2024 UW News Stories

UW Parking Permits Available for Renewal Starting July 1

University of Wyoming parking permits for the 2024-25 academic year will be available for renewal for employees and board retirees beginning Monday, July 1.

UW Dementia Caregiver Program Members Featured in PBS Screenings in Cheyenne and Riverton

Two free public screenings of the role of caregivers for people living with dementia -- recently featured in a Wyoming PBS documentary -- will take place next month in Cheyenne and in Riverton.

University of Wyoming Spring Semester Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls: Nonresident

The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.

University of Wyoming Spring Semester Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls: Resident

The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls.

people looking on as a flame blasts an egg Students Build Space Heat Shields at UW’s Teton STEM Academy

Some smoked. Others got scorched. A few totally went up in flames.

Grand Teton National Park Sagebrush Management Practices Topic of UW Harlow Talk June 27

Collaborative sagebrush management practices -- specifically in Grand Teton National Park -- are the topic of the Thursday, June 27, Harlow Summer Seminar Series event at the renovated University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station. The facility is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

University of Wyoming Spring Semester President’s Honor Roll: Nonresident

The University of Wyoming lists the following nonresident students on the 2024 spring semester President’s Honor Roll.

University of Wyoming Spring Semester President’s Honor Roll: Resident

The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2024 spring semester President’s Honor Roll.

UW’s Wyoming SBDC Network Podcast Interviews Paul Johnson About Cybersecurity

The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network podcast features an interview with Paul Johnson, Wyoming SBDC Network Cybersecurity Program manager, about how to avoid online scams that can shut down businesses, lose customers and damage business reputations forever.

UW Extension Releases New Mobile App for Pest Identification

University of Wyoming Extension recently released a new software application that can be used to identify Wyoming plant diseases and pests.

UW Associate Professor Receives American Heart Association Research Award

Danielle “Nellie” Bruns, an associate professor with the University of Wyoming’s Division of Kinesiology and Health, has received an American Heart Association (AHA) Transformational Project Award.

UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Host Government Contracting Essentials Workshop June 27

UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Host Government Contracting Essentials Workshop June 27 Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn about the essentials for government contracting Thursday, June 27.

UW’s New WWAMI Graduates Recall Medical School During Pandemic

Graduation for a class of medical students is always a time for celebration. This is especially true for the most recent graduating class of medical students from the Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program on the University of Wyoming campus. Their graduation recently took place at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM).

Recent UW Grad Earns Prestigious Study Abroad Fellowship to Germany

Lauren Sauley has already taken one study-abroad trip to Italy this spring. Now, she has the opportunity to continue her postgraduate educational journey to Germany for a full year.

UW Rodeo Teams Wrap Up College National Finals Run

With no Cowboys scoring short go points and no Cowgirls qualifying for the championship round, both University of Wyoming teams dropped out of the final top 10 standings at the conclusion of the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper.

UW’s Mazzamuto a Member of Earth Hologenome Initiative

Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto is a member of the Earth Hologenome Initiative (EHI), an international organization that recently had its first paper published and is currently studying red squirrels in Eurasia.

UW’s Kotthoff and Students Co-Publish Book on Applied Machine Learning

In an era when data drives decisions, mastering machine learning has become essential across industries and academia. From making better business decisions to developing advanced materials, machine learning and data science are crucial, and understanding them is important to the success of University of Wyoming graduates.

UW Cowboys Sixth in CNFR Team Standings With Two Short Go Qualifiers

The University of Wyoming women’s team still had a good chance of sending two Cowgirls into Saturday night’s short go round at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. It did not happen.

UW’s Mattson and Team Roping Partner Record Top Time of Entire CNFR

Bodie Mattson, a University of Wyoming senior from Sturgis, S.D., knew it was all or nothing going into his final team roping run Thursday night at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper.

UW Department of Modern and Classical Languages Launches New Degree Program

The University of Wyoming’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages, housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, is launching a new bachelor’s degree program starting this fall.

Aquatic Resource Management Topic of First UW Harlow Series Talk in Grand Teton

An expanded framework to guide aquatic resource management is the topic of the first Harlow Summer Seminar Series event at the renovated University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station. The facility is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

World Champion Drum and Bugle Corps to Perform at UW Sunday

The University of Wyoming will host the Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps Sunday, June 16, as the group performs its 2024 program, “The Romantics.”

UW Offers One-Year Extension of Agreement for School District Lab School

The University of Wyoming has offered Albany County School District 1 a one-year extension of a memorandum of understanding for the district’s UW Laboratory School to operate on the university campus, after the district took no action on a proposed extension of the agreement that expired in July 2023.

Two UW Cowboys Come Up Empty at CNFR Wednesday

Two University of Wyoming Cowboys came away with no times in their respective events during Wednesday night’s College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) performance in Casper.

$3.5M Gift Supports Renovation of UW’s War Memorial Stadium

The University of Wyoming received a transformative gift to its Difference Makers Campaign, paving the way for the revitalization of the west side of War Memorial Stadium and the creation of a new state-of-the-art swimming and diving facility.

UW Students Receive Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad

Eleven University of Wyoming students have been awarded scholarships by the U.S. Department of State to study abroad this summer and the upcoming fall semester.

UW College of A&S Establishes Oliver Walter Dean’s Excellence Fund

The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences has launched the Oliver Walter Dean’s Excellence Fund, which celebrates Walter’s tenure and legacy as former dean of the college.

Both UW Rodeo Teams 10th in CNFR Standings

Both University of Wyoming teams are 10th in their respective divisions heading into the College National Finals Rodeo’s (CNFR) third and final round in Casper.

UW’s Biodiversity Institute to Host Bee Jubilee June 29

Native bees in Wyoming range from 0.1 inches in length -- smaller than a grain of rice -- to just over 1 inch in length, but all are extremely important pollinators of the state’s native plants.

UW Rodeo Teams Turn Attention to Third Round at CNFR

Even though he took fifth during round two of steer wrestling competition, University of Wyoming bulldogger Cam Jensen was looking ahead at the bigger picture -- how this would help the Cowboys, as a team, in the long run.

UW’s Diksha Shukla Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study Human Brain Functions

A University of Wyoming faculty member is conducting research that aims to enhance our understanding of human brain functions.

UW’s Day Ties for First in Goat Tying and Gallagher Second in CNFR Steer Wrestling

Riata Day might not be the biggest goat tyer out there, but she is one of the quickest with a pair of fast hands. Those attributes propelled the University of Cowgirl to atop the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) standings.

three men posing in a row UW Teams With Safran and Laramie Chamber Business Alliance for AI in Aerospace

Safran Passenger Innovations, a leading provider of in-flight entertainment and connectivity solutions, is collaborating with the University of Wyoming and the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance (LCBA) to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize the aviation passenger experience.

UW Foundation Announces New Senior VP for Development

Jill Higham -- a Wyoming native, University of Wyoming alumna and accomplished fundraiser and higher education leader -- has been hired as the new senior vice president for development at the UW Foundation after a national search. She began her new position June 5.

UW Hosts Indian Consul General Prakash Gupta

Prakash Gupta, consul general of India, based in Seattle, visited the University of Wyoming Tuesday, June 4, to meet with UW administrators, faculty members and students to learn more about current research and programming and how the consulate can support academic and cultural events at the university.

Suresh Muknahallipatna Named UW Faculty Director for Computing Resources

Suresh Muknahallipatna, a professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been appointed the faculty director for computing resources at UW. He will oversee UW’s computing infrastructure, including high-performance computing resources.

UW Teams Open With Mixed Results in CNFR Opening Day

It was a mixed bag in the opening day of competition for the University of Wyoming teams at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper.

Seidel Names Third Cohort of UW Presidential Fellows

Four University of Wyoming faculty members have been selected by President Ed Seidel for the third Presidential Fellows Program cohort, which will run from Aug. 26 through May 29, 2026.

UW’s Riley Coburn Selected for International Exchange Program in Germany

Even though she comes from a small Wyoming community with about 900 residents, University of Wyoming graduate Riley Coburn wants to make a difference in a big way. She hopes that a postgraduation exchange program will lead to achieving her lifelong goals.

