Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing SYRIA Chemical Weapons Use / Secretary’s Calls / Arab League Statement / Ongoing Consultations on Appropriate Response / Postponement of Meeting with the Russians / UN Investigation / Intelligence Community’s Formal Assessment Commitment to Geneva-like Process International Norms / Chemical Weapons Convention[Read More…]
Day: August 27, 2013
New Actuarial Science Alumna Lands Job, Begins Graduate Studies at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. New graduate student and Roosevelt alumna Carina Balan (BS, 13) believes in the power of numbers. On the heels of receiving a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Roosevelt University in May, Balan has taken and passed her first two of 10 total actuarial science exams. After[Read More…]
First Date: New Roosevelt University Study Shows Women Most Careful in Online Dating
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Women who meet a first date online are more likely to take safety precautions than they are with someone they don’t know but who asked for the first date in person, a new study by Roosevelt University psychologists shows. Published in August by Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Leads Groundbreaking on Bloomingdale Trail
2.7-Mile Multipurpose Elevated Trail to Open Fall 2014 as Centerpiece of The 606, Linking Five Community Parks and Amenities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined officials from the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Department of Transportation, and The Trust for Public Land to break ground on the Bloomingdale[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Release of Food Desert Data and New Interactive Efforts to Combat Food Deserts in Chicago
Efforts to Reduce Food Deserts Have Reduced Food Deserts in Low-Income Areas by More than 20 Percent; New Release of Data Will Help Communities Join the Fight to Alleviate Food Deserts CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel publicly released vital information and data on food deserts, including lists of[Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Holistic Health Symposium
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013 – Discover the Power of Holistic Healing and Non-Traditional Health Therapies at the Holistic Health Symposium 2013 at Governors State University on September 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The symposium is free and open to the public. The Symposium features presentations by experts[Read More…]
Study: THC Increases Brain Activity In Response To Positive Stimuli
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 27, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The administration of THC modulates emotional processing in healthy volunteers, according to placebo-controlled crossover trial data published online by the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. Investigators from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on 11 healthy[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell: The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Yesterday, on Women’s Equality Day, I had the privilege of addressing some of the newest members of our American family at a naturalization ceremony. Held at the Refugee Women’s Alliance in Seattle, Washington, the ceremony welcomed 20 women and men who have all earned the precious[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces $23 Million to Complete Science Building at SIU Edwardsville
Funds Will Create Jobs; Renovate Existing Building to Finish One of the Midwest’s Top Higher Education Science Facilities EDWARDSVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by local and university officials to announce an Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program investment of $23 million to complete the Science Building[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens Railroad Spur to Mount Vernon’s Continental Tire
State-Funded Improvement Will Strengthen Company’s Expansion and Lead to 100 New Jobs MOUNT VERNON–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by local and company officials to open a new railroad spur to Continental Tire in Mount Vernon, a state-funded infrastructure improvement that will strengthen the company’s expansion and[Read More…]