The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and one of the nation’s most influential figures in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs, died at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 26[Read More…]
Day: February 27, 2015
Liberia-U.S. Clinical Research Partnership Opens Trial to Test Ebola Treatments
Initial study will evaluate experimental drug cocktail ZMapp Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. In partnership with the Liberian government, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) today launched a clinical trial to obtain safety and efficacy data on the investigational drug ZMapp as a treatment for Ebola virus disease.[Read More…]
NIH Announces $41.5 Million in Funding for the Human Placenta Project
Better understanding of the placenta promises to improve the health of mothers and children Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. The National Institutes of Health has dedicated $41.5 million for an initiative to understand and monitor the development of the human placenta during pregnancy. The funding will support the development of new[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Applauds Introduction of LEAP Act to Encourage Apprenticeship Programs
Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. Following Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)’s introduction of the Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs Act, or LEAP Act—which would create a tax credit for businesses that have apprenticeships programs—CAP President Neera Tanden released the following statement: Apprenticeships offer businesses the opportunity to[Read More…]
Senators Booker and Scott Team Up to Tackle Skills Gap and Address Youth Unemployment
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) yesterday introduced the Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act, S. 574, which provides a tax credit to employers to help increase the number of registered apprenticeships in the United States. This will put more people[Read More…]
New Research Links Bee-Killing Insecticide to Monarch Butterfly Deaths
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. New research from the University of Minnesota presents some of the first evidence linking the bee-killing insecticides known as neonicotinoids to monarch butterfly deaths. The study finds that milkweed plants, which monarch butterflies need to survive, may also retain neonicotinoids from nearby plants, making milkweed toxic[Read More…]
Former Puerto Rico Police Officer Sentenced for Committing Perjury During Civil Rights Investigation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Former Police of Puerto Rico Sergeant Antonio Rodriguez Caraballo was sentenced today to serve 46 months in prison and three years supervised release for making a false statement under oath to the federal grand jury investigating civil rights violations stemming from the fatal beating of Jose[Read More…]
Monday March 2 in Chicago: Reparations Not Black Sites — Rally for the Runoff!
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. On election day, the city of Chicago sent a message. The most marginalized members of our communities are suffering because of shuttered schools, closed clinics and unchecked police violence. On Monday, May 2, Chicagoans will gather at 6 p.m. in Daley Plaza to echo the message that[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Feb. 26, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for the delayed start to today’s briefing. Let’s go right to your questions. Nancy, do you want to get us started? Nice to see you today. Q Josh, with time running out on the DHS[Read More…]
Ninth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics: ‘Celebrating the Past — Embracing the Future’
FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. The Ninth Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics sponsored by Patients Out of Time will be held May 21-23, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Registration is now open and members of the American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA) receive a special discount of $100 off the select conference[Read More…]
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