LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 4 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * Exhibition at UW Features Historical Photos of Crow Tribe "Outdoor Cooking" shows Crow Indian women on the Montana reservation cooking a meal around 1910. (Richard Throssel Collection, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming) The University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center (AHC) is hosting "Through the Lens: The Life & Legacy of Richard Throssel," an exhibition featuring photographs f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: The Guardian: Wyoming Republicans' Anti-Abortion Bill Inadvertently Targets Chemotherapy and Lifesaving Surgeries Arrow Key Point: "In an effort to restrict abortion access, Wyoming Republicans authored a bill that could choke access to a host of life-saving medical procedures, from chemotherapy to heart surgery.... The George Washington University law professor Sonia Suter said the bill fi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * Major Gift to UW Supports Students From Wind River Indian Reservation Students in UW's Native American Education, Research and Cultural Center are among those who will benefit from a gift of $500,000 from the estate of the late William "Bill" Kruggel, which will provide financial support to eligible Native American students enrolled in any discipline at UW. (UW Photo) The University of Wyoming has  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * Makerspace Hosts Valentine's Day Program for UW Students "Valentine's Day Makerspace Magic" is the theme of the monthly Makerspace Celebrate and Create program from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the University of Wyoming Innovation Network (UWIN) Make-IT Lab, located in the Information Technology Center. The event is open to UW students, and registration is required. Seating is limited to 19 parti  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * School of Energy Resources Opens Spring Distinguished Speaker Series with UW's Stoellinger Temple Stoellinger Associate Dean Temple Stoellinger in the University of Wyoming Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources will be the first featured speaker in UW's School of Energy Resources' (SER) Distinguished Speaker Series Friday, Feb. 7. Stoellinger will speak from noon-1 p.m. in the UW Ener  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * STEM-ology Provides Ocean Science for All Ages in February STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, kicks off this month at the University of Wyoming, with events including Toddler Tuesdays, Senior Science Fridays and fun-filled family Science Saturdays. This month's events will have an oceanology theme and will take place   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Ad to Feature Alumnus and NFL MVP Josh Allen During Super Bowl Josh Allen's experience at the University of Wyoming is highlighted in a 30-second video ad that will air on some FOX Television affiliates during, before and after Sunday's Super Bowl. (UW Photo) University of Wyoming alumnus Josh Allen just missed out on making the Super Bowl this year, but some viewers of Sunday's big football ga  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Announces Finalists for John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition The University of Wyoming College of Business has selected eight student-led teams as finalists for the 2025 John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. The competition, now in its 25th year, is open to all UW and Wyoming community college students. It provides a platform for student entrepreneurs to develop and   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Board of Trustees to Meet Feb. 19 via Teleconference The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will hold its regular teleconference meeting Wednesday, Feb. 19. 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/2025/trusteesfeb25/. The complet  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Grad Student Wins Inaugural National Scholarship Brianna Hauke, a master's student studying atmospheric science at the University of Wyoming, has been awarded the inaugural Marian H. Rose Research Scholarship from the Society of Physics Students (SPS), an organization of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). "We are pleased to partner with the Heineman Foundation to offer this new scholarshi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Honors College to Host Second Middle East Film Festival This image is from the film "Miguel's War," which will be shown in the UW Honors College's second Middle East Film Festival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23. (Eliane Raheb Photo) Six films will be screened during the University of Wyoming Honors College's second Middle East Film Festival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23. The event is free an  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Law Students Chosen as Guest Journal Editors Two University of Wyoming College of Law students have been selected for guest editorships with a well-known legal journal. Tyler Bradshaw, of Newton, Ala., and Ryan Killpack, of Laramie, have been given positions with the Texas Review of Law & Politics (TROLP). The journal is known for publishing liberty-oriented articles. "Congratulations to Ryan  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Offers Seminar on Energy Development and Ranching Feb. 20 Sheep graze near a wind farm in southwest Wyoming while waiting to move to summer pastures. (UW Photo) The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources will facilitate a seminar about managing energy development opportunities as a Wyoming agricultural producer Thursday, Feb. 20, in Evanston. The sem  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Professor Zibrak Receives Seibold Professorship Arielle Zibrak Arielle Zibrak, a University of Wyoming professor of English, is the recipient of the Seibold Professorship for 2025-26. The Seibold award -- given annually to UW College of Arts and Sciences faculty members who are focused on teaching -- will enable Zibrak to further develop her professional and teaching life within the emerging   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW Social Work Grad Student Presents Research on National Stage Morgan Pfister, left, and Sukyung Yoon presented research titled "Family Conflict and Mental Health in the Largest Outbreak Areas during COVID-19" at the Society for Social Work and Research conference last month in Seattle. (Morgan Pfister Photo) A Master of Social Work (MSW) student with the University of Wyoming's Division of Socia  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW to Host Speakers on Free Expression, Intellectual Freedom, Constructive Dialogue Three public lectures at the University of Wyoming this semester will promote free expression, intellectual freedom and constructive dialogue, starting later this month. "I'm pleased to support these important events," President Ed Seidel says. "They remind us of the importance of free expression and constructive d  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 5 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW's Live Edge Trio to Perform With Special Guests Feb. 17 The University of Wyoming Jazz Studies Program will present the faculty-led Live Edge Trio with special guests Steve Kovalcheck and Peter Sommer at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Live Edge Trio features UW Department of Music faculty member  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * UW-Led Study Traces Indigenous Population Shifts in North America Before Europeans Bob Kelly, professor emeritus of archaeology at UW, excavates a site in Wyoming. Kelly led a new study showing that, if Europeans had arrived in North America a few hundred years earlier, they would have faced much larger, well-organized Indigenous societies capable of stronger resistance. (Madelein Mackie Photo) Fo  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 6 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: * * * EVENT: Feb. 12 UW-Led Wyoming Dementia Together Caregiver Program Offered Feb. 12 "Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness" is the topic of a Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT) program Wednesday, Feb. 12. WDT is a statewide, nonprofit caregiver network operating through the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA). WDT meets by Zoom call every other Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The free  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2025: Governor Gordon has praised Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum's Unleashing American Energy Secretarial Order that directs multiple actions that encourage and support energy production in the nation and Wyoming. The order encourages energy exploration and production on federal lands and solidifies the United States' position as a global energy leader. It includes instruction to suspe  more