SACRAMENTO, California, July 31 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release: * * * - California and New Mexico previously defeated federal government attempts to postpone, repeal rule * * * California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, filed a motion to intervene in Cloud Peak Energy v. U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the District of Wyoming attemptin more PR

CHADRON, Nebraska, July 24 -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: A successful year-long student teaching pilot with 10 Chadron State College students at three Nebraska partner school districts in Chadron, Scottsbluff and Sidney, has paved the way for the Education department to expand the new format to 16 Nebraska school districts and two in Wyoming this fall. Dr. Don King, chair of Professional Studies, announced the collaboration in the fall of 2017 and then met with sc more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 22 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A longtime University of Wyoming faculty member who founded and directed a key outreach program for more than a decade has been named director of UW's American Heritage Center (AHC). Religious studies Professor Paul Flesher will lead UW's repository of manuscripts collections, rare books and the university archives, which is among the largest nongovernmental archives in the nation. Flesher's appointment w more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 25 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Four University of Wyoming graduates will be honored Friday, Sept. 13, with new UW Alumni Association (UWAA) awards. Recipients and their awards are: Aaron Bieber, Richmond, Texas, the Network/Chapter Leader Award; Barney Cosner, Riverton, the Life Member Service Award; Jo Anne Youtz McFarland, Riverton, the Building a Better Wyoming Award; and Brittany Wells Gray, Green River, the Rising Alumni Award. T more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Future teachers will be able to learn more about the University of Wyoming College of Education in a new book published by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). "Start Here to Become a Teacher" includes a listing of the nation's top undergraduate teacher preparation programs, and UW is included on the list. The publication allows aspiring educators to "comparison shop" undergraduate teacher prep more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 24 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Fifteen McNair Scholars Program students will present individual work that is the culmination of their internships during the 27th annual research symposium Monday, July 29, in the University of Wyoming Union Family Room. The symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. with welcoming remarks from Fredrick Dixon, visiting assistant professor in the UW School of Culture, Gender and Social Justice, followed by lunch at 11 more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Sixteen people representing a wide range of interests have been named to the committee that will help select the next president of the University of Wyoming. UW trustees, faculty, staff and students are represented on the committee, along with a former governor; an alumnus who's a recently retired corporate CEO; a former state auditor and current electrical utility executive; and a former student body pre more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 22 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Department of Zoology and Physiology Assistant Professor Corey Tarwater was among scientists on a study about how climate change can threaten species and that extinctions can affect ecosystem health. The research details the vital importance of assessing to what degree animals can respond to changing environmental conditions -- for example, by shifting the timing of breeding -- and w more PR