LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 14 (TNSEve) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Longtime University of Wyoming mathematics professor and administrator Myron Allen will give the 2021 Buchanan Lecture Friday, April 23. Allen, now professor emeritus of mathematics, will discuss "What the University of Wyoming Can Be" at 3 p.m. Following COVID-19 protocols, seating is limited in the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, but Allen's lecture is accessible via Wyocast at https://wyoc  more

CASPER, Wyoming, April 13 (TNSEve) -- Casper College issued the following news: John J. Nance, one of the National Patient Safety Foundation founders, will be the speaker for this year's Casper College Grosz Lecture Series. Nance will present at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27. Nance's presentation, "Interprofessionalism in Healthcare: The How and the Why it is so Vital," is free and open to the public. According to Jeff McCarty, Nance was chosen because of his vast experience working wit  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Positive daily experiences with their families generally help leaders in their efforts to be transformational in the workplace, according to research by a University of Wyoming faculty member and colleagues. But some leaders benefit more from positive family experiences than others. The research by UW College of Business Assistant Professor Shawn McClean, along with co-authors  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 15 (TNSAwa) -- Michigan State University issued the following news release: Gregory Marchal has been named Michigan State University's 17th Truman Scholar. He is one of 62 students from 51 U.S. colleges and universities selected as scholars. Marchal is an Honors College junior majoring in economics with a minor in social science quantitative data analytics in the College of Social Science and a minor in political economy in James Madison College. He is a member of  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: An experienced educator and administrator who has held multiple academic dean positions at other institutions has been selected to lead the University of Wyoming's College of Education. Scott Thomas, most recently the dean of the University of Vermont's College of Education and Social Services, will be UW's first John P. "Jack" Ellbogen Dean of the College of Education. The app  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Leigh Hall, a University of Wyoming professor of adolescent literacy, has been invited to participate in the International Literacy Association's annual "What's Hot in Literacy" survey for 2021. Hall, the Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Literacy Education, is one of only 25 researchers worldwide selected to serve in this role, which is a top honor for li  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 13 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Thirty-eight University of Wyoming instructors who inspire excitement, inquiry and autonomy in first-year courses are Promoting Intellectual Engagement (PIE) Award recipients. PIE Award recipients were nominated online by first- and second-year students, and then selected by a committee based on the number of nominations and students' comments. The committee reviewed more than 200 nominations.   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 15 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Some Wyoming K-8 teachers and librarians already have a leg up in preparation for offering computer science education in their schools come fall 2022, when it will be required. And they have the Wyoming Hub for Computer Science Outreach at the University of Wyoming to thank. Twenty-four such educators from 11 Wyoming counties made up the first cohort year of Wyoming's Schools and Libraries Integ  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 16 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: In early 2020, Governor Mark Gordon signed Migration Corridor Executive Order 2020-1. The Order supports conservation of mule deer and pronghorn, protects landowner rights and accommodates multiple-use opportunities. The Executive Order designated three corridors, and now the Governor and the Carbon County Commission are accepting applications to serve on the Baggs Mule Deer Migration Corridor Local A  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 14 (TNSPro) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: First lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative is partnering with University of Wyoming Extension to launch a program under the "Food from the Farm + Ranch" banner called "Grow a Little Extra." Wyoming Hunger Initiative regional directors Caitlin Youngquist and Lori Dickinson, both UW Extension educators, spearheaded the effort to encourage gardeners to "grow a little extra" this year to p  more