ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 18 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * 50 years of US economic change linked to poorer health, shorter lives for less-educated Americans Study: Long-term Economic Distress and Growing Educational Inequity in Life Expectancy (DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001843) Fifty years of economic change have taken a heavy toll on some Americans, especially those with less education who not only have been left behind but are sicker and living shorter l  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 18 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Catalyst grants fuel groundbreaking sustainability projects across michigan and beyond From e-waste to electricity shutoffs, five new projects tackle urgent sustainability challenges with real-world impact and community-driven solutions Five research projects tackling key sustainability issues have received funding through the Sustainability Catalyst Grant Program, administered by the Graham Sustai  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 17 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Cracking the code to glass transitions By Teagan Haynes Ever wonder why your car tires grip the road differently in summer and winter? The answer lies in glass transition, a phenomenon that Central Michigan University Mathematics Ph.D. student Koksal Karakus is unraveling through his research. Karakus focuses on how the density of glass at different temperatures affects its transition into a li  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Creative Writing Alumna Talks Survival and Success Poet Kimberly Priest publishes her second and third books this year By Robert Fanning Department of English, Language and Literature faculty member Robert Fanning interviews poet and Central Michigan University MA in Creative Writing alumna Kimberly Priest. 1. I remember you as a student writer at CMU--that you were finding in poetry what see  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 15 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * From fossilized past to sustainable future: Finding the right rock cap Researcher explores for the right place to store carbon gas By Eric Baerren The story of Natalia Zakharova's latest research project starts 500 million years ago when Michigan was at the bottom of a shallow sea. Dust, dirt and decomposing organisms floated down through the water to the bottom, forming layers. Layers slowly  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 17 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Lifelong learning, data fluency, and letting go of being right Alumna Stacy Salisbury shares why listening is more important than proving a point By Alisha Draper Toyzan For some, a career is about climbing the ladder as fast as possible. For two-time Central Michigan University alumna Stacy Salisbury, '05, '11, success has meant something different: building expertise, adapting to change, and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * CLASS OF 2025: Sarah Marvin, compassionate ally For Sarah Marvin, family bonding time with her parents and five siblings has often included heaving a ball made of solid iron in the backyard of their rural Michigan home. Today, Marvin's fierce tenacity in the throwing ring for the Commodores track and field team is balanced, like the best shot put spin, with her ability to create sincere connection among f  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 14 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU Partners with the City of Detroit to offer education discount By Jaime Griffis Central Michigan University (CMU) is proud to announce a new partnership with the City of Detroit, bringing expanded educational opportunities to more than 9,000 employees, their spouses, and dependents. This collaboration provides a 15% tuition discount on CMU's online programs, making it easier than ever for Ci  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU research team tackles wetland management in Michigan's state game areas Project aims to help the DNR improve water quality, protect ecosystem health, and enhance wildlife habitats By Robert Wang A team of researchers from Central Michigan University's College of Science and Engineering is working to help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) better manage some of the state's m  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 16 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Columnist and humorist Jason Gay to deliver spring commencement address for his beloved alma mater (and to spite Michigan, probably) Jason Gay figures half his wardrobe is red and white. His best friends to this day are classmates he met at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the early 1990s. Every trip back to campus is incredible, he says, "especially if we can thump Michigan in so  more

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, April 15 -- Continental, a developer of pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods, issued the following news release: * * * Continental Launches Premium Data Cooling Hoses to Maintain Stable Cooling Cycles in Data Centers * DataGuard and FlexCool hoses are essential lifelines for data centers, offering cost-effective and reliable cooling performance to keep operations running at peak efficiency * Advanced hos  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on April 15, 2025: * * * DGA Statement on Mike Cox Running for Governor in Michigan DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement in response to Mike Cox announcing his run for governor in Michigan: "Mike Cox is an out-of-touch extremist who already ran and lost for governor 15 years ago. His announcement today only ramps up this messy, far-right and growing GOP primary that   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Statement On Mike Rogers' Senate Campaign Announcement In response to Mike Rogers announcing his campaign for Senate in Michigan, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Communications Director Maeve Coyle released the following statement: "Michiganders have already rejected Mike Rogers and his record of abandoning them to walk through the revolving door and get rich, threaten  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 16 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy breaks ground on new solar park to help meet Ford Motor Company's needs for 100% carbon-free and renewable energy Ford's participation in DTE's CleanVision MIGreenPower is largest renewable energy purchase from a utility in U.S. history DETROIT, April 15, 2025 -- DTE Energy, the state's largest producer of and investor in renewable energy, broke ground this morning on a 100-megawatt solar array nea  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 18 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release: * * * DTE Energy schedules first quarter 2025 earnings release, conference call DETROIT, Apr. 17, 2025 - DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) will announce its first quarter 2025 earnings before the market opens Thursday, May 1, 2025. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss earnings results at 9:00 a.m. ET the same day. