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December 23, 2019 — A University of Wyoming faculty member whose career exemplifies research, outreach, teaching and service is this year’s recipient of the Andrew Vanvig Lifetime Distinguished Faculty Award in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

December 23, 2019 — Two student teams in the University of Wyoming’s College of Business MKT 4450 course recently pitched their marketing ideas and recommendations to Dubois DRIVE (Dubois Regional Initiative for a Vital Economy), a new economic development nonprofit in the town in northwest Wyoming.

December 23, 2019 — The director of the University of Wyoming’s Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning recently was appointed to a leadership position for an inaugural international collaborative writing group.

December 20, 2019 — A top-10 finish at all seven livestock judging contests this fall continues to be the success story for the University of Wyoming livestock judging team.

December 20, 2019 — A University of Wyoming researcher’s group is revealing microscopic clues of the electric field treatment on organic solar cells.

December 19, 2019 — Six University of Wyoming students have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or work as interns abroad during this academic year.

December 19, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Dec. 23-Jan. 5 at the University of Wyoming:

December 19, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

December 18, 2019 — Here’s how one University of Wyoming Extension educator surveying malting barley markets in the Big Horn Basin, and an agricultural economics scientist browsing a table recipe book in France, came to the same conclusion.

December 18, 2019 — Locally produced film submissions for the fourth annual 7220 Entertainment Student Short Film Festival are now being accepted at the University of Wyoming. Both students and community members are eligible to submit films.

December 18, 2019 — Nominations for the Willena Stanford Commitment to Diversity Award will be accepted through Monday, Jan. 13. The award honors Stanford, a former University of Wyoming African American and Diaspora Studies instructor.

December 16, 2019 — A finalist for the position of associate vice president for human resources will participate in a public forum today (Dec. 16) at 2 p.m. in the College of Business auditorium.

December 16, 2019 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24-Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, as well as winter break.

December 16, 2019 — Two actions to help pave the way for construction of new student housing at the University of Wyoming have been taken by UW’s Board of Trustees.

December 16, 2019 — The director of the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) in Casper has been selected as one of 15 fellows to participate in the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) 2020 Rural Health Fellows program.

December 13, 2019 — A total of 23 University of Wyoming students recently were named Dean’s Graduate Scholars by the College of Arts and Sciences.

December 12, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Dec. 16-22 at the University of Wyoming:

December 12, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Literacy Research Center and Clinic’s (LRCC) Outreach Advisory Board bestowed the 2019 Carol Mead Leaders in Literacy Award upon Natrona County School District 1’s Evansville Elementary School.

December 12, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

December 11, 2019 — A fourth finalist for the position of associate vice president for human resources has been identified at the University of Wyoming, and she’s scheduled to participate in a public forum Thursday, Dec. 12.

December 11, 2019 — The University of Wyoming’s fifth annual Giving Day surpassed all expectations, raising a record-breaking $1,609,870 in gifts and pledges from 1,110 donors.

December 10, 2019 — Ten University of Wyoming students recently participated in a “Live Local, Work Local” career experience in Sweetwater County. The program provides students opportunities to live and work in Wyoming.

December 10, 2019 — Brian Cox, the principal of Cheyenne’s Johnson Junior High School who is pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership at the University of Wyoming, is the recipient of the 2019-2020 Wyoming Milken Educator of the Year Award.

December 9, 2019 — Helping with one of the livestock industry’s most critical programs and his outreach efforts on behalf of 4-H are some of the reasons a beef specialist has received the University of Wyoming Extension’s top honor.

December 9, 2019 — A southeast Wyoming food and safety nutrition educator for University of Wyoming Extension has received the organization’s newer employee recognition award.

December 9, 2019 — With the end of the semester approaching, the University of Wyoming Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center is doing its part to help students with a variety of healthy stress management events the next two weeks.

December 9, 2019 — Steve Miller, a member of the University of Wyoming Extension communications and technology team, received the organization’s Creative Excellence Award at the annual extension training conference in November in Laramie.

December 9, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider a number of issues during the board’s regular teleconference meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11.

December 6, 2019 — Three finalists for the position of associate vice president for human resources have been identified at the University of Wyoming, and they’re scheduled to participate in public forums beginning Monday, Dec. 9.

December 6, 2019 — The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) hosts an e2e Wyoming meeting in Laramie Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 4:30-6 p.m. at Coal Creek Tap Downtown, located at 108 E. Grand Ave.

