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November 25, 2014 — Scholarship applications are now available from the Chief Washakie Memorial awards committee for the 2015-16 academic year at the University of Wyoming. Application deadline is Sunday, March 1.

November 25, 2014 — A panel of accomplished scientists, industry leaders and other professionals has endorsed a plan to improve science education and student success at the University of Wyoming, while creating world-class facilities to propel research on issues important to the state and nation.

November 25, 2014 — A monthly look at the night skies of the northern Rocky Mountains, written by astronomers Ron Canterna, University of Wyoming, and Jay Norris, Challis, Idaho Observatory.

November 25, 2014 — Teton Gravity Research’s film “Jeremy Jones’ Higher” will be shown free Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and space is limited.

November 25, 2014 — These are among the activities scheduled Dec. 1-7 at the University of Wyoming:

November 25, 2014 — University of Wyoming alumni, friends, educators and others in eastern Wyoming have opportunities to meet with UW College of Education Interim Dean Michael Day and mark the college’s 100th anniversary next week.

November 25, 2014 — U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, seven University of Wyoming students and a T-bone steak have something in common: meat judging.

November 25, 2014 — Wyoming citizens are deeply divided on how to approach legislation pertaining to undocumented immigrants, as are Americans in general.

November 24, 2014 — The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has elected University of Wyoming Professor Charles Dolan as an honorary member of the institute.

November 24, 2014 — Ann Hild, professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, has been appointed as UW interim associate vice president for graduate studies. Her appointment is through Aug. 31, 2015.

November 24, 2014 — The deadline to nominate someone for Staff Employee of the Fourth Quarter award is Friday, Dec. 5.

November 24, 2014 — Innovative programs and quick response to the needs of her clientele earned a University of Wyoming Extension educator the organization’s Diversity Enhancement Award.

November 24, 2014 — With more than five feet of snow in Buffalo, N.Y., and temperatures having fallen into negative territory across most of the northern states, winter has arrived, no matter what date the calendar labels as the season’s official start. Forgotten are August’s grain harvest and September’s apple picking. We are bundled up against the winter wind, shoveling our walks and winterizing our vehicles.

November 24, 2014 — With many faculty, staff and students on the road this week for Thanksgiving, the University of Wyoming Risk Management and Safety Office offers some reminders to ensure safe driving during the holiday season.

November 24, 2014 — University of Wyoming Information Technology will upgrade the university’s enterprise lecture capture system, WyoCast On-Demand, during the first week of January 2015. IT will implement a new catalog during the upgrade.

November 24, 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.

November 21, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled Nov. 23-Dec. 6 at the University of Wyoming.

November 21, 2014 — The University of Wyoming’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program has been fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, an achievement that will strengthen delivery of both primary and mental health care in Wyoming.

November 21, 2014 — These are among activities scheduled Nov. 24-30 at the University of Wyoming:

November 21, 2014 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28, for Thanksgiving. Normal business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) will resume Monday, Dec. 1. UW classes will be dismissed Nov. 26-28.

November 21, 2014 — The official call for entries is available online for the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s 40th annual Juried Student Exhibition in the spring.

November 20, 2014 — Paintings of the relationship between gender and identity are on display through Dec. 4 at the University of Wyoming Gallery 234, located in the lower level of the Wyoming Union.

November 20, 2014 — A majority of Wyomingites now support same-sex marriage, according to a recent University of Wyoming survey.

November 20, 2014 — Obesity in female sheep during pregnancy can impact the metabolic profile and health of the animals’ granddaughters, as well as their daughters, suggests a study published in the International Journal of Obesity Oct. 30.

November 20, 2014 — Former University of Wyoming basketball player Bienvenu “Benny” Songondo is one step closer to gaining U.S. citizenship, thanks to the International Human Rights Clinic in the UW College of Law.

November 20, 2014 — A night of song, historical school fashion and celebration of the University of Wyoming College of Education’s centennial marks “A Tribute to Teachers,” scheduled Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the UW Education auditorium.

November 19, 2014 — An opportunity to experience different world customs will be offered during International Night Friday, Nov. 21, at 9 p.m. in the lower level of the University of Wyoming Union. The event is free and open to the public.

