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MU researcher explores importance of spirituality in youth development

Few studies have examined the differences between spirituality and religion in adolescents. Now, a University of Missouri researcher is exploring these differences by determining how youth define and practice spirituality separate from religion. Defining spirituality can help reveal its impact on adolescent development. Initial findings reveal that youth define spirituality in terms of positive behaviors, feelings and relationships.

22 Jun 2010

USAID Administrator shares vision for agency reform

During a speech at the National Press Club on Friday, USAID Administrator Rajiv spoke about ongoing efforts to reform the agency he oversees, noting the importance of improving development strategies targeting women, among other things, All Headline News reports (6/20).

22 Jun 2010

EPA honors Merck and Codexis with Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Merck and Codexis, Inc. today announced that they have jointly been awarded the annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the development of a novel biocatalytic method for the synthesis of sitagliptin. In addition, a paper co-authored by Merck and Codexis scientists and published online June 17 in the peer-reviewed journal Science, details how an enzyme was systematically customized using Codexis technology to perform the key chemical step in the sitagliptin synthesis process.

22 Jun 2010

New tobacco regulations and FDA rules authorized by Family Smoking and Prevention Act to be released

Starting tomorrow (June 22), new regulations and FDA rules authorized by the Family Smoking and Prevention Act will further limit the tobacco industry's ability to deceive consumers with misleading marketing and labeling that imply "light," "mild" or "low-tar" cigarettes are safer, as well as other practices that make products more appealing to youth.

21 Jun 2010

Picking right soundtrack could improve getting a date, suggest French researchers

If you're having trouble getting a date, French researchers suggest that picking the right soundtrack could improve the odds. Women were more prepared to give their number to an 'average' young man after listening to romantic background music, according to research that appears today in the journal Psychology of Music, published by SAGE.

21 Jun 2010

State leaders to increase New York cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack

It is great news for New York's health that state leaders are planning to increase the state cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack, while also increasing the tax on other tobacco products and ensuring that taxes are properly paid on cigarettes sold by Native American tribes to non-tribal members. Increasing the tobacco tax is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among children.

21 Jun 2010

Father's Day: CHMC releases new resources for fathers

"The most important thing a father can do for his child is to love their mother," said theologian Theodore M. Hesburgh. With Father's Day at the forefront of everyone's minds, California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) has released new resources for fathers.

21 Jun 2010

Special Olympics Minnesota's 2010 Summer Games conclude

Today is the last day of competition at the Special Olympics Minnesota's 2010 Summer Games. Volleyball competition will take place on the third floor of the University of Minnesota's Recreation Center (1906 University Avenue SE) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and tennis competition will be held at Life Time Fitness in Lakeville (18425 Dodd Boulevard) from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. In addition, artistic gymnastics competition will start at 2 p.m. and conclude at 5:30 p.m. at Mini-Hops Gymnastics Club in Minnetonka (131 Cheshire Lane, Suite 100).

19 Jun 2010

Carolinas recipients for 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award announced

Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Carolinas. This group of leading entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders. The winners were revealed at a gala event on June 17, 2010 at The Westin Charlotte hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.

19 Jun 2010

USC researchers study relationship between teenagers' goals and antisocial behaviour

Two researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela have studied the relationship between teenagers' goals and antisocial behaviour. The results show that the principal goal of young people is to finish their studies and leave home. The most antisocial among them place greater importance on popularity with others.

19 Jun 2010

Witt Associates conducts US version of CERT program in Haiti

Witt Associates, the crisis management and preparedness services division of GlobalOptions Group, Inc., a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that it has begun a US version of a Community Emergency Response Training program in Haiti.

19 Jun 2010

NSVRC to commemorate 10 years of service in sexual violence prevention field

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center was established in 2000 as the nation's first resource center devoted exclusively to sexual violence. For the past decade, the NSVRC has collaborated with sexual assault coalitions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several community-based and national-allied projects to prevent sexual violence.

