Brain MRIs may provide an early diagnostic marker BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children’s Hospital Boston. Since developmental dyslexia responds to early intervention, diagnosing children at risk before or during kindergarten ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is proud to announce the new HNBA Veterans Legal Initiative Program (“Veterans Initiative”), a new effort to provide free legal services to the men and women of the American armed services and their families. Started as part of National President Benny Agosto, Jr.’s ...
National Louis expands long-standing commitment to active duty, veteran and other underserved students CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — National Louis University announced today the Education to Employment (E2) Initiative, funded through assistance from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The E2 Initiative aims to increase the percentage of students within at-risk groups such as active ...
Tuesday, January 24, 6:30 p.m. at PETCO Park SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – AFCEA and the U.S. Naval Institute are pleased to host the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) at their “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” reception. The event will be held at PETCO Park on January 24 at 6:30 p.m. and will ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumer Watchdog today called on President Obama to use the State of the Union message to endorse baseline privacy legislation and support “Do Not Track” regulations that would give consumers control of whether their information is gathered while they use the Internet. “You recently expressed your commitment to maintaining ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA \ January 13, 2012 \ DIVERSE NEWS — Below is a reported video obtained by LiveLeak showing Afghanistan soldiers in full uniform apparently knifing and dragging corpses of three dead Taliban soldiers. There has been no outcry of this savagery being called ‘deplorable’ or ‘dispicable’ as of yet by any news organization or ...
By Josh Truman PHILADELPHIA, PA \ January 13, 2012 \ DIVERSE NEWS — There has been a lot of harsh words about some U.S. Marines pissing on some corpses. The Marines appeared to be of European decent. Notice if you will, nothing was negatively said about the Middle-Easterners who dragged two G.I.’s, Kristian Menchaca and ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — An international robotics competition aimed at developing a new generation of technology leaders kicks off at 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 7. NASA, the largest sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Competition, and its centers across the nation will join local technology firms to launch the event. The main competition ...
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The design and establishment of an online graduate certificate in sustainability leadership at Arizona State University for soldiers and civilians in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve was inaugurated Jan. 6 during a signing ceremony. Participating in the event at the Army National Guard Bureau ...
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – In support of our nation’s wounded Soldiers, the Navy Federal Credit Union has contributed $5,000 to the Army Homefront Fund. Administered by Operation Homefront, the Army Homefront Fund provides emergency financial and other support to wounded Soldiers and their families. This contribution will aid wounded Soldiers as they recover ...