KGAB 650AM » uw http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Mon, 20 May 2013 00:46:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Local Students selected for Summer High School Institute at UW http://kgab.com/local-students-selected-for-summer-high-school-institute-at-uw/ http://kgab.com/local-students-selected-for-summer-high-school-institute-at-uw/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:38 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=231947 The University of Wyoming will have 85 sophomore students from throughout the state of Wyoming in their 29th annual Summer High School Institute from June 9th to June 29th.

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]]> http://kgab.com/local-students-selected-for-summer-high-school-institute-at-uw/feed/ 0 University Of Wyoming's Old Main (Photo: Adam Porter, Townsquare Media) Longtime Faculty Member Becomes UW Outreach School Dean http://kgab.com/longtime-faculty-member-becomes-uw-outreach-school-dean/ http://kgab.com/longtime-faculty-member-becomes-uw-outreach-school-dean/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:43:46 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=231920 English Professor Susan Frye has been named the next Dean of UW's Outreach School.

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]]> http://kgab.com/longtime-faculty-member-becomes-uw-outreach-school-dean/feed/ 0 Courtesy of UW Jackson State University Contingent to Study Hydrology at UW This Summer http://kgab.com/jackson-state-university-contingent-to-study-hydrology-at-uw-this-summer/ http://kgab.com/jackson-state-university-contingent-to-study-hydrology-at-uw-this-summer/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:22:51 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=231733 Students from the University of Wyoming and Jackson State University (JSU) will team up this summer to focus on research projects involving hydrology, ecology, and geophysics.

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]]> http://kgab.com/jackson-state-university-contingent-to-study-hydrology-at-uw-this-summer/feed/ 0 Brad Carr of the Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics instructs (from left) UW students Matt Provart and Jorden Hayes in the use of electrical resistivity imaging equipment in Wyoming’s Laramie Range. (Steve Holbrook Photo) Woman Who Transformed Health Care Delivery Will Share Her Story at UW Event http://kgab.com/woman-who-transformed-health-care-delivery-will-share-her-story-at-uw-event/ http://kgab.com/woman-who-transformed-health-care-delivery-will-share-her-story-at-uw-event/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:31:52 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=231462 Loretta Ford, the founder of the national nurse practitioner movement will be telling her story at an event on the campus of the University of Wyoming.

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]]> http://kgab.com/woman-who-transformed-health-care-delivery-will-share-her-story-at-uw-event/feed/ 0 Groundbreaking Ceremony for UW's New Center for the Performing Arts http://kgab.com/groundbreaking-ceremony-for-uws-new-center-for-the-performing-arts/ http://kgab.com/groundbreaking-ceremony-for-uws-new-center-for-the-performing-arts/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 23:59:55 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=230850 The University of Wyoming broke ground to begin construction of the new Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts.

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]]> http://kgab.com/groundbreaking-ceremony-for-uws-new-center-for-the-performing-arts/feed/ 0 Chet Yoder, Townsquare Media Former U.S. Ambassador Marc Wall is UW Visiting Senior Scholar in Global Studies http://kgab.com/former-u-s-ambassador-marc-wall-is-uw-visiting-senior-scholar-in-global-studies/ http://kgab.com/former-u-s-ambassador-marc-wall-is-uw-visiting-senior-scholar-in-global-studies/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 23:33:04 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=230513 Marc Wall, the U.S. Pacific Command’s foreign policy adviser and a former United States ambassador is the new Senior Visiting Scholar in Global Studies at the University of Wyoming.

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]]> http://kgab.com/former-u-s-ambassador-marc-wall-is-uw-visiting-senior-scholar-in-global-studies/feed/ 0 Trevor T. Trujillo, Townsquare Media UW Education Helps Pioneering Student Land Job in Energy Industry http://kgab.com/uw-education-helps-pioneering-student-land-job-in-energy-industry/ http://kgab.com/uw-education-helps-pioneering-student-land-job-in-energy-industry/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 23:29:34 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=230536 Carla Moss has landed a job in the Energy Industry due to a new degree program being offered at the University of Wyoming.

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]]> http://kgab.com/uw-education-helps-pioneering-student-land-job-in-energy-industry/feed/ 0 UW Student Earns College Women's Leadership Award http://kgab.com/uw-student-earns-college-womens-leadership-award/ http://kgab.com/uw-student-earns-college-womens-leadership-award/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 23:12:20 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=230332 University of Wyoming student Maggie Moran was chosen as one of 21 recipients of the College Women's Leadership Award.

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]]> http://kgab.com/uw-student-earns-college-womens-leadership-award/feed/ 0 UW student Maggie Moran received a national award for social activism and political engagement. (UW Photo) Two Laramie Students Win NCWIT Computing Award http://kgab.com/two-laramie-students-win-ncwit-computing-award/ http://kgab.com/two-laramie-students-win-ncwit-computing-award/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:39:49 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=230076 Two Laramie students have been named winners of the National Center for Women and Informational Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing.

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]]> http://kgab.com/two-laramie-students-win-ncwit-computing-award/feed/ 0 Charles Dolan Receives Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award http://kgab.com/charles-dolan-receives-ellbogen-lifetime-teaching-award/ http://kgab.com/charles-dolan-receives-ellbogen-lifetime-teaching-award/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:55:30 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=229283 A retired UW Professor is receiving a lifetime award for nearly 22 years of his time put into teaching students.

