CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 27, 2014. A Chicago man who purported to be building a $912 million hotel and convention center complex near O’Hare International Airport was indicted today on federal charges for allegedly exploiting a U.S. visa program to fraudulently raise approximately $160 million from some 290 Chinese nationals who invested[Read More…]
Day: August 28, 2014
Oregon Spotted Frog Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Critical Habitat Designations to Follow in Oregon, Washington PORTLAND, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. In accordance with an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity that speeds protection decisions for 757 species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected Oregon spotted frogs as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Once abundant from[Read More…]
Fish and Wildlife Service Urged to Speed Protection for Bat Devastated by White-nose Fungal Epidemic
RICHMOND, Vt.—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. Two dozen conservation and animal-welfare groups sent a letter today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete its plan to protect the northern long-eared bat, a species found primarily in the eastern and midwestern United States. Opposition to the bat’s protection under the Endangered[Read More…]
New Tests Again Link Nanodiamonds to Cosmic Event Theory
Microscope in the University of Oregon’s CAMCOR provides key evidence in new paper EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 28, 2014 — Tiny diamonds invisible to human eyes but confirmed by a powerful microscope at the University of Oregon are shining new light on the idea proposed in 2007 that a cosmic event —[Read More…]
NIH to Launch Human Safety Study of Ebola Vaccine Candidate
Trial is First in Series of Accelerated Safety Studies of Ebola Vaccines Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. Initial human testing of an investigational vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease will begin next week by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The[Read More…]
Prairie State College Takes the Workplace Charging Challenge
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. This summer, Prairie State College (PSC) President Dr. Terri Winfree signed the Workplace Charging Challenge from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Workplace Charging Challenge is part of the “EV Everywhere Grand Challenge,” a “Clean Energy Grand Challenge” with the goal of enabling the United[Read More…]
Essentials of HR Management is Topic of Two-Day Continuing Professional Education Course Held at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. HR impacts every aspect of your business organization. Understanding the role HR plays and implementing effective HR policies and practices can keep your organization out of the courtroom, avoid needless litigation and create a more satisfying work environment for your employees and staff. Prairie State College[Read More…]
Two Roosevelt University Theatre Students Receive Scholarships From Chicago Arts Organization
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. Two Roosevelt University theatre students will be awarded scholarships by The Sarah Siddons Society of Chicago during the organization’s annual fundraising event for the benefit of local college theatre talent that is being held Sept. 7 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago. Roosevelt musical theatre students also[Read More…]
WPA-era Printmaking Exhibit to Open Sept. 11 at DePaul Art Museum
The screenprint “Steel Mill” by Harry Sternberg will be among those on display Sept. 11-Dec. 21 at the DePaul Art Museum’s exhibition “Ink, Paper, Politics: WPA-era Printmaking from the Needles Collection. (Image courtesy of DPAM/Collection of Belverd Needles Jr. and Marian Powers Needles) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. Images of city life,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth hosts Immigration Reform Roundtable at Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. On Wednesday, August 27th, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) hosted an Immigration Reform Roundtable at Elgin Community College. The Congresswoman brought together representatives from the State of Illinois, academia and immigration advocacy organizations to address issues related to the DREAM Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,[Read More…]
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