April 30, 2015 — Works by 15 of the University of Wyoming’s graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students are on display through Friday, May 15, at the Visual Arts Building Gallery, located on the corner of 22nd Street and Willett Drive.

April 30, 2015 — Dead Floyd, a tribute band to the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd, will perform at the University of Wyoming during the annual Union Fest from 11:45 a.m-1 p.m. Friday, May 8, at Simpson Plaza. The event is open only to UW students.

April 30, 2015 — Producers are being encouraged to scout fields this spring for early signs of wheat stripe rust.

April 30, 2015 — Four University of Wyoming College of Business students helped Kennon Products of Sheridan win the 2015 Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award for Ethics. This is the 17th year for the awards, presented by the BBB Center for Character Ethics, which serves Wyoming and Northern Colorado.

April 30, 2015 — The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences has selected its outstanding graduating students for the 2014-15 academic year.

April 30, 2015 — Members of Friends of Nepal at the University of Wyoming (FNUW) recently established a fund to help those in need following last Saturday’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 5,000 people, injured thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more.

April 29, 2015 — An international expert in neuroscience and ancient cultures will deliver the 32nd annual L. Floyd Clarke Memorial Lecture in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Zoology and Physiology Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in Room 138 of the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center.

April 29, 2015 — Kipp Coddington, a chemical engineer and lawyer, has been appointed as director of the Carbon Management Institute at the University of Wyoming.

April 29, 2015 — Individuals and teams have one final opportunity to qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) when the region’s regular season comes to a close at this weekend’s 66th annual Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo.

April 29, 2015 — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow, retired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker and internationally known trauma surgeon Brent Eastman will be among speakers at University of Wyoming spring commencement ceremonies.

April 29, 2015 — Changes to University of Wyoming regulations recently approved by UW’s Board of Trustees have expanded the ranks of those who qualify for the university’s offer of in-state tuition to military veterans.

April 29, 2015 — While the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should legalize gay marriage, the debate continues over whether Christian business people, and others holding religious disagreements over gay marriage, have a right to deny gays wedding services like cake baking, celebratory flowers and photography. This debate centers on laws called Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA) recently passed by states such as Indiana and Arkansas with the intended purpose of providing that ability.

April 29, 2015 — Intensive stage combat instruction in a variety of styles, including swashbuckling sword work, down and dirty knife fighting, cowboy gun-spinning and more will be offered during the UWYO Stage Combat Workshop May 9-10 in the University of Wyoming Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts.

April 29, 2015 — The Wyoming Engineering Society (WES) has selected University of Wyoming civil engineering senior Jakob Sumearll of Fort Collins, Colo., as the state’s Student Engineer of the Year.

April 28, 2015 — Fresh produce growers learned ways to reduce food safety risks and qualify for Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) certification at a workshop during the annual Wyoming Farmers Marketing Association meeting earlier this month in Casper, according to Cole Ehmke, University of Wyoming Extension specialist.

April 28, 2015 — The University of Wyoming choirs will perform a final concert of the season Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

April 28, 2015 — Beth Buskirk, office associate, senior, in the Department of Mathematics, and David Lopez, facilities attendant II with Residence Life and Dining Services in Washakie Center, today (Tuesday) shared recognition as the University of Wyoming’s outstanding staff employee of the year during the annual Staff Recognition Day at UW.

April 28, 2015 — TouchNet Information Systems Inc., the online credit card processing company, will impose a convenience fee of 2.75 percent for all Web payments made with credit card products beginning July 1.

April 28, 2015 — Charlie Vogelheim, a master’s degree student from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., has been awarded the 2015 Plummer Interdisciplinary Excellence Scholarship from the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.

April 28, 2015 — A University of Wyoming student for the next three years will study insect pollinators, primarily the state’s 700-800 bee species, and the potential effects wind turbines may have on them.

April 28, 2015 — A University of Wyoming geology professor who is serving as the director of the Division of Earth Sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF) will speak at the Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremony Friday, May 1, at 3 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room.

April 27, 2015 — Extremely passionate about teaching, Chip Kobulnicky brings an unmatched level of energy to the classroom. His enthusiasm and desire for his students to do well have earned him the University of Wyoming’s John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award.

April 27, 2015 — Members of the University of Wyoming community and the public can voice their opinions about the process to select a new president at two forums Monday, May 4.

April 27, 2015 — University of Wyoming Art Museum Director Susan Moldenhauer was one of the artists who received the 2016 Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowships.

