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May 29, 2020
Twenty-one graduates of the University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing were honored during the school’s first-ever virtual convocation. The convocation, presented in Zoom format, was Friday, May 15.
May 29, 2020
With certain outdoor recreation activities tentatively set to resume this summer, there still remains a significant amount of uncertainty as to what will be available or safe to do, especially for young children.
May 28, 2020
Sherrill Smith As the COVID-19 pandemic closed college campuses across the United States, students in the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences -- specifically, the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing -- faced additional educational complications.
May 28, 2020
The University of Wyoming is working with local law enforcement and public health officials in response to citations issued against three UW students related to violation of isolation orders stemming from COVID-19 infection.
May 28, 2020
Two students in the University of Wyoming’s Professional Land Management program (PLM) have received scholarships from the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL).
May 28, 2020
The University of Wyoming College of Education was ranked first in the nation by Study.com on its list of the “50 Best Colleges for Education Majors.”
May 27, 2020
The University of Wyoming will allow outdoor gatherings of up to 250 people on campus after June 1, in accordance with new state rules.
May 26, 2020
The John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy is being generously repositioned by the Wold Foundation to become a $3 million University of Wyoming endowed position.
May 26, 2020
University of Wyoming Libraries recently awarded alternative textbook grants to six faculty members to implement open educational resources (OER) in their classes this fall.
May 26, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Office of Academic Affairs is seeking nominations for Faculty Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year, with some work to begin this summer.
May 26, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Wyoming faculty members have assembled a bevy of short, online summer courses to serve the people of the state.
May 26, 2020
Members of the University of Wyoming community are reminded to follow social distancing and other health guidelines, following a significant increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Albany County in recent days.
May 26, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Campus Activities Center (CAC) recently recognized UW student groups and leaders for their efforts during its annual awards program.
May 26, 2020
Five businesses created by tribal entrepreneurs from the Wind River Indian Reservation will pitch their concepts to a virtual audience and panel of judges Saturday, May 30.
May 21, 2020
The director of the University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute will speak about the state’s opportunities with carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) Friday, May 22, at 10 a.m. MDT.
May 21, 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.
May 20, 2020
Ana Houseal, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming School of Teacher Education, served as co-editor for the book “America’s Largest Classroom: What We Learn from Our National Parks.”
May 20, 2020
The University of Wyoming Police Department (UWPD) will conduct its annual bicycle roundup on campus starting Thursday, May 21.
May 19, 2020
Incoming University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel will be at the table with some of the nation’s leaders in industry, higher education and research as a member of the Council on Competiveness, the leading national organization focused on keeping the United States at the forefront of economic compet
May 19, 2020
The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 29, via teleconference.
May 19, 2020
The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network received $1.28 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to provide recovery technical assistance for small businesses harmed by the current pandemic.
May 18, 2020
A service-oriented, thoughtful and compassionate leader who keeps students at the heart of what she does is the recipient of the University of Wyoming’s Staff Employee of the First Quarter Award.
May 18, 2020
The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, May 22, for visiting faculty members to apply to use the University of Wyoming’s Flittie House in the 2020-21 academic year.
May 18, 2020
Two new graduates from the College of Engineering and Applied Science drew upon their fields of study -- including big doses of ingenuity and creativity -- to capture top honors in the University of Wyoming’s first mortar board decoration competition.
May 18, 2020
An accomplished professor and associate dean in the College of Engineering and Applied Science has been selected to fill the position of associate vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Wyoming.
May 18, 2020
Two Wyoming high school students, who qualified from the Wyoming State Science Fair earlier this spring at the University of Wyoming, are participating in the virtual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) this week.
May 15, 2020
Tessa Wittman, of Laramie, is among three University of Wyoming students to receive the university’s top award for undergraduates.
May 15, 2020
A longtime University of Wyoming College of Education faculty member and administrator has been named interim dean of the college.
May 15, 2020
Of all that she has accomplished as a University of Wyoming undergraduate, Christie Wildcat, from Riverton, says having a statewide initiative supported by Gov. Mark Gordon proclaiming May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ Day is her biggest achievement.
May 15, 2020
A $1.5 million gift from Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) will support a Ranch Management and Agriculture Leadership Center in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
May 15, 2020
Leena Hornlein, from Gilbert, Ariz., is the recipient of the Rosemarie Martha Spitaleri and Tobin Memorial Award, which recognizes the University of Wyoming’s most outstanding graduates from the 2019-2020 undergraduate class.
May 15, 2020
Incoming University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has selected longtime UW faculty member Anne Alexander as UW’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs.
May 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming is taking steps toward a resumption of in-person classes for the fall 2020 semester.
May 14, 2020
While a majority of Wyomingites support most policies designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Wyoming, support for all policies continues to decline, according to a new survey by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC).
May 14, 2020
Four finalists will share a total of $65,000 in prize money after being selected as winners of the University of Wyoming College of Business 2020 John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition, which took place virtually May 8-9.
May 14, 2020
The Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming is accepting applications for the next class of its Collaboration Program in Natural Resources (CPNR).
May 14, 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.
May 13, 2020
Jason Gigley, a University of Wyoming associate professor of molecular biology, received a Fulbright Scholarship to study how nutritional immunity and disease tolerance can be used to combat Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a dangerous foodborne pathogen that can kill people with immune deficiencies a
May 13, 2020
Wyoming Public Radio and Media (WPR/WPM) has won a station record of six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in the small market category.
