MADISON, Wisconsin, May 7 -- American Family Insurance issued the following news release: Claims professionals from the American Family Insurance Group of companies are responding to customers impacted by tornados and other severe weather in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri after the late-April storms impacted customers. The storms caused major damage to neighborhoods near Omaha, Nebraska and left dozens of homes damaged or destroyed (see photos above). Missouri and Iowa customers also experienced d  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 7 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Michael Paulus Jr., MLIS, DMin, has been named the University librarian at Creighton University, effective July 1. He currently leads the Seattle Pacific University Library, which includes managing educational technology and directing a minor in information studies. Paulus brings 20 years of library services experience to the position, including his most recent role leading and managing all aspects of the University Libr  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 8 -- Creighton University issued the following news: The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program at the Creighton University Health Sciences Campus - Phoenix prepares students to earn their RN license in 12 months. What sets the ABSN program apart is its community program planning project, which captures the Ignatian value of cura personalis (care for the individual person). Each cohort of ABSN students spends time in community organizations across the Val  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 10 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers announced today a $10.25 million 50-state settlement with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless (referred to as the "Wireless Carriers") after a multistate investigation revealed deceptive and misleading advertising practices. The settlement requires the Wireless Carriers to make future advertisements truthful, accurate, and non-misleading regarding: Un  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Everlight Solar for unlawful door-to-door sales tactics and misleading consumers while selling solar panel systems. Everlight's salespeople make deceptive representations about the potential cost savings associated with solar panels. For example, Everlight has misled customers into believing falsely that purchasing panels would  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined with other state attorneys general in opposing the Biden Administration's strict new energy-efficiency standards for refrigerators and freezers. The new rule was proposed by several advocacy groups and adopted wholesale by the federal Department of Energy. The effect of the rule will be to increase the costs of the appliances nationwide. "In its latest fede  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers joined a coalition of six state attorneys general filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against the U.S. Department of Education over its new rule interpreting Title IX. "Title IX has a long history of protecting women from harassment and creating opportunities for female athletes. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration thinks it   more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, May 7 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook announced on Monday that Megan Franklin has agreed to serve as UNI's Director of Athletics. The Lincoln, Nebraska native has served over a decade as Senior Associate Athletics Director - Strategic Initiatives and External Operations/Senior Woman Administrator at Drake University. She was selected for the role of Interim Athletics Director at Drake in 201  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 10 -- Union Pacific issued the following news release: Union Pacific's legendary Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive built to conquer mountains, will make 19 whistle-stops in five states this summer during its 2024 Westward Bound Tour from Wyoming to California. In addition, this mighty steam locomotive will be on public display for two days each in Roseville, California, July 12-13, and Ogden, Utah, July 20-21. Big Boy will leave its home bas  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 10 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Medical Center will be supporting the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health in leading a novel approach to nationwide planning for disasters and other types of large-scale health crises. UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and the med center's Global Center for Health Security - with funding through the NCDMPH - will convene federal agencies and others across  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will confer more than 3,500 degrees during its May commencement exercises. Pinnacle Bank Arena, 400 Pinnacle Arena Drive, will host a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees at 3 p.m. May 17; and Memorial Stadium, One Memorial Stadium Drive, will host a ceremony for undergraduates at 9 a.m. May 18. A College of Law ceremony took pla  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovation Campus launched with a ceremonial turning of dirt on May 6. The state-of-the-art research center is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska Innovation Campus. The center will focus on the  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 8 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Supported with $1 million in federal funds awarded via Nebraska's Department of Economic Development, Husker community and regional planning experts are developing long-term recovery and resilience strategies for communities hardest-hit by historic 2019 flooding. The multifaceted effort was launched at the start of 2024 by a team of two postdoctoral researchers and three graduate students,   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A new University of Nebraska-Lincoln core research facility shows promise to revolutionize how Nebraska scientists understand molecular foundations and bolster the university's expertise in the biomedical and agricultural sciences. The CryoEM Core Facility houses the state's first cryo-electron microscope, and it is one of just a handful in the region. CryoEM microscopy is a powerf  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By Lisa Rohde, Graduate Studies Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students have been offered 2024 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. The program, the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recogni  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By Geitner Simmons Global trade conditions give the United States and Canada encouraging new opportunities to build on their close economic relationship, Francois-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of innovation, science and industry, said during May 3 remarks at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Increased U.S.-Canada trade can enhance supply chain resiliency and support the U.S. aim o  more