Monthly Archives: May 2016
Queen of Peace Senior Awarded HEAR Foundation Scholarship
Jodi Curtin, a senior at Queen of Peace High School, was recently awarded the $20,000 HEAR (Health, Education and Relief) Foundation Scholarship that she will take with her to the… Read more
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Offers New Scholarship with the UNCF
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) upped its commitment to support students who wish to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)-related careers in health care through the… Read more
Martinez helps students get college credit for foreign language courses
Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago) has advanced legislation that will help students meet foreign language requirements when they apply for college. Under Martinez’s plan, state universities and community… Read more
CPS Hosts French Delegation for Fresh Attitude Week
The Urban School Food Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States that includes New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami-Dade, Dallas and Orange… Read more
The Best Ways to Avoid Mosquitoes and the Diseases They Carry
As we enter mosquito season, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding Illinoisans of the diseases mosquitoes carry and the best ways to avoid being bitten. West Nile… Read more
Challenging the “Muslim Free” Mentality
by Daniel Nardini It all started in October of 2015 when a man named Raga’ee Fatihah went to a shooting range in Oklahoma called the Save Yourself Survival and Tactical… Read more
Single Antibody Shot Provides Long-Term HIV Protection in Monkeys
Researchers successfully modified an HIV antibody to extend the protection a single infusion provided to monkeys against a simian version of the virus. Publishing their findings in Nature, researchers studied… Read more
Hep C is Now the Biggest Killer Among All Infectious Diseases
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) now kills more Americans than any other infectious disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers have released preliminary surveillance data finding that hep C–related… Read more
Foods that Lower Testosterone
Food and sex have a long, complicated history together. For years we’ve heard that what we eat can have sexual effects that work on both a psychosomatic level and a… Read more
Louisiana’s Discriminatory Voter Law
by Daniel Nardini The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a major lawsuit against the Sate of Louisiana for discriminating against naturalized U.S. citizens being able to vote. Under a… Read more »