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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UW and Wyoming Libraries Offer Language Learning Tools
UW and Wyoming Libraries Offer Language Learning Tools
UW and Wyoming Libraries Offer Language Learning Tools
The University of Wyoming Libraries willbe providing free access to Pronunciator, which is a language learning service, in partnership with the Wyoming State Library and county libraries. The Pronunciator app hosts 164 languages to learn, including American Sign Language and English as a second language, and 146 home languages to learn them in...
UW Student Wins $300 In Second Drawing For Reported Vaccines
UW Student Wins $300 In Second Drawing For Reported Vaccines
UW Student Wins $300 In Second Drawing For Reported Vaccines
A junior accounting major is the second winner of a $300 prize in a weekly drawing for University of Wyoming students who’ve reported being vaccinated for COVID-19. The $300 cash prizes, as well as other prizes, will go out weekly until the sixth week of the fall semester Sept. 27. ...
Dept. of Defense Award UW Language Program With Grant
Dept. of Defense Award UW Language Program With Grant
Dept. of Defense Award UW Language Program With Grant
A University of Wyoming program that teaches Arabic and Middle East studies is the recipient of a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) award to support Arabic training for ROTC students at home and abroad. UW’s Arabic and Middle East Studies Program was awarded a $461,000 grant for the coming year. It m...
UW Plans New School of Computing
UW Plans New School of Computing
UW Plans New School of Computing
The University of Wyoming has begun planning for a new School of Computing, following action by the UW Board of Trustees Wednesday. Recently, the board approved the UW administration’s notice of intent to develop the new academic unit, which would infuse computation, and digital and data science across the university for the benefit of students, faculty, and staff. T...
High School Students Participate in UW Event on Mars
High School Students Participate in UW Event on Mars
High School Students Participate in UW Event on Mars
Recently, 25 high school students from across Wyoming and one from Colorado worked in teams to determine whether planets near different-colored stars could actually be habitable. The activity was part of the Teton STEM Academy, which is a nine-day event that offers hands-on activities in the interdisciplinary sciences, including life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and math, which is tak
UW Proposes Changes Due to Budget Cuts
UW Proposes Changes Due to Budget Cuts
UW Proposes Changes Due to Budget Cuts
In order to better serve Wyoming, the recent adjustments in the economy, and respond to the changing landscape of higher education, the University of Wyoming is pursuing a transformation of its academic programs to propel new and ongoing initiatives and to deal with budget cuts. ...
UW Board of Trustees Meeting In Torrington July 14-16
UW Board of Trustees Meeting In Torrington July 14-16
UW Board of Trustees Meeting In Torrington July 14-16
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will be hearing proposals for academic restructuring, new initiatives, and budget reductions/reallocations during a meeting which will be held from July 14-16 in Torrington. Remarks by Gov. Mark Gordon also are on the agenda for the board during its traditional once-a-year, off-campus meeting...

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