OMAHA, Nebraska, March 2 (TNSRes) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Two Creighton graduate students in the PhD program in Pharmacology & Neuroscience are at the cutting edge of research in the cause and treatment of epilepsy. Both previously earned their master's degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Shruthi Iyer, MS'16 and Segewkal Heruye, MS'18, have been conducting their study in the Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience in the School of Medicine. Iyer and Heruye recently   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 3 (TNSOps) -- Creighton University issued the following news: There is, baked into many of Colson Whitehead's most famous stories, an element of escape. Escape from slavery. Escape from a brutal reform school in the Jim Crow south. Escape from a zombie apocalypse. For Whitehead, escape means hope for safe refuge. And that, the author said, "is what keeps you going." "Whether the stakes are low ... or much higher ... I'm dramatizing this need for a place where you can  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, March 4 (TNSBook) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: The Hastings College Department of Languages and Literature is hosting a book signing for author and adjunct professor Marshall Highet on Wednesday, March 9 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Hazelrigg Student Union Room C. The event, which is free and open to the public, celebrates the release of Highet's new book, "Blue-Eyed Slave," which was co-authored with Bird Jones. During the event, Highet will read fro  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 3 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Lynette Rolen and Sgt. Lisa Crawford CJTF-HOA Public Affairs Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), headquartered in Normal, Illinois, assumed responsibility of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) mission from the Nebraska Army National Guard's 67th MEB, Feb. 26. As a dynamic operational headquarters, CJTF-HOA ensures  more

CASSELTON, North Dakota, March 3 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on March 2, 2022: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts today highlighted the importance of carbon capture and storage to U.S. energy security as Summit Carbon Solutions announced that Continental Resources Inc. will commit $250 million over the next two years to help fund the development and construction of Summit's $4.5 billion carbon capture and sequestration project. Summ  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 3 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: Attorney General Doug Peterson joined a coalition of 27 states urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a high school coach who was punished for praying alone on a football field in view of students. The case is Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. "Government emplo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts issued the following statement on Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. "Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine cannot be tolerated," said Gov. Ricketts. "The United States and our allies should step up sanctions on Russia's energy exports to cut off funding of Putin's war machine. "I encourage Nebraskans to pray for the Ukrainian people as they suffer this ru  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 4 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This morning, Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference to emphasize the State's strong financial position and call for action to build a new State Penitentiary and protect Nebraska's water resources. The Governor noted that continued growth in Nebraska--especially in the State's two biggest industries of agriculture and manufacturing--has contributed to much stronger-than-expected State reven  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 1 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts commented on a decision by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, which raised the revenue forecast by $370 million for the current fiscal year FY2021-22 and $405 million for FY2022-23. "At the same time we are delivering top-notch government services, we have unprecedented tax revenues," said Gov. Ricketts. "The increased forecast shows Nebraska can responsibly   more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, March 3 (TNSOps) -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news: Students studying education-related majors at Northwest Missouri State University have another opportunity to receive financial support toward their degree program through the generosity of a University alumna. Cindy Wolfe, a 1988 graduate of Northwest, recently established an endowed scholarship, the Cindy Wolfe Education Scholarship, which is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors who are  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 1 (TNSRes) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University will further research and development in critical areas of national security as a lead academic partner of a new pilot initiative with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Purdue was selected as the lead academic partner and headquarters for the AFRL Regional Research Hub - Midwest and will be involved in the development of a science and technology ecosystem across a wide ar  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * Study identifies just seven large, intact grassland regions remaining worldwide * * * To speak with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Dirac Twidwell is to hear the sentiment emerge as a sort of mantra. The reasons preceding the statement, and behind the sentiment, are legion. Protecting signature species from extinction. Maintaining the quality of air   more