LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced Alexis (Alex) Allen Reuss as Director of Strategic Communications for his office. A native of Bennington, Reuss began her career as a member of Senator Deb Fischer's policy team in Washington, D.C. Most recently, she worked as a Legislative Advisor in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the United States Department of Justice, before launching Penn Ave Strat  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 7 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Charles Stoltenow will be the next dean and director of Nebraska Extension. Stoltenow currently serves as assistant director of extension for agriculture and natural resources at North Dakota State University. He was selected to lead Nebraska Extension via a national search, pending approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Stoltenow was one of two finalists who int  more

CURTIS, Nebraska, Dec. 9 (TNSAwa) -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture issued the following news release: Dan Stehlik is a lifelong learner and educator. The Dorchester, Nebraska native and Curtis resident has taken what he's learned as a farmer, livestock producer and teacher in Kansas and Nebraska, and applied his "learning by doing" philosophy to 29 years of high school and college agricultural programs. Stehlik approaches academic instruction with a 'we' attitude in that 'we a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 7 (TNSAwa) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: Southeast Community College business instructor Linda Hartman was honored recently with the annual Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award for 2021. She received the award at the Nebraska Entrepreneurship Best Practices Summit held in York. "This award is very humbling as there are many excellent entrepreneurship educators in the state," Hartman said. "Working with entrepreneurial students feeds my  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: Southeast Community College's Karl Eickhoff was recently honored with the ASE Instructor of the Year Award. The award, presented by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, recognizes 48 automotive service professionals annually. "It was an honor to receive this award and be in the company of the top technicians and educators in the automotive and truck industries from across the count  more

OSWEGO, New York, Dec. 9 (TNSAwa) -- The State University of New York Oswego campus issued the following news release: SUNY Oswego senior physics major Lauren Samson earned the Top Presenter Award at the national 2021 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference for a summer research project tackling a pressing environmental concern. Titled "Using Self-Assembled Monolayer (SAM) Peptides as Biosensors for Soluble Uranium-oxide," the project was a collaboration when Samson and her mentor, Carolina Ilie   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Bob Dole. "Bob Dole dedicated his life to our nation--as a soldier, Senator, and advocate for Americans with disabilities," said Gov. Ricketts. "Having been severely injured in World War II, Senator Dole knew firsthand the sacrifices made by our veterans, and he championed their interests throughout his life. Susan  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to retroactively reduce the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for 2020. The EPA also announced 2021 and 2022 RVOs. "President Biden claims to be committed to cleaner air, but his actions show that he's simply playing favorites with his energy policies," said Gov. Ricketts. "He n  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received a five-year, $51 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will advance cutting-edge work in subatomic physics at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest, most powerful particle accelerator located near Geneva, Switzerland. The grant -- one of the largest in the university's history -- will enable 1,200 U.S. p  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 10 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Over the course of a few days in November, about 700 Lincoln Northeast High School students visited the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus, where their math and science classes took a hands-on turn. The students peered at insects crawling in flour, crafted their own irrigation systems and assembled DIY hydroponic kits, among other activities. The Northeast freshmen and sophomore  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Over the course of a few days in November, about 700 Lincoln Northeast High School students visited the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus, where their math and science classes took a hands-on turn. The students peered at insects crawling in flour, crafted their own irrigation systems and assembled DIY hydroponic kits, among other activities. The Northeast freshmen and   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Rice is the main food staple for more than half of the global population, and as the population grows, demand for rice is expected to grow, too. But increasing global rice production is not a simple prospect. "Global rice production is challenged now due to the negative environmental impact, water scarcity, labor shortage and slowing yield increases in many parts of the world,"   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska communities that participate in Rural Prosperity Nebraska's 2022 Rural Fellows program will be eligible for financial support. In total, $100,000 will be available to communities that host students to work on projects as part of the Rural Fellows summer internship program. In addition, 10 $1,000 scholarships to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Agricultural   more