OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Access to health care services, routine for so many Americans, can be shrouded in mystery for some, beckoning elusively across a chasm of generational unfamiliarity and unaffordability. To help bridge that gap, a three-year, $3 million grant has been awarded to Creighton University through its Department of Health Sciences-Multicultural and Community Affairs. The Health Resources and Services Administration  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 8 (TNSper) -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release: The Nebraska Attorney General is pleased to announce Monte Czaplewski, from Grand Island, Nebraska, serving as the Nebraska Drug Enforcement Coordinator (NDEC) in the Nebraska Department of Justice. Monte joins the Attorney General's Office after a 20-year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As Drug Enforcement Coordinator, Czaplewski is responsible for leading,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: College of Nursing faculty are increasingly known as much for their research experience as their clinical practice. Case in point: Meghan Potthoff, PhD, BSN'01, APRN-NP. Potthoff -- an associate professor of pediatric nurse practice and research -- has centered her career on offering the best possible care to children and their families. Though her roles as clinician, professor and researcher now go hand in han  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Governor Pete Ricketts gave remarks at the ceremonial groundbreaking of Sustainable Beef, a meat processing plant being built in North Platte. He then traveled to Hershey for a briefing with leaders of a planned industrial rail park in Lincoln County. Sustainable Beef is a beef processing plant spearheaded by a coalition of Nebraska ranchers. The idea for the project was hatched as a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * Governor Pete Ricketts and Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following joint statement in response to President Biden's announcement on marijuana. "The President's announcement today on marijuana reveals once again that he is both misinformed and ill-advised regarding the issues surrounding marijuana. "There is no one in our state correctional system who has been incarc  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 7 -- The Iowa Utilities Board issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order today that denies a request for an environmental impact study (EIS) regarding the proposed carbon capture pipeline by Summit Carbon Solutions LLC (Summit Carbon), which is pending before the IUB in Docket No. HLP-2021-0001. The request for the EIS was filed by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Winnebago Tribe) on June 2, 2022. The order stated th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 4 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Derek McLean has been selected as the next dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Agricultural Research Division. * * * McLean, who currently serves as a senior science adviser in the Office of AIDS Research at the National Institutes of Health, will begin the appointment Jan. 1. He will succeed Archie Clutter, who will retire at the end of the year. In his new role  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Oct. 5 (TNSconf) -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Wayne State College will provide students and community members with another fantastic opportunity to expand their knowledge and open their minds about the world we live in with this month's Idea Thursday event, Domestic Violence: From Hidden to Healing. The event will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Gardner Auditorium. Food and beverages will be provided at 6 p.m. with the speakers and discussion l  more