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Twenty-Four UW Students to Receive EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Fellowships

Chet Yoder — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:33:06 +0000

Twenty-Four University of Wyoming undergraduate students will have the opportunity to participate in scientific research this summer.

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New Exhibitions Open Saturday at UW Art Museum

Chet Yoder — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:06 +0000

The University of Wyoming Art Museum will have three new exhibitions starting this Saturday, May 25th.

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Woman Who Transformed Health Care Delivery Will Share Her Story at UW Event

Chet Yoder — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:31:52 +0000

Loretta Ford, the founder of the national nurse practitioner movement will be telling her story at an event on the campus of the University of Wyoming.

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Former U.S. Ambassador Marc Wall is UW Visiting Senior Scholar in Global Studies

Chet Yoder — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:33:04 +0000

Marc Wall, the U.S. Pacific Command’s foreign policy adviser and a former United States ambassador is the new Senior Visiting Scholar in Global Studies at the University of Wyoming.

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UW Student Earns College Women's Leadership Award

Chet Yoder — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:12:20 +0000

University of Wyoming student Maggie Moran was chosen as one of 21 recipients of the College Women's Leadership Award.

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Two Laramie Students Win NCWIT Computing Award

Chet Yoder — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:39:49 +0000

Two Laramie students have been named winners of the National Center for Women and Informational Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing.

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Charles Dolan Receives Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award

Chet Yoder — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:30 +0000

A retired UW Professor is receiving a lifetime award for nearly 22 years of his time put into teaching students.

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UW Ends Job Reductions at 54, Continues Staff Position Management Process

Chet Yoder — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:26:38 +0000

The University of Wyoming has dismissed 54 faculty and staff positions as part of its plan to meet a six percent reduction in state funding.

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UW trims 54 jobs in budget cutting

Associated Press — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:16:35 +0000

The University of Wyoming has eliminated 54 faculty and staff positions to meet state budget cuts.

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Three UW Professors Recognized for Devotion to Students

Chet Yoder — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:52:26 +0000

Three University of Wyoming professors are being rewarded for all their efforts with their students.

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14 UW Students Among Those Being Deployed

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:55:11 +0000

Fourteen University of Wyoming students are among the Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers being deployed to the Middle East.

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New UW President Says Funding A Priority

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:38:31 +0000

The incoming president of the University of Wyoming says an important part of his job will be to find other sources of revenue to help make up for cuts in state funding.

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Laramie Lawmaker Defends Secret UW Search

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:07:57 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Some lawmakers say a new law allowing the University of Wyoming and community colleges to hire presidents in secret is worth looking at again next year to provide more openness

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Robert Sternberg Unanimously Voted to be Next UW President

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:42:49 +0000

The UW Trustees unanimously voted in favor of electing Dr. Robert J. Sternberg as the University of Wyoming's 24th President.

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Wyoming Teens Turning Away From Alcohol and Tobacco

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:41:04 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A study indicates fewer Wyoming junior high and high school students are using alcohol and tobacco.

The Wyoming Department of Health says 17 of the 19 participating counties saw substantial reductions in alcohol use and 15 of 19 showed substantial reductions in tobacco use

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Exxon Mobil Donates $2.5 Million to UW

Amy Richards — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:27:47 +0000

The University of Wyoming announced Thursday that a $2.5 million dollar grant from ExxonMobil will support science and technology education programs at the University of Wyoming, including research into technologies that improve the production of oil and gas.

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Hess Donates $4.4 Million to UW

Doug Randall — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:26:59 +0000

Hess Corporation has promised to donate $4.4 million to support the University of Wyoming Center for Advanced Oil and Gas Technologies Nana Resolution Imaging Laboratory.

That donation will actually be doubled to $8

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Wyoming Judge to Hear Y Cross Ranch Arguments

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:46:32 +0000

Two university foundations have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that is holding up their plans to sell a ranch.

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UW Poll Shows Disapproval Of Health Care Law

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:41:04 +0000

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A University of Wyoming poll shows that a strong majority of residents continue to disapprove of the federal Affordable Care Act.

The health care reform law is opposed by 66 percent of the poll respondents, compared to 24 percent who approve

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UW Board of Trustees President Addresses Search for Buchanan's Replacement

Trevor T. Trujillo — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:44:27 +0000

(File Photo: Kari Eakins, Townsquare Media)

Dave Bostrom, the UW Board of Trustees president, has reiterated the need for confidentiality in the search for a replacement for Tom Buchanan who plans to retire next year

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