December 6, 2019 — Rachel Sailor, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Visual and Literary Arts, will present the Sandeen Lecture in the Humanities Monday, Dec. 16.

December 6, 2019 — Jeff Bell, of Big Piney, and Tyra Relaford, of Sheridan, two University of Wyoming secondary education majors, are supporting the science education of middle and high school students in Wyoming as members of the 2019 LIFT (Learning to Integrate Fundamentals through Teaching) project cohort.

December 6, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music will present its annual gala holiday concerts Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15.

December 5, 2019 — Scholarship applications are now available for the Chief Washakie Memorial Endowment for the 2020-21 academic year at the University of Wyoming. The application deadline is March 1, 2020.

December 5, 2019 — Scholarship applications are now available for the Northern Arapaho Endowment for the 2020-21 academic year at the University of Wyoming. The application deadline is March 1, 2020.

December 5, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Dec. 9-15 at the University of Wyoming:

December 5, 2019 — The University of Wyoming College of Business (COB) is undergoing a reorganization of the minor programs it offers. Specifically, the plan calls for adding, restructuring and deleting (temporarily and permanently) some existing minors.

December 5, 2019 — The University of Wyoming will accord degrees to about 660 students during a combined winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.

December 4, 2019 — People who have unpaid parking citations of less than $38 at the University of Wyoming can have their fines reduced by donating nonperishable items for a holiday food drive.

December 4, 2019 — A magician, crafts, a film and carnival games are among activities scheduled during the University of Wyoming’s end-of-semester “Pokes’ Carnival: UW Floats 2” Friday, Dec. 6.

December 4, 2019 — Instruction for all levels of experience will be offered during the annual Maggi and Nick Murdock Nordic Ski Clinic hosted by the University of Wyoming Nordic ski team Saturday, Dec. 7.

December 4, 2019 — University of Wyoming students in the first-year seminar “Food, Culture, Language” are bringing a piece of history back to life.

December 3, 2019 — Jacy Busboom, a junior chemical engineering student at the University of Wyoming, recently was honored for her poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Conference.

December 3, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) is seeking proposals from research and technology providers, and other interested entities, regarding the design and construction of a pilot project using advanced coal-based generation technology that captures at least 75 percent of carbon emissions.

December 3, 2019 — A University of Wyoming researcher and his colleagues have shown that much of the southwestern United States was once a vast high-elevation plateau, similar to Tibet today.

December 3, 2019 — University of Wyoming Professor of Practice Domenic Bravo is the recipient of the National Outdoor Leadership School’s (NOLS) Stewardship Award.

December 2, 2019 — University of Wyoming Acting President Neil Theobald will host a Community Holiday Open House today, Dec. 2, from 3:30-6 p.m. at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center for all UW employees and students, their families and members of the Laramie community.

December 2, 2019 — A University of Wyoming instructor with the UW-Casper Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program is the recipient of the 2019 America’s Finest Teacher Award-Ulirang Guro, presented by the Association of Fil-Am Teachers of America (AFTA).

December 2, 2019 — Suresh Muknahallipatna, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wyoming, led the successful completion of a software program that will allow for accurate weather forecasts up to 12 times faster than traditionally possible.

December 2, 2019 — Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently honored their “Top Profs” at the 40th annual Top Prof Night.

December 2, 2019 — Individuals who know they will drive on University of Wyoming business during 2020 need to make a new request by Tuesday, Dec. 31.

November 27, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Dec. 2-8 at the University of Wyoming:

November 27, 2019 — Research by University of Wyoming scientists has contributed to the removal of federal protection for a plant found in southeast Wyoming, northern Colorado and western Nebraska.

November 27, 2019 — The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation awarded $55,000 to the University of Wyoming during the past fiscal year for education and research programs -- and for scholarships for entering freshmen from Wyoming communities.

November 27, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

November 26, 2019 — The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences will host its 2019 Senior Design Symposium Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Wyoming Union.

November 26, 2019 — A Brazilian two-piano music concert is 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the University of Wyoming. The concert is free and open to the public.

November 26, 2019 — Donors to the University of Wyoming can take advantage of over $175,000 in matching opportunities and double their impact on UW Giving Day Tuesday, Dec. 3.

November 26, 2019 — Members of the University of Wyoming community and the public can ring in the holiday season this December with “How to Survive Your Family at Christmas,” William Missouri Downs’ new comedy about love, family and what is needed to survive holiday gatherings: forgiveness.

November 26, 2019 — December at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium offers a full lineup of programs.

November 26, 2019 — Brazilian-themed music will be performed during the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra’s (UWSO) Musical Mystery Tour fall series Thursday, Dec. 5.

November 26, 2019 — The University of Wyoming women’s rugby club’s surprising season ended last weekend in the Elite Eight round of the USA Rugby 2019 Division I national playoffs.

November 25, 2019 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29, for Thanksgiving. UW classes are dismissed Nov. 25-29.

November 25, 2019 — Three University of Wyoming faculty members, representing a wide range of disciplines, are recipients of the 2019 Faculty Engagement Fellowship awards.

November 25, 2019 — Art students from 14 high schools around the state visited the University of Wyoming earlier this month to participate in the annual High School Art Intensive hosted by the Department of Visual and Literary Arts.

November 25, 2019 — People who offer prayers for victims of natural disasters may be less likely to donate to those victims, according to research by a University of Wyoming economist.

November 25, 2019 — Wyoming WWAMI is Wyoming’s medical school, based at the University of Wyoming.

November 22, 2019 — More than 700 students will participate in the annual Wyoming State Thespian Festival (WSTF) Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 5-7, at the University of Wyoming.

November 21, 2019 — The Task Force on University of Wyoming Housing will meet Friday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. in Salons D and E of the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center.

November 21, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 25-Dec. 1 at the University of Wyoming:

November 21, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Art Museum will launch the holiday season with the 27th annual Happy Holidays Laramie Festival of Trees Dec. 5-7.

November 21, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

November 20, 2019 — The University of Wyoming would receive one-time matching dollars for endowed professorships, energy research and the College of Law’s experiential learning clinics under Gov. Mark Gordon’s budget proposal for the upcoming biennium.

November 20, 2019 — The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science career services branch is offering the first-ever “Winternship” opportunity during the upcoming 2020 winter break.

November 20, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has acquired 1,233 acres adjacent to UW’s Jacoby Golf Course, setting in motion the potential preservation of about 5,500 acres of undeveloped open space east of Laramie.

November 20, 2019 — The University of Wyoming women’s rugby club is moving on to the Elite Eight round in the USA Rugby 2019 Division I national playoffs.

November 20, 2019 — Construction of the University of Wyoming’s Science Initiative building is underway, and people can keep up on the project’s progress through a public webcam.

November 19, 2019 — The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) hosts an e2e Wyoming meeting in Laramie today (Nov. 19) from 4:30-6 p.m. at Bond’s Brewing Co., located at 411 S. Second St.

November 19, 2019 — Southern Avenue will bring its retro soul style of music to the University of Wyoming Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. in The Gardens, located in the lower level of the Wyoming Union.

November 19, 2019 — Transgender Day of Remembrance will be observed with a free public event at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at United Presbyterian Church, located on the corner of Grand Avenue and 11th Street.

November 19, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Jazz Studies program will present "Rhythm is King” Monday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

November 19, 2019 — Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in their community during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Thursday, Dec. 5, in Newcastle.

November 18, 2019 — “The Deepening Light” is the theme for the University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale’s popular candlelight concert Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Laramie’s St. Matthew’s Cathedral.

November 18, 2019 — Nearly 50 vendors will sell a wide assortment of products at the University of Wyoming Holiday Market Friday, Dec. 13.

November 18, 2019 — Events ranging from presentations on scholarship opportunities to country displays and education-abroad opportunities are among activities planned for the University of Wyoming’s International Education Week Nov. 18-23. Events are free and open to the public.

November 18, 2019 — A naturalization workshop is scheduled at the University of Wyoming from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24.

November 18, 2019 — Several University of Wyoming students in the construction management degree program have recently formed a new UW recognized student organization (RSO).

November 18, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing has been granted a full 10-year reaccreditation by the school’s accrediting body, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), for all of the school’s programs through Dec. 31, 2029.

November 18, 2019 — On a typical June day in Yellowstone, it’s not unusual to see hundreds of bison grazing in the Lamar Valley. The herds appear to aimlessly move back and forth through meadows threaded by a winding river, just passive figures in an idyllic scene. But, as it turns out, that’s far from the full picture.

November 16, 2019 — The University of Wyoming is playing host to the Wyoming State High School Football Championships Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16.