18 Jun 2010

Nationwide campaign encourages teens to resist drug use, stay above negative influences

Milwaukee teens are part of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's new, nationwide campaign encouraging teens to engage in a conversation about the positive and negative pressures that influence their decisions. The Influence Project is part of a new initiative of the anti-drug teen brand, Above the Influence, which emphasizes what teens do to resist drug use and stay "above" negative influences.

18 Jun 2010

District of Ilama in Santa Barbara to receive improved water supply

The district of Ilama in Santa Barbara, Northern Honduras will receive an improved water supply thanks to Water for People and volunteers like Marianna Novellino, Senior Process Engineer for Parkson Corporation.

18 Jun 2010

Light cigarettes to be phased out as part of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

Effective June 22, 2010, the most popular selling cigarettes – light cigarettes – will be phased out as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which was signed into law on June 22, 2009. This historic day provides an opportunity for the 70 percent of smokers who want to quit to finally end their addiction to these deadly products.

18 Jun 2010

U.S. officials announce new agriculture research initiative to aid farmers in developing countries

Citing USAID's Feed the Future initiative as "central" to U.S. foreign policy, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday announced plans to "leverage the work" of U.S. researchers to "benefit farmers in developing countries worldwide," PTI/The Hindu reports.

18 Jun 2010

My Metabolic Makeover's highly expected free health-and-weight-loss workshop is back

My Metabolic Makeover's highly anticipated free health-and-weight-loss workshop is back. Now that the word is out in Brooklyn, seats are expected to fill up quickly for the upcoming event near the border of Mill Basin and Bergen Beach.

17 Jun 2010

MoniQA collaborates with experts to harmonise worldwide food quality and safety monitoring strategies

Funded by the European Union, MoniQA (Monitoring and Quality Assurance in the total food supply chain) involves experts from around the globe collaborating to harmonise worldwide food quality and safety monitoring and control strategies. The project has developed a database of food quality and safety issues and corresponding analytical tools for food production and the supply chain.

17 Jun 2010

FDA should reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels: Former FDA commissioner

Today at Legacy's Warner Series Lecture on the impact of the Family and Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco), Dr. David Kessler, former commissioner of the FDA, called on the FDA to reduce the nicotine level in cigarettes, reducing the yield to non-addictive levels.

17 Jun 2010

Chemicals that helped solve global environmental crisis may make another problem worse: Scientists

Chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s - the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer - may be making another problem - acid rain - worse, scientists are reporting. Their study on the chemicals that replaced the ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons once used in aerosol spray cans, air conditioners, refrigerators, and other products, appears in ACS' Journal of Physical Chemistry A, a weekly publication.

17 Jun 2010

Miscellaneous News

MU researcher explores importance of spirituality in youth development

USAID Administrator shares vision for agency reform

EPA honors Merck and Codexis with Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

New tobacco regulations and FDA rules authorized by Family Smoking and Prevention Act to be released

Picking right soundtrack could improve getting a date, suggest French researchers

State leaders to increase New York cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack

Father's Day: CHMC releases new resources for fathers

Special Olympics Minnesota's 2010 Summer Games conclude

Carolinas recipients for 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award announced

USC researchers study relationship between teenagers' goals and antisocial behaviour

Witt Associates conducts US version of CERT program in Haiti

NSVRC to commemorate 10 years of service in sexual violence prevention field

Nationwide campaign encourages teens to resist drug use, stay above negative influences

District of Ilama in Santa Barbara to receive improved water supply

Light cigarettes to be phased out as part of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

U.S. officials announce new agriculture research initiative to aid farmers in developing countries

My Metabolic Makeover's highly expected free health-and-weight-loss workshop is back

MoniQA collaborates with experts to harmonise worldwide food quality and safety monitoring strategies

FDA should reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels: Former FDA commissioner

Chemicals that helped solve global environmental crisis may make another problem worse: Scientists

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