BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Bioengineers at UC Berkeley have shown that physical cues can replace certain chemicals when nudging mature cells back to a pluripotent stage, capable of becoming any cell type in the body. Pluripotent stem cells, created from human skin or mouse ear tissue, are shown here developing into[Read More…]
Year: 2013
FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Oregon Dietary Supplement Manufacturer
Company distributed unapproved and adulterated products online Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking a permanent injunction against the dietary supplement manufacturer James G. Cole, Inc., its president, James G. Cole, and its general[Read More…]
NIDA’s Drug Abuse Information for Teens Goes Mobile
NIH also improves access for parents, teachers, and Spanish language readers Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Teens — and adults who care for them — can now find answers to questions about drug abuse and addiction more easily, and through smartphones and tablets. Spanish language versions of easy to understand resources[Read More…]
Large Study to Examine if Vitamin D Prevents Diabetes
NIH-funded research tests much-touted vitamin in people with prediabetes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Researchers have begun the first definitive, large-scale clinical trial to investigate if a vitamin D supplement helps prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in adults who have prediabetes, who are at high risk for developing type 2.[Read More…]
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call On SEC to Release Crowdfunding Rules
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Today, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), as well as Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mark Warner (D-VA), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) called on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary Jo White to quickly issue[Read More…]
Writer Who Documented Views of Displaced CHA Residents to Read at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Audrey Petty, editor and author of the recently released High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing, will read from her works as a part of Roosevelt University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program Reading Series, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery, 18[Read More…]
Graduate of Roosevelt’s Musical Theatre Program to Star on Broadway
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Courtney Reed, a recent graduate of Roosevelt University’s Musical Theatre program, will have her first starring role in a Broadway show beginning in February 2014. The Elgin, Ill., native will star as Jasmine in the new Disney Theatrical Production of Aladdin, which features a cast and ensemble[Read More…]
Roosevelt Student is Contestant for Miss Illinois USA
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Marquita Anderson, a graduate student in journalism at Roosevelt University, is a contestant for Miss Illinois USA because she wants to share her passion and purpose with young ladies and men across the world. “I want to connect with people from different cultures and backgrounds to encourage[Read More…]
Roosevelt University English Professor Publishes Groundbreaking Book on Chicago Shakespeare Theater
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Regina Buccola, associate professor of English at Roosevelt, an expert on Shakespeare and the scholar-in-residence at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), has co-written and co-edited a new groundbreaking book of essays on the theater’s history, significance to Chicago culture and growing reputation as a world-class performance company.[Read More…]
Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month – when individuals, families, schools, and communities across the nation help to raise awareness about bullying prevention. Bullying remains a widespread problem with nearly 30 percent of adolescents in the U.S. reporting some[Read More…]
