State, national and international media frequently feature ѿTV
and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:
Incoming UW President Shane Reeves was interviewed by , and the .
A recent, sweeping study found that about half of findings in social science research
can be replicated. In a article on the topic, UW Assistant Professor Matt Burgess warns against the practice
of selecting a piece of evidence to uphold a prior belief.
Burgess also was part of a study that found the U.S. aquaculture industry has faced
more federal regulations than crop farming, fishing, hunting or livestock production.
The findings were reported by and .
UW Emeritus Professor Jim King is quoted in a article about the crowded field running for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat. He expects
no single candidate will receive more than 50 percent of the vote in the Republican
primary.
A new DNA analysis of the Shroud of Turin -- showing that the relic possibly was made
of yarn from India and spent time traversing the Mediterranean region after it was
woven -- is not convincing, UW anthropologist Allison Mann told .
Matt Fry, the director of UW’s Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis, is
quoted in an article about Summit Carbon Solutions’ shift from an emphasis on carbon sequestration
to fossil fuel extraction for a proposed pipeline project. Fry says enhanced oil recovery
was always mentioned as a possible purpose for the Midwest Carbon Express pipeline
project.
Max Gilbraith, the coordinator of UW’s Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium, was quoted in
a article about fireballs in the sky last Wednesday night. Evidence suggests that all
of the fireballs were connected to “a parent object” that scattered across the skies
of North America, he says.
A new report from UW’s Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute and the Wyoming Office of Outdoor
Recreation was publicized by and . Outdoor recreation remains a major economic driver in Wyoming, supporting 16,545
jobs and contributing $2.3 billion to the state’s gross domestic product.
Using information from a UW media release, featured brothers Jordan and Kaden Moore, of Powell, who are both in UW’s WWAMI Medical
Education Program.
The picked up UW’s release that contained results of the recent World Languages Day hosted
by the university.
The also highlighted the UW Biodiversity Institute’s Vulture Watch Wyoming program.
published results for local students from the recent Wyoming State Science Fair at UW.
