OMAHA, Nebraska, April 8 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: On April 1, 2024, FAMILY Inc. announced that Baird Holm Associate Emily Tosoni is joining the organization as part of the Board of Directors. FAMILY, Inc. is a human services organization with a mission to engage and educate the community, inspiring a healthy future through literacy, family, and public health services. You can read Emily's introduction to FAMILY, Inc. HERE (https://strictlybusinessomaha.com/news/p  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 12 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A record 52 students from 13 teams across the U.S. competed in the fourth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition on April 5-6 at Capitol Federal Hall. This year's competition featured teams from the University of Kansas School of Business, as well as the University of Arizona, University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University, University of Iowa, University of Georgia, Mar  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration's hidden subsidy for electric vehicles and to defend ethanol. In his most recent assault on gas vehicles, President Biden is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six times. This illegal bolstering of electric vehicles negatively affects car owners,  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced a decision of the Biden Administration's Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to stay its mandate forcing businesses to track and report greenhouse gas emissions. The SEC stayed its mandate following a motion by Nebraska and 24 states to seek a stay of the mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The mandate is part of  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Pocket Science: Exploring the 'What,' 'So what' and 'Now what' of Husker research * * * Welcome to Pocket Science: a glimpse at recent research from Husker scientists and engineers. For those who want to quickly learn the "What," "So what" and "Now what" of Husker research. What? The 2018 Farm Bill authorized the production of hemp with 0.3% or less delta-9 tetrahydroc  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 11 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Creighton University remains the premier Goldwater Scholar-producing Catholic university, with two more students - both within the Department of Mathematics - winning the prestigious award in 2024. This year, Creighton's Goldwater Scholars are Hannah Graff, a junior math, data science and musical theatre triple major from Winona, Minnesota, and Riley Link, a junior math major from Pflugerville, Texas. During the pa  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Join us on April 18 at 5:30 p.m. for a virtual science cafe as part of the Nebraska Science Festival. Regina Idoate, PhD, and Aislinn Rookwood, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present "Indigenous Cancer Research Education for Environmental Justice." This cafe will share how a National Cancer Institute-funded research education program centers Indigenous STEM ped  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Edgeworks, a new research and service facility launched by the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is helping scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs transform cutting-edge concepts into game-changing reality. Edgeworks is redefining the core research facility model long used in the hard sciences to provide access  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Fueled by more than a decade of excellence, the research and creative activity enterprise at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is making big impacts statewide and around the world. "The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a community of scholars dedicated to changing the world through discovery, creativity and innovation," said Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett. "That shared passion to  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 10 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Not having access to course materials correlates with lower performance and college completion rates, key metrics for student success. To address the challenge, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Libraries launched a program two years ago to expand students' free access to course materials and books. From spring semester 2022 through January 2024, the Libraries Course Materials program  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 11 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: In celebration of 15 years of legal education and highlighting its globally recognized expertise in national security, the Nebraska Space, Cyber and Telecommunications Law Program is changing its name to the Nebraska Space, Cyber and National Security Law Program. First launched in 2008, a defining feature of the program has been its longstanding relationship with the U.S. Air Force and   more

WAYNE, Nebraska, April 11 (TNSres) -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Wayne State College will be the site of the 43rd annual Neihardt Spring Conference "Monuments in Word, Deed, and Stone" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Ramsey Theatre, located in the Peterson Fine Arts Building. Those interested in attending still have time to register at www.neihardtcenter.org/events. There is a registration fee, and the registration deadline is April 17. In 1923, John   more