WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The American Association of University Professors issued the following news: The governing Council of the American Assocaition of Univeristy Professors voted to add Pacific Lutheran University to the AAUP's list of censured administrations. The Council also voted to remove Clarkson College of Nebraska. Since 1938 the AAUP has censured administrations of higher education institutions for failing to observe generally recognized principles of academic freedom and tenure. Pri  more

STANFORD, California, June 26 -- The Hoover Institution issued the following news release: Lieutenant Colonel Angie Waters, representing the US Air Force, is a National Security Affairs Fellow for the academic year 2019-20 at the Hoover Institution. In this interview, Waters discusses her career as a cyber operator in the US Air Force, her work to establish a cyber curriculum at US Air Force Weapons School, and the role of defensive cyber operations in US military strategy. Why did you join t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 -- The Organization for Competitive Markets issued the following news release: The Organization for Competitive Markets has announced that its annual conference, scheduled for August has been cancelled. In order to provide timely information and discussion of topics important to its members and to the public, OCM will be hosting a series of online events dealing with issues such as market access, consolidation, labeling, and meat imports, among others. The first onli  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 27 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on June 26: The U.S. health care system is complex, expensive and often inefficient. There is an explosion of new information, thanks to recent discoveries and technological advances, but the rate of change and sheer amount of data make it hard to keep up. Meanwhile, the electronic health record, while a needed innovation, has sometimes led to clinician burnout and escalating costs. "Health   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 27 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Individuals with glaucoma might one day benefit from a study published June 18 in the journal STEM CELLS in which a "disease in a dish" stem cell model was used to examine the mechanism in glaucoma that causes retinal ganglion cells and optic nerve to degenerate, resulting in loss of vision. The study could result in new therapeutic approaches for this leading cause of blindness worldwide.   more