Author: Maya Kate Gilmore

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.

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.

The University of Wyoming will host its 43rd annual Ag Day Barbecue Saturday, Oct. 17, before the UW vs. North Illinois University football game. The barbecue is scheduled from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. It showcases registered student organizations associated with the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources (CALSNR).

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Abandoned Mine Lands Division (WDEQ-AML), UR Energy USA, and the University of Wyoming have formed a collaborative five-year research partnership to advance soil health and mine reclamation technologies. The project evaluates innovative soil amendments, including state-produced coal char, to accelerate the restoration of disturbed lands to productive native rangelands across Wyoming.

The University of Wyoming welcomes two new statewide agricultural economics specialists serving UW Extension and the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources. Assistant professors Angela Jungbluth and Peyton Ellis joined the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Those with type 1 diabetes typically rely on artificial insulin delivered via a needle or an insulin pump to manage their condition. These invasive methods can be painful and inexact, as it’s difficult to pinpoint the correct amount of insulin to inject from moment to moment. In addition, insulin can be expensive. But new research conducted by Oliver Trunschke, a PhD student in the UW Department of Molecular Biology, could lead to treatments for type 1 diabetes that are as easy and painless as flipping a light switch.

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Lindsay Baker as a community vitality and health educator based in Sweetwater County.

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Chloe Willenborg as the new 4-H youth development educator serving Sweetwater County.

The annual Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival will take place Friday, July 31, through Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Park County Fairgrounds in Powell, located at 655 E 5th Street. The event, organized by the Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) in partnership with the University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming Wool Initiative (WWI), celebrates all aspects of the Wyoming sheep industry.

Across the board, tree swallow populations have similar sensitivity to warming amid climate change, but different abilities to respond to change. Breeding dates have advanced about one day per degree of warming, but northern populations face tighter time constraints and greater exposure to warming, according to recent research that included University of Wyoming students and faculty in the Wyoming Bird Initiative for Resilience and Diversity (WYOBIRD).

On Wednesday, July 22, the University of Wyoming will host a field day at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle in collaboration with Eastern Wyoming College (EWC). The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 2753 State Highway 157.

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Audrey Peters as the new 4-H youth development educator serving Uinta County.