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:

Tucker Russell, a UW graduate student from Lander, was featured in a WyoFile piece delving into why a Wind River Valley mule deer herd is more infected with chronic wasting disease than any other in the state. Russell’s master’s degree work is part of a multi-agency study that is exploring how migration and habitat use among animals in the Project Mule Deer Herd play a role in the transmission of chronic wasting disease, an always-fatal condition that is on the rise in Wyoming.

Inside Climate News featured an article titled “Mining the Sun: Some in the Wyoming Epicenter of the Coal Industry Hope to Sustain Its Economy With Renewables.” The article mentioned UW’s project to turn coal into bricks at the Wyoming Innovation Center in Campbell County.

Matt Kauffman, unit leader of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at UW, was quoted in a story first published by The Associated Press noting that South Sudan’s first comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope. Conservationists say that is the world’s largest land mammal migration. Kauffman specializes in research into migration and ecosystems. Media outlets that picked up the story include ABC News and The Toronto Star.

Cowboy State Daily featured an article on a rare earths mining project that received a $7.1 million matching grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority and technical and scientific guidance from UW’s Energy Resources Council. American Rare Earths, which may have one of the world’s largest rare earths deposits near Wheatland, will provide matching funds for the project in Platte County. Mining.com.au published a similar article.

UW Extension entomologist Scott Schell was interviewed by Denver television station KDVR for a segment that focused on how swarms of grasshoppers are damaging crops and pastures in Yuma County in eastern Colorado. He said prevention is key to tackling the problem.

A Cowboy State Daily article focused on how U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said last week that gun violence is a public health crisis and called for an assault weapons ban. George Mocsary, a UW law professor and a Second Amendment rights expert, was one of several people interviewed for the article.

UW student Grace Wahl, from Kremmling, Colo., was one of five people who discussed work planned this summer with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on a recent episode of “On the Ground: A Bureau of Land Management Podcast.” Wahl, the only student interviewed, is an intern at the BLM’s Kremmling Field Office.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle published UW’s release announcing that a free public screening of “A State of Mind: The Caregivers” will take place today (Monday) in Cheyenne. The episode is part of the Wyoming PBS documentary series exploring the mental health crisis in the state. It features members of the Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT) family. WDT is a statewide, nonprofit caregiver network operating through UW’s Wyoming Center on Aging.

Josh Sainz, internship coordinator for the UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources’ Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Program, recently was interviewed by SVInews.com’s “Weekday Wake-Up” radio show. Sainz discussed the new program, its curriculum and the goal to have graduates ready to run ranches when they graduate.

Through Wyoming’s Art in Public Buildings program, the Wyoming Arts Council will commission public art for the interior of UW’s new residence halls and dining facility that are currently under construction, The Sheridan Press reported.

The Casper Star-Tribune featured a pair of UW public events: an Energy Roadshow sponsored by UW’s School of Energy Resources that will educate the public on energy projects and the UW Biodiversity Institute’s annual Summer Moose Day that will take place over a weekend. The program involves citizen volunteers heading out on various trails to spot and count moose in the mountains outside of Laramie.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle published UW’s release announcing the seventh annual Wyoming Blockchain Stampede Sept. 16-20 at UW. The event will focus on how blockchain and other innovative technologies will grow Wyoming’s future.