CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 31 -- BlackFog, a company that says it protects data and privacy and strengthens regulatory compliance, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: BlackFog, the leader in ransomware protection and anti data exfiltration today announced it has been named a winner in the prestigious 2024 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group. BlackFog received the Fortress Data Protection award for its pioneering anti data exfiltration (ADX) tec  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host "One Sky," a full-dome series of short films. Pictured is a full-dome still from "The Forge of Artemis," one of the short films that will screen at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15. (National Science Foundation Noir Lab Photo) Three new shows that will explore Norse mythology, astronomy from around the globe and Wyoming geography will highlight the University of Wyom  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: D. Michael Thomas, this year's recipient of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association's (UWAA) Building a Better Wyoming Award, has chosen the Johnson County Fairgrounds Foundation in Buffalo as the beneficiary of a $15,000 donation from the McMurry Foundation. Thomas, a distinguished sculptor and UW alumnus from Buffalo, received the Building a Better Wyoming Award in recognition of his outstanding con  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider UW's budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year during the board's regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, June 12. The meeting will begin with an executive session at 8 a.m. The public session, expected to begin around 9 a.m., will be livestreamed via UW's WyoCast system and YouTube at https://wyolinks.uwyo.edu/trusteesjun24/. The complete agenda, along  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, June 7, at Laramie's Hilton Garden Inn for the council's regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. During the meeting, UW School of Energy Resources (SER) Executive Director Holly Krutka will provide an overview of major SER activities conducted throughout the second quarter of 2024, followed by SER division reports and a   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Libraries has added the ArtistWorks platform to OverDrive, the statewide e-content provider, and Libby, a one-tap reading app. ArtistWorks offers world-class instruction from Grammy Award-winning music professionals. The platform offers over 40 lessons ranging from basic music theory to mandolin through online, self-paced tutorials. These lessons can be accessed by UW faculty, staff a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources hosted carbon capture, utilization and storage technology and project developers -- with potential carbon capture customers -- at a Technology Showcase at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center in Campbell County Thursday, May 30. (UW Photo) The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) hosted carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) t  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Mason Lee (center), senior project coordinator of the UW Biodiversity Institute, gives a bat presentation at Bear River State Park for the annular solar eclipse during October 2023. At the event, participants used the supplies pictured in the foreground to build bat houses, which will be installed before the bat walk in Bear River State Park in Evanston June 25. (Tyfani Sager Photo) For the fourth consec  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 30 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Morteza Dejam Morteza Dejam, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming's Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS. Dejam, also an adjunct associate professor in UW's School of Computing and a faculty member in UW's Hydrologic Science Program, achieved the ScholarGPS No. 2 ranking in petroleum engineering in the United State  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Seven weekly evening presentations on topics of local and international interest are on the schedule for the Harlow Summer Seminar Series at the renovated University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station. The facility is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park. The events are every Thursday from June 20-Aug. 8, with a 5:30 p.m. barbecue followed by a 6:30 p.m. seminar. Th  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Tara Righetti The University of Wyoming's Tara Righetti will serve a two-year term as chair of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Permitting Task Force for Federal Lands and Outer Continental Shelf. Righetti, a UW School of Energy Resources (SER) professor of law and the Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies, was appointed as a task force member in April and was amo  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, May 31 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: What started out as a planned assembly to welcome the state's superintendent of public instruction, quickly turned into a celebration for Cody (Wyoming) High School Principal and Waynesburg University graduate Nathan Tedjeske ('13) when he was presented with the Milken Educator Award in front of students, teachers, colleagues and media. The prestigious national award, also referred to as the "Oscars of Teachin  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 31 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming has filed an additional lawsuit challenging a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) targeting the coal industry. Wyoming has joined West Virginia and Georgia along with 19 other states challenging EPA's new steam electric power generating effluent guidelines. The rule was part of a package of rules affecting power plants the EPA released in  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 23 -- The Wyoming Judicial Branch issued the following news release: The Wyoming Judicial Branch announces the launch of its groundbreaking Court Navigator Pilot Program in Natrona County. The initiative harnesses the power of non-lawyer volunteers to provide crucial guidance and support to self- represented litigants, empowering them to navigate the legal system effectively. Designed to enhance access to justice and streamline court processes, the Court Navigator Pilot   more