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 Art Museum Annual Summer Solstice Celebration
UW Art Museum Annual Summer Solstice Celebration
The University of Wyoming Art Museum will be hosting its annual summer solstice celebration Saturday, June 19, from 11 am to 1 pm. This free event celebrates the longest day of the year and the official beginning of summer. This year, the UW Art Museum will have limited capacity in the Rotunda Gallery...
UW Energy Resources Council to Meet June 18
UW Energy Resources Council to Meet June 18
The Energy and Resources Council at the University of Wyoming will be meeting at 7:30 am on Friday, June 18, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie The regular meeting also will be offered via Zoom. Anyone who is interested in listening in on the meeting may request access to the Zoom link by emailing Christine Reed at christine.reed@uwyo...
New UW Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Begins Full Time
New UW Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Begins Full Time
The University of Wyoming's new Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Kevin Carman, has started working full-time on June 7 after working half-time for several weeks. Carman's appointment was approved on March 10 by the UW Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of President Ed Seidel and comes to UW from the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Carma...
UW to Hold In-Person Homecoming Week for 2021
UW to Hold In-Person Homecoming Week for 2021
The University of Wyoming will be planning traditional in-person events for Homecoming 2021 from October 16-23 after COVID-19 shut down the activities from 2020 The week will be capped by UW’s Homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 23, ...
UW Approves Designs for New Residence Halls
UW Approves Designs for New Residence Halls
The University of Wyoming's Board of Trustees took a step forward to enact a plan to create new student housing. Trustees last week approved the interior and exterior designs of two new residence halls and a dining facility, which will be located west of 15th Street, near McWhinnie Hall and Half Acre Recreation and Wellness Center...
UW Planetarium Offering Various Programs In June
UW Planetarium Offering Various Programs In June
The University of Wyoming's Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will be celebrating the summer solstice with two free programs, as well as offering other paid programs throughout the month of June. To get tickets or receive more information about programs, email planetarium@uwyo.edu ...
UW American Heritage Center To Open For Researchers
UW American Heritage Center To Open For Researchers
The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center is now opening on-site access to researchers beginning this month The University of Wyoming American Heritage Center (AHC) is opening on-site access for researchers beginning this month. Direct, in-person access to its thousands of historical collections will now be available to researchers in its on-site reading room in two stages: For the first

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