2025 UW News

UW-Led Wyoming Dementia Together Program to Benefit from Texas Fundraiser

By chance, a Texas A&M University student recently learned of the services offered by the Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT) Caregiver Network -- a statewide, nonprofit caregiver program operating through the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA).

White Wins UW’s 2025 Stewart Family Serviceship Award

Sabrina White, a third-year Ph.D. student from Orlando, Fla., in the Program in Ecology at the University of Wyoming, is the recipient of the 2025 Stewart Family Serviceship Award. She will receive $5,000 for her transformative “Bee the Scientist” program that brings cutting-edge scientific engagement directly to Wyoming’s senior communities.

UW SparkTank Awards $165,000 to Local Nonprofits, Introduces People’s Choice Award

The University of Wyoming Ethics Club’s SparkTank competition awarded $165,000 to local nonprofit organizations committed to making a difference in the Laramie community.

UW and Wyoming SBDC Network to Host Workshop in Cheyenne May 6

For anyone contemplating starting a small business, the thought alone can be daunting. However, advice and assistance are available.

pronghorn in the snow beside a fence New UW Documentary Shows People Helping Pronghorn After Devastating Winter

A new documentary film details how a catastrophic pronghorn die-off influenced the restoration of an estimated 18,000 acres of habitat in Wyoming’s Red Desert.

UW Planetarium Schedule Expands During May

While the spring semester is winding down, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium is amping up its offerings during May.

UW Instructional Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AmericaView

For years, Ramesh Sivanpillai has been called upon to handle remote sensing analysis after major disasters that include fires, floods and hurricanes. The University of Wyoming faculty member was recognized for his longtime work, which includes teaching and mentoring 200-plus students in remote sensing applications, when he recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from AmericaView.

UW Students to Compete in Pulte Gateway to Hospitality Innovation Challenge

The Pulte Gateway to Hospitality Student Innovation Challenge will take place from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn.

UW Symphonic and Community Bands Present ‘Settling the West’ May 1

“Settling the West,” a concert of music inspired by the completion of the transcontinental railroad and the oil fields of the 1900s, is the theme of a University of Wyoming Department of Music concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

STEM-ology Focuses on Space-ology for All Ages at UW During May

STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, concludes in May at the University of Wyoming, with events including Toddler Tuesdays, Senior Science Fridays and fun-filled family Science Saturdays.





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