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April 29, 2016 — These are among the construction activities scheduled May 1-7 at the University of Wyoming:

April 29, 2016 — Kimberly Sanchez, of Cheyenne, who graduated with dual majors in anthropology and Russian, and a minor in the Honors Program, is the recipient of the Rosemarie Martha Spitaleri Award as the University of Wyoming's outstanding graduating woman.

April 29, 2016 — Bluegrass band Greensky Bluegrass will perform Friday, May 6, at 5 p.m. on the University of Wyoming Prexy’s Pasture. The concert is sponsored by 7220 Entertainment and is free and open to the public.

April 29, 2016 — University of Wyoming debate team members Hunter McFarland and Mary Marcum concluded their collegiate debate careers with historic finishes at the national championships.

April 29, 2016 — Joy Williams, University of Wyoming Creative Writing Program Eminent Writer-in-Residence, is the recipient of the prestigious PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story.

April 29, 2016 — University of Wyoming students will present their research projects during “Reimagining the West,” a biennial free public symposium on black life in Wyoming, Tuesday, May 3, at 12:15 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room.

April 29, 2016 — Excellence as a University of Wyoming honors student in physics and astronomy, service as a volunteer, and work as a mentor for other international students have resulted in the selection of Vikram Singh, of Bangalore, India, for the 2016 Tobin Memorial Award as UW's outstanding graduating man.

April 29, 2016 — The semiannual “Finals Destresser” will be held Friday, May 6, at 9 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union.

April 28, 2016 — Warmer weather and later evenings will provide a number of opportunities for stargazers at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium during May.

April 28, 2016 — “Escapades!” performed by the faculty ensemble Snowy Range Brass will close the University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series spring season Sunday, May 8, at 3 p.m. The free public program is in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 28, 2016 — These are among the activities scheduled May 2-8 at the University of Wyoming:

April 28, 2016 — A recent gift of artwork to the University of Wyoming has been permanently installed in the east lobby of the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts. A dedication ceremony is planned Friday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m.

April 28, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra will perform its last concert of the season Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 27, 2016 — At an early age, former University of Wyoming student Kimberly Sanchez, of Cheyenne, developed a love for anthropology.

April 27, 2016 — A Gillette student’s business proposal that specializes in designing and providing tools to sanitary companies to help maintain the cleanliness of portable toilets (porta-potties) won the recent John P. Ellbogen $30K Entrepreneurship Competition sponsored by the University of Wyoming College of Business.

April 27, 2016 — Outstanding graduating students were selected to be among keynote speakers at University of Wyoming spring commencement ceremonies.

April 27, 2016 — Retired Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kite and internationally known brain specialist Dr. Jeffrey Cummings will be among speakers at University of Wyoming spring commencement ceremonies.

April 27, 2016 — Nowadays, when people say, “I went to the Holy Land,” we know both who they are and where they went. They are Christians, and they went to Israel (and perhaps the few religious sites just over the borders in Egypt or Jordan). But, for nearly three centuries after Jesus’ death, it was not that way. Not only was the land not holy, there were few Christians in it.

April 27, 2016 — All those mornings waking up at 4 to take care of her horses is paying off for Kailee Webb, a member of the University of Wyoming women’s rodeo team.

April 25, 2016 — Recognized across campus for her collegiality, dependability and integrity, Clayleen Rivord is the University of Wyoming Employee of the First Quarter of 2016.

April 25, 2016 — Myron Allen is a math guy. If you crunch the numbers on his career at the University of Wyoming, you will learn that in 33 years he has taught 32 different courses in algebra, analysis and applied mathematics; served as head of the Department of Mathematics for six years; and spent 14 years in the Office of Academic Affairs as associate vice president and later as provost.

April 25, 2016 — As an associate professor of instructional technology in the University of Wyoming’s College of Education, Craig Shepherd teaches graduate-level courses using distance technologies to students across the country.

April 25, 2016 — The University of Wyoming collected more than 130,000 pounds of recyclables during RecycleMania, a collegiate recycling competition managed by Keep America Beautiful.

