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March 31, 2023 — A former University of Wyoming graduate student’s analysis of the remains of a 17th century horse in southwest Wyoming played a key role in a new study showing that Indigenous people were using horses in the American West earlier than documented previously.

March 31, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Black Studies Center will virtually host the second annual Anti-Racism Collective Symposium at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 5.

March 31, 2023 — For youth interested in cattle breeding, University of Wyoming Extension will offer artificial insemination (AI) classes in Campbell and Fremont counties Saturday, May 6, followed by breeding days in June.

March 31, 2023 — More than 3,500 worldwide participants -- including 15 University of Wyoming students and faculty members -- recently participated in a conference that brings together leading researchers and practitioners who work on all aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications.

March 30, 2023 — For the ninth year in a row, community scientists were able to glimpse moose and collect data about their populations in two mountain ranges outside of Laramie for Winter Moose Day.

March 30, 2023 — Ronald “Ron” Peterson has been selected as the University of Wyoming College of Business’ 61st Distinguished Alumnus.

March 29, 2023 — Small-business owners can learn about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposal opportunities Tuesday, April 4.

March 29, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will switch its lineup around during April.

March 29, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music will present “Wyoming Baroque: Heroes and Heroines” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

March 28, 2023 — Small-business owners can learn more about using social media effectively to help their businesses during a workshop Tuesday, April 4.

March 28, 2023 — The University of Wyoming is reimagining its Data Science Center by relocating it to the new School of Computing. The reenvisioned center will provide an academic hub for data science, catalyzing new programs and opportunities in data science for UW students at all levels.

March 28, 2023 — For sheep producers interested in learning more about budgeting, benchmarking and marketing, University of Wyoming Extension will offer a free workshop in Lingle Wednesday, April 19.

March 27, 2023 — With five points team members securing points, the University of Wyoming Cowboys jumped back to their winning ways by taking the weekend Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) rodeo to help widen their overall regional lead.

March 27, 2023 — Speakers, Denim Day, informational displays and a fundraiser are events planned during Sexual Assault Awareness Month at the University of Wyoming in April.

March 27, 2023 — To improve user experience, University of Wyoming Libraries is migrating its digital collections to a new platform.

March 27, 2023 — “Arcade Fun” is the theme for the University of Wyoming’s Staff Recognition Day Thursday, April 13, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the UW Conference Center.

March 27, 2023 — A feasibility study led by energy infrastructure company Williams -- in conjunction with the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) -- is advancing with the help of a UW undergraduate student.

March 24, 2023 — Small-business owners will have an opportunity to make sense of the perplexing world of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) cost proposal and how to keep records to the government’s satisfaction when a small business wins an SBIR award.

March 24, 2023 — In partnership with the Wyoming Community Navigator Program (CNP), University of Wyoming Extension recently launched a new online resource hub for rural entrepreneurs across the state.

March 24, 2023 — The University of Wyoming’s Writing Center and the Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) are collaborating on a “Write Time at the Center” program.

March 23, 2023 — In Wyoming, 4-H is now considered a cocurricular activity, allowing members to obtain excused absences for participation in 4-H.

March 23, 2023 — University of Wyoming philosophy and religious studies Professor Jeff Lockwood is the spring semester Faculty Senate Speaker Series award recipient.

March 23, 2023 — Implementing effective marketing strategies is crucial for entrepreneurs to reach and broaden their customer base. However, small-business owners often lack the time, expertise and funds to develop a targeted and long-term marketing strategy plan.

March 23, 2023 — Orchestra audiences are used to this ritual: The houselights dim, out walks the concertmaster, who tunes the orchestra, and then the concert begins. But, unless the orchestra plays something with a big concertmaster solo, one seldom gets to hear them alone. That is about to change.

March 22, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Art Museum will host Michiko Itatani for an artist talk Thursday, March 30.

March 22, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources’ second annual Wild and Working Lands Film Festival will screen Thursday, April 6, in Laramie, featuring nine short films exploring relationships between people and the landscapes where residents live, work and play.

