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UW Adjunct Wins 2012 Indianapolis Prize

By Bruce Dougherty July 16, 2012

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A University of Wyomingadjunct professor has been selected to receive a leading award for animal conservation.

Steven Amstrup is being recognized with the 2012 Indianapolis Prize for his research into polar bears

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: adjunct, Award, Steven Amstrup, uw

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Laramie Man Climbs Mt. Everest

By Associated Press May 25, 2012

Wyoming Man Reaches Summit of Mt. Everest

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Everest, Laramie, uw

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Mead Appoints Task Force For UW Project

By Associated Press May 23, 2012

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Gov. Dave Freudenthal will chair a task force appointed by Gov. Matt Mead to help plan a new engineering college building at the University of Wyoming.

Freudenthal is a distinguished visiting professor in the UW College of Law

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: dave freudenthal, engineering college building, Gov. Matt Mead, project, uw

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7 From Wind River Getting Summer UW Scholarships

By Associated Press May 4, 2012

RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — Seven students from the Wind River Reservation are getting scholarships to attend the summer session at the University of Wyoming.

The Associated Press reports that they'll be recognized Friday night at the American Indian Studies Honoring of Graduates ceremony

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Scholarships, uw, Wind River Reservation

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Marathon Oil Pledges $1M To UW

By Associated Press April 4, 2012

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Marathon Oil Corp. has announced a $1 million donation to the University of Wyoming for energy related academic and research programs.

The state will match the gift with $1 million of its own to bring the total contribution to $2 million

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Donation, Marathon Oil, uw

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5,000 UW Brown-And-Gold Licenses Plates Sold

By Associated Press March 27, 2012

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The number of brown and gold license plates issued by the University of Wyoming Alumni Association recently hit the 5,000 mark.

Proceeds from the sale of the special plates fund scholarships that support UW students

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: brown-and-gold, license plates, uw

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UW Tuition Going Up

By Associated Press March 23, 2012

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved raising tuition and fees over the next two years.

Under the plan approved Friday afternoon, tuition paid by resident students at the state's only four-year public university will increase 2 percent in each of the next two years while nonresident students will pay 4.5 pe

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Category: Associated Press, Education, Wyoming News Tags: Laramie, tuition, university of wyoming, uw

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UW Vietnam Veterans Memorial To Be Rededicated

By Associated Press March 22, 2012

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead will join in a ceremony to rededicate a Vietnam veterans' memorial at the University of Wyoming on Friday afternoon.

The memorial is located southwest of Old Main

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Category: Associated Press, Wyoming News Tags: Friday, rededication, uw, Vietnam Memorial