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 winter of 2025-26 tied for the warmest winter on record in the Snake River watershed,
UW Professor Bryan Shuman says. His report at the recent Snake River Headwaters Symposium
was covered by the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
In a Cowboy State Daily article about signs containing messages such as “Trespassers will be shot. Survivors
will be shot again,” UW law Professor George Mocsary says there’s a chance such a
sign could be used as evidence of previous intent on the shooter’s part, in any criminal
or civil legal case that might stem from a shooting.
Mocsary is quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about divergent federal appeals court rulings over the legality of state
laws mandating so-called cooling-off periods for firearms purchases.
Mocsary also is the co-author of an opinion piece that argues it’s idealistic to think that corporate managers should balance the interests
of many constituencies in pursuit of broader social good. Corporate actors are neither
angels nor demons, but rather ordinary people and groups responding to incentives,
he says. They evaluate choices, pursue their own preferences, seek to maximize their
own welfare and adapt when rules change.
Wyoming News Now published UW’s release about Emeritus Professor Robert Kelly being elected to the
National Academy of Sciences. Kelly is only the second UW faculty member to receive
this honor, joining the late George Frison, a renowned archaeologist and former longtime
UW faculty member.
The Laramie Boomerang covered the “Run Like a Cheetah” 5K, an event hosted by UW public relations students
to benefit the Cheetah Conservation Fund. The fundraiser marked the culmination of
a semester-long project in which students planned nearly every aspect of the event,
from registration and logistics to marketing and community partnerships.
UW Professor Jonathan Brandt is looking to find beneficial uses for produced water
from oil and gas activities. That could include water for closed-loop cooling systems
for data centers, according to a report in Cowboy State Daily and Oil City News.
The Boomerang also covered part of the Next Frontier Energy Summit at UW’s Marian H. Rochelle Gateway
Center. The two-day conference focused on the future of energy production, artificial
intelligence, advanced manufacturing and carbon management in Wyoming and across the
nation.
And the selection of Bob Beck and Jay Kemmerer to receive honorary degrees from UW
received attention from the Boomerang.
The Cody Enterprise picked up a UW Extension release about the reopening of UW’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic,
which assesses plant samples that may harbor diseases.
UW’s release about the success of the UW debate team at national tournaments was published by the Saratoga Sun.
