LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Charges Two in Alleged Gift Card Scam Targeting Metro Detroit Meijer Stores, Thousands of Altered Gift Cards Seized LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her FORCE Team arrested two Chinese nationals at a Dearborn hotel on March 5, and last week charged each with one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a 20-year felony, and two counts o  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Medicaid Recipients' Freedom to Choose Their Providers LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court's decision recognizing Medicaid recipients' individual right to receive care from the qualified providers   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Asking Court to Preserve NLRB LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general yesterday in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in continued opposition to President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Dismissing Wilcox would leave just   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration (PDF) to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (DOE). On March 11, the Trump administration announced that DOE would b  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 13 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * What are Gothic stories? English faculty member describes elements critical to the spooky genre Author: Eric Baerren Lightning flashes across the sky, illuminating a castle. A ghost calls out the name of a lover who once spurned them. A young woman tries to undo a curse that has plagued her family for centuries. You can find these sorts of things in a spooky story genre called Gothic. Jeffrey  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 13 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * What are the main security concerns surrounding TikTok? Computer science professor provides insight into using the platform safely Author: Eric Baerren TikTok is one of the most popular social media networks, but facing political scrutiny because it is owned by a Chinese company that some people worry could pass the data it collects to a growing rival. Qi Liao, computer science faculty member  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 13 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * What does walking 10,000 steps do for your health? Expert discusses whether hitting exercise benchmark has impact Author: Eric Baerren Walking 10,000 steps - approximately five miles - is a common recommendation to improve your health. Where did it originate and, most importantly, does it actually work? Rachael Nelson is a faculty member in Central Michigan University's School of Health Scien  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 10 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Clothes dryers and the bottom line: Switching to air drying can save hundreds Study: The Relative Benefits of Electrification, Energy Efficiency, and Line Drying Clothes in the United States (DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108212) Researchers from the University of Michigan are hoping their new study will inspire some Americans to rethink their relationship with laundry. Because, no matter how you sp  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 11 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU Medical Education Partners to launch Critical Care Fellowship program Fellowship program set to begin in July 2026 Author: Alexandria Rene SAGINAW, Mich. - CMU Medical Education Partners announced plans to launch a new Critical Care Fellowship program in July 2026. This two-year program will provide physicians with additional medical training following the completion of a three-year Accred  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 13 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * The cost of an education: GVSU committed to providing value, reducing student loan debt By Michele Coffill Students at Grand Valley State University received $24.8 million in funding from the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, the second-highest amount awarded to students who attend one of the state's public universities. The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (M  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Court Sides with AG Nessel, Coalition on Trump Administration's Reduction in Force Policy LANSING - Late last night, Judge James Bredar in the U.S. District Court of Maryland ordered the Trump administration to rehire the majority of the tens of thousands of federal workers recently laid off and issued a temporary restraining order against future terminations. This comes in response t  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Does McDonald Rivet Agree Michiganders' Brains Aren't Fully Formed? In a meeting of the minds on The View, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin suggested Americans elected President Trump because their brains haven't fully formed. Kristen McDonald Rivet MUST be asked: Do you agree with your Senator that Michiganders voted for President Trump because their brains haven't fully formed? "Out  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 12 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: * * * Dow Announces the Early Results of its Cash Tender Offer MIDLAND, Mich., March 11, 2025 -- The Dow Chemical Company ("TDCC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW), today announced the early results of its previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Off  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 12 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: * * * Dow Announces the Pricing of its Cash Tender Offer MIDLAND, Mich., March 11, 2025 -- The Dow Chemical Company ("TDCC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW), announced today, in connection with its previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 11 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: * * * Dow boosts access to circular feedstocks with strategic investment in Rotterdam-based advanced recycler Xycle * As part of an ongoing commitment to transform waste and advance a circular economy for plastics, Dow has invested in advanced recycling startup Xycle alongs  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 12 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy Foundation offers $150,000 in grants to nonprofits through Community Empowerment Awards program Second year of DTE Foundation grant program offers community transformation-focused nonprofits opportunity to apply for funding to enhance communities across Michigan Detroit, Mich. (March 11, 2025) - The DTE Energy Foundation announced today it is inviting nonprofits across Michigan to submit project pro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 11 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Efficiency, success of Social Security threatened by planned layoffs, U-M expert says Social Security Administration Offices, 3971 South Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan.credit: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons EXPERT ANALYSIS A University of Michigan professor offers insights on the Trump administration's plans to cut the Social Security Administration workforce. Pamela  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Johnson and Wang awarded 2025 Riecker Fellowship Two second year master's students, Hope Wang (MPP '25) and Julia Johnson (MPP '25), have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for the Ford School's prestigious 2025 Riecker Fellowship. They are spending the winter semester in Washington, DC, on assignment with a member of the Michigan delegation. The fello  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 12 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Lacking a playbook for dealing with economic decline, leaders of smaller cities opt for pragmatism, flexibility The challenges facing big cities such as Detroit and Cleveland have been widely examined by experts over the decades, as each has