LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 18 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 17: Nicole Crawford has been appointed director of the University of Wyoming Art Museum, following approval by the UW Board of Trustees during its meeting today (Thursday). Crawford, the longtime curator of collections, had been interim director since February. "I am so appreciative of Nicole's extraordinary leadership during these past months -- she has been patient, tenacious and a rea more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 18 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Sept. 17: New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Alexander Central School District - Financial Management (Genesee County and Wyoming County) Auditors determined that while the board and district officials used $3.1 million in excess reserve funds as a financing source for a capital project, they did not  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Two University of Wyoming researchers are leading a team that is studying phase behavior of nanoconfined pure fluids and fluid mixtures that are crucial for recovery mechanisms in ultratight shale oil reservoirs, where nanopores represent a majority of the total pores. "For the first time, it has been experimentally proven that binary fluid mixtures confined in nanoporous media, at a specified b more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 15 (TNSCXX) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science's Innovation Wyrkshop will expand across the state with five new Innovation Wyrkshop mini-makerspaces -- aimed at high school students and young adults with disabilities -- thanks to $175,000 from Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) Pre-Employment Training Funds. Locations for th more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming researchers once again have advanced artificial intelligence technology to identify images of wild animals from camera-trap photographs in North America. The researchers used 3 million camera-trap images from 18 studies in 10 U.S. states to develop two computer models that demonstrated remarkable accuracy and efficiency in accomplishing a task that is important in wildlife  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 15 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Two University of Wyoming researchers and a colleague recently received a grant to develop a diagnostic assay for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They also will test for antibodies to the virus in human samples. Associate Professor Patrick Johnson and Assistant Professor Karen Wawrousek, both from the UW Department of Chemical Engineering, along with Professor Gerard Wall in the Depa more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 19 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Wyoming residents are increasingly comfortable attending outdoor public events and less concerned about the spread of COVID-19, but a strong majority say they still wear face protection in indoor public places, according to a new survey by the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC). The survey was conducted Sept. 8, about a week before Wyoming hit all-time highs in th more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 18 (TNSBud) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 17: The University of Wyoming administration will develop a $42.3 million biennial budget reduction plan for the Board of Trustees to consider at its November meeting, following action by the board today (Thursday). In accordance with UW Regulation 2-12, the trustees directed UW President Ed Seidel to develop a budget reduction plan to present to the board in 45 days. The action is neces more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 18 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Sept. 17: A longtime effort to separate the governance of the Western Research Institute (WRI) from the University of Wyoming has reached finality, following action today (Thursday) by the UW Board of Trustees. The board approved a resolution supporting UW's full divestment from WRI. This will allow WRI to be within its own separate nonprofit corporation, while maintaining its partnership with UW throu more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming's Public Health Orders have been extended an additional two weeks through Sept. 30. One change has been made to Order No. 1, which now permits indoor close-contact group activities and sports to occur in all settings. The Governor cited a desire to see the impacts of the Labor Day holiday and the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning before t more PR