CLINTON, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- Agriculture and Human Values, a journal that says it addresses the impact of agricultural and food related institutions, policies, practices on human populations, environment, democratic governance and social equity from the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: * Building and transforming collective agency and collective identity to address Latinx farmworkers' ne  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) commends Life for Relief & Development (LIFE) and Rahma Worldwide for their recent humanitarian effort in Lebanon responding to an urgent call for relief. The aid was provided to Syrian and Palestinian refugees residing at camps in the city of Tyre in South Lebanon, camps in dire need of medical aid. Lebanon is facing one of the worst financial crises  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) welcomes the Biden administration's effort to help end war in Yemen and bring closure to years of a bloody war that claimed more than a hundred thousand lives. Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the world and is the poorest Arab country. Even before the war, Yemen had serious infrastructure and capacity problems. The ongoing war, compounded by t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: New state polling shows overwhelming support in Michigan for President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, with a 26-point margin, even after Michiganders hear the most effective political arguments against it. A new economic analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that Michigan's economy is in an extremely perilous state--but that the provisions of the American Rescue Plan wo  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly all organizations, including Beaumont Health's 2020 operations and volumes. As a result, like many other health systems, Beaumont experienced year-over-year volume decreases across the board, affecting inpatient discharges, observations, births, emergency visits, surgeries and physician encounters. Beaumont's net income decreased to $329.6 million in 2020, a decrease of   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, is proud to announce that its corporate and franchise-owned stores across the country joined forces to raise a recording-breaking $13 million to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2020. The campaign follows the commitment Domino's made in September 2020 to raise $100 million   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 15 (TNSJou) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Susan Dynarski's recent research, "Designed to fail: Effects of the default option and information complexity on student loan repayment," shows the powerful effects of default options and how making an income driven repayment (IDR) plan the default or only option can help borrowers avoid student loan default. The research was motivated by the high incidence of student loan defaults w  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: There's a saying among energy wonks about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: It's never seen a pipeline it didn't like. But the commission's new chair could make that adage a thing of the past. The independent commission known as FERC, pronounced like a kid-friendly version of the popular expletive, was established by Congress in 1977 to regulate the United States' energy landscape. FER  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 19 (TNSGra) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Graham Sustainability Institute's Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program (CNAP) announced a series of projects chosen for an initial round of funding, each with dramatic potential to help reduce net carbon emissions. The multi-year, multi-million dollar program was created in 2020 with a $5M gift from anonymous donors. "I congratulate the U-M researchers of the CNAP teams whose e  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 19 (TNSPer) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2021: The University of Michigan Regents approved the appointment of Morela Hernandez as professor of public policy with tenure at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective August 31, 2021. She will also hold a collegiate chair and an appointment at U-M's Ross School of Business. Most recently Hernandez was the Donald and Lauren Morel associate professor of busin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Industrial Energy Consumers of America issued the following letter by President and CEO Paul N. Cicio: February 16, 2021 To: The Honorable Dan Lauwers, State Senator, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909-7536 Dear Chairman Lauwers On behalf of our member companies with operations in Michigan, we urge you to reject SB 103, which would allow an incumbent monopoly utility the exclusive right to construct, own, and maintain transmission lines in its service  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 18 (TNSPer) -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: Removing operational hurdles in Michigan's Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) could benefit as many as 100,000 more students, according to a new report released today by The Century Foundation (TCF) and The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). Although Michigan lags behind other Midwest states in overall grant aid to college students, the authors argu  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- 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 Feb. 15, 2021 edition: Viewpoint: * Testosterone replacement in aging men  more

TROY, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news: Last year was full of challenges, both anticipated and unexpected for grantees in The Kresge Foundation's Climate Change, Health and Equity initiative, particularly those who are engaged in work at the community level to address equity and health challenges exacerbated by climate change. 2020 vividly demonstrated not only the clear and inextricable links between climate change, health, and equity, but also the unwaveri  more

ST. JOSEPH, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Spectrum Health Lakeland issued the following news: Spectrum Health Lakeland is pleased to welcome urologist, Lindsey Kerr, MD, and physician assistant, Maria Koularmanis, PA, to the medical staff. Dr. Kerr and Koularmanis are seeing patients alongside a team of three physicians and four advance practitioners at Lakeland Urology with office locations in Niles and St. Joseph. Dr. Kerr earned her medical degree from Duke University and completed a urology residen  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 16 (TNSRep) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Affordable, reliable electricity has improved human life in radical ways. Despite its importance, too few understand how the process works, which includes producing energy, converting it into useful electricity and delivering it to Michigan homes. To provide a better understanding of Michigan's electricity system, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy has released a new report (http  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release on Feb. 17: In the midst of the blackouts ravaging Texas and nearby states, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy has sent a letter to Michigan lawmakers with recommendations to ensure that our state does not suffer the same fate. One solution is to adopt a reliable energy standard that requires any new electricity generation source to be fully dispatchable. Michigan's energy systems have been  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Life Sciences Innovation Hub at the University of Michigan (U-M) recently awarded a combined $1.1 million in funding to 7 high-tech, mid-stage research projects led by researchers at U-M and Michigan State University. These projects aim to address significant unmet needs in healthcare with the goal of commercializing the re  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: Lana Pollack did not know Joan Wolfe too personally. They would occasionally cross paths when Pollack was a three-term Michigan Senator and Wolfe, as ever, was working to make Michigan's environment better. The last time they met was 2012 at a service honoring the late Helen Milliken, environmentalist, women's rights activist, former First Lady of Michigan. Wolfe carried layers of loss that day, said P  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 18 (TNSRep) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2021: * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the Michigan Poverty Task Force's policy recommendations released today. It can be attributed to League President and CEO Gilda Z. Jacobs. "As an organization that has been working to promote economic security in Michigan since 1912, we know how pervasive and persistent poverty is. And as a d  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: Now that 2020 is behind us, here is a recap of MRA's significant wins for Michigan Retailers for the year and what's on the docket for 2021. More details on this information and an extensive Public Acts and Veto bill table are included in MRA's 2020 Year-End Legislative Report. REOPENING AND KEEPING RETAIL DOORS OPEN COVID-19 regulations and shutdowns consumed most of our 2020 advocacy efforts.  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 18 (TNSPer) -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: NTEA's Green Truck Association (GTA) announced the results of its 2021-2022 Board of Governors election. New Board members beginning three-year terms in March 2021 include Dominik Beckman, director, marketing and dealer operations for Hino Trucks (Novi, Michigan); Kerri Garvin, executive director of Greater Indiana (Indianapolis, Indiana); and Grant Niebuhr, mana  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: On Friday, Beaumont learned of an unexpected and significant reduction in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocation from the state of Michigan. The reduced amount of vaccine has forced the health system to cancel 1,884 second dose appointments scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18. The health system is working to automatically reschedule all canceled appointments to one week later at the same time and on the same day of the   more