WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. A new analysis by Environmental Working Group of 100 BB (beauty balm) and CC (color corrector or complexion corrector) creams concludes that they may expose users to fewer toxic chemicals than the moisturizer, foundation and sunscreen they are designed to replace. EWG’s report shows that a[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Pioneering Roosevelt University Sociologist Honored in Founding Faculty Lecture
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. In 1945, the year Roosevelt was founded, Rose Hum Lee was hired to teach in the Department of Sociology. Eleven years later when she was appointed chair of the department, she became the first Chinese American woman to chair an academic department at an American university.[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Alumnus Honored as Civil Rights Organizer and Leader
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Decmeber 3, 2013. Roosevelt University alumnus Timuel Black (BA, ’50), one of the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington, was honored in Washington, D.C., by President Barack Obama in August. Fifty years after the march, Black and other organizers returned to the U.S. Capitol at the request of the[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Undergraduate Psychology Student Kevin Hujar Creates Appreciation Pulse
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. As finals at Roosevelt University approached, Kevin Hujar, an undergraduate psychology student and resident in the University’s Wabash Building, created Appreciation Pulse to help boost togetherness within the Wabash community. Each of the residence hall’s 600 students was encouraged to write a compliment, note or happy thought[Read More…]
National Center for Education Statistics Statement on the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Today, the National Center for Education Statistics is releasing results from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Overall, the results show no measurable change in U.S. average scores in mathematics, science, or reading literacy between 2012 and any of the previous U.S. PISA results.[Read More…]
Energy Drinks Plus Alcohol Pose a Public Health Threat
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults. Published in the current issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study was conducted by Megan Patrick[Read More…]
Protein in Prostate Biopsies Signals Increased Cancer Risk
Finding May Help Clinicians Decide Which Men, With An Aberrant Biopsy, Could Benefit from Additional Future Biopsy Screenings NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013 — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that the presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Join Eataly Leadership to Mark Opening of Eataly Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti and world renowned chef Mario Batali today to mark the opening of Eataly Chicago in the River North neighborhood. Eataly is a two floor, 63,000 square foot Italian food and drink emporium offering in-house restaurants as well as fresh[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on the Omission of Corporate Political Spending Disclosure from the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda for 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. We are disappointed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is not including a rulemaking to require disclosure of corporate political spending on its regulatory agenda for 2014. The SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance had been previously scheduled to consider whether to recommend a proposed rule in[Read More…]
Maine Craft Beer Makers Brewing Up Support for Clean Water
PORTLAND, ME–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013 – It takes great water to make great beer, so the Natural Resources Defense Council is teaming up with a half dozen of Maine’s most beloved craft brewers to launch a campaign in the state advocating for strong clean water safeguards. The Maine kickoff extends NRDC’s[Read More…]
