DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: The ACLU of Michigan announced the departure of Executive Director Dave Noble, who left after two years of leading the civil rights organization to join the Biden Administration as Peace Corps Chief of Staff. During Noble's tenure, the ACLU of Michigan successfully pushed for the passage of 18 bipartisan bills that will begin to transform our state's criminal legal system so  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana--alongside DLA Piper LLP, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Appellate Advocacy Clinic, and George P. Mann & Associates--filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in the case of Ded Rranxburgaj, an Albanian immigrant who has taken sanctuary inside the Central United Methodi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release on Jan. 25: At the Alliance for the Great Lakes November 2020 Board of Directors meeting, the board voted unanimously to honor Paul Culhane as a Director Emeritus in recognition of his more than 30 years of combined board service to the Alliance and its predecessor organization, the Lake Michigan Federation. Paul's service to the organization over the past four decades is more than any living curren  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Child Development, a journal from the Society for Research in Child Development that provides research for child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers, specialists in early childhood education, educational psychologists, special education teachers, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January/February 2021 edition: REVIEW: * Cognitive and Educational Interventions for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Aff  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Coalition for Medicare Choices issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: The number of Americans who choose Medicare Advantage increases steadily every year - a testament to the program's overwhelming popularity and satisfaction among beneficiaries. Today, about 40% of all those eligible for Medicare nationwide choose Medicare Advantage. Many states have especially high rates of Medicare Advantage enrollment including Arizona (42.7%), Georgia (43.1%), Michi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release on Jan. 26: Both providers and the companies that produce the hardware and software needed to exchange and use electronic heath information continue to make progress in their efforts to advance interoperable healthcare, according to a white paper released today by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and KLAS Research. The report highlights  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, together with CultureSource, has announced that five organizations will each receive $55,000 for projects through the COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund to creatively connect with their audiences while adhering to social distancing regulations. "The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the arts and culture se  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSGra) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: With input and guidance from area youth, the Community Foundation announced new financial support designed to support organizations working on youth racial justice programs. The grants were recommended by the Youth Advisory Council of the Community Foundation. "One of our top priorities is to support organizations focused on racial equity," said Mariam Noland, President of  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation is pleased to announce Randy Ross as the new vice president of philanthropic services. Most recently, Ross served as associate director of donor engagement at the Community Foundation. He initially joined the organization in 2005 as a program officer. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was with the Guidance Center in Southgate, Michigan for 10 yea  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 26: Support for projects that will create vibrant spaces and boost tourism in the communities of Grand Haven, Hillsdale and Ludington and a program that will further grow Michigan's entrepreneurial ecosystem gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. "The projects approved today lay a path for economic growth and r  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following Statement: * * * Detroit Regional Chamber President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2021 State of the State address: Gov. Whitmer's State of the State address included several initiatives the Detroit Regional Chamber has championed and are wins for Michigan's business community. The Governor's support for allowing local governments to raise revenue to address regi  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Education Trust-Midwest issued the following statement on Jan. 25 by Executive Director Amber Arellano: * * * "Today the Michigan Department of Education announced it is requesting to the U.S. Department of Education a waiver from assessments of English Language Arts, math, and science, English Language Proficiency (ELP), and alternate assessments for 2020-21, among other public reporting. The MDE also is requesting waiving reporting progress toward long-term go  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- Education Trust-Midwest issued the following statement: * * * The statement below may be attributed to Amber Arellano, executive director, The Education Trust-Midwest "We are truly encouraged that Gov. Whitmer and state leaders are prioritizing public education at this critical moment. As state leaders work to address the immediate educational crisis and pandemic's impact on students, we urge them also to prepare and plan for Michigan's long-term educational re  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- The Entomological Society of America issued the following news release: Zsofia Szendrei, Ph.D., associate professor and vegetable entomologist at Michigan State University, has been named the next editor-in-chief of American Entomologist, the Entomological Society of America's quarterly membership magazine. Szendrei will serve as co-editor-in-chief in 2021 alongside current editor-in-chief Kevin Steffey, Ph.D., who will step down at the end of the year.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 30 (TNSPer) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2021: Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) approved the permits Enbridge is seeking to build an oil pipeline tunnel to replace Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac. The Department charged with protecting Michigan's environment took this action in spite of clear evidence that an oil tunnel will continue to put the Great Lakes at risk of a sp  more

GRANDVILLE, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation issued the following news: One of the biggest initiatives that FDF is working on right now is the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The PRMRP is a huge research opportunity that our team of advocates have unlocked for FD/MAS researchers through the US Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (DOD CDMRP). Thanks to the tireless efforts of advocates who met with their representatives,   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Promoting financial inclusion is a stated political goal in many countries, including among central banks. Central banks address financial inclusion in a variety of ways - through programming, international alliances, and as part of their formal legislative mandates. To this end, the Central Bank of the Future (CBOTF) research project undertaken by the Center on Finance, Law & Policy (CFLP) at   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 30 (TNSJou) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more than 25 million others. But a new study shows just how unevenly those deaths and cases have played out across the country. It finds that the more disadvantaged a county's population was before the pandemic, the higher the toll of coronavirus last spring and summer. That level of disadvantage, measure  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement: * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2021 State of the State address tonight. It can be attributed to League President and CEO Gilda Z. Jacobs. "First and foremost, in order for this health emergency and its economic side effects to subside, we need to curb the spread of COVID-19. We are encouraged by the governor's Michigan COVID  more

