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UW Professor Wins NSF Grant to Study Trout Conservation and Environmental Change
A University of Wyoming professor has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study how projected environmental changes over the next f...
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New Cohort of Prestigious Tomé Scholars Selected at UW
Five incoming University of Wyoming undergraduate students who are associated with UW’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources have been se...
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Prestigious UW Scholarship Program Enhanced by Major Gift
The University of Wyoming has received support that will further enhance the Tomé Scholars to Fellows Program -- one of the university’s premier scho...
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UW Biodiversity Institute Joins Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources
The University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute (BI) has merged within UW’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, effective July 1.
Events
Haub School Hosts Pancake Breakfast Sept. 13 for UW Students
University of Wyoming students who want to learn more about the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources have that opportunity Friday, Sept. ...
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Rivers of Resilience: UW Grad Student Takes Deep Dive Into Relationship With Rivers ...
If you think about water, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do lakes and streams evoke memories of boating with buddies and fly fishing wit...
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UW’s Righetti Appointed Chair of Federal CCUS Permitting Task Force
The University of Wyoming’s Tara Righetti will serve a two-year term as chair of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Permitting ...
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UW’s Western Confluence Magazine Receives Top Regional Awards
Western Confluence magazine, a publication of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources’ Ruckelshaus Institute at the University of Wyomin...
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Presidential Scholarly Achievement Awards Recognize Outstanding UW Faculty
University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has recognized faculty members who demonstrate high achievement in scholarship through the 2024 Presidentia...
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High-Tech Wildlife Tracking Center to Open at UW
A new center focused on using technology and high-performance computing to track animal movements will launch this month at the University of Wyoming.
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UW’s Knapp Named Inaugural Haub Fellow at Ucross
Corrine Knapp, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, has been selected as the inaug...
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UW Professor Receives Fulbright Award to Study Natural Capital Investment in Austral...
Drew Bennett, the Whitney MacMillan Professor of Practice of Private Lands Stewardship in the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and ...
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UW Selected as Faculty Enrichment Program Host for Fall Semester
For the second time, the University of Wyoming has been selected as a host institution for the fall Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) by the American ...
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UW Haub School to Present Wild and Working Lands Film Festival March 28
The University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources’ third annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival is Thursday, March 28, ...
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UW Faculty Member Publishes Book on Democratic Methods to Protect Coral Reefs
Kelly Dunning, an associate professor of sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation in the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the Un...
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Hospitality and Tourism Job Fair for UW Students Feb. 15
A job fair for the hospitality, tourism and outdoor recreation industries is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in the University of Wyoming Coll...
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UW Celebrates Inaugural Research and Innovation Excellence Awards
The University of Wyoming’s Research and Economic Development Division last week recognized the achievements of UW’s outstanding faculty and departme...
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Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship Cohort Applications Accepted for UW Students
The Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship -- a collaboration between the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and the Wyoming...
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UW Nuclear Energy Research Center Selects Faculty Scholars
The Nuclear Energy Research Center (NERC) at the University of Wyoming has selected faculty members Xiang Zhang and Wes Eaton to receive funding unde...
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UW’s Wild and Working Lands Film Festival Seeks Submissions
The Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming is now accepting submissions for the third annual Wild and Working ...
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UW’s Beck Publishes ‘Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation’
Jeff Beck, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, is an editor and co-author of the new open access...
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UW Professor to Lead Tour Exploring Mongolia’s Cultural and Natural History
University of Wyoming Professor John Koprowski, dean of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, will lead a 12-day tour of Mongolia nex...
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UW to Host Energy Law and Policy in the Rockies Conference Oct. 13
The University of Wyoming will celebrate the 10th annual Landscape Discussion on Energy Law and Policy in the Rockies Friday, Oct. 13.
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UW Haub School to Host Popular Mountainfilm Tour Oct. 5-6
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources will host the popular Mountainfilm on Tour, with screenings of environme...
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UW and Partners Provide Grants for Climate Change Adaptation
Western Water Assessment and the University of Wyoming Center for Climate, Water and People awarded three recipients grants through the “Adapting to ...
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UW Welcomes New Cohort of Prestigious Tomé Scholars
Four incoming undergraduate students to the University of Wyoming who are associated with the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources have b...
Events
UW Haub School Hosts Pancake Breakfast Sept. 15
University of Wyoming students who want to learn more about the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources have that opportunity Friday, Sept. ...
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UW Economist Selected as Lead Author for Intergovernmental Biodiversity Report
University of Wyoming economist Jake Hochard, the Knobloch Associate Professor of Conservation Economics in the Haub School of Environment and Natura...
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UW-Led Economist Group Argues for Scientific Experimentation in Environmental Policy...
Environmental regulators and other organizations should do more scientific experimentation to inform natural resource policy, according to an interna...
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UW Professor Stoellinger Named Trustee of National Legal Foundation
In recognition of her expertise in the field and a rich history of engagement, Temple Stoellinger, a University of Wyoming associate professor and a ...
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UW’s Koprowski Elected as Explorers Club Fellow
A University of Wyoming faculty member has been elected as a Fellow by The Explorers Club.
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UW Researchers Seek Storytellers for Study About Snake and Green River Watersheds
Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton and Uinta county residents involved in agriculture or recreation are asked to share stories about their relation...
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UW’s Koprowski Elected as Explorers Club Fellow
A University of Wyoming faculty member has been elected as a Fellow by The Explorers Club.
