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New UW Online Portal Opens Access to Statewide LiDAR Data
May 23, 2025
The Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) at the University of Wyoming has launched the Wyoming LiDAR (light detection and ranging) Data Portal, providing unprecedented public access to high-resolution elevation and contour data across the state.
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UW-Led Initiative Helps Map World’s Largest Land Mammal Migration
New maps released this week document the world’s largest land mammal migration, revealing the seasonal journeys of more than 5 million white-eared ko...
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UW and USGS Science Team Discover Temporal Relationship Between Basaltic Volcanism a...
Kenneth Sims and other research scientists recently discovered that mafic volcanism of Henrys Fork Caldera -- located in eastern Idaho and west of Ye...
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Famed Big Bang Theory Challenger to Speak at UW
The work of Paul Steinhardt, Princeton University’s Albert Einstein Professor of Science, professor of physics and astrophysical sciences, and co-fou...
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UW Receives $2M Endowment to Support Economics Faculty
The University of Wyoming has received a major gift from UW alumnus Paul Turner and his wife, Karleen, who have pledged $1 million to support faculty...
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UW Board of Trustees Statement on Faculty Senate Vote, Support for President Seidel,...
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has released the following statement regarding the termination of Cameron Wright as dean of the College o...
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UW Researchers Capture Birds by Day, While STRI Catches Bats by Night
For decades, Corey Tarwater and her research team have used mist nets by day to capture various species of tropical birds in Panama to study the effe...
Campus Announcements
UW Nursing School Dean Receives National Advocacy Award
Sherrill Smith, dean of the University of Wyoming’s Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of Colleges o...
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UW Offers Training, FAQs in Preparation for New Concealed Carry Law
In preparation for implementation of a new state law that will allow people with concealed firearm permits to carry handguns on much of the Universit...
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Alfred Jacob Miller Paintings in New Exhibition at UW American Heritage Center
A new exhibition titled “An Artist’s Journey West: Alfred Jacob Miller, 1837” will open Thursday, May 22, at the University of Wyoming’s American Her...
Events
UW and Wyoming APEX Accelerator Encourage Clients to Attend U.S. DOT Bonding Educati...
Small-business owners will have an opportunity to learn about the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) construction bonding process during a serie...
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UW Wyoming SBDC Network to Co-Host Veterans Business Conference Aug. 14
The spotlight will be on veteran entrepreneurs later this summer during “Service to Success: Veterans Business Conference.”
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UW Alumna Astrid Vargas to Discuss Her New Book June 10
Astrid Vargas, a University of Wyoming alumna and conservation biologist, will host a public talk, reception and book signing for her recently publis...
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UW Biodiversity Institute Sponsors Bumble Bee Atlas Training
For community scientists interested in helping map data about bumble bees, the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute is sponsoring a Mountai...
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UW Extension Offers Educational Series on Ranch Economics, Natural Resource Manageme...
University of Wyoming Extension has launched a new educational series designed to support ranchers in navigating the complexities of modern livestock...
This Week at UW
State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of so...
Campus Announcements
UW Kinesiology and Health Graduate Student Receives National Research Award
University of Wyoming Division of Kinesiology and Health graduate student Ashlyn Brown, from Castle Pines, Colo., is the recipient of the Thomas McKe...
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UW College of Arts and Sciences Recognizes Top Graduates
The University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences recently recognized 13 graduates at its annual awards luncheon.
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Wyoming Business Tips 2 for May
An occasional look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, a co...
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Institutional Communications
Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2929
Email: cbaldwin@uwyo.edu