LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Firearms Research Center (FRC), housed in the University of Wyoming College of Law, has received a $50,000 gift from Hornady Manufacturing. The donation will help advance the center's mission. This is one of several gifts received since the FRC officially launched in January. "Since our official launch in January, the Firearms Research Center has served as a trusted source of data, scholarshi  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 -- Laramie County Community College issued the following news on Aug. 2, 2023: Laramie County Community College has a new Esports coach. John Kershaw, of Cheyenne, takes over the program starting today. Kershaw is taking the reins of a team that has had meteoric success in its first two years, winning a pair of national championships in the game "Call of Duty: Warzone" and making the postseason with at least five teams in each of the past three semesters. "I am look  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The lakes in Wyoming's Wind River Mountains historically didn't contain fish, but stocking of trout that began in the early 1900s has created an environment in which hundreds of those lakes now have strong fish populations -- some carried on by natural reproduction for decades. This environment also has provided a laboratory for researchers to study the ecosystem changes in the once-fishless alpine lakes,   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton and Uinta county residents involved in agriculture or recreation are asked to share stories about their relationship to water with the University of Wyoming's Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. The research is one component of UW's WyACT: Wyoming Anticipating Climate Transitions project, a five-year program funded by the National Science Foundati  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The second annual Goshen County Start-Up Challenge is underway to help entrepreneurs advance their business ideas. Brian Young, assistant director for the University of Wyoming's IMPACT 307 in central Wyoming, is the point of contact for entrepreneurs who have product or business ideas, as well as for those who need more information about their next steps. IMPACT 307 is a statewide network of innovation-d  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A University of Wyoming faculty member has been elected as a Fellow by The Explorers Club. John Koprowski, dean of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, a Wyoming Excellence Chair and a professor of zoology and physiology, is honored in recognition of his contributions to scientific knowledge through field expeditions. He is an acclaimed conservation biologist who has taught, led s  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: How do plants make a living? Some plants are gamblers, while others are swindlers. Some plants are habitual spenders, while others are strugglers and miserly savers. Plants have evolved a spectacular array of solutions to the existential problems of survival and reproduction in a world where resources are scarce, disturbances can be deadly and competition is cutthroat. This is the description of a  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 1 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Understanding and predicting the global environment are critical to inform decisions across infrastructure, energy and agriculture. To understand and predict the global environment, global models are needed. To better tackle this issue, Daniel McCoy, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of atmospheric science, is looking at Earth system models (ESMs) as the foundation of how to pre  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Mid-ocean ridges represent regions of the planet where volcanic activity is generating fresh oceanic crust and submarine mountain chains -- known as axial volcanic ridges -- as two tectonic plates spread apart. Seventy-five percent of Earth's magmatic activity happens at mid-ocean ridges. Despite the importance of mid-ocean ridges, many essential details of their construction and g  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dian True was recently appointed to serve on the Wyoming Lions Club Foundation Board. "It's both a privilege and an honor to be chosen to the foundation board," says True, a regional project manager for the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA), where she provides technical support for diabetes and cardiovascular-related programs. True says she looks forward to supporting the Lions Club  more