April 25, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Graduate Council has selected this year's graduate education award winners.

April 25, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Center for Global Studies (CGS) has selected its faculty international research fellowship awards recipients for 2016.

April 25, 2016 — A symposium to explore the latest advances in drone technology will be among discussion topics on this week’s UW podcast, “The University of Wyoming Today.”

April 25, 2016 — Representatives of the University of Wyoming last week made the first of what are expected to be several trips to Gillette to offer individualized support to current or prospective students affected by layoffs in the energy industry in northeast Wyoming.

April 25, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s spring Faculty Recital Series continues with a free performance by violist Glêsse Collet and pianist Theresa Bogard Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

April 25, 2016 — Wyoming Public Media (WPM) reached its $340,000 Spring Membership Drive goal last week, with close to $280,000 of that amount raised through on-air and online pledging alone.

April 22, 2016 — A leading archaeologist will discuss his journeys through the Peruvian Andes during the University of Wyoming’s annual Mulloy Lecture Thursday, April 28, at 4:10 p.m. in the College of Business auditorium. A reception follows in the Anthropology Building lobby.

April 22, 2016 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 24-30 at the University of Wyoming:

April 22, 2016 — After successful launches of two school leadership-building initiatives, the Wyoming Center for Educational Leadership (WyCEL) is preparing to expand services to meet even more of the professional development needs of the state’s K-12 schools.

April 22, 2016 — Two high-tech companies are the latest graduates of the Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) incubator, with its main offices located at the University of Wyoming.

April 22, 2016 — A new field guide from University of Wyoming Extension specialists is designed for farmers, ranchers, hikers and others interested in Wyoming’s most common rangeland plant species.

April 22, 2016 — 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 21, 2016 — Users of University of Wyoming financial management, human capital management, budgeting and grants management systems are reminded that demonstrations of potential cloud-based platforms are planned next week.

April 21, 2016 — These are among the activities scheduled April 25-May 1 at the University of Wyoming:

April 21, 2016 — University of Wyoming researchers are leading a fast-paced research project to try to understand what has contributed to mule deer declines throughout the West and determine if competition with elk is playing a role.

April 21, 2016 — University of Wyoming Department of English undergraduates will present their work during an “English Matters” symposium Friday, April 22, in the Wyoming Union.

April 21, 2016 — University of Wyoming students have elected Michael Rotellini, a junior in business administration from Sheridan, as the president of the Associated Students of UW (ASUW).

April 20, 2016 — Comedian Jade Catta-Preta will perform Wednesday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in the lower level of the University of Wyoming Union. Her free show is open to the public.

April 20, 2016 — Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), the nation’s oldest academic honor society, has selected 27 new members for the University of Wyoming chapter, including a father-son duo elected to alumni membership.

April 20, 2016 — University of Wyoming student Jazlynn Hall, of Rawlins, is among 2,000 individuals nationwide to receive the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship.

April 20, 2016 — Wyoming Public Radio won three regional Edward R. Murrow awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

April 20, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance will close the spring semester with the premiere production of “Angry Psycho Princesses” -- the hilarious and haywire new musical that Disney doesn’t want you to see.

April 19, 2016 — A free “Sci-Art Salon,” featuring a presentation by artist and biologist Brandon Ballengée, will take place Wednesday, April 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 111 of the University of Wyoming Visual Arts Building.

April 19, 2016 — Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will be celebrated during the Own it! Awards Wednesday, May 4, from 6-8 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom.

April 19, 2016 — A “Choral Collage,” featuring the University of Wyoming’s Singing Statesmen, Happy Jacks and Bel Canto ensembles, will include a variety of music Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The event is free and open to the public.

April 19, 2016 — 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 10 p.m. Thursday, April 28, to sign up for the special UW rate.

April 19, 2016 — A University of Wyoming graduate student will have the opportunity to use one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to research wind farm simulations.

