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Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu
March 31, 2021
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources recently launched an innovative, online course for aspiring outdoor guides or enrichment for early-career guides.
March 30, 2021
A significant decline in COVID-19 cases and the increasing availability of vaccines have prompted the University of Wyoming to adjust its spring semester plan, allowing students and faculty the option of continuing in-person experiences throughout the semester.
March 30, 2021
Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in Washakie County during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Thursday, April 15, in Worland.
March 30, 2021
Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in Big Horn County during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Wednesday, April 14, in Lovell.
March 30, 2021
Saman Aryana is the first Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Technologies in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER).
March 29, 2021
The University of Wyoming men’s rodeo team won its third consecutive team title of the spring season, while the Cowgirls rebounded from their low-scoring performance -- from the week before -- to complete a UW sweep at the Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) rodeo in Torrington Saturday.
March 29, 2021
Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently selected UW staff members to receive the “Tip of the Cap” award.
March 29, 2021
Staff members from the University of Wyoming’s Multicultural Affairs and International Students and Scholars offices will host the Intercultural Graduation Ceremony from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 13, in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.
March 29, 2021
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting via teleconference at 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 31.
March 29, 2021
In response to a nearly $55 million budget reduction facing the University of Wyoming in the 2020-22 biennium, President Ed Seidel has directed that UW Student Housing, Dining Services, the University Store, Catering and Events, and Vending Services merge administrative operations into the Division
March 29, 2021
University of Wyoming researchers will study soil health and factors that limit yield in high-elevation irrigated hay meadows on 12 ranch sites in Wyoming and Colorado as part of a $500,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.
March 29, 2021
All members of the University of Wyoming community are now eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19, another major step toward a return to a traditional fall 2021 semester.
March 29, 2021
“The Legacy of Liz Byrd” is the topic of a Women’s History Month virtual discussion at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, at the University of Wyoming.
March 26, 2021
Lauren Shoemaker, a University of Wyoming assistant professor in the Department of Botany, has been selected as a 2021-25 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
March 26, 2021
Encouraging numbers regarding COVID-19 infections, along with vaccine availability and acceptance, have made it possible for the University of Wyoming to move forward with plans for a traditional fall 2021 semester with in-person experiences and fewer restrictions.
March 25, 2021
New movies and live talks on various astronomical subjects dot the program lineup for the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium during April.
March 25, 2021
Nominations are now being accepted for student speakers for the University of Wyoming’s spring commencement ceremonies May 14-15. The nomination deadline is Friday, April 2.
March 24, 2021
The recent image of a jaguar near the United States-Mexico border by a University of Arizona graduate student with ties to the University of Wyoming suggests that habitat connectivity might remain between the southwestern U.S. and the northernmost jaguar subpopulation in Sonora, Mexico.
March 24, 2021
IMPACT Casper, a business development program of the University of Wyoming with business incubators in Laramie, Casper and Sheridan, will continue to build upon the successes of its Casper Start-Up Challenge with a fifth year of the competition and another $50,000 seed fund.
March 23, 2021
A University of Wyoming senior research scientist has made important field contributions in the use of the POD sampler, an instrument used to accurately sample pollution levels.
March 22, 2021
A strategic scenario planning session for University of Wyoming students and parents is scheduled from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23.
March 22, 2021
University of Wyoming Department of Music jazz musicians will present a combined virtual concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25.
March 22, 2021
The University of Wyoming Symphonic Band will present its spring concert virtually today (Monday) at 7:30 p.m.
March 22, 2021
The University of Wyoming men’s and women’s teams secured three of a possible four team titles at a pair of rodeos last weekend in the opening weekend of the spring season in the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR).
March 19, 2021
A significant decline in COVID-19 cases and the increasing availability of vaccines have prompted the University of Wyoming to adjust its spring semester plan, allowing students and faculty the option of continuing in-person experiences throughout the semester.
March 19, 2021
Overcoming challenges has become the new normal for academics, and the Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program on the University of Wyoming campus is no exception.