April 27, 2015 — University of Wyoming President Dick McGinity has granted up to two hours of release time to attend Staff Recognition Day that begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, in the Crane-Hill dining hall. More than 275 employees will be honored at the event.

April 27, 2015 — Saturday, May 2, is the final day to see art exhibitions “Ley Lines: Intersecting Conversations” and “The Art of Disguise: Cultural Masks from the Art Museum Collection” at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

April 27, 2015 — More than 400 undergraduate students will take part in the Wyoming Undergraduate Research Day on the University of Wyoming campus, Saturday, May 2.

April 27, 2015 — Whether he expounds on religious themes in a large lecture hall or teaches a small gathering in the Freshman Honors Colloquium, Tyler Fall is a University of Wyoming lecturer whom students and colleagues praise.

April 27, 2015 — Cliff Harbour, associate professor in the Department of Professional Studies in the University of Wyoming’s College of Education, is the 2014-15 recipient of the UW James C. Hurst “Each Student-A Person” Award.

April 27, 2015 — An educator in the University of Wyoming’s College of Education who engages students with her teaching style, encourages understanding and growth in the subject matter, and empowers students to feel confident in their abilities is a recipient of a top teaching award.

April 27, 2015 — Wyoming Public Radio’s (WPR) News Department was awarded three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards last week for demonstrating excellence in the electronic news profession. WPR competes in region three in the small market category.

April 24, 2015 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 26-May 2 at the University of Wyoming:

April 24, 2015 — The Cowboy KICKOFF concert and pep rally returns to the University of Wyoming Friday, Sept. 4, featuring country singer Josh Turner.

April 24, 2015 — Members of the Albany County legislative delegation will discuss key political issues facing the county and state during a panel discussion Wednesday, April 29, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Family Room.

April 24, 2015 — These are among the activities scheduled April 27-May 3 at the University of Wyoming:

April 24, 2015 — University of Wyoming debate team members Mary Marcum and Hunter McFarland registered UW’s best performance since 2011 at the recent 69th annual National Debate Tournament at the University of Iowa.

April 24, 2015 — Trevor Scherlin of Casper, a senior in economics and finance with a minor in German, has been chosen as the University of Wyoming’s Student Employee of the Year.

April 24, 2015 — Wyomingites’ attitudes toward abortion are shifting toward a pro-life position, according to a University of Wyoming survey.

April 24, 2015 — 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.

April 23, 2015 — University of Wyoming students have elected Brian Schueler, an international studies major from Buffalo, as the president of the Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW).

April 23, 2015 — Visitors to the Harry C. Vaughan University of Wyoming Planetarium will not only be treated to programs about Jupiter and Neptune under the dome this month. They will be able to go outside and observe the night skies as well, perhaps catching a glimpse of those planets.

April 23, 2015 — Four films -- “Pitch Perfect,” “The Avengers,” “Big Eyes” and “The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death” -- will be shown in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom and Family Room Saturday April 25. Movies are free and open to the public.

April 23, 2015 — University of Wyoming researcher Hannah Jang-Condell is playing a key role in an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the search for life on planets outside our solar system, NASA announced Tuesday.

April 23, 2015 — Tyler Smathers, a senior in the elementary education program through the University of Wyoming at Casper (UW-Casper), was recently presented with the Sue Jorgensen Excellent Student in Education award.

April 23, 2015 — Over the next two and a half weeks, a five-member committee of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will seek advice from the public regarding UW’s presidential search process.

April 23, 2015 — While professional development resources for teachers have been strong historically, one critical group in Wyoming’s K-12 education community has not had similar growth opportunities: district and school administrators.

April 23, 2015 — Judges have selected winners in the recent Wyoming History Day competition held at the University of Wyoming.

April 22, 2015 — It started with an Instagram photograph of Tabitha Briscoe’s friend lying in the dirt. She had been “turtled” -- flat on her back, could not get up -- while carrying her crash pad on a bouldering expedition.

April 22, 2015 — Leonard Bernstein’s high-spirited comic opera “Candide” closes out the 2014-15 University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance production season.

April 22, 2015 — Students from the University of Wyoming Global and Area Studies Program will present results of their international fieldwork Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in Cheyenne’s Laramie County Library.

April 22, 2015 — Thirteen semifinalists in the UW Idol competition will sing for top honors Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

April 22, 2015 — “Saturday Night Crossing: From Classics to Fun” is the final University of Wyoming Wind Symphony concert Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 22, 2015 — A national expert in wind power, Willett Kempton, will discuss “Wind Power: Technology, Policy and Social-technical Movements” during the University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology’s annual Mulloy Lecture Thursday, April 30, at 3:10 p.m. in the College of Business auditorium.