November 19, 2014 — Designated wilderness areas provide important habitat for five of Wyoming’s migratory big-game species, according to a first-of-its-kind mapping project involving wildlife researchers at the University of Wyoming and cartographers at the University of Oregon.

November 18, 2014 — A traditional holiday feast will be served at the annual Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.

November 18, 2014 — Laramie’s Friday night lineup of things to do once again includes gazing at the stars -- now that the newly renovated Harry C. Vaughn University of Wyoming Planetarium has reopened.

November 18, 2014 — Food inequality among socioeconomic levels is exemplified during the University of Wyoming Hunger Banquet Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6-8 p.m. in Washakie Dining Hall Shoshone Room.

November 18, 2014 — The people of Wyoming continue to disapprove of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare,” according to a recent University of Wyoming poll.

November 17, 2014 — An educator involved in University of Wyoming Extension programs across Wyoming has received the organization’s highest honor.

November 17, 2014 — Individuals who know they will drive on University of Wyoming business during 2015 need to make a new request by Dec. 1, 2014.

November 17, 2014 — University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences department heads will lead a panel on stewardship and fundraising Monday, Dec. 1, from noon-1 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room. The event is free and open to the public.

November 17, 2014 — Jay Puckett, longtime educator, researcher and administrator in the University of Wyoming Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

November 17, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved the following appointments during its meeting Friday, Nov. 14.

November 17, 2014 — Economic indicators that omit the depletion and degradation of natural resources and ecosystems are misleading, according to a commentary by University of Wyoming economist Edward Barbier that appeared in the Nov. 6 edition of the international journal Nature.

November 17, 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.

November 14, 2014 — Suzanne Schrag, Care Services with the ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) Association Rocky Mountain chapter, will be the final speaker in a seminar series focusing on ALS.

November 14, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled Nov. 16-22 at the University of Wyoming:

November 14, 2014 — Turtle Island Quartet performs Friday, Nov. 21, for the final University of Wyoming Cultural Programs concert of the fall semester at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 14, 2014 — The task force charged with guiding efforts to upgrade science programs and laboratories at the University of Wyoming will meet Sunday and Monday, Nov. 16-17.

November 14, 2014 — These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 17-23 at the University of Wyoming:

November 14, 2014 — Aiming to help the University of Wyoming become a pre-eminent institution in preparing professional educators, the UW Board of Trustees has launched an initiative to lift UW’s College of Education to national prominence.

November 14, 2014 — Activities ranging from a geography bowl to GIS workshops and discussions about pollination and brewing are scheduled during Geography Awareness Week Nov. 17-21 at the University of Wyoming.

November 14, 2014 — Donna Lester has had to make some tough choices the past two years.

November 14, 2014 — A memorial service for Joe McGowan is planned Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. at the University of Wyoming. The service is open to both the campus and Laramie communities, according to organizers and will be held at Simpson Plaza in front of the Wyoming Union.

November 14, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted today (Friday) to raise student tuition by 5 percent in the 2015-16 academic year, with 80 percent of the revenues generated by the increase going to faculty and staff compensation.

November 14, 2014 — The University of Wyoming’s Department of Computer Science recently garnered a big name -- Microsoft -- to become a partner of its Industrial Affiliates Program.

November 14, 2014 — The University of Wyoming is playing host to the Wyoming State High School Football Championships Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14-15. Following are results from the title games:

November 13, 2014 — Nicole Crawford, University of Wyoming Art Museum collections curator, will present an art talk in conjunction with the exhibition “Ralston Crawford: The Artist’s Eye” Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Room 111 of the Visual Arts Building. The event is free and open to the public.

November 13, 2014 — The first-ever collaborative field demonstration project conducted by Osage Partners LLC, TIORCO, Chemical Tracers Inc., and the University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) was completed in the Bradley Unit of the Osage oil field during October.

November 13, 2014 — A University of Wyoming professor will share her insights from a sojourn to learn more about women’s rights during a free presentation Thursday, Nov. 20, at 5:10 p.m. in Room 310 of the UW Classroom Building.

November 12, 2014 — A feature-length documentary film about a group of Zimbabwean musicians with physical disabilities will be shown free Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Business auditorium.

