OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 16 -- Creighton University issued the following news on Aug. 15, 2023: Creighton hosted U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, along with leaders in Arizona's healthcare and biosciences industries, at the Creighton University Health Sciences Campus - Phoenix, which is part of the recently established Phoenix Medical Quarter. Sinema got a firsthand look at the state-of-the-art campus and then joined a panel with key leaders to discuss efforts to expand healthcare and bioscience in Ariz  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to report new additions to the Attorney General's Office. Joshua Shasserre is the Office's new Deputy Attorney General for Public Affairs. Shasserre will be the Attorney General's primary liaison with the Nebraska Legislature and other federal, state, and local government officials. Josh serves as the point of contact for entities and agencies, includ  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Derek Vaughn of Omaha as a district court judge for the Fourth Judicial District of Nebraska. That district includes Douglas County. Vaughn is the current presiding county court judge for the Fourth Judicial District (Douglas County). He was originally appointed to the court in 2013. Before that, Vaughn served as Deputy Douglas C  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Dr. Steve Corsi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Corsi will start Sept. 11. Corsi's most recent role is acting CEO of the Central Wyoming Counseling Center. He has been director and/or CEO of the Missouri Department of Social Services, Wyoming Department of F  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: This week, Governor Jim Pillen welcomed around 500 leaders to Kearney's Younes Conference Center North for the "Governor's Summit on Ag and Economic Development," co-hosted by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA). "When our kids grow up and graduate, we want them to enter the most competitive economy in America--right h  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Today, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen joined Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Rob Jeffreys in announcing the location of the state's new 1,512-bed facility. The 305-acre property is located northeast of Lincoln near 112th and Adams. "This will be a new state of the art multi-custody facility," said Gov. Pillen. "It will provide increased safety and sec  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications issued the following news: Erika Schneider, a public relations assistant professor, co-authored the paper, "Examining the mediating effects of sincerity and credibility in crisis communication strategies" with Courtney D. Boman of the University of Alabama and Heather Akin of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The paper was published in Corporate Communications: An International Journal. Abs  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Aug. 11 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: Students in two programs at Northeast Community College who have completed their education were recognized in a special ceremony recently. Students in the college's Paramedic and Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) programs who completed their clinical and field experiences this summer, a requirement to be conferred their degrees, were presented their diplomas during a special commencement ceremony in the   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 15 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers' statement: "We are thankful for the court's thoughtful analysis and recognition of the Legislature's prerogatives and processes. As a result of today's order, LB 574 remains law in Nebraska.' Governor Jim Pillen's statement: "I am grateful for the court's thorough decision. I was proud to sign into law a measure that protects kids and def  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: By Dan Bernardi When the Greatest Generation (people born from 1901 to 1927) speak about their youth, a common theme is how times were simpler back then. Living through the Great Depression and both World Wars made them both resilient and self-reliant. For Esther M. Larsen, grandmother of Syracuse University Board of Trustees Vice Chair Christine E. Larsen G'84, life was rustic growing up on a farm in easter  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska's Omaha Campus issued the following news release: A new effort led by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) seeks to provide an overview of labor trafficking in Nebraska and provide actionable items on how the state can improve identification and responses. The two-year project began in July and is funded by a roughly $500k grant from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The project is led by Teresa Kulig, Ph.D., a  more