UW Art Museum to Celebrate Summer Solstice June 20

The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host its annual summer solstice celebration Thursday, June 20, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Webinar on Cyberthreats June 13

Desktop and laptop computers are targets for cybercriminals. Other devices that hackers might attack include phones, security systems, smart thermostats, wireless printers and the Bluetooth in cars. Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn how to guard against such cyberthreats Thursday, June 13.

deer on a hillside with two fawns After 11 Years, Longest-Migrating Mule Deer Dies in Wyoming’s Red Desert

A Wyoming mule deer that migrated farther than any other deer known to science has died. Deer 255’s life of migrations ended in the Red Desert of Wyoming, about 200 miles from her most recent summer range in Jackson Hole. She was 10 years and 10 months old.

Wyoming Business Tips for June

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.

Tallgrass Donates $250,000 to Advance Research at UW School of Energy Resources

A $250,000 charitable gift from Tallgrass will be doubled by state of Wyoming matching funds and used to create a CO2 Storage Excellence Fund at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER).

UW Communication Disorders Graduate Student Creates 3D Human Larynx Model

A University of Wyoming graduate student in the Division of Communication Disorders has used innovative technology to create a three-dimensional physical model of a human larynx to aid in the study of vocal anatomy and physiology.

UW’s Dillivan Receives Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Grant Dillivan, a recent University of Wyoming graduate from Powell, is the recipient of a prestigious Truman Scholarship. He is the first UW student in 15 years to receive the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the U.S.

UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator to Assist With Government Contracting Webinar June 12

Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn about cybersecurity requirements for federal contracting Wednesday, June 12.

‘UW in Your Community’ Event June 18 in Buffalo

Members of the public will find out more about the University of Wyoming’s presence in Johnson County, and UW alumni will connect with their alma mater during a “UW in Your Community” gathering Tuesday, June 18, in Buffalo.

Veteran Group Leads UW Rodeo Into College National Finals Rodeo

Experience: That will help tremendously when the University of Wyoming men’s and women’s rodeo teams compete Sunday-Saturday, June 9-15, at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper.

UW Board of Trustees to Meet June 12 via Teleconference

The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider UW’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year during the board’s regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, June 12.

UW SER Hosts Technology Showcase at Wyoming Integrated Test Center

The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) hosted carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology and project developers -- with potential carbon capture customers -- at a Technology Showcase at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) Thursday, May 30.

UW’s Harlow Summer Seminar Series Set in Grand Teton National Park

Seven weekly evening presentations on topics of local and international interest are on the schedule for the Harlow Summer Seminar Series at the renovated University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station. The facility is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

UW Energy Resources Council to Meet June 7

The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, June 7, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn for the council’s regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

man using equipment in a lab UW’s Dejam Named an Inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS

Morteza Dejam, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS.

UW’s Biodiversity Institute to Host Summer Bat Walks Around Wyoming

For the fourth consecutive summer, some Wyoming cities and towns will be going a bit batty.

New Programs Dot UW Planetarium Schedule During June

The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host “One Sky,” a full-dome series of short films. Pictured is a full-dome still from “The Forge of Artemis,” one of the short films that will screen at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15. (National Science Foundation Noir Lab Photo) Three new shows that will explore Norse mythology, astronomy from around the globe and Wyoming geography will highlight the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium’s lineup during June.

Thomas and UW Alumni Association Team Up for Johnson County Fairgrounds Foundation Donation

D. Michael Thomas, this year's recipient of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association’s (UWAA) Building a Better Wyoming Award, has chosen the Johnson County Fairgrounds Foundation in Buffalo as the beneficiary of a $15,000 donation from the McMurry Foundation.

UW’s Righetti Appointed Chair of Federal CCUS Permitting Task Force

The University of Wyoming’s Tara Righetti will serve a two-year term as chair of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) Permitting Task Force for Federal Lands and Outer Continental Shelf.

UW Libraries Adds ArtistWorks to Statewide Libby and OverDrive Platforms

University of Wyoming Libraries has added the ArtistWorks platform to OverDrive, the statewide e-content provider, and Libby, a one-tap reading app.

