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December 22, 2021 — To start the new year, visitors to the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will be exposed to new programs that will allow them to take a solar system vacation; discover the star knowledge of Indigenous peoples of the West; receive an update on the Parker Solar Probe’s mission; and learn about the planned journey of Artemis I to the moon in the spring.

December 22, 2021 — First-time students attending the University of Wyoming next fall will “Saddle Up” for an exciting college experience.
December 22, 2021 — Three student-led teams from the University of Wyoming that recently pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges have received funding from UW’s Fisher Innovation Launchpad.
December 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management recently granted up to $644,000 for the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) to assess the economic impacts of fossil energy production in Wyoming and evaluate opportunities and research needs to deploy clean hydrogen technologies.

December 20, 2021 — The University of Wyoming has received a remarkable private gift of $5 million from UW alumnus Lawrence “Larry” Carrell to establish a named deanship in the College of Engineering and Applied Science -- the second named deanship in the university’s history after the John P. Ellbogen Foundation named the College of Education deanship earlier this year.

December 20, 2021 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 24-Monday, Jan. 3, for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays as well as winter closure.

December 20, 2021 — A University of Wyoming English associate professor’s latest book is among an international online magazine’s list of the top publications for the past year.

December 20, 2021 — The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) has selected UW’s Tara Righetti and Caleb Hill as co-directors for the new Nuclear Energy Research Center (NERC) of Excellence.
December 17, 2021 — The first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in Wyoming has been found in a member of the University of Wyoming community.

December 16, 2021 — A $1 million gift in memory of Tom Thorson, president of the Wyoming company Black Hills Bentonite LLC, supports the University of Wyoming’s Summer Field Camp, which has been training geologists for almost a century.

December 16, 2021 — A state and federal effort to map big-game migration corridors in the American West received a major grant from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), one of the country’s largest big-game conservation organizations. The gift will help map iconic elk migrations across the region, stimulating public and private conservation to benefit wildlife populations.
December 16, 2021 — University of Wyoming Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Neil Theobald is moving to a new role in UW’s College of Education aimed at raising the attainment of college degrees and workforce credentials across the state.
December 16, 2021 — The University of Wyoming soon will begin a search for a vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, building upon the 2017 hiring of UW’s first chief diversity officer and establishment of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
December 15, 2021 — The University of Wyoming will begin the spring 2022 semester with the same policy regarding masks that has been in place this fall semester, UW’s Board of Trustees decided today (Wednesday).
December 14, 2021 — Evan Johnson, an associate professor with the University of Wyoming’s Division of Kinesiology and Health, has a vision about diversity on campus and in the division’s classrooms: The more diversity among faculty and students, the better the outcome for students to receive a well-rounded education and be fully prepared to enter the workforce.
December 14, 2021 — Five Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP) educators and two University of Wyoming mentors recently presented projects at the Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
December 13, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) and 9H Research Foundation are collaborating on a $4,000 student research energy competition.
December 10, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider UW’s spring 2022 COVID-19 campus plan during the board’s regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15.

December 9, 2021 — A remarkable gift from a former Cowboy football walk-on under Coach Al Kincaid in the 1980s is the first major gift to support planned renovations to the University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium

December 9, 2021 — It’s not that professors in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wyoming are involved in money laundering, but they are -- sort of.

December 9, 2021 — Seven members of the University of Wyoming’s Nordic ski team qualified to compete in the World University Games that were originally scheduled in Andermatt, Switzerland, this month.

December 8, 2021 — The official call for entries is available online for the University of Wyoming Art Museum’s 47th annual Juried UW Student Exhibition.

December 8, 2021 — The University of Wyoming is among an international coalition that announced a $19 million research project aimed at understanding how a farmer’s or a rancher’s grazing management decisions affect soil health on pasture and rangeland.

December 7, 2021 — As energy markets respond to growing demand for low-carbon energy -- including from renewable resources -- Wyoming is becoming home to new utility-scale wind and solar power plants. How can Wyoming, with ample wind and solar resources, participate in these new markets while also protecting the state’s highly valued scenery, open spaces and wildlife habitat?

December 7, 2021 — University of Wyoming scientists are part of a multistate team that is launching research into perennial forage systems and helping promote their adoption.

