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UW Mortar Board Chapter Honors ‘Top Profs’

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel hosted the members of UW’s Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board for the 42nd annual Top Prof dinner to honor the professors each member selected who have positively influenced their lives at UW.…

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Black walnut tree with thousand cankers

Pest alert issued for disease fatal to walnut trees

A pest alert has been issued for the thousand canker disease (TCD), a disease that can kill walnut trees.

TCD was presumably identified this past summer in Cheyenne by Colorado State University, said University of Wyoming plant pathologist William Stump, …

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UW Biosafety Lab Launches After More Than a Decade of Effort

The launch of a long-awaited biosafety laboratory at the University of Wyoming this month will enable scientists to investigate deadly biological agents, including the bacteria that cause brucellosis.

Former Gov. Dave Freudenthal and former UW President Tom Buchanan were among …

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UW students use Landsat data to solve family land issues

Two University of Wyoming agroecology majors are using free satellite images to help knock out musk thistle strangling rangeland productivity and to scrutinize the effects of damage into the future from a heavy rain-caused event washing away dry beans.

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Stack of chocolate chip cookies on a blue plate.

High-Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookies

Stack of chocolate chip cookies on a blue plate

Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Baking time: 13 minutes per pan
  • Total time: 1 hour
  • Servings: 36

Ingredients

  • 3¾ cups (450 g) all-purpose flour (spoon and level to measure)
  • ¼ cup (28 g) corn starch
  • 2 teaspoons baking
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UW scientist collaborates to investigate protein shape shifting

University of Wyoming researchers in collaboration with others across the U.S. will begin investigating how environments can turn proteins into jacks-of-all-trades journeymen.

Molecular biologist Thomas Boothby’s laboratory is part of a National Science Foundation $992,485 three-tier study that will examine …

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Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust

Pumpkin cheesecake on white plate

We tested this at 3,500 and 7,200 feet. And it worked without cracking! 

Prep time: 30 minutes

Bake time: 2 hours

Cooling: 8 hours 30 minutes

Tools

Slow cooker liner bag, heavy-duty wide foil, or 11–12-inch round cake pan (Something …

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