ALMA, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- Alma College announced plans to inaugurate its 14th president, Dr. Joseph L. Odenwald, during a formal ceremony on April 17, 2026, at Presbyterian Hall within the Oscar E. Remick Heritage Center. The event will mark an important milestone in the college's ongoing leadership transition and will celebrate Odenwald's first year at the institution. Odenwald began his tenure in June 2025, succeeding interim president Eric Blackhurst. Since taking office, he has focused on   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * At CES 2026, Rosen Leads Senate Panel on Emerging Technologies * LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led a panel discussion at the CES, the world's largest tech conference, in Las Vegas with U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) on their emerging tech policy priorities. The Senators - all active members of the Senate's Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committ  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * MDP Statement on Trump's Trip to Detroit as Costs Skyrocket Across the State In response to President Trump's planned visit to Detroit next week to push an agenda that's ripping away health care and spiking costs for working families, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "After spending months claiming that affordability was a 'hoax' and creating a   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Michigan Dems Slam Barrett for Voting Against ACA Credits Despite the credits helping hundreds of thousands of Michiganders access health care, Tom Barrett once again chose Trump's reckless agenda over working families * During yesterday's House vote to expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) credits, Michigan Republican Congressman Tom Barrett once again betrayed his constituen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL-36993 titled 'Optimization and Commercialization of the Juvenile Eel/Lamprey Acoustic Transmitter and Micro-battery (CRADA 477),' authored by Daniel Deng, Huidong Li, Jun Lu and Bingbin Wu and prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. The document, dated November 2024, serves as the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) 477 final report and summarizes   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * ICE Killing In Minneapolis is the Predictable Outcome of a Lawless Immigration System On Thursday, Progress Michigan released the following statement following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the false nar  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 9 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy posted the following news: * * * Stevenson discusses COVID-19's impact on work, family life, and gender equality * Ford School labor economist Betsey Stevenson was recently featured in the International Monetary Fund's series on Extraordinary Women in Economics, where she highlighted how economic conditions and policy decisions shape family life. Speaking with Rhoda Metcalfe, Stevenson emphasized the impac  more