November 12, 2014 — This is the final week to view three exhibitions at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

November 12, 2014 — Jazz quartet Pastiche performs at the University of Wyoming Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The event is free and open to the public.

November 12, 2014 — Nonscience majors at the University of Wyoming gain a lasting understanding of and appreciation for science by taking a freshman-level course emphasizing real-world applications, a new study shows.

November 12, 2014 — The world’s two largest energy-producing countries and greenhouse gas emitters signed a deal this week to reduce carbon emissions. President Barack Obama agreed to cut U.S. carbon emissions about a quarter by 2025 and China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to increase to 20 percent the share of his country’s production of power without the use of fossil fuels by 2030.

November 11, 2014 — Representatives of the John P. Ellbogen Foundation hope an endowment for use by University of Wyoming Extension educators will energize and extend the foundation and UW’s vision across the state.

November 11, 2014 — Approximately 75 Wyoming high school singers will receive a valuable collegiate vocal experience during the Rocky Mountain Festival of Voices, hosted by the University of Wyoming Department of Music Nov. 14-15.

November 11, 2014 — Three of the University of Wyoming choirs will present a fall concert Friday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The event is free and open to the public.

November 11, 2014 — University of Wyoming alumni, friends, educators and others in Natrona, Johnson and Sheridan counties have opportunities to meet with UW College of Education Interim Dean Michael Day and mark the college’s 100th anniversary next week.

November 10, 2014 — University communities need to be safe and provide an environment that is conducive to learning and the pursuit of goals and dreams. As president, I am deeply committed to ensure that we have the safest environment possible at the University of Wyoming.

November 10, 2014 — “Heath Care: National and State Policy Issues” will be discussed during the November meeting of the University of Wyoming/State Retirees of Albany County Monday, Nov. 17.

November 10, 2014 — The deadline is Friday, Nov. 14, to nominate someone for University of Wyoming Information Technology’s semiannual program to recognize individual excellence in the division.

November 10, 2014 — More than 14,300 University of Wyoming students, faculty and staff members received a text message on their cell phones within minutes after it was sent Thursday in a systemwide test of the university's text notification system, UW Alert.

November 10, 2014 — University of Wyoming students are collecting aluminum cans to raise funds for an orphanage in Kenya.

November 10, 2014 — All University of Wyoming benefited employees are authorized to use a maximum of one hour of release time to participate in the Benefit Fair Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.

November 10, 2014 — “Masterworks of the Late 19th Century” is the theme of the University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series final fall concert Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. in Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

November 10, 2014 — The Wyoming Assistive Technology Resources (WATR) Program will celebrate a grand opening of its new open lab hours Thursday, Nov. 13, from 1-4:30 p.m. in Room 151 of the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences Building.

November 10, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider a proposed four-year tuition policy, along with a tuition recommendation for the 2015-16 academic year, during their regular November meeting Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 12-14.

November 10, 2014 — University of Wyoming Civil Engineering Associate Professor Thomas V. “Thom” Edgar has been elected as a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

November 7, 2014 — These are among the construction activities scheduled Nov. 9-15 at the University of Wyoming.

November 7, 2014 — A Laramie psychologist will speak in a seminar series focusing on ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) Thursday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Berry Center auditorium.

November 7, 2014 — Experts will examine Ebola preparedness in Wyoming on the University of Wyoming news and information program “Wyoming Signatures” Sunday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. on Wyoming Public Television.

November 7, 2014 — Reading of victims’ names from the Holocaust is among events scheduled for Holocaust Remembrance Week Nov. 10-14 at the University of Wyoming.

November 7, 2014 — The first Pop Up Paint Party is scheduled Monday, Nov. 10, from 6-8 p.m. at the University Wyoming Art Museum.

November 7, 2014 — These are among the activities scheduled Nov. 10-16 at the University of Wyoming:

November 7, 2014 — The University of Wyoming is reaching out to make health care more accessible to the state’s many rural residents.

November 7, 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.

November 6, 2014 — Recognized as one of the world’s best a cappella groups, Basix performs at the University of Wyoming Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium as part of the fall Cultural Programs series.