WICHE and WYDENT Programs Help UW Grads Take Next Steps in Health Careers

For many students graduating with health care-focused degrees from the University of Wyoming, their pathways toward professional careers are only beginning. Being accepted into medical, dental and other professional schools is an anticipated next step, but it’s one that can come with many challenges.

UW Extension Publishes Guide for Managing Vegetation on Small Acreages

University of Wyoming Extension recently released a free digital publication designed to help small-acreage landowners and others make decisions about land management.

UW’s Sarah Lee Receives Hollon Family Award

Students and colleagues describe University of Wyoming instructor Sarah Lee as innovative, dedicated, supportive, caring and inspiring.

UW Dementia Caregiver Program Members Featured on Wyoming PBS

The role of caregivers for people living with dementia recently was featured in “A State of Mind: The Caregivers” on Wyoming PBS stations.

UW’s Lydiah Nganga Receives Fulbright US Scholar Award in Teaching and Research

Lydiah Nganga, of the University of Wyoming’s College of Education, is the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for teaching and research in Kenya for the 2024-25 academic year.

UW’s Khasilova Receives Prestigious Award for Excellence in Community and Global Programming

Dilnoza Khasilova, an assessment/scholarship of teaching and learning specialist at the University of Wyoming, is the recipient of this year’s Hugh M. Jenkins Award for Excellence in Community Programming from NAFSA: Association of International Educators for her dedication to the international education field for the past 10 years.

UW Hosts Second Immersive Reality Training Conference for Wyoming Innovation Partnership

The University of Wyoming hosted an immersive reality training conference last week as part of the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP).

UW’s Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Honors Staff and Researchers

The Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES) recently commended faculty, staff and students for exemplary research accomplishments at an annual awards banquet in Laramie.

UW Students to Join Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship Program This Fall

Five incoming or current University of Wyoming undergraduate students are the latest cohort selections for the Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship Program, which supports students pursuing careers in wildlife and fisheries sciences.

UW School of Nursing Recognizes Student Achievement

The University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing held its 66th annual convocation ceremony May 10 in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.

UW Announces Memorial Day Closures

Most University of Wyoming administrative offices will be closed, and classes will be dismissed Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.

UW Art Museum to Host Special Events for Harold Garde Exhibition

The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host some special events to celebrate the exhibition “Harold Garde at 100: The Unseen Works in Two Acts.”

UW American Heritage Center and Events to Honor Wyoming Sen. Lester Hunt

The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the tragic death of U.S. Sen. Lester Hunt, who took his own life June 19, 1954, amid political blackmail and pressure during the McCarthy era.

UW’s Nga Nguyen Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop Energy Storage Strategies

Propelled by low-energy carbon policies and phasing out of fossil fuels, the U.S. power system is experiencing a fast-paced integration of renewable energy resources and electric vehicles. However, the integration of these resources causes more challenges to system sustainability and reliability.

UW’s Hall Accepts VP Position at Salisbury University

The University of Wyoming’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion has accepted the position of vice president of inclusion, access and belonging at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md

Extension of 15th Street Closure Through UW Campus Begins Friday

In an effort to accelerate construction on 15th Street through the University of Wyoming campus, UW Operations has made some adjustments to the street closure schedule.

Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine Celebrates Launch at UW

A regional effort to expand research and innovation that will shape the future of carbon management technologies has launched at the University of Wyoming and its partners.

UW ‘Dementia on the Road’ Educational Events to Take Place in June

The University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) will continue its “Dementia on the Road” program with free public events next month in Pinedale, Jackson and Dubois.

Wyoming Business Tips for May

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.

UW’s SER and College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Fund Energy-Related Equipment Proposals

Recipients have been selected from among 41 proposals for funding following a request from the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) to UW employees in need of energy-related laboratory equipment -- including repairs -- or supplies to conduct energy-related research.

UW Associate Professor’s Hydration Research Featured in Prominent Fitness Magazine

For most of us, taking a drink of water when we’re thirsty may seem like an afterthought. However, recently published research by a University of Wyoming faculty member indicates that adequate water intake and one’s “hydration status” are not equally experienced by the public in general and lacking adequate hydration can have adverse effects on our health and especially that of certain populations.

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