LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 26 (TNSconf) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: M. Catherine Aime, a professor of mycology in Purdue University's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, will speak at the University of Wyoming as part of the Department of Botany's Martha Christensen Memorial Lectures. Aime will present "The Role of Animals in Dispersal-Limited Neotropical Fungi" at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in UW's Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center. A reception wi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 (TNSJou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study from North Carolina State University examines immune system diversity in the critically endangered Wyoming toad and finds that genetic bottlenecks could impact a species' ability to respond to new pathogens. The findings could inform captive breeding strategies for endangered animal populations. The Wyoming toad, Anaxyrus baxteri, suffered a severe population decline thr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is one of 73 institutions of higher education chosen by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative. The action will help incarcerated individuals access educational programs as part of the Biden administration's broader efforts to support reentry, empower formerly incarcerated persons, enhance public safety, a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming faculty member served as co-author and researcher for a recently published article that discusses the implications of online higher education in the post-COVID-19 era. Richard Carter Jr., an assistant professor in the UW College of Education, helped write and edit "Academia's responses to crisis: A bibliometric analysis of literature on online learning in higher education  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A multiyear collaboration between high school science teachers in Green River and the University of Wyoming's Science and Math Teaching Center (SMTC) has transformed the educational experience for hundreds of students in that southwest Wyoming community. The collaboration is detailed in an article (https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/716627?journalCode=schools) in the journal Scho  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 27 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: As part of his ongoing focus on education and workforce development, Governor Mark Gordon has launched a new dashboard that provides tools for job seekers, businesses and educators. The dashboard will provide users a greater understanding of what jobs are available in Wyoming; pathways through education to be able to qualify for in-demand jobs; the value of education and training; labor supply and d  more