LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 1 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Extension educators will use two John P. Ellbogen Foundation grants to help youths start and develop local food businesses, and develop a hands-on teaching garden in Rawlins. The Ellbogen Foundation seeks to cause or create change to benefit Wyoming citizens in support of science, education and charity, according to its website. Two $6,860 grants fund the projects. The two-year entre more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Chase Thiel, an associate professor of management at the University of Wyoming, recently was named the Daniels Fund Professor of Business Ethics. Thiel is the first recipient of this position through the Daniels Fund. The Daniels Fund Professorship in Business Ethics is awarded to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in scholarly activity that advances the mission of the Daniels Fund Ethics Ini more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming graduate student in the School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design recently received the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation Military Scholarship for 2020. Aaron Temple, of Casper, a Wyoming Army National Guard veteran who served in the Iraq War, will receive an $8,000 stipend to support his education at UW and a plaque commemorating his achievement. more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Nov. 30: A University of Wyoming faculty member who teaches about the ancient philosophy of Stoicism is featured in a chapter on the subject in a recently released philosophy book. Rob Colter, an associate lecturer in the UW Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, is spotlighted in "How to Cope like Epictetus," a chapter in "The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philo more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing global pandemic, second-year medical students from the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) Medical Education Program at the University of Wyoming presented their research projects as part of a virtual symposium. The second annual symposium, presented Nov. 12, was divided into three "breakout rooms" where groups of students presented their summer r more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new study from the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) and the Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources explores Wyoming residents' perspectives of energy development, including "social license," or the level to which Wyoming residents support or oppose different forms and amounts of energy development. The researchers also examined Wyomingites' values and  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 5 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Taryn Wright, residence coordinator for White Hall and Hill Hall at the University of Wyoming, recently received the Outstanding Entry-Level Professional Award. The award is presented each year to a housing professional who is currently working in a hall director, administrative assistant, occupancy manager or equivalent position at an Association of Intermountain Housing Officers (AIMHO) member s more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 1 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Members of the Restoring Shoshone Ancestral Food Gathering (RSAFG) group on the Wind River Indian Reservation are reclaiming knowledge about the use of Shoshone foods and preserving traditional methods of gathering and preparing those foods. RSAFG efforts were supported in 2018 by a National Institutes for Health (NIH) grant through the IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) at the Univer more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 5 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following procedural order (Case No. 19-1016-PWD-CN): EASTERN WYOMING PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT, a public utility, Wyoming County, Application for a certificate of convenience and necessity to provide improvements to its water system and related appurtenances to serve 71 existing and 112 new customers in Beartown, Herndon Heights and surrounding areas in Wyoming County. PROCEDURAL ORDER This Procedura more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Gordon has made $5 million in CARES Act funds available to behavioral health providers in Wyoming to help them provide services to residents with needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. "We know this pandemic and its impacts has taken its toll on the mental health of many Wyomingites, particularly those battling substance abuse," Governor Gordon said. "This funding will enhance the ability more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: To address the shortage of substitute teachers in Wyoming's K-12 schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wyoming is encouraging its students to fill that role during the break between UW's fall and spring semesters. Students in UW's College of Education this week received a letter from Gov. Mark Gordon and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow asking the students who are cert more PR