LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded stipends to 200 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor this fall. Nebraska's Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $3,600 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 20 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Published in the current issue of the Nebraska Banker, Baird Holm Associate Emily Tosoni and Summer Associate Lauren Dubas use the current controversy surrounding Graceland, Elvis Presley's iconic home, to bring attention to the importance of understanding title fraud and taking steps to protect your property. The article, titled "Counselor's Corner: Viva Las Titles! Understanding the Risk of Property Title Fraud,"  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 18 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Baird Holm LLP is pleased to welcome James T. Schmidt as he returns to the Finance & Creditors' Rights section of the firm. James began his law career at Baird Holm and, after a brief hiatus at a law firm in the Kansas City metropolitan area, has returned to the firm to concentrate his practice on bankruptcy, in and out of court restructurings, creditor enforcement and collection remedies, and related commercial li  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: The DCCC released two new TV ads in the race for NE-02, "The Guy" and "Mentor," highlighting Don Bacon's extreme anti-abortion record that couldn't be more out of touch with Nebraskans. The ads feature local Nebraska women holding Don Bacon accountable for siding with MAGA extremists to co-sponsor (three times) a national abortion ban with no exceptions for rape, incest,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The DCCC released a new TV ad in the race for NE-02, "Interested," featuring a local Nebraskan highlighting Don Bacon's record of standing with MAGA extremists over Nebraska families. Bacon has endorsed Donald Trump three times and repeatedly fallen in line with his dangerous MAGA agenda, including backing Donald Trump's tax scam to raise taxes on middle class families. The ad is airing   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 21 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: EDF Renewables North America today announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) for the Milligan 1 Wind project (Milligan 1). EDF Renewables developed Milligan 1 and is the owner/operator of the 300 megawatt (MW) project located in Nebraska. The project has been in operation since 2021. The agreement between EDF Rene  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Linda Sobeski, PharmD, has been named the inaugural associate dean for the UNMC College of Pharmacy's regional pharmacy school at the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The first pharmacy class at Kearney - projected to be 12-16 in number - is set to enroll August 2025 and graduate May 2029. Dr. Sobeski, a UNMC alumna who has been with the UNMC College of Pharmacy since 2005, is a   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 21 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers is pleased to announce a successful Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit was hosted in Kearney, Nebraska this week. Over 200 people attended the event to help combat human trafficking in Nebraska. "I am pleased to see such a large turnout for the Summit. Events like this are a great step towards improving collaboration in the state. We want  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 19 -- Baird Holm, a law firm, issued the following news: Congratulations to Baird Holm Partner Scott P. Moore who has been elected to the Board of Directors at Inclusive Communities. As a member of the board, Scott will support Inclusive Communities in their mission to confront prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination. Scott is widely recognized as a national expert in ADA and fair housing law. His practice has a particular emphasis in defending discrimination matters und  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Sept. 21 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: State Nebraska Bank & Trust's donation is to support the renovation and addition to the Athletic and Recreation Center Complex. Continuing with its mission to provide quality experiences for residents of Wayne and the surrounding region, State Nebraska Bank & Trust in Wayne is making a $120,000 donation to Wayne State College to support the Athletic and Recreation Complex (ARC) renovation and addition project.   more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Sept. 20 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Wayne State music students Emmett White and Elizabeth "Libby" Aschoff made history when they became the first WSC students to advance beyond the preliminary stage at a national singing competition. Two Wayne State College students made history at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions semifinals when they advanced beyond the preliminary stage of the national competitio  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 18 -- Union Pacific issued the following news release: * * * The Community Ties Giving Program grants underscore Union Pacific's steadfast commitment to communities * * * Union Pacific Railroad's Community Ties Giving Program awarded over $5.2 million in local grants to 487 nonprofit organizations located in villages, towns, cities and counties across the 23-state network in which the railroad operates and its employees live and work. Millions of people will benefit f  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 19 -- The University of Dallas issued the following news release: The University of Dallas has expanded its automatic admission rule, the UDallas Promise, to include Catholic high schools in Texas, Oklahoma and Lincoln, Nebraska. The UDallas Promise guarantees admission to students graduating from these schools who meet certain criteria. Students must achieve an unweighted grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or a weighted GPA of 4.2 by the end of their junior year; they must  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Dan Moser, Research and Innovation University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have achieved a breakthrough in antiferromagnetic spintronics, a development that could expand the nanotechnology's capabilities, which have been limited by their need for excessive power. The team has been able to show that introducing boron -- a process called B-doping -- into magnetoelectric oxides can control magnet  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 21 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Law-Psychology Program was the first of its kind when it was founded in 1974, and 50 years later, it remains unique and renowned in the field, with a wide-ranging legacy. That legacy and the 50th anniversary is being celebrated Sept. 20. Alumni, faculty, students and friends of the program will be on campus for an e  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 19 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center is actively working with partners at the Department of Health and Human Services and Boys Town to continue to improve protocols and services and raise awareness of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The 988 number -- modeled after 911 -- replaced the 10-digit suicide hotline number nationally in July 2022  more