EXTON, Pennsylvania, July 5 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The Bozeman (Montana) Public Library Foundation and the Friends of Keene (Nebraska) Memorial Library have been recognized with United for Libraries' Baker & Taylor Awards for outstanding efforts to support their library. Each group receives $1,000 and a clock from Baker & Taylor to honor their achievements. The groups were recognized at United for Libraries' Gala Author Tea, sponsored by Reference  more

PARSONS, Kansas, July 2 -- The Livestock Marketing Association issued the following news release: Thirteen auction market members of the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) hosted the sale of a roll-over auction animal earlier this spring to support Nebraska flood relief efforts. The livestock sales, which took place across Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming raised more than $230,000 worth of proceeds. Member markets who hosted roll-over sales included Alma Livestock Auction, Alma, Neb.; Atk  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 -- The U.S. Meat Export Federation issued the following news release: The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) held its ninth annual Latin American Product Showcase June 26-27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The event attracted more than 400 people, including 190 buyers from 23 countries across the Caribbean, Central America and South America. A total of 64 USMEF exporting member companies participated, displaying and promoting U.S. beef, pork and lamb products. The showcase   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 5 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Former Senator's Report Reviews Questions Policymakers Should Ask * * * A news conference call with Platte Institute Senior Fellow for Job Licensing Reform Laura Ebke will be held Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time. To call in, dial (605) 475-4000, Access Code: 106202#. The call may be recorded for broadcast and will include Q&A. Ebke is the author of the new Platte Institute report "  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 1 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., and Jill Poole, M.D., appeared live June 13 on RFD-TV's "Rural America Live" show to discuss allergy and lung issues in farming. Dr. Poole is a professor at the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy. She also is medical director of allergy and immunology for Nebraska  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The survival statistics of older adults over age 60 with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) - are not good due to age factors and the nature of the disease. A clinical research study at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is trying to improve survival. "This is a tough disease," said Vijaya Raj Bhatt, M.D., UNMC associate professor and medical director of the leukemia program for Nebraska Me  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 2 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA - the virus responsible for AIDS - from the genomes of living animals. The study, reported online July 2 in the journal Nature Communications, marks a critical step  more