SPEARFISH, South Dakota, April 28 (TNSper) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University (BHSU) President Dr. Laurie S. Nichols announced her retirement from higher education. An established figure in South Dakota academia, Nichols has held statewide leadership roles at South Dakota State University, Northern State University, and, most recently, Black Hills State University. Prior to her presidency, Dr. Nichols worked in secondary and post-secondary p  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 28 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Eric Bredahl, PhD, and his team of undergraduate research assistants are trusting that Nature, if asked nicely, or at least insistently, will yield another of her secrets. What happens, they want to know, when hibernating animals settle in for their long winter nap? They know hibernators experience a surge of a chemical known as adenosine, that heartbeats subsequently slow dramatically -- in the case of a squ  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 26 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Poor old God. There stand the multitudes, their praying hands begging divine favor upon the soccer player about to take a game-winning penalty kick. Discordant voices, however -- hands also joined in supplication -- beg favor on the goalkeeper. What's the Creator to do? Like foxholes, there are no atheists in sports, not, at least, when everything's at stake. Indeed, it has often been observed that in some pl  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 27 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: A groundbreaking research study to define, measure and elevate culturally effective care in rehabilitation services is underway at Creighton University's School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. Funded by a George F. and Susan Haddix Research Fund Award and led by Julia Shin, EdD, assistant professor of occupational therapy; Sarbinaz Bekmuratova, PhD, assistant professor of occupational therapy; and Jamie   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (Forecasting Board) voted on Wednesday to make minor adjustments to current fiscal year revenue projections for general fund receipts. The Forecasting Board voted unanimously to adjust current year revenues downward by 1.2%. They now expect the State to have over $6.3 billion in revenue by the end of the tax year. Additionally, the Forecasting Board ra  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on April 27, 2023: * * * Governor Pillen issued the following statement in response to state senators failing to advance the Nebraska Heartbeat Act: "I am a staunch defender of Life and supporter of the Nebraska Heartbeat Act. I am profoundly disappointed in the cloture vote today. "It is unacceptable for senators to be present not voting on such a momentous vote. "I call on Senator Merv Riepe to make  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 25 (TNSper) -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has appointed Rusty Kemp to a vacancy on the Nebraska Power District Board of Directors. Kemp will represent Subdivision 5. That seat has been vacant since early last month, following the Board's approval of the resignation of Director Charlie Kennedy. Kemp will serve through December 2024, which coincides with the end of Kennedy's six-year term. Kemp is self-employed as  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen, together with the Nebraska Library Commission, the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), and the Clay Center Library, highlighted the Nebraska E-rate Special Construction State Matching Grant Program as an opportunity to further connect Nebraskans by incentivizing new broadband fiber construction to state libraries. "Reliable   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 27 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen signed LB77 Constitutional Carry into Nebraska law. LB77 allows law-abiding Nebraskans who are 21 years or older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. Governor Pillen was joined by the bill introducer Sen. Tom Brewer and state senators. "Signing this bill upholds the promise I made to voters to protect our constitutional rights and promote commonsense, conservative values  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 27 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Three Creighton students have been named 2023 Fulbright scholars. Gabby Baker, Christina Davis and Emma Moran have been awarded scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program. Fulbright winners study, conduct research and/or teach abroad for a year, and selection is hig  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Richard Graham knows a thing or two about comic books and cartoons, so he was surprised to learn only recently of prolific Nebraska editorial cartoonist Oz Black. * * * Graham is an associate professor in University Libraries and scholar of the history and use of comic books and graphic novels in both government propaganda and popular culture -- but he hadn't heard of Bl  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The 2022 Thriving Index indicates that most rural regions of Nebraska are thriving compared to their peers, though most also face at least some challenges. * * * Developed by Rural Prosperity Nebraska in conjunction with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Business Research and the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The 2022 Thriving Index indicates that most rural regions of Nebraska are thriving compared to their peers, though most also face at least some challenges. * * * Developed by Rural Prosperity Nebraska in conjunction with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Business Research and the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, th  more