April 19, 2016 — Activities ranging from glass recycling to a rummage swap are planned to celebrate Earth Day Friday, April 22, at the University of Wyoming.

April 18, 2016 — Sagan Hunsaker, who has coordinated 14 international service-learning trips for University of Wyoming students, recently received UW’s award for Staff Achievement in Internationalization.

April 18, 2016 — Deep-dive demonstrations of potential cloud-based platforms for University of Wyoming financial management, human capital management, budgeting and grants management are planned next week for users of the systems.

April 18, 2016 — The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences will honor 10 faculty members with Extraordinary Merit Awards in teaching, research and advising.

April 18, 2016 — A longtime faculty member and a national leader in communications and marketing will be recognized during the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences annual awards Saturday, May 7, at the UW Conference Center, 2229 Grand Ave. The reception begins at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon.

April 18, 2016 — The deadline is Friday, April 22, to nominate someone for the University of Wyoming Information Technology program to recognize individual excellence in the division.

April 18, 2016 — A wildlife migration study with significant implications for Wyoming’s mule deer population will be among discussion topics on this week’s UW podcast, “The University of Wyoming Today.”

April 18, 2016 — Students, faculty and staff from the University of Wyoming Division of Student Affairs and across UW were honored at the division’s recent annual recognition luncheon.

April 18, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider a number of issues during a meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, via teleconference.

April 18, 2016 — With just one regional rodeo remaining on the docket -- the 67th annual Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo -- the University of Wyoming women’s rodeo team is clinging to second place.

April 18, 2016 — Sandra Root-Elledge, a skilled administrator and advocate for persons with disabilities, has been named the new executive director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) at the University of Wyoming.

April 18, 2016 — A performance and discussion by a spoken word artist, a blood drive, a barbecue cookout and a final fiesta highlight “Semana Primavera” (spring week) April 18-23 at the University of Wyoming.

April 15, 2016 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 17-23 at the University of Wyoming:

April 15, 2016 — Rock climbing in the Laramie Range will be the focus of a slideshow and talk Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Business auditorium.

April 15, 2016 — A live multimedia performance inspired by Wyoming’s boom-and-bust economy will be presented Monday, April 25, from 5-7 p.m. at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center at the Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson Ave. in Laramie.

April 15, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series continues with “Chamber Music Greats” Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. and “Piano Classics” Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m., both in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The concerts are free and open to the public.

April 15, 2016 — 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 14, 2016 — These are among the activities scheduled April 18-24 at the University of Wyoming:

April 14, 2016 — A panel discussion, “Promoting Social Justice Across Visual and Literary Arts,” will take place Wednesday, April 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

April 14, 2016 — The University of Wyoming’s annual Recognized Student Organization (RSO) Awards of Excellence Banquet is set Monday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom.

April 13, 2016 — Poet and essayist Linda Russo will read selections from her work Thursday, April 21, at 6 p.m. at Night Heron Books, located at 107 E. Ivinson Ave. in Laramie. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow the reading.

April 13, 2016 — The University of Wyoming livestock judging team finished its spring season with top-10 finishes at each contest.

April 13, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Police Department seeks the public’s help to identify a person of interest in connection with a theft earlier this week.

April 13, 2016 — A rather dry and technical scholarly article released Monday (April 11, 2016) about ancient handwriting generated breathless headlines this week. “Evidence on When the Bible Was Written,” wrote the New York Times. The opening sentence in The Washington Post’s article said, evidence suggests “that key biblical texts may have been composed earlier than what some scholars think.” “Bible Written Earlier Than Previously Believed?” asked The Christian Post.

April 13, 2016 — The University of Wyoming is offering individualized support to current or prospective students affected by layoffs in the energy industry in northeast Wyoming.

April 13, 2016 — Friday Night Fever will host the University of Wyoming’s first-ever Lip Sync Battle Friday, April 29, at 9 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. The event is free to UW students.

April 13, 2016 — Southwestern Wyoming residents can attend college for a day when Saturday University is in session Saturday, April 23, in Rock Springs.

