UW in the News

State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:

WyoFile used some of UW’s informative, detailed release noting that Deer 255 -- known worldwide for migrating farther than any other deer known to science -- died this spring, more than likely by a predator in Wyoming’s Red Desert. The 10-year-old doe was known for migrating more than 200 miles each spring and fall in search of nourishing meals. Cowboy State Daily published a similar story.

A Wind River Indian Reservation nonprofit was awarded nearly $387,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to collaborate with St. Stephens Indian School and UW to provide training and technical assistance to four school districts located on the reservation. According to a USDA media release, five entities will share in $2.3 million in grant funding to support child nutrition programs serving more Indigenous foods to tribal communities.

Wyoming Public Radio reported that Indian Consul General Prakash Gupta recently met with Gov. Mark Gordon, UW leaders and Laramie City Council members to discuss bilateral ties between India and Wyoming. Discussions focused on a potential clean energy symposium; increasing agricultural exports from India to Wyoming; and student exchanges from UW to colleges in India and vice versa. Gupta is head of the recently formed Consulate General of India in Seattle. The Laramie Boomerang published a similar story.

MSN published an article that focused on the Earth House, a net-zero home in the Spanish city of Boadilla de Rioseco. The home demonstrates how traditional materials -- such as adobe bricks -- can be adapted to create sustainable and comfortable living spaces. The article mentioned UW’s nationally recognized net-zero home that was built in Lander last year by Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management students and faculty members.

UW is among 19 higher education institutions across the U.S. to receive Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which will support scientific and technical research projects, according to a NASA media release. The NASA EPSCoR grants are approximately $100,000 for each research project over a one-year performance period for fiscal year 2024.

Lakota Times reported that Jeff Means, head of the UW Department of History, was among Native veterans interviewed by MilitaryTimes to discuss their service. Means is a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and a Marine Corps veteran. According to the military publication, Native people have served in the armed forces at a higher rate than any other demographic in the U.S.

UW has opened a Middle East and North Africa Resource and Academic Center, a new hub for Arabic language and Middle East and North Africa studies. The Sheridan Press reported that Elise Crosby, a private donor from Sheridan, made a generous donation of Middle East and North African-themed books from her private research collection to the new UW center.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle noted that Dan McCoy, interim director of UW’s Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative, and others joined the governor to discuss the future of outdoor recreation in Wyoming in the newest episode of Gordon’s “The Morning Gather” podcast.

In another WORTH media report, Chad Baldwin, UW’s associate vice president for marketing and communications, spoke with SVInews.com about the program.

Cowboy State Daily interviewed Briana Doering, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Anthropology, for an article on how people who find themselves lost and starving in Wyoming’s backcountry can survive by eating more than just the red meat from animals. To avoid “rabbit starvation,” or protein poisoning, people also should eat other animal parts, such as bone marrow, organs and stomach contents. Doering said that everything should be cooked before consumed.

Cowboy State Daily also interviewed Laura Vietti, museum and collections manager for the UW Geological Museum, about a one-of-a-kind, 2.5-billion-year-old banded iron boulder that was discovered by a father-daughter duo from Laramie. Patrick and Cora Corcoran donated the boulder to the UW Geological Museum.

Megan Amos, a UW junior from Stapleton, Neb., is a marketing intern this summer with Ag Valley Co-op in Arapahoe, Neb. The internship program offers hands-on experience and professional development opportunities, providing students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in their future agricultural careers, according to KRVN.

The Powell Tribune published UW’s release announcing that Grant Dillivan, a UW graduate from Powell, is among 60 exceptional college students from 54 U.S. colleges and universities selected as 2024 Truman Scholars. He is the first UW student in 15 years to receive the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the U.S.

Morgan Holland, a UW College of Business senior research economist, was quoted in a Buffalo Bulletin article on how recently closed restaurants will affect the local economy, especially during the peak summer season. The Gillette News Record republished the article.