March 19, 2021
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive updates on a range of topics during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday and Thursday, March 24-25.
March 18, 2021
The University of Wyoming College of Business is among 12 Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program consortium schools hosting a screening of the popular Netflix docudrama “The Social Dilemma” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29.
March 18, 2021
Kara Fornstrom, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) director of state regulatory policy, will speak with University of Wyoming Master of Business Administration (MBA) students Friday, March 19.
March 17, 2021
The University of Wyoming men’s and women’s teams open the spring season with a pair of Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) rodeos this weekend in Gillette.
March 17, 2021
University of Wyoming students now have a new comfortable, relaxing place where they can gather.
March 16, 2021
The Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) has scheduled five glass recycling events throughout this spring.
March 16, 2021
The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) closes the spring semester performing a traditional “big” piece, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18.
March 16, 2021
After a successful year and a half on the film festival and screening circuit, the University of Wyoming’s 55-minute science, adventure and conservation documentary film, “Deer 139,” will premiere online on the spring equinox.
March 15, 2021
The public presentation of one of the finalists for the position of dean of the University of Wyoming’s College of Education has been postponed due to the weather-related closure of UW campus.
March 12, 2021
University of Wyoming students can take their ideas from the dorm room to the board room through the 2021 Fisher Innovation Launchpad.
March 12, 2021
A new dance adaptation of Shakespeare’s beloved and fantastical comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” from the University of Wyoming’s Department of Theatre and Dance, takes to the stage next week as a virtual production.
March 12, 2021
“Speak No Evil,” a male focus group that focuses conversations on race, racism and American society, will be offered to University of Wyoming administrators, faculty and staff, and community members ages 21 and up, beginning next month.
March 12, 2021
Finalists for the position of dean of the University of Wyoming’s College of Education have been identified, and they are scheduled to participate in virtual public forums at UW starting Monday.
March 12, 2021
University of Wyoming Department of Music faculty members John Fadial and Chi-Chen Wu will present “The Complete Works of Fauré for Violin and Piano” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 12 (tonight).
March 12, 2021
Close to 1,700 Albany County residents, including many University of Wyoming employees and students, are being vaccinated for COVID-19 this week, helping set the stage for the return to a more traditional semester this fall.
March 11, 2021
An undergraduate student with the University of Wyoming’s Division of Communication Disorders is the recipient of a 2021 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Undergraduate Scholarship.
March 11, 2021
A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
March 11, 2021
Responding to expressions of support for an in-person graduation experience, the University of Wyoming has decided to conduct its 2021 spring commencement with face-to-face ceremonies that are livestreamed.
March 11, 2021
The chair of the University of Wyoming’s Department of History and American Studies has been named UW’s associate vice provost for global engagement.
March 10, 2021
A University of Wyoming discussion on current research that demonstrates the way students move from majoring in the humanities to employment will be presented virtually Wednesday, March 17.
March 10, 2021
Wyoming youths are invited to participate in a Virtual Career Night hosted by University of Wyoming Extension starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23.
March 10, 2021
About 20 students from the University of Wyoming and several of the state’s community colleges will gain hands-on training in software development starting later this month.
March 10, 2021
A distinguished scholar and administrator who led academic and research improvements at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has been selected as the University of Wyoming’s provost/senior vice president for academic affairs.
March 10, 2021
In previous research, ancient massacre sites found men who died while pitted in battle or discovered executions of targeted families. At other sites, evidence showed killing of members of a migrant community in conflict with previously established communities.
March 9, 2021
The University of Wyoming’s Central Asian Student Association (CASA) will celebrate its seventh annual Central Asian Awareness Day and Navruz with a virtual program Saturday, March 20.
March 9, 2021
Two programs of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) at the University of Wyoming will host a school-based health education miniseries.
March 9, 2021
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting via teleconference at 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 10.
