WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * DNC Congratulates Nebraska's John Ewing Jr. For Clinching Historic Victory in Omaha Mayoral Race Tonight, the DNC congratulates Democratic candidate John Ewing Jr. on his victory in the Omaha mayoral race. With his win, Mayor-elect Ewing Jr. will become the first Black mayor of Omaha, and the first Democrat in more than a decade to secure the mayoral seat. With his historic win, D  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Don Bacon's Days Numbered as Voters Reject Republican Incumbent for Mayor of Omaha Omaha elects its first Democratic Mayor in over a decade, spelling trouble for Bacon in NE-02 Last night, the people of Omaha rejected the false promises of three-term incumbent Republican Jean Stothert to elect Democrat John Ewing in a landslide victory, spelling doom for Don Bacon in Nebraska's 2nd  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 13 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nebraska-developed vaccine protects against swine, human and bird flu By Leslie Reed Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska-Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team. Research findings published April 29 in Nature Communications reveal a possible breakthrough. The study, "Epitope-Optimized Vaccine Elicit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 13 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Students award $10,000 in grants to support early childhood education By Kimberly Smith Students in the spring semester Philanthropy and Leadership course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business awarded $10,000 in grants through the Strive to Thrive Lincoln project to two local nonprofits: The Children's Place and the Northeast Family Center. The student-led project, which began in 201  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 15 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker team wins second-round prize in NIH gene editing challenge By Tiffany Lee A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has achieved a key milestone in a national competition to advance targeted genome editing. Their work could help lead to new treatments for both common and rare diseases. Janos Zempleni, Willa Cather Professor of molecular nutrition, leads one of the 14 teams receiving a Phase   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 13 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Naegele uses civil engineering capstone project to help hometown By Karl Vogel A soft smile grows on Dominick Naegele's face when he talks about childhood memories of downtown Sidney, Nebraska and how Hickory Street Square connected most of them. Riding bicycles with friends to get a slice and a pop at the pizza shop on 10th Avenue, just south of the square. Visiting mom while she made pies, cinnamon ro  more