LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 18 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2021: A longtime University of Wyoming faculty member and expert on the state's economy has been appointed as the interim dean of UW's College of Business. Rob Godby, an associate professor in the Department of Economics and most recently acting associate dean of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, will take the reins of the College of Business May 1. He succeeds Dean  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming assistant professor's research article has received national recognition by the University of Chicago Press Journals. Sandra Leotti, in UW's Division of Social Work, was awarded the 2021 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize for her submission, titled "The Discursive Construction of Risk: Social Work Knowledge Production and Criminalized Women." The prize is awarded annually for w  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 17 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Libraries and the Wyoming State Library have partnered to launch the Wyoming Digital Newspaper Collection online. This collection of historic newspapers combines the digital holdings of both institutions with a new interface that is more robust, providing easier, customizable searches and better results. More than 800,000 pages are now available, with new content added monthly. To se  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: In a letter to Department of the Interior Acting Secretary Scott de la Vega, Governor Mark Gordon outlined concerns over de la Vega's Secretarial Order 3395, which is causing delays in routine approvals for oil and gas companies holding valid drilling permits. Governor Gordon stated the secretarial order's 60-day pause on new oil and gas authorizations comes "with severe implications t  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 20 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: On February 17, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow submitted a letter to President Joe Biden on behalf of State Superintendents and Commissioners representing North Dakota, Montana, Alaska and Utah. The letter, which follows, expresses the five education representatives opposition to the actions taken to ban oil and gas leases on federal land and to curtail production and t  more