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:

The Jerusalem Post, Yahoo News, Popular Ecology, Science News, MSN and PLOS One, a peer-reviewed journal, were among media outlets publishing UW’s release highlighting a Wyoming archaeological site where -- nearly 13,000 years ago -- Paleolithic humans made needles from the bones of fur-bearer animals, shedding light on the life of these early inhabitants of North America. UW and Wyoming state archaeologist researchers collaborated on the discovery.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, UW economist Rob Godby and other state officials were quoted in a Coal Zoom article on the Bureau of Land Management’s official decision last week that coal leasing will end in the Powder River Basin by 2041. State officials vow to fight the decision in court.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle and SVI News published UW’s release noting that a large majority of Wyoming residents say the university has a strong level of engagement with their communities and acts in ways that reflect Wyoming. Most also say UW does an excellent or good job of providing strong undergraduate education, preparing graduates to participate in the state’s workforce and keeping tuition as low as possible, according to the biennial election-year survey conducted by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at UW.

UW is among 15 land-grant universities nationwide to share in $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support Tribal students on their path to higher education. The announcement is part of USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s New Beginning for Tribal Students Program that supports land-grant colleges and universities, according to The Lewistown Sentinel.

UW’s Matt Burgess, an assistant professor who focuses on the political polarization and macroeconomics of climate change, was quoted in a Grist piece on taking climate change out of the culture wars. Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to highlighting climate solutions and uncovering environmental injustices. One of Burgess’ papers  was cited in a Washington Post op-ed piece titled “How to save the climate in a second Trump term.”

Oil City News and County 17 published UW’s release announcing that the university and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have partnered to provide UW students and faculty with access to the lab’s state-of-the-art computing systems to extend resources for research projects. Argonne’s high-end computing resources will be available to UW via the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s Lighthouse Initiative.

Nominations are now being accepted for a collaborative fellowship between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and UW’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. According to Game and Fish, the program promotes well-rounded and well-prepared wildlife and fisheries opportunities for students through an immersive, supportive, hands-on education and work experience.

Cap City News and Torrington Telegram published UW’s release noting that The Wildlife Society has recognized a group of university researchers for a multifaceted study on the effects of sagebrush reduction on sage grouse.

Three local UW Extension educators are collaborating to offer Extension’s first virtual class on lambing and kidding, according to County 17. The one-session course will take place later this week, according to County 17 and Tri-State Livestock News. The one-session course is geared toward those new to the lambing or kidding process.

High Plains Journal published UW’s release noting that UW’s Wyoming IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence received a more than $43,000 grant from the National Institutes of Healh to enhance biomedical research infrastructure, research competitiveness, training and workforce development to develop a cloud-based genomics data-learning module.

UW’s “Specialty Crop Directory” publication has been updated. The Jackson Hole News and Guide interviewed Robert Waggener, the project’s coordinator and editor, about the publication that promotes locally produced food and the food movement across Wyoming.

Wyoming Livestock Roundup reported that Rob Ziegler, a UW Extension livestock production and marketing specialist, discussed the cattle market outlook and provided information on livestock risk protection at the biannual Southeast Wyoming Beef Symposium and Trade Show in Torrington.

“Desert Dreamscape,” a new film installation by accomplished photographer and filmmaker Farah Al Qasimi, is now open at UW’s Art Museum, according to the university’s media release published by The Laramie Boomerang. The Boomerang also published UW’s planetarium release announcing the December schedule.

Oil City News published UW’s release noting that UW’s Teacher-Researcher Knowledge Exchange (TRKE) program recently kicked off its second year of connecting science educators and researchers with a five-day institute in Pinedale this fall. The 31 members of the second TRKE cohort include university researchers, K–12 teachers from around the state and nonformal educators.