OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 13 (TNSEco) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: Creighton University is expanding its health sciences footprint significantly in Arizona through its $100 million Health Sciences-Phoenix campus that will fully open in September 2021. The Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, president of Creighton University, provided a sneak peek of the new 185,000-square-foot campus on Thursday, Aug. 12, to showcase the incredible features and amenities that will transfo  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: A Creighton University research team is looking to improve the way dentists assess whether molars have suffered bone loss between their roots. The degree of loss has implications not just for providing patients with short- and long-term prognoses for the tooth, but also for assessing whether such teeth should anchor a bridge or a partial denture. Sonia Rocha-Sanchez, PhD, dean of research at the Creigh  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 12 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news release: Among the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts is an enhanced awareness among Americans of the nearness of death, a circumstance that has inspired a Creighton professor to write two articles for professional publication. Victoria Haneman, JD, LLM, the Frank J. Kellegher Professor of Trusts & Estates at Creighton School of Law, is spending her summer researching the use of tax incentives to encourage saving for   more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Aug. 11 (TNSPar) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Hastings College, which began providing all required textbooks for students in the fall of 2019, has partnered with Norwalk, Connecticut-based digital course content platform Akademos to increase accessibility of course content and launch an updated online bookstore and Spirit Shop. In parallel with the launch this fall, the College closed its on-campus bookstore over the summer and is reopening a Spiri  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Aug. 14 (TNSOps) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Jill Erickson '95, Robin Koozer '76 and George Lundeen '71 be inducted into the Hastings College Fine Arts Hall of Fame on Sunday, September 19, on campus. The trio is the second class to be inducted following the establishment of the Fine Arts Hall of Fame in 2019. A celebratory brunch to honor the recipients begins at 11:30 a.m. in Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.). An induction ceremony will   more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Aug. 12 (TNSOps) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Congratulations to Sharon Behl Brooks '74 who was recognized August 10, 2021, for being inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame! Behl Brooks began as a part-time news and weather reporter at KHAS TV in Hastings in 1973 while attending Hastings College, before being hired full-time in 1974. In 1976, she was promoted to news director, becoming the first woman in the state of Nebra  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 10 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb praised the U.S. Senate's passage Tuesday of the $1 trillion, bipartisan infrastructure bill, but called out Sen. Ben Sasse for voting against the measure and creating jobs. Senators voted 69-30 on the bill, which was spearheaded by a bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Nineteen GOP senators, including Nebraska's Deb Fische  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 12 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021: Nebraska State Sens. Machaela Cavanaugh, Jen Day, Megan Hunt, John McCollister, Terrell McKinney, Carol Blood, Matt Hansen, John Cavanaugh, Patty Pansing Brooks, Tony Vargas and Adam Morfeld sent a letter today to Gov. Pete Ricketts requesting he reactivate the statewide COVID-19 daily dashboard. The request comes as schools are opening for the fall school year and businesses are mak  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Recently, Governor Pete Ricketts issued Executive Order (EO) 21-11 to help address fuel supply shortages in the Midwest. For fuel carriers, 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 affected fuel supplies in the region.   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following a vote by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on a resolution to prevent the imposition of Critical Race Theory (CRT) on their campuses. "Today was an important step in the journey towards ensuring Nebraska's taxpayer dollars aren't funding ideologies that divide people along racial lines and silence people's voices," said Governor Ric  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 11 (TNSPer) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: For the past month, Dr. Brian Stark has been settling in to his new position as the senior director of the Southeast Nebraska Career Academy Partnership and Dual Credit Advantage at Southeast Community College. "I'm relationship-building with all the participating school districts and how we can increase support of each other to benefit student success," he said. SENCAP offers several pathways for ju  more

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 14 (TNSRes) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The scientific community's push to improve undergraduate biology education over the past decade prompted the creation of numerous open educational resources. A group of researchers, including one from the University of Maine, will evaluate how well these materials have met this demand and deliver positive learning outcomes. The National Science Foundation awarded a nearly $2 million collaborative rese  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: About 20 minutes southeast of Lincoln, off the well-worn gravel roads is a grass and dirt path leading into the Reller Prairie Research Station. After standing relatively vacant for a decade -- save for its wildlife occupants, some curious humans and a handful of academic researchers -- faculty and staff from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's schools of Global   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Who decided that rows were the best way to organize a classroom? Or that learning can't be loud and messy? Not an entrepreneur. The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln hosted its inaugural Guide Conference on July 7 and 8, which equipped Nebraska educators to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Brennan Costello, Engler's chief busin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 12 (TNSEve) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The conference, sponsored by the Nebraska Women in Agriculture and Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance programs, will focus on the five areas of risk management specific to livestock. A highlight of the event will be a live cattle-handling demonstration with Grandin and Dean Fish, ranch manager at Santa Fe Ranch in Nogales, Arizona. "We are thrilled to be bringing a new event to our   more