TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * The inaugural postdoctoral research associate, Magda Garbowski, began her position this semester after completing a USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wyoming. * * * The University of Arizona has received an anonymous $4 million gift to establish a new Endowed Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Change and Human Resiliency. Th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Five Northern Tier lawmakers are encouraging customers of Frontier Commonwealth to weigh in on a proposed settlement agreement recently filed with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) by the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA), Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA) and Frontier. The settlement was negotiated in response to a formal complaint filed by OCA and OSBA against Frontier earlier   more

JACKSON, Wyoming, Nov. 2 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Peter Houston joins the team at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Jackson Hole as Resort Manager, trading in the vineyards of Napa Valley for rugged mountain peaks. Houston brings extensive hospitality experience to his new role, arriving as the property prepares for a bustling winter season. "Having grown up in the mountains, I was thrilled by the chance to join Four Seasons at this iconic property  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) have released the guidance for Establishing or Modifying Library Material Policy as outlined in the 2023-2027 WDE Strategic Plan. School districts can utilize this meaningful guidance to evaluate or implement their own policies to best serve their communities, through local school district control. The   more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 2 -- Utah State University issued the following news: LARAMIE, Wyoming -- Utah State soccer (13-7-1, 9-2 MW) punched its ticket to its first-ever Mountain West Championship title game, as the 2-seed Aggies defeated 3-seed Boise State (10-4-6, 8-2-1 MW) 1-0 in an overtime thriller in the tournament's semifinal round at the Madrid Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon. "This is the stuff that we dream of, ever since I got here three years ago," said Utah State head coach Manny   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Rock Springs poet Barbara Smith as Poet Laureate. She is the ninth Poet Laureate in state history. Smith taught for 38 years at Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) prior to her retirement in 2007. While at WWCC, she directed the Wesswick Lecture Series in the Arts and Education, bringing numerous visiting writers to the school's campus in southwest Wyoming. "B  more