CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The owner of a Schaumburg real estate appraisal company pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to willfully failing to pay more than $550,000 in personal income taxes. WILLIAM DADDONO, the owner of Advanced Appraisal Group, admitted in a plea agreement that from 2005 to 2010 he[Read More…]
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Prairie State College Names Director of TRiO Talent Search Program
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Dr. Theresa Dixon director of the TRiO Talent Search program. In that role, she provides direct oversight and supervision of all activities and collaborative efforts of the grant funded project, including student recruitment, staff training and supervision, budgeting and recordkeeping.[Read More…]
Photo Exhibition of Papal Visits to the Holy Land at DePaul University This Spring
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016. A photographic exploration of papal visits to Israel from 1964-2014 will be on display at DePaul University this spring in a special exhibition co-sponsored with the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest. The 44 historic images depict stirring scenes as well as quiet, intimate moments[Read More…]
Scientists Discover Non-opioid Pain Pathway in the Brain
Study provides evidence for the existence of a non-opioid process in the brain to reduce pain through mindfulness meditation Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Results from a new study, funded in part by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, demonstrate that mindfulness meditation works on a different pain pathway[Read More…]
3-D Technology Enriches Human Nerve Cells for Transplant to Brain
Improves potential to help Parkinson’s, other degenerative diseases Human neurons (red) extend neural outgrowths across the 3D scaffold. Prabhas Moghe, Rutgers. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have developed a 3D micro-scaffold technology that promotes reprogramming of stem cells into neurons, and supports growth of neuronal connections[Read More…]
Experimental Dengue Vaccine Protects All Recipients in Virus Challenge Study
Vaccine developed by NIH and FDA scientists A female Aedes mosquito, which spreads dengue virusNIAID Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. A clinical trial in which volunteers were infected with dengue virus six months after receiving either an experimental dengue vaccine developed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 12, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 259,000 to 258,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Illinois Budget Battle Jeopardizes College Access and Affordability
Students gather in the Illinois State Capitol to lobby their lawmakers against budget cuts affecting education spending on October 20, 2015. Source: AP/Seth Perlman ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The future of public higher education is on shaky footing in Illinois. As a budget impasse that froze all state funding to[Read More…]
ACLU Sues for Federal Records on Grant to Religious Group That Obstructs Trafficking Victims’ Access to Reproductive Health Care
FOIA Lawsuit Demands Records on $2 Million Contract to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit to obtain records related to the federal government’s award of funds to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has routinely denied survivors of[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on on Daesh and Genocide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. In 2014, the terrorist group Daesh began to seize territory in Syria and Iraq, overrunning major cities and committing atrocities. The United States responded quickly by denouncing these horrific acts and – more importantly – taking coordinated actions to counter them.[Read More…]
