In early July, the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory’s biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) necropsy facility was used to conduct a disease investigation for the first time.

The BSL-3 facility, designed for diagnosing serious animal infections that can be transmitted to humans, …

The Powell Research and Extension Center will host a field day on Thursday, July 20, to share new agricultural research on drought-tolerant crops and alternative management strategies.

The event, which will include field tours, booth displays, and family-friendly activities, is …

Berit Bangoura, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Veterinary Sciences, has been appointed interim director of the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, effective July 1.

According to Jonathan Fox, head of the veterinary sciences department, …

For those engaged in beef cattle production in the northeast corner of the state, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer educational programming in Weston and Johnson Counties in July.

Evening workshops will take place 6-8 p.m. at the Weston …

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Melissa Cook as Big Horn County’s community vitality and health educator.

Cook is a former K-12 classroom teacher and school district administrator who began her career as an educator in the Alaskan bush. A …

Interested in learning how to build a geodesic dome greenhouse? Join University of Wyoming Extension educator Jeff Edwards for dome-building events at the Boys and Girls Club of Douglas and Wyoming State Fairgrounds July 10–14.

The geodome workshops are free …

A recent University of Wyoming graduate from Green River has been selected for a competitive postdoctoral fellowship with the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.

Judith Herreid, who recently completed her Ph.D. in plant sciences, will head to Sidney, Montana, …

Efforts to improve sage-grouse habitat through conventional management practices may be ineffective—and even counterproductive—according to research by Wyoming scientists.

Sagebrush reduction strategies, including mowing and herbicide application, are often employed to enhance habitat for the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus…

For those interested in learning about artificial insemination (AI) in sheep and goats, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer educational programming in Campbell and Fremont Counties in July, followed by breeding days in August.

Classroom sessions will take place …

The University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming Wool Initiative have partnered with the Wyoming Wool Growers Association to provide programming on the science, art, and practice of Wyoming sheep and wool production. UW Extension programs will be held in Kemmerer …

Take advantage of summer months to prep for next winter’s weather

After the record-breaking cold and snow of the last six months, the last thing many ranchers want to think about is winter weather. However, summer is the time of …

The University of Wyoming’s Sheridan Research and Extension Center will host a forage-themed field day Wednesday, June 21, at the Wyarno Farm.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will focus on dryland hay and forage crops …

Most educators don’t employ the performing arts to teach biochemistry.

But Pamela Langer, an associate professor in the UW Department of Molecular Biology, has always taken a unique approach to teaching and learning.

Langer is the 2023 recipient of …