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:
An op-ed by Holly Krutka, executive director of UW’s School of Energy Resources, was
picked up by outlets including Cowboy State Daily, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and the Cody Enterprise.
UW’s Center for Business and Economic Analysis and Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute conducted
a study that found the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander supported 142
jobs and generated $16 million in economic output in Fremont County, according to
WyoFile.
Ashley Hlebinsky, of the UW College of Law’s Firearms Research Center, is quoted in
a CNN article about the messages sent by inscriptions on weapons and ammunition. Historically,
people would mark their projectiles with symbols or words solely for identification
purposes, while others would use the markings to antagonize or bait their opponents.
The Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y., explained to its readers what UW alumnus Josh Allen means when
he says “Go Pokes.”
Cowboy State Daily reported on the name, image and likeness agreement between UW Athletics and Dairy
MAX. UW student-athletes appearing in Dairy MAX commercials extolling the health benefits
of chocolate milk include rodeo cowgirl Kaylee Simshauser and football players Jack
Walsh, Caden Barnett and Caleb Merritt.
The Northern Wyoming News in Worland published a UWyo Magazine article about Worland High School and UW graduate Aaron Vigil, who works as a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
