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The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources welcomes two new faculty members to the Department of Veterinary Sciences and the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory.

In a research paper published last week, researchers from UW and the University of New Mexico investigated how hummingbirds use torpor during migration.

The University of Wyoming’s GrowinG Internship Program is now accepting applications for 2025.

Whether it’s in a security badge or livestock ear tag, you’ve probably encountered some form of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. What you probably haven’t seen is a bumble bee wearing a tiny RFID “backpack” as it flits from flower to flower collecting pollen.

As you peer out the window, a small feathered object hits the glass and bounces to the ground. It’s another bird-window collision. But do you know what kind of bird it is? And how many of its kind bonk into windows annually?

Outside Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, lies one of the world’s oldest wildlife reserves, the Bogd Khan Mountain Strictly Protected Area (BMSPA). Now a UNESCO biosphere reserve, the area’s protected status stretches back to the 12th century, when restrictions on timber harvest and hunting were first imposed.

In Wyoming, a feisty five-pound canid known as the swift fox is expanding into new territory.

For many Wyoming visitors and residents, winter isn’t just snow season—it’s also snowmobiling season. But what happens if there’s not enough snow to ride?

As many Wyoming residents know firsthand, the introduction of invasive weed species like cheatgrass, medusahead and Palmer amaranth poses a growing threat to the state’s landscapes and economy.

The inaugural University of Wyoming Leadership Academy has come to a successful conclusion, with participating students delivering final presentations addressing key industries and challenges pivotal to Wyoming’s economy.

The University of Wyoming’s Sheridan Research and Extension Center has received a key gift from EOG Resources Inc. to advance research on reclamation and to combat invasive plant and grass species in northeast Wyoming.

For ranchers and other land managers affected by 2024 wildfires in northeast Wyoming, the Johnson County office of the University of Wyoming Extension will offer an educational rangeland management program in Buffalo on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

A University of Wyoming Ph.D. student has been selected as the second-ever Muley Fanatic Fellow.

For those interested in learning how to safely preserve food at home, a University of Wyoming Extension educator will help teach an online course in collaboration with the University of Idaho Extension.

After Hurricane Milton decimated many parts of Florida in early October, Ramesh Sivanpillai received a familiar call.