EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013 — A component in saliva has opened a window into a person’s psychological health, reflecting resiliency in the face of stress, say researchers at the University of Oregon and Arizona State University. That component is salivary nerve growth factor, a neurotrophic protein abbreviated as sNGF. It[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Spring Registration Dates Changed at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) recently announced a change in the spring 2014 registration dates. Priority registration now begins Monday, Oct. 21 and open registration begins Wednesday, Oct. 30. The spring 2014 schedule is currently available by visiting prairiestate.edu, and hardcopy schedules will arrive on campus Oct.[Read More…]
Recycling Fundraiser Helps Sustainability Efforts at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC)is participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Students, faculty, and staff at PSC, as well as community and businesssupporters can drop off ink cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, and laptops in the atrium of PSC, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
Acclaimed Chicago Writer Lindsay Hunter to Read at Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery on October 7
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Lindsay Hunter, author of the acclaimed new short story collection Don’t Kiss Me, will read from her work as part of this fall’s Roosevelt University Reading Series at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Hunter, a long-time Chicago resident[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Seek In-residence Chamber Music Ensemble
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) at Roosevelt University will launch a unique new Emerging Artist Quartet Residency Program that is designed to attract some of the most promising and talented emerging chamber music ensembles from around the world. The CCPA Emerging Artist Quartet Residency Program[Read More…]
Representatives Duckworth, Enyart, Walz Decry Playing Politics with our Nation’s Veterans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2013. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Congressman Bill Enyart (D-IL) and Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) today decried attempts to play politics with our nation’s Veterans who have been caught in the middle of the reckless government shutdown. Rather than pass a clean, non-political bill to fully fund and[Read More…]
Vehicle Fuel Economy Drops in September 2013
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. reached an all-time high in August, but slipped to its lowest mark in nine months during September, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, vans[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Removes Red-Light Cameras at 18 Intersections
New Data Show Low Incidents of Right-Angle Collisions and Low Total Crash Rate That Allow Removal of 36 Cameras CHICAGO-(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that 36 red-light-enforcement cameras at 18 intersections across Chicago, which have seen a significant reduction of serious crashes, will be removed from operation.[Read More…]
Colorado Now Accepting Applications For Retail Cannabis Outlets
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2013. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The state of Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division yesterday began accepting formal applications from those seeking to open the first-in-the-nation retail cannabis outlets. The agency had accepted 23 applications by mid-day yesterday, according to The Denver Post. The agency has just[Read More…]
Report: U.S. Military Advisors Helping Reduce Attacks by Kony’s LRA
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Renewed U.S. commitment to address atrocities committed by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, will bolster the ongoing counter-LRA efforts in Central Africa, argues a new Enough Project report released today. The report,“Completing the Mission: U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA,” commends the continued[Read More…]
