Author: Jacqueline P. Kurz

Mountain meadow organic matter shows promise for improved soil fertility management
Wyoming is famous for its harsh climate, and any local knows it’s something Wyomingites embrace with pride. Throughout our state’s history, the struggle with nature has created a special need for resiliency—a resiliency that might well describe many of Wyoming’s …

Prescription-only Access to Veterinary Antimicrobials is Coming: How to Navigate the Transition
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is bringing the use of many common veterinary antimicrobial drugs under direct veterinary supervision effective June 11, 2023. This is the result of growing concerns that unchecked use of drugs that are also important …

University of Wyoming Extension Offers New Online Resource for Rural Entrepreneurs
In partnership with the Wyoming Community Navigator Program, the University of Wyoming Extension recently launched a new online resource hub for rural entrepreneurs across the state.
The Rural Entrepreneurship Center website, located at wyoextension.org/ruralentrepreneurship, provides aspiring business owners with …

UW Scientists Use Tardigrade Proteins for Human Health Breakthrough
University of Wyoming researchers’ study of how microscopic creatures called tardigrades survive extreme conditions has led to a major breakthrough that could eventually make life-saving treatments available to people where refrigeration isn’t possible.
Thomas Boothby, an assistant professor of molecular …

Fifty-Three UW Female Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumnae Honored at UW’s Own It! Awards
Fifty-three women at the University of Wyoming were recognized at the sixth annual Own It! Awards ceremony Feb. 21. Seventeen honorees are affiliated with the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources.
Sponsored by Wyoming’s Established Program to Stimulate …

Late Pregnancy, Winter Weather Increase Livestock Energy Demands
January exited with a blast of arctic cold. About this time, many gestating ewes and cows entered the third trimester, marking the last phase of pregnancy in which the bulk of fetal growth occurs.
The energy demands of cold temperatures …

UW Mortar Board Honors “Top Profs”

Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently honored their “Top Profs” at the 43rd annual Top Prof Night.
Students belonging to the Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board selected professors who have positively influenced their lives …

Drip Systems Provide Efficient Landscape Irrigation
Are you looking for an alternative to dragging a hose and sprinkler around your property? Want to save water and time when caring for your garden or landscape? Installing a drip irrigation system can do all this—and more!
Why use

Understanding the Effects of Untimely Severe Freezes on Trees
Trees, shrubs, and other perennial plants must withstand cold temperatures to survive in Wyoming’s harsh climate. Plant cold hardiness is based on the plant’s ability to withstand the average annual minimum winter temperature in an area. Wyoming hardiness zones run

Rebreeding First-Calf Heifers
Whether you keep back your own heifers or purchase from an outside source, most ranchers have faced the challenge of breeding back a heifer that has just had her first calf.
First-calf heifers typically calve at about 24 months of …

UW Researchers Document Continuing Gender Wage Gap in State
A new study by University of Wyoming economists Anne Alexander and Chian Jones Ritten shows Wyoming’s gender wage gap persists, to the detriment of the state’s families and economy.
Their report, “The Wage Gap in Wyoming in 2022: How …

Former UW Ph.D. Student Leads Research on Environmental Drivers of Body Size Increase in North American Bats
In science, Bergmann’s Rule is a well-known ecological pattern that has been studied for 175-plus years. In essence, the rule says that, as one moves toward higher latitudes, animals get larger, a concept long thought because the larger size of …

UW Complements State’s Investment With Controlled Environment Agriculture Center
The University of Wyoming has joined with other public and private partners to further advance an innovative, growing industry with roots at the university.
UW’s new Controlled Environment Agriculture Center will conduct research and develop a workforce for the vertical …

UW’s Dan Wall Named AAAS Fellow
A researcher in the University of Wyoming’s College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
Dan Wall, a …


