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Two University of Wyoming researchers recently received National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to provide paid experiential learning opportunities in controlled environment agriculture, an emerging technology that aims to foster innovation and opportunity within the field of agriculture.

The University of Wyoming’s WYOBIRD initiative will offer bird tours, crafts and educational activities, research talks, and a picnic lunch in Grand Teton National Park Saturday, July 20.

As summer arrives in Wyoming, warmer weather means it’s time to switch from the felt hat to straw, open the windows to let in the air and, most importantly for ranchers, turn cattle out to graze and start thinking about haying season.

The Wyoming Department of Agriculture announced on June 7 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in one of Wyoming’s dairy herds.

While sometimes overlooked as lesser creatures, pollinators play a crucial role in ecosystems and agriculture for several reasons.

The University of Wyoming Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center will be all abuzz celebrating these important insects during the third annual Bee Jubilee Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m.-noon.

A Wyoming mule deer that migrated farther than any other deer known to science has died. Deer 255’s life of migrations ended in the Red Desert of Wyoming, about 200 miles from her most recent summer range in Jackson Hole.

Members of the public will find out more about the University of Wyoming’s presence in Johnson County, and UW alumni will connect with their alma mater during a “UW in Your Community” gathering Tuesday, June 18, in Buffalo.

The University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute will host three free Summer Bat Walks, with walks currently scheduled in Cheyenne, Evanston, and Sheridan—and the possibility of more to come.

The University of Wyoming conferred its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon Noah Hull, who was recognized during UW a commencement ceremony on May 11.

D. Michael Thomas, this year's recipient of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association’s (UWAA) Building a Better Wyoming Award, has chosen the Johnson County Fairgrounds Foundation in Buffalo as the beneficiary of a $15,000 donation from the McMurry Foundation.

Students and colleagues describe University of Wyoming instructor Sarah Lee as innovative, dedicated, supportive, caring, and inspiring.

Five incoming or current University of Wyoming undergraduate students are the latest cohort selections for the Wyoming Wildlife Fellowship Program, which supports students pursuing careers in wildlife and fisheries sciences.

A Wyoming ranching couple’s $2.5 million gift to the University of Wyoming will empower the university’s Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Program, fueling impactful change and supporting future leaders in ranch management and agriculture statewide.

Bob Finley sometimes jokes that if he had known how hard it was going back to school, he might not have attempted it.