Competition is something that spans across all ethnicities and races, so it is no surprise that UW Athletics offer a significant level of international and racial diversity. According to 2009 U.S. census data, Wyoming’s population is 93.5 percent white. Only 2.3 percent of Wyoming’s population is foreign-born, while the black population makes up an estimated…
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College of Education Fails to Educate
Let’s face it, schools across Wyoming are not teaching students the essentials to make it in a competitive world. High school does not have to work miracles, but it does have to teach a student how to read, write, and perform simple mathematical equations. From what I have seen from the students entering the…
Theatre and Dance Holding Auditions for Number of Spring Plays, Musicals
Back to school usually means buying textbooks, finding classrooms and learning about classes. For students in the Department of Theatre and Dance, the list also includes preparing and auditioning for the spring play and musical. The department will perform three different shows this semester, and two of the shows host their auditions this week. Branding…
Genome research contributes to science journal
A recent article published in the journal Science Express received contributions from University of Wyoming researchers. The article, “Plasticity of animal genome architecture unmasked by rapid evolution of pelagic tunicate,” discussed the group’s recent work, which achieved the successful sequencing of the entire genome sequence of a kind of tunicate known as Oikopleura dioca. codyconnorMore Posts
Graduate students showcase work
Graduate students, on top of taking and teaching classes, must form a thesis that is worked on for the better part of their program. The Department of History faculty are coming together this week to help second year graduate students during the History Graduate Student Showcase Tuesday from 3:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the…
‘Opera in a Gym’ performs in Laramie
Rats, rats, rats. No, this does not refer to the feeling one has after finding out they got a bad grade on a test, it speaks of the newest production of the Department of Music’s Opera in a Gym (OIAG). Last week in the Fine Arts Concert Hall, OIAG presented the world première of their…
Biosafety lab allows for better animal testing
The University of Wyoming will dedicate its new biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory, which will allow new research and diagnostic abilities for certain select agents, or microbes that are on the federal list of controlled bugs. The dedication will take place in west Laramie today. codyconnorMore Posts
Biosafety lab allows for better animal testing
The University of Wyoming will dedicate its new biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory, which will allow new research and diagnostic abilities for certain select agents, or microbes that are on the federal list of controlled bugs. The dedication will take place in west Laramie today. “As there are several of these microbes that are natural…
Meecham talks GIS today
As a part of Geography Awareness Week, Dr. James E. Meecham, senior research associate for the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon, will speak to students about his experiences mapping Yellowstone National Park and Oregon using Geographic Information Systems from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in the College of Business Auditorium. “Coming…
Council ranks Econ. and Finance No. 1
A report by the National Research Council ranked the UW Department of Economics and Finance as the national leader in faculty research output and eighth in overall research productivity. The UW program also received recognition for its research publication, which the review ranked as first in the nation. Department Chair Jason Shogren attributed the success…