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July 29, 2011 — These are among the construction activities scheduled July 31-Aug. 6 at the University of Wyoming:

July 29, 2011 — An orientation session for the 12th Leadership Wyoming class is Aug. 4-5, at the University of Wyoming. This year’s class has 45 members representing 19 Wyoming communities.

July 29, 2011 — These are among the activities scheduled Aug. 1-7 at the University of Wyoming:

July 29, 2011 — University of Wyoming police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old Laramie man whose body was found Thursday night at War Memorial Stadium.

July 29, 2011 — The University of Wyoming IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program has awarded eight undergraduate research fellowships to allow students to gain experience in working laboratories under the direction of knowledgeable faculty members.

July 28, 2011 — Denver musician Tim Bruns will perform a free concert from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the University of Wyoming Simpson Plaza.

July 28, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Art Museum is the recipient of a $74,875 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to help continue the “Collection Advancement Digitization Project.”

July 27, 2011 — Amy Rieser of Jackson, a sociology and environment and natural resources major, has been chosen as the University of Wyoming’s Student Employee of the Year.

July 27, 2011 — A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University.

July 27, 2011 — The University of Wyoming IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program released the names of the 2011 Wyoming INBRE Transition Scholars and two projects with collaborative grants.

July 26, 2011 — A $750,000 grant from NASA will be used to upgrade and improve capabilities of the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO).

July 26, 2011 — “Religion Today” is contributed by the University of Wyoming's Religious Studies Program to examine and to promote discussion of religious issues.

July 26, 2011 — SafeRide released a Memorandum of Understanding that provides general terms of understanding between the parties in connection with the SafeRide program for Fiscal Year 2012.

July 26, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 28, to discuss and potentially take action on two issues associated with the Wyoming Carbon Underground Storage Project (WY-CUSP).

July 25, 2011 — Associate Professor Allen Trent has been appointed associate dean for undergraduate programs in the University of College of Education effective Aug. 1.

July 25, 2011 — Environmental consequences caused by the loss of oak trees is the topic for the summer seminar series Thursday, July 28, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

July 25, 2011 — “Taking Science to School,” a two-part conference on understanding and applying research in science education, will be at the University of Wyoming Aug. 1-2, and at the Hampton Inn Sept. 8-9.

July 25, 2011 — Nevada band The Novelists will perform a free concert from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the University of Wyoming Simpson Plaza.

July 25, 2011 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

July 22, 2011 — These are among the construction activities scheduled July 24-30 at the University of Wyoming:

July 22, 2011 — These are among the activities scheduled July 25-31 at the University of Wyoming:

July 22, 2011 — University of Wyoming President Tom Buchanan issued the following statement about the deaths of four members of the Constantinides family that has close ties to UW. Funeral liturgy for them will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 25, at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wheatland.

July 22, 2011 — University of Wyoming student Mark Pedri on Sunday, July 24, begins a 700-mile mountain bicycle ride through Wyoming and Utah while documenting his trip without the help of a support vehicle or support crew.

July 22, 2011 — A public reception and program launch for the Historical Living Project of historic homes and oral history accounts of Laramie begins Wednesday, July 27, from 6-8 p.m. at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center, Laramie Plains Museum at the Historic Ivinson Mansion.

July 21, 2011 — Students will present their research during the 19th Annual McNair Scholars Research Symposium, Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Wyoming Union Family Room.

July 21, 2011 — University of Wyoming military veteran students have an opportunity to study abroad during the 2012 academic year.

July 20, 2011 — Afternoon clouds provided a cooling canopy for the estimated 120 on research tours during the Powell Research and Extension Center (PREC) field day Thursday, July 14.

July 20, 2011 — The National Science Foundation has selected Liqiang "Eric" Wang, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science, for an Early Career Faculty Development award.

July 19, 2011 — “Silver & Metalwork of the 20th Century: The Margo Grant Walsh Collection,” an exhibition of more than 185 silver and metal objects from around the world, opens Saturday, July 23, at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

July 19, 2011 — Strategies to help companies grow and profit from bioscience advances will be the focus of a statewide conference July 28-29 at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn.

July 19, 2011 — The University of Wyoming's Theatre and Dance Department has awarded scholarships to young performers to attend the university’s annual Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival.

July 18, 2011 — Sylvia Parker will serve as the interim director of the University of Wyoming Science and Mathematics Teaching Center (SMTC) effective Aug. 1.

July 18, 2011 — The University of Wyoming athletics department has launched a new website.

July 18, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service’s new food and nutrition specialist began duties July 1.

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July 15, 2011 — These are among the construction activities scheduled July 17-23 at the University of Wyoming:

July 15, 2011 — A new earthquake study that explains the persistent seismic activity in the Gros Ventre Canyon is the topic for the summer seminar series Thursday, July 21, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

July 15, 2011 — These are among the activities scheduled July 18-24 at the University of Wyoming:

July 15, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees today (Friday) authorized UW to proceed with negotiations to hire FCI Constructors Inc., of Cheyenne as the construction manager at risk (CMAR) for the planned Fine Arts facility project.

