CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. Registration for fall 2015 is open at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin Tuesday, Aug. 11. Non-credit courses include a variety of single-day and multiple-session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Prairie State College Non-Credit Class Draws Students From Around the World
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. If you were to visit Prairie State College’s Matteson Area Center a few weeks ago, you would have discovered a student from India, one from Wyoming, and one from Pennsylvania – all three in the same class. What class drew such widespread interest? It was the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Nursing Student Receives AAUW Scholarship
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Tuition bills will be a bit easier next year for Prairie State College (PSC) nursing student Meghan Muldoon since she is the recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grant for 2015-16. AAUW grants are highly competitive and the organization is one[Read More…]
FDA Approves Spinal Cord Stimulation System That Treats Pain Without Tingling Sensation
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Senza spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system (Senza System) as an aid in the management of chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs, including pain associated with failed back surgery syndrome, low back pain and leg[Read More…]
Ease of Weight Loss Influenced by Individual Biology
NIH study finds varied responses to calorie restriction in obese adults Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. For the first time in a lab, researchers at the National Institutes of Health found evidence supporting the commonly held belief that people with certain physiologies lose less weight than others when limiting calories. Study[Read More…]
NRDC: Interior’s Approval of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan Threatens Climate, Ocean
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015 – The Interior Department today approved Royal Dutch Shell’s Chukchi Sea exploratory drilling plans, clearing the way for its drilling rigs to operate off Alaska for the first time since 2012 – when one Shell rig had to be scrapped after running aground off Kodiak Island and another incurred[Read More…]
Department of the Interior Approves Shell’s Risky Arctic Exploration Plan
Agency gives Shell the stamp of approval to drill in fragile Arctic Ocean, despite threats to the Arctic and the climate Walrus cows resting on sea ice in Alaska, while nursing their calves. Brad Benter / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Anchorage, AK —(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The U.S. Department of[Read More…]
Up to $35M in Grants Available to Assist Workers and Communities Affected by Changes in the Coal Industry and Energy Sector
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. The U.S. Department of Labor — in partnership with the Department of Commerce, the Small Business Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission — today announced the availability of up to $35.5 million to help communities and workers successfully adapt to changes in the coal industry and[Read More…]
Interior’s New Coal Royalty Rule Must Close Loopholes Costing Taxpayers Millions of Dollars in Lost Royalty Revenue
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Nidhi Thakar, Deputy Director of the Public Lands Project at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today on the close of the comment period for the U.S. Department of the Interior rulemaking on coal royalty valuation, ONRR-2012-0004-0024. The practice of companies selling[Read More…]
Toxic Chemicals and Oil Byproducts Found In Treated Irrigation Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Oil giant Chevron has been helping farmers in Kern County, CA find a solution to raising crops during the ongoing drought — but it may cause long-term health effects. The county is using treated oil field wastewater from the corporation to irrigate crops. As of now,[Read More…]
