Consortium to enroll 150,000 Illinois participants Photo by: Tom Rossiter CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 By John Easton The University of Chicago is one of three Illinois academic institutions that will work together to help launch President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program to enroll 1 million or more participants in[Read More…]
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Anne Walters Robertson Named Interim Dean of Humanities at the University of Chicago
Prof. Anne Robertson CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Anne Walters Robertson, chair of the Department of Music and the Claire Dux Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Music and the Humanities in the College, has been named to serve as the interim dean of the Division of the Humanities until the next dean is[Read More…]
Transparency Win in Chicago Police Records Case
Judge lifts Fraternal Order of Police injunction previously barring release of police misconduct records CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Today an Illinois Appellate Court ruled to vacate an injunction secured by the Fraternal Order of Police that had blocked access to police misconduct records older than four years. Now the Chicago[Read More…]
The Black Lives Matter Network Advocates for Dignity, Justice, and Respect
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. In the last few days, this country witnessed the recorded murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police, the latest victims in this country’s failed policing system. As we have done for decades, we marched and protested to highlight the urgent need to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Tragic Shooting Events This Week in Texas, Minnesota and Louisiana
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the tragic shooting events that have taken place this week in Texas, Minnesota and Louisiana: “Like all Americans, the tragic events of the last few days have been difficult for me to absorb. My[Read More…]
Annual Tips for Parkinson’s Event Debuts in Chicago on August 14
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. On Sunday, August 14, 2016, the Chicago Professionals for Parkinson’s Research will hold its first annual Tips for Parkinson’s event at the Thompson Chicago hotel. The event —first launched 11 years ago in New York City —combines food, silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a bartending[Read More…]
Dangerous Eastern US Heat Wave To Yield Highs In The 90s, 100s
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist by AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a heat wave will extend across part of the eastern United States into this weekend. For some southern areas, temperatures will approach or exceed 100 F. For many areas, “this will be the hottest weather so far this year,” according to[Read More…]
In Midst of Zika Crisis, House Committee Eliminates Funding for Family Planning Program
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Ignoring the outsized need for family planning resources and turning a blind eye to the looming and near-immediate threat of the Zika virus, a House subcommittee passed a bill that prohibits funding for the nation’s only dedicated source of federal funding for family planning services,[Read More…]
Frosty Cold Nights Year-Round on Mars May Stir Dust
This map shows the frequency of carbon dioxide frost’s presence at sunrise on Mars, as a percentage of days year-round. Carbon dioxide ice more often covers the ground at night in some mid-latitude regions than in polar regions, where it is generally absent for much of summer and fall. Credits:[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on June, 2016 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the June 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “In June, the U.S. economy demonstrated its resilience once again. With the addition of 287,000 jobs, the total nonfarm employment level bounced back from May’s[Read More…]
