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Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu
September 17, 2020
The first steps toward integration of University of Wyoming-owned property into a management plan for the Pilot Hill Project are underway, following action by the UW Board of Trustees.
September 17, 2020
The University of Wyoming administration will develop a $42.3 million biennial budget reduction plan for the Board of Trustees to consider at its November meeting, following action by the board today (Thursday).
September 17, 2020
A longtime effort to separate the governance of the Western Research Institute (WRI) from the University of Wyoming has reached finality, following action today (Thursday) by the UW Board of Trustees.
September 17, 2020
For the first time ever, a Wyoming student is among 30 nationwide finalists in the Broadcom MASTERS, the nation’s premier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition for middle school students.
September 17, 2020
Nicole Crawford has been appointed director of the University of Wyoming Art Museum, following approval by the UW Board of Trustees during its meeting today (Thursday). Crawford, the longtime curator of collections, had been interim director since February.
September 16, 2020
As the University of Wyoming moves forward with its phased return plan for the fall semester, it has developed a set of indicators to be monitored daily to inform decisions related to COVID-19.
September 16, 2020
The University of Wyoming Involvement Fest will take place virtually Thursday, Sept. 17, from 4-7 p.m.
September 16, 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 Natrona County during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Casper.
September 16, 2020
A 24-member committee has been appointed to conduct a national search for the provost/vice president for academic affairs at the University of Wyoming.
September 16, 2020
Nicholas Kristof, an American journalist, author and New York Times columnist, will be the featured speaker in the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research (WIHR) “Think and Drink” series of virtual discussions Thursday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 p.m.
September 15, 2020
“Global Leadership Crisis, Rising Inequalities and Culture Wars: Contestations of the Liberal Script in North America” is the focus of a virtual conference this week at the University of Wyoming.
September 15, 2020
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Wyoming is hosting a series of town-hall professional development programs this semester.
September 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming encourages students, faculty and staff to observe Constitution Day, the annual federal observance that recognizes the ratification of the United States Constitution.
September 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming will resume its phased fall return plan Tuesday, following a nearly two-week pause that helped stem an outbreak of COVID-19 among the campus community.
September 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Innovation Wyrkshop will expand across the state with five new Innovation Wyrkshop mini-makerspaces.
September 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming Cowboys opened the fall season with a record-setting outing at the Chadron State College rodeo, while the Cowgirls also rolled to the women’s team title.
September 14, 2020
Updates on the University of Wyoming’s COVID-19 response, fall semester enrollment and state budget reductions are on the agenda for the UW Board of Trustees during its regular meeting Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 16-17.
September 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming has adopted the state of Wyoming’s voluntary COVID-19 exposure notification smartphone app, Care19 Alert.
September 14, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Education Abroad is sponsoring a virtual education abroad fair today (Monday) through Friday, Sept. 18.
September 11, 2020
The Cheyenne certified public accountant (CPA) firm of McGee, Hearne and Paiz (MHP) LLP is the University of Wyoming College of Business’ first Business Partners Recognition Program Gold Level partner.
September 11, 2020
A University of Wyoming researcher contributed to a paper that revealed extinction of plants in North America is more common than previously known.
September 11, 2020
The University of Wyoming has received reports of four positive cases of COVID-19 since 5 p.m. Thursday -- two students and two employees.
September 10, 2020
One of the most pressing challenges currently facing the state of Wyoming is energy transition, according to Kam Ng, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering.
September 10, 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 Converse County during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Thursday, Sept. 24, in Douglas.
September 10, 2020
The American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming is continuing to collect experiences and thoughts of the state’s residents, including UW and associated communities, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 10, 2020
The Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA), located at the University of Wyoming, is offering a free workshop for people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers.
September 10, 2020
With the pause to the University of Wyoming’s fall return plan extending until Monday, students will have the opportunity to withdraw and receive a full refund of tuition and fees through Tuesday, Sept. 15.
September 9, 2020
The University of Wyoming has extended the pause of its phased fall return plan until Monday to gather additional data about the prevalence of COVID-19 infection among the UW community.
