An academic landscape routed by coronavirus has agriculture students at the University of Wyoming adopting a Marine-like improvise, adapt and overcome attitude.
Undergraduate student Ty Paisley north of Wheatland is listening to courses via podcast through Bluetooth in a tractor …
University of Wyoming Extension has answers from experts and a variety of publications to help Wyoming gardens flourish.
Gardening can be extensive, from vast seed choices and deciding where to plant and in what kind of garden bed, to soils, …
Each spring people across Wyoming notice injuries in their evergreen trees and shrubs from the long winter.
“Winter injury appears as dead, brown or purple discoloration in the needles of evergreen trees and shrubs, and it often shows up in …
Platte County residents have used social media avenues since COVID-19 hit to bolster a weekend food bag program for youths and to ensure older citizens have adequate food.
Cent$ible Nutrition Program educator Mary Evans reached out to her community partners …
Jason Gigley, a University of Wyoming associate professor of molecular biology, received a Fulbright Scholarship to study how nutritional immunity and disease tolerance can be used to combat Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a dangerous foodborne pathogen that can …
Interest in local sourcing for meat has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a University of Wyoming Extension specialist reminds consumers that local ranchers have long been able to sell quarters and halves of animals to customers.
Buying local meat …
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources personnel and programs are helping Wyoming residents wrestle the coronavirus pandemic, from involvement in the state’s COVID-19 testing program and providing telehealth across two states to leveraging social media and offering financial know-how for …
Suggestions for managing bills with no paychecks coming in are being offered by a University of Wyoming Extension community development educator.
“If you are struggling with debt, it can be scary time,” said Michelle Vigil, based in Campbell County.
The …
Having a traveling salesman traipse around gas well pads in Wyoming paid off for a University of Wyoming Ph.D. student seeking the most accurate and efficient way to monitor reclamation efforts.
Michael Curran coupled the classic traveling salesman problem – …
Two billboards featuring a Native American in full traditional dance regalia is helping send a culture-specific message of the importance of health and physical activity to residents of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
The billboards, one just south of Riverton …
Individuals with adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000 will receive $1,200 relief checks due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some low-income people or those without internet may need help in getting theirs, said the director of a University of …
University of Wyoming students facing internet difficulties to access online courses can utilize Wi-Fi in parking lots of UW Extension offices across the state.
Parking lot Wi-Fi is being offered in 12 counties and the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Extension …
Picasso probably couldn’t diagnose powdery mildew but plant diagnostic students at the University of Wyoming could probably dissect a Picasso.
That’s because plant pathologist William Stump has directed past students to the UW Art Museum as part of a deep …
A homeless shelter design that addresses shelter safety concerns and noise comfort levels earned a University of Wyoming student a second-place finish in the Pacific West region in the Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC) competition.
Department of Family and Consumer …
Hand washing is one thing but using the big guns of cleaning and sanitizing can decimate the coronavirus threat at home and in a workplace.
“Cleaning and sanitation are not the same, but are steps in the overall process,” said …
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