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November 19, 2018
Forty Wyoming teachers -- spanning all grade levels and content areas -- worked with experts at the University of Wyoming last summer to gain new ideas and abilities to incorporate concepts of computer science, computational thinking and cybersecurity into their classrooms.
November 19, 2018
University of Wyoming College of Law Professor Darrell Jackson and Nicole Crawford, chief curator and assistant director of the UW Art Museum, have teamed up on a research project that intersects criminal law and museums.
November 19, 2018
Not everyone can double his or her money in a single day, but that’s exactly what’s happening at the University of Wyoming Nov. 27 -- UW Giving Day.
November 19, 2018
Increasing the depth and scope of Crook County 4-H and building the program through nontraditional ways have helped Sara Fleenor earn the University of Wyoming Extension’s Newer Employee Recognition Award.
November 19, 2018
The idea was simple: Instead of each 4-H camping program preparing teen counselors, get everyone together for a statewide training.
November 19, 2018
How climate drives the functional characteristics of vegetation across the globe has been a key question in ecological research for more than a century. A University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a new study that helped clarify an answer, one that found climate globally may play less of a rol
November 19, 2018
Little did anyone know that when L. Frank Baum wrote the classic book “The Wonderful World of Oz” -- which, in turn, produced the worldwide phenomenal film “The Wizard of Oz” -- the Oz name would still be wildly popular nearly 120 years later.
November 19, 2018
Developing programs for ranchers focusing on increased production and efficiency, and collaboration with peers are among reasons a Uinta County University of Wyoming Extension educator has received the organization’s highest honor.
November 16, 2018
University of Wyoming and state elected officials broke ground today (Friday) for a new facility that will enable world-class research and education in pillars of Wyoming’s present and future economy.
November 16, 2018
The University of Wyoming Art Museum will launch the holiday season with the 26th annual Happy Holidays Laramie Festival of Trees Nov. 29-Dec. 1.
November 16, 2018
International students enrolled at the University of Wyoming and the state’s community colleges contributed an estimated $25.8 million to Wyoming’s economy during the past year, according to new national reports.
November 15, 2018
These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 19-25 at the University of Wyoming:
November 15, 2018
It is hard to imagine, but comic book legend Stan Lee -- known worldwide for creating timeless characters such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the Fantastic Four -- has strong ties to the University of Wyoming.
November 15, 2018
University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols and her husband, Tim, will host the third annual Holiday Open House Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 4-6 p.m. at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center for all UW employees and students, their families and members of the Laramie community.
November 15, 2018
The University of Wyoming’s College of Engineering and Applied Science will offer a new degree program to meet the demands of industry in the state and region, following action by the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.
November 15, 2018
The great-great grandson of the great Eastern Shoshone Chief Washakie has been selected to facilitate research partnerships between the University of Wyoming and the tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
November 14, 2018
The official call for entries is available online for the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s 44th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition.
November 14, 2018
(In memory of the millions who died during the Great War, which ended 100 years ago this week.)
November 13, 2018
The crowd-pleasing Chorale by Candlelight concert will be performed by the University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale Wednesday, Nov. 28, and Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Laramie’s St. Matthew’s Cathedral.
November 13, 2018
Three businesses were named winners at Sheridan’s Start-Up Challenge Nov. 8.
November 13, 2018
Joseph McGinley, founder and CEO of Casper-based McGinley Orthopedic Innovations LLC (MOI), will speak with University of Wyoming Master of Business Administration (MBA) students Friday, Nov. 16, in the UW College of Business.
November 12, 2018
Albany County, in partnership with Mission Redefined Wyoming (MRWY), was awarded a $157,846 adaptive sports grant to assist disabled veterans throughout Wyoming.
November 12, 2018
University of Wyoming Professor Alyson Hagy’s latest novel, “Scribe,” was recently selected as a finalist for the Southern Book Prize.
November 12, 2018
The University of Wyoming is participating in a new national effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.
November 10, 2018
The University of Wyoming is playing host to the Wyoming State High School Football Championships Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9-10. For more information about the Wyoming High School Athletic Association, go to http://www.whsaa.org/.
