OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 13 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: The Platte Institute will visit Norfolk on Tuesday, August 20 to host a town hall program on property tax reform featuring Nebraska state senators. State Sens. Jim Scheer, Lou Ann Linehan, Tom Briese, and Ben Hansen will serve as panelists at the event. The senators will speak on their efforts for property tax reform in the Nebraska Legislature and take questions from those in attendance. The town hall will b  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 15 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Diplomas were conferred on 129 University of Nebraska Medical Center students last Friday, Aug. 9. The following is a list of graduates from the College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Professions, College of Public Health and Graduate Studies organized by college, degree, and hometown. There are no formal ceremonies for summer graduation. Some  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 16 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Diplomas were conferred on 233 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Friday, Aug. 9. The following is a list of graduates from the College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Professions, College of Public Health and Graduate Studies organized by college, degree, and hometown. There are no formal ceremonies for summer graduation. Some graduating students are not listed below. T  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 16 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Best Master's Program, an online guide to the best master's degrees and careers, placed the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing master's program second in its Top 25 Online Master's in Nursing Degree for 2019. The BMP ranking of the Top Master's in Nursing is intended to guide students to MSN programs with a real return on investment and career impact. Best Master's Pr  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 13 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University Of Nebraska Medical Center College of Allied Health Professions is collaborating with Theranova, LLC, an experienced medical device development company, to conduct a federally funded research study to evaluate effectiveness of the Spry Belt in preventing bone loss in post-menopausal women. The Spry Belt is worn like a belt for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, and delivers  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 14 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The 22nd Omaha Women's Health & Wellness Conference will be held Friday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the La Vista Conference Center, 12520 Westport Parkway. The theme of the conference is: "Protecting Yourself: The Path to Improved Health" and will feature three main sessions and six health education sessions. The conference offers new health insights, encouraging and empowering me  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 15 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Ten undergraduate students from five Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2019 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. The students received cash awards totaling $5,000 at the annual INBRE (Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Program) conference on Aug. 6 in Nebraska City. The  more