FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- ACI Structural, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features structural design from the American Concrete Institute, published research articles, including the following topics, in its January/February 2020 edition: * Axial Load-Bending Moment (P-M) Interactions of Geopolymer Concrete Columns Reinforced with and without Steel Fiber * Bond Behavior of 0.6 in. (15.2 mm) Prestressing Strand in Belitic Calcium Sulfoaluminate (BCSA) Cement Concrete * Compari  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds the 86th District Court in Traverse City for updating bail practices in accordance with Michigan law. On February 18th, 2020, ACLU of Michigan senior staff attorney Phil Mayor sent a letter to Chief Judge Michael Stepka and Grand Traverse County Sheriff Thomas Bensley, urging them to end the unconstitutional practice of fa  more

ADRIAN, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- Adrian Dominican Sisters issued the following news: Even during this year's mild winter in Michigan, work in the Adrian Dominican Sisters' permaculture area and in other areas of sustainability continue to grow and blossom. Sisters and Associates heard about these efforts - and were encouraged to do their part - during the Winter Sustainability Update recently offered by Sister Corinne Sanders, OP, Director of the Sustainability Office; Jared Aslakson, Permaculture   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: AeroDef Manufacturing is an aerospace and defense manufacturing conference and trade show. Produced by SME, in partnership with industry OEMs, AeroDef, to be held March 16-18 in Fort Worth, Texas, fosters innovation across the extended enterprise to reduce costs, expedite production times and maintain manufacturing competitiveness in the global economy. AeroDef showcases advanced technologi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Feb. 25 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: AAPT has announced that David M. Cook will receive the Robert A. Millikan Medal during the 2020 Summer Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This award recognizes educators who have made notable and intellectually creative contributions to the teaching of physics. Cook is a pioneer in computational physics education and has rendered extraordinary service to AAPT on Area Committees, th  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: In direct response to expressed industry need for building code requirements that address the unique aspects of precast concrete design, the American Concrete Institute and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute are pleased to announce a new, expanded partnership to increase efficiency for design of structural precast concrete structures. While the two organizations and their members have   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Amanda Webb, a nurse from Indianapolis, and Matthew Morin, a student at Central Michigan University (CMU), are ACE's 2019 Students of the Year. The ACE/Salesforce.org Student of the Year Award is presented annually by ACE to one or more individuals who have benefitted academically or professionally from the use of ACE credit recommendations for workforce or military training. Recipients must   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: On Wednesday 2/26/2020 at 6:30 p.m. at Arab American National Museum, located at 13624 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn, Al-Nadwa Free thinking will be hosting a lecture by Professor Rashid Khalidi. Dr. Khalidi, will discuss his latest work on US policy on Palestine. Dr. Khalidi is the Edward Said professor of Arab studies of Columbia University and the co-editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies. He  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 29 -- The Annals of the American Thoracic Society, a peer-reviewed international online journal of the American Thoracic Society, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: * Overview and Challenges of Bronchiolar Disorders Original Research: * The Burden of Work-related Asthma in Michigan, 1988-2018 * Dietary Patterns, Asthma, and Lung Function in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos * Lifetime Risk Factors for Pre- and Po  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: A new report from the Center for American Progress shows how partisan gerrymandering has allowed officials in a handful of states to deny their own residents expanded access to Medicaid despite strong public support. The report examines the broad benefits of Medicaid expansion for states and low-income people and how partisan gerrymandering has blocked efforts toward sensible reforms in several key state  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) and the Irish Computer Society (ICS) announced that they have formed an international chapter in Ireland. They will celebrate the official launch of the chapter during a free educational event in Dublin that features workshops and showcases the benefits   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a non-profit public policy organization, issued the following news release on Feb. 26: American households in eleven key states could expect more than $70,000 in higher costs if the Green New Deal is implemented, according to a new study released by Power the Future, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), and the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL). The eleven states analyzed in the study are Alaska, Colorado, Florida  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following statement by Executive Director Howard A. Learner: "We commend Michigan Gov. Whitmer on her steps to advance clean transportation by creating an Office of Future Mobility and Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification. "We expect this Council will build on Michigan's historic transportation expertise in manufacturing and research, and more recent emphasis on electrification and planning for  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali shared his thoughts about the recent shakeup in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in a February 21, 2020 post in The Hill titled "Storm clouds loom as Trump loyalist Grenell becomes acting intelligence chief (link is external)." Ali and co-author Tom Warrick wrote that they are concerned about the trajec  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Feb. 29 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: On Tuesday, over 300 volunteers with the Michigan chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, both a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, urged lawmakers to take action to help keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. During the day, volunteers from across the state held 70 meetings with lawmakers. WLNS - Lan  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- The Journal of Asian Studies, a journal that says it features