News Archive

December 16, 2020 — Professors Neil Humphrey and Margaret Wilson (Theatre & Dance) presented " When Ice Breathes", a virtual multimedia program for the 2020 installment of the President’s Speaker Series.

December 7, 2020 — The University of Wyoming has named Professor John Kaszuba as the recipient of the John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy. Established in 1990, the Wold Chair boasts a rich history as the first fully funded endowed academic chair at UW. The mission of the Wold Chair is to advance energy-related research and teaching for the benefit of Wyoming, with a focus on recipients who demonstrate a dedication to student instruction.

November 23, 2020 — Congratulations to Professor JJ Shinker for being honoured as a "Top Prof" at the 41st annual Top Prof Night. Members of the Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board selected professors who have positively influenced their lives at UW. These professors go beyond normal classroom expectations to help their students succeed.

November 17, 2020 — Undergraduate students Nadia Dworian, Andrew Miller and Abigail Pirkle win the Mineralogical Society of America's Undergraduate Prize

January 30, 2020 — After nearly two and a half years dry-docked on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean, the Jackalope has finally set sail again. The small sailboat, originally put together by students in the University of Wyoming’s Lab School, was launched -- with a rebuilt sail, a fresh paint job and new GPS tracker -- from a tiny atoll in the Solomon Islands Jan. 24 at about 7:30 a.m. Solomon Islands time

January 19, 2020 — PhD student Tom Ashley received an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the Fall AGU meeting In San Francisco and a best presentation award at the RCEM meeting in Auckland, New Zealand