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Whether it has been teaching, research, educational outreach, or responding to national disasters, Ramesh Sivanpillai has answered the call.

Longtime University of Wyoming faculty member Scott Shaw has achieved international distinction in the field of entomology, but it is Shaw’s work with students in classrooms, laboratories, and the field that has earned him his latest honor from the university.

Sabrina White, a third-year Ph.D. student from Orlando, Fla., will receive $5,000 for her transformative “Bee the Scientist” program that brings cutting-edge scientific engagement directly to Wyoming’s senior communities.

Daniel Laughlin, a University of Wyoming professor in the Department of Botany, has been selected as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

New maps released this week document the world’s largest land mammal migration, revealing the seasonal journeys of more than 5 million white-eared kob and tiang antelope across South Sudan and Ethiopia.

For years, Ramesh Sivanpillai has been called upon to handle remote sensing analysis after major disasters that include fires, floods, and hurricanes.

A new documentary film details how a catastrophic pronghorn die-off influenced the restoration of an estimated 18,000 acres of habitat in Wyoming’s Red Desert.

Thirty-five University of Wyoming instructors who inspire students intellectually in first-year courses are this year’s Promoting Intellectual Engagement (PIE) Award recipients, including three instructors from the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources.

Samantha Killmer, a University of Wyoming junior from Portage, Mich., is among nearly 500 students nationwide to receive the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship award.

Within the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources, extension specialists provide teaching, research, and extension expertise on campus and beyond. In collaboration with UW Extension sheep specialist Whit Stewart, county extension educators have pitched in to offer new programming and resources for Wyoming sheep producers.

For decades, Corey Tarwater and her research team have used mist nets by day to capture various species of tropical birds in Panama to study the effects of global change on bird populations.

The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) plays a key role in responding to infectious diseases that affect human and animal health. In February 2025, WSVL staff diagnosed HPAI in chickens that were linked to the state’s first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Responsible harvesting and other small disturbances can help make forests in the eastern United States more resilient to climate change, according to research by a new University of Wyoming faculty member.

When thinking of winter chores, the tasks of scooping snow, keeping animals fed, and breaking ice on water tanks come to mind. But there is another less obvious task that should be completed in the late winter months: pruning trees and shrubs.

Elsa Freise, a University of Wyoming student from Buffalo, will give a public presentation about her work titled “Bison Tales: Capturing Conservation and Culture” at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in Room 506 of Coe Library.