dealt with the loss of population and major industries. Less chronicled are the situations in small- to medium-sized communities,   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Four Charged in Connection to Death of 5-Year-Old After Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion at Oxford Center LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against the owner and three employees at the Oxford Center in connection with the death of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper. Owner Tamela Peterson, 58, of Brighton, Safety Manager Jeffrey Mosteller, 64, of Clinton Townsh  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 11 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * Mantella joins Detroit board for Chicago Federal Reserve Bank The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has announced the appointment of Grand Valley President Philomena V. Mantella to the Detroit board of directors. The Detroit Board of Directors is composed of seven members who provide insights to the Federal Reserve System's understanding of economic conditions and help to inform deliberations of the  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, March 13 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * GVSU survey finds economic uncertainty among West Michigan businesses The aftereffects of the tariffs implemented by the federal government are rippling throughout the West Michigan economy, said Brian Long, director of supply management research at the Seidman College of Business. Long's monthly survey of local businesses and their purchasing managers reflects growing unease with the ramification  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, March 14 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Lecture to Discuss "The History of the Presidential Pardon Power" Dr. Jeffrey Crouch, who is author of the book "The Presidential Pardon Power," will present "The History of the Presidential Pardon Power" on Thursday, March 27, at 4:30 p.m. at Hope College in Schaap Auditorium of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center. The public is invited. Admission is free. Crouch is an assistant professor of American politic  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 10 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Lacking a playbook for dealing with economic decline, leaders of smaller cities opt for pragmatism, flexibility FACULTY Q&A Study: Responding to decline: The perspective of city managers in shrinking cities in the United States (DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2025.2461519) The challenges facing big cities such as Detroit and Cleveland have been widely examined by experts over the decades, as each has dealt  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Lake Man Sentenced for Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct LANSING - Last Friday, Roland Bourgeois, 56, of Lake, was sentenced by Judge Tara Hovey in the 55th Circuit Court in Clare County to 50 months - 24 years' incarceration on two counts of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Bourgeois was found guilty by a Clare County jury in November 2024 and sentenced as a fourth habitual  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Madison Heights Nurse Charged with Practicing Medicine Without a License, Falsifying Medical Records LANSING - Today, Antonio Serraon, 55, of Warren, was arraigned in the 43rd District Court in Madison Heights before Magistrate Michael G. Mitchell on one count of Placing Misleading or Inaccurate Information in Medical Records or Charts and one count of Unauthorized Practice of a Healt  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 11 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Michigan Debate team captures national tournament win LSA students Eleanor Barrett and Jiyoon Park pose with a trophy and plaque after the U-M Debate Team members won the 38th annual American Debate Association National Championship.credit: Aaron Kall The University of Michigan Debate program has won the 38th annual American Debate Association National Championship. The three-day tournament, held   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 13 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: * * * PACK EXPO International 2024 Achieves Notable Waste Diversion Through Collaborative Sustainability Efforts * Partnership at the 2024 event between Dow, PMMI, Independent Recycling Services and McCormick Place championed circularity, diverting over 284 tons of waste fr  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Saginaw City Council Member, Recent Council Candidate to Stand Trial on Election Law Forgery Charges LANSING - Today, Saginaw City Council member Monique Lamar-Silvia, 64, and former candidate for the Saginaw City Council Eric Eggleston, 53, were each bound over to stand trial in the 10th Circuit Court in Saginaw County on multiple felonies, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Ne  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 11 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Small, faint and 'unexpected in a lot of different ways': U-M astronomers make galactic discovery Not only is Andromeda XXXV the dimmest and smallest known satellite galaxy in the Andromeda system, it's about 3 million light-years away, making it very hard to spot. The ellipse within the inset shows where this companion galaxy was discovered.credit: CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal investigator: Alan W.  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 10 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M astronomers peer deeper into mysterious Flame Nebula A Hubble Space Telescope shows the Flame Nebula in visible light on the left. The zoomed-in views on the right show images from the JWST taken using near-infrared light.credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, M. Meyer (University of Michigan), A. Pagan (STScI) Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, a team of researchers, including astronomers from   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 13 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M study uncovers secret color language of snakes Visible (color) and UV (grayscale) photos of three pitviper species exhibiting a wide range of UV reflectance. From top to bottom, the species are a prairie rattlesnake, a western diamondback rattlesnake and a two-striped forest pitviper (the green one). Even though all of these snakes are closely related species, they exhibit a wide range of UV refle  more

FLINT, Michigan, March 11 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint expands Standardized Patient Program with help from family duo By Austin LaFave At the University of Michigan-Flint's School of Nursing, standardized patients are key to developing future nurses' communication skills. Through realistic health care simulations, these actors help students hone their abilities in patient interviews, physical exams and interpersonal interactions. In 2016, the  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 12 -- The University of Michigan's Dearborn Campus issued the following news: * * * Promoting the voice of a marginalized author -- 50 years after her death Spanish Professor Jorge Gonzalez del Pozo's research led him to discover unknown works by Hispano-Philippine author Adelina Gurrea Monasterio and land a book publication. Spanish Professor Jorge Gonzalez del Pozo is an avid reader. He's been that way since childhood, when he'd look forward to finding new graphic  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 12 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Want to preserve biodiversity? Go big, U-M researchers say Brazilian legislation requires farmers to protect certain percentages of their land in different regions in Brazil, according to University of Michigan research scientist Thiago Goncalves-Souza. Farms are required to protect 80% of the land if located in the Amazon, 35% in the Brazilian cerrado and 20% in other biomes, including the Atlantic f  more