University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming in southeast Wyoming. UW is a public land-grant research university founded in March 1886 and opened in September 1887.

The University is made up of seven colleges: agriculture and natural resources, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering and applied sciences, health sciences, and law. The university offers over 120 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs including Doctor of Pharmacy and Juris Doctor.

Th campus features the Coe Libary, The American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming Art Museum, the University of Wyoming Geological Museum, the University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum, ad he University of Wyoming Insect Museum.

University of Wyoming athletics teams are named the Cowboys and Cowgirls. UW offers 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports; nine women's sports and eight men's sports. Wyoming's nine NCAA sports for women are: basketball; cross country; golf; soccer; swimming and diving; tennis; indoor track & field; outdoor track and field; and volleyball. UW's eight NCAA sports for men: basketball; cross country; football; golf; swimming and diving; indoor track and field; outdoor track and field; and wrestling. The official song is "Ragtime Cowboy Joe."

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Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Historian To Speak on Japanese Immigrants Work On Railroads
Wyoming Historian Dan Lyon will be presenting “Before Heart Mountain; Union Pacific Railroad’s Controversial Hiring of Japanese Immigrant Labor” on October 14, at 7 pm in the Wyoming State Museum classroom, located at 2301 Central Avenue in Cheyenne. This public talk is part o ...
21st Annual Wyoming Latina Youth Conference at UW
21st Annual Wyoming Latina Youth Conference at UW
21st Annual Wyoming Latina Youth Conference at UW
Approximately 250 people, including students and school chaperones, are expected to attend the 21st annual Wyoming Latina Youth Conference (WLYC) from October 8-9 on the University of Wyoming campus. The WLYC is an educational pipeline program at UW focused on leadership training; mentoring; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); and empowering young Latinas...
UW Hosting Harvard Professor For New Program
UW Hosting Harvard Professor For New Program
UW Hosting Harvard Professor For New Program
The University of Wyoming will be hosting Danielle Allen, Harvard University’s James Bryant Conant University Professor, as the guest speaker for the launching of the new Democracy Laboratory. Allen’s American democracy talk will be presented through Zoom at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October 5, as part of the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research’s guest speaker series. Allen is the ...
Wyoming Baroque to Present “The Golem”
Wyoming Baroque to Present “The Golem”
Wyoming Baroque to Present “The Golem”
Wyoming Baroque will present be “The Golem” at 7:30 pm on Monday, Oct. 4, in the University of Wyoming’s Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts choral rehearsal room. The performance is free and open to the public. The ensemble will perform a new soundtrack to the 1920 classic silent film “The Golem: How He Came into the World," which will be screening at the same time. The Wyoming Baroque..
UW Extending Mask Mandate Until Further Notice
UW Extending Mask Mandate Until Further Notice
UW Extending Mask Mandate Until Further Notice
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has voted to extend the mask mandate for students inside most University of Wyoming buildings. The policy will be revisited in subsequent meetings of the board. There currently are 63 active cases among UW students and employees...
UW Offering Online Guide Certification
UW Offering Online Guide Certification
UW Offering Online Guide Certification
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is offering an online guide certification course this fall for both aspiring and veteran guides. The noncredit, self-paced course consists of videos, quizzes, short assignments, and knowledge checks. ...
Where is the Tallest Building in Wyoming: Cheyenne or Laramie?
Where is the Tallest Building in Wyoming: Cheyenne or Laramie?
Where is the Tallest Building in Wyoming: Cheyenne or Laramie?
Wyoming is not exactly known for its skyscrapers. That's not to say that Wyoming doesn't have plenty to look at. However, most of the scenery tends to not be on the manmade side of things. But recently, National Skyscraper Day (September 3rd) came and went, and we would be remiss if we didn't discuss Wyoming's tallest building in...Wait, where exactly is Wyoming's tallest building?

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