LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter has announced the appointments of six new members to the NU President's Advisory Council. The President's Advisory Council (PAC) is a statewide, invitation-only group whose members provide advice to the NU System president and represent the University of Nebraska as ambassadors and advocates within their communities and industries. Members are  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 (TNSper) -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced Diane Sabatka-Rine as Interim Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). He also announced Doug Hohbein as Interim State Fire Marshal. Both leaders will head their respective agencies for the remainder of the Governor's term. Diane Sabatka-Rine has been with NDCS nearly 40 years, having started her career as a corrections officer.  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference to highlight the historic amount of tax relief available to Nebraskans. During his time in office, Gov. Ricketts has worked with the Legislature to pass $12.7 billion in total tax relief. Of this amount, over $10 billion is property tax relief. As a result of legislation passed in 2022, Gov. Ricketts announced that Nebraska property   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 13 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: On September 8, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which decides all appeals from the Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota federal district courts, re-established Minnesota as the only state other than Kansas to authorize "farmers" to sue an out-of-state "parent company for the unmet contractual obligations of its subsidiary under certain agricultural contracts." Pit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSper) -- The National Congress of American Indians issued the following news release: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is pleased to announce the selection of Larry Wright, Jr. (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) as its new Executive Director. In this position, Wright will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the organization and creating a strategic pathway to long-term success for NCAI and the NCAI Fund. Wright will report directly to the NCAI  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: Governor Pete Ricketts, as part of a coalition of 22 Governors, wrote a letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. opposing the President's costly and unfair scheme to shift responsibility for student debt onto American taxpayers. "At a time when inflation is sky high due to your unprecedented tax-and-spend agenda, your plan will encourage more student borrowing, incentivize higher  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist is leading a multi-institutional effort to better understand sorghum's genetic makeup in a quest to improve the crop's nitrogen use efficiency. Jinliang Yang, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, leads a three-year, $2.7 million project that includes other Husker scientists as well as collaborators at Kansas State Universit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is leading a team working to unlock the full potential of two oilseeds that may help meet the escalating demand for renewable fuels, industrial chemicals and other bioproducts. The team will produce genetically enhanced oilseeds, establish the "rules" of oilseeds' metabolic circuitry and develop synthetic biology tools for crop i  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is leading a team working to unlock the full potential of two oilseeds that may help meet the escalating demand for renewable fuels, industrial chemicals and other bioproducts. The team will produce genetically enhanced oilseeds, establish the "rules" of oilseeds' metabolic circuitry and develop synthetic biology tools for crop improvem  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 16 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has named Sara Myers, Ph.D., as interim associate vice chancellor of research and creative activity (ORCA). The decision was announced today by Interim Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Deborah Smith-Howell, Ph.D. "Dr. Myers is a dynamic leader who brings to this role a high level of expertise, experience, energy  more