Day archives: May 4th, 2012

Investigation of a Multi-state Outbreak of Salmonella Infantis Linked to Dry Dog Food

News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and state and local officials to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Infantis infections. A total of 14 individuals infected with the outbreak strain have been reported from nine states. For complete details on the cases, …

Subjects: Government Documents

TRAC: Recent Rise in Federal Suits to Recover Student Loans

“The latest month-by-month data from the federal courts shows that in March of this year the government reported that it had sued 279 individuals in order to seek recovery of defaulted student loans. According to the timely case-by-case case civil enforcement information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this count was 25.7% higher …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research

Commentary – 10 Changes to Expect from the Library of the Future

OnlineUniversities.com” 10 Changes to Expect from the Library of the Future: “Libraries have acted as community cornerstones for millennia, and every April marks School Library Month, celebrating how they promote education and awareness in an open, nurturing space. What makes them such lasting institutions, though, isn’t the mere act of preserving books and promoting knowledge. …

Subjects: Libraries

FEMA – The National Preparedness Report

“FEMA and its partners released the 2012 National Preparedness Report (NPR) identifying significant progress the nation has made in areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Overall the Report found that the nation has increased its collective preparedness, not only from external threats, but also for natural and technological hazards.”

Subjects: Government Documents