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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.
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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 certi…

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 d…

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 interdis…

The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR) will be hosting a public outreach meeting at the Integrated Test Center at Dry Fork Station in Gillette at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 3.
At this event, the public will learn about carbon capture, uti…

Local musicians Shawn Hess and The Country Skillet Band will be performing Wednesday, July 14, as part of the University of Wyoming’s Summer Concert Series.
Hess and the band will perform from 11:45 am-1 pm at the Simpson Plaza.
 
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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-generati…

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...

Amanda Larson, coordinator of research services, and Shauna Bury, assistant director of research services, in the University of Wyoming’s Office of Research and Economic Development have recently received the designation of certified research administrator from the Research Administr…

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.

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...