RIVERTON, Wyoming, July 22 -- Central Wyoming College issued the following news: The section of Central Wyoming College's campus, housed in the foothills of the Wind River Mountain Range, merged with the outdoor education, anthropology and expedition science programs to become the Alpine Science Institute on October 18, 2018. Formerly called the Sinks Canyon Center, the ASI now includes the physical campus, and instruction and research efforts. The Interdisciplinary Climate Change Expedition i more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 18 -- The University of Wyoming College of Law issued the following news: Professor Tara Righetti of the College of Law recently released a myriad of articles published by top law journals nationally and internationally. Regionally renowned for her expertise in the field of oil & gas and energy law, she has further gained national notoriety with her publications in the Yale Law Journal, the Ohio State Law Review Online, and the Utah Law Review. Additionally, she published more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 23 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dilpuneet Singh Aidhy is studying high entropy alloys that are potential materials for large structural applications, while Jifa Tian is researching a solution to create materials and understand the fundamental physics for future quantum computers that can process problems classic computers cannot. Both University of Wyoming faculty members' research projects received a boost earlier this month. Their pro more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 24 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Bart Geerts says the Arctic is arguably the region on Earth that is warming the most rapidly, with rapid sea ice loss and warming air temperatures reinforcing each other. Decreasing ice cover implies potentially more hazardous Arctic winter weather effects upon coastal communities and local transportation. To better tackle this issue, the University of Wyoming department head and professor of atmospheric  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 21 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on July 20: For the first time, scientists have answered the critical question of when the persistence of polar bear populations in different parts of the Arctic will be threatened due to sea ice loss from global warming. Declines in global polar bear populations have long been predicted as sea ice loss continues. This new paper, published today (Monday) in Nature Climate Change, projects when polar bear p more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 18 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A majority (56 percent) of Wyoming residents now say they would strongly or somewhat support local ordinances requiring face mask use in indoor public places, while 36 percent say they strongly or somewhat oppose such measures, according to a new survey by the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC). Asked about a face mask ordinance in their communities requiring use in outdoor more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 21 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The chair of the University of Wyoming's Department of History and American Studies has been named UW's interim associate vice provost for global engagement. Isadora Helfgott will oversee UW's Global Engagement Office, created as part of UW's strategic plan, "Breaking Through: 2017-2022," which calls for expanded recruitment of international students and greater engagement of faculty and students in inter more PR