November 6, 2014 — The University of Wyoming has created and printed 5,000 copies of a new “Wyoming Student Atlas” that is being distributed to all Wyoming school districts.

November 6, 2014 — An art exhibition, faculty response panel and reception are among events Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 5:30 p.m. that are part of a Holocaust remembrance activity at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. It is free and open to the public.

November 6, 2014 — A longtime goal to create a University of Wyoming Extension learning center in Worland is a reality.

November 5, 2014 — Prizes, including a specialized mountain bike and television set, will be awarded during Friday Night Fever’s bingo night Nov. 7 at 9 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Ballroom.

November 5, 2014 — Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, recognized as a pro-democracy leader and global human rights activist, will speak Friday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Business Scarlett Auditorium.

November 5, 2014 — Novice and experienced livestock showmen will compete Saturday, Nov. 15, during the annual Little International Show at the Cliff and Martha Hansen Livestock Teaching Arena southwest of Laramie.

November 5, 2014 — Sheridan County and the University of Wyoming have signed an agreement for UW’s Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) to operate Sheridan’s business incubator.

November 5, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the BP Collaboration Center in the Energy Innovation Center on the UW campus.

November 5, 2014 — The University of Wyoming and Microsoft will celebrate their collaboration in developing a zero-emission green data center that is fueled by methane biogas and allows the university to run high-performance computing and modeling applications from the Laramie campus.

November 5, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Police Department has arrested an 18-year-old Cheyenne resident in connection with an off-campus Halloween night altercation that seriously injured a UW student.

November 5, 2014 — Denver artists Hollis+Lana will discuss painting/installation as part of the University of Wyoming visiting artist series Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building Room 111.

November 4, 2014 — An environmental engineer for a Wyoming coal company who won the federal government’s most prestigious mining reclamation award will speak to University of Wyoming students this week.

November 4, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony will present a special concert Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for Performing Arts concert hall.

November 4, 2014 — University of Wyoming graduate student Brandon Durant has spent much of the last four years in laboratories on the fourth floor of UW’s Physical Sciences Building, laboring largely by himself in search of ways to produce less-expensive, more efficient solar energy cells.

November 3, 2014 — University of Wyoming employees and students are invited to take an up-close look at UW’s new “front door” this afternoon from 3-5 p.m.

November 3, 2014 — University of Wyoming Catering and Events is now accepting reservations for January 2015 at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center.

November 3, 2014 — Regardless of the device, University of Wyoming students now have better access to charge and maintain access to their mobile devices.

November 3, 2014 — University of Wyoming Department of English Lecturer Nina McConigley’s book, “Cowboys and East Indians,” received the Best Short Stories Award in the Billings Public Library’s recent High Plains Book Award competition.

November 3, 2014 — Department of Geology Professor Kenneth Sims will discuss some of history’s most spectacular volcanic eruptions and efforts to predict eruptions during the University of Wyoming’s Fall Faculty Senate Speaker Series Monday, Nov. 10, at 4:10 p.m. in the Berry Center auditorium, Room 138.

November 3, 2014 — The University of Wyoming Police Department continues to investigate an altercation at an off-campus residence that resulted in serious injury to a UW student early Saturday. That student’s condition has improved, although he remains in intensive care at a Colorado hospital.

November 3, 2014 — University of Wyoming President Dick McGinity will allow a maximum of one hour release time for employees to exercise their right to vote Tuesday, Nov 4.

November 3, 2014 — Artist Patrick Earl Hammie will deliver a lecture at the University of Wyoming Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building, Room 111. The event is free and open to the public.

November 3, 2014 — William Evans’ extraordinary efforts to ensure the success of the first Cowboy Kickoff concert exemplify the characteristics that have earned him the University of Wyoming’s Staff Employee of the Third Quarter award.

November 3, 2014 — To celebrate Guy Fawkes Day Wednesday, Nov. 5, the movie, “V is for Vendetta,” will be shown at 8 p.m. in the lower level of the University of Wyoming Union. The event is free and open to the public.

November 1, 2014 — University of Wyoming and Laramie Police report that a 21-year-old UW student died Saturday from injuries sustained in a fight that took place at an off-campus residence. In an unrelated incident, another UW student was critically injured and is being treated at a Front Range hospital.