FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 4 -- ACI Structural, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features structural design from the American Concrete Institute, published research articles, including the following topics, in its November/December 2020 edition: * Concrete Tensile Breakout at Fully Developed Deformed Bar/Wire Anchors * Cyclic Flexural Performance of Fire-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Carbon Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Plates * Cyclic Tests and Modeling of Stretch  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on Jan. 4: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauds Governor Gretchen Whitmer for signing a series of bills into law today that are critical to reforming Michigan's criminal legal system. The new laws will end the practice of locking people up for minor offenses, such as driving on a suspended license and other non-dangerous traffic violations. They will eliminate many ma  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: Sister Judith Rimbey, OP, was recognized in an article on the website of Stakeholder Health for her role in enabling the local residents of Stockton, California - mostly people of color - to afford their own homes. Sister Judith was the manager of community investment for Dignity Health, a healthcare system that included two hospitals sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Under Sister Judith's leadership, D  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following statement: * * * As members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters stand with the other more than 1,300 leaders of Catholic Sisters nationwide as we make this statement: The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and lawlessness yesterday in our nation's capital. We are de  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 7: Michigan continues to secure its position as the automotive capital of the world as Toronto-based AGS Automotive Systems , a full-service automotive supplier, makes its first entry into the autonomous vehicle space in the United States through an expansion at its campus in Sterling Heights with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation a  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Jan. 9 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release on Jan. 8: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to take a Michigan-based nonprofit's case after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the organization--and all other nonprofits who solicit donations in California--must disclose the names and addresses of major donors to the California attorney general on an annual basis. The 9th Circuit's ruling reversed a district court's decisio  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news: While the economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, health care added 39,000 jobs, comparable to the 31,000 added in November. Since the unprecedented jobs losses of March and April 2020, health care employment has been recovering faster than overall employment, regaining about two-thirds (68%) of the jobs lost, while the economy overall has regained a bit over half (56%) of jobs lost. Nevertheless, health care employm  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: To provide additional knowledge resources to members, the American Concrete Institute launched new member benefits beginning January 1, 2021. ACI members now have free access to all ACI University live webinars, free access to 260+ on-demand courses, and unlimited access to the Institute's practices (including all ACI guides and reports) and symposium volumes. Members now have unprecedented  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute announces that the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will be held March 28-April 1, 2021. Originally scheduled as an in-person event in Baltimore, MD, USA, this 100% virtual event will provide ease for participation from anywhere around the world while prioritizing attendee safety. "The ACI Virtual Concrete Convention held last October provided a record-breakin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following statement: * * * American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) President and CEO Susan Neely made the following comments on the best interest annuity law signed on December 29th by Governor Gretchen Whitmer: "Elected leaders in Michigan have moved forward what's taking hold across the nation for consumer protection and the ability of working Americans to become more financially secure. Similar rules to establish requi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 6 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) announces that the following individuals have filed petitions for the Councilor-at-Large position on the ALA Council for the 2021 ALA Election: * John Clexton, library director, Gladwin County District Library, Gladwin, Michigan (public) * Rachael Clukey, reference librarian, Delaware County District Library, Delaware, Ohio (public) * Michele Green, library   more

MANHATTAN, New York, Jan. 9 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Jan. 8: The Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today called on the Capitol Commission to regulate guns in the Michigan Capitol after hundreds of Trump supporters, many armed, demonstrated outside the Michigan Capitol in solidarity with the attempted coup in Washington  more

TROY, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Automation Alley issued the following news release: International business experts will be on tap to discuss the opportunities and challenges of doing business globally at Automation Alley's annual Global Economic Outlook for 2021 and Beyond on Thursday, January 14, in a livestream only event from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Featured speakers will focus on industries and countries/regions around the world where growth opportunities are particularly strong, examine projected t  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: Beaumont Health has administered more than 15,000 vaccines at its Beaumont Service Center as of January 5, 2021. The system now has the capacity to vaccinate more than 3,200 per day. "We have cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other health system in Michigan. Our plan is to launch more robust clinics at some of our hospital campuses, and other community locations," Beaumont Health Chief Nursing Officer Sus  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release on Jan. 4: U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, and Fred Upton, R-Michigan, re-introduced the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of State to work with international partners to shutter commercial wildlife markets, end the trade of live wildlife, end the import, export, and sale of live wildlife for human consumption in the United States, and phase out demand for wildlife   more