work on Asia, spanning the arts, history, literature, social sciences and cultural studies from the Association for Asian Studies, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 edition: * Building Bombs, Building a Nation: The State, Chaebol, and the Militarized Industrialization of South Korea, 1973-1979 * Constitutional Migration and the Meaning of Religious Freedom: From   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation-Insight, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features preclinical and clinical research studies from the American Society for Clinical Investigation, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Feb. 27, 2020 edition: * Alcohol exposure-induced neurovascular inflammatory priming impacts ischemic stroke and is linked with brain perivascular macrophages * Cellular and molecular architecture of hematopoi  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Journal of Personality Disorders, a journal that says it features diagnosis and treatment of personality disorder from the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 edition: * Clinical Correlates of Vulnerable and Grandiose Narcissism: A Personality Perspective * Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Men With Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Behavior: A Clin  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement by David Guenthner, senior strategist for state affairs, on Regional Transit Authority Act (5229): * * * - The Mackinac Center supports steps taken by the Michigan House * * * Evidence from across the United States has shown mass transit to be an expensive and unproductive means to address urban mobility. House Bill 5229 to amend the Municipal Partnership Act (MPA), primarily as a way around t  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * - Analysis can help states right-size regulations * * * A study released by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy shows state lawmakers and agencies how to analyze occupational licensing laws to help ensure they protect public safety without overburdening workers and consumers. The study includes a model for reviewing occupational regulation and applies this to four example licensed o  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - The Center is currently litigating a similar case in Michigan challenging state bar memberships * * * The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation has signed on to two U.S. Supreme Court amicus briefs regarding state bar associations across the country that force lawyers to pay dues. The foundation is also representing a client litigating Michigan's mandatory bar membership in court. "No ot  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Feb. 28: * * * - Automaker has invested more than $1 billion in Lansing manufacturing since 2015 * * * General Motors is adding more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing manufacturing operations, the automaker announced today. The new jobs are needed to meet customer demand for popular mid-size SUVs and to support the launch of two all-new Cadillac sedans. "This is great news for our hardwor  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following news: On Thursday, February 27 the Environmental Rules Review Committee (ERRC) will meet at 1 PM to vote on the draft rules that set limits for PFAS in drinking water. Under Michigan law the ERRC can vote to approve the draft rules, approve the draft rules with modification, or reject the draft rules. The ERRC vote comes after a month-long public comment period during which thousands of Michigan residents weig  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release: * * * - According to Right Start report, policy change and increased funding needed to help Michigan turn around national standing on maternal and infant mortality * * * With the right investments, Michigan's policymakers have the opportunity to correct the currently dismal outcomes for mothers and infants in the state, according to a new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy. T  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: * * * - $30,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * The city of Wayne will soon gain an accessible memorial to honor local veterans, both past and present, through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and city of Wayne announced. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following statement: Earlier the Municipal League's legislative advocacy team testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation about the need to increase funding in our local roads. The following statement regarding the League's testimony can be attributed to Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin. "Our members advocate for a long-term, comprehensive transportation plan t  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Michigan Retailers Association had to utilize their disaster plan in December when a sewer pipe burst on the third floor of the headquarters building. Thankfully, it was, in the grand scheme of things, a minor disaster (we have plans for small, medium and large events) and was easy, though messy and a little smelly, to resolve. That made me think of small business owners. As a young m  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Michigan Retailers Association had to utilize their disaster plan in December when a sewer pipe burst on the third floor of the headquarters building. Thankfully, it was, in the grand scheme of things, a minor disaster (we have plans for small, medium and large events) and was easy, though messy and a little smelly, to resolve. That made me think of small business owners. As a young m  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - Michigan Strategic Fund approves more than $2 million to support high-tech entrepreneurs and startups across state * * * With the goal of growing Michigan's economy and supporting high-tech startups and entrepreneurs across Michigan, the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) awarded more than $2 million in funding and extensions to university research grants and business incubators, the M  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Support for programs that will further grow Michigan's entrepreneurial ecosystem and projects that will transform community spaces in the communities of Albion, Ironwood, East Jordan and Plainwell gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. The MSF also approved funding for business marketing campaigns aimed at supporting b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following news release: The National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Wheat Foundation wrapped up the 2020 Commodity Classic with a new slate of officers. NAWG President and Lavon, Texas farmer Ben Scholz has passed the gavel down to Vice President Dave Milligan, a farmer from Michigan. Washington farmer Nicole Berg moved up the ranks of leadership becoming NAWG's new Vice