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 and the Powell Tribune published UW’s release about the university’s record-setting fundraising year, when
over $100 million was raised and the UW endowment surpassed $1 billion.
The Laramie Boomerang covered President Shane Reeves’ remarks during last week’s UW Board of Trustees meeting.
Recently published research led by UW scientists showing variability in the impact
of a warming climate on Rocky Mountain ski resorts was highlighted by Buckrail. The findings suggest that Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Grand Targhee Resort
could become “ski refuges” as snow reliability decreases elsewhere.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide highlighted research on Snake River cutthroat trout being conducted by Jeff Baldock,
an aquatic ecologist who got his doctorate at UW. His dissertation included several
studies on Snake River cutthroat trout, including tracing the genetics of adult fish
in the main stem back to their home tributaries.
The News&Guide and People Magazine also featured UW graduate student Jared Friedman, who discovered a 1,289-year-old
whitebark pine tree in Grand Teton National Park. It’s the oldest whitebark pine ever
recorded.
A five-year, $4.12 million federal grant to UW’s College of Education to boost English
as a second language instruction in Wyoming schools was highlighted by the Casper Star-Tribune and Sheridan Media.
Morrison-Maierle, an engineering consulting firm with offices in Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington, has created a new endowment to support students in UW’s
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. The Sheridan Press picked up UW’s release on the gift.
A team from UW is developing a video game intended to help save the Lakota language,
according to a Cowboy State Daily article. Lack of money hasn’t stopped the team of linguists, computer scientists
and tribal members from progressing toward its goal.
Cowboy State Daily also featured the fact that UW’s American Heritage Center houses original scripts
of “The Sound of Music” donated by associate producer Saul Chaplin.
The Laramie Boomerang published UW’s release about UW faculty member Kayla Clark representing Wyoming in
“Women to Watch 2027: A Book Arts Revolution,” an international exhibition at the
National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.
The Boomerang also picked up UW’s release about famed pollster, author and communications strategist
Frank Luntz’s visit to the university this week.
UW Homecoming Parade grand marshals Jana “Jan” Carroll-Cook and her sister, Candy (Carroll) France, were featured by The Saratoga Sun. The two are natives of the Platte Valley.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.