LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 27 (TNSPer) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: Dr. Jim Sherwood of Lincoln is the newest member of the Southeast Community College Board of Governors. During its monthly meeting on Tuesday in Nebraska City, Sherwood was appointed to replace the Rev. Edward Price, who resigned his seat on the Board in July for health reasons. Sherwood will represent the Third District, which is comprised of north Lincoln, Waverly, Davey and surrounding communities.  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 (TNSPer) -- Georgia State University issued the following news release: The College of Education & Human Development welcomes 11 new full-time faculty for the 2021-2022 academic year - faculty whose research, teaching and service make significant contributions to the college and its students. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Aimee Dietz, who earned her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is a speech-language pathologist whose research foc  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 24 -- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences issued the following news: Kansas City University (KCU), in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), is excited to announce a unique opportunity for our osteopathic medical students to earn the dual degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from KCU and Master of Public Health from UNMC (DO/MPH). This offering arose, in part, because of the ongoing public health crisis due to COVID-19   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb blasted Nebraska GOP Reps. Don Bacon, Jeff Fortenberry and Adrian Smith on Tuesday for voting against the $3.5 trillion budget resolution -- a sweeping economic package that will expand middle-class jobs and secure the nation's social safety net. "Once again I am a broken record -- Bacon, Fortenberry and Smith stood in the way of doing what is good for the country and Nebraska so  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. The special session will be limited to enacting legislation related to redistricting the boundaries of Supreme Court judicial districts, Public Service Commission districts, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska districts, State Board of Education districts, Legislative districts  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that Nebraska's unemployment rate had dropped to 2.3%. "Our unemployment rate has matched our historical low and we continue to have the lowest unemployment rate in the nation," said Governor Ricketts. "Nebraskans are tough, hardworking people, and they are powering Nebraska's current economic boom. "With tens of thousands of open jobs  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced two measures to help hospitals in Nebraska address their staffing needs. The Governor issued Executive Order (EO) 21-12 to expand the pool of healthcare professionals who are eligible to care for Nebraskans. Among its provisions, the EO authorizes the credentialing of retired or inactive healthcare professionals, defers certain continuing education requirements, and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that U.S. Marine Corporal Daegan Page of Nebraska had died in yesterday's terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. "Our hearts are breaking right now for the military families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack in Kabul yesterday," said Governor Ricketts. "Nebraska will long remember Corporal Page's heroic service to his country  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska's leading economic indicator fell in July, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The leading indicator dropped 0.17%, the first decline in 10 months. "The small decline in the indicator suggests that economic growth may slow in Nebraska in the first months of 2022," said economist Eric Thompson, director of the Bureau of Business R  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 26 -- The South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issued the following news: The Foundation for Affordable Housing is using $180 million in bond financing through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to acquire the following seven (7) housing developments in South Carolina in order to provide more affordable housing in the state. Table can be found here: https://scjeda.com/affordable-housing-acquisitions-throughout-south-caroli  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 25 (TNSEco) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: Southeast Community College celebrated the move into its new Nebraska City Learning Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 24. SCC President Dr. Paul Illich spoke at the Grand Opening as well as SCC Board members and Nebraska City Public School Board members. Afterwards, there were tours and refreshments for guests. "I am so thankful and appreciative that SCC has made this substantial  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following statement by Chancellor Ronnie Green: * * * "We take any allegation of sexual assault very seriously, and the UNL Police Department began investigating this incident as soon as the report came in. That investigation remains open and is ongoing. "The Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity at UNL is currently under probation for previous violations of university policy. We are closing the fraternity  more

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, Aug. 28 (TNSOps) -- The University of Maine's Presque Isle Campus issued the following news release: Kevin McCartney, Professor of Geology at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, will depart for a year of research--first on the other side of the country and later on the other side of the world-at the beginning of September. He will complete a semester sabbatical at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, to be followed by a Fulbright to India during the spring. During the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 25 (TNSRep) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following report by the College of Business Bureau of Business on Nebraska's economic indicators for July 2021. The monthly report was written by Eric Thompson, associate professor of economics and director of the Bureau of Business Research. * * * Summary: The LEI-N fell by 0.17% during July 2021, the first decline in ten months. The decline in the leading indicator, which is designed to predict econo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: For many Nebraskans, life during the pandemic slowed down. But not in Schuyler. During the past year, Schuyler residents teamed up with Rural Prosperity Nebraska educators to breathe new life into their community. Cheryl Brandenburgh, Schuyler's economic development director, connected with Kurt Mantonya, a Nebraska Extension educator. Mantonya runs the Leading Locally program, a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The majority of Nebraska farms with more than 1,000 acres of cropland utilized at least one of the regenerative cropping practices of planting cover crops, no-till and reduced tillage between 2012 and 2017, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2017 Census of Agriculture. These are among the most common practices for sequestering ca  more