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 energy economist Alex Gebben was among the presenters at an informational meeting
on nuclear energy recently in Gillette. In a Gillette News Record article picked up
by the Buffalo Bulletin, Gebben notes that Wyoming has the largest uranium reserve in the U.S., and its low
taxes should be attractive to companies looking to come here.
President Ed Seidel’s remarks to the UW Board of Trustees last week were covered by
the Laramie Boomerang. While noting challenges in higher education, he spoke with optimism about UW’s future.
Seidel’s presentation to the Laramie City Council last week also was covered by the
Boomerang. Collaborations between the university and the city were noted, including the launch
of a volunteer service platform.
An article in Newsweek noted UW’s recent panel discussion on free expression and civil discourse that involved
students, faculty and administrators. The event earned praise from the Foundation
for Individual Rights and Expression.
Max Gilbraith, coordinator of UW’s Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium, is the primary source
for a Cowboy State Daily article about a newly discovered comet that should be visible in Wyoming’s night
sky next month. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN), the “SWAN Comet,” was discovered by an amateur
astronomer on Sept. 11. Its current stellar magnitude is 7, slightly above the threshold
of what’s visible to the naked eye, making it relatively bright for a newly discovered
comet.
UW’s media release about successful fundraising for the university’s Artificial Intelligence
Initiative has generated additional coverage, including in Sheridan Media. The university secured $6.25 million in commitments from private donors, businesses
and foundations for sponsored research projects, which then allowed for a $2.5 million
match in funding from the state.
A proposed data center near Evanston could create 600 jobs and have a $3.1 billion
economic impact, according to a UW analysis cited in an article by Cowboy State Daily.
Mysterious bones found in a layer of soil more than 50 million years old near Kemmerer aren’t fossils from that era, but rather from an animal that lived much later, according to Laura Vietti, the manager of UW’s Geological Museum. UW’s expertise was sought for a Cowboy State Daily article.
