LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * New UW Scientist Helps Show That Responsible Logging Can Help Eastern Forests Responsible harvesting and other small disturbances can help make forests in the eastern United States more resilient to climate change, according to research by a new University of Wyoming faculty member. The study by scientists at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies -- led by Sara Germain, who completed the research as a Cary   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * 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 effects of global change on bird populations. Now, the University of Wyoming researcher is starting a new collaboration with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) to use the same mi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 5 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW, Manufacturing Works Address Termination of Federal Support for Wyoming Manufacturing Services The University of Wyoming and its Manufacturing Works program have received word of a decision by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to withhold federal funding from Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in 10 states, including Wyoming. This action impacts approximately $700  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW-Led Study: Fences, Roads Foiled Pronghorn in Mass Winter Die-Off When a severe winter struck Wyoming's Red Desert in December 2022, one pronghorn doe made a desperate escape attempt, trudging 240 miles through a snowbound wasteland. Fences blocked her routes to less snowy habitat, foiling her ability to run out of the deep snow and adding time and risk of her search. Ultimately, she returned to the are  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 1 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gordon appoints Nathaniel Hibben to be a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Nathaniel Hibben to be a District Court Judge for the First Judicial District serving Laramie County, Wyoming. Hibben's appointment fills the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Steven Sharpe. Hibben has served as a Circuit Court Judge in the Eighth Judi  more