Studies will prepare vaccine candidate for clinical trials Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The development of a vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease will be accelerated with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Under a one-year contract[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Using Social Media to Better Understand, Prevent, and Treat Substance Use
NIH announces 11 awards funded across three institutes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. More than $11 million over three years will be used to support research exploring the use of social media to advance the scientific understanding, prevention, and treatment of substance use and addiction. The awards are funded through the[Read More…]
Prairie State College’s Turn Down For What Concert Gives Back
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Move For Hunger is teaming up with Prairie State College to host a Turn Down For What! concert food drive. The concert will involve the entire college community and offer incentive to people who donate. Collected items will benefit the people in the region[Read More…]
GMO Labeling Movement Marches Forward with Vermont Release of Draft Rules
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office, as part of a continuous effort to label genetically modified organisms (GMO) and increase transparency for consumers, released a draft of the rules written to govern the state’s law to require the labeling of food produced with genetic engineering. The nine[Read More…]
Women to Rally Outside San Francisco Luncheon to Urge Hillary Clinton to Stand Against Keystone
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. A group of women, including Captain Planet and the Center for Biological Diversity’s Frostpaw the Polar Bear, will rally outside the “Ultimate Women’s Power Luncheon” on Oct. 20 to urge former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline and other fossil fuel[Read More…]
EPA Study: Highly Toxic Bee-killing Pesticides Yield Little or No Benefits for Soybean Production
PORTLAND, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. A new study from the Environmental Protection Agency has found that the neonicotinoid seed coatings linked to massive bee die-offs — including the largest bumblebee die-off in history, where 25,000 bees died in a single incident in a Portland suburb — provide little to no benefits for soybean[Read More…]
U.S. Poverty Rate Declines, Number of Poor Unchanged, Based on Supplemental Measure of Poverty
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. The nation’s poverty rate was 15.5 percent in 2013, down from 16.0 percent in 2012, according to the supplemental poverty measure released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2013 rate was higher than the official measure of 14.5 percent, but similarly declined from the corresponding[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens Hope Manor II, Expands Affordable Housing Options for Illinois’ Veterans
Campus-Style Community Designed to Serve Veterans with Families Now Open in Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the opening of Hope Manor II, one of the first large-scale housing developments in the nation designed to address the needs of female veterans and veterans with families at risk[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on the U.S. Response to Ebola for Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Oct. 17, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Thank you, Nancy. Good morning, everybody. Thank you very much for being here, and thank you, Ambassador Powell, for all you’re doing to lead on this effort. I know that there’s no shortage of demands on all of your time, so we really do appreciate and[Read More…]
After Supreme Court Declines to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases, Attorney General Holder Announces Federal Government to Recognize Couples in Seven New States
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages taking place in the states affected by the Supreme Court’s recent decision to decline to review rulings from three federal appeals courts that had struck down bans on same-sex marriage. The Attorney[Read More…]
