Day: April 24, 2026

Wild bumble bees are in decline, and various parasites may be a major cause. But there hasn’t been any data on whether Wyoming bees have parasites and to what degree—until now. Amy Storey, a University of Wyoming third-year master’s student in zoology and physiology, shed light on her research when she took center stage at the recent Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society meeting in Sheridan.

Four University of Wyoming graduate students have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. Alex Kurtt, Collin Porter, and Lena Wigger, all graduate students in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, and Josephine Walton, a UW master’s student in molecular biology, will each receive one of the nation’s most highly competitive awards for graduate studies. The fellowships are awarded to graduate students who are pursuing research-based degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).