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September 29, 2008 — University of Wyoming Professor Emeritus Harold Bruyere's new medical case studies textbook is the product of his more than 30 years teaching pathophysiology and pathology.

September 25, 2008 — A distance-delivered graduate certificate program for teachers of American Indian children is being offered through the University of Wyoming.

September 24, 2008 — The University of Wyoming has named a program to honor the late UW Professor Francis M. Long, who founded the nation's first accredited baccalaureate program in bioengineering.

September 23, 2008 — Companies in the petroleum industry cite many reasons for attending the annual Rocky Mountain Rendezvous of Geosciences Students and Employers, sponsored by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and hosted by the University of Wyoming.

September 22, 2008 — Even though University of Wyoming graduate Brian Slaten had already gained some experience on national television, he was excited to appear on a recent episode of the hit Lifetime series "Army Wives."

September 22, 2008 — University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy students Esther Jarvis of Douglas and Greg Sarchet of Ogallala, Neb., have received two of eight national appointments in a U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) training program.

September 22, 2008 — University of Wyoming Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a UW student early Monday morning.

September 19, 2008 — Three recent University of Wyoming College of Education graduates from Pinedale, Worland and Cheyenne returned to campus recently to share their experiences as elementary school teachers.

September 18, 2008 — Wyoming State Climatologist Steve Gray has a prediction about the future of the state's climate: "We're going to be living in a warmer Wyoming," he says.

September 17, 2008 — Sheila M. Munger, a social studies teacher at Newcastle Middle School, has been named Wyoming History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Preserve America.

September 17, 2008 — The University of Wyoming awarded degrees to the following out-of-state students at the completion of the 2008 summer semester.

September 17, 2008 — The University of Wyoming awarded degrees to the following students from Wyoming at the completion of the 2008 summer semester.

September 17, 2008 — The University of Wyoming Mortar Board Chapter was awarded the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award, the highest possible honor given in chapter achievement.

September 16, 2008 — Everyone will have an opportunity to test their knowledge of the United States Constitution by taking a quiz at a table in the University of Wyoming Union breezeway Wednesday, Sept. 17.

September 16, 2008 — A select group of Wyoming educators from Casper, Cheyenne, Kemmerer, Laramie and Worland will use information developed at a University of Wyoming retreat to develop policy recommendation for Wyoming education.

September 15, 2008 — Energy and telecommunication issues will be the focus of the 2008 Consumer Issues Conference Sept. 25-26 at the University of Wyoming.

September 15, 2008 — When Chance Price, Noelle Robert and 17 other University of Wyoming students enrolled in History 3020 this fall, they had no idea what to expect.

September 12, 2008 — The University of Wyoming has secured nearly $20 million for the design and construction of a home for its School of Energy Resources (SER) and will move forward to further advance energy research in Wyoming, UW president Tom Buchanan announced today (Friday).

September 12, 2008 — The University of Wyoming will play host to a stop on the third annual REEL ROCK Film Tour at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19, in the College of Arts & Sciences auditorium.

September 12, 2008 — The University of Wyoming's goal to raise $150 million during the next four years will support nine identified fundraising priorities.

September 12, 2008 — President Tom Buchanan announced today (Friday) that the University of Wyoming will begin a year-long, campus-wide effort to study its athletics program as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program.

September 12, 2008 — The executive director of pharmacy operations and therapeutics for the Colorado Region of Kaiser Permanente will be the keynote speaker at the annual Otis L. Hoy Memorial Seminar during Pharmacy Weekend at the University of Wyoming, Sept. 26-27.

September 12, 2008 — University of Wyoming trustees today (Saturday) approved the following personnel items:

September 12, 2008 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved the following retirements during their meeting today (Friday):

September 11, 2008 — The University of Wyoming logged a record $78 million in external funding during the 2007-08 fiscal year, Vice President for Research and Economic Development Bill Gern announced today (Thursday) to the UW Board of Trustees.

September 10, 2008 — The University of Wyoming today announced a $1.5 million gift from the Anadarko Foundation creating the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Energy Resource Recovery Program Endowment.

September 8, 2008 — A National Hispanic Heritage Month lecture series at the University of Wyoming begins Thursday, Sept. 11, with a lecture about the difficult times in Chicano education.

September 5, 2008 — One of the world's top activists on climate change (according to Business Week) will speak from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Wheeler Auditorium, Room 103 of the Wold Physical Science Center at Casper College. The lecture is free and open to public.

September 4, 2008 — Season tickets are now on sale for the 2008-2009 University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra season "Journey with Me."

September 3, 2008 — The Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) at the University of Wyoming has teamed with the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies (WFBR) during Hunger Action Month to offer "buck-and-a-half" lunches in several communities this month.