LITTLETON, Colorado, April 16 (TNSPer) -- Arapahoe Community College issued the following current news: Arapahoe Community College (ACC) student Dayriana Sanders has been elected as 2022-23 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society International Co-President. Dayriana, who was honored by the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) as a 2022 Rising Star and as a member of the 2022 PTK All-Colorado Academic Team, is also the President of ACC's Sigma Phi Chapter of PTK as well as the President of the   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 14 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: Vice President for Student Affairs Kim Chestnut has temporarily assumed a new leadership role for the University of Wyoming's programs and efforts in diversity, equity and inclusion. UW's Board of Trustees today (Wednesday) appointed Chestnut as interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion through December. She'll lead those programs and efforts while a nationwide  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 13 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed two new Water Superintendents. The Governor has appointed Josh Frederickson as the new Water Division III Water Superintendent and Cory Rinehart as Water Division I Superintendent. Fredrickson replaces Loren Smith who retired after 19 years as Superintendent of Division III. Rinehart replaces Brian Pugsley who retired after 10 years as Superintendent of Div  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 14 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University will play a leading role in improving medical care and public health across the Northwest through collaborative research as part of a partnership with one of the nation's top medical schools that is backed by a new $63 million grant. The funding, from the National Institutes of Health, will support the Institute of Translational Health Sciences at the University of Washin  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release: New Jersey American Water will replace approximately one mile of aging water main in Absecon, Northfield, and Linwood and install 600 feet of new water main in Egg Harbor Township starting this month. The projects also include replacing three fire hydrants and 84 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company will replace the aging main and/or install   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on April 12, 2022: * * * A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) seeking to assist older foster children in Pennsylvania in finding more permanent family connections was unanimously approved by the House Children and Youth Committee on Monday. "This legislation will improve our processes to help foster youth achieve permanency, provide them with supportive co  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 12 (TNSEco) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCCC) in the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources recently broke ground on a demonstration house made of coal-derived carbon building materials and char bricks. The house is being built in tandem with a second house made from conventional building products and Pacific Clay bricks. The coal-derived bricks are made using low-energy, eco-f  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Two University of Wyoming researchers have developed a COVID-19 antigen test that is more sensitive than those currently on the market. The test can use a hand-held device to be read, making the test appropriate for diagnosis at the point of care within 30 minutes. "Our test detects the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and the time to result for our test is on par with other tests that detect SARS-CoV-  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 13 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) has submitted a waiver request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) to extend the current Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) deadlines. The extension of the CEP deadlines is in response to the recovery of the pandemic to allow school districts time to collect the necessary data to partic  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 15 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming is among the states joining a lawsuit filed by Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri challenging the Biden Administration's revocation of Title 42 border control measures. These Trump-era border policies helped reduce the flow of illegal immigration at the United States-Mexico border. Last fall Governor Gordon visited the southern border and joined 25 other   more