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:
UW’s Ruckelshaus Institute, of the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources,
has been engaged to study the economic relationship between Wyoming’s Teton County
and Teton County, Idaho, according to the . Expansion of the Grand Targhee ski resort is at the heart of the discussion regarding
a possible revenue-sharing agreement between the counties.
In a piece about the resurgence of Wyoming’s uranium industry, UW geologist Robert Gregory
notes its boom-and-bust history.
The published UW’s press release about the university renewing its partnership with the
Buffalo Bills. The agreement aims to increase the university’s brand awareness while
building a student recruitment pipeline. UW will engage in marketing and recruitment
activities in the days leading up to and during Buffalo’s Nov. 1 game against the
Baltimore Ravens. , and in Buffalo, N.Y., also ran stories about the renewed partnership.
Ben Kern, an associate professor of physical education in the UW Department of Kinesiology
and Health, was interviewed by for a story about a research study Kern conducted with colleagues around the country.
The study found Wyoming elementary students only receive about 73 minutes per week
of physical education, which is about half of national recommended guidelines.
covered the first meeting of UW’s Budget Footnote Working Group. also interviewed Nancy Fleming about how cheatgrass makes more frequent fires more
likely. Fleming is the Wind River Big Horn Basin District invasive annual grass coordinator
for UW.
published a story about UW’s Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural
Ecosystems releasing two short films highlighting cheatgrass management efforts in
Carbon and Sublette counties.
The wrote a feature story about Dan Fetsco, a UW criminal justice professor, who competed
in the “Escape from Alcatraz,” a near-26-mile triathlon in San Francisco June 7.
The also wrote a story about Parker Brennan, a University of Wyoming sophomore music
major from Cheyenne, who is among 10 UW students who have been selected for the highly
competitive U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship.
Additionally, the published a story listing four UW students from Cheyenne who were part of a group
of 26 students inducted into UW’s Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, as well as UW’s
announcing Adrienne Freng as UW’s vice provost for faculty affairs.
published a story about Shad Frazier and Kellen McBurnett, two Rock Springs High School graduates, who each received a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship. Frazier will attend UW in the fall and major in construction
management, while McBurnett will major in mechanical engineering this fall at UW.
, the , the , and ran a UW Extension press release about a webinar series on managing landscapes during
a drought.
The published UW’s press release on hosting the inaugural Community College Summer Institute.
The also published the June schedule for the UW Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium.
In a story about the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo in Casper June 14-20, mentioned a number of UW rodeo team members who will be competing.
