2025 UW News

UW Biodiversity Institute Sponsors Aquatic Bug Day June 21

Wigglers, creepers and crawlers will take center stage during Aquatic Bug Day from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 21, at LaPrele Park in Laramie. The University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute sponsors the event.

Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Grants Generate Over $36 Million in Economic Activity Statewide

A new report released this month by the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute and the Center for Business and Economic Analysis at the University of Wyoming reveals the impressive economic impact of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Grant Program.

UW Graduate Student Prepares Listing for Wyoming Archaeological Site Added to National Register of Historic Places

The Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has announced a new listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). And a University of Wyoming graduate student prepared the National Register listing.

UW Division of Social Work Recognizes Student and Field Instructor Accomplishments

The University of Wyoming Division of Social Work recently recognized students from the division and field instructors who have gone above and beyond in their classroom activities and involvement in student groups and organizations.

UW Student One of 79 Nationally to Receive DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program Award

University of Wyoming Ph.D. student August Mikkelsen has landed in some distinct company.

grouse in the snow UW Researchers: Sharp-Tailed Grouse in South-Central Wyoming Potentially a Distinct Subspecies

For decades, a population of grouse in south-central Wyoming and northwest Colorado has been identified as Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, the same subspecies that can be found in far western Wyoming near Jackson along with Idaho, northern Utah and parts of the Pacific Northwest.

UW Graduate Student Receives AHC Award for Victorian Murder Case Research

Andrea Hastings-Arrollo, a University of Wyoming master’s student in history, originally from Gillette, is the recipient of the 2025 American Heritage Center (AHC) Award for Graduate Student Research for her paper analyzing the controversial 1889 murder trial of Florence Maybrick.

UW’s Biodiversity Institute Hosts Wyoming BioBlitz at Sinclair June 27-29

Families, students and nature lovers will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to learn about plants and wildlife -- and help scientists survey them -- during the Wyoming BioBlitz.

three people at a table talking Estate Gift Supports UW Teton STEM Academy

A generous gift from the estate of the late Harry and Mary Ann Lawroski, of Wilson, is helping inspire and educate the next generation of scientists, engineers and leaders through the University of Wyoming’s Teton STEM Academy.

City of Laramie and UW SLCE Office Partner to Promote Volunteer Opportunities

The City of Laramie and the University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office are collaborating on new volunteer opportunities across the community.





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