FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, May 7 -- ACI Structural, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features structural design from the American Concrete Institute, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May/June 2021 edition: * Behavior of Lightweight Self-Consolidating Concrete Columns Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars and Spirals under Axial and Eccentric Loads * Behavior of Square Columns with Interlocking Pattern Ties under Axial Compression * Bond an  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 5 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on May 4, 2021: Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) sent a letter to Central Michigan University President Robert O. Davies, urging him to reinstate the university's Men's Track and Field Program, due to its profound racial implications on students and their families. Today's letter follows action from the Committee to Reinstate Men's Track and Field at C  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 5 (TNSPol) -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its partners, announced a first round of support from the Community Policing Innovations Initiative totaling $200,000 to provide support for local public safety departments to work with their communities to address issues in police practices, systems and services. Launched in early 2021 and committed to police reform in sout  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 5 (TNSPer) -- The Credit Union Executives Society issued the following news release: Talent development provider CUES is pleased to announce Jennifer Binkley, CCE, President/CEO, Altura Credit Union, Riverside, CA and Tiffany Ford, President/CEO, University of Michigan Credit Union, Ann Arbor, MI, have accepted appointments to serve on its board of directors. "I'm pleased to welcome these two great industry leaders to the CUES boardroom. Jennifer and Tiffany both bring   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 3 -- 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 on the following topics in its May 3, 2021 edition: Research Articles: * DUOX2 variants associate with preclinical   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 4 (TNSRep) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on May 3, 2021: Today the Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (MCIRR), comprised of 73 immigrant justice and civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the agency to end Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) collaboration program  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, May 5 (TNSOps) -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following news release: A supermajority of ancillary staff at UPHS Marquette filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on April 26 to have an election to form a union with the Michigan Nurses Association. Should the unionization effort be successful, it would be one of the largest groups of healthcare workers to win a union through the NLRB since the start of the pandemic. "We have seen time   more

NEW YORK, May 7 (TNSPol) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ("LDF") submitted written testimony to the Michigan state Senate Committee on Election expressing opposition to S.B. 273, S.B. 286, and S.B. 308, three bills that would restrict access to the ballot box and undermine significant progress the state has made to expand voting access in the past. Each of the three bills restrictions would make it mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSJou) -- The Optical Society issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: Researchers have demonstrated a record-high laser pulse intensity of over 1023 W/cm2 using the petawatt laser at the Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS), Institute for Basic Science in the Republic of Korea. It took more than a decade to reach this laser intensity, which is ten times that reported by a team at the University of Michigan in 2004. These ultrahigh intensity light pulses w  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following statement: * * * In response to the announcement by United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai that the Biden administration supports a waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, the following statement is attributable to Michele Heisler, MD MPH, medical director at Physicians for Human Rights and professor of public health and internal medicine at the University of Michigan: "We applaud the Bide  more

NEW YORK, May 6 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following statement: * * * In response to the announcement by United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai that the Biden administration supports a waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, the following statement is attributable to Michele Heisler, MD MPH, medical director at Physicians for Human Rights and professor of public health and internal medicine at the University of Michigan: "We applaud the Bide  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSMon) -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release: The United States is in the midst of the worst overdose crisis in its history, with more than 87,000 lives lost in the last year alone and rising sharply for Black Americans. Michigan experienced more than 2,300 overdose deaths in 2019, and recent data suggest that COVID-19 has caused a surge of overdoses and further exacerbated racial disparities in rates of overdose death. To address the surge in overdose deaths   more