OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 5 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: There is such a thing as a woman's touch, and a team of Creighton researchers is working to prove it. A research paper, "Amplifying the Female Advantage: The Impact of Female Representation in Top Management on Employees' Work Experience" was accepted at the 2021 Annual American Accounting Association conference and the 2021 Annual Academy of Management (AOM) conference. Drawing on upper echelon and si  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 3 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: * * * Students enjoy a successful field trip to collect snails harboring horsehair worm cysts as part of an investigation of how parasites affect their hosts' physiology and behavior. Pictured from left are: Sneha Sengupta, Ramya Rengarajan, Amanda Cohen, and Keni Tomashiro. * * * The strategies employed by parasites to ensure their growth and survival by controlling the behavior of their hosts is get  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Aug. 4 (TNSPer) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: The Hastings College Alumni Association will honor Tim Ebers '00, head cross country and track and field coach at Elkhorn South High School, with its 2021 Outstanding Alumni Coach award. Ebers will be honored in conjunction with the Athletic Hall of Fame induction during Homecoming Weekend at Hastings College on Saturday, September 18. A social hour at Kiewit Gymnasium on campus will begin at 5:00 p.m.,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 5 (TNSPro) -- Metropolitan Community College issued the following news release: Students can now work toward a career as a Veterinary Assistant through Metropolitan Community College. The noncredit program, developed by the MCC Workforce Innovation Division, prepares students to take the national Veterinary Assistant Exam, offered by the National Workforce Career Association. The Veterinary Assistant program prepares students for a career in the field of veterinary medici  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts welcomed over 400 leaders to Kearney's Younes Conference Center for the "Governor's Summit on Ag and Economic Development," co-hosted by the Nebraska Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development. "Nebraska has emerged from the pandemic with the nation's lowest unemployment, higher-than-expected revenues, and strong overall growth," said Gov. Ricketts. "Today's Summit co  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Ricketts released the 23rd episode of "The Nebraska Way" featuring Christopher Rufo, who is a writer, filmmaker, and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. During the episode, Rufo discusses the genesis of critical race theory and how it's being applied in corporate America and higher education. Rufo has directed four films for PBS, including his latest, America Lost, and is a contributi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Governor Pete Ricketts issued Executive Order (EO) 21-10 to help address gasoline supply shortages in the Midwest. For carriers of gasoline and gasoline blends, the EO temporarily waives restrictions on the hours of service a driver may work. The closure of refineries for maintenance, along with issues related to the seasonal transition from winter gasoline to summer gasoline, has affec  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Most people find volcanoes fascinating. But even the world's best scientists don't fully understand exactly what happens deep inside the Earth to trigger them, why they happen in certain locations, and what processes generate the magma that eventually breaks through the surface as lava. With a five-year, nearly $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Ca  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 4 (TNSEve) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Deep family roots will be the topic of three public, Nebraska-hosted events featuring award-winning genealogist and author Bernice Alexander Bennett. Bennett, a New Orleans native and resident of Maryland, enjoyed a 35-year career in domestic and international health before becoming a genealogist. Now she focuses on helping others discover their genealogical health. Bennett has do  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Experiments suggest design may outperform state-of-the-art counterparts * * * Its powers may not rival Wolverine's, but a regenerative implant engineered by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska-Lincoln could help repair bone-deep damage following physical trauma, surgery or osteoporosis. The team has developed a biodegradable  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 5 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to an international team led by Kwame Dawes, professor of English, and Lorna Dawes, associate professor of University Libraries, to expand an online portal for African poetry. Initially established in 2017, the African Poetry Digital Portal documents the work of African poets and provides digital access to related creati  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Study counters popular belief that carnivores roam wild in absence of humans * * * As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in urban areas helped spawn a meme, "Nature is healing," that reflected an intuitive belief: Carnivores were stretching their legs, and their ranges, by expanding into long-lost territory. But new rese  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 6 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: Samuel J. Meisels, founding executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska, has announced that he will retire in December 2022. Meisels's retirement will cap a 50-year career culminating in his founding leadership of NU's system-wide institute dedicated to the learning and development of young children. Meisels came to Nebraska in 2013 to help start the  more