For Wyoming commercial pesticide applicators seeking to renew a valid license before it expires and for new commercial applicators seeking in-person education, a conference will be held at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Casper starting Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Drea Hineman, a University of Wyoming student from Gillette, has earned regional recognition for her innovative space-farming research supported by NASA. As a Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium research fellow, Hineman studies sustainable food production in reduced-gravity environments—in other words, farming in space.

The 29th Range Beef Cow Symposium, an educational event for cattle producers in Wyoming and across the Intermountain West, will take place Monday, Nov. 10, through Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

For Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers, late afternoon and evening can be a particularly challenging time. Rather than winding down at the end of the day, people with Alzheimer’s often exhibit increased agitation, aggressive behaviors, and a tendency to wander.

Three UW educators—with areas of expertise ranging from print-making to plant biodiversity—have teamed up to pilot a new approach to science education. Known as Kaleidoscope Science, the program helps students of all ages understand science through artistic creation.

In the cattle industry, AI usually means artificial insemination. But, for one groundbreaking UW scientist, AI in beef production also refers to artificial intelligence.

University of Wyoming scientist Jeff Beck has been named a lifetime Fellow by The Wildlife Society (TWS), an international society of professionals involved in wildlife research, management, and conservation.

The University of Wyoming Extension invites Wyoming residents across the state to celebrate National 4-H Week, which runs through Saturday, Oct. 11. In Wyoming, the event kicked off with the signing of a proclamation by Governor Mark Gordon Monday, Oct. 6, at the State Capitol in Cheyenne.

The University of Wyoming’s Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAGINE) has released a new educational film for Western communities grappling with the spread of invasive annual grasses.

Lauren Shoemaker, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming’s botany department, has received a five-year, $875,000 National Science Foundation grant to study how plant communities in Wyoming and northern Colorado respond to warming temperatures.

A needs assessment led by the University of Wyoming Extension may help the state’s agricultural community plan for and manage challenging environmental conditions like drought, wildfires and water shortages.

The University of Wyoming Extension has released two free online resources for Wyoming gardeners interested in growing native plants.

The University of Wyoming welcomes accomplished weed scientist Brian Mealor, director of the Sheridan Research and Extension Center, as interim director of the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station.

To assist producers facing wildfires, the University of Wyoming Extension has launched a new online platform to help coordinate hay donations and provide fire recovery resources.

The Wyoming Wool Initiative, in partnership with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 Lamb-a-Year program.