DePaul University’s Craig Klugman Designs Curriculum Craig Klugman, a bioethicist and medical anthropologist at DePaul University, co-authored a study that finds students in the medical professions can effectively be taught visual observation skills through the use of art. The findings will be published in the April 2015 issue of the[Read More…]
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Senator Merkley Starts Statewide Tour Highlighting Drastic Impacts on Oregonians of Republican Budget Plan
Eugene, OR –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley kicked off a statewide tour of Oregon to highlight the very real impacts that the recently passed Senate budget will have on Oregonians and the need for a different approach that puts the middle class first. Merkley started his tour at[Read More…]
BMW Recalls 2,067 Vehicles, March 31, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015 SUMMARY: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 428i Convertible, 428i xDrive Convertible, 435i Convertible, and 435i xDrive Convertible vehicles manufactured October 22, 2014, to February 27, 2015. Due to a programming error, the driver’s front air bag deployment timing may[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Attends Quarterly Meeting Of Mayor’s Commission For A Safer Chicago
New Action on Community-Driven Proposals to Reduce Violence and Improve Safety CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined the members of the Mayor’s Commission for a Safer Chicago at their quarterly meeting to discuss initiatives that will be rolled out this spring and summer as a result of the[Read More…]
Yemen: Medical Supplies and Personnel Unable to Reach Conflict Areas
MSF has been receiving hundreds of wounded at its hospital in Aden. Source: MSF SANA’A/PARIS—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. More medical supplies and trained health personnel are urgently needed in Yemen as the violence there escalates, but with air and sea transport obstructed, it is currently impossible to bring in this essential[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Teams up with Pbs and Wgbh Boston to Launch Fourth Annual Nationwide Healthy Recipe Challenge
The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Invites Kids to Submit Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington, D.C. and Attend the Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with PBS flagship station WGBH Boston, the[Read More…]
President Obama Grants Commutations, March 31, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Today, President Barack Obama granted commutations of sentence to the following 22 individuals: • Terry Andre Barnes – East Moline, IL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base; supervised release violation (distribution of cocaine base) (Southern District of Iowa) Sentence: 246 months’ imprisonment; 10 years’ supervised release[Read More…]
President Obama Commutes Drug Sentences for 22 People, March 31, 2015
Drug Policy Alliance: President Praised; Many Others Deserve Similar Relief; Time for Congress to Reform Mandatory Minimum Laws Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Today President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 22 federal inmates convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. This follows the commutation of eight federal inmates convicted of drug offenses[Read More…]
Dr. Sonia Nieto to Speak at Governors State University on April 16
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Governors State University will present “A Conversation with Dr. Sonia Nieto,” Thursday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Dr. Nieto is a leader in the field of multicultural education, a renowned researcher and writer, and Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture, in the College of Education,[Read More…]
Freedom From Religion: Stop the Hate, #boycottindiana, Overturn RFRA Laws Everywhere
Madison, Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2015. Statement by Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF Co-President, Freedom From Religion Foundation: When my mother-in-law Pat Barker’s eyes were opened to religion after a lifetime of devout fundamentalist belief, she poignantly told my husband, Dan: “I’m so glad I don’t have to hate anymore.” “You don’t have[Read More…]
