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UW College of Business Earns Prestigious AACSB Reaccreditation

March 3, 2026

The University of Wyoming College of Business has earned a six‑year reaccreditation from AACSB International, the Association...

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A Message from the President: Final Legislative Actions Regarding UW

March 6, 2026

Since my last message on this topic, both the Wyoming House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a final biennial budget bill t...

Five UW Students Named Fulbright Semifinalists in U.S. Student Scholarship Program

February 26, 2026

Five University of Wyoming students and alumni have been chosen as semifinalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student S...

UW Researchers Measure How Much Bumble Bees Can Cool Body Temperature Through Wing Movement

February 23, 2026

Like a duck that, on the surface, looks like it is calmly floating on the water while paddling furiously underneath, a bumble...

UW Awards Top Scholarship to 100 Wyoming Students

February 20, 2026

One hundred outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2026 Trustees’ Scholars Awa...

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UW in the News

March 9, 2026

State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories....

UW Student Honored with National Leadership Award

March 9, 2026

UW mechanical engineering alumna and current MBA candidate Kaylee Esgar, of Beulah, Colo., was one of 21 recipients of the In...

UW Chamber Orchestra to Perform All-Mendelssohn Program March 12

March 9, 2026

The University of Wyoming Chamber Orchestra, directed by Beth Vanderborgh, will present an all-Mendelssohn program of works T...

Legendary Tubist Gene Pokorny Comes to UW March 12

March 9, 2026

The University of Wyoming Department of Music will host Gene Pokorny, longtime principal tuba of the Chicago Symphony Orchest...

UW Study Reveals Ancient Needles and Awls Served Many Purposes

March 9, 2026

A study led by McKenna Litynski, a recent Ph.D. graduate in anthropology and adjunct assistant professor at the University of...

Interdisciplinary Education at UW’s Haub School Prepares Evanston Student for Conservation Challenges

March 6, 2026

Growing up surrounded by natural wonder in Uinta County shaped Riley Ovard’s relationship with the outdoors and his vision fo...

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Campus Events

UW Biodiversity Institute to Host Vulture Watch Wyoming Training March 24

The city of Kearney in Nebraska is famous for being an annual migratory stop for approximately 500,000 sandhill cranes from m...

UW Music Faculty Recital Series Presents ‘Beyond the Shadows’ March 10

The University of Wyoming Department of Music Faculty Recital Series presents “Beyond the Shadows,” a compelling recital high...

UW SER to Host Rocky Mountain Land and Resource Management Conference April 15

The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) will host -- in partnership with the College of Agriculture, Lif...

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s David Andersson to Speak at UW About Nuclear Research

David Andersson, of Los Alamos National Laboratory, will speak as part of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resource...

‘Where the Heck is Yucca Fountain?’ Artists, Presentation and Workshop Coming to UW Art Museum This Week

Visiting artists Helen Popinchalk and Andrew Bablo of “Where the Heck is Yucca Fountain?” will be hosted by the University of...

Campus Announcements

New Data: Outdoor Recreation Continues as Major Economic Driver in Wyoming

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently reported that the outdoor recreation industry re...

Interdisciplinary Education at UW’s Haub School Prepares Evanston Student for Conservation Challenges

Growing up surrounded by natural wonder in Uinta County shaped Riley Ovard’s relationship with the outdoors and his vision fo...

UW Researcher Studies How Hunger-Regulating Neurons Develop

New research from the University of Wyoming reveals that the brain cells that control hunger may be far more adaptable during...

Students Will ‘Journey to Mars’ at UW’s Teton STEM Academy July 12-19

Twenty-four students from across Wyoming will have an opportunity this summer to explore the interdisciplinary sciences as th...

Wyoming Biz Tips for March

An occasional look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Cen...

UW Joins University-Industry Demonstration Partnership

The University of Wyoming recently was accepted as a member of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP), a se...

UW Professor’s New Book Offers Fresh Economic and Data-Driven Insight into Westward Expansion

A groundbreaking new book co-written by Bryan Leonard, a University of Wyoming associate professor, blends economics with dat...

Windy Ridge Foundation Astro Camp Scheduled July 12-18 at UW

Select middle school students will have an opportunity this summer to explore traveling to and colonizing planets during the ...

UW’s WWAMI Medical Students Meet with State Political and Medical Leaders in Cheyenne

Hailing from across Wyoming, first-year medical students from the University of Wyoming’s College of Health Sciences met with...

UW Nordic Ski Teams Win Three of Four Team Races at Colorado State University Invitational

The University of Wyoming Nordic ski team continued its winning ways, capturing three of four team races at the Colorado Stat...

UW Kinesiology and Health Undergraduate Published as First Author on National Report

An undergraduate student in the University of Wyoming’s Division of Kinesiology and Health has been published as first author...