SOUTH GATE, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- The Infant Mental Health Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on infant social-emotional development, caregiver-infant interactions, contextual and cultural influences on infant and family development from the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health and the World Association for Infant Mental Health, published research articles on the following topics in its January/February 2021 edition: ARTICLES: * Developmental patterns of emotion reg  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- 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 Jan. 25, 2021 edition: Research Articles: * MicroRNA miR-24-3p reduces DNA damage responses, apoptosis, and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * Echinatin effectively protects against NLRP3 infla  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Journal of Personality Disorders, a journal that says it features diagnosis and treatment of personality disorder from the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2021 edition: * Abandonment Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Functioning Among Suicidal Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A 3-Year Naturalistic Follow-Up * Attitudes of Mental Health Staff Toward Pa  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: In pushing to renew a program to redistribute hundreds of millions of tax dollars to select corporations, Gov. Whitmer falsely said at a press conference last week that "Good Jobs for Michigan" subsidies were used by Pfizer to build the manufacturing plant that shipped out the COVID vaccine. In a press release and at the news conference announcing her "COVID Recovery Plan," Gov. Whitmer said:  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: In March 2020, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni filed a public records request with the University of Michigan to see how an endowed gift was being spent. U-M estimated it would take less than seven hours to compile and produce the documents but has yet to deliver them more than 200 days later. The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit to obtain the records and enforce Mi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Twelve historic Michigan properties were given special recognition in 2020 through their listing in the National Register of Historic Places , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has announced. Administered by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, the National Register of Historic Places is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildin  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: President Joe Biden took strong, proactive steps Tuesday to protect the health of people, communities, nature and food systems by fighting climate change. The efforts, coupled with Michigan's own, will make state residents' lives better while laying the groundwork for bigger, bold change, said Michigan Environmental Council leadership. "President Joe Biden's commitments to combat climate change are scie  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 28 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: Michigan Senate Republicans put politics ahead of improving the lives of their constituents Tuesday when they rejected 13 expert appointees to citizen commissions and boards in a show against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID-19 decisions. The party line rejection vote means appointees cannot be considered again for their respective workgroups, which provide policy recommendations to the state government an  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following statement: * * * The following Michigan Municipal League statement about Governor Whitmer's 2021 State of the State Address can be attributed to William Wild, Mayor of Westland and President of the League Board of Trustees. "Communities across Michigan, like schools and local businesses, have suffered the devastating impacts of this pandemic all while being on the frontlines of the response. Our police officers  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 29 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Thursday that both its cheer and dance national championships will be relocated in 2021 due to a scheduling conflict with the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center. The championships will move from Ypsilanti, Mich., to Davenport, Iowa and will be hosted by St. Ambrose University and Visit Quad Cities. In a yea  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer in her State of the State address prioritized a multibillion-dollar pandemic relief plan to help Michigan families recover from the pandemic. Michigan families came first during her address that framed a common ground approach to confront the issues of the state including water. The Governor urged approval of a $500 million initiative to upgrade water and wastewater i  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- NSF International issued the following news release: Two speakers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will headline a virtual special session of the annual Legionella Conference on March 9-10. "Prevention of Disease and Injury From Waterborne Pathogens During an Emergent Health Crisis" will feature CDC Commander Jasen Kunz, a senior environmental health officer, and epidemiologist Elizabeth Hannapel, who will discuss the COVID-19 pandem  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: NTEA launched Truck Equipment Electrical Basics, a new online course series developed in partnership with e-learning platform Electude. This new educational offering is designed to provide the work truck industry with fundamental understanding of electrical theory and concepts in automotive applications. With these courses, upfitters, engineers, fleet managers and technic  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: Because standards don't raise themselves, NTEA's Member Verification Program (MVP) acknowledges the companies leading the industry to excellence. Fleet managers, truck dealers and OEMs know truck equipment manufacturers and distributors with MVP status have implemented specific business and quality standards and comply with federal regulations. New MVP members (as of Dec.  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 25 (TNSPer) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Robert Hampshire, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, whose research and policy engagement focuses on understanding the societal, climate and equity implications of autonomous and connected vehicles and other innovative mobility services, has joined the Biden administration to work in the U.S. Transportation Department. Hampshire  more

BRIDGMAN, Michigan, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- Spectrum Health Lakeland issued the following news: Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome Sherry Simpson, NP, to the medical staff. Simpson is caring for adult and geriatric patients at Southwestern Medical Clinic in Bridgman, located at 9625 Red Arrow Highway. Simpson earned a master's degree in nursing from Andrews University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in nursing from Valparaiso University. She has over two decades of clinical and e  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: UAW President Rory L. Gamble has been unanimously elected to serve on the Board of Directors of THAW, The Heat and Warmth Fund, an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, that has been helping to keep Michigan families warm through utility assistance since 1985. THAW provides assistance to vulnerable Michigan residents through 39 agency partners and a series of annual mobile processing events.  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement: * * * "The principal existence for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is to protect workers in the workplace against infringement on their rights to have a voice in the workplace. "Both the former General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel, who refused to resign and were fired this past week, came from legal backgrounds with firms that were notorious for union busting and placing obstacles i  more