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Northwest College is leading the way in a new partnership with the University of Wyoming, which is using a grant to make S.T.E.M. education more accessible for minoritized and marginalized kids. The University of Wyoming is the recipient of a six-year grant as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (H.H.M.I.) Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3)…
Titus Swen is no longer a member of the Wyoming Cowboy Football team. On Monday, Head Coach Craig Bohl announced in a release that Swen had been dismissed from the program fro a violation of team rules. The statement says “Titus Swen’s personal conduct is below the standard necessary to be a member of Cowboy…
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), gave a commencement speech at the University of Wyoming where was introduced as the “first female Senator ever elected to represent the equality state.” Lummis was also booed by graduates for expressing views on science, biology, and the “existence of two sexes.” Lummis grew up on a ranch outside of Cheyenne,…
For the first time this school year, University of Wyoming students can breathe more freely, as the Board of Trustees lifts most of its mask requirements. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees held their monthly meeting. The board lifted nearly all the campus’s mask requirements during that meeting after a…
Omicron is here, as both the Wyoming Department of Health and the University of Wyoming confirm the first two cases of the newest COVID-19 variant. On Friday, Dec. 17, the Wyoming Department of Health announced the first detection of the omicron variant in the state. One Albany County resident was confirmed to have a variant,…
The University of Wyoming claims that there were no donations made to political organizations – it was a clean payment for cleaning War Memorial Stadium. Eight Wyoming representatives- all Republicans – released a “letter to the editor.” According to documents acquired by the representatives, the University of Wyoming made two donations to the Albany Democratic…
The 14 seeded Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team had a heck of a run making it in the tourney that ended last night when they lost to the No. 3 seeded UCLA Bruins squad. They should have their heads held high with the stout defensive effort holding the Bruins on offense to just over 40% from…
The University of Wyoming has changed course and will conduct in-person commencement ceremonies in May. As many as four shortened, in-person ceremonies are being planned for Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, in the Arena-Auditorium. Each graduate will be allowed a limited number of guest tickets, according to the UW website. Face masks and social distancing…
The University of Wyoming’s decision to conduct its spring 2021 commencement ceremony virtually is a cop-out. The virtual ceremony will air Saturday, May 15, at 10 a.m. on the official UW YouTube channel. Administrators say they want to avoid a COVID-19 super-spreader event, but that didn’t stop them from allowing 5,000 fans for UW football…
COVID-19 might be winding down in Wyoming, but the University of Wyoming isn’t taking any chances with its biggest in-person gathering of the year. In light of the ongoing global pandemic, the University of Wyoming has announced that its Spring 2021 commencement ceremony will be held virtually on Saturday, May 15, at 10 a.m. “With…