BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The State of Louisiana is joined by the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 21 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Second Nature, a non-government organization focused on accelerating climate action in and through higher education, has announced that Creighton University is one of six universities nationwide to receive pro bono consulting services worth up to $25,000 to support its climate action projects. "As caretakers of the planet and the well-being of the students we serve, we must be authentically engaged in positive, forwa  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 20 (TNSres) -- Creighton University issued the following news: For the third consecutive year, a Creighton student placed in the top three at the BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, held this year on March 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Over the symposium's three-year existence, Creighton has been honored with four of the top nine awards. The symposium coincides with the BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament, providing a platform for outstand  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Selection Sunday is this weekend and collegiate basketball teams are looking to punch their ticket to March Madness. Interest and viewership in women's college basketball has skyrocketed over the last year, in large part thanks to the stardom and domination by Caitlin Clark, an Iowa Hawkeye's guard and now the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer. Last weekend alone, over three million viewers tuned in for Iowa's  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * This week the International Code Council decided to reverse course on its 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, which included mandates that would have made housing more expensive. Prior to the ruling, Attorney General Hilgers submitted a letter to the Council outlining how these provisions would only make the current housing crisis worse. "I applaud the Council  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 21 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Governor Jim Pillen is commending the hire of Troy Dannen as the new director of athletics for the University of Nebraska. The former UNI grad (1989) has been serving as athletic director at the University of Washington. Prior to that, Dannen oversaw athletics at Tulane University and the University of Northern Iowa. * * * Gov. Pillen's statement follows: "I am thrilled with t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 21 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement after the Nebraska University Board of Regents named University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold as the priority candidate to be the president of the University of Nebraska system. "I appreciate the Board of Regents answering the call to action and moving forward with the presidential search pr  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 22 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Excitement is building for the 2024 Nebraska Science Festival. Mark your calendars for a myriad of science and technology-related activities scheduled throughout the month of April. Launched in 2013 by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the statewide festival allows participants to discover the importance of science and how it is intertwined in their daily lives. Activities - sch  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased 5% over the prior year, to an average of $4,015 per acre, according to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2024 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey preliminary report. This marks the third consecutive year of increases, setting another high in non-inflation-adjusted statewide land value. The report is issued annual  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Being a new mom is not glamorous or effortless -- no matter what some social media influencers suggest -- and the uptick of idealized portrayals online has been shown to have deleterious effects on moms. Some moms may be even more affected than others, according to new research from University of Nebraska-Lincoln scholar Ciera Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick, an assistant professor in  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: For Husker undergraduates in agriculture and natural resources studies, hands-on research opportunities -- whether in the laboratory, out in the field or at a computer -- are a key part of the learning experience. Departments in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources have taken a range of steps to maximize the educational value students receive from research activiti  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, March 21 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Former CIA spy James Olson confronts this notion when he shares his real-life experiences during his address "A Different Kind of Career: Under Cover in the CIA" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Wayne State College. The event is being held in Gardner Hall Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The program is presented as part of the Dr. Sheila Stearns President's Lecture Series on Public  more