March 9, 2021
The director of the laboratory testing University of Wyoming COVID-19 samples was describing how the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) came to be testing 2,500 samples a day when he stopped midsentence and changed facial expressions.
March 8, 2021
A molecular biologist whose research and publication prowess are internationally known has received the Andrew Vanvig Distinguished Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming.
March 8, 2021
An attorney from Sublette County and a businesswoman and former educator from Teton County have been named to the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.
March 8, 2021
Albany County’s COVID-19 vaccination program today (Monday) enters Phase 1c, priority groups 1-3, of the Wyoming Department of Health priority tiers, meaning all University of Wyoming employees are eligible to make appointments.
March 5, 2021
A University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science alumnus is using his Laramie ranch to create a solar energy research facility that will donate its energy proceeds to the university while also creating research and curriculum opportunities for students and faculty members.
March 5, 2021
The proposed interior design of planned new student housing at the University of Wyoming is the topic of a meeting of the UW Board of Trustees’ Facilities Contracting Committee Tuesday, March 9, from 3-5 p.m.
March 5, 2021
A candlelight vigil in recognition of the four student lives lost in recent weeks is scheduled Monday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Wyoming.
March 5, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the major pillars of modern society and the economy, with research teams across the world working to build systems that seem like science fiction today.
March 5, 2021
A distinguished national engineering leader has agreed to join the University of Wyoming as a senior strategic adviser to President Ed Seidel for science, technology and engineering.
March 4, 2021
The University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) has reviewed the impact of President Joe Biden’s temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands, finding significant potential impacts on Wyoming oil and gas production.
March 4, 2021
A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
March 4, 2021
The University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office will host a food drive for Laramie Interfaith from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The event is free and open to the public.
March 4, 2021
Students in the University of Wyoming’s new outdoor recreation and tourism management degree program are completing projects in southeast Wyoming as part of an innovative, applied experience called the professional semester.
March 3, 2021
University of Wyoming Extension entomologist Scott Schell has received the Wyoming Crop Improvement Association (WCIA) Excellence in Service Award for his contributions to the Wyoming seed industry.
March 3, 2021
Matt Kaufman, a partner with the law firm of Hathaway & Kunz LLP in Cheyenne, will speak with University of Wyoming Master of Business Administration (MBA) students Friday, March 5.
March 3, 2021
Cameron Wright, who has served as interim dean of the University of Wyoming’s College of Engineering and Applied Science since August 2019, has been named acting dean through August 2023 by the UW Board of Trustees.
March 3, 2021
The University of Wyoming College of Education and UW Trustees Education Initiative are collaborating with Mursion, a company that develops virtual reality training simulations, to present the inaugural WYTeach competition for high school students interested in becoming teachers.
March 2, 2021
Finalists for the University of Wyoming’s annual Dorothy Jacoby Student Soloist Competition will present a free virtual recital with piano Sunday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m.
March 2, 2021
Students and employees of the University of Wyoming are playing a key role in Albany County’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, ranging from scheduling appointments via telephone to providing facilities to actually administering the vaccine shots.
March 2, 2021
The University of Wyoming College of Business is among four Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative collegiate programs hosting a virtual presentation that details “Operation Varsity Blues,” the seminal case widely known as the college admissions scandal.
March 1, 2021
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting via teleconference at 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 3.
March 1, 2021
University of Wyoming Libraries and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) have partnered to provide school-sponsored WSJ memberships to all UW students, faculty and staff.
March 1, 2021
Ten years ago, the University of Wyoming hosted the ninth International Conference on Sir Walter Scott, marking only the third time the international conference had been held in North America. Participants came from Australia, France, Scotland, England, Germany and Hong Kong.
March 1, 2021
The University of Wyoming Construction Management Program is now offering its first two scholarships.
March 1, 2021
Some 101 outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2021 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top academic scholarship.
March 1, 2021
When a University of Wyoming Department of Economics team produced a research paper on the net benefits to social distancing policies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, team members anticipated that there would be a broad interest in their results.
Contact Us
Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu