State, national and international media frequently feature 蜜芽TV
and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:
Drew Bennett, UW鈥檚 MacMillan Professor of Practice in Private Lands Stewardship, is
quoted in a article about the growing use of virtual fences by ranchers in the West. Proponents
of virtual fences say they鈥檙e a way to not only lower the number of physical fences,
but also to give landowners more flexibility in how they move and manage their cattle
on a complicated landscape.
In a article about the discovery of a new species of bird in Brazil, UW zoologist Jessie
Williamson says genetic analysis will be essential to better understand the evolutionary
history of the slaty-masked tinamou. Williamson specializes in mountain birds but
was not involved in finding the new species that exhibits a total lack of fear toward
people.
reported on the receipt of a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of
Education by the Firearms Research Center in UW鈥檚 College of Law. The center will
develop a national program that will provide secondary school teachers with nonpartisan,
historically grounded content on the origins, legal interpretation and civic implications
of the Second Amendment.
Continuing national attention being received by UW related to the success of alumnus
Josh Allen was highlighted by . And the released a 20-minute docu-video on his jersey retirement at UW that has received
attention from outlets including .
Jenna Shim, the John 鈥淛ack鈥� Ellbogen Dean of UW鈥檚 College of Education, was quoted
extensively in a article about the death of UW alumna Judy Catchpole, who served as Wyoming鈥檚 superintendent
of public instruction from 1995-2003 and was a UW honorary degree recipient.
The 鈥渂ranch night鈥� for UW鈥檚 Army ROTC cadets at War Memorial Stadium last week was
mentioned by Stars and Stripes and covered by the . This event honors the commissioning cadets of the ROTC program as they receive their
branch assignments in the U.S. Army.
The UW Department of Botany鈥檚 Rocky Mountain Herbarium was featured in a two-part
series in the . Of the 794 herbaria in the United States, the Rocky Mountain Herbarium is the 12th
largest.
Several UW employees and former students are part of a new documentary, 鈥淕eneration
Warrior,鈥� that will make its broadcast debut on Wyoming PBS this week, according to
a report by . Filmed over four years, the documentary follows eight Northern Arapaho and Eastern
Shoshone youth as they confront the realities of early adulthood.
picked up UW鈥檚 release about the Department of Theatre and Dance receiving a host
of nominations and awards for its recent production of the 鈥淏right Star鈥� musical.
profiled teacher Bessie Colgrove, one of those spotlighted in the recent UW Trustees Education Initiative Showcase. She was one of five alumni who explained how they began teaching classes in career and technical education.
