LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 (TNSconf) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: "From Frontier to Center Place: The Dynamic Trajectory of the Chaco World" is the topic of the 23rd annual George C. Frison Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology Lecture Thursday, Sept. 22, at the University of Wyoming. Barbara Mills, a Regents Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona and curator at the Arizona State Museum, will give the Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month-spo  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Sept. 10 (TNSfund) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: Dakota State is one of seven regional institutions named as a recipient of a $14 million Innovation Corps (I-Corps) grant. The consortium includes North Dakota State University (lead), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, DSU, South Dakota State University, University of North Dakota, University of Wyoming, and University of Nebraska-Omaha. Dakota State's portion will be $793,692 for the fiv  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Russell Callahan, a former University of Wyoming Ph.D. student, led research in California that found differences in underlying bedrock composition are a key factor in how tree stands in forests respond to drought after wildfires. "This work shows previously unrecognized connections between the types of bedrock underlying forests and how well the forests do during droughts," says Callahan, who wa  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Sensory Biology Center (SBC) recently received a five-year, $10.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research activities from 2022-27, which include exploring curing diseases. The grant, which started Sept. 1 and runs through July 31, 2027, is a Phase II Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program grant funded by the Nation  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A bulletin recently published by University of Wyoming Extension provides a valuable new resource for public officials, community planners, local business owners and citizens interested in personal income trends in Wyoming. Titled "Assessing 2001-2018 Total Personal Income and Its Components for the Rocky Mountain Region, Wyoming and Its Counties," the publication provides data-based insight into  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: An experienced scholar in American Indian studies who grew up on Montana's Blackfeet Indian Reservation and has worked for nearly a decade on Wyoming's Wind River Indian Reservation has been selected to facilitate research partnerships between the University of Wyoming and the Wind River tribes. Tarissa Spoonhunter, most recently an associate professor at Central Wyoming College  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Thomas Boothby, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of molecular biology, recently received an $857,794 NASA grant to study the effects of water loss on tardigrades. "Unlike you or me or many other organisms, tardigrades survive drying out. We previously found that, when tardigrades start drying out, they start making a special type of protein known as CAHS proteins," Boothby says. CAHS   more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: The Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of two leaders to mission-critical roles at VMI. Dr. Shannon Eskam will serve as VMI's director of financial aid. VMI will benefit greatly from Eskam's wealth of experience in the areas of financial aid, student affairs, and finance. Most recently, she served as the director of financial aid at Casper College in Wyoming where she also served as a  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: "Mental health continues to be a rising concern for many in our great state. In 2020, Wyoming, sadly, had the highest rate of death by suicide in the nation," Governor Mark Gordon stated. "In order to address the scope of the problem, we must be actively engaged in finding solutions. Building partnerships and enhancing collaboration will help deliver timely services to those experienci  more