December 7, 2021 — After missing a year in 2020, the University of Wyoming Department of Music will resume the tradition of presenting its annual gala holiday concerts Saturday, Dec. 11, and Sunday, Dec. 12, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

December 6, 2021 — Professor Tracey Owens Patton will present the annual Sandeen Lecture in the Humanities Monday, Dec. 13, at the University of Wyoming.
December 6, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) is now accepting nominations for fall 2022 awards.

December 6, 2021 — The University of Wyoming livestock judging team’s sixth-place finish at the North American International Livestock Exposition is the highest in school history, and two of its members were among 12 across the nation selected as All-Americans.
December 6, 2021 — Finalists for the position of executive director of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) have been identified, and they are scheduled to participate in virtual public forums at UW starting today (Monday).
December 3, 2021 — Scholarship applications are now available for the Chief Washakie Memorial Endowment for the 2022-23 academic year at the University of Wyoming. The application deadline is March 1, 2022.
December 3, 2021 — Scholarship applications are now available for the Northern Arapaho Endowment for the 2022-23 academic year at the University of Wyoming. The application deadline is March 1, 2022.

December 3, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale will present a “Joyous Hope” holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at Laramie’s United Presbyterian Church, located at 215 S. 11th St.
December 2, 2021 — University of Wyoming students can learn tips for budgeting for spring break during a workshop Wednesday, Dec. 8.

December 2, 2021 — The Great Plains Institute’s Matt Fry will speak about the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI) during a webinar Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 1:30 p.m.

December 1, 2021 — The University of Wyoming will confer its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon former Wyoming first lady Carol Mead during UW’s winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 11.
December 1, 2021 — The University of Wyoming will accord degrees to about 850 students during a combined winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 11, at 9 a.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.

December 1, 2021 — How are ecological communities assembled from species pools? This pressing question underlies a broad array of practical problems in ecology and environmental science, including the restoration of damaged landscapes, management of protected areas and protection of threatened species.
December 1, 2021 — A program that explores the star of Bethlehem will take center stage at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium this month.

November 30, 2021 — University of Wyoming researchers, in collaboration with others across the U.S., will begin investigating how environments can turn proteins into jack-of-all-trades journeymen.
November 29, 2021 — People who have unpaid parking citations of less than $38 at the University of Wyoming can have their fines reduced by donating nonperishable items for a food drive.

November 29, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Foundation and the American Heritage Center (AHC) have teamed up to present three new exhibitions of photographs and images at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center at the eastern end of campus.
November 29, 2021 — The University of Wyoming has established the Office of the Student Ombudsman -- the first office of its kind in the history of the university. The office will provide informal, confidential, impartial and independent assistance to students who are experiencing conflicts.

November 29, 2021 — Thirty-two women were recognized at the University of Wyoming’s sixth annual Own It! Awards ceremony Nov. 15.

November 29, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Coe Library is home to the new Student Learning Commons, a centralized, one-stop academic support network for UW students.
November 29, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Police Department’s (UWPD) annual found property auction has been changed to a garage sale and will be held Wednesday, Dec. 1, beginning at 4 p.m. at the UWPD north parking lot, located at 1426 E. Flint St.

November 29, 2021 — A University of Wyoming assistant professor recently contributed to a special issue of the journal BioScience that explores a new paradigm for managing natural resources in the context of rapid ecological transformations.

November 29, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance fall season continues with “These Shining Lives” Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 2-4, and Thursday and Friday, Dec. 9-10.
November 29, 2021 — IMPACT 307, the University of Wyoming’s business incubator program, will host the sixth Fisher Innovation Launchpad (FIL) Pitch Day Tuesday, Nov. 30.
November 23, 2021 — A new effort to better diversify and grow Wyoming’s economy and workforce will receive a major boost with the allocation of $27 million in federal funding by Gov. Mark Gordon.

November 22, 2021 — A University of Wyoming professor who has published extensively on the visual culture of women’s activism worldwide will speak Thursday, Dec. 2, at UW.

