CASPER, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- Casper College issued the following news: As industries either embrace or battle AI technology, Casper College is taking on the topic at this year's Social and Behavioral Sciences Seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The theme of the event is "AI: A Fork in the Road, Navigating Turns in the Tech." All seminar events are free and open to the public The keynote speaker is The Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of "Adaptable," A.J. Juliani. He serves as fa  more

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Aug. 31 -- Johnson County Community College issued the following news release: Jacquelyn Eidson, Ph.D., director of the National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Regional Advisory Committee: Central by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona, Ed.D. As a member of the Regional Advisory Committee: Central, Eidson will provide advice and recommendations regarding the educational needs of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 31 -- Emory University issued the following news release: An Emory University registry that tracks out-of-hospital cardiac arrests nationwide is expanding into eight largely rural states thanks to new grant funding from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Emory's nationally distinguished Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) will use the three-year, $899,215 grant to improve cardiac arrest response and survivability in Iowa, Minnesota, Mont  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 31 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Jeff Hamerlinck has been appointed as the associate director of the School of Computing at the University of Wyoming. Hamerlinck, who has served as director of UW's Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) since 2004, brings a wealth of experience and leadership to his new role. He holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Colorado-Boulder and maintains credentials as a certified Ge  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- Laramie County Community College issued the following news: The Laramie County Community College Ag & Equine Pathway was selected as the Region I winner of the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE), Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program Award. Region 1 includes Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii. NAAE places high value on continuing education in agriculture. The Outstanding Pos  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: In a new paper, scientists with Polar Bears International, the University of Wyoming and the University of Washington have, for the first time, quantified a direct link between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival. Published today (Thursday) in the journal Science, the report provides a template for estimating the demographic impact of proposed greenhouse gas-emitting  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA) was signed last week for collaborative research efforts in the advancement of energy technology. The new MOU, signed by SER Executive Director Holly Krutka and LETA representatives, enables the exploration of joint research for carbon capture, utilization and   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The global atmospheric circulation carries moisture from warm, tropical regions and deposits it as precipitation far from its sources. Changes in evaporative fluxes and atmospheric circulation can bring either deluges or drought. The amount of water availability and stress can have profound regional consequences to Wyoming's outlook for agriculture, tourism and quality of life. To tackle this iss  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Using clues from the fossil record, researchers at the University of Wyoming are traveling back in time to study a mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago. Their goal is to better understand how and when life rebounded after a meteor wiped out 75 percent of species on Earth. The five-year study is part of a multidisciplinary effort led by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: An interdisciplinary team of University of Wyoming students and researchers has won funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a platform for crowdsourcing information about air quality at outdoor recreation sites during wildfires. The project, "Recreator Crowdsourcing of Particle Levels During Wildfires," will pair a smartphone app with signs at notable backcountry recreat  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The rock layers surrounding Natrona County's Alcova Reservoir are not only breathtaking to see; they also are windows to a portion of Earth's history. Stephen Whitaker, a senior petroleum geologist with the University of Wyoming's Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI), has studied that history extensively as part of EORI's mission to provide information to oil and gas producers. In a new publica  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's Wallop Civic Engagement Program has added new content for Wyoming teachers to its K-12 project catalogs for the coming school year. The 20 new multimedia packages -- on topics ranging from single women homesteaders to Martin Luther King Jr. and "conscientious citizenship" -- align with state standards on social studies and English language arts and include short videos with acc  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) has released results for the 2022-23 School Performance Ratings. A steady increase in school performance ratings following the COVID-19 shut down in spring 2020 indicates a promising trend, however work remains to exceed pre-pandemic numbers. 26% of schools improved their school performance rating this evaluation period. 53% of schools remained  more