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UW Research Points to Bug Benefits From Changing Color of Wind Turbines

September 15, 2023

Anyone who has driven around Wyoming has likely noticed large wind turbines dotting the prairie landscape. And while the large white rotor blades may catch a motorist’s eye, they also could be attracting insects due to their light color.

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UW Researcher Receives NSF Grant to Study Aging in Life Cycle of Bees

Biological age does not always correlate with chronological age, and it is unclear how physiology contributes to aging or protects against it.

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UW Ranks Among Top 100 US Universities Granted Patents in 2022

The University of Wyoming has been ranked 91st on “Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022,” a list published by the National Acade...

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UW’s SER Releases Replication Study Tracking Wyoming Residents’ Perspectives About E...

The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER), in collaboration with the Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, r...

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UW Adjunct Professor Helps Quantify Impact of Emissions on Polar Bears

In a new paper, scientists with Polar Bears International, the University of Wyoming and the University of Washington have, for the first time, quant...

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UW Gift Enhances Experiences for Students and Athletes While Supporting Faculty

Paying it forward. Investing in the future leaders of America.

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UW Students to Develop App for Crowdsourcing Air Quality Data

An interdisciplinary team of University of Wyoming students and researchers has won funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop...

Campus Announcements

Projects Selected for Mowry Project Phase II by UW School of Energy Resources

Thirteen proposals from University of Wyoming faculty and researchers have been selected by UW’s School of Energy Resources (SER) for funding under P...

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UW’s CNP Receives Wyoming Economic Development Innovation Award

The Wyoming Community Navigator Program (CNP) has received the Wyoming Economic Development Innovation Award from the Wyoming Economic Development As...

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Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board Partners With UW’s WORTH Initiative

The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Joint Powers Board (JHTTB) has partnered with the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and...

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UW College of Business Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Economics Ph.D. Program

Alumni, faculty and students celebrated the University of Wyoming College of Business’ 50th anniversary of its economics Ph.D. program with a series ...

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UW and WLA Release Report on Survey of Colorado River Basin Irrigators

An in-depth survey of more than 1,000 farmers and ranchers in the Colorado River Basin has some startling implications for how water conservation in ...

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Firearms Research Center at UW Partners With Veterans Affairs to Launch Suicide Prev...

The Firearms Research Center (FRC), housed at the University of Wyoming College of Law, has launched a new page on its website dedicated to suicide a...

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UW’s Professional Land Management Program Receives Gift From NextEra Energy Resources

The University of Wyoming has received a major gift from NextEra Energy Resources LLC to support the growing Professional Land Management (PLM) progr...

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UW’s Wyoming Integrated Test Center Featured in WGA Workshop in Gillette

As chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), Gov. Mark Gordon hosted a special workshop at Gillette College and the Wyoming Integrated Test ...

Events

Staged Reading Involving Original ‘The Laramie Project’ Company at UW Oct. 11

Original Tectonic Theater Project company members are traveling back to Laramie and the University of Wyoming to participate in a staged reading of t...

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UW Choirs to Present ‘WyoSING!’ Oct. 6

The University of Wyoming choirs will present “WyoSING!” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

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UW and Wyoming Community Navigator Program to Discuss Consumer Packaged Goods Oct. 5

Small-business owners will have the opportunity to take their consumer packaged goods products from idea to “in your hands” in a complete done-for-yo...

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UW Wind Symphony to Present ‘Fun and Games’ Oct. 1

The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony will present its season opener, “Fun and Games,” Sunday, Oct. 1.

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Firearms Research Center at UW Plans Conference on Guns and Mental Health

The Firearms Research Center (FRC), housed at the University of Wyoming College of Law, will hold a “Firearms and Mental Health: Fostering Understand...

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Halloween-Themed Programming Highlights UW Planetarium Schedule During October

Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. A frighteningly shaped ...

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University of Florida Professor to Speak at UW Sept. 28-29

Duncan Purves, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Florida, will give two free public talks at the University of Wyoming Thursd...

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‘UW in Your Community’ Event Oct. 9 in Torrington

Members of the public will learn about the University of Wyoming’s collaborative efforts with Eastern Wyoming College (EWC), and UW alumni will conne...

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‘Union After Dark: Homecoming’ Part of Family Weekend at UW

“Union After Dark: Homecoming” will be part of Family Weekend Friday, Sept. 29, at the University of Wyoming.

This Week at UW

Flu Shots for UW Students Available Oct. 5

Flu shots for University of Wyoming students will be available in the Wyoming Union East Ballroom from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5.

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UW to Host Strategic Supplier Fair Sept. 28

The University of Wyoming’s Procurement and Payment Services will host a Strategic Supplier Fair Thursday, Sept. 28.

This Week at UW

Weekly Live Music Provided at UW’s Pokes Pub and Game Room

Beginning Friday, Sept. 22, weekly live music will be provided by the University of Wyoming Department of Music in Pokes Pub and Game Room, located o...

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UW in the News

State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of so...

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UW Cowgirls Rebound to Place First at Central Wyoming College Rodeo

And, just like that, the University of Wyoming Cowgirls went from zero to first place in a week in the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) rodeo com...

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Wyoming Business Tips for September

A monthly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collec...

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