President. Brent Cheyne, wheat fa  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 26 -- The National Grocers Association issued the following news: The National Grocers Association (NGA) announced Western Michigan University as the winner of the 2020 Student Case Study Competition held at The NGA Show in San Diego, CA. Niagara University was awarded second place. More than 70 students from 14 universities with food industry programs competed with presentations on developing ways for independent grocers to make it easy and comfortable for SNAP par  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: Michigan's proposed standards to reduce "forever chemicals" contaminating drinking water for millions of people across the state were advanced in a vote by the Environmental Rules Review Committee (ERRC). The standards now head to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules for consideration. "People power in support of safe drinking water for everyone is changing things for the better in Mic  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - Funds will support 10 local businesses in communities around the state * * * Nine communities around Michigan have been awarded a total of $250,000 in grants aimed at supporting small local businesses, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced. Introduced in 2019, the Match on Main program was intended to provide grants of between $5,000 and $25,000 to Select or Mas  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - PETA Will Pressure Chrysler to Cut Ties With Deadly Dog Race * * * On Thursday, a PETA supporter will pull a sled full of "dead dogs" around a busy intersection in downtown Detroit to protest a Chrysler franchise's continued support of the Iditarod--a deadly race in which dogs are forced to run approximately 1,000 miles in subzero temperatures, leaving many exhausted, injured,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release: Priorities USA Action is releasing its first two TV ads of the 2020 cycle which showcase President Trump's disastrous policies and actions. The ad buy will begin in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and expand to Michigan and Florida in the coming weeks as part of the organization's $150 million plan to counter the Trump campaign ahead of the Democratic convention in July. The ads focus on the real negative impact that Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Respiratory Health Association issued the following news: More than 3,000 people climbed to the top of an iconic Chicago skyscraper when Respiratory Health Association hosted its 23rd Hustle Chicago(R) stair climb on Sunday, February 23. Climbers took the stairwells up 875 N. Michigan Ave. to raise awareness and funds for local lung health and clean air programs. "Since the event began in 1998, more than 66,000 climbers have helped raise $17 million for Respiratory H  more

WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- SAE International issued the following news: * * * - Grant Supports the Goal of Providing 95 K-8 Classrooms with Hands-on, Integrated "A World In Motion" Learning Experience * * * The FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, awarded $95,000 to the SAE Foundation in support of SAE International's A World In Motion(R) (AWIM) program to provide hands-on STEM education to as many as 3,000 students in classrooms throughout Illinois, Ind  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Feb. 25: Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an executive directive to create the Michigan Office of Future Mobility (which will be housed within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity) and an executive order creating the Michigan Council for Future Mobility and Electrification. The Council for Future Mobility, led by a chief mobility officer who has yet to be nominated, will make recommendations on po  more

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Coalition proposes a first-ever clean air, clean water, and climate justice vision for the County * * * A first-ever climate jobs and justice platform for Oakland County was unveiled Monday night with the support of the Sierra Club in partnership with Clean Water Action, Michigan Interfaith Power and Light, Michigan League of Conservation Voters, Michigan Coalition of Human Rights, Southeast Mic  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: New orders for durable goods fell 0.2 percent in January on a decline in orders for transportation equipment, the U.S. Commerce Department said. Durable goods orders totaled $246.2 billion last month, down from a revised $246.6 billion in December. It was the second decline in the past three months. Orders rose 2.9 percent in December Excluding transportation, orders gained 0.9 percent. Ex  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: General Motors Co., shrunken after a 2009 U.S. bailout, still provides a boost to the U.S. economy, the Center for Automotive Research said in a report. Detroit-based GM "is a significant contributor to the U.S. economy and the economies of the nine states in which GM has manufacturing facilities," CAR, Ann Arbor, Mich., said in the report. The report by CAR researchers is based on 2019 st  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Manufacturers must avoid costly machine errors that cause catastrophic damage to both machine tools and expensive workpieces. Even a minor error in, say, a titanium aerospace component can be a major expense. Ensuring top quality means using high-fidelity simulations to set up the cut. It has never been more critical. Today's simulation tools offer a variety of ways to prevent su  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement by President Rory Gamble on Molson Coors shooting: Everyday hard-working UAW members and their coworkers go to work to make this country the great place that it is. That's why it is so shocking to all of us that some at Molson Coors will not be coming home this evening. The UAW extends our deepest sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives in this terrible incident. We will continue to advoca  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) voted on December 5 to merge the states represented by UAW Region 5 between UAW Regions 4 and 8. This merger became effective, February 28, 2020. States have been apportioned between Region 4 and 8 in the following way: UAW REGION 4 * Current Region 4: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana * Added Into Re  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release: * * * - New Tool Kit and February 25 Webinar will Assist Jails and Prisons Around the Country to Increase Access to Methadone and Buprenorphine * * * Pennsylvania and Michigan, two states that have been hit hard by the overdose crisis, will be expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to people behind bars. Vital Strategies, a lead partner in a $50 million Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported initiati  more