MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * New Blackboard training resources for students Go Grants in Action: Tutorial videos, guides now available In this story: * New tutorial videos and resources help students more easily understand and navigate CMU's learning management system, Blackboard Ultra. * The resources were funded through the Go Grants initiative. Author: Aaron Mills When the Go Grants initiative launched last fall to s  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Central Michigan University issued the following Q&A by Eric Baerren with Najat Yahia, director of CMU's nutrition and dietetics program: * * * Is raw milk safe to drink? Expert: Raw milk is not safe to drink Highlights: * Raw milk can contain dangerous bacteria and is unsafe to drink * Pasteurization has no effect on milk's nutritional quality * Raw milk does not help people cope with lactose intolerance Author: Eric Baerren There has been much deba  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Park Library powers business student success Discover the tools and expertise that give CMU business students an edge. Author: Shiva Karthik Rallabandi The Charles V. Park Library at Central Michigan University offers far more than a quiet place to study. For students in the College of Business Administration, the library serves as a comprehensive research hub equipped with specialized resource  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- Central Michigan University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 29, 2025, by Eric Baerren with Rachael Nelson, member of CMU's health sciences faculty: * * * What does walking 10,000 steps do for your health? We know walking is good for your heart; an expert shares her insights Highlights: * The more you walk, the greater the impact on your key health markers * Accumulating 10,000 steps per day will improve your health * To improve fitness, incorporate mo  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU Street Medicine team provides health care with a little huzzah! Collaboration with RESCU Foundation brings medical services to Michigan Renaissance Festival entertainers and artisans By Kelly Belcher The Street Medicine team at Central Michigan University's College of Medicine is providing a little medieval medical care at the Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly, Michigan. This year, in   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- 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 and Gruppo Fiori develop breakthrough recycling process for automotive polyurethane waste * Dow (NYSE: DOW), in partnership with Gruppo Fiori opens in a new tab, today announced the latest advancements in a jointly-developed, nov  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Networks Feature 18 of AP Top 25 in Week 2; No. 15 Michigan at No. 18 Oklahoma Highlights Stacked Slate * * 15 Michigan at No. 18 Oklahoma on ABC Saturday Night Football Presented by Capital One * 3 LSU, No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 Miami, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Clemson, No. 10 South Carolina and more featured across ESPN networks ESPN's expansive college football cover  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Travels for Top-20 Showdown in Norman, Okla., Between No. 15 Michigan and No. 18 Oklahoma * * College football's premier pregame show to preview just the second meeting between the Wolverines and Sooners (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) * Special on-site guests: OU basketball legend Trae Young is Week 2's guest picker; Sooners head  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Ford School team receives Accelerate grant from U-M Bold Challenges Initiative to advance early intervention for children with disabilities A team led by Christina Weiland, Karl and Martha Kohn Professor of Social Policy and co-director of the Education Policy Initiative, and Catherine Asher, assistant research scientist at the Youth Policy Lab, has been selected for the   more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- Hope College issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Ending Homelessness is Featured Lecture Topic, Delivered by Economist David Phillips The cost of homelessness -- both for those who experience it directly and for those living alongside rising homelessness -- has become increasingly difficult to ignore. Political leaders propose various solutions: public subsidies to help people pay for housing, mental health and substance use treatment, or criminal p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Tom Barrett Hosts Roundtable Focused on Mid-Michigan Veterans * Congressman Tom Barrett hosted a roundtable in Eaton Rapids with leaders from local veteran organizations discussing his work in Washington to support mid-Michigan veterans. Congressman Tom Barrett is a 22-year U.S. Army veteran and currently serves on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Read more from The Living  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 2 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- 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: * * * Macquarie Asset Management expands equity stake in Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, a strategic partnership with Dow * * Dow has received an additional $540 million in proceeds following Macquarie Asset Management's increased minor  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Northwood University issued the following news on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Automotive Innovator Brian Benstock to Keynote CAMS Industry Summit Brian Benstock, a renowned innovator in automotive retail and digital transformation, is among a dynamic lineup of "who's-who" in the world of automotive leadership that will be at the 2025 CAMS Industry Summit on Sept. 18 at Northwood University. Benstock, Vice President of Paragon Honda & Acura -- the No. 1 certified Honda   more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Adrian College issued the following news release: * * * Strossen to deliver Adrian College Constitution Day address Professor Nadine Strossen will deliver Adrian College's Philip J. Prygoski Constitution Day Address at noon in Knight Auditorium on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Her address titled "Does Free Speech Go Too Far?" is expected to last 50 minutes. The event, co-sponsored by Adrian College's Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy, and the Voices for Liberty   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * U-M awarded $15 million NSF grant to transform the science of natural hazards The University of Michigan, in collaboration with more than a dozen academic, governmental and community partners across the country, will launch the Center for Land Surface Hazards. CLaSH is a new center aimed at advancing research on the fundamental science processes that cause landsliding, river erosion, debris flows and   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Small black holes are surprisingly sloppy eaters The cutting-edge XRISM satellite has revealed small black holes don't accrete matter as expected--a finding that could have implications for entire galaxies * When stellar-mass black holes--"small" black holes that are still a few times more massive than the sun--are actively gobbling up matter, they're even more of a hot mess than scientists   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Bite by bite: How jaws drove fish evolution U-M study traces jaw innovation and evolution in a once-mighty group of fish * If you're reading this sentence, you might have a fish to thank. Fish were the first animals to evolve jaws. They use their jaws primarily to eat, but also for defense, as tools--such as to burrow or to crack open hard food--and even as a form of parental care: some fis  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Seagrass as a carbon sponge? U-M studies suss out the impact of nutrients on coastal seagrasses * Seagrass has the potential to be one of the world's most effective sponges at soaking up and storing carbon, but we don't yet know how nutrient pollution affects its ability to sequester carbon. In a pair of studies, U-M researchers evaluated the impact of nitrogen and phosphorus on seagrass, s  more