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live internet broadcast of the call at d  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Early education changes spur unexpected drop in test scores in the Philippines--a lesson for policymakers Study: The long shadow of early education: Evidence from a natural experiment in the Philippines (DOI: 10.3386/w33600) A major policy change in early education in the Philippines led to an unexpected drop in test scores and academic achievement--revealing the challenges that even well-intentione  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Enabling stroke victims to 'speak': $19M toward brain implants to be built at U-M Marcus Foundation's $30 million gift supports a collaboration between Stanford and U-M to help stroke victims regain the ability to read, write and speak The Michigan Micro Mote (M3) computer next to a grain of rice for scale.credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering A new collaboration between the University of Michi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Federal budget cuts and worker safety EXPERT Q&A One of the federal institutes focused on keeping workers safe from injury and illness on the job has lost about two-thirds of its staff due to federal budget cuts. Richard Neitzel The cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has workplace safety experts such as Richard Neitzel, director of the Center for Occupational Healt  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Flipping into Fort Worth and Marching into Michigan: ESPN Elevates NCAA Gymnastics Presentation with Double the Championship Coverage, April 17-19 * Three-Time Olympian John Roethlisberger, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman and 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Samantha Peszek to Announce Women's National Championship on ABC, Semifinals on ESPN2; Reporter Taylor  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 18 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Celeste Watkins-Hayes named 2025 Sara McLanahan Fellow by the American Academy of Political and Social Science The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) has elected Celeste Watkins-Hayes as the 2025 Sara McLanahan Fellow, recognizing her outstanding contributions to social science research and her role in deepening public understanding of the human con  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 19 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Faculty-led democracy projects receive presidential awards Five faculty-led research projects from across the University of Michigan have received Presidential Awards for Understanding Democracy to enhance understanding of democracy's operation and promise. The awards are part of the university wide Year of Democracy, Civic Empowerment, and Global Engagement. "These Pre  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Announces 150 New Jobs in Genesee County April 17, 2025 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced two business investment projects that will lead to the creation of 150 new jobs and nearly $7.8 million in capital investment in Burton, Genesee County. Custom Air Handling Solutions announced the purchase of a new building t  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 18 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * College of Computing highlights graduating class, cybersecurity at Innovation Day By Brian Vernellis Cybersecurity experts -- from GVSU and West Michigan -- gathered at the Eberhard Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus to discuss the technology's future as well as honor and celebrate the College of Computing's largest graduating class. The College's biannual Innovation Day welcomed some of the   more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Acclaimed Biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner Wins National Marfield Prize The book "Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner" by Dr. Natalie Dykstra, professor emerita of English at Hope College, has received the 2024 Marfield Prize from the Arts Club of Washington. The Marfield Prize, or the National Award for Arts Writing, has been given annually since 2006 to the author of a nonfiction book about t  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Book Chronicles Untold History of Dutch American Midwives The latest book published by the Van Raalte Press of the A. C. Van Raalte Institute at Hope College, "Present, but Not Counted: Dutch-Immigrant and Second Generation Midwives Working in Dutch Colonies in the United States, 1840-1940," spotlights a group of women that author Janet Sjaarda Sheeres discovered were rendered all but invisible by their times even as  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Students Present Research at National Conference A total of 13 Hope College students presented their collaborative faculty-student research during this year's National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held on Monday-Wednesday, April 7-9, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NCUR is the largest undergraduate research conference in the country, and each year brings together thousands of undergraduate students from  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: State Republicans Admit Roads Plan Could Rob Michiganders of Critical Services Funding Despite promises otherwise, Michigan Republicans' road plan risks funding for health and human services, universities, and law enforcement LANSING -- In case you missed it, Crain's Business Detroit dove into MAGA Matt Hall and House Republicans' roads plan -- and the lies they've been telling about   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump's Chaos Jeopardizes Michigan Families and US Economy LANSING -- In case you missed it, NBC News did a full review of the beginning of Trump's presidency, and much like cheap fake tans, it wasn't a flattering picture. Like a bull in a China shop, Trump's been wrecking havoc on everything he's touched: the economy, Social Security, veterans' services, and more. With his chaotic on-  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * In time of crisis, sport teams invested in community support Concept illustration of professional athletes volunteering in the community.credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney Study: Examining professional sport teams' community engagement in response to a crisis Professional sports teams focused on outreach to their local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic instead of focusing solely on   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Intero Biosystems from University of Michigan wins Rice Business Plan Competition Intero Biosystems -- a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human "mini gut" replicating cell types, spatial structure and function of the human intestine -- took home the grand prize at the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition. The company's product, Gastroscreen, includes the intestinal lining and supp  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Making desalination more eco-friendly: New membranes could help eliminate brine waste Membranes packed