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]]> http://kgab.com/charles-dolan-receives-ellbogen-lifetime-teaching-award/feed/ 0 Charlie Dolan, a recently retired UW H.T. Person Chair of Engineering and professor of civil and architectural engineering, is the winner of the 2013 John P. Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award. Here, he works with some of his former students. (UW Photo) UW Ends Job Reductions at 54, Continues Staff Position Management Process http://kgab.com/uw-ends-job-reductions-at-54-continues-staff-position-management-process/ http://kgab.com/uw-ends-job-reductions-at-54-continues-staff-position-management-process/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:26:38 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=229761 The University of Wyoming has dismissed 54 faculty and staff positions as part of its plan to meet a six percent reduction in state funding.

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]]> http://kgab.com/uw-ends-job-reductions-at-54-continues-staff-position-management-process/feed/ 0 Adam Porter, Townsquare Media UW trims 54 jobs in budget cutting http://kgab.com/uw-trims-54-jobs-in-budget-cutting/ http://kgab.com/uw-trims-54-jobs-in-budget-cutting/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:16:35 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=281670 The University of Wyoming has eliminated 54 faculty and staff positions to meet state budget cuts.

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]]> http://kgab.com/uw-trims-54-jobs-in-budget-cutting/feed/ 0 Adam Porter, Townsquare Media Three UW Professors Recognized for Devotion to Students http://kgab.com/three-uw-professors-recognized-for-devotion-to-students/ http://kgab.com/three-uw-professors-recognized-for-devotion-to-students/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 22:52:26 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=228453 Three University of Wyoming professors are being rewarded for all their efforts with their students.

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]]> http://kgab.com/three-uw-professors-recognized-for-devotion-to-students/feed/ 0 Three to Interview for UW Outreach School Dean Post http://kgab.com/three-to-interview-for-uw-outreach-school-dean-post/ http://kgab.com/three-to-interview-for-uw-outreach-school-dean-post/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:45:30 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=227404 The University of Wyoming's Office of Academic Affairs has reached out to three candidates to interview for the position of dean of the Outreach School.

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]]> http://kgab.com/three-to-interview-for-uw-outreach-school-dean-post/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Chet Yoder, Townsquare Media Visiting Artist Reception and Public Programs at the UW Art Museum http://kgab.com/visiting-artist-reception-and-public-programs-at-the-uw-art-museum/ http://kgab.com/visiting-artist-reception-and-public-programs-at-the-uw-art-museum/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:44:33 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=224953 The University of Wyoming Art Museum is more and more becoming a hot place to check out!

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]]> http://kgab.com/visiting-artist-reception-and-public-programs-at-the-uw-art-museum/feed/ 0 An installation view of the exhibition, “Judy Pfaff: Come What May,” at the UW Art Museum. 14 UW Students Among Those Being Deployed http://kgab.com/14-uw-students-among-those-being-deployed/ http://kgab.com/14-uw-students-among-those-being-deployed/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:55:11 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=273787 Fourteen University of Wyoming students are among the Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers being deployed to the Middle East.

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]]> http://kgab.com/14-uw-students-among-those-being-deployed/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Laramie Company With UW Origins Sells Its Business to Autodesk http://kgab.com/laramie-company-with-uw-origins-sells-its-business-to-autodesk/ http://kgab.com/laramie-company-with-uw-origins-sells-its-business-to-autodesk/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:40:40 +0000 Chet Yoder http://kowb1290.com/?p=224208 A legendary Laramie based company is moving forward in a different direction.

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]]> http://kgab.com/laramie-company-with-uw-origins-sells-its-business-to-autodesk/feed/ 0 Chad Baldwin Photo New UW President Says Funding A Priority http://kgab.com/new-uw-president-says-funding-a-priority/ http://kgab.com/new-uw-president-says-funding-a-priority/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:38:31 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=270454 The incoming president of the University of Wyoming says an important part of his job will be to find other sources of revenue to help make up for cuts in state funding.

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]]> http://kgab.com/new-uw-president-says-funding-a-priority/feed/ 0 Trevor T. Trujillo, Townsquare Media Laramie Lawmaker Defends Secret UW Search http://kgab.com/laramie-lawmaker-defends-secret-uw-search/ http://kgab.com/laramie-lawmaker-defends-secret-uw-search/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:07:57 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=264481 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Some lawmakers say a new law allowing the University of Wyoming and community colleges to hire presidents in secret is worth looking at again next year to provide more openness

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]]> http://kgab.com/laramie-lawmaker-defends-secret-uw-search/feed/ 0 Wyoming Teens Turning Away From Alcohol and Tobacco http://kgab.com/wyoming-teens-turning-away-from-alcohol-and-tobacco/ http://kgab.com/wyoming-teens-turning-away-from-alcohol-and-tobacco/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:41:04 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=262403 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A study indicates fewer Wyoming junior high and high school students are using alcohol and tobacco.

The Wyoming Department of Health says 17 of the 19 participating counties saw substantial reductions in alcohol use and 15 of 19 showed substantial reductions in tobacco use

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