May 12, 2020
Even if a vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is developed and made widely available, about 20 percent of Americans will likely decline to receive it, according to a study by University of Wyoming economists.
May 12, 2020
University of Wyoming art student Ben Nathan, from Green River, received an award from UW’s American Heritage Center (AHC) for the best undergraduate research project.
May 11, 2020
For nearly two months straight, the University of Wyoming’s 3D makerspace in the Student Innovation Center (SIC) has been producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for the state’s medical facilities and first responders.
May 11, 2020
A group of 17 University of Wyoming and four community college instructors recently completed a yearlong training in the UW Science Initiative’s Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP).
May 11, 2020
Kristin Lewis, a University of Wyoming Department of Economics senior office associate, recently was named UW staff employee of the year.
May 11, 2020
Wyoming’s second-largest industry and future University of Wyoming graduates will benefit from a new minor in hospitality business management offered in UW’s College of Business.
May 11, 2020
The University of Wyoming College of Business will host its third online small business information Zoom session Tuesday, May 12, from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
May 11, 2020
A University of Wyoming faculty member recently received a Resources for the Future (RFF) grant to study the adverse consequences of harmful algal blooms on water bodies in California and, using satellite data, estimate its value for predicting harmful algal blooms before they actually occur.
May 11, 2020
More than 30 University of Wyoming students, plus alumni and faculty, share their tips for success in the spring issue of UWyo Magazine.
May 8, 2020
A University of Wyoming College of Business student group doled out $45,000 to four Laramie community nonprofit organizations.
May 8, 2020
Members of the University of Wyoming community are encouraged to be tested for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, if they are exhibiting symptoms of the infection.
May 8, 2020
University of Wyoming head football Coach Craig Bohl will deliver the keynote address to UW’s spring 2020 graduates during a virtual commencement ceremony Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m.
May 7, 2020
University of Wyoming students will receive more than half a million dollars as the result of Pokes Make the Difference, a private support campaign established to help UW students facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis.
May 7, 2020
The University of Wyoming is interviewing candidates for the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources dean position. The UW campus community and the public are invited to attend virtual presentations by the candidates, scheduled May 12 and 18.
May 7, 2020
Having a traveling salesman traipse around gas well pads in Wyoming paid off for a University of Wyoming Ph.D. student seeking the most accurate and efficient way to monitor reclamation efforts.
May 7, 2020
Having a traveling salesman traipse around gas well pads in Wyoming paid off for a University of Wyoming Ph.D. student seeking the most accurate and efficient way to monitor reclamation efforts.
May 7, 2020
For University of Wyoming psychology sophomore Adrian Seiloff, life during a global pandemic means having to stay indoors. He was born with a genetic primary immunodeficiency disorder, leaving him with a compromised immune system.
May 7, 2020
The Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming is offering a free public virtual Healthy U workshop series for people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers.
May 7, 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.
May 6, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Office of Academic Affairs and the Graduate Council have selected the 2020 winners of graduate student and mentor awards for outstanding teaching and research.
May 6, 2020
A University of Wyoming College of Business student group doled out $45,000 to four Laramie community nonprofit organizations.
May 6, 2020
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive reports on the university’s COVID-19 coronavirus response, the campus master plan, construction projects and other issues during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday and Thursday, May 13-14.
May 6, 2020
Units of the University of Wyoming will present their proposed 2020-21 budgets to the Budget Committee of the UW Board of Trustees Monday and Tuesday, May 11-12.
May 4, 2020
Holly Ernest, a University of Wyoming professor of wildlife genomics and disease ecology, has received a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct wildlife research at the Canadian-United States border.
May 4, 2020
Seven student-led teams are vying for seed prize money to get their business plans off the ground in the John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s College of Business.
May 4, 2020
Research by two students from the Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program at the University of Wyoming was selected for presentation during a recent symposium hosted by the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM).
May 4, 2020
Incoming University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has reviewed nominations from members of the UW community for the university’s interim provost/vice president for academic affairs.
May 4, 2020
Eight University of Wyoming employees and students are the recipients of the fifth annual Own It! Awards that recognize women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
May 4, 2020
In preparation for the May 13-15 University of Wyoming Board of Trustees meeting, five working groups of faculty, staff and students have been formed to put together policies and procedures that could be used if the trustees decide to reopen campus this fall.
May 4, 2020
Tony Denzer, a University of Wyoming associate professor of civil and architectural engineering, recently received the Architectural Engineering Institute’s (AEI) 2019 Outstanding Architectural Engineering Educator Award.
May 4, 2020
Cheyenne physician Dr. Robert Monger has been named the new clinical dean for the WWAMI Medical Education Program at the University of Wyoming and will begin his duties Aug. 1.
May 1, 2020
Widespread, voluntary testing to control the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 should be successful because a strong majority of people are willing to be tested, University of Wyoming researchers say.
May 1, 2020
During these uncertain times, the University of Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) continues to support older adults and health care providers in Wyoming.
May 1, 2020
When Hannah Robinson spotted her 3-year-old daughter, Darci, looking through a rolled-up piece of paper like a spyglass, she snapped a cellphone photo and sent it to University of Wyoming student Sarina Ruby.
Contact Us
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu