CHADRON, Nebraska, Feb. 9 -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: Chadron State College's Director of College Relations Alex Helmbrecht received the national Blue Key Outstanding Advisor Award for 2021 during the organization's virtual conference Jan. 15. Former CSC student John Murphy of Harrison, Nebraska, nominated Helmbrecht for the honor. In his nomination, Murphy wrote Helmbrecht is an advocate for Blue Key members. "During his career at CSC, he helped two students,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 12 -- Creighton University issued the following news release: Joel Destino, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry at Creighton University, is among 25 outstanding teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy named recipients of the $100,000 Research Corporation for Science Advancement's 2021 Cottrell Scholar Awards. "Joel is only the second Cottrell scholar from a Nebraska institution since the program started in 1994," said David Dobberpuhl, PhD, chair of the Dep  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 13 (TNSJou) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when little was known about the virus and hospitals were in danger of being overwhelmed with critical cases, two Creighton researchers decided to identify medications effective for people whose cases were potentially fatal. Faran Ahmad, MD, and Christopher Destache, PharmD, last March led a team of Creighton researchers in gathering data from throughout the C  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 9 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: Masdar, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies, announced today that it has achieved the first closing on the acquisition of 50 percent of a 1.6-gigawatt (GW) clean-energy portfolio of projects in the United States from EDF Renewables North America. Masdar and EDF Renewables North America announced last year that they had agreed to partner in eight renewable energy p  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts highlighted the expansion of the State's One Stop License Portal (onestop.nebraska.gov). The One Stop Portal is a resource improving the customer experience for business owners and entrepreneurs who are working to grow their businesses in Nebraska. With the addition of resources for non-code state agencies, the website provides an expanded one-stop shop where business operator  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced the appointment of John Selmer of Story City, Iowa as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT). Selmer has served as Director of the Strategic Performance Division in the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) since August 2012. In that capacity, he has overseen Iowa DOT's Organizational Improvement, Research and Analytics, and Stra  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska business confidence was positive in January, according to the latest monthly survey from the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Business Confidence Index-Nebraska had a value of 105.9, above the neutral level of 100. "Business confidence turned positive in Nebraska during January," said Eric Thompson, an economist who serves as bureau  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Feb. 12 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: A popular conference geared toward women in agriculture will be held this spring at Northeast Community College. Registration is currently underway for the 12th annual Northeast Community College AG-ceptional Women's Conference - a day-long event to be held Fri., March 12, originating from the Lifelong Learning Center on the Northeast campus in Norfolk with opportunities to attend off-campus as well. T  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: A Norfolk man is the newest member of the Northeast Community College Foundation Board of Directors. Juan Sandoval, assistant director of the University of Nebraska-Omaha's Business Development Center, joined the board during its recent meeting. The Northeast Foundation supports and promotes programs and educational opportunities of the College throughout its 20-county service area and beyond  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: A team of researchers from three University of Nebraska institutions is among the finalists in a global competition to develop an artificial intelligence-driven model to advise policymakers on how to best handle the COVID-19 pandemic. And with one of the most-accurate models in the early phase of the competition, the Nebraska team is well within range of the $500,000 top prize. In Decem  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Feb. 12 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: It started with a casual conversation among childhood friends. Juan Guzman, director of the University of Nebraska at Kearney's Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion, had recently reconnected with an old pal through Facebook and they got to talking about college. "His son wanted to come to a school in the United States and learn the English language," said Guzman, who grew up in Tepic, Nayar  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: College is a time of exciting new opportunities -- but for many students, it can also be a period of financial strain. Research shows that college students are three times as likely to experience food insecurity compared to the average U.S. household. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, one in three regularly worry about not having enough food to eat. "Students tend to priori  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 10 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The Center for Great Plains Studies is providing seed grant funding to five small projects that aim to gather stories on the impact of COVID-19 on the people of the Great Plains. The selected projects focus on stories from those who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, including indigenous, Latinx and immigrant communities, as well as workers from the health care and meat  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: On Aug. 10-11, 2020, a derecho swept across the Plains, producing widespread high, straight-line winds; extreme, torrential rain and hail; and an outbreak of weak tornadoes. The storm killed at least four and left behind significant damage in agricultural areas along a 750-mile path. In fact, its estimated $7.5 billion toll made it the most damaging thunderstorm event in American  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 12 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following white paper by associate economics professor Eric Thompson entitled "Nebraska Business Confidence Index: Feb. 12, 2021": * * * Summary: The Business Confidence Index - Nebraska had a value of 105.9 during January 2021. That value is above the neutral level of 100 and indicates that Nebraska businesses were confident at the beginning of the year. That confidence stems from positive expectations for the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: Regent Paul Kenney of Amherst, representing District 6 on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, today assumed the role of chair of the Board for 2021 after serving as vice chair in 2020. Regent Bob Phares of North Platte, representing District 7, was elected vice chair of the Board. He will become chair in 2022 in accordance with Board policy. Kenney is an agri-businessman, farmer and r  more