4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (818+ words) The long-running campaign against smoking could find reinforcements from the new wave of research into psychedelics. Though much of the attention around psychedelics has focused on depression and other mental health conditions, researchers believe these substances also hold the potential…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (948+ words) Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: A Veterans memoir follows the life of author and poet Khadijah Queen as she enlists in the U.S. Navy in search of a better life. The memoir is featured on this year's Library…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (517+ words) Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson outlined the health policy platform for her campaign for governor Thursday. Benson, a Democrat, laid out a few main parts of her vision, which she said centers around access, affordability, and fairness. Goals to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (384+ words) Rose Horowitch has caused a stir with a recent piece in'The Atlantic'where film professors say many of their students don't watch the whole movie they are assigned, and don't know the endings. "This is what happens when you grow up…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1400+ words) Are you aiming to sleep better, eat healthier, scroll less and/or generally upgrade your life starting on Jan. 1? Join the club " it's several thousand years old. New Year's resolutions are a key part of how many people observe the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (377+ words) Of the over 10,000 tips Michigan's school safety program OK2Say received in 2025, more than 3,500 were related to serious mental health concerns, making it the most frequently reporting tip of the year. OK2Say offers students a 24-7 hotline, where they can submit confidential reports of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (644+ words) The start of January often feels like an opportunity for a clean slate, and for many people that means cutting out alcohol for the month, a challenge widely known as Dry January. What started as a personal experiment for one…...

2+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (620+ words) The Michigan House of Representatives voted Wednesday to ban smartphones from public K-12 schools. The bill would apply to times when students are in class. State Representative Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) sponsored the bill. He said phones have become too much…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1061+ words) She says in Islam, the concept of ummah, or the great community of all Muslims worldwide, brings connection but can also allow for vicarious trauma and stress even for people not directly impacted by violence or discrimination. Compounded with that,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (430+ words) Gun violence incidents are declining in Lansing. That's according to data from the city and Advance Peace, a national nonprofit working to end cyclical gun violence in cities. In 2025, there were a total of 46 shooting incidents recorded from January through…...