UW in the News

State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:

UW environmental engineering Professor Jonathan Brant is quoted in an Inside Climate News article about a planned data center near Cheyenne, described as potentially the largest data center in the country. Brant says even closed-loop cooling systems like that planned for the facility will see water losses.

In a Wyoming Public Media interview, UW economist Rob Godby says the long-term outlook for coal mining remains challenging, in spite of the Trump administration's efforts to revive the industry. Godby also is quoted in a Cowboy State Daily article about the federal Surface Transportation Board's ruling against the proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads, which he says reflects the complexity of evaluating such a massive transaction.

Anti-tax sentiment has been growing in Wyoming in recent years, says Phil Roberts, UW emeritus professor of history. He's quoted in a Wyoming Public Media piece about efforts by some lawmakers to do away with all taxation on land and buildings used for housing.

UW law Professor George Mocsary is quoted in a Cowboy State Daily article about a new U.S. Department of Justice opinion that says a 1927 law banning the practice of mailing handguns is unconstitutional. Wyomingites should be cautious about assuming that the opinion gives them the all-clear to start dropping packaged pistols into the mail, says Mocsary, who heads UW's Firearms Research Center.

The Laramie Boomerang published UW's releases about a new book co-written by Bethann Garramon Merkle, a professor of practice in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology; a major gift to UW from Deborah "Debbe" Spicer, of Rock Springs, that establishes three new endowments supporting students across multiple disciplines; a $25,000 gift from the Jeff Cooper Legacy Foundation to UW's Firearms Research Center; the launch of the search for a new director of the School of Energy Resources; and UW's Winter Welcome event for new students transitioning into campus life in Laramie.