MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 27 -- The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association issued the following news release: As the Coronavirus and COVID-19 spread quickly, so is the panic in our own grocery stores. So is the United States Food Supply Chain enough to manage the nationwide anxiety? AAEA members Trey Malone and Alek Schaefer from Michigan State University are hosting a public livestreaming event Friday, March 27 at 3 pm - 4 pm to answer questions live about economic uncertainty in t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 24 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news release: Ninety percent of Michigan residents stated they would follow a shelter in place recommendation according to a poll released by Altarum, a nonprofit organization that supports Michigan's public health, surveillance, and outbreak management systems. Over 7,000 Michigan residents have completed the online poll about COVID-19 perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors since Thursday, March 19. "It's critical to  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack of the Michigan Supreme Court and Sheriff Matt Saxton of the Michigan Sheriffs' Association for their joint statement recommending critical steps the courts and law enforcement officials should take to reduce the jail population to curb the spread of COVID-19, adding that these measures   more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 26 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following statement: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan applauds Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for announcing plans to mail absentee ballot applications to voters for the May 5 election to ensure both public health and democratic rights are protected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state will include a cover letter that voting by mail is the optimal way to cast a ballot due to the p  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 25 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) urges the people of Michigan to abide by the state government's instructions intended to protect the people of Michigan from the spread of COVID 19. These are sensitive and challenging times for all of us. Public health is a group and individual responsibility. The rapid spread of the virus is reaching a very alarming level. It is not too late to hel  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, March 27 -- Behavior Analysis in Practice, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features reports describing the application and evaluation of behavior-analytic procedures and programs from the Association for Behavior Analysis International, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2020 edition: * Comparison of Demand Fading and a Dense Schedule of Reinforcement During Functional Communication Training * Comparison of Video Modeling and Video  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 26 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following news release: The Detroit Regional Chamber announced new dates for the 2020 Mackinac Policy Conference of Monday, August 10 to Thursday, August 13. The date change is a precautionary measure due to the state and federal guidelines for convening groups as a result of COVID-19. "Our attendees, staff, and members, health and safety are our greatest concern during this crisis. Moving the 2020 Conference to August will  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: PatientPing, a national care collaboration platform, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) announced a collaboration to inform CHIME's membership and the digital healthcare community of the new e-notifications condition of participation (CoP). As outlined in federal rules released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: A group of foundations announced strategies to meet targeted emerging community needs during the COVID-19 crisis. The initial funders are the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the DMC Foundation, the Facebook Community Fund, and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. "To complement the work of other efforts, address identified needs as they emerge and provide support to ar  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 27 -- The Detroit Medical Center issued the following news release: Physical therapy is hard enough for someone who recently suffered an injury. But for someone living with a disability, it can be even more challenging. However, more and more people are learning to overcome through adaptive sports, including yoga. If the very word "yoga" makes you think of people sitting in pretzel shapes, you probably assume it's not an exercise for you. But the truth is, yoga is pra  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 23 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following statement by President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah: "The most important thing now to get our society, and our economy, to normalcy, is to flatten the curve. However, a blanket 'shelter in place' order could have unintended consequences. "Many businesses are providing important or essential services. Many businesses deemed unessential are able to safely operate within social distancing guidelines. Other businesses, if   more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 23 -- The Detroit Regional Chamber issued the following statement on March 23 by President and CEO Sandy K. Baruah : "Chamber leadership has been working with Gov. Whitmer and her senior staff over the last week and into the weekend as a trusted advisor regarding the announcement of a broad 'stay at home, stay safe, save lives' order. We know that this was a very difficult decision for the governor and her administration to make. From our discussions, we know that the   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 25 -- Essays in Economic and Business History, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features economic and business history, including articles in related disciplines such as financial, labor, management, organizational and social history, published research articles on the following topics in its 2020 edition: * Credit Union Capital Insolvency and Mergers Before and After Share Insurance * Production Prices and Technology: A Historical Analysis of the United Sta  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 27 -- The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: The Regents of the University of Michigan approved H. Luke Shaefer's appointment as the inaugural Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, for a five-year term, through February 2025. In 2018, with a generous gift to the Ford School, U-M alumnus Harold L. Kohn and Carol K. Kohn and the Kohn Charitable Trust establishe  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 -- 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 March 26, 2020 edition: * Direct visualization of an antidepressant analog using surface-enhanced Raman scattering in the brain * Glucocorticoids affect metabolic but not muscle microvascular insulin sensitiv  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 24 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following statement on March 23: * * * - Union carveouts, global warming and special subsidies can be debated later * * * Below is a statement from F. Vincent Vernuccio, senior fellow for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and policy advisor for Workers for Opportunity, on the draft of the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, which is expected to be introduced by U.S. House Democrats later today.   more

