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It is no secret that there are long standing disparities that exist within the STEM fields. Despite women’s groundbreaking research, discoveries, and achievements in science and technology, in 2019, only 35 percent of students enrolled in STEM coursework were women. Women earned less than half of degrees in most STEM fields (46.3 percent associate’s, 49.4 percent bachelor’s, 43.6 percent master’s, 45.2 percent doctoral), less than a quarter of all degrees in engineering, and STEM Bachelor degree attainment for women was decreasing.
Michigan’s latest idea to boost the state’s abysmal recycling rate: Shark Tank for trash.
State government and business leaders on Monday announced a program to bankroll ideas that would create new markets for materials that would otherwise be destined for landfills. Think “upcycled” duffle bags made from scrap fabrics, toilet paper made from cardboard boxes and animal feed containing unused groceries.
Clawson, MI – When Tim Idzikowski Woodpile BBQ’s second location in Dec. 2019 he had no idea that a worldwide pandemic would soon clamp down on life and business. Employees were laid off. Revenues plummeted. And the future was uncertain.
About 80 Teamsters members received some high-profile support Saturday when several members of Michigan's congressional delegation joined them on the picket line outside the 7 Up warehouse in Redford Township.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit, Haley Stevens of Rochester Hills, Debbie Dingell of Dearborn and Andy Levin of Bloomfield Township joined members of Teamsters Local Union 337 on the 10th day of the union's strike against 7 Up and its parent company Keurig Dr Pepper.
Congress is helping guide the oversight and management of AI research within the federal government, shaping the usage of new technologies to better serve the American public. Rep. Haley Stevens, (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Research & Technology, discusses the opportunities AI presents the federal workforce.
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Defense must adopt a more constructive attitude toward cleaning up toxic “forever chemical” pollution, say members of a bipartisan caucus in Congress that’s pushing the new administration to move swiftly on regulations that would curb exposure to PFAS chemicals in the environment.
Most House Republicans were silent on Wednesday after CNN’s KFile reported that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, who serves on the Education and Labor committee, called for Greene’s removal in a statement provided to CNN.
WASHINGTON — More than 200 members of Congress, almost exclusively Democrats, are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office after a violent mob of his supporters breached the U.S.
Michigan’s representatives in Congress expressed deep disappointment with the state of the country Wednesday while sheltering from violent rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol and disrupted a procedural step in finalizing the presidential election.
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Rochester Hills (11th District)
Stevens, in a statement issued to MLive, said a violent protest aimed at preventing the certification of the Electoral College vote represents “one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history.”
Stevens then presented the board with a Congressional Flag, which had been flown over the U.S. Capitol. “I flew this flag in honor of White Lake,” she said. “Normally this presentation would more ceremonial, but it is still a recognition to the board’s leadership, which takes the needs of the community very seriously, are fiscally responsible, and are growing as a result. It’s absolutely magnificent.”
Rep. Haley Stevens