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Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu
January 31, 2020
The Wyoming Early Childhood Outreach Network (WYECON) at the University of Wyoming is a partner in the Early Childhood State Advisory Council that recently was awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families.
January 31, 2020
The University of Wyoming will not appeal an Albany County District Court ruling granting public access to redacted documents related to the UW Board of Trustees’ decision not to renew former President Laurie Nichols’ contract.
January 31, 2020
After nearly two and a half years dry-docked on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean, the Jackalope has finally set sail again.
January 31, 2020
Two internationally known pianists will do battle onstage at the University of Wyoming Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the UW Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The duo will open the spring UW Presents season.
January 30, 2020
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.
January 30, 2020
These are among the activities scheduled Feb. 3-9 at the University of Wyoming:
January 30, 2020
Kenny Polcari, a veteran equities trader, will speak at the University of Wyoming Friday, Feb. 7, at 9 a.m. in the College of Business auditorium as part of the annual Sandberg Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public.
January 30, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) has established new fellowships for the study of Western political history, the American West and women in the public sector.
January 30, 2020
The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2019 fall semester academic Dean's and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.
January 30, 2020
The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2019 fall semester academic Dean's and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.
January 29, 2020
Applications are now being accepted for the associate vice provost for undergraduate education (AVP-UG) in the University of Wyoming’s Office of Academic Affairs. Deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 7.
January 29, 2020
The University of Wyoming debate team is building bridges with high school debaters throughout the state and, in the process, introducing young orators to concepts, strategies and tools to improve their craft.
January 29, 2020
As the forms and documents arrive in mailboxes across the country, University of Wyoming College of Business accounting students are again preparing to help people tackle their income taxes.
January 29, 2020
Researchers at the University of Wyoming hope a $340,000 grant to study the effects of compost on a number of factors in southeast Wyoming also will address a problem sprouting for organic wheat producers.
January 29, 2020
Both the University of Wyoming men and women’s Nordic ski teams picked up wins in their respective divisions in the opening competition last weekend at the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Invitational at Devil’s Thumb.
January 29, 2020
The Wyoming Early Childhood Professional Learning Collaborative is working to improve the opportunities for Wyoming’s youngest learners by supporting the professional development of their early childhood educators.
January 28, 2020
A gift of $250,000 from the Cheyenne Regional Health System will create a nursing faculty position in the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.
January 28, 2020
Strap on your snowshoes or skis, and grab a friend to enjoy Wyoming’s national forests while searching for moose.
January 28, 2020
The search for the next president of the University of Wyoming is proceeding, as the presidential search committee is reviewing materials submitted by more than 60 applicants for the job.
January 28, 2020
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West (BBCW), in collaboration with the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC), has established an annual Peter K. Simpson Fellowship on the American West.
January 28, 2020
The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2019 fall semester President’s Honor Roll.
January 28, 2020
The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2019 fall semester President’s Honor Roll.
January 27, 2020
University of Wyoming Libraries recently awarded alt-textbook grants to five faculty members and four graduate students to implement open educational resources (OER) in their classes this spring.
January 27, 2020
University of Wyoming faculty members who have upcoming research papers that will be published in the following journals -- Nature, Science or the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences -- are encouraged to let UW Institutional Communications know well in advance.
January 27, 2020
University of Wyoming Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty expert list.
January 27, 2020
An administrator known for her efforts to break down work silos and foster teamwork is a new associate director of University of Wyoming Extension.
January 27, 2020
University of Wyoming Institutional Communications and Marketing specialists received awards during the Jan. 23-25 Wyoming Press Association (WPA) Associates’ group annual contest.
January 27, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Rocky Mountain Herbarium mounted its 1 millionth specimen last Friday. Members of the UW Board of Trustees were on hand in the Aven Nelson Building to witness the historic event.
January 27, 2020
The University of Wyoming Department of Economics went through an office reorganization when Kristin Lewis was first hired.
January 27, 2020
The online master’s degree programs of the University of Wyoming College of Education have been ranked in the top 100 of U.S. News & World Report’s list of the Best Online Programs for 2020.
January 27, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s James Przygocki was given the 2020 Distinguished Service Award by the Wyoming Music Educators Association (WMEA) last week at the organization’s annual banquet in Gillette.
January 27, 2020
A Wyoming firm has been selected to design a new bus maintenance and storage facility on University of Wyoming property in the south part of Laramie, setting the stage for the eventual movement of UW Fleet and Transit maintenance services to the new location.
January 23, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Department of Music will offer one new degree program and two new certificate programs, following action by the UW Board of Trustees.
January 23, 2020
Twenty second-year students enrolled in the Wyoming-WWAMI Medical Education Program on the University of Wyoming campus recently marked an important point of transition.
January 23, 2020
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.
