May 2014 Releases

May 30, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled June 1-7 at the University of Wyoming:

May 30, 2014 — Wendy Stone took a bit longer to receive her University of Wyoming undergraduate degree than most students, but she didn’t think it would take 35 years.

May 30, 2014 — A new program that allows students to obtain their University of Wyoming Master of Arts degrees in English without leaving their hometowns is proving to be successful, with 14 students recently graduating.

May 30, 2014 — For the last three years, Hillary Reisig has been a college student. So, when she needed advice on current trends in education at the post-secondary level, who better to seek advice from than her own high school students?

May 30, 2014 — Molly Potas had her Meeteetse students in mind when she decided to enroll in a new University of Wyoming distance master’s degree program.

May 30, 2014 — These are among activities scheduled June 2-8 at the University of Wyoming:

May 30, 2014 — As two large University of Wyoming buses and four Suburbans crammed with nearly 80 university employees, student workers and student-athletes rolled down Saratoga’s main street, a couple of customers at a corner convenience store stepped out the front door, pointed at the caravan and waved.

May 30, 2014 — The University of Wyoming is expected to send a contingent of faculty, staff and students to the fourth annual Rocky Mountain High Performance Computing Symposium, scheduled Aug. 12-13 at the University of Colorado-Boulder campus.

May 30, 2014 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

May 29, 2014 — Films of University of Wyoming football games, including the Pokes’ historic 1951 Gator Bowl win, are included in a collection of the university’s intercollegiate athletics records dating back to 1920.

May 29, 2014 — The folk rock band Mosey West will perform for the University of Wyoming Summer Programs concert series Wednesday, June 4, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on Simpson Plaza.

May 29, 2014 — A University of Wyoming spin-out business has received a $220,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop a fast and cost-effective process for influenza vaccine production.

May 29, 2014 — Nearly 70 University of Wyoming employees and student-athletes are volunteering Friday for flood relief efforts in Saratoga. The North Platte River in Carbon County is expected to rise to record levels this week, caused by warmer temperatures and increased rainfall.

May 28, 2014 — A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming; Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory; and Daryl Macomb, Boise State University.

May 28, 2014 — The final day to see the University of Wyoming Art Museum exhibition, “Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles,” is Saturday, May 31.

May 28, 2014 — A common charge leveled against religion is that it is irrational. Although this charge has been around for centuries, it recently has gained new currency through proponents such as Ayn Rand, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and, more recently, Stephen Hawking.

May 28, 2014 — Three University of Wyoming Department of Global and Area Studies Program students will present results of their fieldwork Wednesday, June 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Centennial Library.

May 27, 2014 — Applications for the UW Staff Training and Enrichment Program (STEP) are now available and are due Wednesday, June 11. Participation in the program requires supervisor approval.

May 27, 2014 — People outside the University of Wyoming now have the ability to observe posts on the UW faculty listserv.

May 27, 2014 — Three University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources faculty members were promoted by the UW Board of Trustees at its recent May meeting.

May 27, 2014 — A $250 cash prize is available to two winners in a summer photo contest sponsored by the University of Wyoming Geriatric Education Center (WyGEC).

May 23, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled May 25-31 at the University of Wyoming:

May 23, 2014 — These are among activities scheduled May 26-June 1 at the University of Wyoming:

May 23, 2014 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

May 23, 2014 — More than 27 sessions during the 2014 Wyoming Range Management School are designed to help increase understanding of premises used to develop grazing management plans.

May 22, 2014 — The Department of Music Faculty Jazz Trio will perform for the University of Wyoming Summer Programs concert series Wednesday, May 28, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on Simpson Plaza. The performance is free.

May 22, 2014 — In Wyoming, the saying goes that “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting.” Water also was the recent subject of a little writing.

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May 21, 2014 — Two new exhibitions open at the University of Wyoming Art Museum Saturday, May 24 -- “Cyrus Baldridge: An American Artist in China” and “New Acquisitions: UW Art Museum Collection.”

May 21, 2014 — Education helped lift University of Wyoming doctoral student Avis Garcia from a family history of poverty and alcohol abuse to become a licensed addiction therapist who has helped hundreds of people on her native Wind River Indian Reservation and elsewhere in Wyoming.

May 20, 2014 — The INBRE Transition Scholarship he received to attend the University of Wyoming will allow Wyatt Fabrizio to continue his pursuit of his educational dreams.

May 20, 2014 — Russell Goff eventually wants to become a chiropractor. His upcoming opportunity at the University of Wyoming represents a big step toward that goal.

May 20, 2014 — David Rach received some valuable laboratory research experience at Northwest College. The INBRE Transition Scholarship he received from the University of Wyoming will allow him to probe further, this time in the area of molecular biology.

May 20, 2014 — Armed with an INBRE Transition Scholarship, Rachel Lamb sounds ready to roll up her sleeves and delve into more biology research.

May 20, 2014 — Tyler Graham sees the INBRE Transition Scholarship he received to the University of Wyoming as his bridge to studying physiology and ultimately applying to dental school at the University of Nebraska.

