OMAHA, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- Creighton University issued the following news: On Wednesday, October 30, the Creighton University Health Sciences Campus - Phoenix hosted the grand opening of the recently completed sixth floor. The sixth floor of the campus' Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Health Sciences Building is dedicated to the academic success and well-being of Creighton students. The floor was completed with simultaneous investments from The Norton Foundation and the state of Arizona, m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: The ads will run across the Midwest, highlighting Trump's disastrous economic agenda that would hike costs across the board, from gas prices to everyday essentials Today, the Democratic National Committee is launching a new ad campaign at hundreds of gas stations and convenience stores across the Midwest reaching voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska calling out Donald Trump's exp  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Hastings College issued the following news: Dr. Brie Myre, Hastings College assistant professor of biology, recently published an article in "Endangered Species Research," a peer-reviewed scientific journal that focuses on research that assists with conserving endangered and threatened species. Her article, "Anatomical Evidence that arribada olive ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys olivacea feed at breeding and nesting grounds to maintain high reproductive o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law issued the following news: Although she's achieved much in Washington, D.C., Mikaela Bledsoe Downes' education is bringing her closer to her intended destination -- returning home to the Winnebago tribe in Nebraska with her degree, and a wealth of knowledge and a strong professional network along with it. "When my mom was in Nebraska, the thought was, if you want to do well, you get out of Nebra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: In new footage obtained by Politico, Chuck Schumer admits he has been behind Dan Osborn's campaign in Nebraska, telling a group of high-profile donors that Osborn would help give Democrats a Senate majority. The footage is unwelcome news to Democrat Dan Osborn, who has gone to great lengths to hide the fact that he was recruited by the Democrats and even praised Bernie Sanders. "Chuck Schumer  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 30 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined attorneys general from 26 states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. "Election integrity starts with safeguarding the ballot box. Our brief calls on the Supreme Court to let states enforce our own election rules that don't allow non-citizens to vote. By expeditin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: University of Nebraska-Lincoln law professor Jessica A. Shoemaker will discuss the centuries-long struggle for land justice in rural America during her Nov. 12 Nebraska Lecture. Shoemaker, Steinhart Foundation Distinguished Professor of Law, will speak at 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union's Swanson Auditorium. Her lecture, "Ground Rules: How Property Makes the Countryside," is part of Nebraska Research Days. Th  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 2 -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release: * * * Benefit options may include $0 medical deductibles, $0 unlimited virtual urgent care, $8 or less prescription drugs, access to dental and vision coverage and up to $150 in reward incentives[i] * * * UnitedHealthcare has announced a significant expansion of its Individual & Family Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans, now offering coverage in 30 states. This increase includes new coverage area  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: Katie Anania, assistant professor of art history in the School of Art, Art History and Design, has published her first book, "Out of Paper: Drawing, Environment, and the Body in 1960s America." The book was released Oct. 15 by Yale University Press. Anania will have a launch event for the book at First Friday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at Francie and Finch Bookstore, 130 S. 13th St. in Lincoln. "Out of Pa  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: The Archives and Special Collections within the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries contain a multitude of stories. Some are well-known -- how Willa Cather became a Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist after studying at Nebraska and honing her writing skills here. Others are more obscure -- when alumnus Joseph Ishikawa led a public campaign to desegregate Lincoln's pools. But each one shaped the state and its  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker scientist working to save Great Plains rangelands * * * The sweeping prairies of the Great Plains are shrinking by millions of acres every year under the combined pressure of cropland conversion and rapid spread of invasive trees. Scientists and conservationists have said Great Plains grasslands are among the world's most threatened ecosystems. Collapse of the biome would bring serious   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Ted Hibbeler and Nikki Menard have established the Hoop of Learning program to help Indigenous youth prepare for college. "If you're looking at our population, there's very little college preparation among our students because there's very little college culture at home," said Hibbeler, the Rural Prosperity Nebraska Extension educator who leads the Native American Coalition.   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: A University of Nebraska Law researcher's work examines the intersection of administrative law, the separation of powers, and election law. Brandon Johnson, assistant professor of law, is currently focusing on the ways in which the courts attempt to shape the interactions of democratic institutions, specifically as it relates to electoral law cases. "I am currently researching various ways in which t  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Nov. 1 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: DeMoine Adams, a former Husker football star and current CEO of the TeamMates Mentoring Program, will present his motivational program at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in Gardner Auditorium (Gardner Hall) at Wayne State College. The public is invited to attend. TeamMates was founded by Tom and Nancy Osborne in 1991. The former head football coach at Nebraska felt that the athletes in his program could make an impact o  more