April 21, 2015 — The University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) will center its efforts in Casper, following a decision by the Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Commission at its quarterly meeting April 15.

April 21, 2015 — The University of Wyoming will join people throughout the Hispanic world and beyond to commemorate the fourth centenary of the publication of Cervantes’ literary masterpiece, “Don Quixote, Part 11.”

April 21, 2015 — A University of Wyoming alumnus whose career has spanned work as an elementary school teacher to a university provost has been named dean of UW’s College of Education.

April 21, 2015 — Next spring, the University of Wyoming will expand its London Semester experience to include students throughout the university.

April 21, 2015 — With hopes of finishing among the top two teams in the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) all but diminished, the University of Wyoming team’s rodeo team will try to qualify as many individuals as possible for this summer’s College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR).

April 21, 2015 — Revving up the genetic horsepower of algae to gush lipids for use as biofuel has propelled four Sheridan College students onto the national stage in Washington, D.C.

April 20, 2015 — University of Wyoming Department of Mathematics colleagues were asked to nominate one of their own for the George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Faculty Award, which recognizes a faculty member “who, in addition to acclaim as a teacher, has achieved distinction as a scholar in research or other creative activity, and who has given distinguished service to the university.”

April 20, 2015 — During a career that has spanned more than 30 years at the University of Wyoming at Casper, Bruce Richardson has inspired thousands of students in courses ranging from Shakespeare to technical writing to contemporary Wyoming authors.

April 20, 2015 — The deadline is Friday, May 1, to nominate someone for the University of Wyoming Information Technology program to recognize individual excellence in the division.

April 20, 2015 — University of Wyoming Professor Bruce Parkinson, recognized internationally as a leading researcher in harnessing solar energy, has been selected to receive an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award.

April 20, 2015 — A meeting to launch planning to implement the University of Wyoming’s Science Initiative is scheduled Thursday, April 23, from 4-6 p.m. at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center.

April 17, 2015 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 19-24 at the University of Wyoming:

April 17, 2015 — Comedian Nick Vatterott will perform Wednesday, April 22, at 8 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

April 17, 2015 — With the weather forecast calling for continuing heavy snow through this evening, the University of Wyoming has joined Albany County School District 1 in an early release today.

April 17, 2015 — Today’s early closure of classes and business operations at the University of Wyoming has not shut down everything on campus for the weekend.

April 17, 2015 — These are among the activities scheduled April 20-26 at the University of Wyoming:

April 17, 2015 — An initiative with the potential to significantly expand the literacy resources available to the state’s school children is heading toward a pilot phase at the University of Wyoming’s College of Education.

April 17, 2015 — A plant scientist experienced in teaching, research and extension will begin May 18 as director of the University of Wyoming Sheridan Research and Extension (R&E) Center.

April 17, 2015 — University of Wyoming student Annette Estella Hein, a home-schooled student who became interested in science while hiking and experiencing nature in the geologic formations around Casper, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.

April 17, 2015 — Activities ranging from glass recycling to a clothing drive and a sustainability fair are scheduled to celebrate Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, at the University of Wyoming.

April 16, 2015 — The final concert of the University of Wyoming Department of Music’s spring Faculty Recital Series will feature guest fortepianist David Kim Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, 104 S. Fourth St. in Laramie. Kim’s performance is free and open to the public.

April 16, 2015 — A recent University of Wyoming master’s degree graduate will use her knowledge and skills to improve soils research in Nepal starting this summer through a Fulbright U.S. Student Award.

April 16, 2015 — Want to have a good time dancing and be a part of a world record at the same time? Then join the University of Wyoming Cowboy Country Swing Club as it attempts to break the Guinness world record for the world’s largest swing dance Thursday, April 30, at 8 p.m. at UW’s War Memorial Fieldhouse.

April 16, 2015 — Laramie High School graduate Karren Lewis, who is attending the University of Washington School of Medicine through the University of Wyoming WWAMI medical education program, is among 85 doctoral students nationwide selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.

April 15, 2015 — “The Memory of Genocide and Building Reconciliation in Cambodia” is the topic of discussion in a spring seminar series Friday, April 17, at noon in Room 229 of the Cheney International Center at the University of Wyoming.

April 15, 2015 — To celebrate the Nepali New Year 2072 B.S., Friends of Nepal at the University of Wyoming (FNUW) hosts the annual Celebrate Nepal event Saturday, April 18. This event helps to expose the UW community to Nepali culture through dance, music and food.