April 12, 2016 — Americana folk and family music duo The Okee Dokee Brothers will conclude the University of Wyoming Cultural Programs spring concert series Friday, April 15, at 1 p.m. and Saturday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.

April 12, 2016 — Internationally recognized multimedia artist Phil Hansen will speak Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in Room 111 of the University of Wyoming Visual Arts Building.

April 12, 2016 — The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences has selected its outstanding graduating students for the 2015-16 academic year.

April 12, 2016 — University of Wyoming scientists will use a $500,000 National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to study if microbes in the rumen could be influenced to improve beef cattle feed efficiency.

April 12, 2016 — Two days of intensive instruction in theatrical swordplay, ninjutsu, fighting on film and more will be offered during the second annual UWYO Stage Combat Workshop Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17, at the University of Wyoming Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts.

April 12, 2016 — Ethan Appleby, the founder and CEO of Vango, will be the guest speaker of e2e Wyoming’s meeting in Laramie this month.

April 11, 2016 — A candlelight vigil is planned Tuesday, April 12, at 8 p.m. on the University of Wyoming’s Fraternity Mall to honor the memory of a UW student who died of natural causes April 5.

April 11, 2016 — Wendi Chatman, senior library assistant in access services, is the recipient of the University of Wyoming Libraries Outstanding Staff Award for her contributions during 2015.

April 11, 2016 — One of the world’s most significant bison kill sites will be among discussion topics on this week’s UW podcast, “The University of Wyoming Today.”

April 11, 2016 — The University of Wyoming is making special provisions for visitors who plan to attend next week’s presentation by award-winning author Erik Larson.

April 11, 2016 — A University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a paper that has apparently solved an age-old riddle of how constituent continents were arranged in two Precambrian supercontinents -- then known as Nuna-Columbia and Rodinia. It’s a finding that may have future economic implications for mining companies.

April 11, 2016 — A winning performance by barrel racer Kailee Webb at last weekend’s Colorado State University rodeo has lifted the University of Wyoming women’s rodeo team back into second place in the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) standings.

April 11, 2016 — University of Wyoming student club Keepers of the Fire will host a free concert followed by a fashion show Wednesday, April 13, from 5-8 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Center Ballroom.

April 11, 2016 — Linda Johnson’s continuing efforts to provide medical care to villagers in one of the poorest and most isolated villages in Honduras have earned her the University of Wyoming’s Faculty Award for Internationalization.

April 11, 2016 — Wyoming Public Media’s (WPM) Caroline Ballard was chosen to participate in National Public Radio’s (NPR) Audio Storytelling Workshop, where public media creators will bring their ideas to Washington, D.C., for three days of planning, training and collaborating. NPR received more than 100 applications.

April 11, 2016 — Wyoming Public Media seeks volunteers to answer phones during its Spring Membership Drive that continues through Friday, April 22.

April 8, 2016 — A milestone for the University of Wyoming was the Nov. 13, 2015 announcement that it would create (1) a Diversity Strategic Planning Committee (DSPC) representing all university constituencies and (2) create an administrative position responsible for coordinating diversity matters, issues and actions. Subsequently, on Jan. 25, 2016, the Board of Trustees authorized the position of Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, and the formation of a search committee to identify appropriate candidates for this position.

April 8, 2016 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 10-16 at the University of Wyoming:

April 8, 2016 — Degory Day, a seventh-grade student at Evanston Middle School, won the recent state Geographic Bee at Casper College.

April 8, 2016 — The University of Wyoming Department of Art and Art History will host activist duo The Yes Men Friday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building classroom and lobby. A reception will follow. The events are free and open to the public.

April 8, 2016 — University of Wyoming students can participate in a poetry slam Wednesday, April 13, at 8 p.m. in the lower level of the Wyoming Union. The event is free and open to the public, but participants must be UW students.

April 8, 2016 — 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, 2016 — Renowned magician Derek Hughes will perform Friday, April 15, at 9 p.m. in the University of Wyoming’s College of Education auditorium. The Friday Night Fever event is free to UW students.

April 7, 2016 — Peabody Award-winning filmmaker John Valadez will show and discuss his film “The Head of Joaquin Murrieta” Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center auditorium.

April 7, 2016 — These are among the activities scheduled April 11-17 at the University of Wyoming:

April 7, 2016 — Two Ph.D. students in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources earned first-place honors at the recent 2016 Society for Range Management annual meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas.

April 6, 2016 — A new exhibition, “AIMÉ MPANE,” will open Saturday, April 9, at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

April 6, 2016 — Musician and poet Mohammed Bilal will speak Friday, April 8, at 9 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom as part of the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice.

April 6, 2016 — What would have happened if John Wilkes Booth had been taken alive and tried in a court of law for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln?

April 6, 2016 — A University of Wyoming researcher recently received an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to study black and brown carbon emitted from wildfires, and the effect this carbon has on climate change.

April 6, 2016 — The Wyoming State 4-H Foundation has awarded more than $33,000 in new scholarships to Wyoming 4-Hers.

April 5, 2016 — Eight student teams will present their business proposals Friday, April 8, in the John P. Ellbogen $30K Entrepreneurship Competition sponsored by the University of Wyoming College of Business.

April 5, 2016 — Cathy Shuster, an office associate with University of Wyoming Extension, today (Tuesday) was named UW’s outstanding employee of the year during the annual Staff Recognition Day at UW.

April 5, 2016 — University of Wyoming dancers are invited to perform at the National Festival of the American College Dance Association June 8-11 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

April 5, 2016 — Three University of Wyoming graduate students took top honors for posters and papers at the March meeting of the Western Society of Weed Science in Albuquerque, N.M.

April 4, 2016 — For many months, you have been hearing and reading about the revenue decline the state faces. The decline results from the precipitous fall of energy commodity prices and production volumes that began two years ago, and that may continue well into the future. The Legislature has made an initial response to this situation by reducing appropriations for state agencies -- including UW -- by 1.5 percent for the 2017-18 biennium beginning July 1. The Legislature may mandate further cuts for the second year of the coming biennium, and perhaps beyond. This letter explains how UW is responding to a situation that it has not faced in over 30 years.

April 4, 2016 — Cassandra Messersmith Kvenild, associate librarian and head of the University of Wyoming’s Learning Resource Center (LRC), is the recipient of UW’s 2016 Agnes Milstead Distinguished Librarianship Award.

April 4, 2016 — University of Wyoming President Dick McGinity has granted up to two hours of release time to attend Staff Recognition Day Tuesday, April 5, from 10 a.m.-noon in the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center. Free parking is available, and the campus commuter will run directly to the Gateway Center.

April 4, 2016 — Geologist Barbara John will discuss University of Wyoming explorations of mid-ocean ridges during the 2016 Spring President’s Speakers Series talk Tuesday, April 12, at 4:10 p.m. in the UW Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center auditorium.

April 4, 2016 — Specialists will discuss Wyoming’s leadership role in managing threatened species and explain how the state is affected by the worldwide phenomena of vanishing amphibians and disappearing honeybees on this week’s UW podcast, “The University of Wyoming Today.”

April 4, 2016 — The United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) will present honorary membership to University of Wyoming Professor John Tanaka for making rangeland science more widely accessible, collecting local knowledge and strengthening knowledge networks.

April 4, 2016 — People planning to attend Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Tuesday evening appearance at the University of Wyoming are encouraged to take advantage of UW transit services.

April 1, 2016 — These are among the construction activities scheduled April 3-9 at the University of Wyoming:

April 1, 2016 — A client of the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Technology Business Center in Casper has been named the International Business Innovation Association’s (InBIA) 2016 Outstanding Hard Science Incubator Client of the Year.

April 1, 2016 — The University of Wyoming recently was awarded a patent for a method that potentially could be used to help treat patients with Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

April 1, 2016 — 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.