UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2015. The University of Illinois Cancer Center and Governors State University have received a joint four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help both institutions conduct community-based research to reduce cancer-related health disparities in Chicago’s south suburbs. The grant will support the development of an[Read More…]
Day: October 13, 2015
Medicare Open Enrollment Opens This Week, October 15 – December 7
AARP encourages Medicare beneficiaries to compare prescription drug coverage plans to save money WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. It’s that time of year again: Medicare Open Enrollment. AARP encourages all Medicare beneficiaries to review their health and prescription drug plan choices for 2016 during open enrollment (October 15th – December[Read More…]
Rep. Ellison Endorses Sen. Sanders for President
HENDERSON, Nev. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday welcomed a major endorsement by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison for Sanders’ Democratic Party presidential campaign. “Keith Ellison is one of the great progressive leaders in the country leading the fight for the rights of working families and the environment,”[Read More…]
National Union of Healthcare Workers Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
HENDERSON, Nev. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. The National Union of Healthcare Workers– an organization representing 11,000 health care workers at hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics throughout California– on Monday endorsed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for president. “We’ve had a great relationship with Sen. Sanders for years,” said NUHW President Sal Rosselli,[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Inaugural Frank Untermyer Event to Honor African American Spirit
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. Roosevelt University’s St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies will host a lecture October 19 by African American media expert Sonja Williams and will give its first-ever teaching award named for founding Roosevelt University professor Frank Untermyer. The event is from 2 to 3:30[Read More…]
Bosnian Immigrant Lives Roosevelt University Legacy
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. Choosing the right direction hasn’t always been easy for Roosevelt University Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) major Ermina Veljacic, who frequently has felt confused and disconnected since fleeing war-torn Bosnia as a child with her parents and siblings. A resident of Chicago’s southeast side since eight years of[Read More…]
Majority of EU Countries Opt-Out of Approved GE Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. Nineteen European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Solvenia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales) have opted out of approving GE cultivation except for research purposes. In the past, the EU[Read More…]
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on the Dutch Safety Board Report on the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. The release today by the Dutch Safety Board of its investigatory report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 is an important milestone in the effort to hold accountable those responsible for the shoot-down of the aircraft[Read More…]
Governors State University Receives $1.99 Million Grant to Create Center for Increasing Student Retention and Graduation Levels
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2015. Governors State University (GSU) has been selected to receive a Title III grant of $1.99 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP). The GSU grant will be used to fund a program called “Integrating Pathways: Student Success and Retention[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Recent Violence in Israel
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. “I am alarmed by the recent wave of attacks against Israelis, including more than a dozen separate attacks since last Saturday. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Men and women living in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and elsewhere cannot carry groceries or travel to prayer without[Read More…]
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