FIRESTONE, Colorado, Dec. 11 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources' Division of Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release on Dec. 10: St. Vrain State Park opened its trail connection going underneath I-25 and linking up with its Pelican Trail, which will eventually tie the park into the local communities and the Colorado Front Range Trail. The vision of the Colorado Front Range Trail is to create a multi-purpose trail from Wyoming to New Mexico, along the Front Range of Co more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Dec. 10: When Dr. Tabitha Thrasher was still in high school, she worked in a skilled nursing home in northwestern Missouri where she grew up, assigned to the janitorial and maintenance crew scrubbing baseboards, mopping floors and emptying trash cans. Thrasher also managed to stay longer in the elderly patients' rooms, patiently listening to their life stories. Thrasher, a University of Wyoming clinical more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Dec. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Friends University issued the following news: Friends University voice students recently competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) West Central Region Student Auditions, competing against college and university students across the region. A record breaking 481 competitors represented a four-state area including Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. This year's competition was held virtually and students were asked to submit their  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Under the direction of Parker Executive Search and a search committee, the search process continues apace and on schedule for the next dean of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science. Nominations and recommendations are welcomed from the university community and stakeholders; these should be submitted directly to Parker via this secure link managed by Parker: www.surve more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Three University of Wyoming students recently received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or work as interns abroad during the academic year. The students, including their hometowns, majors and where they will do their internships, are: * Batavia, Ill. -- Carlee Simpson, a junior majoring in zoology, is participating in an internship program with Kaya Responsible Travel more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A partnership between the University of Wyoming and Laramie Main Street Alliance has made some small-business owners a little happier as the holidays approach. Beginning Oct. 30, UW's "Cowboy Cash" program provided $50 in gift certificates to each student who had purchased a university meal plan. As of Dec. 4, businesses in the Laramie community had received $34,500, thanks to "Cowboy Cash" student purchas more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Dec. 9: The University of Wyoming's proposed spring 2021 semester would include 10 weeks of in-person instruction, a three-day spring break and five weeks of fully online classes to conclude the term, under a draft plan being presented today (Wednesday) to UW's Board of Trustees. The semester would begin with two days of online-only instruction Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21-22, and face-to-face classes w more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 8 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) is now accepting nominations for the 2022 UW Distinguished Alumni and Medallion Service awards. Applications that are submitted now through Feb. 28, 2022, will be reviewed, and awardees will be chosen in spring 2022. Those awardees will be honored in fall 2022. Due to COVID-19, recognition activities for the 2020 UW Distinguished Alumni and Meda more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Members of the University of Wyoming community are reminded to follow Gov. Mark Gordon's new orders aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19. The orders, which took effect Wednesday and are slated to expire Jan. 8, include: * Implementation of a statewide face covering order. * Bars and restaurants are to be closed from 10 p.m.-5 a.m. for on-site consumption. * Groups of patrons seated together at bars more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: As schools across Wyoming face a growing need for virtual education resources, the University of Wyoming Wallop Civic Engagement Program shifted its focus to address the need. Through the creation of a virtual curriculum catalog, new free resources will be available for Wyoming teachers, with the first set of virtual catalog courses available Tuesday, Dec. 15. They can be found on UW's WyoLearn platform a more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming has named Professor John Kaszuba as the recipient of the John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy. A UW School of Energy Resources (SER) professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Kaszuba specializes in the area of fluid-rock interactions. Established in 1990, the Wold Chair boasts a rich history as the first fully funded endowed academic chair at UW. Th more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Ramesh Sivanpillai, a remote-sensing scientist with the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) at the University of Wyoming, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). The fellowship is the second-highest honor ASPRS bestows on any individual. It recognizes active and midcareer members of the society who have made exceptional cont more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Wyoming residents have steadily changing opinions regarding the use and possession of marijuana, according to a new survey by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming. Over half (54 percent) of Wyoming residents now say they support allowing adults in Wyoming to legally possess marijuana for personal use. This continues the steady increase in support observed fro more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Wyoming residents are reporting an increased use of masks when visiting indoor public places, according to a new survey by the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC). The survey was conducted Monday, Dec. 7, with a majority of data collected before the announcement of Gov. Mark Gordon's statewide mask mandate Monday afternoon. Just over three-quarters (76 percent) of Wyomingit more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A majority of Wyoming residents are willing to be vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a University of Wyoming survey. With reports that a vaccine for the novel coronavirus will soon be available to the public, 31 percent of survey respondents said they would definitely take the vaccine, and 27 percent said they would probably take the vaccine. Thirteen percent of Wyomingites sampled responded that they more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Partners that span governmental boundaries and jump private-public borders hope to throw a tight noose around invasive grasses degrading Wyoming lands and halt establishment of other invasives. A public and private funding mix would drive the Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAGINE) based in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. T more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: With Wyoming hospitals seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and rising deaths, Governor Mark Gordon has announced a new approach that protects the public and keeps schools and businesses open. This involves requiring face coverings in certain indoor public settings in all counties, reducing group sizes, and reducing hours of businesses where COVID-19 transmission is more likely to oc more PR