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UW’s Monteith Named Fellow of The Wildlife Society
A University of Wyoming scientist has been honored by The Wildlife Society (TWS) for exceptional service to the wildlife profession.
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UW Student Earns Prestigious Udall Scholarship After Life of Personal Challenges
Five years ago, Chelsea-Victoria Turner was battling drug and alcohol addiction while living on the streets of Cheyenne. It got worse. She ended up s...
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Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship Program Adds Five New UW Undergraduates to Cohort
Five incoming or current University of Wyoming undergraduate students are the latest cohort selections for the Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship Program, w...
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Liliane and Christian Haub Fund Professorship in UW’s Haub School
A gift to the University of Wyoming from philanthropists Liliane and Christian Haub will establish the Liliane and Christian Haub Professorship in th...
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UW Haub School Presents Wild and Working Lands Film Festival April 6
The University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources’ second annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival will screen Thursday, ...
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Registration Open for Outdoor Recreation Emerging Issues Forum at UW
Registration is now open for “Outdoor Recreation in Wyoming: Building It the Way We Want It.” The University of Wyoming’s Ruckelshaus Institute of En...
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UW’s WORTH Report on Economic and Community Benefits of Outdoor Recreation Released
In 2021, the outdoor recreation industry generated $1.5 billion -- or 3.6 percent -- toward Wyoming’s gross domestic product (GDP). To put this in pe...
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UW and Partner Offer Grants for Wyoming Communities to Adapt to Climate Change
A funding opportunity to build community resilience to changes in climate and other stressors in underserved communities in the state is available th...
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UW Receives Major Gift to Support Conservation Across Wyoming With Initial Focus on ...
The University of Wyoming has announced a major gift from Joe Ricketts’ Jackson Fork Ranch that will support environmental stewardship and conservati...
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Bristol Photojournalism Bear and Human Interaction Presentation Feb. 24 at UW
The thought of unknowingly coming across a grizzly bear puts an ever-present sense of fear and wonder into one’s mind. Grizzly bears’ relationships w...
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New Short Film Links Ranching and Fishing to Conservation Careers for UW Students
A new short film, “Father + Nature,” tells the story of John Turner, a humble cowboy from western Wyoming whose career included some of the most impa...
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UW Haub School Dean to Give Public Talk on Groundhog Day
The dean of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, international squirrel expert John Koprowski, is set to del...
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UW-Led Research Finds Hurricane Forecasts Impair Birth Outcomes
In August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the state the storm...
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UWs Koprowski Receives Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
The most effective way to advance wildlife conservation is through partnerships, says John Koprowski, dean of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School...
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Former CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to Speak at UW
Jerry Blann, former president and CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), will discuss the past, present and future of the ski industry at 6 p.m....
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UWs Second Annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival Open for Submissions
Submissions for the second annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival, sponsored by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the Univ...
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UW Names Dreher Visiting Senior Conservation Fellow
Robert Dreher, a conservation policy professional, will serve as the inaugural Visiting Senior Conservation Fellow in the University of Wyoming’s Ruc...
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UWs Ruckelshaus Institute Hosts Mullen Days: Living With Fire in a Changing World
Mullen Days -- an interactive, interdisciplinary, community-centered space to process what the transformative power of fire means for Laramie’s human...
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UWs Monteith Shop Produces Film on the Struggles of Collared Mule Deer
A new short film produced by the Monteith Shop in the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources -- along with other co...
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UWs Spoonhunter to Give Harlow Speaker Series Talk Sept. 21
Tarissa Spoonhunter, the new director of the High Plains American Indian Research Institute at the University of Wyoming, is the featured speaker for...
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Anonymous Gift of $1 Million Creates UW International Wildlife Conservation Chair
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources received a $1 million planned gift from an anonymous donor that will est...
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UW Names Spoonhunter Director of High Plains American Indian Research Institute
An experienced scholar in American Indian studies who grew up on Montana’s Blackfeet Indian Reservation and has worked for nearly a decade on Wyoming...
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UW Professor Named Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Partner of the Year
Kevin Monteith, a University of Wyoming professor and Wyoming Excellence Chair, recently was named the 2022 Partner of the Year by the Wyoming Wildli...
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Righetti Named UWs Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies
Tara Righetti is the inaugural Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies, an endowed chair jointly administered by the University of Wyom...
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UW Taps McCoy to Lead Launch of WORTH Initiative
One of the architects of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative who led the successful launch of a new University...
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UW-Facilitated Renewable Energy Siting Collaborative Releases Recommendations
As energy markets respond to growing demand for low-carbon energy -- including from renewable resources -- Wyoming is becoming home to new utility-sc...
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UW Haub School Receives $600,000 for Scholarship Opportunities
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources has received a gift of $600,000 from the Tomé Foundation to create the T...
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UW Haub School Undergraduate Is Lead Author of New Study Characterizing Ecological R...
A recent graduate of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is the lead author of a new study that explores the...
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UW to Launch New Masters Degree in Environment, Natural Resources and Society
A new master’s degree program that prepares students to become collaborative, interdisciplinary leaders in environmental and natural resource fields ...
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UWs Haub School Launches New Outdoor Guide Certification
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources recently launched an innovative, online course for aspiring outdoor guid...
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UW Haub School Receives Support for Training and Leadership Program
A gift of $100,000 to the University of Wyoming from Dr. Tom and Debbe Spicer, of Rock Springs, will support the Haub School of Environment and Natur...
Campus Announcements
UW Taps Koprowski as Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources Dean
The director of the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment has been appointed as dean of the Haub School of Environm...