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Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu
August 30, 2024
The University of Wyoming’s WWAMI Medical Education Program has capitalized on UW’s partnership with Cardiff University in Wales to build an exchange program that already has enriched the education of four Wyoming medical students.
August 30, 2024
The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music invites the public to weekly “Jazz Jam Sessions” at the Pokes Pub and Game Room in the Wyoming Union.
August 30, 2024
The University of Wyoming School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies will host a “Challenges to Democracy” lecture series this fall in Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Sheridan and Park County.
August 29, 2024
The University of Wyoming campus community and the public can learn about bird capture and banding; participate in bird-themed crafts and games; and listen to a keynote address about bird migration as part of WYOBIRD Day Saturday, Sept. 14. The event is free.
August 29, 2024
Registrations are now being accepted for the popular World Language and Culture Program (WLCP) at the University of Wyoming this semester. A total of 20 nonformal world language and culture sessions are available free via Zoom.
August 29, 2024
The University of Wyoming Art Museum’s Ann Simpson Artmobile will debut its new exhibition, “Message Received: Transmissions Across Time & Space,” Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 10-12, at the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs.
August 28, 2024
Applications are being accepted for the vice provost for undergraduate education in the University of Wyoming’s Office of Academic Affairs. The deadline to apply is Friday, Aug. 30.
UW Planetarium Welcomes Campus Community Back With September Programs August 28, 2024
With the fall semester underway, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium has a full calendar of programs, films and Dome Club activities for the campus community and public to explore and enjoy.
August 28, 2024
The University of Wyoming’s Project ECHO, a program of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), will launch its fall training sessions in September, marking 10 years the entity has provided training that supports Wyoming professionals on best practices in improving outcomes in health and education.
August 28, 2024
Recognizing the need for communities across Wyoming to retain and attract employees and entrepreneurs, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) will host “Shaping Wyoming’s Future: A UW Student Panel” Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the University of Wyoming College of Business.
August 28, 2024
The University of Wyoming’s ability to use artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing to solve problems in areas including the environment, energy, agriculture and public health will take a major step forward through a nearly $4 million grant to acquire state-of-the-art computing infrastructure from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
August 27, 2024
Dan McCoy has been named director of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative at the University of Wyoming, effective Sept. 1.
August 27, 2024
While the world’s eyes have been on the recent Summer Olympics in Paris, one University of Wyoming student has been making a name for herself as a student-athlete competing toward Olympic-level weightlifting.
August 27, 2024
Cameron Wright, the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Carrell Family Dean, recently was selected as a 2024 recipient of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Distinguished Examination Service Award.
August 26, 2024
Key leaders in the University of Wyoming’s Division of Student Affairs are stepping up to fill important roles following the departure of Dean of Students and Associate Vice President Ryan O’Neil.
August 26, 2024
Today, we welcome thousands of faculty, staff and students to campus to start the 2024-2025 academic year. Like me, I trust you’re greeting it with enthusiasm and positivity. I am entering my fifth year as UW president, and each new year presents the opportunity to refocus on our goals.
August 26, 2024
The University of Wyoming Police Department (UWPD) will hold a found property auction Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. in the department’s portion of the Ivinson Parking Garage, just off 11th Street and Ivinson Avenue.
August 26, 2024
University of Wyoming Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty experts list.
August 26, 2024
A Strategic Supplier Fair, sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s Procurement and Payment Services, is planned Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom.
August 26, 2024
Most University of Wyoming administrative offices will be closed, and classes will be dismissed Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day.
August 26, 2024
Narina Nunez, a professor emeritus in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Psychology, has been named UW’s interim university ombudsperson.
August 26, 2024
The University of Wyoming Department of Music will host guest pianist Jung-Eun Kang Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The recital is free and open to the public.
August 26, 2024
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.
August 26, 2024
Anyone interested in bees or beekeeping is invited to attend the 2024 Wyoming Bee College Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. The conference, organized by University of Wyoming Extension, will take place at the Casper College Student Union, located at 1910 Lisco Drive.
