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March 31, 2022 — Jazz musician Art Lande’s trio Flex will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the University of Wyoming Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall.

March 31, 2022 — Diksha Shukla, a University of Wyoming computer science assistant professor, will discuss “Machine Learning: Security Threats and Mitigation Efforts” as part of UW’s new School of Computing seminar series Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m.

March 31, 2022 — Four University of Wyoming Nordic ski team members were among 361 student-athletes nationwide recently selected to the National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.

March 31, 2022 — A University of Wyoming professor is among 20 international scholars who recently published a paper on the importance of mentor relationships for women and underrepresented minority scientists in academia.

March 31, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting via teleconference at 7:30 a.m. Friday, April 1.

March 30, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music will offer double reed instrument master classes starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall.

March 30, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will celebrate Earth Day next month with a program Friday, April 22.

March 29, 2022 — Scott Schell owns horses and has lived in Wyoming for 59 years. Until he met Jennifer Fernandez, a horse owner in Cody, Schell had never heard of Potomac horse fever (PHF) in Wyoming.

March 29, 2022 — As tax season approaches its peak, a new clinic dedicated to consulting and representing taxpayers has opened in the University of Wyoming College of Business’ Department of Accounting and Finance.

March 28, 2022 — Acclaimed memoirist, essayist and award-winning author Jesmyn Ward will speak Wednesday, April 20, at the University of Wyoming.

March 28, 2022 — Members of the University of Wyoming community are invited to participate in two strategic planning Idea Labs this week.

March 28, 2022 — The University of Wyoming College of Business recently hosted the State Leadership Conference of the Wyoming Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).

March 28, 2022 — Edible flowers and herbs will have their time to shine during a University of Wyoming Extension workshop Saturday, April 2, in Casper.

March 28, 2022 — Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022-23 University of Wyoming Faculty Senate Speaker Series. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, April 6.

March 28, 2022 — For the first time during the combined fall and spring rodeo seasons, the University of Wyoming men’s team did not win a Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) weekly competition. The Cowboys were second last weekend.

March 28, 2022 — The University of Wyoming once again will negotiate and offer an employee gas rate as part of the Choice Gas program for both current employees and retirees.

March 28, 2022 — Cheyenne attorney John McKinley was elected Friday as chairman of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, effective May 1.

March 28, 2022 — Diane Kempson, an associate professor and director of the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at the University of Wyoming, was honored by the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) Wyoming chapter during its annual awards ceremony earlier this month.

March 25, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Outdoor Program, Campus Recreation and 7220 Entertainment will host an in-person showing of the No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in the UW College of Education auditorium.

March 25, 2022 — An experienced administrator who has led numerous interdisciplinary research programs for two federal agencies and two land-grant universities has been chosen as the University of Wyoming’s vice president for research and economic development.

March 24, 2022 — One hundred sixty-eight students and six teachers representing six junior high and high schools from across Wyoming participated in the University of Wyoming’s annual World Languages Day (WLD) competition March 4.

March 24, 2022 — High school students from Cheyenne, Greybull and Laramie were the top winners from this month’s virtual Wyoming State Science Fair, hosted by the University of Wyoming.

March 24, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) joins the UW Department of Theatre and Dance to produce two fully staged ballets March 29-April 3 on the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts main stage.

March 23, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Central Asian Student Association (CASA) will celebrate its eighth annual Central Asian Awareness Day and Navruz from 6:30-11 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.

March 23, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music and the Wyoming Trumpet Guild will offer a day of trumpet master classes, clinics and performances from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 26, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA).

March 22, 2022 — Eugene Holubnyak is the latest center of excellence director in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER), taking the helm in the Hydrogen Energy Research Center (H2ERC).

March 22, 2022 — An accomplished scientist and entrepreneur who has helped develop the framework for the University of Wyoming’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) has been named director of the new center.

March 22, 2022 — The Y Cross Ranch Endowment is providing significant support to University of Wyoming Y Cross Scholars in the 2021-22 academic year while also helping to ensure the future of agriculture and ranching in Wyoming and beyond.

March 21, 2022 — One of the strongest student advocates in the University of Wyoming’s College of Business has been tapped to lead the college’s Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center (GJSSC).

March 21, 2022 — The University of Wyoming College of Education has launched the Wyoming Teacher-Mentor Corps (WTMC), an innovative new program designed to foster teacher excellence by providing expert support for emerging teachers. The community of mentors will help teacher candidates excel in the classroom.

March 21, 2022 — Finalists for the position of dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wyoming have been identified, and they are scheduled to give public presentations at UW beginning Tuesday, March 22.

March 21, 2022 — A University of Wyoming professor and UW Extension soil fertility specialist died Thursday after being caught in an avalanche in the Teton backcountry.

March 21, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s incoming fall 2022 class will be welcomed with a new approach this year.

March 21, 2022 — All it took was one dominating performance for the University of Wyoming Cowgirls to climb into first place in the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR), while their Cowboy teammates kept on winning.

March 21, 2022 — An avid collector of materials that document the history of America’s first national park will speak Thursday, March 31, at the University of Wyoming.

March 18, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive updates on a number of issues and participate in the opening of UW’s new Science Initiative Building during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday-Friday, March 23-25.

March 17, 2022 — For her continued efforts against human trafficking in Wyoming and nationwide, Ashleigh Chapman was recently recognized by USA Today as one of its “Women of the Year.”

March 17, 2022 — Early childhood educators, parents and others across Wyoming now have access to an important tool to help children from birth through kindergarten.