with charge help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallize ocean salts and harvest valuable minerals from desalination waste Study: Fast and Selective Ion Transport in Ultrahigh Charge Density Membranes (DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00205-x) Desalination plants, a major and  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Dems Chair Calls Out Republicans for Raising Costs on Working Michiganders LANSING -- As millions of Americans and Michiganders file their taxes, Republicans are pursuing an agenda to raise costs on working families while giving their billionaire buddies a break. "Since day one, Donald Trump has made it crystal clear that his priority never has and never will be helping working fam  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Republican Oversight Committee Once Again Abuses Power to Attack Political Enemies Following in Trump's dangerous footsteps, MAGA Matt Hall is weaponizing his position for political persecution LANSING -- Earlier today, MAGA Matt Hall's pet Oversight Committee announced it was giving itself even broader subpoena power, changing committee rules to give themselves the ability to depos  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Remote repairs: discovering the longevity of 3D-printed metal parts 3D-printing metal parts could save weeks of downtime, but DARPA wants a way to certify how long they'll last Veera Sundararaghavan and PhD student Michael Pilipchuk observe a 3D printer at U-M, appearing in a reflection. Sundararaghavan is leading a DARPA project to predict the lifetimes of metal parts printed with laser powder bed  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 14, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Michigan Dems Chair Statement on Mike Rogers' Senate Campaign Announcement LANSING -- Following Mike Rogers' Senate campaign announcement, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Mike Rogers has shown Michiganders time and again that he only fights for himself: he abandoned Michigan for a million-dollar mansion in Fl  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago University of Michigan researcher Agnit Mukhopadhyay reconstructed what the magnetic field around Earth may have looked like during the Laschamps excursion, a time period between 42,200 and 41,500 years ago when the north and south poles wandered from their geographic locations.credit: Agnit Mukhopadhyay, University of   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * The order that launched the Revolutionary War, 250 years later The start of the Revolutionary War 250 years ago can be traced to one manuscript containing the orders for the Concord Expedition on April 18, 1775. The physical quill-to-paper draft orders written by famed British Army officer Thomas Gage's hand, which sparked the battles of Lexington and Concord, are housed at the University of Michiga  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Tom Barrett Posts MASSIVE Q1 Fundraising Haul Republican Tom Barrett had a tremendous first fundraising quarter, bringing in a whopping $900,975 in Q1. Barrett has been hard at work fighting to secure the border, lower taxes, and cut costs - it's no surprise Michiganders can't wait to send him back to Congress. "Congressman Barrett has hit the ground running in Washington, making life   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Two U-M professors chosen for Guggenheim Fellowships Two University of Michigan scholars have received the prestigious 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships for their distinguished achievements and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. U-M professors Benjamin Brose and Martin Murray were among 198 individuals from the United States and Canada working across 53 disciplines appointed for the 100th clas  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 18 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M Spring Commencement to be held May 3 MEDIA ADVISORY DATE: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2025 EVENT: The University of Michigan Class of 2025 celebrates commencement at Michigan Stadium. Graduate procession into the stadium will be 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with the ceremony at 10 a.m. that ends around noon. Derek Jeter, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player, entrepreneur and philanthropist, will  more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 17 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * New national center supports higher education governance Center launched by UC Riverside helps universities stay focused on student success and equity By David Danelski Amid intensifying political scrutiny and financial uncertainty facing America's colleges and universities, UC Riverside and the University of Michigan have launched a national center to help the governing board  more

FLINT, Michigan, April 17 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint receives $746K grant to operate as a regional hub for digital resources and education By Tobias Kind Consider all the ways you use technology in your daily life. Bills are paid online. Job searches are conducted on the internet. Earning a college degree is just a Wi-Fi connection away. Family members half the world apart are able to stay in touch thanks to modern connectivity. However, ima  more

FLINT, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint to host spring commencement ceremonies, May 3-4 By Logan McGrady The University of Michigan-Flint will celebrate its May and August graduates during the Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremonies, May 3-4, at the Riverfront Conference Center. More than 1,000 students are eligible to participate. Undergraduate and graduate students will be awarded degrees during four ceremonies involving the unive  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn't fall to pieces The mechanism holding new ferroelectric semiconductors together produces a conductive pathway that could enable high power transistors Zetian Mi (left) discusses research with group members Samuel Yang, Danhao Wang and Jiangnan Liu (right) next to the molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) used to grow thin layers of ferroelectric   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Off the road: 1 in 4 seniors quit driving due to sight issues Research indicates an urgent need for updated vision screening policies and safer infrastructure to protect aging drivers Study: Driving status, avoidance, and visual impairment among older adults in the United States (DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102036) Older drivers with vision impairment are dramatically more likely to stop driving or a  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Variations in temperature and diet can affect this rodent's ability to survive venomous snake bites Study: Ambient temperature and toxic diets constrain snake venom resistance in a desert rodent (DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0068) The power of a snake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just its potency or the prey's tolerance for the toxin--it also depends a bit on the weather, says   more