Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Health Experts: Sequester and Other Budget Cuts Left us Vulnerable to Ebola Health experts are saying that the budget cuts, including sequestration, resulting from fiscal conservatives’ goal of cutting government at all costs, has greatly exacerbated the Ebola crisis in Africa and left the U.S. vulnerable.[Read More…]
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Annual Halloween Family Fun Fest at Prairie State College October 31
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Department of Police and Campus Safety, along with PSC students, faculty, and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, October 31, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at[Read More…]
PianoFest to Feature October 22 Concert for Late Chicago Pianist Deborah Sobol
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. Roosevelt University will present a concert in tribute to the late Chicago concert pianist and Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) faculty member Deborah Sobol on October 22 during PianoFest, which is celebrating its sixth season at the University. The Deborah Sobol Tribute Concert, which is free[Read More…]
‘Vigils’ Opens November 7 at the Theatre School at DePaul University
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Noah Haidle’s “Vigils,” a generous and bittersweet play about the absurdities of loss, change and love. Performances will be in the Sondra and Denis Healy Theatre in the Theatre School building at 2350 N. Racine Ave. The production is[Read More…]
HHS Advances Development of Ebola Vaccine
Studies will prepare vaccine candidate for clinical trials Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. The development of a vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease will be accelerated with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Under a one-year contract[Read More…]
Using Social Media to Better Understand, Prevent, and Treat Substance Use
NIH announces 11 awards funded across three institutes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. More than $11 million over three years will be used to support research exploring the use of social media to advance the scientific understanding, prevention, and treatment of substance use and addiction. The awards are funded through the[Read More…]
Prairie State College’s Turn Down For What Concert Gives Back
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. Move For Hunger is teaming up with Prairie State College to host a Turn Down For What! concert food drive. The concert will involve the entire college community and offer incentive to people who donate. Collected items will benefit the people in the region[Read More…]
GMO Labeling Movement Marches Forward with Vermont Release of Draft Rules
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2014. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office, as part of a continuous effort to label genetically modified organisms (GMO) and increase transparency for consumers, released a draft of the rules written to govern the state’s law to require the labeling of food produced with genetic engineering. The nine[Read More…]
Women to Rally Outside San Francisco Luncheon to Urge Hillary Clinton to Stand Against Keystone
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. A group of women, including Captain Planet and the Center for Biological Diversity’s Frostpaw the Polar Bear, will rally outside the “Ultimate Women’s Power Luncheon” on Oct. 20 to urge former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline and other fossil fuel[Read More…]
EPA Study: Highly Toxic Bee-killing Pesticides Yield Little or No Benefits for Soybean Production
PORTLAND, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2014. A new study from the Environmental Protection Agency has found that the neonicotinoid seed coatings linked to massive bee die-offs — including the largest bumblebee die-off in history, where 25,000 bees died in a single incident in a Portland suburb — provide little to no benefits for soybean[Read More…]
