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January 29, 2021 — Legal and economic experts will examine the recent White House executive orders that suspend energy leases on federal lands during a webinar roundtable Tuesday, Feb. 2. The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA) will host the virtual panel discussion

January 29, 2021 — Wyoming’s premier government contracting event for small-business owners and entrepreneurs will feature expert speakers, networking opportunities and valuable assistance from several entrepreneurial organizations.

January 28, 2021 — A member of the “Central Park Five” who was wrongfully convicted of raping a white female jogger in 1989 is the keynote speaker for the virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue (MLK DOD) Feb. 8-12 at the University of Wyoming.

January 28, 2021 — The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2020 fall semester Provost’s Honor Roll.

January 28, 2021 — The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2020 fall semester Provost’s Honor Roll.

January 28, 2021 — Starting Feb. 1, the University of Wyoming will offer a limited number of free COVID-19 diagnostic tests to members of the public who aren’t displaying symptoms of the infection.

January 28, 2021 — University of Wyoming graduate Emily Wood, from Granite Canyon in Laramie County, is among 15 students nationwide to receive the prestigious USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship.

January 28, 2021 — Two University of Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program faculty members recently received the Independent Investigative Inquiry (Triple I) Outstanding Mentor Award.

January 27, 2021 — Donna Brazile, the former Democratic National Committee interim chair, bestselling author and a Fox News contributor, and Ana Navarro, former Republican strategist, co-host of ABC’s “The View” and a CNN political contributor, will discuss today’s political landscape and the future of the country Thursday, Feb. 11, through a virtual University of Wyoming presentation.

January 27, 2021 — John Koprowski, the dean of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and an international squirrel expert, will give a free virtual talk to discuss the importance of Groundhog Day Tuesday, Feb. 2.

January 26, 2021 — The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2020 fall semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.

January 26, 2021 — The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2020 fall semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.

January 26, 2021 — A website recently launched by the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC), a Wyoming History Day (WHD) participant, now boasts digitized materials on 12 popular topics within the AHC’s collections -- with more planned.

January 26, 2021 — A committee of educators from the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences and Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) is preparing to develop a consistent, interprofessional education experience for students from all divisions and schools throughout the college.

January 26, 2021 — Registrations are now being accepted for the popular World Language and Culture Program (WLCP) at the University of Wyoming this semester. A total of 18 nonformal world language and culture courses are available free via Zoom.

January 25, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office will hold a food drive for the UW Food Share Pantry Saturday, Feb. 6, from 1-5 p.m.

January 25, 2021 — Gov. Mark Gordon has unveiled a proposal for modernizing and refocusing Wyoming’s higher education system. The initiative, called the Wyoming Innovation Network (WIN), calls for closer collaboration between the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges -- and an emphasis on developing innovative solutions that will support and enhance Wyoming’s economy and workforce.

January 25, 2021 — Nominations are now being accepted for the University of Wyoming’s Tobin Memorial and Rosemarie Martha Spitaleri Outstanding Undergraduate awards. The deadline is midnight Thursday, Feb. 4.

January 25, 2021 — Nominations for the Agnes Milstead Distinguished Librarianship Award for University of Wyoming faculty members will be accepted through Monday, March 1.

January 25, 2021 — There’s still time to enroll in a six-week program offered by Central Wyoming College (CWC) and the University of Wyoming to gain knowledge and tools to be successful entrepreneurs.

January 25, 2021 — Students in Wyoming may soon have access to an innovative program in software engineering through a partnership involving Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom; the University of Wyoming; Wyoming community colleges; and industry partners in the state.

January 25, 2021 — Wyoming’s public colleges and university have launched a new website that makes it easier to plan and manage college credit transfer.

January 25, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center is open for the spring semester with in-person and virtual programs.

January 25, 2021 — A University of Wyoming molecular biologist whose research focuses on tardigrades will participate in the first Story Time from Space live program Tuesday, Jan. 26. The program will be beamed from the International Space Station.

January 25, 2021 — University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) Conductor Michael Griffith was faced with a dilemma as the spring semester began: what repertoire to perform with a small orchestra that has to be socially distanced onstage.

January 22, 2021 — Initial administration of COVID-19 vaccine to individuals in high-risk job categories in Albany County and at the University of Wyoming is nearing completion, and the next stage is scheduled to begin next week.

January 22, 2021 — The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2020 fall semester President’s Honor Roll.

January 22, 2021 — The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2020 fall semester President’s Honor Roll.

January 22, 2021 — The University of Wyoming College of Business is seeking nominations for its Distinguished Alumni award. Nominations are due Feb. 15.

January 22, 2021 — Abusive bosses may retain their positions by taking superficial steps to repair their social images following outbursts, without acting meaningfully to change their behaviors, according to research led by a University of Wyoming business management expert.

January 21, 2021 — University of Wyoming Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty expert list.

January 21, 2021 — University of Wyoming faculty members who have upcoming research papers that will be published in the following journals -- Nature, Science or the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences -- are encouraged to let UW Institutional Communications know well in advance.

January 20, 2021 — The John P. Ellbogen Foundation has made an additional gift of $300,000 to support civics education at the University of Wyoming -- enhancing the John P. Ellbogen Civics Education Fund beyond $1.5 million.