April 15, 2015 — “The Modern Romantic,” a contemporary chamber music concert, is featured in the University of Wyoming Department of Music’s spring Faculty Recital Series Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the UW Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. The performance is free and open to the public.

April 15, 2015 — The University of Wyoming is offering employees and retirees an opportunity to choose the negotiated natural gas rate under the Choice Gas program. Employees who have not selected a supplier and rate have until 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23, to sign up for the special UW rate.

April 15, 2015 — The University of Wyoming’s Pan Band will perform Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

April 15, 2015 — University of Wyoming Libraries personnel are reporting an increase in thefts, as thieves are targeting unsuspecting students who leave their belongings unattended.

April 15, 2015 — In research worthy of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot,” Bertram Malle is working to design a moral robot.

April 14, 2015 — Jean Watson, a distinguished professor and dean emerita from the University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Anschutz Medical Center, will discuss “Caring Science: Disciplinary Foundation for Nursing” Thursday, April 16, at 9 a.m. in the University of Wyoming Union West Yellowstone Ballroom.

April 14, 2015 — University of Wyoming students, faculty and staff members can reap the stress-relieving benefits of therapy dogs Wednesday and Thursday, April 15-16, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Prexy’s Pasture.

April 14, 2015 — With just two regional rodeos left in the season, the University of Wyoming men’s club is in danger of not sending a full team to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) this summer.

April 14, 2015 — Certificates recently were presented to 14 new members of the Round Table Honor Society, an organization of honor students at the University of Wyoming at Casper (UW-Casper.)

April 14, 2015 — Pikas, those furry little mammals that scurry and skitter between rocks at high elevations, are being studied as a model organism for avoiding temperature stress by a pair of University of Wyoming researchers. Pikas may be more resilient than once thought.

April 13, 2015 — Croatian virtuosa classical guitarist Ana Vidovic closes the University of Wyoming Cultural Programs spring series Friday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 13, 2015 — Harry Schlegel’s organizational skills and strong desire to make the campus a better place are among the attributes that have earned him the University of Wyoming’s Staff Employee of the First Quarter award.

April 13, 2015 — Members of the Albany County legislative delegation will review the 2015 Wyoming legislative session and answer questions during the April meeting of the University of Wyoming/State Retirees of Albany County Monday, April 20

April 13, 2015 — Stephanie Anderson, associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Political Science, will give the spring Faculty Senate Speaker Series talk Wednesday, April 22.

April 13, 2015 — Theresa Bogard, internationally known as a pianist and widely recognized as an outstanding teacher, will present a lecture and performance Wednesday, April 29, at 4:10 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center.

April 13, 2015 — The University of Wyoming unveiled plans today for a $44 million renovation and expansion that will triple the size of Rochelle Athletics Center. This major new addition will be called the High Altitude Performance Center.

April 13, 2015 — University of Wyoming President Dick McGinity has recommended to the UW Board of Trustees that it initiate a search for a new president to succeed him at the conclusion of his contract in summer 2016.

April 10, 2015 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 12-18 at the University of Wyoming:

April 10, 2015 — These are among the activities scheduled April 13-19 at the University of Wyoming:

April 10, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Geological Museum is ranked 12th on a list of the “50 Most Amazing College Museums” released by CollegeRank.net.

April 10, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Graduate Council has selected this year's graduate award winners.

April 10, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider a number of issues during a meeting at 8 a.m. Monday, April 13, via teleconference.

April 10, 2015 — 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.

April 8, 2015 — As we continue to mourn the student deaths suffered by the UW family in recent days, I feel a desire to reach out personally to each one of you -- especially our students.

April 8, 2015 — The nation’s oldest academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), has selected 45 new members for the University of Wyoming chapter, based upon their demonstrated excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

April 8, 2015 — University of Wyoming graduate students will present research topics ranging from wildlife conservation to sexual selection Thursday, April 16, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Altitude Chophouse and Brewery, 320 S. Second St., Laramie.

April 8, 2015 — In June 1985, a group of students who had just completed their sophomore year in high school arrived at the University of Wyoming for a three-week educational experience to expose them to college life. They were the first class selected to attend the UW Summer High School Institute (HSI).

April 7, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra’s final performance of the season will be Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the UW Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 7, 2015 — “Equal Pay? = $: Debunking the Myths behind the Gender Wage Gap Issue” is the topic of a panel discussion from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Room 002 of the University of Wyoming Union.

