LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 27 (TNSEve) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A global community of developers, entrepreneurs, legal experts, legislators, researchers, educators and students will attend the fourth annual Wyoming Blockchain Stampede, featuring the Wyohackathon, Sept. 21-26 at the University of Wyoming. The event also will be livestreamed for audiences around the world. "The Wyoming Blockchain Stampede, like the new UW Center for Blockchain and Digital Inno  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty expert list. The list, created in spring 2015, serves as a reference for statewide, regional and national reporters who may need a UW faculty expert to comment on a particular topic or current event for their stories. For a list of current UW experts, go to www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/experts-list. For a UW faculty   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Assistant Professor Corrine Knapp will lead the Northern Great Plains regional chapter of the fifth National Climate Assessment, a federally mandated analysis of climate change impacts for the United States. The assessment entails a rigorous process of public engagement and scientific review. The goal is to analyze the effects of human-induced and natural global change on th  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) has completed a map of thermal maturity of the Mowry Shale in the Powder River Basin. Thermal maturity, the degree to which the total organic carbon in a formation has been transformed from kerogen to producible hydrocarbons due to heat and pressure, is an important measure for not just the quality of a source rock, but also helps  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 25 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: Results for the third administration of the Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) are now available online. Wyoming successfully administered the state assessments to 96.46% of students in the spring of 2021. Compared to the 2019 results, there was a slight decrease in student proficiency rates for all content areas and grade levels, with the exception of grade 9 math. However, the  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Gordon has responded to a court brief filed by the United States Department of Interior yesterday advising the district court of the next steps in the offshore and onshore oil and gas leasing processes. Interior is currently appealing a June ruling by a federal judge in Louisiana blocking the Biden Administration's oil and gas leasing "pause". The Governor issued the following statement:   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: As students return to classrooms across the state during a time of increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections, state leaders are describing priorities and expectations for students, staff and families. "Our goal for this school year is to keep our schools open and our students learning safely in-person, in the classroom," Governor Mark Gordon said. "Today we want to announce our joint plan put in place  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: On behalf of the Judicial Nominating Commission, Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate M. Fox, who serves as Chairman, announced today that the Commission has completed its consideration of all who have expressed interest in the position of Circuit Court Judge in the Ninth Judicial District. Pursuant to Article 5, Sec. 4 of the Wyoming Constitution, the Judicial Nominating Commission submitted three nomine  more