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Released: 27-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
TSA Snarls May Boil Down to Ineffective Communication
Creighton University

Up front for Guy McHendry, Ph.D., is the TSA’s lack of communication for novice airline passengers who, when confronted with security procedures, might not have the firmest grasp of what’s expected.

Released: 23-May-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Creighton Pharmacy Professor Publishes on Potential for Drug to Stave Off HIV
Creighton University

Chris Destache, Pharm.D., earned a National Institutes for Health grant last year to look into using HIV drug nanoparticles fabricated with a FDA-approved biocompatible polymer and how those drug-ladened nanoparticles can be used to help prevent HIV.

Released: 19-Apr-2016 10:05 AM EDT
‘Will You See the Players Well Bestowed?’
Creighton University

In the Elizabethan era, the play was indeed the thing, and even so vaunted a playwright as Shakespeare was far from a widely-known quantity. The playwright’s death on April 23, 1616, was marked by precious few remembrances.

Released: 9-Mar-2016 9:05 AM EST
More Dental Patients Could Be Spared the Drill, Thanks to Creighton Professor’s Discovery
Creighton University

Douglas Benn, D.D.S., Ph.D., has created a simple diagnostic liquid solution that can be applied to the surface of a patient’s teeth prior to a dental X-ray and which will help show dentists whether a tooth has cavitated decay or is pre-cavity.

Released: 24-Feb-2016 9:05 AM EST
Centennial of Henry James' Death Recalls Author's Wide-Ranging Work
Creighton University

Memorial events, academic conferences and public readings are slated in places James knew well, including London and Paris, where he spent many years in his youth and later life, and Venice, which he visited many times.

Released: 8-Feb-2016 1:05 PM EST
Inaugural 3 Minute Thesis Compels Students to Put High-Level Research Into Much-Condensed Package
Creighton University

At a glance around Room 3027 in the Harper Center on Thursday morning, Yovani Llamas counted 14 people in attendance for Creighton University’s inaugural 3 Minute Thesis competition.

Released: 3-Dec-2015 2:05 PM EST
Anti-Refugee Rhetoric a Troubling Echo of America's Past
Creighton University

The nation's poor track record with those seeking asylum who come from different religious backgrounds continues to be a stumbling block with new wave of refugees.

Released: 2-Dec-2015 9:05 AM EST
Lutherans, Catholics Taking More Steps in Ecumenical Dialogue
Creighton University

As the 500th anniversary of the Reformation approaches, Lutherans and Catholics are seeking common ground and ecumenical touchstones to widen understandings of the historical Church, its ministry, and the Eucharist.

Released: 23-Nov-2015 3:05 PM EST
Protection Plan Tips to Help Ease Electronic Device Shopping This Holiday Season
Creighton University

William Duckworth, Ph.D., a professor of business at Creighton University, provides five simple shopping tips when it comes to answering that question about buying electronic devices: "Do you want the protection plan?"

Released: 17-Nov-2015 2:05 PM EST
Playing Across the Aisles
Creighton University

An August decision by Target department stores to discontinue the practice of separating its toy aisles by gender might be the first step in creating a new generation of play, a Creighton University researcher says.

Released: 29-Oct-2015 3:05 PM EDT
Neuroscience Researchers Earn NSF Grant to Look at Youth Brain Development
Creighton University

The collection of vast stores of data that may unlock new information about the development of the brain as it transitions to adolescence from childhood will soon begin for neuroscientists in Nebraska with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Released: 21-Sep-2015 11:05 AM EDT
As Monarchs Migrate, Concerns Fly About Habitat, Food Source
Creighton University

Creighton University biologist Ted Burk says more people are joining the effort to help Mexico-migrating butterflies during their summer sojourn in the Midwest.

Released: 9-Sep-2015 12:05 PM EDT
U.S. EMTs Provide Lessons in Out-of-Hospital Care for Nigerian Students
Creighton University

A pair of American EMTs traveled to Nigeria this summer to teach 40 Nigerians the basics and benefits of emergency out-of-hospital health care.

Released: 20-Aug-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Rural Mainstreet Index Falls to Growth Neutral for August
Creighton University

A monthly survey of independent bankers in a 10-state region indicates slower economic growth in the months ahead.



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