OMAHA, Nebraska, May 23 (TNSres) -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: On June 10, 2024, Baird Holm Associate Hannes Zetzsche will speak on a panel titled "Ducks in a Row: The Critical Importance of a Well-Coordinated Permitting Strategy in CCS Project Development" at the 40th Annual FEW: Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To learn more, see HERE (https://few.bbiconferences.com/ema/DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=Agenda___Fuel_Ethanol_Workshop). * * * Original t  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 22 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Baird Holm Partner Michael Chase has been elected to serve as President of the Iowa Society for Healthcare Attorneys (ISHA). ISHA is the only statewide organization that focuses health law issues important to attorneys representing hospitals and other health care providers. Learn more about ISHA and the benefits of membership HERE (https://www.ihaonline.org/members-groups/personal-membership-groups/iowa-society-for  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 23 (TNSres) -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Nebraska Enterprise Fund will be hosting the attorneys of Baird Holm for a free and hybrid three-part series seminar on the legal basics of entrepreneurship. This class will provide entrepreneurs a foundational level of familiarity with certain legal concepts that are vital to a new venture's success. Attendees that complete this course will leave with a greater ability to spot legal issues, avoid deceitful   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 22 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Following in the footsteps of generations of Creighton students, the Class of 2023 strived for personal growth, aiming to become people for and with others in their pursuits across the globe. Their undergraduate years at Creighton left them wholly educated and expertly trained, setting the stage for a lifetime of success. Results from the Class of 2023's First Destination Survey, administered by the John P. Fahey Caree  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Coming off his worst primary performance ever despite outside groups spending more than $1.3 million to save him, Don Bacon is eager to campaign with Trump, telling KFAB that he would welcome Trump to Nebraska and bragging that their records are aligned. He's not wrong about their records being aligned; Bacon has spent his time in Congress caving to Donald Trump and helping enact his MAGA a  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 22 -- First National Bank of Omaha issued the following news: FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha) and its employees have contributed $75,000 from its Employee Impact Fund to the American Red Cross of Nebraska and Southwest Iowa and Salvation Army Omaha. Each organization will receive $37,500 to assist in providing financial assistance and services to those impacted by the severe storms and tornadoes that brought devastation to homes, neighborhoods and businesses. "Communit  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a landmark lawsuit against TikTok in Nebraska State Court, alleging violations of Nebraska's consumer protection laws. The lawsuit claims TikTok engaged in deceptive and unfair trade practices by intentionally designing and operating a platform that is addictive and harmful to teens and children while holding itself out as "family-fr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief opposing a federal disclosure regime that would burden small businesses. The brief, filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, supports plaintiffs who challenged the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA, enacted in 2021, requires the disclosure of ownership interests in qualifyi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined a 20-state lawsuit today challenging a new Biden mandate that creates roadblocks for infrastructure projects by forcing social, environmental, and race-based regulations on developers. The mandate eliminates President Trump's common-sense reforms that streamlined development, to instead force Biden's radical green agenda. With the mandate in ef  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 24 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen has joined the governors of 23 other states in opposition to the Biden administration's expected commitment to two international agreements that would strengthen the World Health Organization's (WHO) power to declare public health emergencies and grant the WHO Director-General authority over member states during such perceived emergencies. The agreements opposed would modify the WHO'  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 24 (TNSres) -- NRC Health, a provider of customer intelligence in healthcare, issued the following news on May 23, 2024: The COVID-19 pandemic brought into focus the need to prioritize greater emphasis on relationships between all within the care setting. Today, nurse leaders and executives must develop new strategies that center on patients, improve their experiences, and enable better care delivery. One of these successful strategies is nurse leader rounding. While not  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- NRC Health, a provider of customer intelligence in healthcare, issued the following news: When 70% of your patients are younger than ten years old, and 75% percent of them experience preoperative anxiety, you need to get creative about personalizing patient experiences to ease fears--especially for children with special needs. So that's just what Dayton Children's Hospital leaders accomplished in their perioperative environments, by developing sensory-friendly envi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Polarized light waves spin clockwise or counterclockwise as they travel, with one direction behaving differently than the other as it interacts with molecules. This directionality, called chirality or handedness, could provide a way to identify and sort specific molecules for use in biomedicine applications, but researchers have had limited control over the direction of the waves -- until now. Us  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 25 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Baird Holm is proud to announce that Super Lawyers has named 22 of the firm's attorneys to their annual Great Plains Super Lawyers (R) and Rising Stars(R) Lists. Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide, across a variety of practice areas and firm sizes, using a patented process of independent research and peer input. The lawyers selected include those with many years of experience, as well as the Rising  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 24 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Three Husker journalists were part of a Carnegie-Knight News21 project that recently won two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards -- including the grand prize, given for only the second time to college journalists. Naomi Delkamiller, a senior journalism and advertising and public relations major from Omaha; Jenna Ebbers of Cambridge, a 2023 graduate; and Joseph Kual Zakaria of Lincoln, a 20  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Scientists have long been studying the brain with a goal of aiding healthier aging. While much is known about risk factors for accelerated brain aging, less has been uncovered to identify ways to prevent cognitive decline. There is evidence that nutrition matters, and a novel study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior and the University   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Scientists have long been studying the brain with a goal of aiding healthier aging. While much is known about risk factors for accelerated brain aging, less has been uncovered to identify ways to reduce cognitive decline. There is evidence that nutrition matters, and a novel study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior and the University o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Economic growth expected through fourth quarter of 2024 * * * Nebraska's Leading Economic Indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, rose 0.42% in April. "The monthly report suggests the Nebraska economy will grow during the fourth quarter of 2024," said economist Eric Thompson, director of the Bureau of Business Research, department chai  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Nebraska's Judith Turk will use an $845,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program to dig into the degradation of topsoil. Agricultural productivity across the Great Plains is tied directly to the soil that covers it. Known to soil scientists as Mollisols, these thick, dark, organic-rich soils are inherently productive and fertile, he  more

SARASOTA, Florida, May 22 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: By Althea Johnson, University Communications and Marketing The University of South Florida today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Spiller as the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Spiller has more than 10 years of experience as an academic leader, having served most recently as the executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University of Nebraska-L  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a challenge to the State of California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation in Nebraska v Cliff, which was filed in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of California. The complaint requests the Court to "declare that Advanced Clean Fleets is preempted by federal statutes, otherwise violates the U.S. Constitution, and is unenforceable." Advanced Clean Fleets or  more