November 19, 2021 — Stephen Tse, founder and CEO of Harmony One, a fast and open blockchain for decentralized applications, is the latest global industry leader to be appointed to serve on the University of Wyoming Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation (CBDI) Advisory Board.
November 19, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Board of Trustees has delayed its comprehensive review of the performance of President Ed Seidel to next year as a result of highly unusual conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 19, 2021 — The University of Wyoming continues to strongly encourage but not require COVID-19 vaccinations for almost all employees and all students while multiple lawsuits proceed regarding federal vaccine mandates.
November 19, 2021 — A major reorganization of the University of Wyoming’s academic programs will proceed as outlined by the university’s administration, following votes of support Thursday (Nov. 18) by UW’s Board of Trustees.

November 19, 2021 — Students in the Wyoming-WWAMI Medical Education Program recently presented their research projects through poster displays and viewings by academic judges and the public during the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences’ third annual research symposium.
November 18, 2021 — Masks will continue to be required inside most University of Wyoming buildings where 6-foot social distancing isn’t possible, following action by the UW Board of Trustees.

November 18, 2021 — Building on a formal apology and other actions in 2019 to honor the Black 14 on the 50th anniversary of their dismissal from the University of Wyoming’s football team, UW and the former student-athletes are moving forward with additional steps to ensure that the lessons of one of the most turbulent times in the university’s history aren’t forgotten.
November 17, 2021 — Two federal grants have been awarded to the University of Wyoming’s Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) program, housed in the office of Student Educational Opportunity, to help encourage higher education.
November 16, 2021 — Nearly 50 vendors will sell a wide assortment of products at the University of Wyoming Holiday Market Friday, Dec. 10.
November 16, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s School of Pharmacy and CaaMTech, a Washington state-based company that engineers psychedelic drugs, recently formed a collaboration in which UW researchers will evaluate CaaMTech’s proprietary compounds in addiction models as well as aim to demonstrate their anti-addictive properties.

November 16, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra will present “Salute the Heroes,” a performance that recognizes music and heroism, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 16, 2021 — Two University of Wyoming faculty members -- one current and one former -- have made Clarivate Analytics’ list as two of the world’s most highly cited researchers in the field of chemical and petroleum engineering.
November 16, 2021 — IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host “Important Legal Documents Every Entrepreneur Should Know,” a new “Lunch and Learn” series webinar event, Wednesday, Nov. 17, from noon-1 p.m.
November 15, 2021 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25-26, for Thanksgiving. UW classes will be dismissed Monday-Friday, Nov. 22-26.
November 15, 2021 — There is a large and growing population of children in the United States who are younger than 5 years old who have a first language other than English and will be forced to learn two languages simultaneously, as well as learn academic subjects in a new language.

November 13, 2021 — The University of Wyoming is playing host to the Wyoming State High School Football Championships Friday and Saturday, Nov. 12-13.
November 12, 2021 — IMPACT 307, Sheridan’s business incubator, has chosen three winners of the 2021 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge.

November 12, 2021 — Two University of Wyoming research teams have been named Phase 1 semifinalists of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize, a $4 million competition designed to advance technologies and techniques to support direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines.
November 12, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will consider a proposal to reorganize academic programs and receive updates on other issues during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 17-19.
November 12, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn.
November 11, 2021 — The University of Wyoming will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a subawardee in a collaborative grant proposal with Baker Hughes Energy Transition LLC to develop innovative solutions and uses for coal waste.

November 11, 2021 — Two second-year Wyoming medical students enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program at the University of Wyoming recently took part in a volunteer effort to support COVID-19 patient care at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie.
November 10, 2021 — A former dean and faculty members of the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, along with members of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), have been honored for their work on an article published in The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.

November 10, 2021 — A team of students from the University of Wyoming is a winner of the Carbon Removal Student Competition funded by XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation.