August 23, 2024
The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences will host the UW Humanities Summit at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 8-9.
August 23, 2024
In accordance with a directive from Gov. Mark Gordon, the University of Wyoming is seeking input on possible changes to UW regulations that would allow the carrying of concealed weapons on campus.
August 23, 2024
Creating an economic edge for American rare earth element producers is the goal of a new partnership between the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) and ClimateChain.
August 22, 2024
It has been three months since my administration and the UW Board of Trustees announced the closure of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion -- and initiated a transition in response to legislative action that removed $1.73 million from our budget and directed that no state dollars be spent on the DEI office.
August 22, 2024
As Palmer amaranth continues to spread across the Intermountain West, University of Wyoming Extension has released a new publication on how to identify this invasive weed, best practices for preventing its dispersal and the limited options available for its control.
August 22, 2024
Eugene Holubnyak, in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER), has been recognized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) as a 2024 recipient of a regional award for his technical expertise and exceptional contributions to programs focused on hydrogen transportation and storage.
August 22, 2024
University of Wyoming Libraries and Bloomberg have partnered to provide school-sponsored Bloomberg memberships to all UW students, faculty and staff.
August 22, 2024
“Welcome Back UW!” is the first “Union After Dark” event to kick off the fall semester at the University of Wyoming Friday, Aug. 23. The free event is open to the UW community.
August 20, 2024
UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host National Park Service Contracting Webinar Aug. 27
August 20, 2024
The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) and the Wold Foundation will host a joint symposium Thursday, Sept. 12, that focuses on the state’s energy future with a specific focus on economic geology.
August 20, 2024
After the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium closed for two weeks for renovations and technical upgrades, the venue has reopened and will pick up its August schedule, which includes the premiere of “Big Astronomy,” a new film.
August 19, 2024
University of Wyoming employees have a maximum of one hour of release time to vote in Tuesday’s Wyoming primary election, in accordance with state law and UW policy.
August 19, 2024
Dalton Gregory, a recent University of Wyoming graduate from Sheridan, and his company, O3, received the Daniels Fund Ethical Startup Award at the recent John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition, sponsored by the UW College of Business.
August 19, 2024
University of Wyoming students and faculty members will see some noticeable changes in disability service accommodation requests and approvals before the fall semester begins.
August 19, 2024
The University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute will honor Charles Preston and Taylor Phillips with awards that showcase their commitment to enhancing knowledge and conservation of biological diversity in Wyoming during an awards ceremony Friday, Sept. 13, in the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center.
August 15, 2024
Stan Lee Super-Con, a “comic con” event hosted in conjunction with the American Heritage Center’s (AHC) “Stan Lee: Beyond the Book” exhibition on the campus of the University of Wyoming, is scheduled Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, at the UW Conference Center connected to the Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie.
August 15, 2024
How extratropical clouds respond to warming and how such clouds respond to human-generated aerosols are key science questions that need to be answered to provide higher-fidelity predictions of the future.
August 14, 2024
The intersection of 15th Street and Ivinson Avenue will be open for the University of Wyoming’s move-in day Friday, Aug. 16, kicking off a series of access improvements for UW students, employees and the public through the fall semester along the key central campus corridor.
August 14, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) to lead a regional initiative for technical assistance partnerships to advance the deployment of basin-scale carbon transportation and storage.
August 14, 2024
How many people in Wyoming have hopped on a plane at Denver International Airport enroute to a distant vacation destination, only to wake up that first morning feeling a little confused about whether it was breakfast or lunch time?
August 14, 2024
The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn for the council’s regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.
August 13, 2024
The University of Wyoming seeks public comment on recommendations regarding student tuition for the 2025-26 academic year.
August 13, 2024
Remote workers and guests looking for short-term workstations on the University of Wyoming campus now have a new option.
August 13, 2024
Caring for someone living with dementia is an enormous responsibility, and it is never too soon to seek legal counsel to assist with those responsibilities. That is the topic on the next edition of “Once Again,” the YouTube channel program hosted by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA).