November 15, 2019 — A traditional meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls and pie will be served at the annual Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the University of Wyoming.

November 15, 2019 — Just two years after being promoted to Division I, the University of Wyoming women’s rugby squad is among the 16 best club teams in the nation.

November 15, 2019 — The University of Wyoming is introducing a program that creates opportunities for the state’s young people to make global connections.

November 14, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 18-24 at the University of Wyoming:

November 14, 2019 — Brass band Slavic Soul Party! will bring its Balkan-soul-Gypsy-funk style of music to the University of Wyoming Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium. The band will be the last performance of the fall UW Presents season.

November 14, 2019 — Two University of Wyoming Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty members are among researchers in an efficient jet engine turbine project funded through a U.S. Department of Energy grant.

November 14, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

November 13, 2019 — Nearly 50 University of Wyoming undergraduate students received firsthand guidance from 30 professionals in a variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines during the recent UW STEM “speed mentoring” event.

November 13, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Symphonic Band will present a fall concert Monday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 12, 2019 — The University of Wyoming College of Business will launch an online Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.

November 12, 2019 — Three University of Wyoming Department of Music jazz studies faculty members will perform original compositions and reimagined standards Sunday, Nov. 17.

November 12, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) will give a free public performance in Jackson Tuesday, Nov. 19.

November 11, 2019 — Online registration is now open for the inaugural University of Wyoming gingerbread house decorating contest.

November 11, 2019 — The University of Wyoming’s Ellen Currano is co-founder of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History that highlights the unsung achievements of female paleontologists and examines the obstacles they face because of their gender.

November 11, 2019 — A delegation of University of Wyoming faculty members and administrators recently returned from Scotland and England, where the representatives visited several institutions and organizations, with the goal of expanding UW’s education-abroad offerings in the United Kingdom.

November 11, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Faculty Recital Series will feature UW Department of Music faculty members Scott Turpen, alto saxophone, and Theresa Bogard, piano, Friday, Nov. 15.

November 11, 2019 — International students help the University of Wyoming achieve its global engagement mission of creating a university community that engages, thrives and leads in an interconnected and interdependent global society.

November 11, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) will give a free public performance at Rock Springs High School at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17.

November 11, 2019 — Gamma Xi, the University of Wyoming’s chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity, will host its first Cowboy Breakfast Sunday, Nov. 17.

November 8, 2019 — The application period for the University of Wyoming’s Energy Summer Institute is now open.

November 8, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive an update on the presidential search and UW’s housing and campus master plans during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 13-15.

November 8, 2019 — The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) at the University of Wyoming was awarded a $1.4 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to address neonatal abstinence syndrome and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.

November 7, 2019 — If you see emergency vehicles near Crane Hall at the University of Wyoming this Saturday, Nov. 9, don’t be alarmed.

November 7, 2019 — Pop Up Paint Party and the University of Wyoming’s 7220 Entertainment will host a learn-to-paint event Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Gardens.

November 7, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 11-17 at the University of Wyoming:

November 7, 2019 — Trumpeter John Adler will bring his “Scarlet Rising Moon” album release tour to the University of Wyoming at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall.

November 7, 2019 — For the first time, both University of Wyoming men’s singing groups -- the Singing Statesmen and the Happy Jacks -- will perform at the same concert.

November 7, 2019 — Five local entrepreneurs will vie for a cash award and seed funding when they pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges during the Casper Start-Up Challenge tonight.

November 7, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

November 6, 2019 — The University of Wyoming’s Community Concert Band and Civic Chorus will present “An American Life” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 6, 2019 — University of Wyoming Professor Bruce Parkinson’s energy research is the topic of the fall semester President’s Speaker Series Wednesday, Nov. 20.

November 6, 2019 — A University of Wyoming education assistant professor in the School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design will serve on the 30-member steering committee for the EdTech Genome Project.

November 5, 2019 — The University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences will host three informative sessions Thursday, Nov. 7. Two will be in the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center, with the other hosted by Ivinson Memorial Hospital.

November 5, 2019 — The University of Wyoming’s Stefan Heinz recently was named an associate fellow for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

November 5, 2019 — An adventure and conservation film detailing the 85-mile-long migration path of a Wyoming mule deer doe and the University of Wyoming biologist who has studied her will be screened in four Wyoming communities this month.

