Pictured: Joan Rosen, Brandon Lipkowski, Stuti Sharma, Don Manning SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. South Suburban College (SSC) students Stuti Sharma and Brandon Lipkowski were honored at the Annual Phi Theta Kappa Banquet in Springfield on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Ms. Sharma and Mr. Lipkowski were chosen to represent[Read More…]
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The 2016 Prairie State College Community Garden Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. In 2012, Prairie State College (PSC), 202 South Halsted in Chicago Heights, launched a community garden on campus bringing together students, faculty, staff, and local organizations. Together, the PSC community learned basic gardening skills, including seeding, planting, and harvesting. The community garden was offered in coordination[Read More…]
2016 Governors State University’s Community Garden Plots Now Available
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. Gather up all your gardening tools and put them to good use in a plot at the University Sustainable Garden hosted by Governors State University. The sustainable garden gives the university community and area residents a chance to use organic methods to grow[Read More…]
Colorado Legislature Approves Bill to Help Young Medical Marijuana Patients
School Districts Must Now Establish Policies to Facilitate On-Campus Administration of Medical Marijuan; Governor Hickenlooper Expected to Sign Bill COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. Today, in a unanimous vote, the Colorado Senate approved legislation mandating that school districts establish a policy to ensure that young medical marijuana patients can take their medicine[Read More…]
‘Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot’ to be Screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Park Forest on May 27 (Video)
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2016. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will screen the movie ‘Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot’ on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. A discussion will follow the screening. ‘Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot’ tells the story of a[Read More…]
More Young Children with ADHD Could Benefit from Behavior Therapy
Behavior therapy recommended before medicine for young children with ADHD The recommended first treatment for young children with ADHD is underused. Entire Infographic Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. More young children 2 to 5 years of age receiving care for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could benefit from psychological services – including[Read More…]
National Business Alliance Names 36 Leaders that are Transforming Local Economies
Eric Rodriguez of Latino Union of Chicago Awarded Local Economy Fellowship, Joins North American Leadership Network Eric Rodriguez, Latino Union of Chicago Oakland, CA –(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. Thirty-six leaders representing innovative community and economic development solutions in 29 U.S. and Canadian cities have been selected to the Business Alliance for[Read More…]
The Southland Arts Scene…On The Cutting Edge at GSU
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sculpted, recycled tires is the medium artist Chakaia Booker uses to craft masterpieces sought after by in-the-know curators at outdoor museums like Chicago’s Millennium Park and the new 606 downtown. But Southland residents have already had a chance to experience Booker’s work since 2014, and in a surprising[Read More…]
On the Road to Finding Other Earths (Watch)
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own “blue marble” of a planet. NASA’s Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system — a handful of which are a bit bigger than Earth and orbit in the habitable zones of their[Read More…]
Powerful Winds Spotted From Mysterious X-Ray Binaries
ESA-(ENEWSPF)- ESA’s XMM-Newton has discovered gas streaming away at a quarter of the speed of light from very bright X-ray binaries in two nearby galaxies. At X-ray wavelengths, the celestial sky is dominated by two types of astronomical objects: supermassive black holes, sitting at the centres of large galaxies and[Read More…]
