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November 30, 2022 — Small-business owners can take the guesswork out of the steps necessary to set their businesses up for success.

November 30, 2022 — In August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the state the storm might hit.

November 30, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Sheridan Research and Extension (R&E) Center recently donated nearly 1,600 pounds of dry beans to Food Bank of Wyoming, based in Casper.

November 30, 2022 — The abortion issue has been a matter of national political debate over the past five decades, with the debate intensifying with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the precedent set in Roe v. Wade. Public opinion in Wyoming regarding abortion has changed little over the past 20 years, however, according to surveys conducted by the University of Wyoming.

November 28, 2022 — Scholarship applications are available starting Dec. 1 for the Chief Washakie Memorial Endowment for the 2023-24 academic year at the University of Wyoming.

November 28, 2022 — Scholarship applications are available starting Dec. 1 for the Northern Arapaho Endowment for the 2023-24 academic year at the University of Wyoming.

November 28, 2022 — Experts on dementia care from throughout the region will meet in Casper for the first “Strengthening Wyoming’s Dementia Community” conference Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Casper College, located at 125 College Drive.

November 28, 2022 — University of Wyoming parking permits for the spring semester can be renewed or purchased beginning Thursday, Dec. 1.

November 28, 2022 — Seven Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP) educators from the University of Wyoming and Laramie County Community College recently presented projects at the Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

November 28, 2022 — Former President Donald Trump remains popular among the people of Wyoming, according to a recent University of Wyoming survey.

November 28, 2022 — A variety of free activities are planned to help University of Wyoming students deal with stress in healthy ways as the semester comes to a close.

November 28, 2022 — The most effective way to advance wildlife conservation is through partnerships, says John Koprowski, dean of the University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.

November 22, 2022 — Jerry Blann, former president and CEO of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), will discuss the past, present and future of the ski industry at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the University of Wyoming.

November 22, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will celebrate the holiday season with a “Star of the Magi” program in December.

November 22, 2022 — The University of Wyoming will offer two new certificate programs to equip current students and working professionals in the evolving energy landscape.

November 22, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has reviewed input from UW faculty, staff, students and external stakeholders as it evaluates the performance of President Ed Seidel.

November 21, 2022 — This fall, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Wool Initiative launched the state’s first Lamb-a-Year program.

November 21, 2022 — An experienced higher education administrator who has developed distance education programs at multiple institutions has been appointed as the University of Wyoming’s vice provost for online and continuing education.

November 21, 2022 — Due to issues related to materials availability, the opening of the University of Wyoming’s new parking garage will be delayed until during the spring semester.

November 21, 2022 — Construction projects for new student housing and an expansion of the College of Law Building could begin in about a month, following action last week by the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.

November 21, 2022 — Dilnoza Khasilova, a University of Wyoming Global Engagement Fellow, recently received an international volunteer service award from NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

November 21, 2022 — Submissions for the second annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival, sponsored by the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming, are now being accepted.

November 18, 2022 — Three businesses were named winners at the first-ever IMPACT Goshen County Pitch Night, which took place Nov. 10 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the campus of Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington.

November 18, 2022 — The director of Cornell University’s Student Disability Services (SDS) has been appointed as the University of Wyoming’s first full-time vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.

November 18, 2022 — A University of Wyoming assistant lecturer recently received the prestigious Teacher of the Year Award from the Wyoming Association of Language Teachers (WALT).

November 18, 2022 — Aiming to meet consumer demand and increase traffic in the Wyoming Union, the University of Wyoming will open a Chick-fil-A dining option in the 2023-24 academic year.

November 17, 2022 — John Griffin, a member of the University of Wyoming’s Black 14 from Denver, Colo., says the football players’ initiative of helping others is living up to its name.

November 17, 2022 — The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER), the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) and the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) have released a request for expression of interest to solicit input from key stakeholders on direct air capture activities and initiatives in Wyoming.

November 17, 2022 — A faculty member with the University of Wyoming’s School of Pharmacy Master of Science in Health Services Administration (MSHSA) program is the recipient of the American Society for Pharmacy Law’s (ASPL) Joseph L. Fink III Founders Award.

November 17, 2022 — A University of Wyoming faculty member will emcee a screening of the documentary film “Luminous” Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room.

November 17, 2022 — 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.

November 15, 2022 — 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 Campbell County during a “UW in Your Community” gathering Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Gillette.

November 14, 2022 — A new series of publications from University of Wyoming Extension examines the economic impacts of eliminating livestock grazing on federal land in Wyoming, Idaho and Oregon.

November 14, 2022 — Most University of Wyoming business and administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, for Thanksgiving. UW classes will be dismissed Monday-Friday, Nov. 21-25.

November 14, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn.

November 14, 2022 — A University of Wyoming faculty member edited a new book that examines the Colorado River system and the Colorado River Compact, a century-old water-use agreement among seven basin states.

