OMAHA, Nebraska, May 24 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton University continues to focus on its commitment to providing the community opportunities to share knowledge and resources and offer programs for health and well-being. Studies show that more than 80 percent of the factors that determine health come from social and economic circumstances, personal health behaviors and the physical environment in which a person lives. Creighton's wellness and educationa  more

MCCOOL JUNCTION, Nebraska, May 26 (TNSreact) -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: According to a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study, the K-Junction Solar Project would represent a substantial long-term investment in York County and the surrounding region. The project will also generate $781,000 for the McCool Junction School District per year, equivalent to nearly 18% of the district's annual expenses. The study, which was conducted by The U  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: Attorney General Peterson today announced a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding claims that Ford falsely advertised the real-world fuel economy of model year 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids and the payload capacity of model year 2011-2014 Super Duty pickup trucks. Nebraska will receive $260,112.63 from the settlement. 2013-2014 C-Max Hybrids The inv  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 24 (TNSper) -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Dave German to the role of vice president and general manager for KXXV/KHRD, the Scripps ABC affiliates in the Waco/Temple/Bryan, Texas, market, effective Monday, June 20. German has been vice president and general manager for KMTV, the Scripps CBS affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska, since October. Prior to KMTV, German served as stati  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 25 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: South Dakota State University animal science students participated in the American Society of Animal Science Midwest Academic Quadrathlon held in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska March 13-14. The SDSU team consisted of Emily Nold, sophomore animal science student from Rutland, South Dakota, Grady Gullickson, senior animal science student from Flandreau, South Dakota, Aidan Friesen, junior animal sci  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, May 23 (TNStalk) -- Union University issued the following news release: Though a graduation ceremony marks the end of students' time at Union University, as a "commencement" it serves as a beginning of lives and careers that can glorify God, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said May 21. "Don't believe the vanity that we are going to solve it all," Sasse told Union graduates. "Your work is important. But your work is not the means by which you will achieve status or meaning. Your   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is leading a team using National Institutes of Health funding to investigate how interpersonal discrimination gets "under the skin" for Latinos, creating wear and tear on the body that may ultimately lead to chronic health conditions like cardiovascular disease. Nebraska psychologist Arthur "Trey" Andrews recently received a four-year, $  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 (TNSawa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student project that reported on the Black experience in Nebraska's capital city took home the College Journalism Award at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Awards on May 24. The depth-reporting project, "Being Black in Lincoln," was developed by 12 students through a College of Journalism and Mass Communications course. The a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 26 (TNSawa) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student project that reported on the Black experience in Nebraska's capital city took home the College Journalism Award at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Awards on May 24. The depth-reporting project, "Being Black in Lincoln," was developed by 12 students through a College of Journalism and Mass Communications course. The a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Some male wolf spiders seem to get luckier than others when it comes to courting females. The secret of their courtship? It's complicated, says a new study led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. From the elaborate mating dances of the birds-of-paradise to the geometric seafloor-sculpting of the white-spotted pufferfish, males across the animal kingdom have evolved all sorts of  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Growth expected to continue despite inflation, rising interest rates * * * Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose in April, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, increased 1.85%. "The April increase is the third consecutive improvement, suggesting th  more