CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release: IIDA is proud to announce the 2020 recipients of the annual Of the Year Awards. This year's Member of the Year is Abby Scott, IIDA, senior interior designer and architectural studio leader at HDR. The Student of the Year, sponsored by OFS, is Tyler Hatton, Student IIDA, a graduating senior at The Ohio State University. The Educator of the Year, sponsored by KI, is Katherine Ankerson, FI  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 14 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: Nebraska farmer Brandon Hunnicutt is a lifelong learner who has a curious bent, especially when it comes to pursuing sustainable farming practices. He agrees with Albert Einstein that an inquiring mind can drive positive change, but he has no desire to end up like the infamous cat of curiosity fame. "Our farm tries to stay up on the cutting edge of technology. But we do it after a lot of investigati  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: Leaders from the union representing 6,500 federal meat and poultry inspectors nationwide are calling out Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts for failing to disclose COVID-19 infection rates at meatpacking plants. "Governor Ricketts is showing appalling disregard for the health and safety of workers inside these plants by refusing to disclose how many people have tested positive for COVID-19," Ameri  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 13 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: Platte Institute CEO Jim Vokal spoke with staff from the Office of American Innovation during a White House listening session on responses to the COVID-19 crisis with state think tank leaders. Vokal discussed the importance of adding financial flexibility to the CARES Act, the federal relief package which includes $150 billion of emergency funding for states and qualifying local governments, known as the Coronav  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 12 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Protecting lungs from risks such as chemicals and dust is critical to keeping agricultural producers healthy. Despite current shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers and agricultural workers still need respiratory protection for many tasks in agriculture. The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Pu  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 14 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) Psychology Department at UNMC is offering free behavioral telehealth consultative clinics next week. MMI serves individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs. Families with children 18 years of age and younger can access two free consultative appointments via the teleconferencing platform Zoom or by phone. Providing the services via telehealth   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 13 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Medical Center's Simulation in Motion-Nebraska (SIM-NE) program recently held three virtual training events attended by more than 600 providers. In April, SIM-NE held COVID-19 training related to patient surge preparation, leadership and the rapidly changing rural health care environment. The trainings, conducted via Facebook Live, included presentations, panel dis  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 12 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is partnering with COVAXX, a subsidiary of United Biomedical, a recognized leader in antibody diagnostics and vaccine development, to provide large-scale, high-quality COVID-19 antibody diagnostic testing and processing. UNMC and COVAXX signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the past week, with large-scale testing expected to begin in t  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 14 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health and Nebraska Extension will make changes to its tractor safety training courses. Training, which was originally scheduled for 12 sites, will be held online then in-person driving tests at five locations with safety precautions. The new plans are designed to prot  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 15 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: UNMC, Nebraska's public academic health sciences center, continues its support of the state's collective effort to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Endeavors include development of an innovative data-driven model that will help to guide decision-making; guidelines for meat processing facilities that include strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (with Nebraska Medicine and the Ce  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 12 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Providing emergency cardiac care equipment to Nebraska hospitals in response to COVID-19 and providing training to emergency health care workers is the focus of a $1.5 million grant to the University of Nebraska Medical Center from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. UNMC's Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL) and Simulation in Motion-Nebraska  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 15 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: David Crouse, Ph.D., president of the board of the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, will present "Communicating Science in a Stressful World: Vaccine Development" as part of this month's Omaha Science Cafe series. The May 19 presentation will begin at 10 a.m. In compliance with social distancing guidelines, this Science Cafe will be offered via Facebook Live which can be viewed at: h  more