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 work of UW Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ankit Saxena, who is developing technology to protect nuclear reactors from earthquake damage, was featured in Cowboy State Daily and Interesting Engineering. His two-year National Science Foundation grant will fund research into embedded particle dampers, which are basically a constellation of vibration sponges buried strategically into the earth around and below a nuclear reactor.
UW College of Law Dean Julie Hill, a national expert on banking law, is a primary source in an American Banker article about a new set of directives from the White House that could test the limits of the administration’s openness to digital assets. Hill said the recommendations were "middle of the road" proposals that fall short of where many digital asset proponents had hoped they would land.
Hill and the College of Law are featured in the August issue of Wyoming Lawyer, the Wyoming Bar Association publication. Article topics include the role of experiential learning in legal education; the law school’s excellence in legal writing; legal career services; and the college’s role in rural access to justice.
UW researchers have found that more than 60 percent of mule deer learn their migratory paths from their mothers, according to an article in WyoFile. The information, which was published in the journal Current Biology, gives both a warning and a shred of hope for struggling mule deer numbers, said Kevin Monteith, the UW professor who helped start the Wyoming Range mule deer project.
Wyoming News Now, Your Wyoming Link and the Laramie Boomerang were among the outlets covering Friday’s “sneak peek” look at UW’s new North Hall and Dining Center. Hundreds of people from across campus and beyond attended.
UW molecular biology Professor David Fay is featured in a Wyoming Public Media piece. Fay previously wrote an op-ed article for WyoFile and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle about the importance of federal research funding.
The new obstetrical track in UW’s Cheyenne Family Medical Residency Program was highlighted by the Mountain West News Bureau, including Wyoming Public Media. Idaho and Wyoming are investing in education programs for family medicine physicians to help address the expanding problem of maternity care deserts.
Cecily Zander, an incoming UW associate professor of history, is the guest on a new American History Hit podcast. She discusses five key weapons used in the Civil War -- including the Springfield rifled musket, large artillery used for sieges, ironclad ships and horses.
Allison Mann, a UW assistant professor of biological anthropology, is the first author of a study on changes to the oral microbiome of children living with HIV. She’s quoted in an article on the Health Medicine Network.
The Powell Tribune profiled Andrea Garfinkel, the new director of UW’s Powell Research and Extension Center.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle picked up UW’s release about John Koprowski, dean of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, being elected president of the American Society of Mammalogists.
Mason Lee, the project coordinator of UW’s Biodiversity Institute, is quoted in a Buckrail article headlined “Monarch butterflies soon depart Wyo for warmer climates.” The institute started a citizen scientist campaign in 2015 to help track monarch butterflies as they fly through the state over the summer and fall.
UW’s Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program is mentioned in a Casper Star-Tribune article about Wyoming efforts to increase civics education.
