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UM Health-Sparrow Team Helps Mom Who Delivered Baby Outside of Hospital

Michigan Business Network
December 23, 2024 4:00 PM

UM Health-Sparrow Team Helps Deliver Baby Outside Lansing Hospital 

LANSING, MI – In an extraordinary display of teamwork and quick thinking, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing public safety officers and emergency department team members sprang into action early Monday morning to help a woman in labor in front of the hospital.

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Peptinovo Biopharma Raises $1.4 Million in Series A Funding, Begins Campaign to Raise $10 Million to Enhance Cancer Treatment

Michigan Business Network
December 20, 2024 8:00 AM

Biotech firm’s nanotechnology aims to enhance cancer treatment efficacy, reduce side effects

Dec. 19, 2024, Ann Arbor, Michigan – Peptinovo Biopharma, an Ann Arbor-based biopharma company, has successfully closed $1.4 million in funding as part of its Series A round. The milestone kicks off a campaign to raise $10 million to enable Peptinovo to move its drug-delivery platform to clinical trials.

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MHA honors UM Health-Sparrow Police Authority Officer with Speak Up! Award

Michigan Business Network
December 18, 2024 3:00 PM

UM Health-Sparrow Police Authority Officer Honored with Q3 MHA Keystone Center Speak-up! Award 

LANSING, MI – The Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center has recognized University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Police Authority K-9 Officer Ronald Patterson as its quarterly MHA Keystone Center Speak-up!

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MBN on the Road | UM Health-Sparrow to Transform Former Lansing Rite Aid Store

Michigan Business Network
December 18, 2024 9:00 AM

Wednesday, December 11th, Jeffrey Mosher was on the road to the corner of Pennsylvania and E. Michigan Avenues in Lansing, Michigan, and officials connected with UM Health-Sparrow were on hand to share about plans to remodel a former Rite Aid Pharmacy, which was across the street from the hospital into a multi-service facility for the healthcare system.

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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | President Kevin Guskiewicz, MSU Investiture Speech and Fall '24 Focus

Michigan Business Beat
December 17, 2024 5:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., President, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Thank you to the reader who pointed out the "glitch" in the video that we were able to re-edit and reload.

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MiLEAP | Governor Whitmer, MiLEAP Distribute $24 Million in One-Time Operational Grants to Nearly 4,000 Child Care Providers

Michigan Business Network
December 16, 2024 2:00 PM

Funding to Help Support Operating Costs as Michigan Continues to Improve Access to High-Quality, Affordable Child Care 

LANSING, Mich.  Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) are issuing $24 million in one-time operational grants to nearly 4,000 child care providers across the state.

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MiLEAP | Michigan Middle School Students Offered Opportunity to Collaborate with NASA Scientists, Engineers Through Innovative After-School STEM Program

Michigan Business Network
December 13, 2024 11:00 AM

MiLEAP Announces Michigan is One of 10 States Selected for NASA, U.S. Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Collaboration

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is announcing today that Michigan has been selected as one of 10 states for the NASA and U.S. Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) collaboration.

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MiLEAP | Gov. Whitmer Announces $75 Million Awarded to Enhance Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom for Michigan Students

Michigan Business Network
December 12, 2024 12:00 PM

177 Organizations Awarded Funding to Provide Before-School, After-School, and Summer Programming Through MiLEAP Out-of-School Time Grant Initiative

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) today to announce $75 million in Out-of-School Time Grant funds awarded to 177 organizations throughout the state to enhance learning opportunities beyond the classroom for Michigan students.

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MiLEAP Releases Regional Child Care Coalition Report, Highlights Opportunities to Improve Child Care Access

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 5:00 PM

Coalitions Bring Together Economic Development Organizations and Early Childhood Leaders to Strengthen Local Investment and Strategy Around Child Care Access 

LANSING, Mich.  As part of Michigan’s ongoing efforts to build and sustain local opportunities to respond to child care needs, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) today released a report from Regional Child Care Coalitions, groups of community leaders, child care providers, and economic development organizations that are collaborating to tackle child care challenges at the local level.

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MiLEAP Issues Final Call for Michiganders Ages 21-24 to Apply to Earn a Tuition-Free Degree, Skills Certificate Through Michigan Reconnect

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 11:00 AM

Adults Ages 21-24 Must Submit Applications by Dec. 31, 2024, to Join 30,000 Others Accepted Through the Temporary Program Expansion 

LANSING, Mich.  Ahead of the December 31 deadline, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is issuing a final call for Michiganders ages 21 to 24 to apply for Michigan Reconnect, the largest effort in state history designed to help adult learners without a college degree earn a tuition-free degree or skills certificate at their local community or Tribal college.

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