JJC Offers Teleconferenced Development Classes
Joliet Junior College lists daytime noncredit development programs via a teleconferencing system linking several institutions. All classes meet at JJC main campus Building J room 1013, with sessions from September to November led by ISU faculty on topics including money management, time management for women, stress and anxiety management, teen understanding, aging as growth, roots of the reformation, food budgeting, and enrollment is through JJC Office of Community Services or ISU Continuing Education.
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Joliet Junior College
Dee Dee Ahern
Creta Sabine
John Barrow
Illinois State University
ISU
Daniel Graybill
David Eaton
Kyle Sessions
Office of Community Services
College of Continuing Education and Public Service
Harvard Wins 120000 Grant For Corn Photosynthesis Study
The Agriculture Department grants 120000 to Harvard University for corn photosynthesis research, marking a rare move away from land grant institutions. The action drew criticism from Rep. Jamie Whitten as the department pursues competitive funding to broaden scientific effort in agriculture. Thirteen grants target plant science, eight focus on human nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonja Hillgren
UPI
Washington
Agriculture Department
Harvard University
Harvard
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee
Bob Bergland
Whitten
Inhouse
Educational materials display for Grundy County teachers
An instructional materials display and workshop for all Grundy County teachers is sponsored by the Grundy County Educational Service Region Office led by Leroy Brandt on September 14. Over a dozen publishers will present books aids and learning materials at Shabbana School Library from 3 30 to 7 PM with focus on meeting special needs. A 7 to 9 PM workshop by Shakean Stations Inc Farley Iowa titled Basics in an Exciting New Way will show how to use teacher made and commercial materials to reinforce core skills with 300 teacher made centers showcased. Coordinators list and snack arranged by region office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Educational Service Region
Leroy Brandt
Shakean Stations, Inc
Farley Iowa
The Who drummer Keith Moon dies in London flat
Keith Moon, 31, drummer of The Who, was found dead in his Mayfair flat. Fiancee Annette Walter-Lax discovered the body, with cause pending a coroner's inquest. Moon, famed for a volatile temper, had recently struggled with alcohol and weight, while The Who released Who Are You and prepared a new album.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirsten Lundberg
London
UPI
Keith Moon
the Who
Moon
Mayfair
Annette Walter-Lax
Mama Cass
The
Mamas and Papas
Buddy Holly
Los Angeles
United States
Who
Peter Townshend
John Entwistle
Roger Daltrey
Tommy
Entwistle
Caesarean births rising across the United States
National health statistics show caesarean sections nearly doubled in ten years from 4.6 to 10.3 percent of live births, with Illinois rising from 4.3 to 11.2 percent. Doctors cite more breech deliveries, fetal monitoring, malpractice fears, and defensive medicine as drivers of the increase.
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Chicago
UPI
National Center For Health Statistics
East
South
Central
West
Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health
Richard Depp
Northwestern University
Prentiss Memorial Hospital
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JJC
Charlotte Upton
Department of Home Economics
Coal City
Alice Creech
Kay DiPaolo
Chari Spacy
Maron Verona
Monica Mullaney
Hugh Palmer
Mary Murray
Morris High
Roy Greibeler
Atef Moawad
University of Chicago
Lester T. Hibbard
Los Angeles County
University of Southern California Medical Center
Hibbard
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Robert Mendelsohn
Michael Reese Hospital
NSA
Menth
Morris
Ill
Monte Carlo
Talty
Chevette
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