INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 17 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * 150 Companies Named a 'Best Place to Work in Indiana' for 2026 Indiana's workplaces are raising the bar. The 2026 Best Places to Work in Indiana list features 150 standout employers from across the state in more than 20 industries that are setting the pace for workplace excellence. Now in its 21st year, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce program will culminate with company rankings revealed  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Bill Jin selected for national Early Career Energy Innovation program * Qingxu "Bill" Jin, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is among 18 early career innovators selected nationwide for the Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy program. According to ARPA-E, IGNIITE backs early-career scientists and engineers whose wor  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Boss the Boardroom case released * The official case for Boss the Boardroom, the final round of CMU's inaugural Boss Games competition, is now available. Titled Strategic Decisions at Iris Robin Healthcare: The Business of Keeping Michigan Healthy, the case challenges student teams to step into the role of consulting firms advising a fictional nonprofit health system serving communities across  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 17 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * New Project: Evaluating mysid abundance in Lake Michigan The Great Lakes Fishery Commission recently funded a Cornell DNRE and CBFS group for a new two-year project "Evaluating mysid abundance in Lake Michigan using two decades of fisheries acoustic data." This project will involve DNRE graduate students Kayden Nasworthy and Tim O'Brien and is led by DNRE faculty membe  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Davenport University issued the following news: * * * 'Engage with Education' event inspires tomorrow's teachers Leslie Kinnee, DU Communications Davenport University's College of Urban Education (CUE) recently hosted 70 high school students at the W.A. Lettinga Grand Rapids Campus for a day focused on preparing the next generation of educators. The "Engage with Education" event sparked ideas, built connections and excited the aspiring teachers about life  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 -- Westminster College issued the following news: * * * David Horst Lehman earns Hoon Award at Westminster College Dr. David Horst Lehman, assistant professor of history at Westminster College, has received the Hoon Award to support his research during the current academic year. Lehman's current project focuses on transforming his dissertation into a book manuscript titled "On Potawatomi Soil: Mapping Native Homelands and Settler Invasions Over Time." He  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Detroit Disability Power has voiced strong opposition to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed elimination of the Fair Housing Act's disparate impact regulatory standard through a public comment letter. The organization argues that for over fifty years, the disparate impact rule has served as a crucial tool for enforcing fair housing laws, allowing individuals and communities to challenge discriminatory practices without needing to prove intent, w  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Eastern Michigan University to host Black History Month keynote with Malik Yakini commemorating 100 years of Black History observance Written by: Brittany Mobley Eastern Michigan University's Department of Africology and African American Studies will host a Black History Month keynote address featuring EMU alum and longtime Detroit organizer Malik Yakini from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, in Ballroom   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * What You Need to Know About the Colin Gray Trial * GEORGIA - In September 2024, a 14-year-old wielding an assault weapon shot and killed two teachers, two students, and wounded nine others at Apalachee High School, where he was a student. It is alleged that Colin Gray, the shooter's father, purchased and gifted his son an AR-15 roughly five months after law enforcement launched an   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Finding and inspiring future physical therapists * 60,000. That's how many physical therapists a national workforce study projects the country will be short by in 2038. Karen Grossnickle, director of clinical education for Central Michigan University's Department of Physical Therapy, hopes to close the projected gap here at home by reaching middle school students in rural Michigan. "When rev  more

