Collaboration with Lund University uses modified UO spectroscopy equipment to study ‘maze’ of connections in photoactive quantum dots EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 18, 2014 — Four pulses of laser light on nanoparticle photocells in a University of Oregon spectroscopy experiment has opened a window on how captured sunlight can be converted[Read More…]
Day: December 19, 2014
Prairie State College Recognized as Gold Level Compact School by Illinois Governor’s Office for Sustainability Efforts
Pictured from left to right: Emmanuel Lopez, SGA President, Eric Heineman, Sustainability Director for Gov. Quinn, Allessandra Cairo, Sustainability Coordinator, and Tim Kosiek, Executive Director of Facilities and Operations. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–Decmeber 19, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) was among only eight college and university campuses recently recognized by the[Read More…]
Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences to Present ‘Symphony of Clouds’
“Symphony of Clouds” by Margaret Larlham, directed by Ann Wakefield, will open Jan. 13 at DePaul University’s historic Merle Reskin Theatre in Chicago. The musical adventure of the boy Mozart will be presented by The Theatre School at DePaul as the winter production of the 2014-2015 Chicago Playworks for Families[Read More…]
Environmentalists Sue to Protect Water Quality
EPA charged with ignoring past court decision WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014— The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) today announced they have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen standards to prevent pollution from stormwater, one of the nation’s most widespread forms of water pollution. [Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Historic Lincoln Electric System Clean Energy Purchase
LINCOLN, Neb. –(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. Today, Lincoln Electric System (LES) announced that it signed 25 year contracts to purchase 73 megawatts of power from the from the Prairie Breeze II wind farm in Nebraska and 100 megawatts of power from the BuckEye wind farm in Kansas. Both projects will be constructed[Read More…]
Lincoln Electric System Announces New Wind, Solar Agreements
Lincoln, Nebraska –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2014. Lincoln Electric System has finalized power purchase agreements to add 173 megawatts of wind energy and 5 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy to its power supply resource portfolio by 2016. These projects will increase the utility’s equivalent renewable generation portfolio to 48 percent of LES’[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Administration’s College Ratings Plan Will Ensure Quality and Value for Students, Taxpayers
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, today issued the following statement after the Obama administration released its college ratings plan. Previously, Martin served as assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development at the U.S. Department of Education.[Read More…]
U.S. Dept. of Education Releases for Public Feedback: A College Ratings Framework
“As a nation, we have to make college more accessible and affordable and ensure that all students graduate with an education of real value. Our students deserve to know, before they enroll, that the schools they’ve chosen will deliver this value. With the guidance of thousands of wise voices, we[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Issues Recommendations to Begin to Reform Criminal Justice System, Police-Community Relations
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. The recent events following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice, and others at the hands of law-enforcement officials have brought into national focus a debate over the persistent inequalities of America’s criminal justice system—including police practices, the use of force and aggressive policing, arrest and prosecution policies, the severity[Read More…]
FDA Approves Lynparza to Treat Advanced Ovarian Cancer
First LDT companion diagnostic test also approved to identify appropriate patients Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Lynparza (olaparib), a new drug treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer associated with defective BRCA genes, as detected by an FDA-approved test.[Read More…]
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