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 economist Rob Godby is quoted in a Wyoming Public Radio piece about Wyoming ranking third in the nation for the carbon intensity of its electricity generation. Among other observations, Godby notes that the Cowboy State is "the center of coal country."

The Cody Enterprise and the Laramie Boomerang published UW's release about the Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute's new Wyoming Rural Pathways Initiative, which seeks to move rural Wyoming students into careers in outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality. The program is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

SVI Media covered the visit of UW President Shane Reeves to western Wyoming late last month. The trip to Lincoln County began with a tour of the TerraPower Natrium nuclear plant under construction near Kemmerer and concluded with a luncheon for local business leaders in Afton.

Sheridan Media highlighted the new episode of "UWyo Spotlight," President Reeves' podcast, that featured Gov. Mark Gordon.

In a Cowboy State Daily article about how the closure of Wyoming hospital maternity wards is impacting the state, Gaby Alvarado of UW's Rural Health Institute describes the problem as a gap between the care families need and the care they can reach close to home.

The Toppan Rare Books Library in UW's American Heritage Center is one of the few places where one can access the complete set of Edward Sheriff Curtis's "The North American Indian," according to Cowboy State Daily. The books include the history of 100 Native nations and tribes in 20 volumes along with 2,234 photos.

Cowboy State Daily also featured UW adjunct professor Anton Wroblewski, who has studied more than 6,500 fossil fragments from the 66-million-year-old Ferris Formation in Carbon County to figure out what killed the dinosaurs.

UW Emeritus Professor Craig Benkman has published a new book about the Cassia crossbill, a distinct species of bird found only in south-central Idaho. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle highlighted the new publication.

The Laramie Boomerang highlighted the work of UW squirrel researchers. October is Squirrel Month.