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Upcoming Events —
- May 17 - Rock Springs
Pre-register by April 17 - Contact Josie Ibarra for more information
Phone: (307)-352-6775 or (307) 872-6310
Email: jibarra2@uwyo.edu
- June 28 - Riverton
Mile High Ranch
Agenda and Registration
For more info on these events see the Event Calendar

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From doctoral degrees in animal and veterinary sciences to bachelor's programs in agroecology, renewable resources, molecular biology, family and consumer sciences, plant sciences, and agricultural economics, the University of Wyoming offers diverse options in natural resources and agricultural degree programs. Our faculty and staff members are dedicated to providing students with strong, well-rounded academic backgrounds and agricultural degrees, which enable them to excel in the world of agriculture.
Stay Informed - News and Publications
Annual Cowboy Youth Classic in Laramie - Beef, goat, hog and lamb fitting and showing clinics begin the Cowboy Youth Classic in Laramie Friday and Saturday, June 22-23. |
Powell reclamation, restoration workshop emphasizes hands-on learning - Hosted WRRC, the workshop is May 30-31, at the Powell Research and Extension Center. |
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AG NEWSHighlights include: High Plains Ranch Practicum Expands; Casper Rancher Recognized for Longtime Support of Extension Service; Students Receive $4111,900 in Agricultural Scholarships |
REFLECTIONSHighlights include: UW researchers conduct chronic wasting disease research in two Wyoming deer populations; Dealing with drought; UW scientists use multiple approaches to renovate tired CRP land |
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AGADEMICSHighlights include: Tom Thurow - receives Meritorious Ellbogen Classroom Teaching Award; Cindy Wood and Gail Lamb honored at UW Staff Recognition Day; Pete Stahl receives UW's 2012 Faculty Ward for Internationalization; Darshankumar Pathak earned top award at Rocky Mountain Microbiology Meeting. | |
Happenings from the College
Two UW Faculty Members Receive Stewardship Awards
May 4, 2012 — The University of Wyoming awarded President’s Faculty Stewardship Awards to professors Larry Weatherford and Doug Hixon.
UW Agricultural Honor Society Honors Top Students, State Veterinarian
April 27, 2012 — Top University of Wyoming agricultural students were honored, and state veterinarian Jim Logan of Riverton received Gamma Sigma Delta’s Outstanding Agriculturalist Award, at the organization’s recent annual meeting. Gamma Sigma Delta is the international honor society of agriculture.
UW Equine Science Program Students to Teach Horsemanship in Europe
April 25, 2012 — Real cowgirls from the University of Wyoming will teach horsemanship to riders in Europe this summer.
Peter D. Stahl Earns UW Faculty Award for Internationalization
April 23, 2012 — Peter D. Stahl learned the value of international relations from his grandfather, a Spaniard who worked his way to the New World by rolling cigars in Havana in exchange for a ticket.
Tom Thurow Honored for Classroom Teaching Ability
April 23, 2012 — Relating coursework to real-life situations and dedication to students are only two attributes that earned a professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management this year’s John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award.
UW Student-led Team Captures Top Honors in $30K Entrepreneurship Competition
April 6, 2012 — A business plan that targets the emerging algal biomass industry recently was judged the top proposal in the John P. Ellbogen $30K Entrepreneurship Competition at the University of Wyoming College of Business.
UW Professor Receives Attention in Discover Magazine Cover Story for his Cloud Precipitation Research

Gary Franc, a University of Wyoming professor of plant pathology and microbiologist, is one of a growing number of scientists who believe that living microbes -- and not just dust -- are responsible for producing the ice crystals in clouds that end up in precipitation.
Contact Information
University of Wyoming
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dept. 3354
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307)766-4133
Fax: (307)766-4030
e-mail: agrdean@uwyo.edu
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Annual Cowboy Youth Classic in Laramie
Powell reclamation, restoration workshop emphasizes hands-on learning
REFLECTIONS
AGADEMICS