LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Dr. Steve Corsi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Corsi will start Sept. 11. Corsi's most recent role is acting CEO of the Central Wyoming Counseling Center. He has been director and/or CEO of the Missouri Department of Social Services, Wyoming Department of F  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 16 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), Career and Technical Education (CTE) Team announces three districts who will receive WDE State Career and Technical Education Grants. Weston County School District #7 (WCSD #7), Sheridan County School District #2 (SCSD #2), and Sheridan County School District #3 (SCSD #3) will each receive up to $50,000 a year over two years from the WDE. These funds wi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Ali Nejadmalayeri, a University of Wyoming finance professor, is a recipient of the Options Institute MSCI Inflation Research Grant. Sponsored by MSCI, the grant is awarded by Cboe Global Markets Inc., a leading derivatives and securities exchange network. The Options Institute Research Grant Program is focused on advancing understanding of inflation and its measurable impact on the markets. Neja  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Three University of Wyoming research proposals recently were selected to receive seed funding through the Hydrogen Energy Research Center's (H2ERC) Hydrogen Production and Transportation for Wyoming initiative. The funding, available through the UW School of Energy Resources (SER), is part of Phase II of a funding initiative to promote and facilitate hydrogen research among current UW faculty mem  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Environmental regulators and other organizations should do more scientific experimentation to inform natural resource policy, according to an international group of economists that includes University of Wyoming researchers. In a new paper in the prestigious journal Science, the economists say more frequent use of up-front experiments would result in more effective environmental policymaking in a  more