September 9, 2020
A University of Wyoming rangeland ecology master’s student is examining the gut microbiome in free-roaming horses and how it adapts to different environments and diets, and if certain microbiome communities create a better body condition score.
September 9, 2020
September 9, 2020 The University of Wyoming’s IMPACT 307 has launched its new website, a culmination of the organization’s recent rebrand from the Wyoming Technology Business Center to IMPACT 307 earlier this summer.
September 9, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Outdoor Program and Campus Recreation are hosting a virtual showing of the No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) Friday, Sept. 11.
September 8, 2020
With low temperatures forecast for today (Tuesday) and tomorrow in Laramie, University of Wyoming Operations has issued recommendations to ensure safety and security in all buildings during lengthy closures or anticipated periods of extremely cold weather.
September 8, 2020
The University of Wyoming reported seven new cases of COVID-19 among students today (Tuesday) -- four of whom were exhibiting symptoms of the infection. Six are off campus, one on campus.
September 8, 2020
Approximately 34.5 million people worldwide, including 9.2 million people in the United States, suffer from gout, an excruciatingly painful condition in which needle-like uric acid crystals form in joints
September 8, 2020
The University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) is gathering information for the 2020 virtual Homecoming schedule.
September 8, 2020
The deadline to nominate someone for the University of Wyoming Employee of the Third Quarter is Friday, Sept. 11.
September 8, 2020
University of Wyoming employees can help meet the United Way of Albany County’s (UWAC) $150,000 campaign goal for UW when the annual campaign kicks off Friday, Sept. 11.
September 8, 2020
The World Language and Culture Program (WLCP) at the University of Wyoming will offer 13 nonformal world language and culture courses free via Zoom this semester.
September 8, 2020
The Big Event at the University of Wyoming has been canceled, according to the Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office. The annual program was originally scheduled Saturday, Oct. 10.
September 8, 2020
American journalist, author and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof will be a speaker in the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research (WIHR) “Think and Drink” series of virtual discussions Thursday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 p.m.
September 8, 2020
From the Rocky Mountains to the Alps, the question of whether a deer population migrates can be answered by how springtime comes to the landscapes the deer occupy.
September 8, 2020
Six cases of COVID-19 have been detected among students in the University of Wyoming’s College of Law in the last week, prompting the university to take action to limit the spread of the virus in that group of students, faculty and staff and the broader community.
September 7, 2020
The University of Wyoming reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 over the Labor Day weekend, nine of them students who were exhibiting symptoms of the infection.
September 7, 2020
There won’t be any NCAA Division I sports this fall at the University of Wyoming, but both the Cowboys and Cowgirls rodeo teams will have the opportunity to compete when the season begins this weekend at the Chadron State College rodeo.
September 7, 2020
George Frison, a Worland native and University of Wyoming graduate who achieved international acclaim as an archaeologist during a lengthy career as a UW faculty member, died Sunday, Sept. 6, in Laramie. He was 95.
September 4, 2020
The Sky People Higher Education Scholarship at the University of Wyoming has reached $100,000, thanks to Sky People Higher Education, the Northern Arapaho Business Council and an anonymous donor.
September 4, 2020
Two University of Wyoming researchers and a colleague recently received a grant to develop a diagnostic assay for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. They also will test for antibodies to the virus in human samples.
September 4, 2020
For the first time ever, three Wyoming middle school students -- all female -- advanced to the top 300 applicants of Broadcom MASTERS, the nation’s premier STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) competition for middle school students.
September 4, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s compressed academic schedule for the fall 2020 semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated that Labor Day, Sept. 7, be used as an instructional day -- and not a paid holiday for employees.
September 4, 2020
The course add/drop deadline for the fall semester at the University of Wyoming was Wednesday, Sept. 2, but students still have the opportunity to withdraw and receive a full refund of tuition and fees.
September 4, 2020
The University of Wyoming reported a significant increase in cases of COVID-19 infection this week, with at least eight new cases today (Friday) and a total of 34 in the past four days.
September 4, 2020
Dear members of the UW community:
September 3, 2020
The University of Wyoming College of Business has awarded McMurry Summer Research Fellowships to economists Linda Thunström and David Finnoff, in recognition of their outstanding research in the COVID-19 health crisis.
