LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: Following more than a year of dialogue with students and other stakeholders, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents is set to amend the policy that guides its endowment investment decisions, a step NU System President Ted Carter said today is key to the university's vision for sustainability and responsible stewardship of its resources. Under a change to go before the Boar  more

CHADRON, Nebraska, March 31 (TNSJou) -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: An article based on Dr. Britt Helmbrecht's dissertation "Predictors of Stress in First-Generation College Students" has been published the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Helmbrecht, an assistant professor in the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation program, earned her Doctor of Health Education degree from A.T. Still University in 2020. "My research showed that increased se  more

CHADRON, Nebraska, March 30 (TNSPro) -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: When the Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) opens, a state-of-the-art planetarium will premiere, as well. The handicap accessible planetarium, named for Dr. Lois Veath Podobnik in 2017, will be on the ground floor of the COIL. Seats will be available for 39 people, with an additional wheelchair accessible area. The planetarium system will rely on digital projection, compared to the  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 30 (TNSPer) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: Evan Robinson, RPh, PhD, dean of Creighton University's School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, was elected as a Distinguished Pharmacy Fellow by the National Academies of Practice (NAP). The Class of 2021 Fellows were welcomed into the National Academies of Practice as part of a virtual awards and induction ceremony on March 20, 2021. Founded 40 years ago in 1981, NAP is an interprofessional, nonp  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter announced today that following a national search, he has named Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, as the priority candidate to serve as the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Li is currently the dean, professor of finance and Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair in Business in the College of Business at Florida International U  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nebraska Democratc Party Chair Jane Kleeb praised the Wednesday announcement by the White House of an approximately $2 trillion jobs plan focused on infrastructure and the climate, a blueprint that represents President Biden's vision for how to reshape the U.S. economy. Under what the administration calls the American Jobs Plan, Biden aims to tackle some of the nation's most pressing problems -- from  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on April 1, 2021: Attorney General Peterson today called on Twitter, eBay, and Shopify to act immediately to prevent people from selling fraudulent CDC vaccination cards on their platforms. A bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general, led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, raised concerns about the public health risks of these fake  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 3 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced the appointment of Eric Dunning of Omaha as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance (NDOI). Dunning has been the Director of Government Affairs for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska since December 2013. He has over 15 years of experience as an attorney for NDOI, having advised agency leadership on legal matters pertaining to insurance regulatio  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news regarding the development of vaccine passport systems that would use the sensitive health information of Americans to limit their freedoms. "Nebraska will not participate in any vaccine passport program," said Gov. Ricketts. "This concept violates two central tenets of the American system: freedom of movement and healthcare privacy. "  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This morning, Governor Pete Ricketts signed two bills into law during a press conference at the State Capitol. Legislative bill (LB) 389 was introduced by Senator Rita Sanders of Bellevue at the Governor's request. The bill makes it quicker and easier for military spouses licensed in another state to obtain a teaching permit after moving to Nebraska. LB 297, an initiative of the Nebraska Department  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, March 31 (TNSGra) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: Dr. Emily Frazier, an assistant professor of geography at Northwest Missouri State University, is the recipient of a $30,000 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to further her research of refugee integration in the Midwest following Trump-era admission cuts and policy changes to the refugee resettlement system. Her research project, titled "Integration of Resettled Refugees in th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following report by the College of Business Bureau of Business on Nebraska's economic indicators for February 2021 by Eric Thompson, associate professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business Research: * * * Here are excerpts: Summary: The LEI-N rose by 1.05% during February 2021. The indicator has risen during each of the last five months, suggesting that the Nebraska economy will expand solidly   more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, March 26 (TNSPro) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Emily Farley has always been fascinated with flying. The Waco native got her first opportunity to soar through the sky as a young girl, and the experience "lit a spark" in her. "It's exciting," Farley said. "Being up in the air, you get to see so many different things and see everything from a different perspective." Now a junior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Farley is tur  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, April 3 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Following more than a year of dialogue with students and other stakeholders, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents is set to amend the policy that guides its endowment investment decisions, a step NU President Ted Carter said is key to the university's vision for sustainability and responsible stewardship of its resources. Under a change to go before the board at its April 9 meetin  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, April 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news on March 31, 2021: The internet is an integral part of everyday life for most Americans. We use it to communicate with friends and family, stream our favorite television shows and shop from the comfort of our living rooms. More importantly, this technology connects health care providers with patients, teachers with students and businesses with a global marketplace. Affordable, high-spee  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, April 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news on April 1, 2021: When they walk in the gym for PE class, students' first stop is a projection screen. "Shoot baskets or walk the track," it tells them; some head toward the hoops, while others set a brisk pace around the room. Later, students will visit a series of movement stations, recording their cartwheels and somersaults on mobile devices and reviewing the videos to see how well the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 31 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose again during February, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The leading indicator rose 1.05%, marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase. "The consistent increase in the indicator suggests that economic growth will be solid in Nebraska through the summer of 2021," said economist Eric Thompson  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: This spring, the Nebraska Rural Poll will arrive in mailboxes of residents living all across the state, just has it has each year since 1996. Historically, the poll -- administered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln -- has been delivered to 7,000 households in the state's rural areas. This year, for the first time, an additional 7,000 households in the state's metropolitan are  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Most people are familiar with common conditions linked to cognitive impairment in older adults, such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia. But up to half of older patients undergoing surgery face a lesser-known but similarly formidable cognitive challenge: postoperative delirium, a condition triggered by a surgery that requires anesthesia and whose trademarks are confusion, distu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Sociological Research more than $2 million over three years to conduct three significant health- and behavior-related yearly phone surveys. The Nebraska Adult Tobacco Survey, Nebraska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring S  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 2 (TNSEve) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: University of Nebraska-Lincoln agronomist Harkamal Walia will present the April 14 virtual Nebraska Lecture, "Changing Climate, Warmer Nights and Crop Yields." Part of the Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series, the lecture and live Q&A will be broadcast from noon to 1 p.m. here. Viewers may submit questions for Walia to unlresearch@unl.edu before or during the lecture. Walia  more

CHADRON, Nebraska, April 1 (TNSOps) -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: A degree in wildlife management, coupled with a sense of adventure and desire to be outdoors, has led 2017 Chadron State College graduate Collin Eisenman to a variety of natural resource jobs in the American West, including work on an Alaskan crabbing boat featured on the long-running Discovery Channel show, Deadliest Catch. A native of Sheridan, Wyoming, Eisenman said he came to Chadron State becau  more