November 9, 2018
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider creation of a major in construction management and selection of a consultant to conduct a Wyoming Union visioning study during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 14-16.
November 8, 2018
These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 12-18 at the University of Wyoming:
November 8, 2018
Events ranging from presentations on scholarship opportunities to photo contests and films are among activities planned for the University of Wyoming’s International Education Week Nov. 10-17. Events are free and open to the public.
November 8, 2018
“Water in the West” is the theme for Geography Awareness Week Nov. 12-16 at the University of Wyoming. Presentations are free and open to the public.
November 8, 2018
Kurt James, president of East Balt Japan and Korea Corp., will speak with University of Wyoming Master of Business Administration (MBA) students Friday, Nov. 9, in the College of Business.
November 8, 2018
A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
November 8, 2018
University of Wyoming and state elected officials will break ground Friday, Nov. 16, for a new facility that will enable world-class research and education in pillars of Wyoming’s present and future economy.
November 8, 2018
A successful businessman who has personally founded multiple companies and helped establish many more has been hired to serve as chief operating officer of the University of Wyoming’s new Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE).
November 7, 2018
Former Wyoming state Sen. Rodger McDaniel will discuss his latest book, “The Man in the Arena: The Life and Times of U.S. Senator Gale McGee,” at the University of Wyoming Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 4:30 p.m. in the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center auditorium.
November 7, 2018
Four new faculty members have been hired as part of a five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant the University of Wyoming received to study microbes.
November 6, 2018
The Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) at the University of Wyoming recently launched ACCESS Employment.
November 6, 2018
The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series will feature flutist Sara Lima da Silveira Costa, violist Glêsse Collet and pianist Theresa Bogard Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The performance is free and open to th
November 5, 2018
Officials with Laramie city government wish to inform University of Wyoming employees of the opportunity to serve on various city boards and commissions.
November 5, 2018
University of Wyoming Information Technology is seeking nominations for its semiannual program to recognize individual excellence in the division.
November 5, 2018
University of Wyoming employees have a maximum of one hour of release time to vote in Tuesday’s Wyoming general election, in accordance with state law and UW policy.
November 5, 2018
The University of Wyoming Human Resources will offer an Employee Benefit and Wellness Fair Thursday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. Raffle prizes and giveaway items will be available while they last.
November 2, 2018
A University of Wyoming chemistry professor received a $490,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create a new type of molecule that will be able to emit a type of light that has many applications in the biomedical field.
November 2, 2018
The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony will perform a variety of musical pieces under the theme of fire and light Thursday, Nov. 8.
November 2, 2018
The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series continues with a collaboration featuring Jesse Lee, Blake McGee, Tiger Robison and John Wilhelm Friday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The performance is free and open to the public
November 1, 2018
These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 5-11 at the University of Wyoming:
November 1, 2018
A workshop, titled “Social Justice 101,” is scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the University of Wyoming.
November 1, 2018
Pluto, movies and Aboriginal beliefs about the heavens are subjects of some of the programs at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium during November.
November 1, 2018
November Service Saturday, sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s Service, Leasdership and Community Engagement (SLCE) organization, is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m.
November 1, 2018
Nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of adults in Wyoming believe that driving under the influence of marijuana is less dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a new survey by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming.
November 1, 2018
Aiming to meet changing workforce needs while deploying its resources effectively and efficiently, the University of Wyoming has proposed a reorganization of its geography instruction, research and service.
November 1, 2018
A University of Wyoming livestock judging team member won the individual competition among 136 contestants, and the team placed fourth among 29 universities at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 26.
October 31, 2018
Two trivia nights for University of Wyoming students, sponsored by 7220 Entertainment, remain during the fall semester.
October 31, 2018
The University of Wyoming would establish a new “center of excellence” in biodiversity science based at UW’s Bob and Carol Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center, under a plan presented to the UW community today.
October 31, 2018
Mike Simonton, managing director-head of U.S. Corporates-Fitch Ratings, will speak to University of Wyoming Master of Business Administration (MBA) students Friday, Nov. 2, in the College of Business.
