Nine years ago, University of Wyoming entomologist Scott Shaw and colleague Eduardo Shimbori gained a moment of fame by naming several newly discovered South American insect species for celebrities — including a wasp for singer and musician Shakira (Aleiodes …
The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Sara Olsen as a community vitality and health educator in Campbell County.
Olsen has experience in creating relationships with many kinds of people, and she is enthusiastic about inspiring everyone to focus more on …
After only its second year, the innovative GrowinG Internship Program is already growing in new ways.
The program is designed to prepare a new generation of farmers and ranchers for success. It gives prospective farmers and ranchers valuable on-the-ground experience …
Are you looking for a constructive and peaceful way to resolve a conflict? Multiple organizations offer unbiased mediators specially trained to facilitate conversations between disputing parties to guide them toward finding mutually acceptable resolutions. Mediators do not impose solutions; instead, …
Christopher Bastian, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, was recently appointed a fellow in the Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA).
The WAEA is an organization dedicated to promoting greater coordination, research and …
The lakes in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains historically didn’t contain fish, but stocking of trout that began in the early 1900s has created an environment in which hundreds of those lakes now have strong fish populations — some carried on …
For those interested in learning how to build a geodesic dome greenhouse, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer an intensive five-day class in Laramie Sept. 11–15.
Unlike previous workshops hosted by UW Extension, the geodome school covers each step …
After a successful first year, Wyoming Wool Initiative seeks donations for its second annual Lamb-a-Year program.
While steer-a-year programs are common across the U.S., the Lamb-a-Year program is one of the first of its kind. The program connects donors with …
How do plants make a living? Some plants are gamblers, while others are swindlers. Some plants are habitual spenders, while others are strugglers and miserly savers. Plants have evolved a spectacular array of solutions to the existential problems of survival …
The University of Wyoming Albany County Extension office welcomes Amanda Dougherty as its new 4-H youth development educator.
Most recently, Dougherty worked as a research associate at UW’s EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program and the Department of …
The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has added a fourth associate dean to its administrative team and selected a new associate dean of academic and student programs.
Kelly Crane, former director of UW Extension, …
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