In autoimmune diseases, the human body’s own defense system turns against itself, attacking healthy cells and their protein components. Junior Christine Ausherman spent her summer at the Van Andel Research Institute as part of their Frederik and Lena Meijer Summer Internship Program, where she worked on a new method to pinpoint which proteins are being...
A deer found in Hillsdale County last month tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a disease carried by mosquitoes that’s particularly threatening for horses. “It’s not terribly frequent, but it does occur and is something we know is a possibility in ruminant populations,” said Rebecca Burns, health officer at the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency....
Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities Director Mike Barber announced his plan to retire effective Jan. 1, 2018, in a letter given to City Manager David Mackie during Monday’s city council meeting. “I would like to thank my BPU board and the city council for allowing me this opportunity and their support for the past few...
The Hillsdale College Men’s Basketball team kicked off the 2017-18 season with a 77-44 loss to the Michigan State Spartans, the No. 2 team in the nation according to the Associated Press. Although the score didn’t look terribly impressive, when Hillsdale last played Michigan State in 2012, the score was similar: 80-58. The result of...
City Councilman Adam Stockford was elected mayor on Nov. 7, carrying 56 percent of the vote and defeating incumbent Scott Sessions. Hillsdale residents also voted on four open city council seats. City Councilmen Will Morrisey and Bill Zeiser ran unopposed, holding their seats in Wards 2 and 3. Ray Briner, a senior credit analyst at...