March 16, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) will hire a project archivist to build an information network among records stewards from Wyoming’s libraries, museums and archives, with funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

March 16, 2022 — The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science will launch a new biomedical engineering (BME) minor program for its undergraduate students starting in the fall semester.

March 16, 2022 — IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host “How to Raise Money With Wyoming Invests Now (WIN) and Other Securities Exemptions,” a new “Lunch and Learn” series webinar, Wednesday, March 23, from noon-1 p.m.

March 15, 2022 — When the fall rodeo season ended, the University of Wyoming’s men’s team was the clear-cut Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) leaders. With the spring season beginning this weekend, the Cowboys are now focusing on the bigger picture: the college finals.

March 15, 2022 — IMPACT 307, a business development program of the University of Wyoming with business incubators in Laramie, Casper, Cheyenne and Sheridan, will continue to build upon the successes of its Casper Start-Up Challenge with a sixth year of the competition and another $50,000 fund to seed Casper startup businesses.

March 15, 2022 — When a regular listener of “CrowdScience” posed the question “How high can insects fly?,” podcast host Alex Lathbridge went looking for answers from a number of sources, including a University of Wyoming faculty member.

March 14, 2022 — University of Wyoming Libraries soon will launch the Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education (JOERHE), a new, open peer-reviewed journal.

March 14, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s “I Am a Cowboy” marketing video has been recognized among the best single-spot television ads among all national higher education advertising in the past year.

March 14, 2022 — Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently selected UW staff members to receive the “Tip of the Cap” award.

March 14, 2022 — The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) will host the Rocky Mountain Professional Landman (PLM) Conference Friday, April 29.

March 13, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s men finished second and the women third in the overall team races following the concluding team spring relay race Saturday at the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s Collegiate National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.

March 11, 2022 — Young people in Wyoming and beyond can learn about a variety of career opportunities during a virtual career night hosted by University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming 4-H Tuesday, March 22.

March 11, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Nordic ski teams had their best day today (Friday) at the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s Collegiate National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.

March 10, 2022 — Finalists for the position of dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wyoming have been identified, and they’re being scheduled to give public presentations at UW beginning the week of March 21.

March 10, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s John Henry Paluszek skied to a national championship Wednesday, helping the Cowboys move into third place at the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s Collegiate National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.

March 10, 2022 — University of Wyoming students and researchers soon will have access to one of the most technologically advanced facilities in the nation with the completion of the $100 million Science Initiative Building.

March 9, 2022 — Each spring, on rainy nights, hundreds of Western tiger salamanders -- taking up residence in the yards of Laramie homes -- find their way to LaBonte Park. There, they breed and lay thousands of eggs in the park’s pond.

March 8, 2022 — Expected weather conditions have caused a change in the location and length of a “Rally for Freedom” in support of the people of Ukraine Wednesday, March 9, at the University of Wyoming.

March 8, 2022 — Kate Welsh, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s School of Teacher Education, was awarded a grant from the Rural Schools Collaborative (RSC) to explore the establishment of a rural teacher corps in Wyoming.

March 8, 2022 — Despite the team’s top seasonlong skier finishing out of the running, the University of Wyoming women’s Nordic ski team took second overall today (Tuesday) on the first day of the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association’s Collegiate National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y.

March 7, 2022 — A University of Wyoming project is among a small number of humanities projects nationwide selected for a Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

March 7, 2022 — Toby Johnson, a student from Newcastle High School, was named the winner of the annual WYTeach contest that was developed by the University of Wyoming.

March 7, 2022 — A University of Wyoming doctoral student in counselor education and supervision recently was selected for a fellowship from an international honor society that values academic and professional excellence in counseling.

March 7, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s medical school, Wyoming-WWAMI, hosted its annual Legislative Day last month for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

March 7, 2022 — For the eighth year running, community scientists helped track moose populations in the mountains outside of Laramie for Winter Moose Day. And they weren’t disappointed.

March 7, 2022 — Canyon Hardesty, an associate director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) at the University of Wyoming, is the recipient of the 2022 Peter K. Simpson Advanced Practice Nursing Fan Award.

March 7, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Katie Christensen is the recipient of the 2022 Wyoming Art Educator Award from the National Art Education Association (NAEA).

March 4, 2022 — Starting a business is never a simple task, especially in the midst of a pandemic. However, that didn’t stop one Sheridan entrepreneur, who received assistance from the University of Wyoming’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network.

March 3, 2022 — The Nuclear Energy Research Center (NERC) in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) is seeking proposals from UW faculty members currently receiving or pursuing sponsored research for nuclear-related projects.

March 3, 2022 — One of the architects of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative who led the successful launch of a new University of Wyoming degree program has been appointed as WORTH’s inaugural director.

March 2, 2022 — The jazz ensemble One for All is the headliner for the University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Jazz Festival at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

March 2, 2022 — A University of Wyoming researcher and two colleagues from the University of The Bahamas are gathering data to evaluate community perspectives about forest recovery efforts two years after a devastating Category 5 storm hit parts of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and caused mass destruction.

March 2, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office will host a food drive for Laramie Interfaith from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 26.

March 2, 2022 — Efforts to enhance the success of all University of Wyoming students got a boost recently, as UW’s Student Success and Graduation Hub has partnered with UniWyo Credit Union.

March 1, 2022 — Members of the University of Wyoming community have an opportunity to weigh in on issues important to the university’s future in a series of structured “Idea Labs” in coming weeks, starting with one focused in online education Wednesday, March 2.

March 1, 2022 — The University of Wyoming and collaborative partners recognized 10 young Wyoming writers for articulating a vision of the state’s future.

March 1, 2022 — University of Wyoming Professor Theresa Bogard will be the featured pianist for the Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.