ARVADA, Colorado, Jan. 5 -- The Community First Foundation issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) is accepting applications for its 2021 competitive scholarship season. Current and former graduates of high schools in the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle are invited to apply. Scholarship opportunities through CFNEM are based on a wide variety of criteria including the student's high school, year of graduation, college t  more

ALPENA, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan issued the following news: The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) is accepting applications for its 2021 competitive scholarship season. Current and former graduates of high schools in the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle are invited to apply. Scholarship opportunities through CFNEM are based on a wide variety of criteria including the student's high school, year of graduation,   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 8 (TNSGra) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the Pontiac Funders Collaborative announce seven grants totaling $770,000 designed to help the community thrive - four to build capacity of key institutions in Pontiac and three to support larger city-wide projects. The Pontiac Funders Collaborative is a group of funders administered by the Community Foundation working in c  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah issued the following statement on the Jan. 6 violence at the nation's Capitol: I spent the bulk of my career in Washington, on Capitol Hill and with two Presidents - all Republicans. I never once imagined what we are witnessing today would be possible. Fellow Americans turned into mobs by the words of purported national leaders is  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: A Michigan Administrative Law Judge has denied a wetlands permit for the Back Forty mine, ruling in favor of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and noting that "the project is not in the public interest" and will have negative effects on surrounding cultural and historic resources. The permit would have allowed mining company Aquila Resources to fill, excavate, and drain Menominee River wetlands in the process of   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 5 (TNSRes) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: New Ford School sociologist Celeste Watkins-Hayes works at the intersection of inequality, public policy, and institutions, with a special focus on urban poverty and race, class, and gender studies. Her most recent book Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront Inequality, uses a rigorous qualitative approach to understand the experiences of women to inform policy. The bo  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 6 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: A collaborative effort by the Michigan Golf Course Superintendents Association and Michigan State University's Thom Nikolai, Ph.D., has resulted in the publication of "Best Management Practices for Michigan Golf Courses." The three groups have been collaborating coming together under the banner of the Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program to establish maintenance  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 6 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of bills Monday that will make it much easier for people with criminal records to become licensed in their chosen field. By imposing significant costs in terms of time and money, licensing laws often create substantial hurdles to worker mobility and prisoner reentry. For instance, the average license for lower- and middle-income occupations in Michigan requ  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- 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 January 2021 edition: Viewpoints: * A CRISPR view of the 2020 Nobel Prize   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 4: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a number of positive, bipartisan criminal justice reforms that the Michigan League for Public Policy has been advocating for for years. Several of these policy changes were recommendations in the League's Owner's Manual for Michigan proactive policy agenda for the 2019-2020 legislative session and the League's May 2019 report Thriving on the outside: How M  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 6 (TNSAwa) -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches issued the following news release: One of the most vocal and passionate advocates for men's college basketball and the coaching profession, University of Michigan associate head coach Phil Martelli has been selected as the recipient of the 2020-21 Guardians of the Game Award for Leadership from the NABC. Martelli will receive the award at the AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show during the NABC's vi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- Michigan Association of School Boards issued the following statement: * * * In response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announcing the extension of the COVID-19 vaccine to additional populations including those in schools, please see the statement from the Michigan Association of School Boards below: "We are very excited and appreciative of the   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 6: The city of East Lansing will activate several public spaces in their downtown and provide the community with more opportunities to socialize safely and support local businesses through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the city of East Lansing announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platfor  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: The fog of anxiety was thick for many as we trudged through an exhausting election and an ever-present pandemic. Yet, bright lights cut through. Laws, decisions and amendments passed at 2020's end will make the health of Michigan's people, places and finances stronger in 2021 and beyond. Check out the wins from late 2020 that MEC helped secure. Let's ring the bells once more! Water shutoffs halted MEC  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: By In a move that will protect the health of Michigan's water, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Illinois Gov. JB Prtizker signed an agreement Thursday that will keep an invasive, destructive species out of our water. Michigan will provide $8 million in appropriated funds to Illinois, which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use to engineer and design fortifications of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Jolie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- The National