CHADRON, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- Chadron State College issued the following news: * * * Early Childhood Conference at CSC set for Feb. 21-22 CHADRON - Chadron State College will host the 35th annual Early Childhood Conference Feb. 21-22 at the Student Center. Erin Ramsey, an author and early childhood educator, will deliver the keynote presentation about how to battle burnout. For more information and to register for the conference, https://panhandlepartnership.com/news-events/western-nebraska  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 5 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Emerging Tech Conference to feature AI expert By Sheri Irwin-Gish | Business The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Business and College of Engineering are collaborating to present the Emerging Tech Conference from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 7 in Howard L. Hawks Hall, 730 N. 14th St. The conference will focus on the latest technological advancements and their impact on business, engineering an  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- NRC Health, a provider of customer intelligence in healthcare, issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Find inspiration during the Peds Collaborative Roundtable Sessions Join us in Los Angeles, March 19-20, for the 2025 Pediatric Collaborative with Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Engage with your peers in pediatrics, embrace best practices, and collaborate on strategies to prioritize human-centered care. Our Roundtable Sessions offer a unique, speed-da  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Attends President Trump's Signing of Executive Order: No Men in Women's Sports CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 Gov. Pillen Attends President Trump's Signing of Executive Order: No Men in Women's Sports LINCOLN, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined a packed room of female athletes, senators, governors, attorney's general and other supporters at the White House as Presi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Pillen Testifies on Legislation to Ban Cell Phones in Schools CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 LINCOLN, NE - Today, Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska State Legislature's Education Committee on LB140 which proposes banning the use of cell phones by students at school. Senator Rita Sanders introduced the bill at the request of the Governor. "There are two reasons   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 8 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker-Led project is building the next generation of teachers Fewer students are choosing careers in education, or they become disenchanted before their careers are fully launched. Without them, schools face a growing shortage of schoolteachers, particularly in districts with increased ethno-racial and linguistic diversity. To bolster teacher ranks, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has launched Projec  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 5 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Kolb mentors, empowers fellow first-gen students with CAST By Matthew Strasburger | University Communication and Marketing As a first-generation student, Isabel Kolb remembered feeling a little in the dark about what to expect when she arrived on UNL's campus. "My parents didn't graduate college, so all I really heard in high school was 'college is hard,'" Kolb said. Now, as a peer mentor for CAST, Ko  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 4 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that a Minatare woman who owns Campbell Pharmacy in Oshkosh, Nebraska, was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $76,963.90 in restitution to Nebraska Medicaid after pleading guilty to one count of filing false Medicaid claims. Joan Kicken, 65, was charged with one count of Fraudulently Obtaining a Payment on Behal  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 8 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nebraska 4-H Month recognizes program's impact on youths By Russell Shaffer | Rural Prosperity Nebraska The impacts of Nebraska 4-H are being celebrated in February following a proclamation by Gov. Jim Pillen. Surrounded by 4-H members and Nebraska Extension professionals, Pillen declared February as Nebraska 4-H Month in a Feb. 4 ceremony at the State Capitol. During the proclamation signing, the gover  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 6 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Oral history project captures Niobrara's resilience By Russell Shaffer, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Situated at the confluence of the Missouri and Niobrara rivers, residents of Niobrara, Nebraska, are no strangers to the impacts of extreme weather. Since its founding nearly 175 years ago, Niobrara has flooded four times (most recently in 2019), lost multiple bridges and moved twice. And yet, the village an  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 8 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Semester abroad connects grad students with globally recognized firms By Matthew Strasburger | University Communication and Marketing When debating whether to embark on a semester-long study abroad through Europe, Chris Nguyen kept hearing the same thing from all the people around him. "I was asking everyone I knew last summer, even my bosses at my internships, 'Is this worthwhile? Should I do this?'"   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 7 -- Union Pacific issued the following news release: * * * Union Pacific Corporation Declares First Quarter 2025 Dividend Omaha, Neb., February 6, 2025 The Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.34 per share on the company's common stock, payable Mar. 31, 2025, to shareholders of record Feb. 28, 2025. Union Pacific has paid dividends on its common stock for 126 consecutive years. About Union Pacific Union   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 8 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * University Libraries shifts approach to academic publishers The University Libraries is altering its approach to large-scale agreements with major academic publishers, starting with Springer journals. The shift marks a significant departure from the "big deal" model that has dominated academic publishing in recent years, where libraries sign comprehensive, multi-million-dollar contracts with publishers t  more