November 9, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Singing Statesmen, Bel Canto and the Happy Jacks choral ensembles will present “Music in the Air: Songs of Love, Peace and Praise” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 8, 2021 — A Carbon County 4-H educator is using MakeHERspace workshops to erase that girls’ bland sugar-and-spice stereotype and replace it with accomplish and aspire.
November 8, 2021 — A University of Florida lecturer will discuss his research on racism as a public health crisis as part of the University of Wyoming Black Studies Center’s (UWBSC) 2021-22 Let Freedom Ring Lecture Series.
November 8, 2021 — A Diversity Hub webpage that will host valuable information to connect the campus and offer resources has been developed by the University of Wyoming’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and its partners.
November 8, 2021 — Online registration is now open for the University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) gingerbread house decorating contest.
November 8, 2021 — The University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences continues its advancement of interprofessional education, recognizing the need to provide students from multiple disciplines a broad perspective of the complexities of patient care in the age of COVID-19.
November 8, 2021 — Events ranging from presentations on scholarship opportunities to specialty-prepared meals and education abroad opportunities are among activities planned for the University of Wyoming’s International Education Week Nov. 15-19. All events are open to the public.

November 8, 2021 — The University of Wyoming has launched the next phase of its “The World Needs More Cowboys” marketing campaign, including a new anthem video that highlights the attributes of UW students, employees, alumni and supporters.
November 8, 2021 — An expert in computational biology, biophysics and big-data analyses in high-performance computing environments has been chosen as the director of the University of Wyoming’s Advanced Research Computing Center (ARCC).

November 8, 2021 — Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) crews work long, physically demanding days digging, running chainsaws and building fence, often in remote locations and harsh weather. Next summer, for the first time, one of those crews will be an all-women team, composed of two crew leaders and six crew members.

November 5, 2021 — A boy from Cheyenne who saved his little sister’s life from a charging dog in summer 2020 will be honored with a reception at the University of Wyoming Geological Museum from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. The event is free and open to the public.
November 5, 2021 — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network a $2.5 million grant to implement the SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program in Wyoming.
November 5, 2021 — A major reorganization of the University of Wyoming’s academic programs would proceed, although implementation of some significant components would be delayed by a year, under a proposal scheduled to be presented to the UW Board of Trustees Nov. 17-19.

November 5, 2021 — The University of Wyoming College of Law and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources will host a symposium marking Yellowstone National Park’s 150th anniversary at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody May 19-20.

November 5, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony will present “Celebration” Thursday, Nov. 11, as part of the Department of Music’s Spotlight Series. The program is at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 4, 2021 — Anyone who has had the daunting experience of trying to get an injured and frightened 80-pound dog or a nervous cat into a vehicle for a trip to the vet should be overjoyed about Dr. Angie O’Hearn’s new visiting veterinary services business -- The Visiting Vet -- in Casper.
November 4, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) has made it on the front page of the U.S. Department of Energy’s monthly Carbon Storage Newsletter, highlighting EORI’s published StoryMap “Wyoming is CCUS Ready!”
November 4, 2021 — The acting director of the University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI), Lon Whitman, is a contributor to an important and anticipated publication on carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery projects in the nation.
November 4, 2021 — The University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy has established an advisory board for its continuing education program.

November 4, 2021 — The Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming is now accepting submissions for its inaugural Wild and Working Lands Film Festival to be held in Laramie next May. The deadline to submit entries is Jan. 17.
November 4, 2021 — Volunteers are needed to read the names of military members who died serving their country for a Veterans Day event scheduled Thursday, Nov. 11, at the University of Wyoming.
November 3, 2021 — A National Cancer Institute (NCI) researcher whose work is directly relevant to messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine development is scheduled to present a University of Wyoming seminar Friday, Nov. 12.

November 3, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Community Band and Symphonic Band will perform “From Film to the Shires of England” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

November 3, 2021 — A program on Yellowstone National Park being a potential supervolcano will highlight the schedule at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium this month.

November 3, 2021 — More than 200 people attended the recent Wyoming ESL Parent Institute, which served as a resource for English as a second language (ESL) students and their parents, in addition to educators and policymakers who want to support ESL families in their school districts.

November 2, 2021 — The Edgewater Duo will perform as part of the University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6.

November 2, 2021 — A University of Wyoming Department of Music professor and a UW graduate are the featured “Piano Duet” musicians in the Sunday, Nov. 7, Faculty Recital Series program.

November 2, 2021 — Karagh Brummond, director of the University of Wyoming Science Initiative Outreach and Engagement Program, has been selected as one of nine Teen Science Café Rural Fellows for the 2021-22 program.

