SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, June 30 (TNSAwa) -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Eleven members of Cal Poly's Rodeo Team qualified to compete in the 72nd annual College National Finals Rodeo held June 11-19 in Casper, Wyoming, where one student-athlete came away with a second-place win: Grant Peterson, a second-year agricultural systems management major, placed second in the steer wrestling event. Student-athletes who advanced to the   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 1 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news on June 30, 2021: Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Davis announced today that Circuit Court Judge Robert B. Denhardt, Ninth Judicial District (Fremont County-Lander), will be retiring effective October 4, 2021. The Judicial Nominating Commission will accept expressions of interest from qualified persons to fill the vacancy through Monday, July 26, 2021. The expression of interest form can be obtain  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 29 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Five collaborative projects aimed at providing multidimensional benefits to the University of Wyoming and the state are moving forward with funding from a new program in UW's Office of Research and Economic Development. The first UW Grand Challenges Initiative Planning projects address issues ranging from rural health to developing next-generation, secure, digital platforms that promote sustainab  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 1 (TNSPro) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new master's degree program that prepares students to become collaborative, interdisciplinary leaders in environmental and natural resource fields will launch this fall, following action by the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees. The board voted at its May meeting to approve the new Master of Science degree in environment, natural resources and society (ENRS), a program in UW's Haub School   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 1 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming faculty member has received a $240,000 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant that will be used to determine how to schedule observations of spectra of more than 30 million galaxies to be able to study dark energy. "A major unsolved scientific mystery is the relatively recent onset of an accelerated expansion of our cosmos," says Adam Myers, an associate professor in the UW   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 1 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon and Secretary of State Ed Buchanan have sent a letter to the National Rifle Association (NRA) inviting the NRA to explore relocation of its Virginia operation to Wyoming. The letter highlights the state's business-friendly tax environment, Wyoming's eager workforce and the population's strong support for Second Amendment rights. Governor Gordon is a lifetime member of the NRA an  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 30 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: Kate Fox will become the Wyoming Supreme Court's second woman Chief Justice on July 1, 2021. Justice Fox was selected by her fellow justices to fill this role as Chief Justice Mike Davis' term as chief will come to an end on June 30. Marilyn Kite earlier served as Chief Justice from July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2014. Justice Fox received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wyoming with  more