HASTINGS, Nebraska, May 2 (TNSres) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Hastings College senior Grace Sinsel of York, Nebraska, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Bulgaria for the 2023-24 academic year. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in an open, merit-based competition that considers leadership potential, academic and/or professional achievement and record of service. Fulbright alumni careers are enr  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, May 5 (TNSjou) -- Hastings College issued the following news release: Dr. Eleanor Reeds, assistant professor of English, recently published an article in "The Henry James Review," a peer-reviewed journal focused on the work of the American novelist and critic. Her article, "Novel Accents: Reading Realist Voices in The Bostonians," appeared in the Spring 2023 issue and the project was supported by a 2022 Hastings College summer research grant. In the article, Reeds examines   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Three scientists, three state geological surveys, a common fascination with dinosaurs, and one simple yet profound question: Just how old are the rocks that preserve the world's biggest "raptor," Utahraptor? More than a decade ago, Greg Ludvigson, emeritus senior scientist with the Kansas Geological Survey, Jim Kirkland, state paleontologist with the Utah Geological Survey, and Matt Joeckel, state geologist  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 6 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen issued Executive Order 23-09 to provide emergency relief in response to 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. The Governor's order will help reduce delays at petroleum product terminals, facilitating timely delivery of fuels to consumers. It is effec  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * It's no wonder Nebraska is called the Beef State. The Nebraska beef sector includes 20,000 beef cow operations and 4,570 cattle feeding operations. The state on average has 2.3 million head of cattle on feed. All that activity combines to contribute about $12.1 billion annually to the state's economy. * * * Since 2015, Nebraska Extension beef system specialists have contrib  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 29 (TNSbook) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Since the advent of easy internet access, pornography seems to have become a ubiquitous influence on American culture. Its tendrils snake through issues ranging from the specific to the fundamental, touching on topics that include censorship, internet regulation, morality, religion, sexual exploitation, gender roles, marriage and divorce, sex education, and a sexualized m  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Pursuing a livelihood as a farmer or rancher means dealing with stress. Difficult market conditions, weather challenges, plant and animal health concerns, workforce shortages, debt management -- the sources of stress in agricultural production are many and often ongoing. * * * But just as it pays to tend to one's physical wellness, the same goes for one's emotional wellness  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 4 (TNSfund) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received a $25 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the creation of the Heartland Regional Foods Business Center. This award is among the largest ever received by the university. * * * The Heartland Regional Foods Business Center is among 12 such national centers the USDA will establish to se  more