LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Today, we welcome thousands of faculty, staff and students to campus to start the 2024-2025 academic year. Like me, I trust you're greeting it with enthusiasm and positivity. I am entering my fifth year as UW president, and each new year presents the opportunity to refocus on our goals. One theme you'll hear me speak frequently on in the coming year is how UW will continue to enhance its service to studen  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Applications are being accepted for the vice provost for undergraduate education in the University of Wyoming's Office of Academic Affairs. The deadline to apply is Friday, Aug. 30. The vice provost for undergraduate education is a member of the provost's leadership team and is expected to "provide strong and visionary leadership to support the university's commitment to excellence in undergraduate progra  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Registrations are now being accepted for the popular World Language and Culture Program (WLCP) at the University of Wyoming this semester. A total of 20 nonformal world language and culture sessions are available free via Zoom. The WLCP is a volunteer and service-learning program that offers free world language and culture sessions to members of the UW community and to those interested throughout the stat  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Jung-Eun Kang The University of Wyoming Department of Music will host guest pianist Jung-Eun Kang Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The recital is free and open to the public. The program will feature Haydn's Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:48; Bartok's Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20; Ives' Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mas  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dan McCoy has been named director of the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative at the University of Wyoming, effective Sept. 1. McCoy has been with WORTH since its inception in 2022, serving as interim director. "This appointment recognizes Dr. McCoy's exceptional leadership and dedication to advancing Wyoming's second-largest industry, tourism," UW President Ed Seidel sa  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Mihail Chemiakin's "God of the Lost Coin" is among works included in the UW Artmobile's new exhibition, "Message Received: Transmissions Across Time & Space," that will be on view Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 10-12, at the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs. (UW Art Museum Photo) The University of Wyoming Art Museum's Ann Simpson Artmobile will debut its new exhibition, "Message Received: Transmissio  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Most University of Wyoming administrative offices will be closed, and classes will be dismissed Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day. Normal business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) and classes will resume Tuesday, Sept. 3. The American Heritage Center, Coe Library, the UW Art Museum, the UW Geological Museum and the Wyoming Union are among units that will be closed and will reopen Tuesday during their regular business   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Cameron Wright, the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Carrell Family Dean, recently was selected as a 2024 recipient of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Distinguished Examination Service Award. Also selected for the award which recognizes dedicated service to NCEES and the engineering profession was Raymond Jacquot, a professor emerit  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Participants in the 2023 Wyoming Bee College learn about various uses of honey. (UW Extension Photo) Anyone interested in bees or beekeeping is invited to attend the 2024 Wyoming Bee College Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. The conference, organized by University of Wyoming Extension, will take place at the Casper College Student Union, located at 1910 Lisco Drive. The Wyoming Bee College is designed   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty experts list. The list, created in spring 2015, serves as a reference for statewide, regional and national reporters who may need a UW faculty expert to comment on a particular topic or current event for their stories. For a list of current UW experts, go to www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/experts-list/. For a UW faculty member   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming faculty members who have upcoming research papers that will be published in the following journals Nature, Science or the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences are encouraged to let UW Institutional Communications know well in advance. UW Institutional Communications is primarily interested in writing media releases on research published in these journals but will publicize  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 27 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: UW student Emma Rogers, from Pinedale, competes in Olympic-style weightlifting and is ranked nationally as the second-best weightlifter in her age group. (Ryan Pavia Photo) While the world's eyes have been on the recent Summer Olympics in Paris, one University of Wyoming student has been making a name for herself as a student-athlete competing toward Olympic-level weightlifting. Emma Rogers, a senior i  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Key leaders in the University of Wyoming's Division of Student Affairs are stepping up to fill important roles following the departure of Dean of Students and Associate Vice President Ryan O'Neil. O'Neil has resigned from the university after serving as dean of students since early 2020. She led the Dean of Students Office through the COVID pandemic and times of dynamic cultural change. "Dean O'Neil was   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Narina Nunez, a professor emeritus in the University of Wyoming's Department of Psychology, has been named UW's interim university ombudsperson. The Office of the Ombuds provides the university community an informal setting in which to share dilemmas, ideas and questions without fear of exposure, retaliation or recrimination. The office is committed to serving with the International Ombuds Association bes  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Dramatic plumes spray water, ice and vapor from many locations along the famed "tiger stripes" near the south pole of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. The tiger stripes are four prominent, approximately 84-mile-long fractures that cross the moon's south polar terrain. The UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host the program "Yellowstone to Enceladus" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. (NASA Jet Propulsion Labo  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's Project ECHO, a program of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), will launch its fall training sessions in September, marking 10 years the entity has provided training that supports Wyoming professionals on best practices in improving outcomes in health and education. Project ECHO participants meet for 75-minute sessions via Zoom, with each session consisting of a 30-mi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A Strategic Supplier Fair, sponsored by the University of Wyoming's Procurement and Payment Services, is planned Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom. The fair will be open from 9:30 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. to network and learn more about the strategic benefits that UW Procurement and Payment Services has negotiated on behalf of UW faculty and staff. Representatives from Amazon,   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies will host a "Challenges to Democracy" lecture series this fall in Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Sheridan and Park County. The lecture series will feature more than 20 experts from the school's faculty, including experts on civic engagement around Wyoming, as well as international scholars in 10 programs. "This lecture ser  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's ability to use artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing to solve problems in areas including the environment, energy, agriculture and public health will take a major step forward through a nearly $4 million grant to acquire state-of-the-art computing infrastructure from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year, $3.9 million award includes $3.25 m  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Students and faculty members from Wyoming-WWAMI and Cardiff University's School of Medicine visit ruins in Wales in June. From left are Jasmin Blight, Dr. Robert Monger, Katie Webb, Niamh Thomas, Chantelle Barr, Bradford Burns, Franklin Powell, Matthew Rasmussen, Morgan Nash, Iphieroho Oneyibo, Dr. Bethan Stevens and Dr. Brant Schumaker. (Robert Monger Photo) The University of Wyoming's WWAMI Medical Ed  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Therese Turner, a UW junior from Broomfield, Colo., majoring in wildlife and fisheries biology and management, handles a spotted towhee at the bird banding station in Laramie. Kylie Schelhaas, left in background, a UW junior from Cheyenne double-majoring in zoology, and environment and natural resources, and Grace Peters, a sophomore from Rapid City, S.D., majoring in wildlife and fisheries biology and ma  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming Police Department (UWPD) will hold a found property auction Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 4 p.m. in the department's portion of the Ivinson Parking Garage, just off 11th Street and Ivinson Avenue. Most items, including bicycles, will be auctioned for $20 a lot, while some will be put up for silent auction from 4-5 p.m. Auction winners will be announced at 5 p.m., and winners must be pre  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 30 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Music invites the public to weekly "Jazz Jam Sessions" at the Pokes Pub and Game Room in the Wyoming Union. The free events are open to anyone interested in jazz at 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. The first took place Friday, Aug. 23. Organized by the UW Jazz Studies Program, the weekly sessions feature live performances by the UW Jazz Studies s  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Recognizing the need for communities across Wyoming to retain and attract employees and entrepreneurs, the Wyoming Business Council (WBC) will host "Shaping Wyoming's Future: A UW Student Panel" Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the University of Wyoming College of Business. The WBC has been working closely with what it describes as some very motivated and inspiring college students to understand their goals and what  more