SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 16 (TNSOps) -- Achieving the Dream issued the following news release: Achieving the Dream (ATD) announced a new regional Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) project aimed at strengthening the crucial role that community colleges play as connectors between education and employment. ATD will support four communities through the creation of PLCs that will bring together high school educators, community college faculty, workforce development professionals, commun  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following joint news release with two organizations on April 13, 2021: The University of Michigan Law School's Civil Rights Litigation Initiative (CRLI), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Farmington Hills resident Robert Williams, who is suing the Detroit Police Department (DPD) for wrongfully arresting and jailing him based on faulty fac  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 14 (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 13, 2021: The University of Michigan Law School's Civil Rights Litigation Initiative (CRLI), the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Farmington Hills, Michigan resident Robert Wi  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 15 (TNSAwa) -- The American College of Medical Genetics Foundation for Genetic and Genomic issued the following news release: Christina Tise, MD, PhD, of Stanford University, and Daniel Pomerantz, MD, of Children's Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University, have been selected as recipients of the 2021 Pfizer/ACMG Foundation Next Generation Fellowship Awards. These awards will support Drs. Tise and Pomerantz for one year of postgraduate training in clinical labora  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 16 (TNSRes) -- The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association issued the following news release: According to Reuters, earlier this year, China approved three new GE corn and soy varieties for domestic production - these were the first Chinese approvals for domestic production in over a decade. Whereas last year, Argentina became the first country to approve drought-resistant GE wheat. In the new article "Global Food Trade and the Costs of Non-Adoption of Geneti  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, April 16 (TNSPol) -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: AHRC Welcomes the Biden Administration's Decision to Restore UNRWA Funding, Renews Call for Real Peace in the Middle East: The administration of former President Donald Trump tried to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It was a commendable goal except that the administration's Deal of the Century required a complete surrender from the Palestinians. As expected, the Palestinians  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 13 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following statement: * * * The Detroit Regional Chamber has advocated for smart voting reforms, such as supporting no-excuse absentee voting and same-day voter registration, and has taken a stand in defense of the validity of the 2020 election. Of the 39 bills introduced in the Michigan legislature focused on voting processes and access, some are common sense improvements that make an already strong process stronger, inclu  more

HAMMOND, Indiana, April 15 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news on April 14, 2021: A federal judge today ruled that the more than century-old BP Whiting Refinery on Lake Michigan, one of the nation's largest refineries, repeatedly violated legal limits on deadly soot-like particulate air pollution. The decision by Judge Philip P. Simon of the U.S. District Court in Northern Indiana was a major victory for the Sierra Club, represented by attorneys with the E  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSPol) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Today Reps. Debbie Dingell (D) and Fred Upton (R), both from Michigan, introduced comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to protect all Americans from the harmful "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Scott Faber, senior vice president for government affairs for the Environmental Working Group, joined Dingell, Upton and environmental advocate Mark Ruffalo to announce the legislation  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 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 April 15, 2021 edition: Review Series: * Type 1 diabetes mellitus: much   more

TROY, Michigan, April 12 (TNSPer) -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news: Jennifer Bradley, one of the nation's foremost experts on urban innovation, economic inclusion and shared growth in cities, is joining the American Cities Program as a senior fellow. "Jennifer's skillset and impact are synonymous with the finest in the United States," said Chantel Rush, managing director of the American Cities Program. "Jennifer is one of the most dynamic, innovative and influential practitio  more

TROY, Michigan, April 13 (TNSPer) -- The Kresge Foundation issued the following news: The Kresge Foundation announced the addition of two new Program staff members: Health Program Officer Erica L. Browne and Social Investment Officer Erika Brice. Browne's career has centered on bridging clinical and community linkages, and she brings a deep understanding of the impact of racism on population health to Kresge's Health Program. "With the extensive public health and policy expertise, as well as   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 15 (TNSPol) -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: The Michigan Nurses Association today applauded introduction of a bipartisan plan aimed at reducing violence against nurses and other health care workers on the job. "Everyone is calling our health care workers heroes these days, yet too often they are the victims of violence on the job and not enough is being done to protect them," said Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), sp  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: The Vermeulens have been in the furniture business for three generations. While there's no question the pandemic has been challenging, the past year has been one of the company's most successful -- even with being forced to shut down their stores for two months last spring. "We are experiencing a big uptick in business," said Vermeulen Furniture owner Lynn Vermeulen, explaining that bu  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 16 (TNSPol) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: State lawmakers have advanced legislation, Senate Bill 201, to provide a legal defense for those motorists charged with violating the state's marijuana per se traffic safety law. Six states - Illinois, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington - impose various per se limits for the detection of specific amounts of THC in blood while ten states (Ari  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 6 (TNSRep) -- Environment Michigan issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Michigan ranks 7th in the nation for potential reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and potential reduction of gas usage, according to a new report released today by Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center, PIRGIM Education Fund and Frontier Group. The study, Electric Buildings: Repowering Homes and Businesses for Our Health and Environment, found that completely repowering  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 9 (TNSPol) -- The Progressive Democrats of America issued the following news release: Progressive Democrats of America's Marcy Winograd responded to the Biden Administration's proposed military budget for 2022: "To increase Trump's bloated military budget by almost 2% suggests the Biden Administration is not serious about ending US wars, drone killings and nuclear proliferation. Stakeholders everywhere should be outraged at Biden's proposed near trillion dollar Pe  more