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

September 29, 2026

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

September 22, 2026

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

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

September 17, 2026

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

September 12, 2026

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

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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...

Windy Ridge Foundation Astro Camp Sends Middle Schoolers on a Mission Outside the Solar System

While the nation prepares for an upcoming mission to the moon, 28 intrepid middle-schoolers got even more ambitious as they p...

UW Professor Releases New Edition of Teaching Book for New Engineering and Science Faculty

Steve Barrett, a University of Wyoming professor of electrical and computer engineering, has released a new edition of his bo...

UW Researcher Receives NSF CAREER Award to Advance Robotic Systems

Robots are increasingly capable of helping people complete physical tasks, but many current systems are designed to assist wi...

UW Partners in Genesis Mission Project to Improve Forecasting of Dangerous Storm Systems

Planette AI, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Wyoming have launched DL4MCS, a jointly led G...

UW Professor Wins NSF-Funded Award in Partnership with DISA Technologies to Improve Critical Minerals Recovery

University of Wyoming Professor Kam Ng, in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management,...

UW Researchers Confirm Your Rain Comes from Farther Away Than Before

Computer models and thermodynamic theory have long predicted changes in the ways water vapor is transported through the atmos...

High School Students Learn Hands-On Through UW Engineering Summer Program

Fourteen high school students came from across Wyoming and from as far away as Pennsylvania to the University of Wyoming camp...

UW Motorsports Team Brings Home Second Consecutive Championship

The University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Motorsports student organization is living up to its motto of “Build, Race, Win.”

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Renews MOU with 3t Drilling Systems and Expands Collaborations

Thanks to a long-standing partnership with 3t Drilling Systems, the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical...

UW Releases New Publication Exploring Production of Low-Carbon Hydrogen from Wyoming Coal

Researchers at the University of Wyoming have published a new modeling study exploring the production of low-carbon hydrogen ...

College Events

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...

UW Planetarium to Return Laser Shows, Highlight Space Milestones During September

With the beginning of the fall semester, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will herald the return of var...

UW, NVIDIA, NSF ASCEND Engine to Host Mountain West AI & HPC Summit Aug. 31-Sept. 2

The University of Wyoming, NVIDIA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming will co-hos...

UW Planetarium to Present Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Lost Weekend’

Phoebe Bridgers’ newest album, “Lost Weekend,” will debut in full inside planetariums around the globe, including the Univers...

UW Planetarium to Host Hybrid Program, ‘Dome After Dark’ Event to Kick Off Fall Semester

The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will kick off the fall semester with a hybrid offering of a short film...