LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 9 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Stages of vaccine production from discovery to commercialization are the focus of a new University of Wyoming Department of Chemical Engineering elective course, titled "Vaccine Manufacturing." Scheduled for fall 2020, the course is for upper-division (senior) undergraduate students in chemical engineering, chemistry, microbiology, biology, pharmacy or pre-medicine. UW Department of Chemical Engineering P more PR

SHERIDAN, Wyoming, July 8 -- Sheridan College issued the following news release: Arleth Rodrigues Rascon, from Gillette, has been selected as the National Council for Community and Education Partnership (NCCEP) GEAR UP Wyoming Student of the Year nominee and received the Prudential Spirit of Community Award in recognition of her work to make college more accessible for all. A dual and concurrent student at Gillette College and 2020 graduate of Campbell County High School, Rodrigues Rascon is t more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 9 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science's Construction Management Program has received a $452,522 grant that will help support construction training in Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services awarded the funds through its Workforce Development Training Fund (WDTF). This is the first award of this type for the Construction Management Program. The WDTF is a unique  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 9 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Great Plains Institute (GPI) and the University of Wyoming's Jeffrey Brown explore the planning of carbon dioxide transportation networks on a regional scale in a new analysis. The white paper also looks at the economic and environmental benefits that can be achieved through economies of scale to meet the United States' midcentury decarbonization goals. The paper may be found here https://www.betterene more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming researchers are studying whether applying an insecticide early in the season and herbicide at the same time controls alfalfa weevils and helps prevent a field from becoming a buffet for pests and heartburn for farmers. Some companies are offering the option to apply the two pesticides in one application for increased convenience. Herbicides to control weeds usually are applied earlie more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon continues to get needed resources out to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts in Wyoming. Congress allocated Wyoming $1.25 billion as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the State Legislature passed new laws guiding how that money can be spent. To date Governor Gordon has allocated $210 million to address the impacts of the COVID-1 more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 9 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon and the members of the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) have unanimously supported the submission of a bid to purchase Wyoming land with a goal of returning additional revenue to the state. The non-binding bid is only another step towards the purchase, and is not final. The bid will now be submitted to Occidental Petroleum for the purchase of land and minerals, and may includ more PR