News from the WyACT project and UW

UW Releases
Spoonhunter Named First Haub Professor at UW

November 20, 2025

Tarissa Spoonhunter, an assistant professor in the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and...

UW Graduate Students Studying Biodiversity Awarded $47,500 in Grants

October 20, 2025

Thirteen master’s and Ph.D. students studying biodiversity at the University of Wyoming have received $47,500 in grants from ...

UW Needs Assessment May Help Wyoming’s Agricultural Community Plan Ahead

September 11, 2025

A needs assessment led by University of Wyoming Extension may help the state’s agricultural community plan for and manage cha...

Wyomingites Eager to Talk about Water-Related Hazards, UW Research Shows

September 10, 2025

A new University of Wyoming study reveals Wyoming residents are eager to discuss how to plan for different water scenarios th...

WyACT News and Stories

What gets anglers hooked on fishing in the Snake River headwaters?

August 30, 2024

Patrick Hofstedt's analyzed “The preferences of anglers under alternative climate scenarios in northwestern Wyoming.”

“When the Elder prayed, the buffalo appeared to listen in”

May 3, 2024

Janna Black planned and organized three-day camps at the Shoshone buffalo herd pasture.

WyACT workshop with stakeholder groups at the UW-NPS Research Station, AMK Ranch

November 3, 2022

The purpose was to understand the Teton context and stakeholder concerns in order to design a integrated pilot project.

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UW Press Releases on WyACT

UW Extension Publishes Analysis of Future of Fishing in Teton County

Fishing tourism is an important industry in Wyoming, generating millions of dollars of income in Teton County alone.

Rivers of Resilience: UW Grad Student Takes Deep Dive Into Relationship With Rivers and Lakes

If you think about water, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do lakes and streams evoke memories of boating with bud...

UW Program Bringing Real-World Science to Classroom Starts Second Year

The University of Wyoming’s Teacher-Researcher Knowledge Exchange (TRKE) program kicked off its second year of connecting sci...

People and Awards
UW’s Koprowski Inducted as Linnean Society of London Fellow

John Koprowski, the dean of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources and a Wyoming Excell...

STEM Faculty Participate in UW ‘LAMP Camp’ to Revolutionize Classroom Instruction

Twenty-five college educators rolled up their sleeves and stepped into streams during the week of May 19-23, transforming fro...

UW’s Hamerlinck Appointed to U.S. National Geospatial Advisory Committee

The University of Wyoming’s Jeff Hamerlinck recently was appointed to a three-year term on the U.S. National Geospatial Advis...