaumont, Henry Ford, and Detroit Medical Center all restricted visitor access as the daily cases set records. While they're restricting visitor access, DMC's ER Chief at Sinai Grace, Dr. Daniel Taylor, said   more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 17: Michigan continues to claim its position as the automotive capital of the world with the announcement by Ohio-based Lordstown Motors Corp. on plans to establish an automotive R&D center in Farmington Hills with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The project is expected to create 141 jobs. "Lordstown Motors' new  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The field of Public Interest Technology is growing -- putting technology to the use of social justice, the common good, and the public interest. Ford School professor Robert Hampshire has just received his second grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), to expand upon his efforts to reach more historically underrepresented communities and strengthen career pathwa  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve, the National Credit Union Administration, and t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- 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 on the following topics in its Nov. 19, 2020 edition: Research Articles: * Neoadjuvant pazopanib and molecular analysis of tissue response in renal cell carcinoma * Bone marrow Tregs mediate stromal cell function and support hematopoiesis via IL-1  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 20: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), a non-partisan civil and human rights organization, filed a complaint on behalf of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and three Detroit residents in a lawsuit challenging President Trump and the Trump Campaign's ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election by disenfranchising Black vote  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: In the wake of the announcement from state officials about further restrictions on citizens, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy calls on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state lawmakers to remove government barriers to fighting COVID-19. This includes legislation that rolls back regulations on hospitals and workers in order to allow them to better fight the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospital  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 18 (TNSRep) -- The Michigan Education Association issued the following news on Nov. 17: The Michigan Education Association today released a statewide online survey of more than 4,700 educators with findings related to COVID-19's continued impact on public education. The survey found a vast majority of educators are concerned about a full return to in-person learning as cases spike statewide. "The health and safety of our public school students, educators and famili  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: Sean McBrearty recited these opening lines hours after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took bold, decisive action to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline that cuts through our Great Lakes. McBrearty, of Clean Water Action and Oil & Water Don't Mix, did so on a Zoom call of 125 people -- professors, lawyers, environmental leaders, engineers and everyday Michigan residents. Those on the call (and thousands more off it  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release: For-profit colleges in Michigan are overpriced, under-regulated and target students who have low incomes, according to a new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy. The report, For-profit colleges in Michigan: Path forward or dead end?, shows that most for-profit colleges in the state--there were 77 of them in 2018--cost more money than traditional public schools and don't provide o  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 13 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law joined Detroit, Michigan attorney Eugene Driker today, to intervene on behalf of the NAACP of Michigan in a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign against the state of Michigan seeking to block the state's certification of ballots cast during Election 2020. Michigan State Conference of the NAACP moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed b  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 16 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Employees of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company have just filed an emergency appeal with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, DC, asking the Board to overturn an NLRB Regional Director's last minute decision cancelling the workers' vote whether to remove International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 324 from their workplace. The Region issued this   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following joint statement on Nov. 18: The co-signers are All Voting is Local Michigan, Detroit Action, Emgage, League of Women Voters of Michigan, Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Michigan United, and Voters Not Politicians. Today All Voting is Local Michigan, ACLU of Michigan, Detroit Action, Emgage, League of Women Voters of Michigan, Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 13 -- The Amateur Athletic Union issued the following news: The legendary boxer and well-known philanthropist Muhammad Ali was announced as the recipient of the 4th AAU Gussie Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony on Thursday, November 12 at the Detroit Athletic Club. Khaliah Ali Wertheimer accepted the award virtually on behalf of her father. Due to observance of proper safety protocols, only a handful of people were allowed in attendance, having to follow   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following statement on Nov. 18: In response to the November 18 introduction by Senator Gary Peters, D-MI, of a bill to nullify Executive Order 13957 (Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service), NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement: "I applaud Senator Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and the 40 other senators who today introduced a bill to rescind Executive Order 1395  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 20 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA) has announced its 2020 recipients for the MBIA Hall of Fame, Ray L. Underwood Lifetime Achievement Award, and Lighthouse Awards. Pete Beauregard, Jr. of Colony Marine Sales and Service in St. Clair Shores and Pontiac, MI has been inducted into the Michigan Boating Industries Association Hall of Fame for the year 2020. Beauregard will   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 17 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release on Nov. 16: James Weber is learning as he goes along - but the coronavirus pandemic, disrupted international markets, shifting technology and turbulent political debates make life as a beginning dairy farmer challenging, as Weber, explains in this week's Dairy Defined podcast. Weber, 30, operates Weber Family Dairy near Frankenmuth, Michigan. He's a member of the Michigan Milk Producers Ass  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- NSF International issued the following news release: The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program at NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR) is poised to become among the first to help secure controlled unclassified information for the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain following certification of two key personnel. Tony Giles, NSF-ISR Business Lead for Information Security, has been certified as Provisional Assessor within the   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Nov. 20 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following commentary by Executive Director Imad Hamad: All the rights that we have we cannot enjoy them if we are seriously ill. Are you thinking of anything but your very survival if you are connected to ventilator to breathe? The most important right we have is the right to life, a healthy life. A mask can slow the spread of Covid-19. We owe it to each other to wear a mask. All other rights are secondary. Covid-19 is  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- The Original Equipment Suppliers Association issued the following news release: According to the Q4 2020 OESA Automotive Supplier Barometer IndexTM (SBI) - a gauge to measure the sentiments of North American automotive supplier executives - continued strength in light vehicle production volumes bolstered suppliers' 12-month industry outlook vs. three months earlier. Results posted a strong positive reading of 67 for the period, 17 points above a neutral level of  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Nov. 17 (TNSJou) -- The American Dairy Science Association issued the following news release: Respiratory disease adversely affects preweaned dairy calves in the short and long term, contributing to morbidity and mortality, decreased growth, and loss in milk production. Approximately 12% of calves in the United States are treated for respiratory disease, most commonly presenting as bronchopneumonia. Systemic antibiotic therapy is the most common treatment for calves with th  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 16 -- Michigan Association of School Boards issued the following statement on Nov. 15 by Executive Director Don Wotruba regarding the effect of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services emergency order on schools: "While none of us want to be in this position, MASB fully supports the coordinated response that was announced today to combat the rising COVID-19 numbers in our state. Public schools have had processes in place since late summer to limit community   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement: UAW President Rory L. Gamble met remotely with leaders from other unions, businesses and President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris earlier today. He issued the following statement: "I want to thank President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris for convening this important meeting today. Our nation and economy are at a crucial point right now given the rise in COVID-19 cases. Today's   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 21 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on Nov. 20 by President Rory L. Gamble on Michigan leaders meeting with President Trump: "Enough. Voters in Wayne County, Michigan and throughout this country should know that their votes aren't subject to some arcane public relations spectacle using the courts and legislative procedures as a hammer to deprive them of their personal Constitutional rights to vote. Today, in the ultimate insult to voters,   more

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Nov. 11 -- Teamsters Local 332 issued the following news release: As the number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations reaches nearly 3,000 in Michigan, nurses from Ascension Genesys hospital in Grand Blanc Township are feeling taken for granted. The nurses from Teamsters Local 332 are feeling exhausted, underappreciated and unsafe. "People are working 16 hour shifts and they're doing it days in a row," said nurse Kelly Rivera-Craine, who is a union steward at th  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 18 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The first sit-down strike in the U.S. auto industry by workers wanting to join the UAW happened on Nov. 17, 1936, in South Bend, Indiana, at Bendix Products Corporation. By the mid-1930s sit-down strikes had become a popular way to leverage grassroots worker activism to gain rights in the workplace, but none had the impact the first UAW strike at Bendix would as it became the main precursor to the famous Fli  more