ALBANY, New York, Aug. 11 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball today joined the Sand County Foundation in announcing the annual Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)-Leopold Conservation Award. Table Rock Farm of Castile, along with the Wyoming County Soil and Water Conservation District, has been selected for the distinguished award, which honors a f  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 10 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Libraries recently awarded alternative textbook grants to two faculty members to implement open educational resources (OER) in their classes this fall. The alternative textbooks resulting from the grants are projected to save UW students more than $18,800 per semester. "These recipients are adapting and creating open materials for foundational courses that will have a broad  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021: Diseases affect survival and reproduction in wildlife, but documenting the influence of diseases on evolution in wild populations is challenging. A group of University of Wyoming researchers presents evidence that chronic wasting disease is driving evolution in mule deer. Holly Ernest, a UW professor of wildlife genomics and disease ecology, was part of a research group that exam  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 13 (TNSPro) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) will offer a new minor in energy resource management (ERM) starting this fall. The new minor will allow a wider array of UW undergraduate students to gain access to specialized energy instruction to supplement and enhance their education. The minor will benefit students who are interested in business, economics, finance, engineering, sc  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Kevin Monteith, an associate professor and Wyoming Excellence Chair in the University of Wyoming's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, recently received the Pope & Young Club's Lee Gladfelter Memorial Award. Established in 1961, the Pope & Young Club is one of North America's leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. The award is named for Lee Gladfelter, a prominent wildli  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Gordon has announced his selections for members of the Sublette Mule Deer Migration Corridor Local Area Working Group. This is the third and final working group to convene to address the currently designated migration corridors under Migration Corridor Executive Order 2020-1. The Order was issued by Governor Gordon in February 2020 and supports conservation of mule deer and pronghorn, protect  more