Saturday - April 19, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday April 13, 2025 ( 12 items )  

BlackFog Report Reveals Record Number of Ransomware Attacks From January to March
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 9 -- BlackFog, a company that says it protects data and privacy and strengthens regulatory compliance, issued the following news release: * * * BlackFog Report Reveals Record Number of Ransomware Attacks from January to March SAN FRANCISCO - 9th April, 2025 - BlackFog, the leader in ransomware prevention and anti data exfiltration (ADX), today revealed findings from analysis of ransomware activity from January to March across publicly disclosed and non-disclosed attac  more

Christendom President George A. Harne, Ph.D., to Join Heritage Foundation Panel on Reclaiming Higher Education
FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, April 7 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Christendom President George A. Harne, Ph.D., to Join Heritage Foundation Panel on Reclaiming Higher Education Christendom College President George A. Harne, Ph.D. will join a panel of fellow college leaders and representatives from the U.S. Department of Education for a Heritage Foundation discussion on reclaiming the culture of American higher education, taking place on April 8. The event, which begins   more

FNBO Invests in the Future of Agriculture With $38,950 Donation
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 11 -- First National Bank of Omaha issued the following news: * * * FNBO Invests in the Future of Agriculture with $38,950 Donation Omaha, NE, April 9, 2025 -- FNBO (First National Bank of Omaha) is investing in the future of agriculture by supporting FFA with donations in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, South Dakota and Wyoming, announced Christina Kahler, Managing Director, Marketing and Philanthropy. FNBO's contributions are part of its broader efforts that celebrated   more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Town of Java - Tax Collection Remittance
ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (P1-24-21) on Jan. 31, 2025, entitled "Town of Java - Tax Collection Remittance." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Java (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (County) Treasurer  more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Town of Warsaw - Tax Collection Remittance
ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (P1-24-22) on Jan. 17, 2025, entitled "Town of Warsaw - Tax Collection Remittance." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Warsaw (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Clerk did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (C  more

UM-Flint's 'The Laramie Project' Examines a Community's Healing Response to Tragedy
FLINT, Michigan, April 11 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint's 'The Laramie Project' examines a community's healing response to tragedy By Kat Oak The night of Oct. 6, 1998, changed the town of Laramie, Wyoming, forever. The brutal murder of Matthew Shepard put that small city in the national spotlight and inspired in its residents complex reactions to the crime. Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project sought to illuminate those   more

UW Biodiversity Institute Ambassador Animals Receive New Habitat Enclosures
LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Biodiversity Institute Ambassador Animals Receive New Habitat Enclosures For anyone who recently visited the University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Institute, they may have noticed that its ambassador animals -- an assortment of amphibians and reptiles -- have new and improved public-display habitat enclosures where they can dig, climb, swim and explore. That is due to the recent work of local K-6 s  more

UW Board of Trustees Statement on Faculty Senate Vote, Support for President Seidel, Other Actions
LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 10 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Board of Trustees Statement on Faculty Senate Vote, Support for President Seidel, Other Actions The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has released the following statement regarding the termination of Cameron Wright as dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences; the UW Faculty Senate's vote of no confidence in the leadership of President Ed Seidel; and the board and administration's   more

UW Receives $2M Endowment to Support Economics Faculty
LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Receives $2M Endowment to Support Economics Faculty The University of Wyoming has received a major gift from UW alumnus Paul Turner and his wife, Karleen, who have pledged $1 million to support faculty members in the Department of Economics in the College of Business. The gift will be matched by the state of Wyoming to $2 million to create the Paul and Karleen Turner Faculty Fund in Economics. The en  more

UW Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Perceptions of Forensic Evidence
LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 10 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Perceptions of Forensic Evidence A research team at the University of Wyoming has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a study titled "Improving Communication Between Crime Laboratories and Legal Decision Makers." The project, which received $585,775 over three years, aims to examine how forensic evidence is communicated in the criminal  more

WVWC Student Senate Contributes to Flood Relief In Wyoming County
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, April 7 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Student Senate Contributes to Flood Relief In Wyoming County BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - Severe flooding in February in Wyoming County, West Virginia, caused significant damage to people's property. Wyoming County is the home county of freshman Matthew Hatfield '28, who watched from his residence hall as his community dealt with flooding and wanted to help. Other West Virginia Wesleyan  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon Celebrates Trump Coal Executive Orders at White House Ceremony
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 10 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gordon Celebrates Trump Coal Executive Orders at White House Ceremony At the request of President Donald Trump, Governor Mark Gordon joined the nation's Chief Executive, Cabinet Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris Wright, Wyoming's Congressional Delegation, and energy industry leaders in the East Room of the White House today for the signing of Executive Orders (EOs) that will strengthe  more