November 5, 2019 — People who make plans to avoid or handle temptations may be more likely to achieve goals, such as academic and weight loss goals, according to new research by University of Wyoming psychologists.

November 5, 2019 — University of Wyoming civil and architectural engineering Associate Professor Jonathan Brant will lead research into improving oil and gas wastewater discharge in Wyoming’s Green River Basin with a new grant of about $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.

November 4, 2019 — Three new faculty members have brought new expertise and are using a variety of experimental techniques in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Wyoming, according to the department head.

November 4, 2019 — Two University of Wyoming faculty members in the School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design recently received awards for their service to the Wyoming Counseling Association (WCA) and the counseling profession.

November 4, 2019 — A University of Wyoming Extension educator’s publication was selected the national winner by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.

November 4, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance will present a vertical dance retelling of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass.”

November 4, 2019 — An art show featuring work created by University of Wyoming students is planned Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Wyoming Union.

November 1, 2019 — The University of Wyoming horse judging team won the collegiate division of the U.S. National Arabian Horse Show in Tulsa, Okla., in its first competition of the season Friday, Oct. 25.

November 1, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Department of Mathematics and Statistics will be well represented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings this winter.

November 1, 2019 — Internationally acclaimed dance company Ballet Hispanico will bring its brand of original Latin dance to the University of Wyoming Sunday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.

November 1, 2019 — Volunteers are needed to read the names of military members who died serving their country during a Veterans Day event Monday, Nov. 11, at the University of Wyoming.

November 1, 2019 — Three businesses were named winners of the 2019 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge Oct. 29.

October 31, 2019 — A free bingo night for University of Wyoming students is planned at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. A variety of prizes will be awarded to the winners.

October 31, 2019 — Trey Duvall, an installation and performance artist, will visit the University of Wyoming Nov. 11-15.

October 31, 2019 — “Laramie Weekend,“ showcasing Laramie and the University of Wyoming’s history and nonfiction literary life of the city, will be featured on C-SPAN Friday-Sunday, Nov. 1-3.

October 31, 2019 — A Lander business that set out to fill a need in the community is celebrating success and looking to expand. And, to help get to where it is today, Pingora Yarns received assistance from the Wyoming Small Business Development (SBDC) Network at the University of Wyoming.

October 31, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 4-10 at the University of Wyoming:

October 31, 2019 — “Good Boys” screens Friday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Family Room. The event is free and open to the public.

October 30, 2019 — A scientist and an educator who have enhanced the knowledge and conservation of biological diversity in Wyoming will receive lifetime achievement awards from the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute.

October 30, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn.

October 29, 2019 — November at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium offers a lineup of programs stargazers can be thankful for. Shows include various movies, programs about the moon and astronaut pioneers, and a laser show with music from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

October 29, 2019 — Two adventure documentary films detailing University of Wyoming biologists following the migration paths of mule deer they studied in Wyoming will screen on the UW campus Thursday, Nov. 7.

October 28, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Office of Academic Affairs is accepting applications for the Flittie Sabbatical Augmentation Award.

October 28, 2019 — Nina McConigley, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming Honors College, will give the fall Faculty Senate Speaker Series talk Tuesday, Nov. 5.

October 28, 2019 — Nominations are now being accepted for a student speaker for the University of Wyoming’s winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 14. The nomination deadline is Thursday, Nov. 7.

October 28, 2019 — Alyson Hagy, an award-winning author and a University of Wyoming professor, will discuss her latest book, “Scribe: A Novel,” Tuesday, Nov. 12, at UW.

October 28, 2019 — Categorizing the goals of people has long been a challenge for psychologists, with wide disagreement regarding any set of terms intended to cover all of the factors that motivate human behavior.

October 28, 2019 — The University of Wyoming working group, formed in response to UW’s “Great Colleges to Work For” campus climate survey, has made some progress in recent months for the campus community.

October 28, 2019 — A keynote address by an award-winning broadcast journalist and presentations by experts on women’s suffrage in Northern Plains states highlight a Nov. 7-8 symposium at the University of Wyoming marking the 150th anniversary of Wyoming’s groundbreaking women’s suffrage law.

October 25, 2019 — Habitat improvements in the Laramie River intended to boost the brown trout fishery also have benefited native nongame fish, according to newly published research by University of Wyoming scientists.

October 25, 2019 — A University of Wyoming researcher and his team have shown that the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) can be used to detect light across a broad optical range – ultraviolet through visible to near-infrared. This work has future implications on novel spin current-based technologies.

