ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Beaumont Health issued the following news release: In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, Beaumont Children's is celebrating its patients and families by raising awareness about pediatric cancers through various activities. Some activities include: * The placement of gold ribbons on trees on the campuses of Beaumont hospitals in Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Grosse Pointe, Royal Oak, Troy and Wayne beginning Aug. 29. * Macy's sale of plush to  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: In his relatively short papacy, Pope Francis has already had an impact on the Catholic Church, the United States, and the world. In his lectures, Massimo Faggioli, PhD, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, Philadelphia, explores that impact, particularly on the U.S. Catholic Church and in the changing role of the United States. A highly respected theologian, Dr. Faggioli writes a co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * - California demands confidential information, promises not to release it, then negligently makes it public * * * Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Michigan-based nonprofit asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to take up their case after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the organization must disclose the names and addresses of major donors to the California   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Our education initiatives have yielded notable results for providers and payers--that's why we've expanded our offerings to drive greater change for our clients * * * Continuing education is central to addressing the greatest challenge public and private payers, health systems, and provider practices face at this moment: improving quality while lowering costs. That's why we recently launched a na  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has updated the names and requirements for its Flatwork Finishing Certification program. ACI Concrete Flatwork Technician has been renamed as ACI Concrete Flatwork Associate; ACI Concrete Flatwork Tradesman has been renamed as ACI Concrete Flatwork Finisher; and ACI Concrete Flatwork Finisher and Technician has been renamed as ACI Advanced Concrete Fla  more

ST. JOSEPH, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers issued the following news release: The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised the standard that establishes the safety requirements for tractor-mounted, boom-type post hole diggers. The revision, ANSI/ASABE S619.1, Safety for Tractor-Mounted, Boom-Type Post Hole Diggers, contains updated normative references and clarifies guarding requirements for the drive shaf  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 26 -- Beverages, a peer-reviewed open access journal, published 14 research articles on the following topics in its June 2019 edition: * Biogenic Amines Determination in "Plant Milks" * Caffeine Consumption through Coffee: Content in the Beverage, Metabolism, Health Benefits and Risks * Coffee Drinking and Emotions: Are There Key Sensory Drivers for Emotions? * Computer Vision Method in Beer Quality Evaluation--A Review * Craft Beer as a Means of Economic Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. Michigan state house candidate, Daniel Hinkle (district 59) has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limit  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- Education Trust-Midwest issued the following news release: The release of new data on student learning in Michigan highlights the need for prompt action to improve learning for all students, with a particular focus on historically underserved student groups. Despite low performance across all student groups, wide gaps persist between students of color and their White peers as well as between students from low-income families and their higher income peers. This co  more

LEAWOOD, Kansas, Aug. 26 -- The American Academy of Family Physicians will host an event entitled AAFP Family Medicine Board Review Express Live Course at the Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, Indiana, Sept. 11-14: Speakers: David Weismiller, Professor, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada Janalynn Beste, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Associate Professor of Family Medicine - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Shawn Conner, Private Practice Physician, Assist  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 26 -- The Microbiology Society will host a Journal of General Virology Editors Symposium at the Great Woodhouse Room at University House, Leeds, Sept. 26: Agenda and Speakers: Human norovirus infection of human primary B cells Christiane Wobus, University of Michigan, USA * * * Investigating virus-host interactions involved in the replication of herpesviruses and polyomaviruses Colin Crump, University of Cambridge, UK * * * Geminiviruses: masters at redirecting and   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * - Mackinac Center applauds implementation of Janus decision, Michigan should follow suit * * * Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson issued an opinion yesterday that says the state may no longer collect union dues from public employees unless they provide explicit consent to do so. The Mackinac Center's Workers for Opportunity organization, which focuses on advancing the liberty of e  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - $3.3 million in grants will help properties compete for business attraction projects - Michigan Build Ready Sites program aims to give Michigan competitive advantage in attracting new businesses * * * Forty-five industrial sites submitted by communities and local partners around Michigan have been awarded $3.3 million in site readiness grants, the Michigan Economic Development Cor  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The Michigan Association for Justice issued the following statement by President Robert J. MacDonald in support of a legislation that would protect the paychecks of Michigan workers by cracking down on companies that commit payroll fraud: Companies that misclassify employees as contractors and commit other forms of payroll fraud steal hundreds of millions of dollars from workers and taxpayers every year. "For far too long, unscrupulous business owners and CEOs ha  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - Designation facilitates private investment, improves economic development opportunities * * * For its efforts in establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the city of Hillsdale has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced. The M  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - $15,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * The Flint Public Art Project will be hosting the city's first mural festival this fall involving the completion of 75 murals around Flint through a new crowdfunding campaign , the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and local nonprofit Flint Public Art Project (FPAP) announced t  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: The Flint Public Art Project will be hosting the city's first mural festival this fall involving the completion of 75 murals around Flint through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and local nonprofit Flint Public Art Project (FPAP) announced today. The campaign is being offered through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches i  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 30 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: The Soil Health Partnership (SHP) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are pleased to announce Kristin Poley as the Michigan Research Manager. Poley will be in a joint research position with the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan (CMPM), TNC, and SHP with the primary responsibility to build research partnerships to answer key soil health and water quality questions. "Agriculture in this era presents challenges to growe  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- NSF International issued the following news release: NSF International is now a provisional member of the Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA), an industry association that promotes the use of independent social compliance audits as a means of improving workplace conditions globally. NSF joins the ranks of 40+ member firms across 96 countries in advancing workplace conditions for workers globally. NSF works with leading organizations th  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- NSF International issued the following news release: We are very pleased to announce that NSF's Responsible Person and Good Distribution Practice course now meets the Cogent Gold Standard competencies for the role of the RP in Medicinal Products and the accompanying standard. Catherine Kay, Director of NSF's Pharmaceutical Services who led the process alongside tutor Sam Clack, said "We underwent a rigorous process to get all of our course materials mapped again  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: NTEA's newly released Annual Manufacturers' Shipments Survey (AMSS) Report (20th edition) reports that truck equipment industry shipments increased 15.9% in 2018 -- a significant acceleration from the 2.9% climb the previous year. This publication, featuring 2018 data, enables the industry to estimate market size by dollars and units for 77 product lines. The Association c  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments issued the following news release: SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and its partner organization the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC), conducted a survey on issues related to implementing legalized recreational marijuana, as supported by Michigan voters last November. The survey was aimed at local government officials, but also sought responses from the public and other stakeholders. Almost exa  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to honor Dr. Randy Liepa, superintendent of Michigan's Wayne Regional Education Service Agency (RESA), as a 2019 Policy Leader of the Year. The award is given annually to a national or state policymaker in recognition of their contributions to education. Superintendent of Wayne RESA since 2015, Liepa pr  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Society of Plastics Engineers issued the following news: The executive planning committee for the SPE(R) Automotive Composites Conference & Expo (ACCE) is announcing the third keynote speaker for their 19th annual event September 4 - 6, 2019 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. in the Detroit suburbs. Edward D. Moss, Engineering Group Manager (EGM) for Corvette Body Structure, will present "Composites on the New Chevrolet Corvette". The presenta  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The UAW has one goal: support the U.S. worker in all aspects of their professions. That includes involvement in U.S. trade policy decisions where our overarching focus is creating good paying U.S. jobs -- now and in the future. Currently, more than 900,000 people work in the auto and auto-parts manufacturing sectors alone. This has a far-reaching economic impact going beyond the shop floor. The Center for A  more