ELKINS, West Virginia, Aug. 4 (TNSAcc) -- Davis and Elkins College issued the following news release: The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reaffirmed accreditation for Davis & Elkins College following comprehensive virtual and onsite reviews earlier this year. The status will continue for the next 10 years with a reaffirmation of accreditation scheduled for 2030-2031. HLC is a regional accreditor, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, whose authority extends over colleges and uni  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2021: A University of Wyoming professor has used computer modeling to propose that sand and mud subducted off the coast of California around 75 million years ago returned to the Earth's crust by rising up through the mantle as enormous diapirs, like blobs in a lava lamp. These blobs are now found at the surface of the Earth, far inland from the coast, in places including the Mojave Deser  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 (TNSEve) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch will visit the University of Wyoming College of Law and campus with a free public talk at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16. Gorsuch will discuss "Constitution Day Reflections: Equal Justice for All" in a fireside chat format with Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Lynne Boomgaarden. His talk will take place in the Buchanan Center for the Performing  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 6 (TNSPol) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2021: Members of a U.S. Senate committee heard about the University of Wyoming's efforts to drive energy innovation and economic development from UW President Ed Seidel during a hearing today (Thursday) in Washington, D.C. Seidel spoke to and answered questions from the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, along with Thomas Zacharia, director of the Oak Ridge National Labora  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 6 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming faculty member and four colleagues' research that examines the effect of electronically monitoring employees was selected as the top paper for practical impact by the Organizational Behavior (OB) Division of the Academy of Management. Chase Thiel, an associate professor of management and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program Professor of Business Ethics in U  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Much like an ancient bighorn sheep or a woolly mammoth from the Pleistocene era, Ioana Stefanescu stood at the edge of the Natural Trap Cave -- an 85-foot-deep cavern in northern Wyoming that contains a graveyard of mammal fossils dating from 12,000 to 23,000 years ago. But, unlike those prehistoric mammals that unexpectedly fell to their deaths, Stefanescu, a University of Wyoming Ph.D. candidate  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 5 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Isaac Boettcher, an Idaho Falls, Idaho, senior in the School of Energy Resources (SER), recently conducted fieldwork to survey methane emissions as part of an internship with the Center for Air Quality (CAQ) at the University of Wyoming. Boettcher was awarded the research internship through a generous endowment from the Nielson family as part of his studies in the energy and environmental systems   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 6 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is moving forward with the process to gather input on proposed reconfigurations and reductions of academic programs that are part of a plan outlined to the UW Board of Trustees last month. In addition to accepting feedback through an online survey (https://uwyo.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cGngx5Q5dQOZYW) available to campus and off-campus stakeholders, the Office of A  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) at the University of Wyoming has published a "Wyoming is CCUS Ready!" StoryMap that highlights the state's leadership in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in order to meet midcentury net-negative carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions goals. The StoryMap highlights Wyoming's preparedness for CCUS through infrastructure, geology and tax incentives. Wy  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon is pleased to congratulate Michael Lenz of Alpine as the 2021 winner of the Wyoming Governor's Wild Bison raffle. For the second year, Governor Gordon donated a bison license to support Wyoming wildlife conservation. "I offer my congratulations to Michael and send my well-wishes to him for a successful hunt," Governor Gordon said. "I want to thank all those who purchased a raffle t  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Eager to see another successful school year, Governor Mark Gordon is committed to standing behind local school districts as they make decisions on how students can return to the classroom safely. The Governor will not require districts to implement mask mandates. "Wyoming was first in the nation in having a safe and successful in-person school year last year," Governor Gordon said. "My focus is on supp  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon is leading the State of Wyoming to continue its partnership with the Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL) in a collaborative effort to promote and strengthen the coal industry. The two entities renewed an MOU in July. The collaboration includes work to develop a Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) test project at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center in Gillette. "This MOU reinf  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate M. Fox, who acts as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, announced today that Circuit Court Judge Bruce B. Waters, Fifth Judicial District (Park County), will be retiring effective December 3, 2021. The Judicial Nominating Commission will accept expressions of interest from qualified persons to fill the vacancy through Monday, August 30, 2021. The expression   more