BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 26 -- Arts, a peer-reviewed open access journal that says it provides a forum for scholarly exploration of visual arts, music and performance arts, applied arts, popular arts, arts and technology, published 35 research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2019 edition: * 'Eye-Like Radiance': The Depiction of Gemstones in Roman Wall Painting * 'We Cover New York': Protest, Neighborhood, and Street Photography in the (Workers Film and) Photo League * "T  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) hosted a diverse mix of ethanol interests in Omaha this month at its 32nd annual conference. Among the speakers were fuel marketers Randy Gard, COO of Bosselman Enterprises, which owns the Nebraska-based Pump & Pantry convenience store chain, and Mike Lewis, co-founder of California-based Pearson Fuels, one of the nation's largest E85 distributors. Both sp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- American Dental Association issued the following news release: Charles F. Craft, D.D.S., of Lincoln, Nebraska, is the recipient of the 2019 American Dental Association (ADA) Humanitarian Award. The Humanitarian Award honors an ADA member for improving the quality of life and oral health of individuals both in the U.S and abroad over a period of 10 years or more. Dr. Craft will be honored at the 2019 ADA FDI World Dental Congress in San Francisco. Dr. Craft is the   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The American Feed Industry Association will host Liquid Feed Symposium at Marriott Downtown, Omaha, Nebraska, Sept. 10-12: Agenda and Speakers: "The History of Nebraska as Told by Peter Sarpy": Darrel Draper, Draper History * * * Ingredient Outlook: John Cropley, ED&F Man Holdings Limited * * * Global Market Update: Don Close, Rabo AgriFinance * * * Transportation Update: JJ Sullivan, Union Pacific * * * "It's your bid": Kevin Ochsner * * * "Cell cultu  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host the 2019 NCCE Annual Fall Conference at the Holiday Inn Express, Fremont, Sept. 11-13: Agenda and Speakers: What Members Want Jennifer Chittenden, Des Moines Downtown Chamber * * * Mission Driven Programming Jennifer Chittenden, Des Moines Downtown Chamber * * * Let's Talk Video Tiffany Tauscheck, Greater Des Moines * * * Chamber Diversification Yesenia Peck, Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce *  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- APPA - Leadership in Educational Facilities will host the 2019 CAPPA Annual Conference at the Delta Hotels, Winnipeg, Canada, Sept. 28-Oct. 1: Agenda: How to Save Up to 20% on Utility Bills & Improve the Learning Environment Using Arkansas Tech University as a case study, this session will provide an overview on how to implement a behavioral-based energy management program at your campus to reduce operating costs and improve the student learning environment.   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 29 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: More than 130 University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine faculty members have been ranked as world experts and hundreds more as experts by Expertscape, a service used by health care consumers and referring physicians that identifies and objectively ranks the most knowledgeable doctors and hospitals for specific medical diseases, conditions and treatments. The service considers   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following statement by President Steve Nelson regarding the progress on the U.S.-Japan trade deal: "Today's news that the U.S. and Japan are moving closer to securing a bi-lateral trade deal is great news for Nebraska farmers and ranchers, especially our beef and pork producers. "Japan is a critical market for Nebraska and one that we've needed to find a way to better tap into since the U.S. opted not to be a part of the larger Comp  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- Nebraska Farm Bureau issued the following news release: Nebraska Farm Bureau is urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use the full authorities granted to the agency to monitor and address concerns stemming from the shutdown of a Holcomb, Kansas beef packing facility following a recent fire. The temporary closing of the plant, which accounted for five percent of the daily U.S. cattle slaughter, has led to considerable consternation for both ca  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: Nebraska Loves Public Schools is being honored as this year's "Friend of Education" by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). This national award is given annually to an individual or organization whose contributions to education are significant and enduring. Nebraska Loves Public Schools launched in 2011 to elevate the narrative around the positive   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that state education leaders from Arkansas, Nebraska, and Washington are recipients of NASBE's 2019 Distinguished Service Award. This national award honors current and former state board members who have made exceptional contributions to education. It is given to three outstanding leaders ea  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 27 -- United Soccer Coaches issued the following news: Kansas senior forward Katie McClure (Wichita, Kan.) has been named the United Soccer Coaches Division I Player of the Week for the first week of the 2019 season, the association announced on Tuesday. McClure scored four goals, including two game-winners, and dished out two assists for 10 points as the Jayhawks went 2-0 to open the season. She had a hand in all four goals in the season-opening win over Nebraska,   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 27 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: A global collaboration - led by two researchers 9,000 miles apart - has evaluated several CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing methods used for routine generation of specific animal models. Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Gaetan Burgio, Ph.D., of Australian National University, are corresponding authors on the paper recently published in Genome Biol  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) held a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 26 to mark the beginning of renovations to MMI's new home. The event took place at 6902 Pine St., adjacent to the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Scott Campus. Completion of the renovation is scheduled for the fall of 2020, and the building will open and begin providi  more