July 15, 2011 — Renovation and expansion of a facility for performing arts academic programs and a major renovation to White Hall top the list of capital construction budget requests approved Friday by the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees for the 2013-14 biennium.

July 15, 2011 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

July 14, 2011 — The University of Wyoming’s Theatre and Dance Department will host the 17th annual Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival July 20-31, highlighted by public performances.

July 14, 2011 — The state's Enhanced Oil Recovery Commission will meet from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, in Room 506 of the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library. The meeting is open to the public.

July 14, 2011 — Wyoming Americana musician J Shogren and his band will perform a free concert from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the University of Wyoming Simpson Plaza.

July 14, 2011 — British land artist Chris Drury is installing a new piece for the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s ongoing exhibition “Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational.”

July 14, 2011 — Two graduate students at the University of Wyoming will compile then sift through a database from British Petroleum of more than 1,000 gas well pads to glean the best restoration and reclamation practices in Wyoming’s natural gas fields.

July 13, 2011 — Understanding how the brain changes during development and in response to the environment, the development of drugs to treat chronic pain and new insights into the treatment of Huntington's disease are among neuroscience advances at the University of Wyoming that will be bolstered by a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

July 13, 2011 — "Religion Today" is contributed by the University of Wyoming's Religious Studies Program to examine and to promote discussion of religious issues.

July 13, 2011 — Tickets for a bus trip to see the Zac Brown Band perform Friday, July 29 at Cheyenne Frontier Days will go on sale Friday, July 15, at 9 a.m. at the information desk in the Wyoming Union breezeway.

July 11, 2011 — Educators in the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) have received regional honors from Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP), National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) and the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

July 11, 2011 — Marsupials from different continents and how they adapt to their respective environments is the topic for the summer seminar series Thursday, July 14, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

July 11, 2011 — Friday, July 29, is the deadline for University of Wyoming employees to join TEAM UW Race for the Cure scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13, at the State Capitol in Cheyenne.

July 11, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Athletics Department recently promoted four administrative staff members.

July 11, 2011 — University of Wyoming beef cattle specialist Steve Paisley recently received the Extension Award at the Western Section American Society of Animal Science meetings in Miles City, Mont.

July 11, 2011 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will conduct a special meeting and board retreat July 14-16 at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center in Worland.

July 11, 2011 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

July 8, 2011 — These are among the construction activities scheduled July 10-15 at the University of Wyoming.

July 8, 2011 — These are among the activities scheduled July 11-17 at the University of Wyoming:

July 8, 2011 — Fifteen teachers from across Wyoming recently spent a week at the University of Wyoming learning about the state’s robust energy industry.

July 8, 2011 — Three University of Wyoming students have been selected as Tillman Military Scholars for the 2011-2012 academic year.

July 7, 2011 — Denver musician Rob Drabkin will perform a free concert from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the University of Wyoming Simpson Plaza.

July 7, 2011 — The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from at the completion of the 2011 spring semester.

July 7, 2011 — Tickets are being sold now for a bus trip to Denver to see the Colorado Rockies play the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, July 19.

July 6, 2011 — The In-Situ Recovery (ISR) of Uranium Research Program has reached another milestone: The first round of funding.

July 6, 2011 — The University of Wyoming’s 2011 Snowy Range Summer Theatre season closes with “A … My Name Is Alice,” a bright and lively musical revue that presents a funny, bawdy and insightful kaleidoscope of contemporary women.

July 6, 2011 — Jeremy Page, a business manager at the University of Wyoming, has merged his company, EnvisionFinancials, with Laramie-based Happy Jack Software.

July 5, 2011 — A discussion of the site where Kennewick Man was discovered and an examination of the skeleton that introduced him to the world is the topic for the summer seminar series Thursday, July 7, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

July 5, 2011 — The Clean Coal Task Force (CCTF), upon its creation in 2007 by the Wyoming State Legislature, was charged with a tremendous responsibility: To help secure Wyoming’s financial future by preserving the value of coal, one of the state’s most critical exports.

July 5, 2011 — Diane Gerhart, Department of Geology and Geophysics senior office associate, is the University of Wyoming's Outstanding Staff Employee of the Second Quarter.

July 5, 2011 — The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from at the completion of the 2011 spring semester.

July 5, 2011 — Dan Rule, University of Wyoming Department of Animal Science professor, received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Western Section American Society of Animal Science.

July 5, 2011 — Wyoming Public Radio reporters Molly Messick and Bob Beck both won national feature reporting awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc.

July 5, 2011 — Wyoming Public Radio News Director Bob Beck has been elected to serve a two-year term as Public Radio News Directors Board of Directors treasurer.

July 1, 2011 — These are among the construction activities scheduled July 3-9 at the University of Wyoming.

July 1, 2011 — Tours of trial crop plots and a dinner are part of the Thursday, July 14, field day at the University of Wyoming’s Powell Research and Extension Center.

July 1, 2011 — These are among the activities scheduled July 4-10 at the University of Wyoming:

July 1, 2011 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.