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UW Study Reveals Why Similar Cloud Changes Can Have Different Climate Effects

November 11, 2026

Marine low clouds over the world’s eastern subtropical oceans strongly influence Earth’s temperature by reflecting sunlight b...

Wyoming Infrared Observatory Welcomes Public During Open House

November 5, 2026

The evening of Oct. 9 proved crisp, clear and dark, the Milky Way trailing overhead and the lights of Laramie twinkling far a...

UW Ph.D. Student Wins Best Paper Award at International Energy Conference

November 3, 2026

University of Wyoming Ph.D. student Jehad Hedel received the Best Paper Award at the 10th International Conference on Power E...

UW Researchers to Study Repowering State’s Retiring Coal Plants with Nuclear Energy

November 4, 2026

University of Wyoming researchers have secured federal funding to analyze the possibility of turning retiring coal-fired powe...

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UW Unveils HF Sinclair-Supported Control Room, Celebrates Growth of Process Control Education

The University of Wyoming Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering held a ribbon-cutting reception and facility tour...

UW Professor Receives Grant for Collaborative Research Investigating Novel Method for Producing Nanomaterials

Jing Zhou, a professor of physical chemistry at the University of Wyoming, has received $299,078 from the National Science Fo...

UW-Led Project Selected to Advance AI-Driven Nuclear Fuel Research

Researchers at the University of Wyoming and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have been selected to receive $906,382 in federa...

UW Selects Winners of Three-Minute Thesis Competition

The University of Wyoming School of Graduate Education has named winners of the 2026 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, a...

UW Physics Professor Receives Grant to Develop Next-Generation Quantum Materials

Smarter, faster and more efficient. These are the gold standards driving modern technological development.

UW Researchers Enhance Understanding of Hydrocarbon Phase Behavior in Mowry Shale Nanopores

Research recently conducted at the University of Wyoming’s Phase Behavior of Nanoconfined Fluids Lab provides new insight int...

UW Student Exchange Program with Hanoi University of Science and Technology Completes Second Successful Year

This summer, the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences hosted seven upper-division undergraduate...

Morrison-Maierle Creates Endowed Award to Support UW Students in Engineering

Morrison-Maierle, an engineering consulting firm with offices in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, has created ...

UW Researchers Head Study That Finds Climate Change Effects on Ski Resorts in West Vary Widely

Ski resorts across the western United States are challenged by climate change, with fewer days of sufficient natural snow dur...

Air Force F-35 Flyover Delights UW Football Crowd in Home Opener

Fans attending the University of Wyoming football game against Northern Colorado today received an extra treat beyond the Cow...

UW Foundation Welcomes Three Alumni to Board of Directors

The University of Wyoming Foundation has appointed three distinguished UW alumni to its Board of Directors, bringing decades ...

UW Researchers Use Graph Theory to Study Autism in Mice

Just as a city cannot be understood by studying individual buildings without considering the roads connecting them, the brain...

UW Receives $14.8 Million NSF Grant to Operate New King Air Research Aircraft

The University of Wyoming received a $14.8 million U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will provide operation a...

UW’s Dejam Helps Advance Understanding of Solute Transport in Microfluidic Systems

Research recently published by the University of Wyoming’s Morteza Dejam provides insight into the role fluid properties and ...

UW Chemistry Professor Receives Prestigious George C. Pimentel Prize

David T. Anderson, a University of Wyoming chemistry professor, was awarded the prestigious George C. Pimentel Prize for Adva...

UW to Host NSF-Funded I-Corps Training Cohort During Fall Semester

For those who have technology ideas they want to commercialize, a prime opportunity awaits.

UW INBRE Program Receives $18.9M NIH Grant for Biomedical Research and Education

Biomedical research and education in Wyoming will be bolstered by the largest single research grant ever awarded to the Unive...

UW’s Machine Learning for High School Teachers Workshop Enriches Classrooms

If you were on the University of Wyoming campus the week of July 13-16, you may have noticed a group of people intently talki...

High-Schoolers from Across the Nation ‘Journey to Mars’ at UW’s Teton STEM Academy

The “red planet” has long captured human fascination from afar, but exploring it in person will require advanced planning and...

UW Researchers Chart a Roadmap for Selecting Underground Gas Storage Sites

Researchers at the University of Wyoming have published a comprehensive review that presents a unified, “gas-aware” framework...

College Events

STEM-ology Focuses on Mathematics for All Ages at UW During November

STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, concludes...

UWIN and UW Planetarium Offer ‘Dome After Dark’ Event Nov. 14

“Dome After Dark” returns to the University of Wyoming’s Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium for a second time this fall, transformi...

UW Planetarium to Host ‘Dome After Dark’ Event, Meteor Shower Program During November

The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will provide another “Dome After Dark” event for campus and a program ...

‘Wyoming Rocks! Wyoming Under Pressure’ Family Event at UW Geological Museum Nov. 7

Families will have an opportunity to learn how Wyoming’s metamorphic rocks formed under pressure eons ago.

STEM-ology Focuses on Meteorology for All Ages at UW During October

STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, continues...

Registration Open for 2026 Wyoming Computing Symposium at UW Oct. 19-23

Registration is open for the 2026 Wyoming Computing Symposium, “Computing in the WYLD: Navigating Wyoming’s Natural and Digit...

UW Planetarium to Premiere New Film, Celebrate Halloween Season During October

The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will open October with a new film and celebrate the spooky season with...

UW School of Energy Resources and Wold Foundation to Host Wyoming’s Energy Future Symposium Oct. 22

The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and the Wold Foundation will host a joint symposium Thursday, Oct...