April 7, 2015 — Area high school students have the opportunity to attend three lectures by some of the top University of Wyoming professors during a special Saturday University -- UW’s popular, free, one-day college education program -- Saturday, April 11, in Casper.

April 7, 2015 — Nearly 270 students from 29 schools will compete at the 35th annual Wyoming History Day Contest beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 13, at the University of Wyoming.

April 6, 2015 — A university-level committee has been appointed to review the University of Wyoming’s Honors Program, with a charge to develop recommendations to maintain a vibrant, sustainable program for the long term.

April 6, 2015 — Counselors from Peak Wellness Center and the UW Counseling Center will be available this (Monday) evening to meet with students and employees who want to talk about the recent student death on campus.

April 6, 2015 — The University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) will welcome candidates for the position of director to the UW campus Wednesday and Thursday, April 8-9.

April 6, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Staff Senate is selling tickets now for a chance to win a mountain bike or a specially prepared barbecue package of meat.

April 6, 2015 — With warmer spring weather, the University of Wyoming Police Department is asking bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists to follow standards of courtesy and safety.

April 6, 2015 — University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy Dean Linda Gore Martin has been named a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

April 6, 2015 — Registrations are being accepted now for the annual Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, a major national conference to engage participants in discussion and analyses of strategies and actions that can eliminate social inequality. The symposium is April 8-11 at the University of Wyoming.

April 6, 2015 — Wyoming Public Media (WPM) surpassed its $340,000 Spring Membership Drive goal Thursday, with more than $220,000 of that amount raised through on-air and online pledging alone.

April 3, 2015 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 5-11 at the University of Wyoming:

April 3, 2015 — “Eating Disorders, Body Image and Media” is the topic of a free presentation Tuesday, April 7, at 10 a.m. in Room 221 of the University of Wyoming Union.

April 3, 2015 — Surveillance results of cattle in the Big Horn Mountains is among agenda items at the Governor’s Brucellosis Coordination Team meeting Wednesday, April 15, in Pinedale.

April 3, 2015 — In Wyoming and across the nation, attention is focusing more and more on the role of science and technology in education and the economy.

April 3, 2015 — These are among the activities scheduled April 6-12 at the University of Wyoming:

April 3, 2015 — Five University of Wyoming student teams will present a wide range of business plans Friday, April 17, during the John P. Ellbogen $30K Entrepreneurship Competition at the UW College of Business.

April 3, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Monday, April 6, via teleconference.

April 3, 2015 — 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.

April 2, 2015 — More than $18,000 in cash and purchase awards has been awarded to the winners of the University of Wyoming Art Museum's 40th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition.

April 2, 2015 — Increasing numbers of Wyoming residents say the Internet is their leading source of political information, according to a University of Wyoming survey.

April 2, 2015 — A University of Wyoming researcher directed a study that suggests that, when brains are organized into modules, they are better at learning new information without forgetting prior knowledge.

April 2, 2015 — The nationally recognized Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program is noting its 10th anniversary this week at the University of Wyoming.

April 2, 2015 — University of Wyoming Music Department instructors will perform with UW graduate students in a mixed chamber music concert Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for Performing Arts concert hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

April 2, 2015 — The Wyoming Entrepreneur Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will join 62 other SBDC networks nationwide this year to celebrate the 35th anniversary of America’s SBDC, the nation’s largest technical assistance program for small businesses.

April 1, 2015 — “The Beast With Three Backs” troupe will present its critically acclaimed piece "Hell To Pay" April 9-10 at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theatre.

April 1, 2015 — Author and translator Frederik L. Schodt will discuss Japanese manga (comics) Friday, April 10, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Business auditorium.

April 1, 2015 — For more than 38 years, the Beechcraft King Air 200T, the University of Wyoming’s research aircraft, has flown into weather most pilots would rather avoid. For the sake of science, the plane has breached heavy snow and thunderstorms to learn more about how these precipitations occur and act in the atmosphere.

April 1, 2015 — The University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale and the Casper College Collegiate Chorale will join together in song for a free concert Monday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the UW Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 1, 2015 — There is a lot of smoke, but the fire is pretty small. The nationwide political tempest around Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) is much bigger than the law itself deserves.

April 1, 2015 — An international research team, including University of Wyoming Professor of Geophysics Steve Holbrook and current and former UW graduate students, has revealed information about how continents were generated on Earth more than 2.5 billion years ago -- and how those processes have continued within the last 70 million years to profoundly affect the planet’s life and climate.