March 22, 2023 — More than 530 junior and senior high school female students from across the state have already signed up to learn more about science and its various disciplines on the University of Wyoming campus.

March 21, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Energy Resources Council (ERC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Laramie’s Hilton Garden Inn for the council’s regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

March 21, 2023 — As part of its inaugural High Altitude Bull Test and Sale, the University of Wyoming will host an educational field day and private treaty sale at the Laramie Research and Extension Center (LREC) Saturday, April 1.

March 21, 2023 — The University of Wyoming rodeo teams got off to a steady start in the spring rodeo season by placing among the top three teams in their respective divisions at Gillette College last weekend.

March 20, 2023 — Registration is now open for “Outdoor Recreation in Wyoming: Building It the Way We Want It.” The University of Wyoming’s Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources and Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative, in partnership with the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation, host the Emerging Issues Forum.

March 20, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Press (UWyoP) has published its first book, “The Art and Life of Merritt Dana Houghton in the Northern Rockies, 1878-1919,” a biography by UW alumnus Michael Amundson.

March 20, 2023 — The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences is celebrating land surveyors throughout March. The 2023 events are placing professionals throughout Wyoming in K-12 classrooms to present informative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)- based sessions.

March 20, 2023 — The University of Wyoming will receive $120 million to complete long-planned construction projects, and many UW employees will receive pay raises, as a result of action by the Wyoming State Legislature.

March 20, 2023 — University of Wyoming researchers’ study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that could eventually make life-saving treatments available to people where refrigeration isn’t possible.

March 20, 2023 — For the first time in eight years, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Rocky Mountain Regional Conference will be held at the University of Wyoming.

March 17, 2023 — The University of Wyoming joins thousands of people across the country this spring in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. The event is the fifth annual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk Saturday, April 15.

March 17, 2023 — A panel of local judges has selected five finalists for the 2023 Fremont County Start-Up Challenge.

March 17, 2023 — Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are now available for checkout at libraries in Rawlins, Saratoga, Hanna, Medicine Bow, Elk Mountain, Sinclair, Baggs and Encampment through a collaborative pilot project among the Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Health’s Chronic Disease Prevention Program and the Carbon County Library System.

March 17, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will receive updates on a variety of topics during the board’s regular meeting Wednesday-Friday, March 22-24.

March 17, 2023 — Wyoming may be well positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for products made with ancient grains, a new study by University of Wyoming Extension suggests.

March 17, 2023 — The University of Wyoming’s annual ram test will conclude with a field day at the Laramie Research and Extension Center (LREC) Saturday, April 1.

March 15, 2023 — IMPACT Park County, the Big Horn Basin’s business incubator, has announced five finalists for the 2023 Park County Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition.

March 15, 2023 — From alpaca ranching to conservation easements, Wyoming residents will present innovative approaches to revenue diversification in a seminar facilitated by the University of Wyoming and hosted by Northwest College Thursday, March 30.

March 15, 2023 — The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network concludes its six-part webinar series about the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) that will guide small-business owners through the steps to expand into international trade and to provide real-world examples from successful Wyoming small-business exporters.

March 15, 2023 — For anyone contemplating starting a small business, the thought alone can be daunting. However, advice and assistance are available.

March 15, 2023 — Both University of Wyoming rodeo teams look to keep their Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR) title streaks alive when the spring season opens this weekend at Gillette College.

March 15, 2023 — University of Wyoming personnel wishing to reserve space in the Wyoming Union for the 2023-24 academic year can do so beginning Monday, March 20, through Friday, April 21.

March 14, 2023 — Communicating with a person living with dementia can be challenging, but there are methods caregivers can use to make the process easier.

March 14, 2023 — The Science Initiative (SI’s) “Roadshow,” a project of the University of Wyoming’s SI’s Learning Actively Mentoring Program and Wyoming Research Scholars Program, helped host a recent STEM Day at the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Junior/Senior High School.

March 13, 2023 — Marne Jones, vice president of electric utilities at Black Hills Corp., will discuss Wyoming’s energy future from a utility’s perspective from noon-1 p.m. Monday, March 20, in the Energy Innovation Center’s Encana Auditorium at the University of Wyoming.

March 13, 2023 — University of Wyoming LGBTQIAP2S+ faculty, staff and students, and Albany County community members are invited to an evening reception hosted by President Ed Seidel Tuesday, March 21, at 6 p.m.

March 13, 2023 — The University of Wyoming Education Abroad Office has selected four advising fellows to receive individual grants of $1,000 for their efforts in supporting curriculum integration within their colleges or schools.

March 13, 2023 — Organizers of the University of Wyoming’s Shepard Symposium on Social Justice (SSSJ) are shifting the annual spring symposium to a fall program.

March 10, 2023 — Jim Fish, the CEO of WM (formerly Waste Management), will speak at the University of Wyoming Wednesday, March 29, as part of the new UW College of Business Speaker Series.

March 10, 2023 — The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network presents a full roster of business experts and resource providers for the “Small Business Skill-Building Workshop and Resource Expo,” a daylong conference from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Best Western Tower West Lodge, located at 109 U.S. 14 in Gillette.

March 10, 2023 — The University of Wyoming collegiate meat judging team wrapped up a successful spring season with a first-place finish at Iowa State University March 4.

March 10, 2023 — The University of Wyoming’s Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office will host a food drive for Laramie Interfaith from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 25. The event is free and open to the public.

March 10, 2023 — A shortened schedule for Nordic cross country skiers at this week’s U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Championships at Mammoth, Calif., produced solid final results for the University of Wyoming’s program.

March 10, 2023 — A University of Wyoming researcher led a five-year study that imaged the actual structure -- at a level of detail not previously accomplished -- of Spouter Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

March 9, 2023 — With more ways to pay than ever before, it’s vital that small businesses provide flexible and safe options for collecting payments.

March 9, 2023 — “Research Explorations for Nuclear Energy in Wyoming” (RENEW) is the topic of a free academic workshop from the Nuclear Energy Research Center (NERC) in the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) Thursday and Friday, April 13-14.

March 9, 2023 — Andrew Siegel became the University of Wyoming’s first Nordic ski individual champion at this week’s U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Championships at Mammoth, Calif., when he won the skate sprint race Wednesday afternoon.

March 8, 2023 — Judge M. Margaret McKeown, of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center’s (AHC) George A. Rentschler Lecturer. She will give a free public lecture at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in the UW College of Business auditorium.

March 8, 2023 — The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network administers a Portable Assistance Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide advising and training assistance to Wyoming small businesses affected by the economic downturn and ongoing economic uncertainty in the energy industry.

March 8, 2023 — The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network will celebrate the seventh annual SBDC Day Wednesday, March 15, and will celebrate throughout March by launching its very own podcast.

March 8, 2023 — Even a quickly revamped schedule at the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Championships this week could not deter the University of Wyoming’s Nordic ski teams on the opening day of competition Tuesday at Mammoth, Calif.

March 7, 2023 — The University of Wyoming’s Central Asian Student Association (CASA) will celebrate its 10th annual Central Asian Awareness Day and Navruz from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 25, in the Wyoming Union Ballroom. This year, Persian students will join CASA members to bring awareness about their culture and Navruz.

March 7, 2023 — IMPACT 307 is accepting applications for its first-ever Uinta County Start-Up Challenge through Monday, May 15.

March 7, 2023 — Michael Barker, a professor of civil and architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming, will present the six-part webinar series “Steel Bridge Education Lectures: From Concept to Delivery” from March 20-April 5. The online lectures will take place Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-noon.

March 6, 2023 — Twenty-four students from across Wyoming will have an opportunity this summer to explore the interdisciplinary sciences as they relate to a mission to return to Mars during the Teton STEM Academy June 18-25 on the University of Wyoming campus.

