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UW Researcher Makes Discovery About Ice AgeUW Researcher Makes Discovery About Ice Age

Mastodons graze on black ash trees in a pleistocene swamp. A new study by University of Wyoming researcher Steve Jackson and others shows that the disappearance of North America's large herbivores triggered a dramatic reshaping of the landscape. Read more. (Illustration by Barry Roal Carlsen)

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UW Trustees Authorize Study for Tennis Facility
Nov. 20, 2009 -- The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees today (Friday) authorized a preliminary design study for an indoor tennis facility that has long been included in the university's construction plans. Read More

UW Explores Apartment Options
Nov. 20, 2009 -- The University of Wyoming is exploring a public-private partnership to construct and manage a proposed new housing venture to replace apartments targeted for demolition. Read More

UW Trustees Approve Tuition Increase
Nov. 20, 2009 -- The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees today (Friday) voted to increase tuition by $5 per credit hour for resident undergraduate students and proportional increases for nonresident undergraduates and all graduate students. It marks the first resident undergraduate tuition increase since the 2006-2007 academic year. Read More

Image available Decline of Ice-Age Mammals Led to Landscape Transformation, Says UW Researcher
Nov. 20, 2009 -- Some 15,000 years ago, as the ice sheets melted away and iconic animals such as mammoths and mastodons began their slide into extinction, the North American landscape transformed into a novel ecosystem dominated by hardwood and spruce trees. Read More

Image available Geologist's Data Gift Boosts EORI at UW
Nov. 19, 2009 -- Longtime geologist Gerry Forney has donated a decade's worth of data on oil and gas wells in the Powder River Basin to the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) at the University of Wyoming, a gift that will further EORI's mission to help Wyoming oil companies extract oil left in the ground after conventional production. Read More

UW School of Nursing Receives $280,000 Grant
Nov. 18, 2009 -- The Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing and the Wyoming Center for Nursing and Health Care Partnerships (WCNHCP) has received a $280,000 grant from the Wyoming Workforce Development Council and Department of Workforce Services Industry Partnership Solutions to address the state’s present and future need for highly-educated nurses. Read More

Campus Announcements

11/20/2009 -

 UW Trustees Approve Personnel Items

11/20/2009 -

 Wellness Drawing for $100 Prize

11/20/2009 -

 Campus Construction Update for weeks of Nov. 15-21 and Nov. 22-28

11/19/2009 -

 Image available Wyoming Public Radio Encourages Interviews for National Day of Listening

11/18/2009 -

 H1N1 Flu Mist Now Available at Student Health Service

11/18/2009 -

 Image available Fluidity of Sex, Gender and Orientation Topic of Monday Talk

11/18/2009 -

 Willena Stanford Diversity Award Nominations Accepted at UW

11/17/2009 -

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11/17/2009 -

 Image available Bloomberg Political Economist to Speak Monday at UW

11/17/2009 -

 Energy Resource Council Meets Friday

Students in the News

11/19/2009 -

 Image available UW Pharmacy Student Receives National Scholarship

University Events

11/20/2009 -

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Featured Columns

11/17/2009 -

 UW Religion Today Column for Week of Nov. 22-28: Building a Nation by Giving Thanks

11/16/2009 -

 Wyoming Business Tips for Nov. 22-Nov. 28