When Mary Martin took a job with the University of Wyoming Extension in 1975, she had recently turned 21, had never been to Wyoming, and didn’t know a soul in the state. She had just graduated from the University of North Dakota, which was about 90 miles from her hometown in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
University of Wyoming researchers discovered that mice that exercised lowered their risk for contracting Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could prove promising in helping humans lower their risk of the disease that causes progressive cognitive decline.
A traveling version of the University of Wyoming’s “The Natural Archive: Glimpses into the University of Wyoming’s Scientific Collections” exhibit will visit libraries across the state beginning in early October.
The Wyoming State Library is coordinating the tour, which starts at the Goshen County Library in Torrington. Twenty-five main and branch libraries are hosting the exhibit, which will remain on the road through October 2028.
The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Virginia Monk as the new 4-H youth development educator serving Sublette County.
“I am passionate about serving rural and agricultural communities, and I deeply appreciate 4-H, extension, and land-grant universities for their contributions to those communities,” says Monk.
In a paper published in the New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research this week, University of Wyoming researchers identified a gap in existing studies of livestock methane emissions: soil carbon sequestration.
This fall, the University of Wyoming Extension recognized administrative professionals in Albany and Fremont counties for their initiative, positivity, and professionalism.
Awards were presented Thursday, Sept. 17, at an annual UW Extension conference in Cody.
Anyone interested in bees or beekeeping is invited to attend the University of Wyoming Extension’s 2026 Wyoming Bee College, to be held Friday, Oct. 23, through Saturday, Oct. 24.
The Wyoming Bee College is designed for people of all ages and skill levels. It addresses beekeeping skills, hive health, specialty products, native bee research, and more.