TROY, Michigan, March 30 (TNSRep) -- Automation Alley issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: Automation Alley, an Industry 4.0 knowledge center and World Economic Forum (WEF) Advanced Manufacturing Hub (AMHUB), provided key insight to the WEF's Global Network of Advanced Manufacturing Hubs: Annual Report 2020. Automation Alley's Cynthia Hutchison, Vice-President, and Nicole Kampe, Manager of Global Content Strategy and Development, were also expert contributors to the report, both  more

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, March 30 ((TNSAcc)) -- The Automotive Industry Action Group issued the following news on March 29, 2021: The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) today announced a new membership milestone as the organization welcomed its 4,000th member company. In addition to providing a diversity of perspectives to inform the industry-developed tools and resources AIAG offers, this number represents continued progress toward the association's long-term goal of reaching as many organiz  more

NEW YORK, April 1 (TNSPer) -- Candid issued the following news release: Candid announced the appointment this month of Kami Dar, CEO of Uniti Networks; Kenneth Jones, vice president and CFO of the MacArthur Foundation; and Donna Murray-Brown, president and CEO of Michigan Nonprofit Association to its board of trustees. Candid president Brad Smith said, "To deliver trusted, real-time, information that people can transform into action, we benefit from the insights and expertise of leaders in bot  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 -- 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 March/April 2021 edition: REVIEWS: * Early Constraints on the Imagination: The Realism of Young Children * Linking Qua  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: * * * Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, released the following statement following Michigan GOP Chairman Ron Weiser's remarks referring to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson as 'three witches' and calling for them to be "softened up" so that they are "ready for the burning at the stake": "Anyone who p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 (TNSOps) -- Fight for the Future, an advocacy group for digital rights, issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: "Faculty need support and using e-proctoring as a way out of that is not a good pedagogical solution for anyone." Today, staff at the University of Michigan-Dearborn who support faculty development and digital education, released a paper in To Improve the Academy (TIA) titled "What happens when you close the door on remote proctoring? Moving  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 30 (TNSRep) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Early childhood education (ECE) centers across the country are facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis. A new report released by the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy provides a snapshot of the challenges faced by early childhood education providers in community-based organizations (CBOs) participating  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 (TNSRep) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Thirty-eight percent of Detroiters now say they are "very likely" to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, up from 14% who gave that response in the fall of 2020, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan. At the same time, the proportion of those very unlikely to vaccinate fell from 38% to 25%. Overall, Detroiters are split 50-50 on being likely versus   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 29 (TNSPol) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following statement by Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill dean of public policy, regarding Regent Ron Weiser's statements: * * * Regent Weiser's statements regarding three of Michigan's top elected leaders and two of Michigan's Congressional representatives do not reflect the values of the University, as President Schlissel has stated. His statements are also fundamentally antithetical to my v  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 31 (TNSRes) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized again as one of America's top graduate programs in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. According to the rankings, based on surveys of deans and faculty at 285 programs of public affairs, the Ford School is the number one social policy program in the U.S., a di  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 (TNSOps) -- The Innocence Project issued the following news release on April 2, 2021: The Innocence Project, WMU-Cooley Innocence Project, and the Michigan Innocence Clinic today recognized Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the State of Michigan for moving to create a task force on forensic science by executive order to strengthen forensic disciplines, recommend best practices, and investigate issues that may arise within crime labs. "Misapplied forensic science has bee  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 1 -- 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 April 1, 2021 edition: Research: * Antibody responses to endemic coronavi  more

TROY, Michigan, April 2 (TNSPer) -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news: The Biden-Harris administration announced members of the first-ever White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council on March 29, including several long-time grantees and community partners of Kresge's Environment, Health and American Cities programs. The advisory council was established by President Biden's Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad to fulfill the administration's com  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: Two projects expected to create 279 new, well-paying jobs and generate a total private investment of $27.2 million in the Ann Arbor region have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. "This $27.9 million investment will create hundreds of excellent jobs in the Ann Arbor region as we continue  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: Rochester Hills will soon gain an interactive, inclusive playground for its new Innovation Hills park through a crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and city of Rochester Hills announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: For their efforts in establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, Rogers City has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced today. The MEDC formally recognizes the city of Rogers City as the 50th Certified Redevelop  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 3 (TNSPol) -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: In an effort to advocate for Michigan customers, four groups announced today they are joining Attorney General Dana Nessel to intervene in Consumers Energy's proposal to raise electric rates in Michigan. The groups intervening are the Michigan Environmental Council, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council. In December 2020, the Commission approved  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 30 (TNSRes) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on March 29, 2021: Michigan retailers reported a large jump in February sales over January, now reporting three months of positive growth since slower sales in November. The February Retail Index survey came in at 71.0, a large jump from January's 59.4. Forty-six percent of Michigan retailers reported an increase in sales over January, 26% reported a sales decline; and 28% reported no c  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 31 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 30, 2021: Seventeen communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $500,743 in grants aimed at supporting small local businesses to create resiliency and strengthen downtowns, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. "Thriving small businesses are the cornerstone of what makes Michigan's downtowns unique and authentic while helping to create  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 1 (TNSPol) -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: The Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, and American Coalition for Ethanol (collectively referred to as the "Biofuels Coalition") thanked the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Virginia for filing an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court today in support of the Coalition's arguments in Hol  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSPol) -- The National Farmers Union issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: The Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, and American Coalition for Ethanol (collectively referred to as the "Biofuels Coalition") thanked the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Virginia for filing an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court today in support of the Coalition's arguments   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSPol) -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: The Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, and American Coalition for Ethanol (collectively referred to as the "Biofuels Coalition") thanked the states of Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Virginia for filing an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court today in support of the Coalition's argum  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 31 (TNSOps) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on March 30, 2021: The International Union, UAW representing one million active and retired members supports the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) in its rejection of any action that impedes Myanmar's democratic transition. In 2010, after decades of military dictatorship characterized by violence, forced labor, and the denial of fundamental human rights including worker rights, democra  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSOps) -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Workers at the 7up/Dr. Pepper warehouse facility near Detroit continue their ULP strike as they fight for a fair contract. For the past weeks, members of Local 337 on the strike line have had the support of members of congress, the local UAW and community organizations. Last week, Michigan State Representative Cavanagh joined striking Metro Detroit 7UP workers on the picket line of th  more