LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network podcast recently featured Wyoming APEX Accelerator staff. The podcast features small-business success stories, educational topics from experts and interviews with staff and leadership. Episodes are typically released twice per month. The Wyoming SBDC Network offers business expertise to help Wyoming residents think about, launch, grow,   more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: A Wyoming coal mine might be the last place you'd think to be investing in research on next-generation renewable energy strategy, but that's exactly what Amy McBrayer, Ph.D., has undertaken during doctoral studies at South Dakota Mines. Her work focuses on building mathematical models to help surface mining companies strategize and plan mining operatio  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at Laramie's Hilton Garden Inn for the council's regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. UW School of Energy Resources (SER) Executive Director Holly Krutka will provide an overview of major SER activities conducted throughout the third quarter of 2023, followed by SER division reports and a finance update. In  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is part of a coalition of esteemed Northern Plains research institutions that has been awarded a grant of nearly $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring together research support professionals across the region. The group -- spearheaded by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and including other research institutions from South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana an  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Chris Bastian, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, recently was appointed as a Fellow in the Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA). WAEA is an organization dedicated to promoting greater coordination, research and impact of agricultural economics in the western United States and Canada. Bastian's induction as a Fellow recognizes hi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: In recognition of her expertise in the field and a rich history of engagement, Temple Stoellinger, a University of Wyoming associate professor and a Wyoming Excellence Chair, has been appointed as a trustee-at-large of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FNREL). The appointment celebrates Stoellinger's excellence in scholarship, teaching, mentorship, outreach and service. Stoellinger is on  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Thermoelectrics are a class of materials and devices that convert a temperature difference into electricity and vice versa. In other words, thermoelectrics can generate electricity from a heat source. To achieve maximum efficiency, thermoelectrics must be excellent electrical conductors but poor thermal conductors. These properties are interconnected and difficult to disentangle. "Thermoelectric   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 2 -- The Wyoming Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Transportation is seeking public comment and review of its 2024 transportation improvement planning document. The STIP contains a listing of highway and bridge projects, airport improvement work, transit projects and Public Safety Communications Commission projects that WYDOT tentatively expects to contract for during the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.   more