Association of Women Judges issued the following news: The Honorable Michelle Rick is a judge-elect of the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Rick ran for election for judge of the Michigan 4th District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Rick is a former judge for the 29th Circuit Court in Michigan. She was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm on April 21, 2007, to re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The National Disability Rights Network issued the following news release: For over a year, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) has coordinated a nation-wide effort to end the abuse and neglect of children and youth with disabilities in for-profit residential treatment facilities. The children placed in these facilities are often in state custody/foster care and their placements, usually far from home, receive little oversight. Horrible treatment has been reporte  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: President Trump signed the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 into law yesterday, reauthorizing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and increasing the funding authorization from $300 million to $475 million over the next five years. "The passage of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019 is a major bipartisan victory for the Great Lakes, our economy and our way of life,  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Jan. 7: In a press conference today, the State of Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they have signed a preconstruction engineering and design agreement for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project that will help block invasive Asian carp from advancing from the Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers through the Chicago Area Waterway System and into Lake Michigan. The project was appr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: A new plan for managing nearly 20 million acres of public lands across Michigan neglects several key issues including the impact of climate change, balancing access to the outdoors and expanding opportunities for more diverse populations, says a leading conservation group. The proposed 2020 Michigan Forest Action Plan also fails to include tribal representatives in the decision-making process and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSAwa) -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: David Robinson's post-basketball life is filled with successes in family, philanthropy and business. His dedication to strive for excellence both on and off the floor are the primary reasons Robinson will receive the NCAA President's Gerald R. Ford Award during the 2021 NCAA Convention, which will be held virtually this month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The award is named in recognition of  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement: * * * The U.S. Department of Labor released a new rule that helps clarify whether someone is classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This rule received overwhelming support from independent workers in the form of submitted comments. Below is a quote from F. Vincent Vernuccio, senior fellow at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. This is a posi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 7 -- NSF International issued the following news release: NSF International announced the acquisition of Global Trust Certification Limited, an Ireland-based company specializing in seafood certification, by NSF Certification Ireland Limited, an NSF International company. Global Trust conducts certification, auditing and inspection for clients across the globe. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. "The acquisition of Global Trust is aligned with our strategy for  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: NTEA - The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced its Board of Directors adopted a climate change policy that continues the Association's commitment to facilitating productive use of alternative fuels and advanced technologies for work trucks. The policy explains the work truck industry represents a positive force in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Further, it  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Jan. 5 -- The Progressive Democrats of America issued the following news release on Jan. 4: Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) calls upon Congress and the incoming Biden Administration to appoint one person to oversee the National Distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to all American citizens and residents. This person must have the full resources of the U S Federal Government at their disposal in order to organize the universal distribution of the vaccine in the shortes  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following statement: * * * The General Council of the Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following statement in response to the unfolding events today at the U.S. Capitol Building. Like other Americans around the country, we are horrified by the events at the Capitol, iconic home of our nation's representative government. As soon as this insurrection is quelled, we urge all members of Congress to act immediately to confirm the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following statement on Jan. 7: * * * Earlier today, Illinois and Michigan signed an agreement to advance an invasive Asian carp prevention project at Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois. In reaction, Alliance for the Great Lakes Chief Operating Officer Molly Flanagan issued the following statement: "The Alliance applauds Governor Pritzker for his support for the Brandon Road project and signature on the agree  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on Jan. 7 by President Rory L. Gamble on Georgia Senate runoff election: * * * "UAW members worked hard in Georgia during the runoff election. "Today's election results in Georgia signal that obstructionism in Washington, D.C will end. "These results also clearly signal that the American people expect Congress to work with President Elect Joe Biden on behalf of working families in this country regardles  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 8 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on Jan. 7 by Rory L. Gamble on the nomination of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh as Labor Secretary: "Today's selection of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh puts a labor member, long-time administrator and friend of working families in a very important but often underappreciated agency. "There is much work to be done to re-establish the rightful role of the Labor Department from a period of ideological attack on work  more