OMAHA, Nebraska, May 22 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on May 21, 2021: The Healthcare and Emergency Responder Organization Education through Simulation (HEROES) program is resuming its statewide training and now scheduling training. Since receiving a University of Nebraska Programs of Excellence Grant in 2005, HEROES has provided in-person, statewide instruction and hands-on emergency preparedness training to teams of health professionals and st  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, May 21 (TNSAwa) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Rachel Schmalz, a 2021 Hastings College graduate who majored in history and political science, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship to Moldova for the 2021-22 academic year. Schmalz is from Central City, Colorado. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in an open, merit-based competition that considers leadership potential, academic and/or profess  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 21 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU) has launched NSRI Fellows to amplify the university's research contributions to the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies with national security missions. The inaugural group includes 74 researchers from across the NU system and 24 from the University of Nebraska Medical Cent  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 18 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts encouraged high school students to vaccinate as they graduate during a morning press conference at Douglas County Health Department (DCHD). He was joined by Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Logan who spoke about the benefits of students being vaccinated. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Dannette R. Smith also participated in the press c  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on May 18, 2021: Following a competitive bidding process, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has selected the development team of Koelbel and Company and GreenSlate Development to lead the renovation and redevelopment of the former Omaha Steel Works property. The Lund Company will lead all property management efforts. UNMC is excited to see work begin on the site, said UNMC Ch  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 20 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: The National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska has launched NSRI Fellows to amplify the university system's research contributions to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies with national security missions. The inaugural interdisciplinary cohort includes 74 researchers from across the NU system, 31 from the University of Nebras  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 21 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications recently took second place in the Public Relations Student Society of America's Bateman Case Study Competition. The 2021 Bateman competition focused on reversing the corrosion of civility in American life and fostering more constructive and inclusive public discourse in all corners of so  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Although sorghum is known to be much more heat- and drought-tolerant than its close relative corn, the underlying reason for this difference is not well-established. Solving this mystery may be key to developing corn that is more resilient to high temperatures and the often dry summer conditions in Nebraska and other parts of the Midwest. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln team led   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: As the vaccination rate climbs in the United States and guidelines are relaxed, some are ready for a return to normalcy, while others are feeling trepidation about re-entering a post-pandemic society. This is to be expected, said Debra Hope, an expert in anxiety disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "We're very much creatures of habit, and for more than a year, we've b  more