OMAHA, Nebraska, March 26 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton University will host a two-day conference in Omaha on Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5, exploring the relationship between science and faith. The "Reconciling Science and Faith Conference: Contemplating Reason and Relationship" will include national speakers along with presentations from Creighton students and faculty. "I hope people can see how robust and deep and widespread this dialogue really is,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 28 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Jee-Yeon Hwang, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, Holly Stessman, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, and Gopal Jadhav, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and neuroscience, all in the School of Medicine, received an $848,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study "TREM1 as a Novel Therapeuti  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 30 -- First National Bank of Omaha issued the following news: FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha) is investing in the future of agriculture by supporting FFA with donations in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, South Dakota and Wyoming, announced Christina Kahler, Managing Director, Marketing & Philanthropy. FNBO's contributions are part of its broader efforts that celebrated National Ag Week and will help provide positive educational experiences for the students enrolled in a  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, March 28 -- Hastings College issued the following news: Dr. Dorothy Dean, Hastings College assistant professor of religion, has been selected to participate in the Council of Independent Colleges and Interfaith America multidisciplinary seminar, "Teaching Interfaith Understanding." Dean, who was nominated to attend by Dr. Kittie Grace, interim dean for Academic Affairs, is one of just 25 faculty members selected to participate in the seminar, which takes place in Chicago, I  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition today of 11 state attorneys general suing the Biden Administration over its latest illegal attempt at student loan forgiveness. The lawsuit was filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas Wichita Division. "In Biden v. Nebraska, the Supreme Court made clear that the President cannot unilateral  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen joined leaders from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), and advocates in announcing the elimination of the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Registry to better support Nebraskans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). "This is a breakthrough way to reimagine how services are offered to indivi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 30 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen, state senators, and the Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) held a ceremonial bill signing at Methodist Fremont Health to celebrate a new law that will qualify the state's hospitals for approximately $1 billion of additional federal Medicaid funds each year. "Our state's hospitals provide outstanding health care to Nebraskans," said Gov. Pillen. "I'm grat  more

FARGO, North Dakota, March 27 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, the North Dakota Democratic-NPL announced two speakers for its State Convention in Fargo on April 4-7 2024: Former Republican Congressman and Advisor to the January 6th Committee Denver Riggleman, and Nebraska Democratic State Party Chair Jane Kleeb. Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn remarked, "Jane Kleeb and the Nebraska Democratic Party have set a phenomenal prec  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 30 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Donors from across the country came together for the 2024 For the Greater Good, making a record-setting 2,062 gifts to raise $767,919 to support the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine. The giving day began at noon March 27 and concluded at noon March 28. Only in its second year, the 2024 event surpassed last year's 1,542 gifts and this year's increased target of 1,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * State sees increases in manufacturing hours worked, building permits for homes * * * Nebraska's leading economic indicator saw a sharp increase in February, 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 by a rapid 3.48%. "The increase in the leading   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 29 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By Stephanie Smith, Business The Clifton Strengths Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has selected 46 students to serve as new strengths coaches for the 2024-25 academic year. The students will join more than 100 returning coaches to mentor about 1,000 new students enrolled in the College of Business' Professional Enhancement I: Investing in Strengths (BSAD 111). The requir  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: In five to 10 years, patients may be able to get individualized recommendations from health care providers on nutritional approaches specifically tailored to the bacteria living in the patients' digestive systems, enabling them to ward off a host of diseases. Yanbin Yin, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist who has spent more than a decade gathering data to help make this   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 28 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A farmer can only send emails from his cellphone while sitting atop his grain silo. A rancher cannot process his cattle because his smart ear tags fail to connect to Wi-Fi. A student takes hours to upload her homework because her internet connection is so slow. These are not fictional scenarios. They are examples of rural residents who struggle with reliable internet. While many Nebraska  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 26 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraskans feel they are mostly faring OK financially, according to the latest Nebraska Snapshot from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Sociological Research - however, there are large discrepancies when the numbers are broken down by age and level of education. The Nebraska Snapshot is released every other month and shares data from the most recent Nebraska Annual Social In  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraskans feel they are mostly faring OK financially, according to the latest Nebraska Snapshot from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Bureau of Sociological Research -- however, there are large discrepancies when the numbers are broken down by age and level of education. The Nebraska Snapshot is released every other month and shares data from the most recent Nebraska Annual  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 29 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By Dan Moser, Research and Economic Development The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Susan Sheridan has been elected to the National Academy of Education. Sheridan is the first Husker faculty member selected for the honor. She is the George Holmes University Professor of educational psychology and the founding director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By Scott Schrage, University Communication and Marketing As the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's resident dog expert and researcher of canines, Jeffrey Stevens is ever on the lookout for labs that might join upcoming studies. Enthusiasm is a must, naturally. Some training is vital. As is the ability to play well with others. Chocolate, yellow or black? Sign 'em up. How about c  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, March 28 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is piloting a new diagnostic tool that could dramatically cut waitlists for an autism diagnosis. Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, director of the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at MMI, has been a site investigator for the new technology -- EarliPoint(TM) Evaluation for Autism - since last year. MMI is one of   more