UW

After saddening news of U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi's passing spread across Wyoming, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel issued the following statement: “The University of Wyoming is deeply saddened to learn of the death of former U.S. Se...

A junior accounting major is the second winner of a $300 prize in a weekly drawing for University of Wyoming students who’ve reported being vaccinated for COVID-19. The $300 cash prizes, as well as other prizes, will go out weekly until the sixth week of the fall semester Sept. 27. ...

Laramie Main Street Alliance (LMSA) will be distributing more Cowboy Cash, in the form of downtown gift certificates, to University of Wyoming (UW) students, faculty, and staff this summer at the Downtown Laramie Farmers Market. In 2020, $40,000 worth of Cowboy Cash and $32,000 in downtown gift certificates circulated through downtown businesses...

A new CEO has been named to the federally qualified health center (FQHC) system that collaborates with the University of Wyoming’s Family Medicine Residency Programs. Thomas Smoll was selected to serve in the executive leadership role. Smoll, wh...

The University of Wyoming has begun planning for a new School of Computing, following action by the UW Board of Trustees Wednesday. Recently, the board approved the UW administration’s notice of intent to develop the new academic unit, which would infuse computation, and digital and data science across the university for the benefit of students, faculty, and staff. T...

Recently, 25 high school students from across Wyoming and one from Colorado worked in teams to determine whether planets near different-colored stars could actually be habitable. The activity was part of the Teton STEM Academy, which is a nine-day event that offers hands-on activities in the interdisciplinary sciences, including life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and math, which is tak

The University of Wyoming's Office of Research and Economic Development has provided funding for five collaborative projects aimed at providing benefits to UW and the state. The first UW Grand Challenges Initiative Planning projects address issues ranging from rural health to developing next-generation, secure, digital platforms that promote sustainable energy production, transport, and consumptio

The University of Wyoming has a number of in-person activities planned to welcome first-time and transfer students as it prepares for a traditional fall 2021 semester. First-year students living in the residence halls will move in Thursday, Aug...

The moon will be in the spotlight this July at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium. A film and a special live talk for audiences will be featured each week. To get tickets or receive more information about programs, email planetarium@uwyo.edu ...

Pat Reedy, a New Orleans musician, and his band, the Longtime Goners, will be performing on Wednesday, June 23, as part of the University of Wyoming's Summer Concert Series. Reedy will be performing from 11:45 am to 1 pm at the Simpson Plaza...

The University of Wyoming will be moving to a new COVID-19 testing program beginning the week of July 5. Each week, 3 percent of UW’s active employees, students enrolled in in-person classes and those living on campus will be randomly selected and receive emails to schedule their diagnostic tests. T...

The University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance’s 2021 Snowy Range Summer Theatre season is open with its first public theater production since spring 2020. David Ives’ evening of one-act plays, titled “All in the Timing,” runs June 24-26 and June 30-July 2 at 7:30 p.m., and July 3 at 2 p.m...