CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 7 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has appointed C. Haley Bunn, a native of Oceana, Wyoming County, to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Bunn is a descendant of generations of West Virginia coal miners and a former federal prosecutor with deep trial and appellate experience that she will bring to the state's highest court. "Haley Bunn is a wonder  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 8 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akin Gump advised Dorchester Minerals, L.P. in the acquisition of mineral and royalty interests totaling approximately 3,600 net royalty acres located in 13 counties across Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming in exchange for common limited partnership units of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. Dorchester Minerals, L.P. is a Dallas-based owner of producing and non-producing oil a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming soil science researchers are conducting preliminary tests of a coal-derived soil amendment that so far is producing results similar to another popular soil amendment, biochar. The project is part of the Carbon Engineering Initiative in the UW School of Energy Resources' Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCCC). The CCCC is focused on supporting the future of Wyoming c  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 8 (TNSRep) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: There is perhaps nothing more evocative of the American West than herds of elk, mule deer or pronghorn moving freely across the landscape. And a new series of detailed maps reveals their migration pathways -- thanks to a team of state, federal and tribal scientists. The second volume in a series, the detailed maps will help wildlife managers conserve the big-game migrations that support herd abun  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Global Vegetation Project, started in 2020 by the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute, recently published K-12 educational materials on its website. The Global Vegetation Project was developed to fill a need for more resources to teach vegetation ecology online. The vision for this project is to curate a global database of open access vegetation photos that can be used by educators   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: Researchers, including one from the University of Wyoming, report a large decline in bird abundance in a tropical forest in Panama, despite its status as a protected area. The finding potentially points to concerns about how tropical bird populations are faring. Corey Tarwater, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, says the researchers' findings p  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is in the early stages of redesigning its general education program, and the committee charged with leading the effort is seeking public input. Over the next month, UW's Next Generation General Education Committee invites stakeholders both on and off campus to submit comments. The first opportunity for members of the UW community is a strategic planning Idea Lab Tuesday, April 5  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 7 (TNSconf) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences will host the I.D.E.A.S. (Imagining the Development and Evolution of Arts and Sciences) Symposium from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. The free public symposium, titled "What Arts and Sciences Can Become," will highlight posters and papers based on UW College of Arts and Sciences faculty research and panel disc  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 9 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on April 8, 2022: Ten years ago, Nate Storey was nearing the completion of a Ph.D. in agronomy from the University of Wyoming while working to develop a new company with the bold objective of revolutionizing the way produce is cultivated and sold. He and a partner had just won the UW College of Business entrepreneurship competition, receiving $12,500 to help start their company and one year of free business  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 8 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Mark Gordon is applauding a ruling that upheld the Bureau of Land Management's decision approving a natural gas project in Sublette County. The State of Wyoming defended that decision in court and this week U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl ruled that the BLM adequately considered the impacts of the project on the pronghorn migration route stretching from Grand Teton National Pa  more