OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 18 (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 Administratio  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson today joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general from across the country in an amicus brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Oklahoma's laws that regulate abusive behavior of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Oklahoma's laws regulating PBMs are similar to Nebraska's. Oklahoma's laws are being challenged in th  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Narration helps nurses build relationships and share the impact of their practice. Shelly Luger, DNP, RN, an assistant professor in nursing administration and leadership in the College of Nursing, recently co-led a narrative nursing pilot project designed to see how sharing one's stories impacts nurses and whether constructs of authentic nursing leadership theory are evident in conversations. Luger partnered   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the continuation of groundbreaking research being done in Nebraska on E30 fuel. Results of the State's initial pilot program, launched in 2019, showed that E30 is safe and reliable fuel for use in conventional vehicles. Under current EPA guidelines, only flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) can use ethanol blends   more

ANGORA, Turkey, Oct. 19 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Governor Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), and other state and local dignitaries gathered to celebrate progress on construction of the Heartland Expressway. Today's ceremony marked the completion of 14 miles to connect the four-lane, divided expressway from Nebraska Highway Link 62A (east of Minatare) to Alliance. With support from local advocates, NDOT   more

PELLA, Iowa, Oct. 21 (TNSfund) -- Central College issued the following news: Central College received a $50,000 distribution from the Noel Cover Foundation of Cozad, Nebraska, to support scholarships for students. Central is one of four colleges to receive regular distributions from the foundation and the only Iowa institution represented. Since the foundation was established in 1972, Central has awarded $1.386 million from the Noel Cover Foundation's distributions, leading to 302 scholarships  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 22 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: The University of Nebraska Foundation announced $300.6 million in philanthropic gifts and commitments in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022. This is the third consecutive year more than $300 million in new funds has been committed annually to benefit the University of Nebraska. During the same period, an all-time record of 60,571 donors made a gift. Donors sup  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 19 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release: Roughly 200 students gathered at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)'s Strauss Performing Arts Center (SPAC), Tuesday, Oct. 18, for the 2022 Chuck Hagel Symposium in Public Service. The goal of the symposium was to bring young people together for an expert discussion on public service and to introduce them to the impact and value of civic engagement, leadership and service.   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 20 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Angie Pannier, Swarts Family Chair in Biological Systems Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, will present the Nov. 17 Nebraska Lecture, "DNA and RNA Delivery: From Novel Therapies to Vaccines that End Pandemics." Pannier's lecture will take place via Zoom from 3:30 to 5 p.m., including a live Q&A. "DNA and RNA are the genetic warehouses of our cells, responsibl  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 19 (TNSper) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has announced the next steps for a museum and community-focused learning space dedicated to the life and work of renowned artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak. Work has officially begun on developing Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center, which is scheduled to open its first phase in Aksarben Village, near the Scott Campus, in February  more