January 20, 2021 — Wildlife is a key attraction for visitors to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, but some animals range widely beyond park boundaries and bring management expenses to surrounding areas, according to a new paper from research scientists, including the University of Wyoming.

January 20, 2021 — The Shell 3D Visualization Center (Viz Center) in the University of Wyoming’s Energy Innovation Center has launched a new 2.0 format and is actively seeking project development partners -- both existing and new -- to support innovative teaching and research activity.

January 19, 2021 — Beginning this spring semester, University of Wyoming students have the opportunity to download a new group study app.

January 19, 2021 — Ana Houseal, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming School of Teacher Education, has won two awards for her work on the book “America’s Largest Classroom: What We Learn from Our National Parks.”

January 19, 2021 — University of Wyoming Institutional Communications and Marketing specialists, and a UW editor received 17 awards during the Jan. 14-16 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Associates group annual contest.

January 19, 2021 — The associate dean of undergraduate programs in the University of Wyoming College of Education is the recipient of the Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year Level One Award.

January 19, 2021 — Nominations are being accepted now for the University of Wyoming’s Student Employee of the Year. The deadline is Friday, Jan. 29.

January 15, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute plans a series of virtual discussions that focus on the role of science in wildlife management and the importance of hunting and fishing as drivers of conservation in Wyoming.

January 15, 2021 — More than 100 University of Wyoming employees have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in recent days, and plans are in the works to make the vaccine available to other members of the UW community.

January 15, 2021 — Previously controversial values of the energy gap of a van der Waals material -- chromium tribromide -- were reported based on various optical measurements. A University of Wyoming faculty member and his research team used scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy measurements that clearly reveal a much smaller energy gap value and resolved the controversy.

January 15, 2021 — The first major exhibition of William Kentridge’s “Universal Archive” series is on view through May 22 at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

January 14, 2021 — With the Jan. 21 start of the spring semester just one week away, University of Wyoming students returning to campus are reminded that a limited contact period begins today (Thursday) and extends through Jan. 31.

January 13, 2021 — Research led by the University of Wyoming shows that physical weathering is far more important than previously recognized in the breakdown of rock in mountain landscapes. Because it is difficult to measure, physical weathering has commonly been assumed to be negligible in previous studies.

January 13, 2021 — A “census” of Wyoming’s lichens is now online and accessible through the species list tool of the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD) at the University of Wyoming.

January 12, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will offer eight public shows during February, which include “Wyoming Skies” every Tuesday evening and family matinee full-dome films that will screen every Saturday afternoon.

January 12, 2021 — A study of biomass burning aerosols led by University of Wyoming researchers revealed that smoke from wildfires has more of a cooling effect on the atmosphere than computer models assume.

January 11, 2021 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Wyoming Equality Day.

January 11, 2021 — Nominations for 2021 University of Wyoming honorary degrees are due to the Office of the President by March 1.

January 11, 2021 — University of Wyoming researchers headed a study that shows nonnative birds in Oahu, Hawaii, have taken over the role of seed dispersal networks on the island, with most of the seeds coming from nonnative plants.

January 11, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Office of Sponsored Programs has redesigned its website to better serve UW’s research community.

January 8, 2021 — A Washington State University (WSU) professor who received his Ph.D. at the University of Wyoming has returned as the Rochelle Endowed Chair in the Department of Animal Science.

January 8, 2021 — Serving families with limited resources, University of Wyoming Extension’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) helps Wyomingites stretch precious dollars to obtain more nutritious food.

January 7, 2021 — A company founded by a University of Wyoming graduate was named a “2020 Innovative Startup” by PM360, an online pharma marketing magazine.

January 7, 2021 — IMPACT Casper, a business development program of the University of Wyoming’s Business Resource Network, is moving forward with a fifth year of the Casper Start-Up Challenge and another $50,000 seed fund.

January 7, 2021 — A University of Wyoming faculty member is developing analytical methods that will allow scientists to characterize the chemical behavior of individual reactive entities, such as nanoparticles. He and his team will then apply these methods as tools for discovery of new, cost-effective catalyst materials for water splitting, carbon dioxide conversion or fuel cells.

January 6, 2021 — University of Wyoming employees will need to use their access cards or keys to enter most campus buildings until the week of Jan. 18.

January 6, 2021 — A six-week program offered by Central Wyoming College (CWC) and the University of Wyoming beginning Jan. 29 will provide Wyoming residents with knowledge and tools to be successful entrepreneurs.

January 6, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive updates on a range of topics during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday through Friday, Jan. 13-15.

January 6, 2021 — Creating culturally appropriate messages for the Wind River Indian Reservation has helped boost better nutrition and healthier lifestyles, earning diversity honors from University of Wyoming Extension.

January 6, 2021 — Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite.

January 6, 2021 — The founding director of the University of Wyoming’s Cybersecurity Education and Research Center is the presenter during a virtual “Codebreaker” seminar at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7.

January 4, 2021 — Strong leadership, programming, work ethic and commitment to clients have earned a University of Wyoming Extension educator in agriculture and horticulture the Wyoming Association of County Agriculture Agents’ Outstanding Educator Award.

January 4, 2021 — University of Wyoming Fleet Maintenance Services, formerly known as the UW Auto Shop, has moved.