Yearly Archives: 2016
Cats Raise Their Paws for Public Health
Rats—animals known for spreading disease—continue to plague cities like Chicago and New York, so residents and exterminators are finding more creative ways to stop outbreaks, CNN reports. The most effective… Read more
Blood Clot Deaths Tied to Hours of Daily TV Time
People who watch television for five or more hours a day have more than twice the risk of those who watch half as much TV to die of a blood… Read more
Inducing Labor Doesn’t Increase Autism Risk, Study Suggests
Inducing labor doesn’t appear to increase the odds that a woman will have a child with autism, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than 1.3 million births… Read more
Teens Who Play Sports Less Likely to Say They’ve Done Heroin
Teens who play sports are less likely than those who don’t to say they’ve ever used opioid painkillers without a prescription or heroin, according to a new U.S. study. Researchers… Read more
St. Catherine of Siena Candidates Research STEM Topics at Dominican University
The St. Catherine of Siena program at Queen of Peace High School is an intense, immersive three year experience where select high achieving students are invited to start independent research… Read more
Martinez Plan to Improve the State Seal of Biliteracy Becomes Law
A proposal that will help students meet foreign language requirements when they apply for college has been signed into law. Majority Caucus Whip Iris Y. Martinez (D-Chicago) sponsored the initiative… Read more
Young, Female and Telling Stories That Matter
This summer, 16 young women who are Chicago Housing Authority residents are immersing themselves in the world of film and learning to produce their own documentaries. The program is part… Read more
College-Bound Youth Beat Odds
Caption by Ashmar Mandou Youth who defeated the odds and are now off to college were honored by The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) at a scholarship… Read more
Alderman Cardenas Joins BPNC Conference; Demands CPS Funding
12th-Alderman Cardenas joined BPNC Funding Conference on July 19th, 2016. Alderman Cardenas promised to continue fighting to counter CPS cuts to 12th ward schools. He is currently inquiring on use… Read more
Registration Open for Teen Conservation Leadership Conference
Life after high school may have many teens wondering what lies ahead, from deciding how to pay for college to what career to pursue. To help Chicagoland teens prepare for… Read more
