CHADRON, Nebraska, Sept. 23 -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: Kat Shiffler, a landscape architect with the National Parks Service gave the first of three lectures in the Graves Lecture Series at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Tuesday. Her lecture, Trail Town, U.S.A., focused on the building of new, long-distance trails connecting small towns throughout the Midwest, including Nebraska. In addition to maintenance of existing routes like the Cowboy Trail an  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 21 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, has been named to a 13-member advisory board that will provide oversight for a new consultation group that will engage challenges and provide resources for discernment for Church-related higher education. The "Future of the Church-Related University" consultation was established recently with the support of the Lilly Endowment Inc. and the Lilly Fellows Prog  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton undergraduate scholars netted three awards after displaying posters and making oral presentations at the annual Nebraska INBRE meeting held Aug. 6-8 in Nebraska City. INBRE, which stands for IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence, is a grant-funded program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences that seeks to enhance the competitiveness of biomedical research by supporting un  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined twenty-five other United States Governors in a joint letter calling for President Biden to address the crisis at the southern border and provide states with accurate information on border crossings. "Every state is a border state, and this crisis transcends partisan politics," said Gov. Pillen. "President Biden and the federal government have turned  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Economic growth expected to slow in first quarter of 2024 Nebraska's leading economic indicator fell in August, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, declined 0.93%. * * * "The decrease in the leading indicator suggests economic growth will slow in Neb  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: History contains some widely held beliefs. Not all of them are true. There is a misconception that slaves were Black Africans, usually male, who were brought to the New World. A recent evening with Kathryn Hain, who presented the first Hawk Talks series of the fall semester, included evidence that belief is a myth. Hain presented, "Vikings on Camels - Norse Slave Trade on the Silk Road." "O  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 21 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The U of A College of Engineering received significant recognition for its faculty and student participation at the 2023 American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Regional Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 10-12. * U of A received the Faculty Mileage Award, presented to the school that had the most person-miles traveled. U of A had seven faculty and seven students attend the conference. * M  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 20 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: The Academy of Management has bestowed a rare honor on Milorad Novicevic, associate professor of management at the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. Novicevic received the Richard M. Hodgetts Award for his contributions to management history research, excellence in teaching and service to the academy and its management history division. The academy's management history   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 20 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service to strengthen Nebraska's urban forest infrastructure in disadvantaged communities across the state. The arboretum aims to accomplish this through tree plantings, tree maintenance and removal, and workforce development. The grant is one of 385 awards nation  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Record snowfall and rainfall this year, with tropical storm Hilary providing the latest blast, have brought major challenges to California but also an important opportunity for the managed recharge of its groundwater. Californians have begun directing the water to underground aquifers, where it can be most effectively stored for the long term. For guidance in that effort,   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries has acquired a new collection of materials by versatile artist Weldon Kees (1914-1955) for its Archives and Special Collections. The purchase of the collection was made possible through a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation by the Herbert T. Weston Jr. and Marian S. Weston Foundation. At the request of the donor, the commitm  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Rural Nebraskans are increasingly pessimistic about their current and future well-being, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll. * * * Over the past 28 years, the Rural Poll has asked respondents about their current well-being and outlook on their future. This year, 27% of respondents indicated they are worse off than they were five years ago, up from 21% last year an  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Sept. 19 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Wayne State's Athletic and Recreation Facility Renovation and Addition project will have a significant impact on the college and the region it serves. Wayne State College, in collaboration with RDG Planning and Design and Hausmann Construction, proudly announces that ground was broken Sept. 15 for the Athletic and Recreation Facility Renovation and Addition project. The $30-million project is a multi-phased co  more