CASPER, Wyoming, March 12 -- Casper College issued the following news: The 34th Annual Casper College and ARTCORE Literary Conference titled "CREATE" will be held Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, 2021. The conference, known as "The Workshop Edition," will present free workshops during the two-day event. According to Cara Rodriguez, conference director and English instructor at Casper College, the workshops will cover fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Authors presenting at the conference ar  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 9 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: An attorney from Sublette County and a businesswoman and former educator from Teton County have been named to the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees. Elizabeth Greenwood, of Pinedale, and Carol Linton, of Jackson, were appointed by Gov. Mark Gordon and approved by the Wyoming Senate. They succeed Mel Baldwin, of Afton, and Dick Scarlett, of Jackson. Reappointed to the board were Vice Chairm  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: In previous research, ancient massacre sites found men who died while pitted in battle or discovered executions of targeted families. At other sites, evidence showed killing of members of a migrant community in conflict with previously established communities, and even murders of those who were part of religious rituals. But a more recent discovery by a research team -- that includes two Univers  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on March 10, 2021: A distinguished scholar and administrator who led academic and research improvements at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has been selected as the University of Wyoming's provost/senior vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Kevin Carman, who was the executive vice president and provost at UNR from 2013-2020, will begin his duties at UW in June. His appointment to UW's sec  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The chair of the University of Wyoming's Department of History and American Studies has been named UW's associate vice provost for global engagement. Isadora Helfgott oversees UW's Global Engagement Office, created as part of UW's strategic plan, which calls for expanded recruitment of international students and greater engagement of faculty and students in international education. She has held   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A molecular biologist whose research and publication prowess are internationally known has received the Andrew Vanvig Distinguished Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. Professor David Fay joined the Department of Molecular Biology in 2001. A developmental geneticist, Fay uses nematodes -- tiny roundworms -- to anal  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: About 20 students from the University of Wyoming and several of the state's community colleges will gain hands-on training in software development starting later this month. The two-week intensive experience will be used to pilot an innovative program in software development through a partnership involving Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom; UW; Wyoming community colleges; and industry partners   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 13 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: "Speak No Evil," a male focus group that focuses conversations on race, racism and American society, will be offered to University of Wyoming administrators, faculty and staff, and community members ages 21 and up, beginning next month. The virtual pilot program, sponsored by UW's Black Studies Center and Advising Career and Exploratory Studies (ACES), will begin Saturday, April 3, from 11 a.m.-noon, and  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 9 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 8, 2021: Governor Mark Gordon announced Wyoming will remove its statewide mask requirement and allow bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms to resume normal operations on March 16. The decision reflects the state's continually improving health metrics and is consistent with the Governor's approach of balancing public health with protecting livelihoods. Wyoming has seen a declining number of acti  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has convened an emergency response team to mitigate impacts and seek solutions to the discovery of invasive zebra mussels in Wyoming. The team, led by Director Brian Nesvik of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Director Doug Miyamoto of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, is working to remove the products that carry zebra mussels and contain their potential spread. Last   more