May 20, 2014 — Anne Salisbury wants to know more about biology. And she sees the INBRE Transition Scholarship she received from the University of Wyoming as a path toward that quest.

May 20, 2014 — Brent Rhodes breathed a huge sigh of relief after learning he received an INBRE Transition Scholarship. The award takes a load off his biggest concern -- how to continue to pay for his higher education at the University of Wyoming.

May 20, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees recently approved the addition of a medical laboratory sciences (MLSC) bachelor’s degree program, to be offered through the university’s branch campus in Casper (UW-Casper). Expected to launch in 2015, it will be the only four-year program of its kind in Wyoming.

May 19, 2014 — Deadline to submit nominations for Employee of the Second Quarter is Friday, June 13.

May 19, 2014 — University of Wyoming Department of English Lecturer Nina McConigley’s collection of short stories, “Cowboys and East Indians,” is among the finalists for a PEN Open Book Award.

May 19, 2014 — Most University of Wyoming administrative offices will be closed and classes dismissed Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day.

May 19, 2014 — Mike Massie, University of Wyoming director of government relations, is being honored by UW’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing for his efforts as a state legislator on behalf of advanced practice nursing.

May 19, 2014 — Families of University of Wyoming employees are eligible for a 20 percent discount on the cost of attending UW soccer camps this summer.

May 19, 2014 — A revamping of the University of Wyoming’s WyoWeb web page has resulted in a new location for the classified advertising service available to UW faculty, students and staff.

May 16, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled May 18-24 at the University of Wyoming:

May 16, 2014 — These are among activities scheduled May 19-25 at the University of Wyoming:

May 16, 2014 — The University of Wyoming chapter of the Mortar Board senior honor society has selected new members for the 2014-15 academic year.

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May 15, 2014 — The indie folk band Sleeping Cranes will open the University of Wyoming Summer Programs concert series Wednesday, May 21, from 11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. on Simpson Plaza.

May 15, 2014 — While scientists know that natural selection can drive the origin of species, far less is known about the genetics of parallel speciation -- something that has intrigued scientists for decades.

May 15, 2014 — Three University of Wyoming Department of Global and Area Studies Program students will present results of their fieldwork at a free program Wednesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. in the Teton County Library, Auditorium B.

May 14, 2014 — The University of Wyoming club baseball team ended its season with one win and two losses in last weekend’s National Club Baseball Association Mid-America Regional in Topeka, Kan.

May 14, 2014 — Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Ellen DeGeneres have more in common than being celebrity talk show hosts. They also have new wasp species named after them as a result of work conducted by University of Wyoming entomologist Scott Shaw.

May 14, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) awarded Plummer Interdisciplinary Excellence Scholarships to five outstanding UW graduate students.

May 14, 2014 — Americans like marriage. At this moment, about 55 percent of Americans are married, and fewer than 10 percent of Americans over 60 have never been married. Marriage provides love, companionship and a stable home life, with or without children. Most religions place a high value on getting married and remaining married.

May 13, 2014 — The final day to see the University of Wyoming Art Museum exhibition, “Ancestral Spirits: Easter Island Sculpture from the Art Museum Collection,” is Saturday, May 17.

May 13, 2014 — The University of Wyoming at Casper’s (UW-Casper) commencement ceremony will honor 94 graduates Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Casper Events Center.

May 13, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet Friday, May 23, at 8 a.m. at the BP Collaboration Center in UW’s Energy Innovation Center.

May 13, 2014 — A University of Wyoming professor contributed to a study that found persons who are obese early in life have a higher chance of being severely obese later in life. However, losing pounds at any age can lower the risks associated with being overweight.

May 12, 2014 — University of Wyoming Lab School students will perform the hit Broadway musical “Annie” Thursday and Friday, May 15-16, at 6:30 p.m. in the UW College of Education auditorium.

May 12, 2014 — University of Wyoming President Dick McGinity is moving ahead with searches to fill several top UW administrative positions now held by interim leaders.

May 12, 2014 — The University of Wyoming’s new, user-friendly WyoWeb page will be launched Friday, May 16.

May 12, 2014 — A wide range of services to maintain the University of Wyoming will be discussed during the May meeting of the University of Wyoming/State Retirees of Albany County Monday, May 19.

May 12, 2014 — At the end of each academic year, University of Wyoming colleges recognize faculty and staff members for exemplary contributions and accomplishments.

May 12, 2014 — Members of the University of Wyoming Leadership Academy are developing projects that will strengthen community relations, identify revenue-producing opportunities, expand use of the UW Conference Center and launch initiatives in which the university could serve as a testing ground for beneficial projects.

May 12, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved the following personnel items during its meeting Thursday, May 8.

May 12, 2014 — Wyoming Conservation Corps members have recycled nearly 8 tons of glass since launching a recycling program earlier this spring.

May 9, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled May 11-17 at the University of Wyoming:

May 9, 2014 — Paintings by University of Wyoming students who deal with stroke victims are on display this month in the UW College of Health Sciences Building.

