Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. This week, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) led a bipartisan letter to the Subcommittee on Defense of the House Committee on Appropriations requesting inclusion of $30 million for peer-reviewed orthopaedic research in the FY 2016 Defense Appropriations legislation. Twenty-nine members of Congress[Read More…]
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Huntley Contractor Charged With Mail Fraud, Causing False Statements To Be Made On Forms Required By Erisa, And Failing To Collect And Pay Over $600,000 In Federal Taxes
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. A Huntley, Ill., concrete contractor was charged today by a federal grand jury in a twenty-seven count indictment. THOMAS MANNING, 58, president of T. Manning Concrete, Inc., located in Huntley, was charged with five counts of mail fraud, five counts of causing false statements to be[Read More…]
Boxer, Brown, Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Address Nationwide Shortage of Nurses
Legislation Would Improve Patient Care and Support America’s Nurses Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPFS)–March 26, 2015. U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) yesterday to introduce the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, legislation that would establish minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals, protect the rights of nurses[Read More…]
Study on Cook County Juvenile Court Recommends Shift in Priorities
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. A comprehensive needs assessment of the Cook County Juvenile Court system finds a groundswell of support is growing for keeping kids out of a system that most believe is broken and ineffective. The study commissioned by Cook County Justice for Children (CCJC) and conducted by Roosevelt University’s[Read More…]
DePaul University Names Jennifer Rosato Perea Dean for the College of Law
Jennifer Rosato Perea, a nationally recognized leader in legal education, has been selected as dean for the DePaul University College of law. She will join DePaul July 1, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Northern Illinois University) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. DePaul University has selected a nationally recognized leader in legal education[Read More…]
Update on Clinical Status of Patient with Ebola Virus Disease at the NIH Clinical Center, March 26, 2015
Bethesda, Marylanbd–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center has improved from critical to serious condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time. About the NIH Clinical Center: The NIH Clinical Center is the[Read More…]
New NIMH Strategic Plan Aims to Focus, Accelerate Mental Health Research
National Institute of Mental Health plan will help guide funding Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Against a backdrop of rapid scientific advances and dramatic changes in the landscape of mental health care, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has issued a new Strategic Plan for Research. Informed by the successes[Read More…]
China’s Coal Cap Policy Will Increase Country’s Clean Energy Jobs
BEIJING–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – China’s national policies to control coal consumption can lead to greater and better employment opportunities in China’s power sector and related industries, according to a new study released today by the China Coal Cap Project, a joint initiative of academic, governmental and non-profit researchers. The study[Read More…]
Department of Energy Loan to Support Automotive Aluminum for More Efficient Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Today the Department of Energy announced a $259 million loan to Alcoa Inc. under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. The loan will support the company’s Alcoa, Tennessee plant, which will retool to manufacture high-strength automotive-grade aluminum for use in a wide range[Read More…]
EPA Report Shows Automakers Exceeding Historic Vehicle Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a report detailing automaker compliance with standards to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from passenger vehicles. These historic standards will roughly double the efficiency of our passenger vehicles to achieve an average standard of 54.5 mpg by 2025. The EPA[Read More…]