August 13, 2024
“Data Analytics and Computing Advances for Drone Applications” is the topic of the University of Wyoming Computing Symposium Sept. 19-20. The symposium is free and open to the public.
August 13, 2024
A University of Wyoming adjunct professor led a study in a Panama national park that found that nutritional stress, rather than an adaptive response to warming, is more likely the primary cause in the change of tropical birds’ body size.
August 8, 2024
President Ed Seidel has launched two interrelated working groups to advance the University of Wyoming toward achieving the objectives of its 2023+ Strategic Plan.
August 8, 2024
The University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station will host a field day at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle Wednesday, Aug. 22.
August 8, 2024
For those interested in learning how to build a geodesic dome greenhouse, University of Wyoming Extension has partnered with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to offer a free four-day class in Fort Washakie starting Monday, Aug. 19.
August 8, 2024
Small-business owners will have the opportunity to give five-minute presentations about their businesses and raise awareness about their offerings during the Small Business Showcase Thursday, Aug. 22.
August 7, 2024
Local programming from the University of Wyoming’s IMPACT 307 for Sweetwater County, including the Sweetwater County Start-Up Challenge and annual business bootcamps, ended July 31 due to the expiration of a federal Economic Development Administration grant. However, the local programming concluded with a strong finish.
August 7, 2024
Steve Lupien, director of the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI), is among notable leaders and experts in digital assets to be involved in the inaugural Wyoming Blockchain Symposium Aug. 19-22 in Jackson.
August 7, 2024
Katelyn Kotlarek, an assistant professor with the University of Wyoming’s Division of Communication Disorders, has received an R21 research grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to study precision medicine for infants with cleft palate.
August 6, 2024
The Wyoming Wool Initiative, in partnership with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, is now accepting donations to support its 2024-25 Lamb-a-Year program.
August 6, 2024
The University of Wyoming’s Sheridan Research and Extension Center will host its annual field day Friday, Aug. 16, at 1090 Dome Loop Drive.
August 6, 2024
UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Host Bid Workshop Aug. 13 Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn about the bidding process for government contracting Tuesday, Aug. 13.
August 5, 2024
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider UW’s supplemental budget request for the 2025 legislative session during the board’s regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, Aug. 14.
UW’s Guadagno to Lead $2.08M NSF Grant for Controlled Environment Agriculture Research August 5, 2024
The University of Wyoming has been awarded a $2.08 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a larger $6 million interjurisdictional project aimed at exploring the potential of indoor farming practices to address climate resilience challenges.
August 5, 2024
Just in time for canning season, University of Wyoming Extension has updated and expanded its signature food preservation publication, “Preserving Food in Wyoming.” This free downloadable resource is designed to help Wyoming residents safely can or freeze their harvest at home.
August 5, 2024
A major investment from the John P. Ellbogen Foundation will support nuclear energy instruction and the Nuclear Energy Research Center (NERC) in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER).
August 2, 2024
Those planning to attend the 2024 Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Sept. 16-20 at the University of Wyoming may want to make hotel reservations now.
August 2, 2024
An update on ongoing work on the Teton Alpine Stream Research (TASR) project will be the focus of the final Harlow Summer Seminar Series at the renovated University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station Thursday, Aug. 8. The facility is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.
August 2, 2024
The new Bitcoin Research Institute at the University of Wyoming is asking the big questions about bitcoin -- and money in general. It is the first university institute dedicated to the study of bitcoin.
August 1, 2024
Small-business owners who have concerns about the online safety of their companies will have an opportunity to learn cybersecurity basics Thursday, Aug. 8.
August 1, 2024
A monthly 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.
Wyoming CarbonSAFE Project Completes FEED Study for CO2 Transportation August 1, 2024
The Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR) in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) completed a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the Wyoming CarbonSAFE Project, which is developing a carbon storage hub around Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station near Gillette.
Contact Us
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu