Members of the public will find out more about the University of Wyoming’s presence in Washakie County, and UW alumni will connect with their alma mater during a “UW in Your Community” gathering Monday, Oct. 21, in Worland.

University of Wyoming research regarding the impact of trout introductions in the high-elevation lakes of Wyoming’s Wind River Range is continuing with the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

More than 1,300 people attended the recent third annual University of Wyoming STEM Carnival to celebrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Two University of Wyoming faculty members will study how to understand the microcircuit changes that occur in the brain’s prefrontal cortex during normal aging as well as disease progression in Alzheimer’s disease.

A University of Wyoming Ph.D. student recently became the first graduate as a Muley Fanatic Foundation Fellow after advancing the understanding of the ecology of mule deer and mentoring other scientists during her time at UW.

The University of Wyoming’s Matt Kauffman, Shannon Albeke and William Kirkpatrick were among 80 worldwide scientists who contributed to a United Nations’ living atlas that recently launched and shows the live migrations of ungulates, including antelope, guanacos, and zebras, as well as many other land-hoofed animals around the globe.

The University of Wyoming Extension has released an updated publication promoting the local food movement across Wyoming, connecting consumers with producers.

The third annual University of Wyoming STEM Carnival will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at UW’s Cliff and Martha Hansen Teaching Arena and Laramie Research and Extension Center, located at 470 Highway 230.

The University of Wyoming campus community and the public can learn about bird capture and banding; participate in bird-themed crafts and games; and listen to a keynote address about bird migration as part of WYOBIRD Day Saturday, Sept. 14.

A University of Wyoming adjunct professor led a study in a Panama national park that found that nutritional stress, rather than an adaptive response to warming, is more likely the primary cause in the change of tropical birds’ body size.

The University of Wyoming has been awarded a $2.08 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a larger $6 million interjurisdictional project aimed at exploring the potential of indoor farming practices to address climate resilience challenges.

A new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B adds to a growing body of evidence that raccoons, to the suspected chagrin of their human counterparts, demonstrate innovative problem-solving skills when faced with new foraging challenges.

Sarah Collins, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Zoology and Physiology, has been appointed as the new Research Institute director of the UW Research Center at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.

Jay Gatlin, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Molecular Biology, has been named the inaugural director of UW’s newly named Science Institute (SI).

Four innovative projects that aim to use technology to help Wyoming wildlife have received seed funding from the University of Wyoming’s new WyldTech Center for Wildlife, Technology and Computing.