ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 7 (TNSGra) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: With a $750,000 grant from the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation, the Ford School will grow its innovative Leadership Initiative. Launched as a pilot in the 2019-2020 academic year, the Ford School's Leadership Initiative offers courses, programming, and coaching that complement the school's renowned academic rigor and emphasis on analytic training, as well as writing and co  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 7 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit in federal court today on behalf of Ahmad Chebli, a Michigan father of two who the U.S. government wrongly place  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 9 (TNSEve) -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) and the American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) held a zoom call discussion on April 6, 2021 in response to the rapidly growing anti-Asian hate and the increase in hate incidents, hate crimes and mass shootings in America. The discussion's topics included these two questions: What is a hate crime? Are agencies quick to dismiss racism as a motive?   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 6 (TNSPol) -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared recently that the US is revoking measures taken by the Trump administration against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The sanctions were imposed after the Trump administration was not able to convince the ICC to drop its probes of possible war crimes in Afghanistan by US soldiers and in Gaza by Israeli soldiers. The sanct  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 6 (TNSRes) -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news: The rapid decline and subsequent rebound in the use of health care services and associated health spending in the U.S. as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented. Personal health care (PHC) spending (spending on health care goods and services, which accounts for 84% of national health spending) has recovered in recent months to levels that have hovered slightly below those observed in th  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 (TNSOps) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute are pleased to announce a new partnership. The organizations have aligned to provide information about cancer-related legislative actions taking place on the state and federal levels. Through this partnership, Karmanos guests will be featured monthly on the CANdid Connecti  more

KENT COUNTY, Michigan, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release: Mispillion Harbor, one of the most important locations for the survival of Red Knots and other migrating shorebirds, has been further protected, announced the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), The Conservation Fund, Delaware Ornithological Society and Delaware Wild Lands, Inc. After nearly 15 years, the partners have protected multiple parcels of private   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following statement by Executive Director Howard Learner: * * * "The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) commends the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for officially withdrawing and closing the Trump administration's 'review', proposing to cut the size of the popular Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron by 90%. The headquarters and visi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 8 (TNSRes) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Private sector initiatives may be the key to spurring climate action across the political spectrum. That's based on new research by Ford School Professor Kaitlin Raimi and her colleagues in "Convincing Conservatives: Private sector action can bolster support for climate change mitigation in the United States" (Energy Research & Social Science). The team of researchers, from the Univer  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 8 -- 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, including the following topics, in its April 8, 2021 edition: Research Articles: * miR-122 promotes virus-induced lung disease by targeting SOCS1 * Delta-like 4 is required for pulmonary vascular arborization and alveolarization in the developing  more

TROY, Michigan, April 8 -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * Valdes Lupi: Nation Needs to Make Long-Term Investment in Public Health and Prevention By Monica Valdes Lupi Managing Director What will public health look like in 2030? In June 2014, The Kresge Foundation partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Alternative Futures to tackle that question in a report, Public Health 2030: A Scenario Exploration. This report offered four alt  more

TROY, Michigan, April 9 (TNSOps) -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news on April 8, 2021: Residents in several Northwest Detroit neighborhoods are now able to reach an innovative and dynamic directory of support services -- from housing to childcare to job training -- on their phones, laptops and desktop computers through the efforts of Detroit's Live6 Alliance and the social technology nonprofit Alluma. Alluma, which works to transform the country's safety net system, operates the  more

TROY, Michigan, April 10 (TNSOps) -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news on April 8, 2021: Picture four runners lined up on a track, ready to race. With the crack of the starting pistol, they take off. Two white runners sprint ahead, their path clear. However, for the two other runners, both people of color, obstacles spring up that impede their progress. A gate prevents them from even starting the race. When they're finally allowed to begin, rain clouds form overhead. Boulders line  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: On The Michigan Opportunity, a new podcast launched by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, listeners will hear firsthand accounts from Michigan business leaders and innovators about how the state is driving job growth and business investment, supporting a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, building vibrant communities, and helping to attract and retain one of the most di  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 (TNSEco) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: Two projects expected to generate a total private investment of $11.3 million and create 192 jobs in Michigan have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. "These investments will create nearly 200 good jobs in Flint and Adrian as we continue implementing our Michigan Back to Work plan to get   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 6 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: For its efforts in establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the city of Farmington has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation MEDC announced today. MEDC formally recognizes the city of Farmington as a Certified Redevelopment Re  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Lansing will continue its successful annual effort to bring public art to the Lansing River Trail through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center announced today. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowd  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news on April 6, 2021: 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 Com  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 10 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: As the bright March sunlight hinted at warmer days, Sandra Turner-Handy took a walk around her block to hand out yard signs. Turner-Handy lives in Denby, a neighborhood in east Detroit with a few thousand residents, hundreds of quaint brick homes, an Art Deco high school and a $1.5 million park. It was at this park, Skinner Park, the Detroit Tigers stopped at during their pre-Opening Day tour  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 8 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following statement on April 7, 2021, by President and CEO Bill Hallan: * * * "We live in a world of risk, yet for the past 12 months, the entire world has collectively locked down in an attempt to reduce the chance of contracting COVID. While certainly not a fool's errand, it has undoubtedly changed our psyche and our perception of what constitutes reasonable risk. What started as a two-week pause turned into a year-l  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 2 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals recognized two unmarried women as parents where one parent is a genetic parent and the other parent gave birth. LaNesha Matthews and Kyresha LeFever were a same-sex couple who had twins together using assisted reproduction. The children were conceived through in vitro fertilization using Kyresha's eggs, and LaNesha gave birth. Last year, a trial court  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 8 (TNSOps) -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: As overdose continues to devastate Michigan communities, Michigan Liberation and Vital Strategies announced the launch of a new project, "Care, Not Criminalization," which aims to identify and develop community-driven responses to drug use and overdose in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties. Over the coming months, community navigators will hit the streets to engage with community members  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSOps) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.7 million in grants to conserve monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The grants will generate $3.3 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $5 million. T  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 9 (TNSMon) -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: A set of gifts totaling $17 million from the Kohn Charitable Trust will establish a resource hub at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to catalyze interdisciplinary research on policy that promotes social equity and inclusion for all U.S. residents. A new $10 million gift will fund the Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy and completes the investment m  more