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New migration maps published on December 18 document a near complete collapse of one of the North American Arctic’s formerly vast caribou migrations.

Anna Krepel is a top performer at the state and national level. The secret to her academic, personal, and professional success? The University of Wyoming’s Range Club and the community she found there.

Sabrina White, the 2025 recipient of the Stewart Family Serviceship Award, expanded her “Bee the Scientist” program this year and elevated science education and community outreach throughout Wyoming’s senior centers. 

Throughout the fall, members and partners of the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources and UW Extension have been celebrated for their exceptional efforts and accomplishments.

Many migration journeys were captured in new migration maps released this week documenting two extensive pronghorn migrations in the Northern Sagebrush Steppe, spanning southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, and northern Montana.

The University of Wyoming will soon house one of the most advanced microscopes in the Mountain West, thanks to a nearly $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded to Eunsook Park, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology.

University of Wyoming Professor of Botany Camellia Moses Okpodu has joined the Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE) Steering Committee.

STEM-ology, a monthly series of themed science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events for all ages, continues this month at the University of Wyoming, with events including Toddler Tuesdays, Senior Science Fridays, and fun-filled family Science Saturdays.

A professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Botany and director of the Global Vegetation Project recently received a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how drought and fire are reshaping forests across the western United States.

A new publication from researchers in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) delves into the potential of carbon-rich products to enhance agricultural productivity in challenging environments.

Three University of Wyoming doctoral students will present their research to the public during a Science Café Friday, Nov. 7, from 6-8 p.m.

University of Wyoming Libraries and the UW Natural Science Collections Partnership have joined forces to showcase the university’s diverse scientific collections in a new exhibition titled “The Natural Archive: Glimpses into the University of Wyoming’s Scientific Collections.”

A sweeping University of Wyoming study of wild horses on federal lands across seven Western states has found that the animals have a high ability to gain nutrition from a variety of plants and, by so doing, maintain good body condition, even in winter.

Previous studies have shown that mountain lions tend to shy away from feeding sites that have been disturbed by human presence. However, a group of University of Wyoming researchers has turned that conventional notion on its head.

A compelling three-minute presentation on ranchers’ willingness to join the carbon market earned Nicki Nimlos a win at the University of Wyoming’s inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.