LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of more than 20 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers, asking a federal court to vacate the newly published final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and declare it unlawful. The new final rule is the culmination of a decades-long rulemaking process to de  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSawa) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Priscilla Grew '62 was recently awarded the 2022 President's Medal by the Geological Society of America. Grew is a professor emerita and NAGPRA (Native American Graves and Repatriation Act) advisor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. In the citation for the award, Grew was lauded for being "a woman of many firsts" and for paving the way for future generations of female geologists and Earth scientist  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- Colorado College issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive national search, Colorado College is pleased to announce that Nicole Herden will take the helm as executive director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. Herden previously served as executive director of the Museum of Nebraska Art (MoNA), in affiliation with the University of Nebraska. Since joining MoNA, Herden led the organization through a pe  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Understanding the process, or extent, of brain recovery after a stroke represents a crucial unmet need in medical practice, and Jee-Yeon Hwang, PhD, assistant professor in Creighton University's Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, is conducting research designed to create new therapies to address that need. With the assistance of a two-year, $145,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medic  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen joined members of law enforcement and representatives with the State Law Enforcement Bargaining Council (SLEBC) in signing a contract agreement that includes a historic pay increase for state troopers. Finalization of the agreement comes as the Nebraska State Patrol launches a call for applicants to its upcoming recruit class. "This new agreement shows the commitment the S  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 18 (TNSper) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Kathleen Rudasill, Ph.D., has been named interim dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education, effective May 15. Rudasill serves as professor and senior associate dean for research and faculty development in the School of Education. She joined VCU in 2018 after serving as the Susan J. Rosowski professor in educational psychology in the College of Education and Human Sciences   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 16 (TNSpro) -- Southeast Community College issued the following news: When Ella Zierott was a junior at Elmwood-Murdock High School, she took a medical terminology class. That class changed the trajectory of her future career. "It really helped me make my decision on what I wanted to do for a career," she said. "After taking the class, I wanted to continue to learn about things in the medical industry and possibly take part in it someday." Since she wanted to get a jum  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Lilly Saub, a University of Alabama junior majoring in aerospace engineering, is one of 47 undergraduate students in the nation selected for the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a nationally acclaimed nonprofit program that awards exceptional women and gender minorities with an internship in the fields of space and aviation. Saub, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, will take part in the program that pairs each fell  more