September 3, 2020
At age 14, Linda Thunström left her home country of Sweden for her first language trip to southern France. She traveled alone, spending a full month abroad.
September 3, 2020
The director of the University of Wyoming’s Native American Program for the past three years has been named as program director of UW’s Native American Education, Research and Cultural Center (NAERCC).
September 3, 2020
When David Finnoff, recipient of the University of Wyoming College of Business McMurry Summer Research Fellowship, was introduced to Mick and Susie McMurry in the mid-1990s, he knew right away he was in the company of an extraordinary couple.
September 3, 2020
After seven University of Wyoming students exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 tested positive for the virus Wednesday, prompting a five-day pause to UW’s phased fall return plan, three have tested positive so far today (Thursday).
September 3, 2020
The University of Wyoming has posted a list of frequently asked questions and answers regarding its current pause to the phased fall semester return plan on UW’s website at www.uwyo.edu/alerts/campus-return/pause-faq.html.
September 2, 2020
The University of Wyoming has paused its phased fall return plan for a five-day period to more fully assess the prevalence of COVID-19 infection among the UW community.
September 2, 2020
Flu shots only for University of Wyoming students will be available in the Wyoming Union West Ballroom Friday, Oct. 2.
September 1, 2020
A gift of $100,000 to the University of Wyoming from Dr. Tom and Debbe Spicer, of Rock Springs, will support the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, including the Ruckelshaus Institute’s Collaboration Program in Natural Resources.
September 1, 2020
Thanks to a $5.33 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, researchers from the University of Wyoming and eight other universities will focus on connections among rock, water and life at Earth’s surface.
September 1, 2020
Off-campus gatherings involving University of Wyoming students have resulted in at least seven positive cases of COVID-19 infection and caused 47 students to be quarantined since Monday.
August 31, 2020
The University of Wyoming Libraries is offering a free virtual program series about African American poetry and is seeking volunteers to read poems for the Café of Poetry Readings event in October.
August 31, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center is offering online programs this semester until the return of employees and students to campus later next month.
August 31, 2020
Six University of Wyoming employees will participate in the Academic Affairs Faculty Fellows Program during the 2020-21 academic year.
August 31, 2020
The University of Wyoming Student Innovation Center has rebranded itself as the Innovation Wyrkshop.
August 31, 2020
Two University of Wyoming employees have been nominated for this year’s Wyoming Women of Influence award through the Wyoming Business Report.
August 31, 2020
Seven cases of COVID-19 have been detected among members of the University of Wyoming community in the past five days, all but one of them off campus.
August 31, 2020
The University of Wyoming has established the parameters for pausing its phased fall return plan in the event of a significant increase in COVID-19 cases.
August 31, 2020
A group of University of Wyoming students put together the largest quasar catalog to date as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Quasar broad emission line regions are the clouds of hot, ionized gas that surround the supermassive black holes feeding in the centers of galaxies.
August 31, 2020
August 31, 2020 Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribal members will soon have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas for a chance to receive startup funding from a $25,000 seed fund.
August 28, 2020
Two cows. Same University of Wyoming McGuire Ranch pasture northeast of Laramie near Sybille Canyon.
August 28, 2020
The Wyoming State Science Fair (WSSF), an outreach program of the University of Wyoming since 1998, opens otherwise inaccessible opportunities for Wyoming middle and high school students.
August 28, 2020
The Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), located in the University of Wyoming’s College of Health Sciences, awarded two grants to research projects focusing on the health and well-being of Wyoming residents.
August 27, 2020
Since mid-March, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium has been dark.
August 27, 2020
Random-Sample Testing for Those on UW Campus Begins Today
August 27, 2020
The University of Wyoming’s WWAMI Medical Education Program welcomed its 23rd class of new medical students Monday, Aug. 17.
August 26, 2020
The University of Wyoming Esports Club is competing in the “Esports Border War,” a rendition of the 120-year-old rivalry between UW and Colorado State University (CSU), Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 29-30.
August 26, 2020
Theodora Zastrocky will research supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies, while Hannah Rodgers will look at things a little closer to Earth, specifically examining soil microbiology.
Contact Us
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu