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:
UW Associate Professor Thomas Boothby was interviewed by the BBC for a program called “The Science of Aging.” Boothby is a world-leading expert on tardigrades, microscopic creatures that are renowned for surviving a number of environmental stresses, including being dried out, frozen and heated to temperatures above the boiling point of water.
An article in the Jackson Hole News & Guide quotes UW Professor Kevin Monteith regarding the improving health of the Wyoming Range mule deer herd, which was devasted by the hard winter of 2022-23.
A Cowboy State Daily reporter toured UW’s new residence halls and other new facilities last week. The biggest construction project in the university’s history is nearing completion.
UW’s Center for Business and Economic Development has released its economic impact analysis for a proposed Wild West Dino Den museum in Greybull, with estimates suggesting over 20,000 travelers could bring cash flow to the area each year through the project. The report made headlines in the Greybull Standard.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle picked up UW’s release about a new partnership with the Wyoming Business Alliance to expand internships and other hands-on learning opportunities for students.
Leadership Jackson Hole, which is run by UW Extension, has completed a trail extension project in that community, according to the News & Guide. The Sidewalk Trail now starts where the pavement ends on Cache Creek Drive, instead of a quarter mile farther up the gravel road.
A new mural has gone up in Gillette to memorialize the eight UW cross country runners who were killed by a drunken driver in 2001, according to the Gillette News Record.
