Prof. Angela Olinto hopes telescope will help unravel mysteries of cosmic rays NASA’s super-pressure balloon took flight at 10:50 a.m. local time April 25 (5:50 p.m. CST April 24) from Wanaka Airport in New Zealand. Scientists hope the balloon will stay afloat for up to 100 days, more than doubling[Read More…]
Day: April 25, 2017
South Suburban College Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Seeking Volunteer Tutors and Offering Free Services
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. South Suburban College is seeking tutors and participants for the Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Program. The program is structured to train volunteers to become one-on-one tutors for adults in need of basic literacy skills. Instruction in basic literacy includes the development of phonetic reading[Read More…]
Environmental Watchdogs Fight Trump Admin for Withholding Public Information on Climate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Today the Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of WildEarth Guardians, delivered Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management and Office of Surface Mining. These actions seek to reveal what Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is planning for our public[Read More…]
“No Beds, No Boots, No Wall” Demands National Grassroots Network
Grassroots community organizations demand Congress refuse to fund the Trump Administration’s racist and dangerous border wall and deportation force WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. More than a hundred community activists from throughout the country descended on Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)’s D.C. office demanding that he reject any budget that spends[Read More…]
The Sidney Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Hillman Prizes for Excellence in Journalism in Service of the Common Good
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. The Sidney Hillman Foundation announced today the winners of the 2017 Hillman Prizes, the only major all-media awards dedicated to journalism in service of social and economic justice. This year, the Hillman Foundation honors investigative reporting about segregation in New York schools, corruption in the Chicago[Read More…]
Find Your Zen in the Prairie at Governors State University’s Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
University Park, IL – Are you looking for a twist on your fitness routine? How about doing downward dog among sculptural giants outside in the prairie? The renowned Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the campus of Governors State University (GSU) is the perfect place to roll out your yoga mat and[Read More…]
New Estimates Show Trump Child Care Plan Leaves His Supporters with Less Than $6 a Year
Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a pair of babies, July 2016. AP/Evan Vucci Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Amid rumors that a tax reform proposal could come as soon as this week, the Center for American Progress has released new calculations showing the outsized benefit wealthy families would receive[Read More…]
Governors State University Awards Honorary Degrees to Distinguished Scholar and Journalist
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2017. Two nationally influential leaders who epitomize the values of Governors State University will receive honorary degrees for their lifetime commitment to equity, inclusion, and excellence at the university’s 46th commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 20 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Dr. Shaun R. Harper and[Read More…]
In First 100 Days, Trump Administration Has Rolled Back Women’s Progress
Demonstrators cheer during an International Women’s Day rally, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Cincinnati. AP/John Minchillo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017.l Throughout his campaign and the start of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he and his administration would invest in and empower women. However, as a new[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Analysis: The Islamophobic Administration, 100 Days In
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2017. Donald Trump’s vitriolic anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric was a preview for an unprecedentedly Islamophobic administration. A new analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, The Islamophobic Administration, identifies how the president and his White House staff and advisors have targeted Muslims through both[Read More…]