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State Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for 2024-12-15 ( 18 items )  
BlackFog: Personal Liability Concerns Impact 70% of Cybersecurity Leaders (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- BlackFog, a company that says it protects data and privacy and strengthens regulatory compliance, issued the following news release: San Francisco, CA, Dec. 12, 2024 -- BlackFog, the leader in ransomware prevention and anti data exfiltration (ADX), today unveiled its research conducted with UK and US IT Security decision makers/1. The research revealed that the majority of respondents, 70%, felt that stories of CISOs being held personally liable for cyber more PR

Experts Field Questions in UW's Final Wyoming Dementia Together Program Dec. 18 (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT) support staff will be available to answer questions from caregivers of loved ones living with dementia during a virtual meeting Wednesday, Dec. 18. WDT is a statewide, nonprofit caregiver network operating through the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA). WDT meets by Zoom call every other Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Programs feature guest speakers and allow  more PR

Hardigan Selected as Dean of UW College of Health Sciences (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Patrick Hardigan A University of Wyoming alumnus who has extensive experience as an administrator in health care education and research has been chosen as dean of UW's College of Health Sciences. Patrick Hardigan, currently the senior associate dean for research at Nova Southeastern University's Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine in Florida, will return to UW in his new role Thursday, Jan. 2 more PR

James Nielson Legacy Gift Continues to Make Lasting Impact at UW (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: James Nielson A significant gift to the James Nielson Excellence Fund in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) will bolster the fund that has benefited energy-focused students, faculty and staff since its inception in 2006. The gift from the estate of the late James "Jim" Nielson was matched dollar for dollar by the state of Wyoming. In addition to supporting students within SER c more PR

Union Pacific Transfers Local Service in Eugene, Oregon, to Genesee & Wyoming's Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 11 -- Union Pacific issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * The change is a win for both railroads and regional businesses * * * Union Pacific Railroad and Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today announced plans for G&W's Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) short line railroad to handle local service from Union Pacific's Eugene Yard in Oregon, enhancing customer service for local businesses and supporting regional economic growth. The change all more PR

UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Virtual Workshop on SBIR/STTR Opportunities at DOE Dec. 16 (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 9 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Small-business owners can learn about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities at the Department of Energy (DOE) Monday, Dec. 16. Jim Greenwood will lead the discussion during a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network virtual workshop titled "Department of Energy (DOE) Letter of Intent Workshop" from 1-2 p.m. To register, go here more PR

UW Campus Partners Invited to Meet with Special Assistant to the President Finalist (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: In line with the University of Wyoming's strategic plan, particularly objectives 2 (Pursue Institutional Excellence) and 3 (Provide a Supportive Community), President Ed Seidel sought applications for the role of special assistant to the president to enhance, elevate and coordinate the university's Freedom of Expression Initiative and invites campus partners to participate in the interview process. UW fac more PR

UW Instructional Professor and Students Provide Disaster Mapping Assistance After Hurricane (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Ramesh Sivanpillai (center), an instructional professor in UW's School of Computing and Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, monitors several UW students who helped him with mapping damaged homes and structures in Florida after Hurricane Milton hit the state in October. Students mapped 3,470 damaged structures in five west Florida communities. Mekhriddin Rakhimov, a visiting faculty member in th more PR

UW Nordic Team Members and Coaches Invited to 2025 World University Games (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Sammy Veauthier is among two University of Wyoming Nordic ski team members and their coaches selected to represent the U.S. at the 2025 Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire World University Games Sunday-Wednesday, Jan. 12-22, in Pragelato, Italy. (Christi Boggs Photo) Two University of Wyoming Nordic ski team members and their coaches have been selected to represent the U.S. at the 2025 Fede more PR

UW Office of Alumni Affairs Joins Office of the President (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The UW Board of Trustees today (Wednesday) approved a reorganization that will move the Office of Alumni Affairs into the Office of the President, effective Jan. 1. "I am thrilled that the Office of Alumni Affairs is joining the Office of the President," UW President Ed Seidel says. "Under the leadership of Executive Director Jack Tennant, our efforts to support and engage our alumni have strengthened sig more PR

UW Research Group Publishes Two Articles in Leading Hydrogen Energy Journal (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming research group led by Chengyi "Charlie" Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, published back-to-back articles in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, the leading journal for hydrogen research. Dubbed the Construction and Innovation Lab, the group includes graduate and doctoral students, as well a more PR

UW's Science Initiative Roadshows Inspire STEM Across Wyoming (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: UW Professor Danny Dale, an associate dean in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, supervises a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) hands-on demonstration at a local elementary school as part of UW's Science Initiative Roadshow. The program promotes STEM through hands-on learning and reached nearly 8,000 K-12 students, educators and senior citizens across the state this pa more PR

W.Va. Secretary of State Mac Warner Reports 1,222 New WV Business Registrations for November of 2024 (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,222 new businesses statewide during the month of November according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wirt County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of four new business registrations, a 1.79% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Wyoming, Clay, Doddridge and Pl more PR

Western Art Exhibition Opens at UW American Heritage Center (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 12 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: This painting is among works in in the "Painted for Illustration: Paintings and Published Western Art from the Collection of Naoma Tate" exhibition now on display at the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center. (Naoma Tate Collection) "Painted for Illustration: Paintings and Published Western Art from the Collection of Naoma Tate" is now on display at the University of Wyoming's American Herita more PR

Widowers Caring for Wives with Dementia Featured in UW-Led YouTube Program (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Two Wyoming widowers will discuss caring for a spouse with dementia in the latest edition of "Once Again," the YouTube channel program hosted by the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA). From the first days after the diagnosis, to being bedside when their wives died and all of the days in between, Scott Veatch, of Casper, and Kent Shurtleff, from Riverton, visit one-on-one during a thre more PR

Wyo. Gov. Gordon Briefed at University of Wyoming Center for Controlled Environment Agriculture (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * WIP lauded for creating statewide interdisciplinary student opportunity in vital industry while cultivating strategic and commercial partnerships * * * Governor Mark Gordon recently toured the Plant Growth and Phenotyping Facility at the University of Wyoming (UW) Center for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). The Governor was briefed regarding the Center's interdiscipli more PR

Wyo. Gov. Gordon Emphasizes Emergency Response, Property Tax Relief, Infrastructure Projects in Supplemental Budget Priorities to Help Wyoming Communities (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: In a presentation to the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee today, Governor Mark Gordon emphasized the importance of responding to an historically devastating wildfire season. The Governor told the committee his supplemental budget recommendations are in response to emergencies and the impacts of inflation. Governor Gordon pointed out his request is truly a supplementa more PR

Wyo. Gov. Gordon: Wyoming Sues Bureau of Land Management to Protect Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Governor Mark Gordon announced today that Wyoming and Montana have filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) that ends new federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. The suit argues that the RMPA record of decision is unreasonable, unjustified, and unsupported by federal law. "Instead of working with the states to a more PR