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UW Ranked in Top 50 ‘Best Value Public Universities’

July 13, 2026

The University of Wyoming has been ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation for providing a strong return on...

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A Message from the President: Death of UW Faculty Member Steve Lupien

July 7, 2026

We are deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of a member of the University of Wyoming community: Steve Lupien, the Ada...

UW, Other Researchers Find Early Americans’ Primary Diet Was Mammoths, Other Large Mammals

July 6, 2026

Early humans in North and South America relied heavily on hunting of large mammals, including mammoths and giant ground sloth...

UW Spinout CellDrop Biosciences Launches Juniper Biosystems to Build Stem-Cell Production Center in Laramie

July 2, 2026

CellDrop Biosciences Inc., a University of Wyoming spinout company developing advanced cell-processing technologies, has anno...

A Message from the President: Honored to Serve

July 1, 2026

Today, I am deeply honored to officially begin my service as the 29th President of the University of Wyoming!

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UW in the News

July 20, 2026

State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories....

UW WORTH Institute Names 2026-27 Kemmerer Faculty Fellows

July 20, 2026

Six University of Wyoming faculty members have been named 2026-27 Kemmerer Faculty Fellows by the university’s Jay Kemmerer W...

UW Researchers Work to Convert Liquid Medicines to Dry State for Transport, Storage

July 20, 2026

University of Wyoming Department of Molecular Biology Associate Professor Thomas Boothby and his team are working on a projec...

Powell to Host Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival July 31-Aug. 1

July 17, 2026

The annual Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival will take place Friday, July 31, through Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Park County Fair...

Planned Gift to Support UW’s Wyoming Public Media

July 17, 2026

A significant planned gift from University of Wyoming President Emeritus Terry Roark and his wife, Beverly, will support Wyom...

UW Researchers Confirm Your Rain Comes from Farther Away Than Before

July 16, 2026

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

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UW’s Biodiversity Institute Adds Three More Summer Bat Walks Around Wyoming

Before the summer started, the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute scheduled seven free Summer Bat Walks. Now, three...

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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...

University of Wyoming College of Law Spring Semester President’s Honor Roll: Resident and Nonresident

The University of Wyoming College of Law lists the following students on the 2026 spring semester President’s Honor Roll.

University of Wyoming College of Law Spring Semester Dean’s Honor Roll: Resident

The University of Wyoming lists the following College of Law students from Wyoming on the spring 2026 semester Dean’s Honor R...

University of Wyoming College of Law Spring Semester Dean’s Honor Roll: Nonresident

The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the spring 2026 semester academic Dean’s Honor Roll.

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-Led Team: Carbon Markets Could Do More to Protect People, Nature

Carbon markets are helping finance nature-based climate solutions around the world, but a new article published in the journa...

UW School of Computing Selects Data Science Faculty Fellow, Curriculum Award Recipients

The University of Wyoming School of Computing has selected recipients of its 2026 Data Science Faculty Fellow and data scienc...

UW Parking Permits Available to Purchase Starting Wednesday

University of Wyoming parking permits for the 2026-27 academic year will be available for faculty, staff and resident student...

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’s WYOBIRD Contributes to Study on Climate Sensitivity Among Tree Swallows

Across the board, tree swallow populations have similar sensitivity to warming amid climate change, but different abilities t...

 

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