May 9, 2014 — A book edited by Ronald Surdam, the retired director of the University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute (CMI), detailing a carbon dioxide storage project in southwest Wyoming has been released by a major national publisher of academic books.

May 9, 2014 — These are among activities scheduled May 12-18 at the University of Wyoming:

May 9, 2014 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

May 8, 2014 — The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences has named Holly Rebecca Griffith of Sammamish, Wash., as the winner of the 2014 National Amy and Eric Burger Essays on Theatre Competition.

May 8, 2014 — Buffalo attorney David Palmerlee today (Thursday) was elected as president of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.

May 8, 2014 — The University of Wyoming’s efforts to encourage reporting of sexual misconduct likely have resulted in an increase in such reports, campus safety officials say.

May 8, 2014 — Katherine Kitchen Andren of Powell, a clinical psychology Ph.D. student at the University of Wyoming, is one of 85 doctoral students nationwide selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.

May 8, 2014 — A Wyoming firm has been chosen as the architect/engineer for a planned expansion and renovation of the University of Wyoming’s competitive swimming facility.

May 8, 2014 — More than 500 female high school and middle school students from Wyoming will converge on the University of Wyoming Tuesday, May 13, to discover their potential future -- one that may very well include a career as a scientist or an engineer.

May 7, 2014 — Laramie Mayor Dave Paulekas advises University of Wyoming students and their families not to drive on Garfield Street when leaving town for the summer or attending this week’s commencement ceremonies.

May 7, 2014 — Ten innovative research projects from University of Wyoming faculty members were selected to receive funding for their work under the $250,000 Grant Initiative provided by the Office of Research and Economic Development and Academic Affairs.

May 7, 2014 — If it wins three games, the University of Wyoming club baseball team will compete in the National Club Baseball Association World Series later this month in Tampa, Fla.

May 7, 2014 — Through a new state law, the University of Wyoming now offers in-state tuition to qualified military veteran students.

May 7, 2014 — Travel delays caused by foggy conditions this morning have prompted a change in the starting time for the May meeting of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.

May 6, 2014 — Sean Blackburn has been selected as University of Wyoming associate vice president and dean of students. He begins his UW duties July 1.

May 6, 2014 — Three first-year medical students at the University of Wyoming have been honored by the University of Washington School of Medicine for outstanding volunteer service.

May 5, 2014 — Faculty, staff and students all attest to Beth Buskirk’s outstanding contributions to the smooth running of the University of Wyoming Department of Mathematics. For her efforts, the office associate, senior, was selected as UW Outstanding Staff Employee of the First Quarter.

May 5, 2014 — No matter who Clayton Van Aken has had as a team roping partner, the results have always been the same: another trip to the College Nationals Finals Rodeo (CNFR).

May 5, 2014 — The final day to see four small exhibitions in the Pat Guthrie Special Exhibitions Teaching Gallery in the University of Wyoming Art Museum is Saturday, May 10.

May 5, 2014 — Members of the Mortar Board, the senior honor society at the University of Wyoming, selected UW staff members to receive the “Tip of the Cap” award. The award honors those who offered “exceptional contributions to the University of Wyoming and inspiration of students."

May 5, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive updates on a wide variety of issues Wednesday through Friday during its regular May meeting.

May 5, 2014 — University of Wyoming employees can self-identify as members of federally recognized populations by taking a survey through the UW Human Resources website.

May 5, 2014 — With parking spaces expected to be limited near some commencement ceremony venues, the University of Wyoming will offer free shuttle service beginning one hour before scheduled events May 9-10.

May 5, 2014 — University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will observe summer hours (7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) beginning Monday, May 12, through Friday, Aug. 29.

May 5, 2014 — Kelly Wiseman, staff assistant in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Office of Academic and Student Programs, received the Administrative Professional of the Year Award sponsored by the University Store in the Wyoming Union.

May 4, 2014 — The University of Wyoming is committed to competing successfully at college football’s highest level and never would consider moving down, UW and state officials say. The idea of moving from the Football Bowl Subdivision -- the highest level of NCAA Division I -- to the Football Championship Subdivision was raised in a package of articles that appeared in two Wyoming newspapers in their Sunday editions. Such a change has not been and will not be considered by UW.

May 2, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled May 4-10 at the University of Wyoming:

May 2, 2014 — These are among activities scheduled May 5-11 at the University of Wyoming:

May 2, 2014 — Five University of Wyoming scientists have joined with colleagues around the country to produce a report recommending how public and land-grant universities can meet six “grand challenges” over the next decade.

May 2, 2014 — A weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (WSBDC), part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.

May 1, 2014 — Individual honors and team titles are up for grabs when the region’s top cowboys and cowgirls compete May 2-4 in the University of Wyoming home rodeo -- the Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo at the Cliff and Martha Hansen Livestock Teaching Arena.

May 1, 2014 — At least 88 students will participate in the University of Wyoming multicultural graduation ceremony Friday, May 9, at 3 p.m. at the UW Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn.