OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 3 (TNSbook) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Max Engel, PhD, associate professor of education at Creighton University, and James Jay Carney, PhD, associate professor of theology, are well aware that fans have long considered the advent of sporting luminaries like Wayne Gretzky, Pele, and now Aaron Judge as evidence of the hand of God in sports. In fact, the two Creighton professors co-wrote a book about the religious fervor of sports culture, comparing t  more

TEMPE, Arizona, Nov. 29 (TNSper) -- Arizona State University issued the following news: A combat veteran, book author and pastor who first started working in Arizona State University's Pat Tillman Veterans Center as an unpaid volunteer six years ago was named the center's new leader, effective Monday, Nov. 28. Shawn Banzhaf, a retired Nebraska Army National Guard sergeant first class and former police officer, rose to the top of a candidate pool for the executive director's position during a n  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 2 -- CVS Health issued the following news release: Amidst a busy holiday shopping season and as part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced the installation of time delay safe technology in 800 CVS Pharmacy(R) locations -- including those in Target stores -- in 13 states across the U.S. The states and corresponding number of pharmacy locations include Delaware (22), Iowa (39),  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 28 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: This week, Governor Pete Ricketts is leading a trade mission to Japan to promote Nebraska's quality ag products and to pitch Nebraska as a top destination for international investment. The Governor and trade delegation will meet with government officials, promote Nebraska beef, pork, ethanol, and other ag products, and encourage Japanese businesses to invest in Nebraska. Delegates on the mission in  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Acting Governor Mike Foley signed Executive Order 22-07 to extend emergency relief on account of regional fuel shortages. The order temporarily allows drivers to work extended hours to haul gasoline or gasoline blends, diesel, fuel oil, ethanol, propane, and biodiesel. By facilitating increased fuel transportation, the order will help reduce delays at petroleum product terminals in o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 2 (TNStalk) -- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2022: * * * We are pleased that the Supreme Court is going to decide this case. The President's attempt to cancel student loans for most borrowers goes far beyond his lawful authority. And it wrongly shifts the economic burden of over $430 billion in loans from those who benefitted from that money to those who did not. We stand firm against the President's political explo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus posted the following news release: * * * More than $1.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy will allow two College of Engineering teams to expand innovative energy-related research in partnership with national laboratories. * * * The Department of Energy recently announced $21 million in funding for 29 new projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The Universit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 2 -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: Prospective student-athletes attending Southeast Community College will soon have more choices in which to participate in intercollegiate athletics when an expansion plan takes effect in fall 2023. Also, sports teams will be based at Beatrice, Lincoln and Milford campuses instead of Beatrice only, which has been the case for decades. Plans are being made to more than double the current number of sports teams o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Through a new study, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers seek to understand wild turkey populations across Nebraska, including survival and harvest rates and resource selection. * * * The five-year study, funded by a $1.8 million grant from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, is a collaboration among Nebraska U., the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resea  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 28 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2022: * * * A statement from President Carter on the selection of Matt Rhule as the next Husker head football coach: "All of Husker Nation thanks Coach Mickey Joseph for his leadership of our football program over the past 2 1/2 months. Coach Joseph stepped in at a difficult time, and he has been exactly the leader and fighter that our young men needed. "With the trust and support  more