WAYNE, Nebraska, Sept. 8 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: As part of its strategy to grow Nebraska's rural behavioral health workforce, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska has launched its BHECN Northeast Site at Wayne State College. The Northeast Site is BHECN's third rural site - joining the BHECN Central Site at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, which launched in 2015, and the BHECN Panhandle Site, which started at Chadron State College in 2019. Th  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 6 -- Creighton University issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2023: Creighton University's newly established Institute for Population Health will target issues of health justice in healthcare and in the community. The institute's creation was announced today (Tuesday, Sept. 5) during a University Town Hall address on Creighton's Omaha campus by President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD. A Town Hall is planned for the Phoenix campus community on Thursday, Sept.   more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Sept. 6 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Demonstrating a unified commitment to closing the health care gap in rural communities, University of Nebraska leaders came together today to celebrate a project that will transform lives for generations. The University of Nebraska at Kearney and University of Nebraska Medical Center hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building, a cutting-edge facility tha  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 7 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Aug. 23, 2023, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work. District One -- Northeast Doniphan - 238-22 KA-7101-01 - K-238, from the U.S. 36/K-238 junction north to the Kansas/Ne  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 6 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers joined a bipartisan coalition of 54 Attorneys General in a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. "AI technology is growing rapidly in use and sophistication, presenting increased dangers and   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Governor Jim Pillen is wrapping up the first leg of his current trade mission to South Korea and Japan. He, and other members of the delegation, are traveling to Tokyo, the second leg of their trip. The group arrived in Seoul on Tuesday, Sept. 5, kicking off a full slate of meetings and events that will continue through Tuesday, Sept. 12. The delegation is promoting Nebraska agricultu  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: Northeast Community College's 10th Day Enrollment Report shows increases in dual enrollment students again this year, with overall enrollment estimated to be stable across the board. The report compares current enrollment to 10th day enrollments in Fall of 2022, which was the highest the college had recorded in 10 years. Overall, Northeast had 4,781 students enrolled on the 10th day of fall classes, w  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Sept. 8 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: Northeast Community College's 10th Day Enrollment Report shows increases in dual enrollment students again this year, with overall enrollment estimated to be stable across the board. The report compares current enrollment to 10th day enrollments in Fall of 2022, which was the highest the college had recorded in 10 years. Overall, Northeast had 4,781 students enrolled on the 10th day of fall classes, w  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Sept. 8 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: When Mike Teahon travels across the state for conferences and other events, he's constantly running into graduates of the University of Nebraska at Kearney's educational administration program. Honestly, they're not that hard to find. "I see UNK grads all the time who have been through our program, whether they're superintendents, principals or even teachers. They're scattered throughout Nebrask  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: Consistent with projections, enrollment at the University of Nebraska System is holding steady at 49,419 for fall 2023, according to new census figures announced today by President Ted Carter. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Kearney both saw growth in the key demographic of first-time freshmen, system-wide enrollments of graduate and professional students increased inclu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: This competitive grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation through its University Transportation Centers program, which advances transportation research and technology, and develops the next generation of transportation professionals. The congressionally mandated program has been in place since 1987; the Mid-America Transportation Center first won the competition in 19  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Mid-America Transportation Center has won a five-year, $15 million grant to remain the transportation research and workforce development hub for the U.S. Department of Transportation Region 7, comprised of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. * * * This competitive grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation through   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: "The decision to close Morrill Hall was not an easy one," said Susan Weller, director of the NU State Museum. "We originally planned to remain open and serve the public throughout the renovation project, but maintaining the quality of the visitors' experience is critical. Unfortunately, the work needed to overhaul a 96-year-old building disrupted our plans." The renovation work will make   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Chad Vokoun, MD, chief of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Division of Hospital Medicine, said that on any given day at Nebraska Medicine's main hospital, the Nebraska Medical Center, "we have upward of 60 patients waiting for placement." That means patients are "medically ready for discharge" from the hospital - but a major barrier, often outside clinician control, is con  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Sept. 7 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: The University of Nebraska at Kearney recorded a 5.4% increase in first-time freshmen enrollment for fall 2023, bucking a national trend. In graduate student enrollment, UNK has a 1.2% increase. The official enrollment data, reported at census (sixth day of the semester), shows a total enrollment of 6,017 - a slight decrease from 6,041 last year. First-time, full-time freshmen increased 6.1%, and  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Dr. Zachary Suriano, an Assistant Professor in WKU Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences, was awarded a two-year research grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Variability and Prediction division in response to the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act. The grant entitled, "The Impact of Surface Fluxes on Rain-on-Snow Events in t  more