National attention prompts early launch of UW campaign
By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — When the University of Wyoming decided on a new marketing slogan — one element of a $500,000 campaign to boost enrollment — it hoped to reach potential students across…
Best in the West: Henderson Punches Another Ticket to Eugene
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Ja’la Henderson cannot be stopped. The Cowgirl jumps star punched her ticket to Eugene, Ore., for the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a second event on Saturday, winning the women’s triple jump…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Symposium May 30-31 at UW
Recent developments in drone usage, along with technology challenges, acquiring data and legal issues, are among topics at the upcoming Wyoming Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Symposium at the University of Wyoming. Sessions are Wednesday-Thursday, May 30-31, at the UW Conference…
UW Athletics made $104,000 in alcohol sales
By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming sold less alcohol than it anticipated during the first football season in which beer and wine were available for purchase inside War Memorial Stadium. But…
UW team that revolutionized grasshopper control is recognized
A University of Wyoming Extension team that changed how grasshopper outbreaks are treated around the world has received the 2018 Western Extension Directors Association Award of Excellence for its efforts. Prior to 2010, large-scale applications of broad-spectrum pesticide neurotoxins were…
Wyoming News Briefs: April 9, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange (WNE). These stories are from the WNE. Campbell County boy killed in explosion of homemade cannon GILLETTE (WNE) — A 14-year-old boy died last week after a cannon he…
BYU-Idaho tops safety rankings from Alarms.org
According to a recent study released by alarms.org, many of the nation’s safest college campuses are in the region and none are safer than Brigham Young University-Idaho. According to information from the website “located in Rexburg, Idaho. Once known as…
Governor Backs UW Science Initiative Building, Proposes No New Cuts
The University of Wyoming would proceed with construction of a new Science Initiative building under Gov. Matt Mead’s budget proposal for the upcoming biennium. The governor’s proposal, announced Thursday, calls for no further cuts in UW’s state block grant, following…