LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 23 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Wyoming Dementia Together is a new program for caregivers offered through the Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming. The goal of the program is to "create a vibrant, active community that touches every caregiver in Wyoming to harness personal strengths and local resources to ultimately provide the best care possible for those living with dementia," says Sabine Schenck, the project's more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: An educator who provides financial literacy education to the state's residents has received the University of Wyoming Extension's top honor. Michelle Vigil, who is based in Campbell County and serves northeast Wyoming, received the organization's Jim DeBree Award. The award is named in honor of the retired Wyoming extension administrator and given to those who demonstrate a high level of professi more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Developing Facebook Live shows and other innovative methods for University of Wyoming Extension to deliver resource information to small-acreage owners in the face of COVID-19 has led to the originator receiving extension's Creative Excellence Award. Jennifer Thompson, small acreage outreach coordinator for UW Extension, organized the digital delivery effort earlier this year when COVID-19 halted more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 24 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Using federal CARES Act funding allocated by Gov. Mark Gordon, the University of Wyoming has purchased a medical facility adjoining campus where COVID-19 confirmatory testing and eventual administration of coronavirus vaccine will take place. The acquisition of the Mountain View Medical Park building at 2710 Harney St., for the appraised value of $8.4 million, also consolidates the university's land owner more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is one of six pre-service programs nationwide to be awarded a CASE Implementation Grant, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience, to benefit current and future agricultural education teachers in the state. This grant will allow UW pre-service teachers to become certified in the "Principles of Agricultural Sciences -- Animal" course through Curriculum for Agricultural Science Ed more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Two University of Wyoming professors, with assistance from a UW graduate student, developed a public health tool to track COVID-19 data -- one that provides up-to-date information tailored for rural areas, such as Wyoming. Pavel Chernyavskiy, in the UW Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Tim Robinson, a statistics professor and the director of UW's WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 24 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A unique partnership was formed between University of Wyoming Extension's nutrition and food safety (NFS) team and ACRES Student Farm on the UW campus during a time of lockdowns. ACRES Manager David Burton wasn't able to host in-person workshops due to COVID-19. When he stumbled across the NFS team's Facebook Live videos, he thought a webinar series would fill the education outreach void. Burton asked NF more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 23 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: More than 50 presentations are scheduled during the University of Wyoming Extension agriculture and horticulture online conference Jan. 4-15, 2021. "The virtual conference is a great opportunity for people to learn new information when unable to travel to traditional in-person type events," says Brian Sebade, a UW Extension educator. The conference is free. Only registered participants will be sent a lin more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The ability to manage multiple projects and willingness to help others are qualities that have earned the University of Wyoming Extension's Lincoln County-Afton office associate the organization's top staff honor. Jill Hubbard is the recipient of UW Extension's Administrative Professional of the Year Award. Hubbard has served as a UW Extension office associate for over 20 years; hosted the Exten more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 19 (TNSRep) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A plan aimed at protecting Wyoming bats from a potentially deadly fungal disease has been updated, in part, through the efforts of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD) at the University of Wyoming. The second version of "A Strategic Plan for White-nose Syndrome in Wyoming" was completed recently by Ian Abernethy, lead vertebrate zoologist at WYNDD, along with Laura Beard and Nichole Bjo more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 22 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Dec. 21: Two University of Wyoming professors, with assistance from a UW graduate student from Basin, developed a public health tool to track COVID-19 data -- one that provides up-to-date information tailored for rural areas, such as Wyoming. Pavel Chernyavskiy, in the UW Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and Tim Robinson, a statistics professor and the director of UW's WWAMI (Washington, Wyomin more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 23 (TNSGra) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Student Success Services (SSS) program at the University of Wyoming, housed in the Student Educational Opportunity office, has received a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant, in the amount of $2.23 million, was awarded to UW's SSS program from among 1,732 proposals submitted nationwide in a competitive grant competition. SSS is funded to improve persistence and g more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 24 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has unveiled the Community Charitable Relief Program, which provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations that have provided public assistance or seen a decline in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor has allocated more than $12.1 million in CARES Act funding to Wyoming counties and tribal governments for the program. All decisions on funding will be made at th more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 15: Governor Mark Gordon pushed back against a possible federal ban on oil and gas leasing, citing a study, released today, that said that the state could lose more than $300 million per year in tax revenue were the new presidential administration to implement such a plan. "A federal leasing ban would be a serious threat to our state's economy," Governor Gordon said. "The revenue challenges tha more PR