LANSING, Michigan, March 25 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: The Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Pure Michigan Business Connect program is expanding its free, online procurement platform by now including donations from suppliers capable of filling health and human service needs across a broad range of product and service categories. The platform will provide direct access to businesses within the state providing supplies including persona  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 27 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: Retailers in Michigan had momentum going into February, according to the Michigan Retail Index survey. But the survey - which also asks about retailers' optimism for sales in the next three months - was taken before the COVID-19 crisis hit Michigan. Consequently, the results are far rosier than the reality since the coronavirus has closed businesses and sent unemployment claims soaring. For Fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Priorities USA issued the following news release on March 26: On Wednesday, the Trump campaign sent letters to TV stations threatening their licenses if they continued to air the Priorities USA Action ad "Exponential Threat," which holds Donald Trump accountable using his own words downplaying the threat of the coronavirus while the infection rates skyrocketed across the country. That intimidation effort failed and the ad is continuing to air across Florida, Michigan, Pe  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 26 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release on March 25: As manufacturing undergoes the revolutionary changes of the Digital Age, the people with the keenest leadership skills have taken up the charge to modernize the industry so that it leverages the cloud and Big Data and is connected and smart. Their success encourages the rest of the manufacturing world to follow. To assemble this list of leaders, Smart Manufacturing needed to ta  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 25 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: The auto industry is being pressed hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the head of an automotive trade and lobby group said. "The government essentially is closing the economy down," John Bozzella, president and CEO of the Washington-based Alliance for Automotive Innovation, said during a webinar produced by the Center for Automotive Innovation, Ann Arbor, Mich. Automakers have temp  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 26 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: In the 1970s, medical specialists made advances in in-vitro fertilization that leapfrogged laws and regulations. The same is true for bioprinting human organs for transplant. In an article, "3D Printing of Body Parts is Coming Fast--But Regulations are not Ready," on The Conversation web site, Dinusha Mendis, professor of intellectual property and innovation law at Bournemouth University,   more

DEARBORN, Michigan, March 27 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: On March 26, Siemens announced in response to the ongoing global health crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network along with its 3D printers, available to the global medical community to speed design and production of medical components. COVID-19 is short for coronavirus disease 2019. On March 11, the World Health Organiz  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- Michigan Association of School Boards issued the following statement on March 25: The Executive Directors of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators, the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators and the Michigan Association of School Boards, released the following statement regarding COVID-19 School Closures and Certainty for Educators, Students and Families: "Today we call on state officials including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 24 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: Elizabeth "Liz" Jackson was born Jan 18, 1918, long before the UAW's founding in 1935. Yet once she joined the union, it seemed to be a role crafted especially for her. She was a devoted trade unionist and member of Local 600. She was an African American woman with a voice that captivated audiences and analytical skills that made negotiators pay attention. She was the first African American woman appointed   more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 27 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on March 26 by President Rory L. Gamble: The legislation unanimously passed in the Senate last night takes important steps for the Nation as we battle the public health and economic crisis stemming from this tragic pandemic. One of the main things that concerns UAW members is the package fails to provide front line workers with the health and safety protections necessary to keep them from contracting Co  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 27 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement by President Rory L. Gamble: "The UAW continues to review with great caution and concern decisions being made about restarting workplaces, especially at advanced dates." "These decisions should be informed by data and where each state is on the contagion curve. "The UAW maintains that strict CDC guidelines need to be adhered to at all worksites and that prior to reopening sufficient data and protection  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 23 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: Last week, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. The bill will provide support for workers during the Coronavirus pandemic as well as providing additional funding for social safety net programs. Read some of the highlights of the bill below: What does the Families First Coronavirus Response Act do? * Free COVID-19 Testing: The bill ensure  more