NIAGARA, New York, April 7 (TNSAwa) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Dana Radatz, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Niagara University, will receive an Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Nebraska at Omaha's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice during its annual Scholarship and Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 8, 2022. Dr. Radatz is being honored for the significant contributions she has made to the furtherance of criminology and c  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 8 (TNSBook) -- Creighton University issued the following news on April 7, 2022: A new book published by the National Catholic Educational Association and written by two Creighton University professors proposes a new future for Catholic elementary and secondary schools founded on greater affordability and innovative programming. In "Writing a New Story for Catholic Schools" by the Rev. Thomas Simonds, SJ, EdD, and Ronald Fussell, EdD, the Creighton University education p  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 5 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB 1011e, LB 1012e, and LB 1013e. He made line-item reductions to all three bills before signing them. "The budget items contained in these bills raise General Fund appropriations for FY 2022-23 by 5.9 percent. It's important that we strike the appropriate balance between calibrating government spending and returning excess revenue back to the people," wrote Gov. Ricke  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 8 (TNStalk) -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Nebraska Democratic Party Executive Director Precious McKesson issued the following statement Thursday after Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate today as the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. "Judge Jackson has a brilliant legal mind and unquestionable character and integrity. "She will be an exceptional Supreme Court justice and is a role   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 5 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following statement by President Ted Carter on April 4, 2022: * * * A statement from NU System President Ted Carter on the Governor's signing of the mid-biennium budget package: "The budget package signed today by Governor Ricketts makes important investments in workforce development, research and innovation that will grow Nebraska's economy and quality of life well into the future. "The Governor's support for a pa  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 6 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A Nebraska family that built its farmlands into a multi-million-dollar enterprise near Hebron has gifted the land to support the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications and its depth reporting program. The proceeds from the $4.65 million sale of the farmlands by the University of Nebraska Foundation established a permanently endowed fund ca  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A Nebraska family that built its farmlands into a multi-million-dollar enterprise near Hebron has gifted the land to support the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications and its depth reporting program. The proceeds from the $4.65 million sale of the farmlands by the University of Nebraska Foundation established a permanently endowed fund ca  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 8 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication department on April 6 announced major steps to strengthen agricultural teacher training and support. ALEC has hired two ag educators -- one in northeast Nebraska, the other in the Panhandle -- to support ag teachers throughout their regions. In addition, a new tenure-track faculty member at ALEC, wit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 8 (TNSPol) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following statement by President Ted Carter on April 7, 2022: * * * University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter today issued the following statement on the Legislature's approval of the allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars, including $60 million for a UNK-UNMC Rural Health Complex: "The UNK-UNMC Rural Health Complex is an opportunity to change the trajectory for rural Nebraska for generations  more