WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Georgetown University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Small Pilot Study Suggests Larger Trials Warranted to Confirm Potential Benefit of Fermented Tea. * * * People with Type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Georgetown University's S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Private Equity team advised InTandem Capital Partners in the completion of its strategic equity investment in OrthoNebraska, a leading provider of musculoskeletal care and Nebraska's first hospital dedicated to the care of the orthopedic patient. InTandem Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in and helps accelerate the growth of select healthcare services companies. Its goal is to b  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2023: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that a $498,000 broadband grant has been awarded to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska to enhance public Wi-Fi services at community hubs and replace outdated equipment. It will also establish a technology learning center for staff and Tribal members, promoting digital inclusion through educational and workforce opportunities, public health, and economic devel  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the deployment of more than 60 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers to the Texas border in support of Operation Lone Star. The group will depart on Wednesday, Aug. 2 and will return home in early September. The soldiers are tasked with providing additional observation and reporting near the border, which will assist agencies that are conducting secu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska's leading economic indicator grew little in June, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, rose just 0.06%. * * * "The increase in the leading indicator suggests that the rate of economic growth will slow in Nebraska at the end of 2023," said econom  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 3 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: With that in mind, Cather researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln welcomed 24 scholars to a two-week institute, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and held July 16-28. The institute, "Willa Cather: Place and Archive," gave the scholars the opportunity to experience first-hand the places that informed Cather's literature and grapple with some questions Cather left   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 1 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: University of Nebraska-Lincoln food scientists collaborated on a recently published clinical study of the health benefits from kombucha, a popular fermented tea, for people with Type 2 diabetes. Scientists from the Department of Food Science and Technology partnered with clinicians from Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health. Georgetown clinicians initiated the project and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 2 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: University of Nebraska System President Ted Carter has announced that he has awarded the Presidential Medal of Service to Bryan Slone, president of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Presidential Medal of Service is an annual honor that recognizes Nebraskans' support and advocacy for the NU System and higher education in the state. It is the highest honor that the president can bestow upo  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Wayne State College issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Video technology and "flipping the classroom" were among the topics discussed at Summer Faculty Academy. * * * With an ever-changing and expanding learning environment, classroom innovation and student engagement were two topics that took center stage during Wayne State College's Summer Faculty Academy. Numerous Wayne State educators and administrators examined several methods t  more