LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A family enjoys the aerial tram experience at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Wyoming's outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality industry is the focus of the newly renamed Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute at the University of Wyoming, funded by a $5 million gift from Jay and Karen Kemmerer, former owners of the famous resort in western Wyoming. The iconic tram, replaced in 2008, symbolizes the transformative  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Allison Caine Allison Caine, a University of Wyoming assistant professor in cultural anthropology, will deliver this year's Sandeen Lecture in the Humanities Monday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. in Room 506 of Coe Library. Caine's lecture is titled "The Herder's Laboratory: Indigenous Climate Science in the Peruvian Andes." The mountain ranges of Peru are considered some of the most critical "climate laboratories more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Scholarship applications are now available for the Chief Washakie Memorial Endowment for the 2025-26 academic year at the University of Wyoming. The application deadline is Saturday, March 1, 2025. To apply, log into WyoScholarships at www.uwyo.edu/wyoscholarships. Then: Click the "Sign In" button in the top right corner. Sign in with your UW username and password. For first-time users, complete the  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: People who have unpaid parking citations of less than $39 at the University of Wyoming can have their fines reduced by donating nonperishable items for a food drive beginning today (Monday). UW Transportation Services' "Food for Fines" program is underway through Friday, Dec. 13. Customers can bring two nonperishable food donations to the Transportation Services office, located at 1602 E. Spring Creek Driv more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Matt Fry Matt Fry has joined the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) as the new director of the Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA). A center of excellence housed in SER, CERPA draws on interdisciplinary energy law, policy, technology and economic experts on and off campus to conduct world-class analyses of various regulatory issues within the energy industry. Fr more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: This is among photographs from Gabrielle Saveri's exhibition "Italy's Legendary Cowboys of the Maremma" now on display at the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center. (Gabrielle Saveri Photo) The Italian word for cowboy is "buttero" and, just like the English term, it refers to horse-riding figures who herd cattle and horses on horseback. They ride the wide Maremma a marshy grassland in Italy no more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Phil Roberts A major gift from an anonymous donor, matched by the state of Wyoming, will establish a faculty fellowship in the University of Wyoming Department of History, ensuring the study of Wyoming history endures for future generations of students. The endowment named the Phil Roberts Faculty Fellowship in Wyoming History and the West honors Roberts, a beloved professor emeritus and renowned expert more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Donna Hoffman, Wyoming Master Gardener program coordinator, is organizing the 2025 online Master Gardener training. UW Extension has opened registration for its 2025 Master Gardener training, an online program for Wyoming residents interested in expanding their gardening knowledge and assisting fellow gardeners. (UW Extension Photo) University of Wyoming Extension has opened registration for its 2025 Mas more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Caring for someone living with dementia is challenging, and those challenges can be magnified during the holidays, but there are ways to develop new memories and new family traditions while celebrating the season. The next Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT) program will discuss ways caregivers can celebrate the holidays with those living with dementia Wednesday, Dec. 4. WDT is a statewide, nonprofit caregiver more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn how to prepare and submit their Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) paperwork Monday, Dec. 9. Kenny Overby, P.J. Burns and Devan Costa-Cargill will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled "Complete Your BOIR Paperwork With the Wyoming SBDC Network" from noon-1 p.m. To register, go here. Registration is more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Small-business owners can learn about Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities at the Department of Education Wednesday, Dec. 11. Jim Greenwood will lead the discussion during a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled "SBIR/STTR Opportunities at the Department of Education" from 1-2 p.m. To register, go here. Regis more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Small-business owners will have an opportunity to assess their companies' current cyber-readiness and identify areas to address in the future Thursday, Dec. 12. Paul Johnson, Jim Drever, Marree Reed, Izabella Carbert, Ian Moon and Kaeden Adams will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network webinar titled "Cybersecurity Threat Assessment Checklist" from noon-1 p.m. To register, go here more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold its regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, Dec. 11. The meeting will begin with an executive session at 8 a.m. The public session, expected to begin around 8:55 a.m., will be livestreamed via UW's WyoCast system and YouTube at https://wyolinks.uwyo.edu/trusteesdec24/. The complete agenda, along with a report that includes background information on a more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Business is now accepting nominations for its annual Distinguished Alumni Award. The honoree will be recognized at the College of Business's annual Recognition Dinner Thursday, April 25. This award recognizes alumni who have made significant contributions to their professions, careers or life's work while embodying the spirit of hard work, respect for diversity, leader more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Fourteen educators and students from the University of Wyoming participated in the recent 43rd Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, which is among the nation's most renowned conferences centering on the scholarship of teaching and learning. The UW cohort composed of faculty across disciplines as well as two undergraduate learning assistants attended the conference in Oxford, Ohio. UW's contingent more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: UW's collegiate meat judging team members who competed at the recent International Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Dakota City, Neb., are, back row, from left; Koy Stanley, Samantha Waller, Stella Ordahl, Joe Mills, Jordan Anderson and Coach and Coordinator McKensie Phillips; front row, Assistant Coach Tessa Maurer, Hailey Rasmussen, Emi Ramirez, Kaitlyn Brandenburg, Aida Hester, Sarah Turner and K more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel and his partner, Professor Gabrielle Allen, will host a Community Holiday Open House Monday, Dec. 9, at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center for all UW employees and students, their families and members of the Laramie community. The event will run from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Free parking will be available in the lot north of the Gateway more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Graduate students in UW's Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering will benefit from a $500,000 gift from Joseph and Stephanie Leimkuhler, matched by the state of Wyoming for a total of $1 million. (UW Photo) The University of Wyoming has received a major gift from Joseph and Stephanie Leimkuhler, who have pledged $500,000 to support UW petroleum engineering students. The gift will be matched by t more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Of the 10 invasive weeds in a new UW study, cheatgrass is estimated to have the highest current and potential economic impacts, which may exceed $110 million annually if left unmanaged. (Beth Fowers Photo) Agricultural economists and invasive weed specialists at the University of Wyoming have released a new report on the economic impacts of 10 invasive weeds in Wyoming. The pilot study, which assesses b more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: This series of four images shows UW Assistant Professor Randy Haas successfully using an atlatl while carrying his son, Hank, on his back. The lower image shows the atlatl and dart Haas used during the study. (Randy Haas Photo) Earlier this fall, a headline on Cowboy State Daily captured the attention of many: "Wyoming Bowhunter Bags Big Buck With Napping Toddler On His Back." The unusual event garnered  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A geomorphic reclamation site in the Gas Hills in 2018, left, and in 2023. A team of UW researchers, armed with a three-year, $450,000 National Science Foundation grant, is studying how mine reclamation progresses over time. (Kristina Hufford Photo) A team of researchers at the University of Wyoming is studying how mine reclamation progresses over time. Kristina Hufford, an associate professor in the UW more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: More than 65 vendors will sell a wide assortment of products at the University of Wyoming Holiday Market Friday, Dec. 13. Staff Senate sponsors the market, which is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the UW Conference Center, located at 2221 E. Grand Ave. The event is free and open to the public. UW President Ed Seidel has granted 1.5 hours of release time for UW employees to attend the market. The scheduling of  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming will accord degrees to more than 750 students during a combined winter commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. The new graduates include 511 undergraduate students, 242 graduate students and five College of Law students. Speakers for winter commencement include primary speaker Greg Dyekman, a Long, Reimer, Winegar LLP attorney in Cheyenne, who more PR