LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 24 (TNSEve) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Ann McCutchan, an author, lyricist, librettist and former professor at the University of Wyoming, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 6, at UW. Her talk, which is free and open to the public, will be at 4 p.m. in Room 506 of Coe Library. The event also will be livestreamed on Zoom. To attend the event via Zoom, register at www.uwyo.edu/libraries. The University Store will have copies of  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 21 (TNSEve) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2021: A conference focused on collecting, preserving and using materials that document the history of Yellowstone National Park will take place next summer at Montana State University (MSU). University of Wyoming Libraries and the MSU Library will co-host the second "Conversations on Collecting Yellowstone" June 5-8, 2022, in Bozeman, Mont. The conference coincides with the 150th ann  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 21 (TNSMon) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2021: The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) has received a generous donation from The Anschutz Corp. to help launch the school's new Hydrogen Energy Research Center (HERC). The donation is the first substantial private financial investment made in support of the center, which will focus on clean hydrogen produced by diverse energy sources. The gift is intended   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 22 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: The University of Wyoming's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources has received a gift of $600,000 from the Tome Foundation to create the Tome Scholars to Fellows Program. "Wyoming and the University of Wyoming are close and dear to us. The University of Wyoming is our alma mater, and Carol is a native Wyomingite," Ramon Tome says. "We are proud to provide an opportun  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Two University of Wyoming researchers are part of the first-ever mapping of magnetic stripes -- one of the foundations of plate tectonics -- within the lower gabbroic section of fast-spreading oceanic crust. In the process, the group may have potentially solved a 30-year-old question of scientific debate: At what speed does fast-spreading oceanic crust form? "This has never b  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: Saharan dust is an important phosphorus supply to remote and nutrient-depleted parts of the world's oceans and American lowland tropical rainforests. However, the bioavailability of this phosphorus largely depends on its chemical form. Mengqiang Zhu, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, and his Ph.D. student studied  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 21 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2021: The number of first-time students from Wyoming attending the University of Wyoming has grown by 11.5 percent this fall, driving an overall 3.7 percent increase in UW's first-time headcount. Some 909 students from Wyoming have enrolled in the state's university for the first time, up from 815 the year before and topping the pre-pandemic number of 902 in fall 2019. As a result, t  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 23 (TNSPar) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: * * * 4-H After-School Program Collaborates With UW Makerspace * * * Albany County 4-H is redefining the traditional agriculture-based 4-H program through a partnership with the University of Wyoming's makerspace studio. The two groups have teamed up to create an after-school program for 8- to 14-year-olds in which students will be able to take part in activities through the  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 23 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: The University of Wyoming's Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center has received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to provide mental health awareness training on campus. The five-year grant will provide the UW Wellness Center with $125,000 per year to support mental health first aid (MHFA) training at  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: The Mountain West region suffers from one of the highest rates of suicide in the nation, a phenomenon that Carolyn Pepper, a University of Wyoming psychology professor, is studying. Pepper's research team at UW's Stress and Mood Lab is using nationally collected health data to understand what factors are specific to the Mountain West's suicide rate. The stoic, individualistic W  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 21 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Education is collecting public input on proposed changes to the 2022 Wyoming Fine and Performing Arts Content and Performance Standards at the request of the State Board of Education (SBE). The collected input will be shared with the SBE. To provide input, review the 2022 Wyoming Fine and Performing Arts Content and Performance Standards. Written or verbal input can b  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 23 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: Brittney Montgomery, a first-grade teacher at Sweetwater County School District #2's Harrison Elementary School in Green River, was named Wyoming's 2022 Teacher of the Year during Wednesday's Wyoming Education Summit. Montgomery is an advocate for her students and believes in every student's ability to grow academically and socially, setting students up for success. Montgomery uses positive re  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: Wyoming's hospitals have sought additional support to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the surge in hospitalized patients. There are approximately 200 people with COVID-19 in Wyoming hospitals today, which is near the peak number the state has seen during the pandemic. Governor Mark Gordon has activated guardsmen who have stepped forward to provide temporary assistance to hospita  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has signed an executive order to allow motor carriers hauling hay in Wyoming to operate outside of regular operating hours and carry larger loads. Oversize loads of baled livestock feed qualifying for a permit may now operate two hours before sunrise and two hours after sunset with a valid permit. The permit also authorizes oversize baled livestock feed loads up to 12 feet in wi  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 24 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Jefferson Coombs to be a Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial District serving Fremont County, Wyoming. Coombs' appointment fills the vacancy left by the retirement of Honorable Robert B. Denhardt . Coombs currently serves as Field Office Supervisor of the Campbell County Office of the Public Defender, a position he has held since 2015. He previously served as an Assis  more