November 1, 2021 — The seventh annual University of Wyoming Giving Day, held during Homecoming this year, was record-breaking -- raising discretionary funds that benefit programs large and small at Wyoming’s only four-year, land-grant university.
November 1, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s IMPACT 307 business incubator program, in coordination with Central Wyoming College and other local partners, has launched the third annual Wind River Startup Challenge (WRSC).
November 1, 2021 — Nominations are now being accepted for a student speaker for the University of Wyoming’s winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 11. The nomination deadline is Friday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m.
November 1, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources will hold a panel discussion about the outdoor recreation and tourism management degree for interested UW students.

November 1, 2021 — A coordinator and resident “rock star” in the University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office has been named the Staff Employee of the Third Quarter.

November 1, 2021 — Emily Balfour, a sophomore secondary education career and technical education major at the University of Wyoming at Casper, was named the first-place winner of the inaugural WYTeach Collegiate Competition.

November 1, 2021 — The Wyoming Jazz Ensemble will perform with special guest Ernie Watts Thursday, Nov. 4, at the University of Wyoming.
November 1, 2021 — Individuals who know they will drive on University of Wyoming business during 2022 need to make a new request by Friday, Dec. 31.

November 1, 2021 — Andy Wheelock, a University of Wyoming Department of Music assistant professor, will present a record release concert Friday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
October 29, 2021 — As part of National Native American Heritage Month, the documentary “Home From School: The Children of Carlisle” will be screened at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.
October 29, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music Spotlight Series will present the UW Percussion Ensemble’s fall concert Monday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.
October 29, 2021 — A University of Wyoming professor has pledged his support against subsidies for fisheries that he and hundreds of other university faculty and scientists say lead to overfishing worldwide.

October 28, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance season continues with an evening of dance featuring an original adaptation of Shakespeare’s fantastical comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as well as a historical dance reconstruction and two new works.

October 27, 2021 — A $250,000 gift from the Muley Fanatic Foundation to the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming will support sound science that advances the conservation of mule deer while supporting the growth and development of future leaders in wildlife science.
October 27, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Jazz Studies program will present the Jazz Ensemble II and Jazz Combos fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.
October 26, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host a Halloween party from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29. The event is free and open to the public.

October 25, 2021 — The Wyoming Conservation Corps (WCC) program is returning under the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.
October 25, 2021 — An entry from Sigma Nu and Alpha Phi was named the overall winner in the University of Wyoming Homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 23.

October 22, 2021 — The Colorado Chamber Players (CCP) will perform a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday, Oct. 22) in the University of Wyoming’s Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall.

October 22, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music Faculty Recital Series continues with music from Duo Pragma at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The program is free and open to the public.
October 22, 2021 — University of Wyoming Transportation Services is in the final stages of a software upgrade to the UW fuel island. To finalize the upgrades to the fueling site, the fuel island will have to be taken offline for several hours Monday, Oct. 25.
October 22, 2021 — IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host “Researching Your Customers and Competitors,” a new “Lunch and Learn” series webinar, Wednesday, Oct. 27, from noon-1 p.m. Michael Lambert, program manager, and Nicholas Giraldo, a market researcher, both with the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network’s Market Research Center, will present the webinar.
October 21, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) is breathing new life into an old cinema dinosaur.

October 21, 2021 — College basketball’s foremost analytics expert, whose work is used to help determine which teams will advance in postseason play -- most notably the NCAA Championships -- will speak Friday, Oct. 22, at the University of Wyoming.

October 21, 2021 — University of Wyoming Professor Colleen Denney has written a book focusing on Lena Connell, who photographed the leading women of the women’s suffrage movement during the reign of British rulers King Edward VII and George V.

October 21, 2021 — A University of Wyoming scientist whose research has provided new and extensive insights into one of the West’s iconic wildlife species has been honored by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA).

October 20, 2021 — Cowboy football fans and other University of Wyoming supporters are invited to a combined Kickoff Friday and “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Friday, Nov. 5, from 5-7 p.m. at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center.
October 19, 2021 — The popular community-wide Safe Treat for children returns to the University of Wyoming from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.
October 19, 2021 — Nine graduate students studying biodiversity at the University of Wyoming received nearly $200,000 in grants from UW’s Biodiversity Institute (BI).

