Media Coverage
Media Coverage
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| Sep 1, 2008 |
"The alternative financial services (AFS) industry has attracted a lot of attention lately. Virtually nonexistent in this country 20 years ago, it has grown into a $100 billion business." Source: fedgazette, The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
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| Oct 29, 2012 |
Toxicology: The learning curve Researchers say that some chemicals have unexpected and potent effects at very low doses — but regulators aren't convinced.Source: Nature |
Food Additives |
| Jan 31, 2011 |
''Toxic Suspicions Could Fuel Regulatory Overhaul'' "Environmentalists want to ban BPA -- and also shift the burden of proof for all chemicals." Source: National Journal |
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| Aug 5, 2008 |
''Toxic Plastic Toys Could Go the Way of the Dinosaurs'' "Children's advocates say they hope a sweeping consumer protection law passed by Congress last week will begin a broad national effort to shield youngsters from dangerous chemicals." Source: USA Today |
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| May 17, 2009 |
"Congress is on the verge of passing legislation that would transform the way credit card companies and consumers interact." Source: The Washington Post |
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| Nov 10, 2010 |
''Top-name drug recalls a bitter pill for consumers'' "Industry officials and experts say the rise of well-known product names on major recalls is partly due to enhanced regulatory scrutiny." Source: Reuters |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Mar 23, 2010 |
''Top psychiatrist calls for ethics cleanup around 'Big Pharma''' "American psychiatrists need to break away from a "culture of influence" created by their financial dealings with the drug industry, the head of the National Institute of Mental Health said in a leading medical journal." Source: Associated Press |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Nov 23, 2011 |
''To Capitol Hill: End the Food Fight'' “The legislative events of last week had to surprise parents and educators who struggle to provide children with sound nutritional choices in a world often inhospitable to healthy behavior.”
Source: The Huffington Post |
School Food |
| Aug 24, 2010 |
"A new study from the Pew Health Group shows a growing number of low income and minority families are using alternative financial services instead of the traditional banking system." Source: National Public Radio |
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| Jul 28, 2011 |
''Tight Times Boost Business Credit Cards'' ''More small companies—already struggling with weak sales and tight lending—are being forced to rely on business credit cards to provide working capital.'' Source: The Wall Street Journal |
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| Oct 20, 2005 |
''Three young faculty members named MacArthur 'genius' fellows'' "Nicole King, a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences and molecular biologist from the University of California, Berkeley, was named one of 25 MacArthur Fellows, a prestigious award by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to individuals whose work demonstrates exceptional originality and promise of future advances in their field." Source: UC Berkeley News |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 19, 2012 |
''Think carrots, not candy as school snack, group suggests'' "Junk food may soon be hard to buy at American public schools as the U.S. government readies new rules requiring healthier foods to be sold beyond the cafeteria - a move most parents support, according to a poll released on Thursday." Source: Reuters |
School Food |
| Dec 26, 2012 |
''The One Issue Food Activists Should Focus On'' ''Ask a dozen food activists what political change they want to see in 2013 and you’ll get a dozen different answers, maybe two dozen: Restrict sodium in packaged foods. Label genetically modified ingredients. End subsidies to big farms. All are critical. What did meet all the requirements was this: Get antibiotics off the farm and out of the food supply." Source: The Washington Post |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Aug 12, 2009 |
''The New Math of Financial Aid'' Despite the availability of federal money, many students rely on private loans from banks. According to TICAS's Project on Student Debt, the proportion of undergrads who took out such loans jumped from 5 percent in 2003–04 to 14 percent in 2007–08. Source: Newsweek |
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| Mar 31, 2009 |
''The Moment for Credit Card Reform'' "We all know what an uphill battle reforming abusive credit card practices has been. As a twenty-five year veteran of that fight, I know it as well as anyone. But this morning, the Senate took a big step up that mountain." Source: Huffington Post |