January 23, 2020
Just over 130 hopeful gardeners took 16 weeks of online training last fall and this winter to learn how to become better gardeners and put that knowledge to use in their communities this coming growing season.
January 23, 2020
These are among the activities scheduled Jan. 27-Feb. 2 at the University of Wyoming:
January 22, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute is seeking volunteers to participate in short-eared owl surveys throughout the state this spring. Information gathered by the project is needed by conservation practitioners who may design management actions to help reverse the short-eared owl
January 21, 2020
A Black History Conference is among highlights of Black History Month Jan. 31-Feb. 28 at the University of Wyoming.
January 21, 2020
Afrofuturism, a movement in literature, music and art, featuring futuristic or science fiction themes that incorporate elements of black history and culture, will be the focus of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue
January 21, 2020
A “Training the Trainer: Keep It Real Diverse” workshop is scheduled Thursday, Feb. 6, at the University of Wyoming.
January 21, 2020
Four hundred years ago, the Pilgrims sailed to New England and encountered Native Americans. The historical narrative from that point tells of Native Americans clearing forests with fire for thousands of years before Europeans arrived in America.
January 21, 2020
Nominations for the Agnes Milstead Distinguished Librarianship Award for University of Wyoming faculty members will be accepted through Monday, Feb. 24.
January 17, 2020
A new approach to reclaiming lands disturbed by surface mining is having the desired result of improving ecosystem diversity, including restoration of foundation species such as sagebrush, according to a study by University of Wyoming researchers.
January 17, 2020
A new on-campus course in blockchain technology at the University of Wyoming will be offered this spring semester through the College of Business Department of Accounting and Finance.
January 16, 2020
The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) hosts an e2e Wyoming meeting in Laramie Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 4:30-6 p.m. at Bond’s Brewing Co., located at 411 S. Second St.
January 16, 2020
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.
January 16, 2020
These are among the activities scheduled Jan. 20-26 at the University of Wyoming:
January 16, 2020
A longtime Wyoming public school administrator with deep roots in the Black Hills has been named to the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.
January 16, 2020
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive an update on the presidential search and presentations on a variety of topics during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday through Friday, Jan. 22-24.
January 15, 2020
The University of Wyoming launched the Wind River Startup Challenge this month, giving tribal member entrepreneurs the opportunity to receive funding to start businesses.
January 15, 2020
For many people throughout Wyoming, a visit to the doctor’s office may involve an extensive expedition. Patients sometimes need to travel long distances, on highways that can be nearly impassable, if not closed, during winter.
January 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Department of Human Resources will start its move from Wyoming Hall to the third floor of Hill Hall this week.
January 14, 2020
This year’s Wyoming-Utah Ag Days, featuring workshops to help cattle producers, sheep producers, landowners and even alternative crop producers, are scheduled Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 27-28, in Evanston. Sessions both days at the community’s Roundhouse are from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and include two track
January 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming College of Business will host the inaugural Rocky Mountain Entrepreneurship Research Conference Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18.
January 14, 2020
Research projects on Wyoming’s dual-language immersion programs and the state’s first coal town are among this year’s seed grant recipients from the University of Wyoming’s College of Arts and Sciences.
January 13, 2020
Staff Recognition Day at the University of Wyoming is Tuesday, March 24, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center.
January 13, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Office of Engagement and Outreach is accepting nominations for the 2020 Marvin Millgate Community Engagement Awards.
January 13, 2020
The University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) 28th annual Scholarship Reception and Auction is 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, at the Historic Sheridan Inn.
January 13, 2020
Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Wyoming Equality Day.
January 10, 2020
A new research brief from the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources shows how to estimate visitor use at remote high-elevation sites.
January 9, 2020
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.
January 9, 2020
These are among the activities scheduled Jan. 13-19 at the University of Wyoming:
January 8, 2020
An experienced human resources administrator has been selected as the University of Wyoming’s associate vice president for human resources.
January 8, 2020
Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in their community during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Saturday, Jan. 25, in Sweetwater County.
January 8, 2020
University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic year are now available. The application deadline is Sunday, March 15.
January 7, 2020
Three finalists for the position of executive director of the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources are scheduled for campus visits and public presentations starting this week.
January 6, 2020
The future of Wyoming’s energy industry is the topic of two presentations by University of Wyoming experts Jan. 23 and 25 in western Wyoming.
January 6, 2020
The accurate characterization of near-surface winds is critical to understanding past and modern climate. Dust lifted by these winds has the potential to modify surface and atmospheric conditions, according to a University of Wyoming researcher who was part of a study on the subject.
January 3, 2020
A $1 million gift from the Ellis Family Foundation, doubled to $2 million by the state matching funds program, will create the F.E. “Tut” and V. Diane Ellis President’s Endowed Scholarship, supporting the best and brightest Wyoming students seeking engineering degrees at UW.
January 2, 2020
These are among the activities scheduled Jan. 6-12 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