October 25, 2019 — A performance by the University of Wyoming Bel Canto Women's Chorus to celebrate the 150th anniversary of women’s right to vote will be Sunday, Nov. 3, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

October 25, 2019 — A University of Wyoming mathematics professor has been selected to co-lead a Mathematics Research Community next summer.

October 24, 2019 — Award-winning market strategist and creative director Polly Beale will discuss the racial and gender divide in marketing at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at the University of Wyoming.

October 24, 2019 — Accomplished and notable University of Wyoming alumnus Tom Tait will be on campus Monday, Oct. 28, for visits to the Honors College and the College of Business, presenting on the topic of kindness and business ethics.

October 24, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Oct. 28-Nov. 3 at the University of Wyoming:

October 24, 2019 — Nearly 30 University of Wyoming accounting and finance program students received a firsthand look at Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations during an exercise earlier this month on the UW campus

October 24, 2019 — A visiting Fulbright professor at the University of Wyoming will discuss “Democracy in America and Around the World” Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Sheridan.

October 24, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony opens the fall concert series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

October 24, 2019 — A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

October 24, 2019 — Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in their community during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Thursday, Nov. 7, in Carbon County.

October 23, 2019 — Accomplished and notable University of Wyoming alumnus Eric Marsh will be on campus Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 24-26, for a visit across the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Business to give a presentation to Master of Business Administration students.

October 23, 2019 — Toyota of Laramie was named the overall winner in the University of Wyoming Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 19.

October 23, 2019 — University of Wyoming computer science Assistant Professor Lars Kotthoff recently organized an intensive, three-day introduction to data science and machine learning workshop at the UW Conference Center. The event was designed to provide UW and the wider community with technical skills that are increasingly in demand in many sciences and industry.

October 23, 2019 — Ten innovative businesses -- that range from a company that has created a digital assistant to track workouts and diet, to a virtual reality system to help children learn music instruments -- are finalists in a University of Wyoming entrepreneurship competition.

October 22, 2019 — Internationally acclaimed female a cappella quintet Nobuntu will perform at the University of Wyoming Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. in the UW College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.

October 22, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Percussion Ensemble, along with percussionists from Laramie High School, will present “Crossroads: The Music of Ivan Trevino” Monday, Nov. 4.

October 21, 2019 — Colleagues of Lori Gonzales say the University of Wyoming Global Engagement Office administrative associate consistently goes above and beyond her assigned duties to ensure those around her are successful. She is efficient, organized and a team player.

October 21, 2019 — Nineteen people from around the state recently received certification through a series of workshops sponsored by the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Health to become leaders of the Healthy U program.

October 21, 2019 — All the little ghouls, goblins, princesses, zombies and superheroes are invited to Safe Treat on the University of Wyoming campus on Halloween from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Events hosted by UW departments are free and open to the community for a safe and dry evening.

October 21, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of interim deans for the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.

October 21, 2019 — Paula Belknap, an assistant lecturer in the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, is this year’s recipient of the Wyoming Innovations in Teaching Award, presented by the Wyoming Department of Education.

October 21, 2019 — The manager of the University of Wyoming’s Shell 3D Visualization Center has been selected to participate in a roundtable at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

October 21, 2019 — More than 30 suppliers representing nine different industries connected with units of the University of Wyoming during UW’s inaugural Wyoming Supplier Fair Oct. 15.

October 18, 2019 — Gov. Mark Gordon’s chief energy adviser, Randall Luthi, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Energy Law and Policy in the Rockies conference Friday, Oct. 25, at the University of Wyoming.

October 18, 2019 — Menachem Mor, a well-regarded scholar of Jewish history, will present “Exile and Restoration in the Samaritan Tradition” at the University of Wyoming Thursday, Oct. 24.

October 18, 2019 — The University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale will present a fall concert Thursday, Oct. 31.

October 18, 2019 — The University of Wyoming’s soil judging team bested those from three other universities to win the regional competition Oct. 10-12 at Utah State University in Logan.

October 17, 2019 — A screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a mummy-wrapping contest and mini-pumpkin painting are among events planned for the Rocky Horror Picture Show Extravaganza at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at the University of Wyoming. Events will be in the Wyoming Union’s upper level.

October 17, 2019 — These are among the activities scheduled Oct. 21-27 at the University of Wyoming: