DULUTH, Minnesota, Sept. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Minnesota's Duluth Campus issued the following news release: Adam Burke is starting the school year leading UMD's Recreational Sports Outdoor Program (RSOP). He began serving as RSOP's director on August 30, following in the footsteps of Mick McComber, who retired last fall after working at UMD for more than 40 years. Burke has extensive experience in collegiate outdoor recreation. He comes to UMD from the University of Wyoming, where   more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Sept. 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: Dr. Blake Johnson has been named Assistant Provost for Student Success and Retention at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith following a national search. He will begin his role Oct. 18. The position was created after a year-long institutional reorganization process, aiming to unify the institution's student success centers into one cohesive unit - the Office of Student Success and Rete  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 (TNSEve) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center's (AHC) Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership is collaborating with Wyoming PBS and Wyoming Humanities to host an economic discussion. "Wyoming at the Economic Crossroads" is the topic of the virtual event to be held Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. The event will be livestreamed and can be accessed from the Wyoming PBS websit  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 8 (TNSPar) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * University of Wyoming College of Education Launches Competition to Spark Interest in Teaching The University of Wyoming College of Education and UW Trustees Education Initiative (TEI) have partnered with Mursion, a company that develops virtual reality training simulations, to present the inaugural College WYTeach competition. UW and Wyoming community college students who are freshmen or   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 8 (TNSPar) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * University of Wyoming Libraries Signs Open Access Publishing Agreement With Cambridge University Press Research published by corresponding authors based at the University of Wyoming will be made open access at no additional cost, thanks to a new partnership between UW Libraries and Cambridge University Press (CUP). Through the read-and-publish agreement, UW authors have the opportunity to  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 10 (TNSgra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: Simone Runyon, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming's Department of Geology and Geophysics, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for research that investigates critical element distribution in the Rattlesnake Hills Alkaline Complex in central Wyoming. The three-year, $274,610 grant, for a project titled "Processes Influencing Critical Elemen  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: In the film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," Sean O'Connell, the photographer character played by Sean Penn, spent the better part of his career trying to snap a photo of the elusive snow leopard in the Himalayas. When the opportunity finally came, O'Connell chose to observe the rare animal through his eyes rather than his lens, saying "If I like a moment, I mean me, personally, sometimes I don'  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 10 (TNSpar) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: * * * UW School of Energy Resources, Williams Cos. Join Forces on Hydrogen Project Representatives of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and The Williams Cos. Inc. recently met on campus to discuss the UW school's initiatives and development opportunities, as well as the energy infrastructure company's clean energy strategy in Wyoming. A partnership bet  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 8 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Equality State Research Network, a project of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities at the University of Wyoming, has awarded six grants to support community-based participatory research focusing on improving the health and well-being of Wyoming residents. The 2021 recipients represent a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines, and their studies can improve the health and well-being of W  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: For the past three years, the University of Wyoming's rodeo teams have ended the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) competition as champions in both the men's and women's divisions. Do not expect the Cowboys and Cowgirls to give up those championships anytime soon -- Coach Beau Clark has built the program to last over the long haul. With the fall season opening this weekend at the annual Shawn   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon is taking steps to address staffing challenges at Wyoming healthcare facilities amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The Governor is deploying Federal funding to provide staffing relief and support for current healthcare staff and to secure traveling medical staff. "Wyoming's healthcare system and healthcare workers, in every community are feeling the strain of   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon continues to lead planning efforts on how to most effectively invest in the future of Wyoming. The public engagement and planning process is continuing, as the Governor's Strike Team prepares recommendations on how best to utilize state funds awarded under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). The Governor previously expressed his commitment to a thoughtful, purposeful, tra  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 8 -- 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 Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Michael K. Davis will be retiring from the Court, effective January 16, 2022. The Judicial Nominating Commission will accept expressions of interest from qualified persons to fill the vacancy through Friday, October 1, 2021. The expression of interest f  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 11 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: Wyoming Senator Ogden Driskill will introduce state legislation to fight back against Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Wyoming; with Senate President Dan Dockstader co-sponsoring the bill. Driskill's Civics Transparency Act is currently in draft form with the Legislative Service Office. Driskill said his bill gives "parents the tools to know what is being taught in their children's classrooms and  more