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 research team led by UW Professor Mark Gomelsky has found that compounds in maple can inhibit the bacteria that cause cavities. The findings have been reported by the American Society for Microbiology, Dentistry, Brighter Side of News, the Gillette News Record and the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
Additional national and international news outlets have featured a study that involved Jerod Merkle, the Knobloch Professor in Migration Ecology and Conservation in UW’s Department of Zoology and Physiology, who was one of the authors of a paper in the journal Science about how bison grazing and movement benefit Yellowstone National Park’s ecosystem. Among those outlets are Smithsonian, the New York Times, The Hill, National Public Radio and Wyoming Public Media.
UW researchers have published a study showing that cheatgrass and other invasive species are threatening mule deer habitat in northeast Wyoming. Fortunately, the research also shows that targeted management of invasive annual grasses can reverse this trend. UW’s media release was picked up by SVI Media.
UW researchers have found a misalignment between federal policy and public priorities when it comes to fire prevention and suppression efforts. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Sheridan Media reported on the work by Todd Cherry, the John S. Bugas Chair and professor of economics in UW’s College of Business, and colleagues Bryan Leonard and Jacob Hochard in the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, along with UW economics Ph.D. student Peri Brimley.
An article in Cowboy State Daily about the discovery of a near-complete mammoth skeleton in northern Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave notes that UW Professor Mark Clements is involved in the project. And specimens excavated from the cave over the last decade will be permanently housed at UW.
WyoFile is among the outlets that picked up UW’s release about the completion of an 18,437-foot-deep well drilled as part of the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub project, of which UW’s School of Energy Resources is a partner. The well in Sweetwater County is a major step toward what developers hope will be one of the largest carbon dioxide storage projects in the country.
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe has endorsed the new Wind River Promise Fund created by the UW Board of Trustees, according to County 10. The tribe’s Business Council says the new initiative will open doors to higher education for many deserving students, fostering greater access and opportunity within the region while strengthening the relationship between the tribes of the Wind River Reservation and UW.
SVI News published UW’s release about a $1.78 million National Institutes of Health grant to UW Associate Professor Danielle “Nellie” Bruns to study how muscles cope with low amounts of oxygen.
The Laramie Boomerang published UW’s release about Dan McCoy, director of the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute, being selected to join the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Speaker Program.
The Powell Tribune profiled UW student Chase Anderson, who is one of the handlers of UW’s beloved mascot, Cowboy Joe.
