Author: Maya Kate Gilmore

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.

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.

Few undergraduate students can say they’ve been the lead author on a research paper in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Even fewer can claim they’ve helped found a business. But pre-dental student Lucas Wall has done both.

The University of Wyoming welcomes Nicole “Nicki” Nimlos as a new statewide rangeland management specialist for UW Extension. Nimlos is one of two UW Extension range specialists and will fill a campus-based role. She will also serve as an assistant professor of rangeland ecology in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. 

The Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) and Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Wyoming have launched WyldFire, a new public-facing wildfire information platform designed to help Wyoming residents, landowners, public land managers, emergency services, utilities, and communities better understand wildfire risk across the state.

The University of Wyoming’s Department of Molecular Biology will host an upcoming seminar series featuring world-renowned biologist Dr. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, who is president, chief scientific officer, and investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

On Tuesday, June 30, the University of Wyoming’s Powell Research and Extension Center (PREC) will host its annual field day at 747 Road 9. The field day will contain two sessions, one designed for technical audiences and one designed for community audiences.

On Wednesday, July 1, the University of Wyoming’s Sheridan Research and Extension Center (ShREC) will host its annual field day at 663 Wyarno Road. The field day will celebrate the 110th anniversary of the center’s Wyarno R&E location.

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Tallie Miller as the new 4-H youth development educator serving Niobrara County.

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Erik Bailly as an agriculture and natural resources educator based in Sublette County.