LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 29 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Cheyenne attorney John McKinley was elected Friday as chairman of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, effective May 1. McKinley, who served as the board's vice chairman for the past two years, will take the gavel from Jeff Marsh, of Torrington. McKinley first was appointed as a trustee by Gov. Matt Mead in 2015 and reappointed by Gov. Mark Gordon in 2021. Also Friday, Kermit Brown, of more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 29 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Diane Kempson, an associate professor and director of the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at the University of Wyoming, was honored by the National Association of Social Workers' (NASW) Wyoming chapter during its annual awards ceremony earlier this month. As the recipient of the Greatest Contribution to Social Work Practice award, Kempson was recognized for over 50 years of commitment to the more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 29 (TNSconf) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Acclaimed memoirist, essayist and award-winning author Jesmyn Ward will speak Wednesday, April 20, at the University of Wyoming. Her presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be at 5 p.m. in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. It also will be livestreamed via UW's WyoCast system at https://wyocast.uwyo.edu/WyoCast/Play/e1fb9968e8d14ee68f6d8b3dd8ac7c041d. A book signi more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: * * * Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) is the prime sponsor of legislation to rename a portion of U.S. Route 11 in Luzerne County in memory of the late Rep. George Hasay. House Bill 2068 passed unanimously in the House of Representatives today and will next be considered by the Senate. "George Hasay was a loyal and civic-minded individual who dedicated  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming professor is among 20 international scholars who recently published a paper on the importance of mentor relationships for women and underrepresented minority scientists in academia. Bethann Garramon Merkle, an associate professor of practice in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, was second author of the paper. She and her colleagues say mentor relationships are c more PR