For small businesses that specialize in bridal wear and clothing alteration services, Wyoming’s geography and rural character can create unique challenges. But that hasn’t prevented entrepreneurial graduates of the University of Wyoming’s Design, Merchandising and Textiles Program from succeeding in this niche industry.
For those interested in connecting with local artists and agriculturalists, the University of Wyoming Extension will lead a free, self-guided Ag & Art tour this June.
Two Albany County agricultural venues will host art and educational booths for attendees to explore.
A University of Wyoming academic professional has been named a recipient of the prestigious UW Foundation Stewardship Award for 2026.
Alison Doherty, an associate research scientist in the Department of Veterinary Sciences, was one of two UW employees recognized for exceptional leadership in fostering strong relationships with donors.
For more than a decade, Jennifer “Jenny” Ingwerson-Niemann, a senior lecturer in the University of Wyoming’s Department of Animal Science, has served as UW’s only equine science instructor.
For her dedication to hands-on education and the UW community, Ingwerson-Niemann is among 10 recipients of the 2026 John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award.
In today’s world, we’re bombarded by thousands of cheap clothing options. It’s easy to pick up new clothes for the summer—and it’s easy to dispose of these items, too. But in associate professor Jennifer Harmon’s Introduction to Textile Science class, UW undergraduates learn that disposing of clothing and other textiles is not as simple as it seems.
Housing development is expanding, pushing homes into wild landscapes at an unprecedented pace.
Yet, as residential development moves into previously undeveloped areas, those same species face more than the direct loss of land under a building’s footprint—they also can lose access to the habitat surrounding those homes, multiplying the effective impact of each new structure.
When it comes to University of Wyoming faculty recognition, it’s hard to beat the past two years for Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Professor Scott Shaw.
After receiving the 2025 John P. Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award that recognizes the long, distinguished, and exemplary career of one senior faculty member who has excelled as a teacher at UW, Shaw has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Faculty Award, the university’s top faculty honor.
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