We offer a suite of programs for students and faculty members across the state that are focused on transforming science teaching at all educational levels (K-16), mentoring in research, and stimulating research collaboration and grant funding.

Programs

Educational & Research Facilities

The SI’s centralized educational and research facilities form an innovation nexus to stimulate external funding, research productivity, and innovations in teaching practice, training the next generation of Wyoming science scholars, teachers, and researchers.

Facilities

Statewide Impact & Engagement

Through engaging active learning techniques, UW students and faculty bring STE(A)M education to K-12 schools and Wyoming communities.

Engagement

Who We Are, What We Do, and Where We're Going

The University of Wyoming's Science Initiative enables world-class research and education that strengthens the foundations of Wyoming's present and future economy. Through integrated, interdisciplinary science, Wyoming's current and future researchers and entrepreneurs are revolutionizing areas of Wyoming's economy including mineral extraction, agriculture, tourism, resource management, and emerging technology, while also preserving Wyoming's greatest natural resources and unique biodiversity. The Science initiative provides UW students with a flexible, pioneering skill set, giving them the resources to invent a Wyoming future whose details cannot be fully known.

Who We Are

SI Impacts

Science Initiative programs have impacted tens of thousands of students of across all levels, educators at WY K-12 schools, community colleges, and UW, and communities across the state.

See what we're doing

Annual Report 2020-21

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Strategic Plan 2021-26

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Wyoming Research Scholars Program - Gain paid, mentored, hands-on experience in research.

For undergraduate students

Learning Actively Mentoring Program Learning Assistants - Gain paid, mentored, hands-on experience in teaching in an active learning classroom on campus.

For students of all levels

SI Roadshow Outreach Assistants - Gain paid, mentored, hands-on experience in developing and implementing innovative STE(A)M curriculum in K-12 schools and with community partners across Wyoming.

For students of all levels

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences - Take courses (that count toward your degree completion) that offer you hands-on experience doing original research in a classroom-based format.

For undergraduate students