2025 UW News

UW Spring Convocation to Focus on R1 Status April 22

University of Wyoming faculty, staff and students are invited to UW’s Spring Convocation Tuesday, April 22, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Wyoming Union ballroom.

UW Cowboys Clinch Seventh Straight Regional Title; Cowgirls in Second

Coming off another dominating performance last weekend, the University of Wyoming Cowboys will enter the annual Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo as the seven-time Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) champions.

UW Launches Online Master’s Degree in Environment, Natural Resources and Society

The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is expanding access to its interdisciplinary graduate offerings with the launch of a fully online Master of Science in environment, natural resources and society (ENRS).

Sheridan College Director to Perform with UW Jazz Ensembles April 17

Eric Richards, director of Sheridan College bands and jazz studies, will perform with the University of Wyoming’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble II at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

UW Science Initiative Programs Connect High School and Community College in Computational Learning

Representatives of the University of Wyoming’s Science Initiative Roadshow recently led an outreach session in Rock Springs centered on coding in various STEM (science, technology, engineering and technology) fields.

UW Extension Releases New Publication on Local Food Systems in Wyoming

If Wyoming residents spent just 5 percent of their grocery budget on local foods, local food production could contribute an additional $36.3 million to the state’s GDP (gross domestic product), according to a new study published by University of Wyoming Extension.

UW’s IMPACT 307 to Host ‘Lunch and Learn’ Manufacturing Webinar April 17

Manufacturing professionals will have an opportunity to connect with other manufacturing companies.

UW Student Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Award

Samantha Killmer, a University of Wyoming junior from Portage, Mich., is among nearly 500 students nationwide to receive the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship award. She is the first UW student in 10 years to receive the competitive award.

UW Receives $2M Endowment to Support Economics Faculty

The University of Wyoming has received a major gift from UW alumnus Paul Turner and his wife, Karleen, who have pledged $1 million to support faculty members in the Department of Economics in the College of Business.

UW Biodiversity Institute Ambassador Animals Receive New Habitat Enclosures

For anyone who recently visited the University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Institute, they may have noticed that its ambassador animals -- an assortment of amphibians and reptiles -- have new and improved public-display habitat enclosures where they can dig, climb, swim and explore.





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