October 19, 2021 — Colt Duncan, the recipient of the University of Wyoming’s Larsh Bristol Photojournalism Fellowship, will present some of his work at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, in Room 506 of Coe Library.

October 18, 2021 — The fifth Bike to UW Day will take place Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the University of Wyoming Simpson Plaza.

October 18, 2021 — For nearly 25 years, newly graduated physicians from the Wyoming-WWAMI Medical Education Program at the University of Wyoming have focused on setting up in-state practices to bring their medical specialties to rural and underserved communities. However, they do not want the program to be one of the best-kept secrets in the Cowboy State.

October 18, 2021 — This year, alumni and friends of the University of Wyoming will celebrate Homecoming in a completely new way by supporting the programs they love on UW Giving Day beginning at noon Wednesday, Oct. 20, through noon Thursday, Oct. 21.
October 18, 2021 — Several administrative changes and searches are underway or in planning at the University of Wyoming.

October 18, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance opens the in-person fall season with a dramatic staged reading of “Las Pajaritas” Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22-23.
October 18, 2021 — Fans attending the next two University of Wyoming home football games have the opportunity to be vaccinated for COVID-19 during pregame festivities.

October 15, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Student Success and Graduation Hub has found a new home on the UW campus.

October 15, 2021 — Schools from Windsor, Colo., Casper and Rapid City, S.D., were the top place winners at a high school marching band invitational at the University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium Saturday, Oct. 9.
October 15, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s IMPACT 307 business incubator program, in coordination with Laramie County Community College (LCCC) and other local partners, launched the 2022 Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad (SEWYIL), a regional startup challenge for residents in Albany and Laramie counties. The application period is open through midnight Monday, Nov. 15.
October 15, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Black Studies Center (UWBSC) will host Farrad Muhammad, an independent scholar, as part of its Let Freedom Ring Lecture Series Monday, Oct. 18.

October 15, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music will present a live performance of jazz music from “Momentum: Portraits of Women in Motion, Ellen Rowe Octet” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.
October 14, 2021 — IMPACT 307, Sheridan’s business incubator, has announced six finalists for the 2021 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition.
October 14, 2021 — The Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming is offering a free online workshop for individuals with chronic conditions and their caregivers.
October 14, 2021 — University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel, his partner, Professor Gabrielle Allen, and a theoretical physicist colleague will be guests on a YouTube and Twitch podcast to discuss current and future applications of Albert Einstein’s famous theory.
October 14, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center has received the Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention from Vector Solutions.

October 14, 2021 — Jeffrey Eppink will speak about ambient seismic imaging (ASI) during a webinar Thursday, Oct. 28, at 1:30 p.m.
October 13, 2021 — Masks will continue to be required inside most University of Wyoming buildings where 6-foot social distancing isn’t possible, following action by the UW Board of Trustees.
October 13, 2021 — Following extensive review and input from internal and external stakeholders, University of Wyoming Provost and Executive Vice President Kevin Carman has submitted recommendations to reconfigure many of UW’s academic programs, including eliminating some degree programs.

October 12, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series continues with a performance from Formosa Duo at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

October 12, 2021 — Two University of Wyoming researchers developed a machine learning model that improves the accuracy of detecting earthquakes by 14.5 percent compared to the most accurate current existing model.
October 12, 2021 — After a yearlong renovation project, the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center’s (AHC) loggia and galleries are now open to the public with an exhibition of paintings by Osage-born artist Dave Paulley.

October 11, 2021 — A former professor’s journey to find a historical rock has become a documentary by a University of Wyoming alumnus.
October 11, 2021 — The University of Wyoming has some new teaching technology in the form of the OmniGlobe, which comes preloaded with more than 300 datasets to explore our Earth, solar system and society.
October 11, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Accessibility Committee collaborated on a project to recognize the contributions of university employees with disabilities.
October 11, 2021 — A day of fun, football and friendship this fall is planned by the University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) to show appreciation to its members through a Membership Appreciation Tailgate Saturday, Nov. 6.
October 11, 2021 — Not even an 810-point performance from a regional rival over the weekend could keep the University of Wyoming men’s rodeo team from sweeping all five Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) rodeos during the fall schedule.
October 11, 2021 — To help the University of Wyoming meet a federal compliance requirement to gather accurate workforce demographics, the campus community is encouraged to participate in the yearly self-identification campaign.