March 6, 2023 — It can be challenging to care for a person living with dementia, but there are ways to prepare for what could happen along that journey.

March 6, 2023 — Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently selected UW staff members to receive the “Tip of the Cap” award.

March 6, 2023 — Pianist Henrique Rabelo, a University of Wyoming graduate student from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was named the winner of the annual Jacoby Competition last week, which featured five UW student soloists.

March 6, 2023 — In 2021, the outdoor recreation industry generated $1.5 billion -- or 3.6 percent -- toward Wyoming’s gross domestic product (GDP). To put this in perspective, outdoor recreation in neighboring states Colorado and Utah contributed just 2.7 percent to their respective states’ GDPs.

March 6, 2023 — A few select middle school students from four states will have an opportunity this summer to explore traveling to and colonizing planets during the Windy Ridge Foundation Astro Camp June 18-24 on the University of Wyoming campus.

March 3, 2023 — A grand opening for the University of Wyoming’s Pokes Pub and Game Room is scheduled at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the lower level of the Wyoming Union.

March 3, 2023 — Guest artist and pianist Antonio Soria will be in residence lecturing and performing at the University of Wyoming Department of Music Thursday and Friday, March 9-10.

March 3, 2023 — The public is invited to an open house April 14-16 to demonstrate the features of a solar-powered home in the foothills of Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains that represents the entry by a team of University of Wyoming students in an international competition to design zero-energy buildings.

March 3, 2023 — Beekeepers and gardeners of all ages and skill levels are invited to attend the 2023 Wyoming Bee College and High Plains Garden to Market Conference Friday and Saturday, March 24-25.

March 3, 2023 — Carol Frost, a professor emerita of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, has been named a nonexecutive director of the British Geological Survey (BGS), effective March 1.

March 3, 2023 — Wyoming students are encouraged to hop online Tuesday, March 21, for an engaging, one-of-a-kind career night featuring speakers from across the country, including Ryan “Cal” Callaghan of the “MeatEater” podcast and Netflix series.

March 2, 2023 — Steve Nash, senior curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, will discuss cultural repatriation and museums Thursday, March 9, at the University of Wyoming Art Museum.

March 2, 2023 — Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are now available for checkout at libraries in Sheridan, Clearmont, Story and Tongue River through a collaborative pilot project among the Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Health’s Chronic Disease Prevention Program and the Sheridan County Public Library System.

March 2, 2023 — The University of Wyoming’s newest class of medical students was welcomed at a luncheon in Cheyenne hosted by leaders of the WWAMI Medical Education Program and members of the Wyoming State Legislature Feb. 21.

March 2, 2023 — University of Wyoming Professor Renee Laegreid will discuss the lives and tragic deaths of Wyoming’s Ella “Cattle Kate” Watson and Nebraska’s Elizabeth Taylor Thursday, March 9, at noon at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center in Deadwood, S.D.

March 2, 2023 — 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 1, 2023 — Jacqueline Goldfinger’s dark comedy “Babel” will be staged Tuesday-Sunday, March 7-12, in the University of Wyoming’s Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theatre. The production will be nightly at 7:30 p.m., except for the March 12 staging at 2 p.m.

March 1, 2023 — A Platte County rancher who leads a successful technical college in Laramie has been named to the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees.

March 1, 2023 — The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network continues its six-part webinar series about the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) that will guide small-business owners through the steps to expand into international trade and to provide real-world examples from successful Wyoming small-business exporters.

March 1, 2023 — For anyone contemplating starting a small business, the thought alone can be daunting. However, advice and assistance are available.

March 1, 2023 — Josh Dorrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, will head a workshop titled “Wyoming HUBZone Updates and Preparing for New Contracting Opportunities” Tuesday, March 7, from noon-1 p.m. at the Laramie County Library, located at 2200 Pioneer Ave. in Cheyenne. The presentation will take place in the Cottonwood Room.

March 1, 2023 — A new twist on a traditional 4-H project area has inspired culinary adventures in Wyoming kitchens across the state.