LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science alumnus is using his Laramie ranch to create a solar energy research facility that will donate its energy proceeds to the university while also creating research and curriculum opportunities for students and faculty members. Gene Humphrey, co-founder of 9H Research Foundation, studied mechanical engineering at UW and went on to run the hig  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, March 5 (TNSJou) -- Colorado State University issued the following news: Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, in addition to smoke from fires in forests as far away as California and the Pacific Northwest. Researchers at Colorado State University, curious about the health effects from smoke from large wildfires across the Western United States, analyzed six years of hospitalization data and death records for the cities along the Front   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 6 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A distinguished national engineering leader has agreed to join the University of Wyoming as a senior strategic adviser to President Ed Seidel for science, technology and engineering. Tom Peterson, most recently the provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of California-Merced, will assist the faculty and university leadership in building interdisciplinary technology, science and en  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Education and UW Trustees Education Initiative are collaborating with Mursion, a company that develops virtual reality training simulations, to present the inaugural WYTeach competition for high school students interested in becoming teachers. The top three participants will be awarded scholarships to UW or Wyoming community colleges. Students interested in participati  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Construction Management Program is now offering its first two scholarships. The first is the Joseph and Patricia Grabowski Scholarship in Construction Management, established by Joe, a 1982 UW alumnus, and Patty Grabowski. The second, the Marcy Civil and Architectural Engineering Excellence Fund, was established by Dewey Marcy, a friend of UW and the personal representative for t  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: When a University of Wyoming Department of Economics team produced a research paper on the net benefits to social distancing policies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, team members anticipated that there would be a broad interest in their results. What they did not expect, however, was the intense level of interest in their research last spring among national and global media, as well a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Students in the University of Wyoming's new outdoor recreation and tourism management degree program are completing projects in southeast Wyoming as part of an innovative, applied experience called the professional semester. The professional semester is a suite of classes, taught by the program's faculty, for students in their last year of the program. This is the second annual professional semester offer  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: Ten years ago, the University of Wyoming hosted the ninth International Conference on Sir Walter Scott, marking only the third time the international conference had been held in North America. Participants came from Australia, France, Scotland, England, Germany and Hong Kong. Born of that conference is a new book, titled "Walter Scott at 250: Looking Forward" and edited by Caroli  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 5 (TNSRep) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) has reviewed the impact of President Joe Biden's temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands, finding significant potential impacts on Wyoming oil and gas production, access to existing and future reserves, as well as state revenue. EORI says its analysis of the federal lease moratorium on Wyoming's conventiona  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 4 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Cameron Wright, who has served as interim dean of the University of Wyoming's College of Engineering and Applied Science since August 2019, has been named acting dean through August 2023 by the UW Board of Trustees. "Dr. Wright is the right person at the right time to lead the College of Engineering and Applied Science through the pandemic and our current budget headwinds," Interim Provost Anne A  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 3 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon emphasized his commitment to Wyoming's energy economy and its fiscal health in his 2021 State of the State address. He asked the Legislature to think carefully about the balanced budget he presented to them and to position Wyoming for the future when addressing K-12 education funding. "We're entering more frugal times and we will have to continue to temper wants and emphasize need  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 3 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: Wyoming school personnel, parents, and community members are invited to participate in four education program surveys to help determine what activities and pertinent professional development training is offered by the Wyoming Department of Education to further support school districts through the State System of Support and specific federally funded Title programs. Participants are encouraged t  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 5 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following transcript on March 3, 2021: * * * Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Governor and Madame First Lady, members of the 66th Legislature, elected officials, members of the judiciary, guests, and citizens of the Great State of Wyoming. It is, as always, an honor to speak with you today on behalf of the dedicated men and women of Wyoming's judicial branch of government. I wish we could all have been together in the beautifully   more