CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 3 -- Laramie County Community College issued the following news: The Facebook Journalism Project will host a free training on how to best leverage the social media giant's tools and platform to keep audiences informed at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, in the ANB Bank Center at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Journalists, communication specialists, and the public are encouraged to attend the free 90-minute training, which is organized by LCCC Wing more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 4 -- The Ohio Department of Higher Education issued the following news release: * * * - National Governors Association's Educate for Opportunity project to increase residents' upward mobility * * * Ohio is one of six states chosen by the National Governors Association (NGA) to participate in a project that will design education and training programs to increase the upward mobility of adult learners. Ohio, along with Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, an more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Secretary Russell Redding today notified farmland owners in Lackawanna and Wayne counties that they are eligible to receive disaster relief funding from the United States Department of Agriculture. Also eligible are the adjacent counties of Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, and Wyoming. "Pennsylvania farmers who have experienced losses from excessive rainfall can now breathe a s more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 5 -- Union Pacific issued the following news release: The world's largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, will embark on a third and final tour celebrating the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad's completion, giving rail fans across the Southwest an opportunity to experience history. The newly restored locomotive recently completed a tour across the upper Midwest and a trip to Ogden, Utah, for a May 9 ceremony commemorating the annivers more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 4 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Assistant Professor Domen Novak in the University of Wyoming's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently received a grant of more than $520,000 from the National Science Foundation for research on trunk exoskeletons that can prevent and relieve back pain. As principal investigator, Novak will introduce intelligent and adaptive components to an exoskeleton prototype or more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming College of Education Dean D. Ray Reutzel has been awarded the most prestigious honor from the International Literacy Association (ILA), the William S. Gray Citation of Merit. The award honors a nationally or internationally known individual for his or her outstanding contributions to the field of reading/literacy. "Reutzel has been a consistent and influential voice for teacher prep more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Entrepreneurs will continue to receive no-cost support from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network to research and develop their innovations, thanks to a $125,000 grant awarded to the University of Wyoming. This is among only 24 federal and state technology grants awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) this year. The Wyoming SBDC Network will use the funds to provide more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming project is among 215 humanities projects nationwide selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to receive a total of $29 million in grants. UW Libraries received nearly $209,000 to be used over the next two years for the Wyoming Digital Newspaper Project, says Amanda Lehman, an assistant librarian in Digital Collections and co-project investigator. The Wyoming Dig more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Prospective entrepreneurs in southeastern Wyoming have a new incentive to start up. The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC), the University of Wyoming's business incubation program, is launching a new regional startup challenge for Albany and Laramie counties. The Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad (SEWYIL) will be based on UW's very successful Fisher Innovation Launchpad model, but relies on pa more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming stands No. 2 among the nation's land-grant universities, and No. 5 overall, in the Wall Street Journal's 2020 "Is Your College Worth the Cost?" rankings, which are based on student perceptions of the value of their education. The rankings were compiled by the Journal following a survey of 174,000 students at more than 800 universities nationwide. Based on student responses, only  more PR