KEARNEY, Nebraska, Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: It's just a small piece of plastic inscribed with his name and department. But it means the world to Adam Spanier. The 39-year-old was surprisingly emotional when he received his University of Nebraska at Kearney name badge during a College of Business and Technology retreat earlier this year. "It was so surreal," Spanier said. "It's honestly a dream come true for me. Now I have a chance to step  more

PELLA, Iowa, Oct. 31 -- Central College issued the following news: Central College has received a $50,000 distribution from the Noel Cover Foundation of Cozad, Nebraska, to support scholarships for students. Central is one of four colleges to receive regular gifts from the foundation and the only Iowa institution represented. Since the early 1970s, Central has received $1.436 million in support from the Noel Cover Foundation's distributions, leading to 317 scholarships for 141 students. "We a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman '73 says her worst grade at Columbia Law School was in the first course taught by Ruth Bader Ginsburg '59. The subject was sex discrimination and the law, and Ginsburg was, her former student says, way ahead of the legal curve. "I really didn't get it," Miller-Lerman admits. "Her thinking was so far evolved." But since then, Miller-Lerman--a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar an  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: Two federal grants totaling almost $2.5 million have been awarded to a Creighton professor whose primary research targets Usher syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes hearing loss. Marisa Zallocchi, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Creighton School of Medicine, has been asked by the National Institutes of Health to study the role of Usher proteins during development of the inner ear. Th  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Jessica Clark, DNP, RN, dean of the College of Education and Health Sciences at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, has been named the new dean of the Creighton University College of Nursing, effective Jan. 8, 2024. Clark had served as associate dean and director of the Department of Nursing at Bradley, which included both undergraduate and graduate programs, since 2019 before being promoted to her current role in 2  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: Halloween is upon us, and Don Bacon is making sure to give Nebraskans -- and their pocketbooks -- a fright after he let the Farm Bill expire 31 days ago. For Nebraska farmers and families, the fear of milk prices more than doubling or dairy farmers losing out on critical monthly stipends is real thanks to Bacon. There are no plans or discussions to pass a new one, and it d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: Don Bacon celebrated National First Responders Day, but less than a month ago, he supported devastating cuts to law enforcement. Bacon turned his back on Nebraska's first responders, voting for legislation that made drastic cuts to public safety programs, including: * Bulletproof vests * Training to help officers survive violent encounters * Programs combating violence   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Gov. Pillen and Gov. Reynolds of Iowa led a letter, joined by 13 other Republican governors, directing President Joe Biden to reconsider the CMS proposed one-size-fits-all long-term care staffing requirements' rule that will force many long-term care facilities to close and erode health care access for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. The letter reads as: "As gover  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Gov. Reynolds and Gov. Pillen of Nebraska led a letter, joined by 13 other Republican governors, directing President Joe Biden to reconsider the CMS proposed one-size-fits-all long-term care staffing requirements' rule that will force many long-term care facilities to close and erode health care access for some of the nation's most vulnerable citizens. The letter reads as: "As gove  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- Hastings College issued the following news release: At the Nebraska Presbytery meeting held at Hastings College October 28, it was announced that Molly Kammerer, a junior biology education major from Sutherland, Nebraska, was elected as the Young Adult Advisory Delegate for the 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which will be held June 25-July 4, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, Rev. Doodle Harris, College chaplain, was elected   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 31 -- The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice issued the following news release: Today, Bryan Tuma, executive director for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice appointed Mark Stephenson as Director of the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center (NLETC) in Grand Island, Nebraska, effective October 30, 2023. Stephenson was recommended for his appointment to this position by the Police Standards Advisory Council. "I comme  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the resignation of Kevin Bagley, director of Medical and Long-Term Care for Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Bagley's resignation is effective December 1. "I appreciate Bagley's dedication and service to all Nebraskans during his tenure at DHHS," said Governor Pillen. "I wish him the best as he moves onto the next chapter of h  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Oct. 31 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Nearly 1 in 5 Nebraskans have a mental illness, yet access to behavioral health resources remains extremely limited in many parts of the state. All but five of the state's 93 counties are designated as mental health professions shortage areas and 29 counties don't have any behavioral health providers. "The need is great, especially in rural Nebraska," said Krista Fritson, a licensed clinical psyc  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Nov. 4 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: An award-winning writer will read his work during the next Visiting Writer's Series event at Northeast Community College. Tom Hunley will speak on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m., in the Union 73 Coffee Shop, on Northeast's main campus, 801 E. Benjamin Ave., in Norfolk. Hunley is the author of seven full-length poetry collections, most recently What Feels Like Love: New and Selected Poems; seven chapbooks  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 2 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Paleontologist Ashley Poust has been selected as the inaugural Dr. Michael and Jane Voorhies Endowed Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Nebraska State Museum. The endowed curatorship was established through a $2 million gift from the Hubbard Family Foundation in recognition of the longtime service of Michael "Mike" Voorhies and his wife, Jane. Mike is a professor emeri  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following Q&A on Nov. 2, 2023, with Nebraska State Sen. Jana Hughes: * * * Jana Hughes '93 was elected to the Nebraskan legislature in November 2022. Representing 39,000 people in that state's unicameral system, she served on the Agriculture, Natural Resources and General Affairs committees during her first session in 2023. Hughes shares about her industrial and systems engineering journey and how she ha  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers and public health officials found they could monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 in a community by analyzing its wastewater. University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineer Shannon Bartelt-Hunt is now applying those lessons to tracking other health concerns. * * * The connection between water and environmental and human health long has fascinated Bartelt-Hunt, the Dona  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Slow economic growth expected in first quarter of 2024 Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose in September, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, increased 0.5%. * * * "The modest increase in the leading indicator suggests that there will be slow ec  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Hui Liew's research covers a lot of topics, from visual and cognitive performance to HIV and housing insecurity to hurricane damage. That's why she finds sociology so fascinating. It allows her to transcend traditional boundaries and draw upon various fields while shaping her research agenda. "Sociology is an umbrella for many disciplines," said Liew, an associate professor at the Unive  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 2 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The premiere of a documentary featuring a Santee Sioux Vietnam War veteran's story will take place at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Andersen Hall auditorium at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The screening, sponsored by the University Libraries, is free and open to the public. The 30-minute film, "One on the Thunder Trail: A Native Vietnam Veteran's Story," begins with Ron Thomas' heartache  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Chandra Are, MBBS, of UNMC and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, is the lead commissioner of a new Lancet Oncology Commission report containing a pragmatic roadmap to reduce inequities and promote access to safe, timely and affordable cancer surgery for every patient worldwide. This report by Dr. Are and colleagues -- a group including global leaders and experts in cancer surgery from  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Nov. 4 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Dr. Adolfo Cacheiro, professor of Spanish at Wayne State College, will present "'2666' and the Ukraine War" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Humanities Building, Room 319, on campus. The program is free and open to the public. The presentation analyzes how Roberto Bolano's novel, "2666," mirrors the ongoing proxy war between the United States and Russia. A renowned Latin American novelist, Bolano's book detai  more