University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming has been ranked 91st on “Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022”. The new list, published by the National Academy of Inventors, was created to highlight and celebrate American innovation and to showcase the universities that play a large role in advancing the innovation ecosystem within the U.S. and…
The University of Wyoming lost its case in court to censure church elder Todd Schmidt from preaching his anti-LGBTQ ideas in the Union Breezeway. Judge Nancy Freudenthal concluded that “the foregoing reasons, the Court enjoins the UW Officials, and their agents, from censoring Schmidt’s views on the sexual identity of Artemis Langford and enjoins the…
Governor Mark Gordon has signed an Executive Order creating the Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force to make recommendations on the planning of events and activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States. The United States Semiquincentennial, or Quarter Millennial, will be celebrated…
According to research by Wyoming scientists, efforts to improve sage-grouse habitat through conventional management practices may be ineffective—and even counterproductive. Sagebrush reduction strategies, including mowing and herbicide application, are often employed to enhance habitat for the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and other sagebrush-dependent species. The theory is that clearing large sagebrush shrubs improves food sources…
Debbie Cobb is a researcher and senior student at the University of Wyoming and is beginning a project about ghosts and the paranormal that have appeared in haunted, historic hotels in Wyoming, including the (haunted?) Irma Hotel right here in Cody. Ms. Cobb says she “is a proud Wyomingite with deep family ties to the…
EA Sports has revealed that Josh Allen will be the latest player to grace the cover of Madden NFL 24. The former University of Wyoming football player and Buffalo Bills quarterback posted on social media confirming the news. The standard cover art is a close-up of Allen in the snow and the Deluxe Edition of…
The University of Wyoming is looking for anyone willing to share their stories of ghostly encounters in historic Wyoming hotels. Dr. Ken Hanson, an Assistant Professor at U.W.’s Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology, is supervising a professional study by primary researcher Deborah Cobb. As part of the study, the research team wants to schedule…
More than 70 students recently came together to present their research and creative works at the first-ever inclusive excellence student showcase at Northwest College. Following best practices of inclusion, eight University of Wyoming graduate and undergraduate researchers, along with two faculty members and a representative of the Innovation Wyrkshop and mobile makerspaces, traveled to N.W.C.…
What’s in a name, or in this case, a designation? A new collaborative study suggests a proper designation would improve wild horse management on public lands – and it might be the only foolproof solution to a persistent problem. According to a new paper by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Oklahoma State University,…
Three local Northwest College students hope to get money to launch a mental health non-profit through a University of Wyoming competition for student entrepreneurs. Eight student-led teams will vie for seed prize money to get their business plans off the ground in the John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition at the University of Wyoming. Sponsored…