OMAHA, Nebraska, July 15 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: The anomalous situation of people living in U.S. territories, who are Americans but who cannot vote for president, is the subject of a summer research project undertaken by Michael Kelly, JD, LLM, professor and holder of the Senator Allen A. Sekt Endowed Chair in Law at the Creighton University School of Law. "Even though American islanders in the territories are disenfranchised, and even though their   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 16 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that final state general fund tax receipts for Fiscal Year 2020-21 grew $958 million above projections. Overall, state revenues grew 19.2% more than previously projected. "Nebraskans weathered the pandemic with grit and determination," said Governor Ricketts. "Our economy has powered through the uncertainty of the last year, and that is r  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 16 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A rural health initiative developed by University of Kansas alumnus Tom Trenolone, director of HDR's Great Plains studio in Omaha, Nebraska, in collaboration with the KU School of Architecture & Design has been awarded a 2021 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional & Urban Design Award. The project's genesis came after HDR was engaged by the board of the health care system in the small farming tow  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 15 (TNSPro) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program has launched its first cohort of the Engler Fellow Experience, which supports aspiring entrepreneurs as they balance the responsibilities of being students and business owners. Throughout the experience, four Engler Fellows will learn business strategies, including customer discovery, market researc  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 16 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist is exploring new ways to build three-dimensional molecular structures that could have far-reaching impacts in electronics, medicine and more. Siamak Nejati, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a five-year, $593,240 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant from the National Science Foundation t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 14 (TNSRep) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by an average of $2,895 per acre, gaining about 6% for the second-consecutive year, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2021 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey. Rates of increase were highest in the north, northeast, central and southeast districts of the state, with average incre  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: If you walked down Plainview's Locust Street in 2018, you would've passed a lot of dark windows and empty storefronts. Growth had been stagnant for almost 10 years, and the community was struggling. Susan Norris was hired to change that. "There was a real disconnect between the city and the people," said Norris, director of Pierce County Economic Development. Three years later,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Methamphetamines have caused deleterious effects, especially in the Midwest, and a new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Rural Drug Addiction Research Center suggests that evidence-based interventions may be necessary to address rising adverse health outcomes in the state related to the drug's use. The report, authored by center researchers Ryan Herrschaft, Bergen   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: In a new online survey, more than two-thirds of college students report they learned less because of higher education's shift to online learning during the pandemic. Bernard McCoy, professor of broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, conducted the spring 2021 survey of 500 college students who attended 30 institutions in 22 states. McCoy's research is published in the  more