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Transmission and Transource Energy Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region * Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a critical infrastructure need in central Ohio. Jointly developed by FirstEnergy Tran  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Feb. 15, 2026, by Kimberlee Josephson, associate professor of business: * * * Reputation Is Everything What a public backlash reveals about monopoly power. * Spring school picture day arrives with predictable rituals--the combing of hair, the practicing of smiles, and the filling out of order forms that get crumpled up in backpacks. This year, it brings something else: scrutiny. America's   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 16 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Long-term Warming Transforms Mountain Meadows Above and Below Ground * NORMAN, Okla. - In the longest-running field warming experiment of its kind, researchers have documented dramatic shifts in high-elevation mountain meadows, revealing that changes in climate alter not only the plants we can see above ground, but the invisible world of fungi and microbes in the soil below. The results, published in an   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * MDP Chair Joins Rev. Sheffield on "The Wake-Up Call" To Talk How Mike Duggan Can't Be Trusted Rev. Sheffield: "I'm in the 3D's: Don't Do Duggan, that's my slogan. We cannot afford to take this state backwards." * DETROIT -- This morning, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel joined Reverend Horace Sheffield on "The Wake-Up Call" on 101.5 FM in Detroit to talk how Mike Duggan can't be  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Matt Hall Stands With Trump; Attacks Indiana Senate Republicans for Not Gerrymandering A secretive group linked to MAGA Speaker Matt Hall was attacking Republican senators in Indiana last year to support Donald Trump's redistricting push, with the Detroit News reporting this weekend on the group's attacks. The Hall-linked group, Building A Better Economy, lists the same Kala  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Mike Duggan Caught Lying; Claims Labor Endorsements He Doesn't Have As he continues to exclusively attack Democrats and is seemingly upset that Rick Snyder's harmful policies were repealed, Mike Duggan has now been caught lying, this time "claiming to have support from multiple labor unions that have, in fact, not endorsed his bid for Michigan's top political office." The Det  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 17 (TNSrpt) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Are schools and communities prepared for cardiac emergencies in teens? Parents support CPR and AED training, but readiness varies, according to national poll * Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, including teens, and a new national poll suggests many schools and families may not be fully prepared to respond. Only about half   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU nears $1B in research expenditures, driving global impact * Michigan State University is closer than ever to a major milestone: $1 billion in annual research expenditures. In fiscal year 2025, MSU reported $992,278,000 in research spending, according to data submitted to the National Science Foundation's Higher Education Research and Development Survey. The total marks a 6.5% increase over 202  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU students confront the hidden ethical history of STEM * Victor Piercey hadn't thought much about the morality of actuary science. A tour of the Zekelman Holocaust Center changed everything. The Michigan State University alum, now a professor at Ferris State University, was stunned when his tour guide mentioned that Nazi concentration camps were insured. As a teacher in Ferris State's actuary sc  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Students Excel at AMA Regional Sales and Perfect Pitch Competition Students from Northwood University earned top honors across all competitive tracks at the third annual American Marketing Association Regional Sales and Perfect Pitch Competition, Feb. 7. The Sales Role Play Competition, sponsored by Farm Bureau, featured students competing in novice and advanced divisions. Northwood students claimed the top o  more

ROCHESTER, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * Oakland University awards three Community Changemaker Challenge Grants to advance local impact Oakland University will fund three high-impact projects through its Community Changemaker Challenge Grant program, expanding its original plan to support two initiatives following a competitive campus-wide review. The Community Changemaker Challenge Grant Selection Committee -- composed of Amy Banes-Bercelli, vice p  more

HOLLAND, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Sen. Chang Presents Women's History Month Lecture on March 16 at Hope Michigan Senator Stephanie Chang, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Michigan legislature, will present a lecture titled "Identity, Activism and Advancing Change for Women and Girls," during Hope College's annual Women's History Month lecture. Sen. Chang will address audiences on Monday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Ja  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Transource Energy and FirstEnergy Transmission Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio * Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 16, 2026) - Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a cr  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * U-M's Lab Swap Shop surpasses $1M in savings for researchers In under two years, the University of Michigan's Lab Swap Shop has surpassed $1 million in savings for researchers, giving new life to surplus laboratory equipment and supplies while advancing research efficiency and campus sustainability goals--by keeping thousands of usable lab items circulating across Central Campus labs instead of enterin  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: * * * UAW President Shawn Fain Joins Lorain County Jobs and Family Services Workers Preparing for February 18 Strike Deadline With two days to go before a February 18 strike deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain and Region 2B Director David Green joined UAW Local 2192 members at Lorain County Jobs and Family Services in making preparations to walk off the job on Wednesday morning if County Commissioners contin  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Virtual Health Care Not Just for Mental Health, Study Finds Telehealth visits are commonly used for mental and behavioral health care, and since the days of the early pandemic, patients have increasingly used virtual meetings with doctors to meet other health care needs. But the full scope of who's accessing health care remotely--and why--is less clear. A new study of Medicare pa  more

OLIVET, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * What Can You Do With a Music Degree? * A music degree helps you build skills in performance, composition, and sound design while preparing you for a range of careers connected to music. Key Takeaways * A music degree provides structured training in performance, theory, and music technology. * Music graduates typically use their degree to become performers, teachers, producers, and music managers.   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Why professional sales starts with listening * For nearly 20 years, Concha Allen has helped Central Michigan University students see sales not as a script or a numbers game, but as a relationship built on listening, trust, and purpose. Allen, a marketing and professional sales faculty member, is the founding faculty member of CMU's professional sales program. Her approach to teaching is shaped  more