2023 UW News Stories

January 23, 2023

A new album by Ben Markley, a University of Wyoming associate professor and the director of jazz studies for the Department of Music, was recently honored by DownBeat magazine as one of the best recordings of 2022.

January 20, 2023

The Wyoming Community Navigator Program (CNP) is expanding its services to help small-business owners succeed.

January 20, 2023

University of Wyoming Extension will offer more than 25 educational sessions at this year’s Fremont County Farm and Ranch Days in Riverton Feb. 8-9.

January 20, 2023

Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are now available for checkout at the Natrona County Library, thanks to a partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) and the Wyoming Department of Health’s Chronic Disease Prevention Program.

January 20, 2023

The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive reports on a variety of initiatives and consider UW’s new strategic plan during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday-Friday, Jan. 25-27.

January 20, 2023

Natalie Enevoldsen is beginning her second semester as the director of the University of Wyoming Early Care and Education Center (ECEC), as she took the reins of the center upon the retirement of Mark Bittner after his over 30 years of service to UW.

January 19, 2023

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 19, 2023

Melanie Hornbeck, an outreach librarian at the Laramie County Library System in Cheyenne, and Jennifer Hayward, of Daniel, a Title 1 reading teacher at Pinedale Elementary School, are the co-winners of the 2022 Carol Mead Leaders in Literacy Award from the University of Wyoming Literacy Research Cen

January 19, 2023

The Aven Nelson Building, named after a well-known botanist and the University of Wyoming’s 11th president, will celebrate its 100th anniversary Thursday, Jan. 26. The UW campus and Laramie communities are invited to attend.

January 19, 2023

The University of Wyoming Department of Music presents faculty ensemble members Theresa Bogard, piano; James Przygocki, viola; and Sherry Sinift, violin, in concert with guest cellist Hu Sisi Sunday, Jan. 22.

January 19, 2023

IMPACT 307 looks to build upon previous successes of the Casper Start-Up Challenge, which enters its seventh year of competition and an increased seed fund that totals $100,000.

January 18, 2023

IMPACT 307 is accepting applications for its second annual Fremont County Start-Up Challenge through Monday, Feb. 20.

January 18, 2023

University of Wyoming College of Education faculty members have published a paper in the journal PLOS ONE describing the development of an interactive dashboard that combines data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statisti

January 18, 2023

The University of Wyoming Nordic ski team celebrated the new year by competing against the country’s fastest skiers.

January 18, 2023

The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network continues its six-part webinar series about the State Trade Expansion Program that will guide small-business owners through the steps to expand into international trade and to provide real-world examples from successful Wyoming small-busin

January 17, 2023

The University of Wyoming will host a job fair for the hospitality and tourism industries Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the College of Business Building atrium.

January 17, 2023

University of Wyoming College of Education faculty members have published a paper in the journal PLOS ONE describing the development of an interactive dashboard that combines data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statisti

January 17, 2023

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 Sweetwater County during a “UW in Your Community” gathering Monday, Jan. 30, in Rock Springs.

January 17, 2023

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 17, 2023

University of Wyoming Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty expert list.

January 17, 2023

Bledar Bisha, a renowned food microbiologist and associate professor of animal science in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, was recently named a Wyoming Excellence Chair.

January 17, 2023

A $250,000 gift from PureWest Energy LLC to the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) will support Wyoming natural gas research.

January 17, 2023

The Firearms Research Center (FRC), housed in the University of Wyoming College of Law, has officially launched after earning faculty approval and private financial support.

January 17, 2023

The first Carbon County Start-Up Challenge has four finalist teams that will compete for seed funding in a Pitch Night competition Thursday, Jan. 19.

January 12, 2023

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 12, 2023

Eighteen University of Wyoming students were awarded scholarships by the U.S. Department of State to study abroad in 2022-23.

January 12, 2023

No matter what industry -- retail, HVAC, health care, banking or professional services -- small-business owners are in, digital innovations have the potential to disrupt the way they conduct business as well as how they secure important information.

January 12, 2023

The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources will kick off its second annual Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Seminar Series in Riverton Thursday, Jan. 26.

January 11, 2023

Soo Borson, an internationally acclaimed leader in the study of dementia detection and diagnosis, offers her insights on “Once Again,” the YouTube video channel of the University of Wyoming’s Center on Aging (WyCOA).

January 11, 2023

The University of Wyoming has been selected as a host institution for the spring Faculty Enrichment Program (FEP) by the American Councils for International Education. The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, funds the program.

January 11, 2023

University of Wyoming Extension will host its 2023 Northwest Crop Symposium at the Park County Fairgrounds in Powell Wednesday, Jan. 25.

January 11, 2023

Small-business owners in Wyoming can learn how to market to government customers during a “Lunch and Learn” program with the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC).

January 10, 2023

The Wyoming Telehealth Network (WyTN) was recently awarded $178,200 of the state’s American Recovery Plan Act funding from Wyoming’s State Loan and Investment Board for an innovative approach to increasing access to telehealth equipment and infrastructure to expand health care for Wyoming residents.

January 9, 2023

A search is underway for the executive director of the University of Wyoming’s new center for the arts and humanities named for a famed Wyoming artist who was one of the university’s most generous benefactors.

January 6, 2023

The Wyoming Natural Diversity Database (WYNDD) and the Rocky Mountain Herbarium, both located at the University of Wyoming, recently teamed up to create a shared online Species Photo Gallery.

January 6, 2023

Students in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) and the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences recently received scholarship awards as part of the Martin Knauss Experiential Energy Education competition.

January 6, 2023

A morning of presentations, sponsored by the University of Wyoming Black Studies Center, is part of a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration Saturday, Jan. 14, at St. Paul’s Newman Center, located at 1800 E. Grand Ave. The event is free and open to the public.

January 5, 2023

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 5, 2023

Tax season is right around the corner, and that can sometimes be an overwhelming and stressful time for small-business owners.

January 5, 2023

When an outbreak of sylvatic plague decimated black-tailed prairie dog numbers in the Thunder Basin National Grassland in 2017, researchers saw an opportunity for a “natural experiment” to explore the impact of the rodents’ die-off on the plants and other wildlife in that area of northeast Wyoming.

January 5, 2023

This month, Wyoming Dementia Together -- a statewide educational collaboration operating through the University of Wyoming’s Center on Aging (WyCOA) -- marks two years of assisting caregivers and families of loved ones living with dementia.

January 5, 2023

The University of Wyoming’s GrowinG Internship Program for beginning farmers and ranchers seeks prospective hosts and interns for summer 2023.

January 4, 2023

Beginning this month, the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network will host a six-part webinar series about the State Trade Expansion Program that will guide small-business owners through the steps to expand into international trade and to provide real-world examples from successful

January 3, 2023

Those who like moose and want to try to spot one or maybe more are invited to search for the large mammals by snowshoe or skis.

January 3, 2023

The University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) is accepting nominations for fall 2023 awards.

January 3, 2023

Breezy Taggart has been named the University of Wyoming’s new Honors College assistant dean following the retirement of former Associate Dean Leigh Selting at the end of the fall semester. Taggart will begin her new role at UW Friday, Jan. 6.