KENT, Ohio, Aug. 23 (TNSper) -- Wright State University issued the following news: Bruce Mackh, Ph.D., formerly the associate vice president of teaching and learning at Chadron State College in Nebraska, has joined Wright State University as vice provost for assessment and chief accreditation officer. "Dr. Mackh shares our university's emphasis on transforming the lives of students and communities and maintaining a learning-centered, innovative, inclusive and respectful environment in which al  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts and leaders from Nebraska's insurance industry met with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) at its London headquarters. The roundtable meeting provided a forum to discuss strengthening ties between Nebraska's thriving insurance market and insurance companies in the United Kingdom. "States across America look to Nebraska for guidance when developing regulatory frameworks,"  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 25 (TNSgov) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center posted the following news release: During a recent visit to Omaha, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 7 team praised the work of UNMC and Nebraska Medicine for its national preparedness, collaboration, commitment to sustainability and knowledge sharing. The HHS team, which included Region 7 Director Joseph Palm, visited the med center campus and toured the Davis Global Center, the national Train  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: In his latest ad, Democrat Tony Vargas says he'll pass middle-class tax cuts if elected to Congress. But Vargas worked to raise income taxes on anyone making more than $100,000, which would make Nebraska's income tax rate one of the highest in the country. Also, his own party recently passed tax hikes on the middle class to the tune of $20 billion, according to the nonpartisan CBO. NRCC Comment:  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts provided an update to media on the State of Nebraska's trade mission to the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Nebraska trade delegation departed for the mission on August 21st and will return home on August 28th. It includes State agency directors, agricultural producers, insurance industry leaders, and economic development leaders. On Monday, the trade delegation met with the   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 23 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Mark Rupp, MD, will present a virtual Science Cafe at 11 a.m. on Sept. 1 and discuss the latest news and information about Monkeypox. "We will be discussing the latest trends and counts, as well as the clinical presentation of Monkeypox," Dr. Rupp said. He added that the Science Cafe also will focus on the vaccine, antivirals, and what people need to know to assess their risk and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 23 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded eight grants totaling more than $526,000 to University of Nebraska-Lincoln projects. The annual grants went to one new project and seven that have been funded in past years, too. The new project is research into how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produc  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Author Alaina E. Roberts will give the annual Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Great Plains Studies. Roberts won the 2022 book prize for "I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). She is an assistant professor of history at  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 25 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The 34th season of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will feature five mainstage speakers, as well as a scholar-in-residence. The 2022-23 season is organized around the theme "Creativity to Solve Global Challenges." As the world faces complex challenges related to health, water and climate, the series will elevate people and ideas addre  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 22 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release: The Office of Business and Finance at UNO is announcing the hiring of Andrew Sullivan as the university's new Auxiliary Services director. Sullivan joined UNO on Aug. 1, 2022, bringing 20 years of experience in financial management including nearly 15 years' experience in auxiliary services in a higher education setting in the state of Washington. "I am excited to be a part of UNO  more