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:
Scott Beaulier, the H.A. “Dave” True Jr. Family Dean of UW’s College of Business,
is quoted in a article about how some states are raising the minimum wage. He says the minimum wage
is one tool to help the poor and those who are over-skilled, but raising it too much
can cause unemployment.
UW economist Matt Burgess was quoted in several national media outlets -- including
, , , and -- regarding Democrats’ internal debate about whether they should talk about climate
change in their political campaigns. He agrees with the broader sentiment that Democrats
in 2024 alienated voters on cultural issues and lost sight of concerns about affordability,
and that progressive messaging about climate change was a piece of that. But he said
it’s wrong to assume that climate change is a losing issue for Democrats.
, a University of Chicago Booth School of Business publication, reported on a paper
by Burgess and UW Ph.D. student Finbar Curtis concerning the challenges of estimating
economic damages from climate change.
A previous paper by Burgess also was the source of a graph in a article about the connection between economic growth, environmental degradation and
poverty reduction.
featured UW’s Wyoming Premium Lamb project, in which high-quality meat is developed
and sold to local restaurants. It’s an extension of the university’s Lamb-A-Year program,
where lambs are donated from local ranchers for research and retail.
UW’s “Re-Storying the West” project made a stop in Gillette recently, part of its effort to gather stories big and small from people across the state to paint a unique picture of Wyoming. The covered the event.
covered a survey recently conducted by UW’s Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute, finding
that many in the state’s outdoor recreation industry are unaware of resources designed
to support their businesses and their work.
Max Gilbraith, the coordinator of UW’s Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium, is quoted in
a article about the summer solstice and the changing length of daylight.
published UW’s release about the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center and
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management launching a new public-facing wildfire
information platform designed to help Wyoming residents, landowners, emergency responders,
utilities and communities better understand wildfire risk across the state.
picked up UW’s release about a nearly $400,000 award from the U.S. Department of
Energy to UW to improve water efficiency and reduce the volume of wastewater requiring
management at coal-based power plants.
picked up UW’s release about the appointment of Pete Obermueller to serve as the
executive director of the School of Energy Resources.
UW’s release about the Wyoming Motorsports student organization’s championship at the SAE Formula Hybrid + Electric competition also was published by .
