Tag Archive: work

Panel to Discuss GLBTQ Commonalities

During the Days of Dialogue, students and community members will have the chance to learn about GLBTQ commonalities in different cultural communities by attending a panel discussion on Jan. 18 at 12:15 p.m. in the Union Family Room. While the event is intended to increase dialogue of the subject on campus, there are a number…

Music Major to Present Free Senior Recital Tonight

Between the hassle of paying hundreds of dollars for books and finding new classes all over campus, senior Sarah Ferguson offers students a chance to sit back and relax at a violin recital. Ferguson will perform her senior violin recital free of charge at 7 p.m. tonight in the Fine Arts Concert Hall. “A senior…

Students Catch Up on Old Work

Well it’s that time of the year. It’s time for finals. In just a short while, you will know what your grades are—and by extension—whether you put enough effort and time into your studies this semester. If you are wishing that you would’ve spent more time studying, got your work done sooner or not put…

WyoOne I.D. cards to be redesigned for Spring 2011, will include emergency contact info

  Starting this spring, the WyoOne identification cards all students receive will feature a new design. ASUW and the WyoOne office planned and executed the redesign in about three weeks, Liz Rader, ASUW chief of staff, said. The new design affects the back of the I.D. and will include six phone numbers, which “will help…

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…

Auction today to fund student project for water tanks in Kenyan villa

  Tracey Patton takes her love for knowledge and teaching around the world. With help from her cross cultural communication class, she has organized a project to help build water tanks for a village in Kenya.  Today there will be an auction/fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Union’s East Ballroom. codyconnorMore Posts

Love ‘deserves to be a contender’

It’s not often that I just commit a few hundred words to praising one member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Kevin Love deserves some love. Love snatched 31 rebounds and 31 points in a single game. No player has put up a 30-30 game since Moses Malone back in 1982. None of this is news…

UW ranked top 20 in services to Vets

A recent report issued by the Military Times Edge ranks UW within the top 20 U.S. schools for Veterans. The report, which ranked the top one hundred schools for Veterans, looked at a pool of over 4,000 colleges in order to make its determination. UW is 18th on the list, beating out several accomplished universities,…

Weight Watchers group in provisional stages at UW

  Weight Watchers now has a program at UW. The program, dubbed Weight Watchers at Work, started at the end of September under a provisional trial period.  “Weight Watchers at Work is a slight spin on the traditional program to help members lose weight,” Tammy Scott, Weight Watchers liaison to UW, said.   The program…