Federal Assistance will pioneer adaptive treatments to contain fatal pathogen that threatens Hawai‘i’s ecosystem, water supply and economic vitality WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. In response to a request from Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), the U.S. Department of the Interior announced today $497,000 in additional federal funding to combat a[Read More…]
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Former University of Chicago SSA Student Spurs Social Work Collaboration in China
Anna Pao Sohmen supports partnership to educate social work students in Beijing, Hong Kong SSA alumna Anna Pao Sohmen feels the school ‘can be a leader in advancing social work in China.’ Courtesy of: School of Social Service Administration CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Anna Pao Sohmen, X‘68, left Hong Kong for[Read More…]
Chicago Becomes First City to Launch Array of Things (Video)
Urban sensing project will measure air quality, traffic, climate and more Workers install an Array of Things node, which will provide open data on a range of environmental factors. Courtesy of: Computation Institute CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016 By: Rob Mitchum This week in Chicago, the Array of Things team begins the[Read More…]
Eight in Park Forest Included in Best of Chicago’s Southland Readers Poll
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Eight of the annual Best in Chicago’s Southland East Region winners were Park Forest businesses! For the past 16 years, the Daily Southtown has polled readers on their favorite places to shop, eat, and take part in recreational activities. Readers are polled in 60 different[Read More…]
Hillary for America Response to Trump’s Latest Misleading Ad
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Today, in response to Donald Trump’s new divisive and misleading campaign ad, HFA Deputy Communications Director Christina Reynolds offered the following statement: “Donald Trump’s reckless approach to business has devastated working families and communities. He will do and say whatever is in his interest, even if[Read More…]
Cenada Smith, Southland College Prep Charter Alumnus, to Attend U.S. Air Force Academy
Richton Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cenada Smith, a member of Southland College Prep Charter High School’s class of 2016, has joined fellow alumnus Cadet Staff Sgt. Elijah Calloway, a second year student at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Smith, of Richton Park, Illinois, recently completed a six-week Basic Cadet Training[Read More…]
Benefits of Union Membership Narrow Racial Wage Inequality for Black Workers
Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Black workers are more likely than workers of any other race to be represented by a union, finds a recent report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). The report, “Black Workers, Unions, and Inequality”, finds that Black union workers experience higher[Read More…]
VoteVets Releases Open Letter to Georgia Voters, From Georgia Veterans, On Trump
“Donald Trump is a domestic threat to our Constitutional Republic.” ATLANTA, GA –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Fifteen veterans from Georgia, spanning generations, today released an open letter to Georgia voters, through VoteVets.org, a national veterans’ and military families’ organization. In the letter, the veterans sound the alarm regarding Trump’s hostility[Read More…]
The ‘Amorous Ambassador’ is Slapstick Silliness at South Suburban College
The cast of the “Amorous Ambassador” SOUTH HOLLAND –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. The PAC Rats Theatre Company of South Suburban College will present Michael Parker’s randy romp, The Amorous Ambassador. Performances will take place in the Kindig Performing Arts Center on the main campus on September 16, 17 and 23[Read More…]
Mechanism Identified Through Which Lead May Harm Neural Cells, Children’s Neurodevelopment
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Researchers have identified a potential molecular mechanism through which lead, a pervasive environmental toxin, may harm neural stem cells and neurodevelopment in children. The study, from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, suggests that lead exposure can lead to oxidative stress—a process that[Read More…]
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