November 14, 2022 — Kevin Carman, the University of Wyoming’s provost and executive vice president, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing Wyoming.

November 14, 2022 — The best science is often done in collaboration, when researchers with different specialties bring their skills together to tackle probing questions.

November 14, 2022 — Two University of Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program faculty members recently were recognized for their dedication to student learning.

November 14, 2022 — An emergent technology display, “Lights on Laramie,” will take place Saturday, Nov. 19, from 8-10 p.m. at the Laramie Railroad Depot.

November 11, 2022 — The Ben Markley Big Band will perform two public concerts with University of Wyoming jazz ensembles as part of the band’s residency at UW Nov. 15-17.

November 11, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive reports on a variety of initiatives and consider a new campus dining option during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 16-18.

November 11, 2022 — The University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences honored six of its alumni during UW’s recent Homecoming.

November 11, 2022 — University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel and his partner, Gabrielle Allen, will host a Community Holiday Open House Monday, Dec. 5, at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center for all UW employees and students, their families and members of the Laramie community.

November 11, 2022 — Walking around any university campus in the United States will reveal many familiar scenes, such as lots of bicycles and students with backpacks. Another increasingly common sight is students using electronic cigarettes.

November 10, 2022 — Accessing capital is always a challenge for small-business owners.

November 9, 2022 — Friendsgiving Dinner, sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s 7220 Entertainment, is scheduled at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the Wyoming Union Ballroom.

November 8, 2022 — The founder of Laramie- and Denver-based Hypo Footwear will speak at the University of Wyoming Monday, Nov. 14, as part of the Wyoming Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (WyCEI) speaker series.

November 8, 2022 — The University of Wyoming Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band will present “Changemakers,” a concert featuring contemporary and historic composers who have changed the concepts, perceptions and directions of the modern wind band and have influenced those who have followed.

November 7, 2022 — An accomplished researcher, scholar and research administrator with extensive experience in securing research grants has been named associate vice president for research at the University of Wyoming.

November 7, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s College of Business has welcomed world-renowned scholar Jeffrey Covin as the newest faculty member in its Entrepreneurship Program.

November 7, 2022 — University of Wyoming employees have a maximum of one hour of release time to vote in Tuesday’s Wyoming general election, in accordance with state law and UW policy.

November 7, 2022 — Individuals who know they will drive on University of Wyoming business during 2023 need to make a new request by Saturday, Dec. 31.

November 7, 2022 — Frequent, mandatory surveillance testing was one of the techniques deployed in some jurisdictions in an attempt to control COVID-19, but new research shows that such testing may have the unintended consequence of riskier behavior by those enrolled in the testing.

November 7, 2022 — A University of Wyoming scholar is among dozens of scientists from around the world warning of serious environmental consequences due to the decline of insects as a result of climate change.

November 7, 2022 — The Wyoming state librarian and state archivist were recently awarded adjunct faculty status by the University of Wyoming.

November 4, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI) has published a study illustrating some of the methodology used to determine the best plan of action for improving production upon discovery of a new oil and gas field or reservoir.

November 4, 2022 — Katie Li-Oakey has become the first female full professor in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering.

November 4, 2022 — A University of Wyoming senior research scientist is part of the AmericaView consortium that was recently honored with a 2021 William Thomas Pecora Group Award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA.

November 4, 2022 — Questions of accuracy of vote counts in the 2020 presidential election continue to roil American politics. In contrast, a recent poll of Wyoming residents conducted by the University of Wyoming finds the people of Equality State have great confidence in how elections are handled.

November 4, 2022 — A recent survey of Wyoming voters shows Republican candidates on track to sweep the statewide races Nov. 8.

November 4, 2022 — The University of Wyoming will host its annual International Education Week Nov. 14-19 with the theme “Think Global: Your Power to Help Heal a Polarized World.”

November 3, 2022 — IMPACT 307, Sheridan’s business incubator, has announced three winners for the 2022 Sheridan Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition. The Pitch Night event took place Nov. 1 at the historic WYO Theater in Sheridan.

November 3, 2022 — 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.

November 2, 2022 — The Front Range Chamber Players (FRCP) will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the University of Wyoming’s Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

November 2, 2022 — Small Business Saturday is right around the corner and, for small-business owners, it can be a make-or-break sales day that sets the tone for the holiday shopping season.

November 2, 2022 — Megan McGuffey Skinner is the new University of Wyoming Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) assistant director in the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources.

November 2, 2022 — The power of community resulted in a history-making UW Giving Day, an annual philanthropic tradition of the University of Wyoming.

November 2, 2022 — The University of Wyoming has joined seven other universities in the newly awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Great Plains Hub -- a $14 million, five-year effort to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs in rural, economically underserved regions.

November 2, 2022 — The University of Wyoming’s Office of Research and Economic Development is sponsoring a broader impacts workshop for researchers seeking federal funding.

November 1, 2022 — The Laramie Civic Chorus and the Community Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in the University of Wyoming’s Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.