LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 18 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new on-campus course in blockchain technology at the University of Wyoming will be offered this spring semester through the College of Business Department of Accounting and Finance. With Wyoming enacting numerous blockchain-enabling laws to bring capital, jobs and revenue into the state, the course reflects the college's support of Wyoming's economic development by providing high-value business educatio more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 17 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A longtime Wyoming public school administrator with deep roots in the Black Hills has been named to the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees. Brad LaCroix, superintendent of Weston County School District 1 in Newcastle, was appointed by Gov. Mark Gordon to fill the unexpired term of Wava Tully, a Lusk resident who has resigned from the board. That term extends until 2025. "I want to thank Wava for her more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 16 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: For many people throughout Wyoming, a visit to the doctor's office may involve an extensive expedition. Patients sometimes need to travel long distances, on highways that can be nearly impassable, if not closed, during winter. Confronted with these and other limitations, people living in rural and underserved communities seeking medical care sometimes forego seeking care altogether. The owners of Stitche more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 18 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new approach to reclaiming lands disturbed by surface mining is having the desired result of improving ecosystem diversity, including restoration of foundation species such as sagebrush, according to a study by University of Wyoming researchers. The study by Associate Professor Kristina Hufford and graduate student Kurt Fleisher, in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Manage more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 15 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Jan. 14: Research projects on Wyoming's dual-language immersion programs and the state's first coal town are among this year's seed grant recipients from the University of Wyoming's College of Arts and Sciences. The annual funding from the dean's office is awarded to interdisciplinary research or creative activities that involve faculty from two or more A&S departments, schools or programs.  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 15 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Business will host the inaugural Rocky Mountain Entrepreneurship Research Conference Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18. The conference is intended to provide a venue where thought leaders in the field, from inside and outside Wyoming, link theory and practice, and to encourage and increase quality research on entrepreneurship, according to organizers. "Wyoming's frontie more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 15 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new research brief from the University of Wyoming's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources shows how to estimate visitor use at remote high-elevation sites. The paper, titled "Modeling visitor use on high elevation mountain trails: An example from Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park," was recently published in the Journal of Mountain Science. Abigail Sisneros-Ki more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Jan. 15 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The accurate characterization of near-surface winds is critical to understanding past and modern climate. Dust lifted by these winds has the potential to modify surface and atmospheric conditions, according to a University of Wyoming researcher who was part of a study on the subject. "This study demonstrates an intricate coupling between land surface changes and wind speeds. Speci more PR