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The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Jennifer Faulkner as a local foods coordinator in the Department of Agricultural and Applied economics.

In the U.S. more than 34 million people have diabetes and another 88 million are considered pre-diabetic. Yet currently there is just one FDA-approved treatment available for patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, a common type of non-healing wound.

The University of Wyoming Extension will host a one-day conference on season extension and small-scale food production at Sheridan College Saturday, April 6.

Urszula Norton, a professor of plant sciences in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, has received a Fulbright Scholarship to study soil contamination in agricultural systems.

A University of Wyoming research team led by Research Professional Resham Thapa in the School of Energy Resources (SER) published an article assessing the effects of coal char as a soil amendment in Agronomy, a top-tier journal in the fields of agronomy and crop science.

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Makayla Getz as the new Park County agriculture and natural resources educator.

Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently honored their “Top Profs” at the 44th annual Top Prof Night.

The University of Wyoming Extension has released a free online course on how to use electric pressure cookers to prepare healthy, inexpensive meals.

Uinta County Extension and Utah State University Extension are hosting a free event celebrating women in agriculture from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 8.

“UW’s outstanding researchers are published regularly in major scientific journals, but the past month has brought the most sustained and widest stretch of international exposure over a short period that I can recall in my dozen years at UW,” says Chad Baldwin, associate vice president for marketing and communications.

Dystocia can be brought on by several factors, some of which are more difficult to manage than others. This article briefly discusses a few of the factors that we, as producers, can manage to deter calving difficulties.

The University of Wyoming Extension recently appointed Ellie Riske as the state’s 4-H youth livestock coordinator. Previously, Riske served as an office associate at UW Extension’s state office in Laramie.

Hummingbirds have long held a deep fascination with the public, whether being observed hovering and flitting their wings at amazing speeds around bird feeders or admired as symbols of love and peace. However, this important bird species is in decline worldwide, and a University of Wyoming researcher delved into the reasons—as well as possible ways to preserve hummingbirds in the future.

Honey bees carrying nectar have the remarkable ability to adjust their flight behavior to avoid overheating when air temperatures increase, according to research led by a University of Wyoming scientist.