UW in the News

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 Wyoming Tribune Eagle, the Casper Star-Tribune, the Gillette News Record and the Sheridan Press published UW President Shane Reeves’ op-ed about artificial intelligence.

The Laramie Boomerang and the Sheridan Press published UW’s release about BoodleBox being selected as UW’s enterprise AI platform.

The social media spirit video featuring Reeves before Saturday’s Border War football game was highlighted by Cowboy State Daily.

UW agricultural economist Chris Bastian appeared on CBS News in a report about President Donald Trump’s 90-day waiver of higher tariffs on some ground beef imports. Bastian said the tariff plan won’t do much to lower prices for U.S. consumers, given that the amount of beef represents about 2 percent of what Americans consume. But it could hurt U.S. ranchers by discouraging them from rebuilding their herds, which could keep beef supplies in short supply. Bastian made the same observations in a Wyoming Public Media report.

A Cody-based nonprofit organization, By Western Hands, is working with UW to train young leather workers and silversmiths and preserve other traditional crafts. A PBS documentary on the program was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

UW College of Law Dean Julie Hill is quoted in a Marketplace piece about last week’s federal jobs report. She says AI may not be the culprit in some job losses; in the banking industry, contraction could be a result of the rise in interest rates.

The Associated Press picked up a WyoFile article about UW’s Pathways from Prison program. It was published by outlets including the Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Newsday and the Toronto Star. The Lusk Herald also covered the recent commencement ceremony at the Wyoming Women’s Center.

UW Assistant Professor Stefan Rahimi-Esfarjani was part of a study that concluded that the 2025-26 winter in the Western U.S., with shockingly low snow and record-breaking warmth, was “about four times more likely” due to human-caused climate change. Cowboy State Daily highlighted the research.

Scott Beaulier, the H.A. “Dave” True Family Dean of UW’s College of Business, is quoted extensively in a CNBC piece about the U.S. trade war with Canada. He questions whether an increase in U.S. metals stocks is evidence of a durable economy-wide gain.

In a USA Today article about how U.S. Treasury yields are making housing more unaffordable for buyers by driving up mortgage rates, Beaulier says it’s best for homebuyers to focus on what they can afford now, rather than trying to “time” the market.

Beaulier also is quoted in a Washington Times article about a widening gap between married and unmarried men under 40. He says the number of unmarried men will keep climbing unless institutions find a way to normalize workplace relationships and alternative marriage paths.

The Wyoming Migration Initiative at UW is premiering a new film about bison migration in Yellowstone National Park. WyoFile published an article on the project.

Trisha Martínez, an assistant professor of American cultural studies at UW, is working to preserve the history of New Mexicans (Manitos) who migrated to Wyoming in search of wage-labor opportunities in the railroad, agriculture and sheep herding industries and share it through a traveling exhibit, according to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.

Efforts by UW’s Rural Health Institute to increase the number of international board-certified lactation consultants in the state received attention from Wyoming Public Media and The Sheridan Press.

Wyoming’s Sheridan County ranks 16th in the nation for the number of business applications, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. UW College of Law Professor George Mocsary told Business Insider that’s likely because Wyoming is attractive to entrepreneurs, as it has an industry built on simple, low-cost business formation services, particularly for limited liability companies.

K2 Radio and the Laramie Boomerang were among the outlets that picked up UW’s release about country music star Ian Munsick hearing UW’s Western Thunder Marching Band perform his song, “Love is Blind.” The song was arranged by recent UW graduate and Western Thunder alumnus Jacob Walker.

Sheridan Media highlighted UW’s contribution to a sweeping new study about the history of bison in North America.

Also receiving attention from Sheridan Media was a nearly $18.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for UW’s INBRE program.