October 11, 2021 — A University of Wyoming laboratory is testing influent from Wyoming towns for the virus that causes COVID-19 to help the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory determine trends of the disease in the state.
October 11, 2021 — People with questions about the University of Wyoming’s role in the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP) and related UW initiatives can receive answers in upcoming meetings.
October 11, 2021 — Committees charged with reviewing and advising on proposed changes to academic programs at the University of Wyoming have submitted final reports, as work continues on a proposal to present to the UW Board of Trustees in November.

October 11, 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 Goshen County during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Torrington.
October 8, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive updates on UW’s COVID-19 response, proposed academic program reconfigurations and the Wyoming Innovation Partnership during the board’s regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, Oct. 13.
October 7, 2021 — “Indigenous Peoples Day Every Day” will be celebrated on Simpson Plaza from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, at the University of Wyoming.

October 7, 2021 — A thorough review of the history of sage grouse hunting and populations across the Intermountain West shows that declines in the bird’s numbers have prompted significant reductions in hunting opportunities in recent decades -- with mixed results for grouse populations.
October 7, 2021 — The University of Wyoming has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to host a series of workshops where experts at the intersection of education and the human-technology interface will discuss how recent technological advances might be used to create tools and methods that enhance learning.

October 7, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music’s Faculty Recital Series opens the fall season with “Trio Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

October 6, 2021 — A $250,000 gift from retired University of Wyoming at Casper faculty member Gail Zimmerman will establish a permanent fund that supports the work of junior and midcareer faculty -- the first fellowship of its kind at UW-Casper.

October 6, 2021 — The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources will host Mountainfilm on Tour with both live and virtual screenings of environmental and outdoor adventure films and documentaries.

October 6, 2021 — Six University of Wyoming graduates will be honored for their professional achievements and support of the university during Homecoming Oct. 16-23.
October 6, 2021 — Six innovative businesses -- ranging from a company that focuses on increasing outdoor recreational opportunities to one that reduces atmospheric carbon dioxide levels through the use of biomass -- are finalists in a University of Wyoming entrepreneurship competition.

October 5, 2021 — The University of Wyoming and state agencies are collaborating on a contest for Wyoming youth to share their vision for the Cowboy State’s future, with an opportunity to win cash prizes up to $700.

October 5, 2021 — Fourteen high school bands across Wyoming and the region will perform at the University of Wyoming Saturday, Oct. 9.

October 5, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra (UWSO) is back onstage, welcoming a live audience for the first time in nearly two years.

October 4, 2021 — Kami Danaei is the new academic director for the School of Energy Resources (SER) academic program at the University of Wyoming.

October 4, 2021 — University of Wyoming Professor Tracey Owens Patton will give the fall semester President’s Speaker Series talk Friday, Oct. 15.

October 4, 2021 — More than 3 tons of potatoes are being distributed across Wyoming this fall in a project that started in a University of Wyoming research field near Lingle.
October 4, 2021 — Even with its lowest output of the season, the University of Wyoming men’s rodeo team captured its fourth straight title to open the fall schedule.
October 4, 2021 — Ten University of Wyoming faculty members have been selected for the UW Academic Writing Fellows (UWAWF) program.

October 4, 2021 — A graduate student in the University of Wyoming’s Soil Microbial Ecology Laboratory will host a free community field trip Saturday, Oct. 23, to part of the Medicine Bow National Forest that was affected by the 2020 Mullen fire west of Laramie.
October 4, 2021 — University of Wyoming Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Center (DSC) is hosting “Open October,” a series of virtual programs focusing on open access and open education initiatives.

October 4, 2021 — One University of Wyoming graduate student will receive the opportunity to conduct research at the prestigious Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) with world-class scientists.
October 4, 2021 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music will present “WYO-SING!: A Choral Showcase of the UW Choirs” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.
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