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President Donald Trump's promise to go all in on fossil fuels includes coal. Some energy experts say any bump for coal under the administration is likely to be temporary since natural gas is cheaper and there is a durable market for renewable energy no matter who holds the White House. UW economics Professor Rob Godby was quoted in the Associated Press article that was republished by , and .
Opinion contributors to wrote an article, titled 鈥淩epublicans hold the key to depolarizing the climate issue,鈥� that focused on how the GOP may hold the key to bridging the partisan gap on climate solutions. The article cited two separate research papers from Matt Burgess, a UW Department of Economics assistant professor, and two colleagues: 鈥溾�� and 鈥�.鈥�
(CS-T) reported that the UW Board of Trustees last week approved changes to the fee schedule for next school year and a new scholarship -- the 鈥淕ood Neighbor Option鈥� to students from Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Montana and South Dakota.
Mike Smith, UW vice president for governmental affairs and community engagement, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, a regional interstate compact serving the higher education and education needs of 15 Western states, the U.S. Pacific territories and freely associated states. published UW鈥檚 release.
also noted, through a UW release, that Gaurdia Banister, a nursing executive, and Tom Walsh, a global technology executive, were recently appointed as new members to the UW Foundation board.
published UW鈥檚 release noting that UW has established the Jay Kemmerer , a move poised to impact Wyoming鈥檚 outdoor recreation, tourism and hospitality industries. A $5 million gift from Jay and Karen Kemmerer, along with state matching funds, brings the total investment to over $6 million.
Jeff Hamerlinck recently was appointed to a three-year term on the U.S. National Geospatial Advisory Committee, a federal committee sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Hamerlinck is the associate director of UW鈥檚 School of Computing and the director of UW鈥檚 Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, according to the university鈥檚 news release published by .
reported that UW Professor Danny Dale was among a team of 100 people to capture an image of a galaxy that is now on a postage stamp. NASA鈥檚 James Webb Space Telescope captured the image. Read UW鈥檚 release here on Dale鈥檚 involvement with the project.
Twenty nonformal world language and culture sessions are now being offered through UW鈥檚 popular World Language and Culture Program. published UW鈥檚 release on the announcement.
UW Extension will host a WESTI Ag Day forage conference next month in Worland. The all-day conference will focus on alfalfa production, according to UW鈥檚 release published by . Another UW Extension release -- published by -- announced the Fremont County Farm and Ranch Days will be next month in Riverton.
UW Athletics -- in conjunction with the grand opening of the WYO Sports Ranch in Casper -- will participate in the WYO Sports Ranch Festival in March. reported that the event would feature camps with instruction by Cowboy and Cowgirl student-athletes.