October 31, 2018
When America was a colony, it was heavily involved in shipping and foreign trade. Britain garnered the lion’s share of American goods but, today, every school child learns about the slave-sugar-rum triangle with the Caribbean and African nations. It is less well-known that a significant number of Am
October 31, 2018
A master’s degree in English from the University of Wyoming is one of the best in the nation, according to recent rankings from the SR Education Group (SREG).
October 31, 2018
The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet in a joint session with the UW Board of Trustees at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie.
October 30, 2018
The annual University of Wyoming Thanksgiving dinner will be served by 7220 Entertainment’s Club Events Committee Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.
October 30, 2018
University of Wyoming undergraduates received firsthand guidance from 25 professionals in a variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines during the UW STEM “speed mentoring” event Thursday, Oct. 25, on the UW campus.
October 30, 2018
Pokes Vote, a University of Wyoming voter education program, will offer an election watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Wyoming Union.
October 30, 2018
Volunteers are needed to read the names of military members who died serving their country during a Veterans Day event Friday, Nov. 9, at the University of Wyoming.
October 30, 2018
“Rhinoceros,” the landmark 20th century play that explores the consequences of extreme social conformity and self-delusion, is the next production from the University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance.
October 29, 2018
University of Wyoming employees are required to complete three separate training courses during November.
October 29, 2018
The University of Wyoming at Casper (UW-Casper) has established a “Celebration of Excellence” committee to plan the details of the upcoming reception to acknowledge students who are completing their studies.
October 29, 2018
Cirque Mechanics’ “42 Feet: A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels,” a performance that combines circus and mechanics, will be staged Friday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences auditorium as part of the UW Presents featured performances.
October 29, 2018
Alfalfa weevil and black grass bug integrated pest management (IPM) strategies and research are topics of free workshops in Powell and Sheridan in November.
October 29, 2018
Carol Frost, a University of Wyoming professor of geology and geophysics, will present the inaugural Chappell Public Lecture at the Australian National University’s (ANU) Research School of Earth Sciences Thursday, Nov. 22.
October 26, 2018
The University of Wyoming’s Indian student organization will host its annual Diwali Night cultural festival Saturday, Nov. 3.
October 26, 2018
Nicole Lamartine can’t quite explain how life-changing an experience it was to spend six days with other artists dissecting a human cadaver named “Grandpa Buddha.”
October 26, 2018
The University of Wyoming Student Health Service has received another supply of seasonal flu shots for students.
October 26, 2018
An analysis of mule deer migration routes in two areas of Wyoming documents the idea that the animals choose readily traversable pathways where they also can find food.
October 26, 2018
Tibetan-born artist and traditionally trained Tibetan thangka painter Tashi Norbu will be in residence at the University of Wyoming Art Museum Nov. 5-8.
October 25, 2018
Results from a new statewide poll of 600 likely voters in Wyoming on topics related to conservation and natural resources are now available from the Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming.
October 25, 2018
Ghost hunts and a screening of the film “Shaun of the Dead” are among events scheduled at the University of Wyoming Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. in Knight Hall and the Wyoming Union.
October 25, 2018
A weekly look at business solutions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
October 25, 2018
Five innovative businesses created by University of Wyoming graduate students were named winners of the Fisher Innovation Launchpad this week. The five businesses will each receive seed funding from a $125,000 fund; office space in the Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) for one year; and busi
October 25, 2018
University of Wyoming petroleum engineering doctoral student Vahideh Mirchi won first place in the 2018 International Student Paper Contest hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
October 25, 2018
Daniel Mullendore, an alumnus of the University of Wyoming McNair Scholars Program, recently received the TRIO Achiever Award at the Association of Special Programs in Region Eight (ASPIRE) conference.
October 25, 2018
These are among the activities scheduled Oct. 29-Nov. 4 at the University of Wyoming:
October 24, 2018
The Lyndon B. Johnson Chair of U.S. History in the Department of History and Geography at Texas Christian University is the Cone Lecture in History speaker at the University of Wyoming.
Contact Us
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu