UW in the news | New

September 20, 2021

State, national, and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in their stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage:

UW law professor Michael Duff, who focuses on employment law, torts, evidence and workers compensation law, said Cowboy State Daily that it was difficult to assess whether President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate created under a temporary emergency standard is constitutional until the precise language is known.

Reuters Duff also cited on Biden’s plan requiring more than 100 million Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Insurance Journal also published the article.

The efforts of the National Labor Relations Board’s attorney general to revive defunct doctrines that would facilitate union recognition in some contested campaigns and raise the stakes in refusal to bargain cases could be a game-changer for unions. Law360 interviewed Duff for the article.

The UW board of directors has asked university administrators to budget for adherence to Biden’s federal mandate for large employers to regularly vaccinate or test all workers for COVID-19. UW plans to order $ 200,000 worth of testing supplies for the spring semester, according to a WyoFile article.

The UW board has extended the university’s mask requirement for the fall semester. The news was reported by media including Cowboy State Daily, Oil Town News, Sheridan Media and Sweetwater NOW.

The Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) covered the state of the university address by UW President Ed Seidel, in which he highlighted the initiative’s successes during his freshman year at the university. He also discussed budget cuts that will affect faculty, staff and programs. Cowboy State Daily also reported on Seidel’s address.

Laramie Live and Sweetwater NOW released the UW statement, noting that comments from internal and external stakeholders have resulted in likely adjustments to the university’s proposal regarding university restructuring and cutbacks.

Wyoming News Now reported on UW’s fourth annual Wyoming Blockchain Stampede and WyoHackathon taking place this week. US Senator Cynthia Lummis was featured in the article. She said blockchain technology is the future and Wyoming is preparing to become a leader in this technology in the future. Lummis will be a keynote speaker at the WyoHackathon.

UW Associate Professor of Economics Linda Thunstrom was among the experts who discussed a number of topics focused on COVID-19, detailing comments on the importance of vaccinations, vaccination rollout, the way in which the media took into account his messages and the reluctance of the population to vaccinate. WalletHub published the interviews.

Toxic cyanobacteria blooms are invading some Wyoming lakes and streams, and researchers are looking for clues to bloom prolificacy, according to a WyoFile article published by Oil Town News. UW assistant professor Sarah Collins is among scientists collecting data on deadly animal blooms.

Wyoming Public Radio interviewed Tiffany Hunt, associate lecturer at UW’s School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy and Design, about how she includes Amazon Alexa flash briefings in her classes.

Sheridan Media covered the UW ‘The World Needs More Cowboys’ community event in Buffalo last week. Seidel spoke with Sheridan Media on funding issues facing the university and working with state community colleges in another maintenance. Sheridan Press also mentioned UW’s collaboration with state community colleges through the Wyoming Innovation Partnership.

Sheridan Media UW Women’s Basketball Team Assistant Coach Fallon Lewis interviewed Sheridan last week at the “The World Needs More Cowboys” community event. Lewis spoke about his career at Tongue River High School, his days playing in college and being part of the Cowgirls coaching staff.

David Kruger, UW Agricultural Research Librarian, was mentioned in both the JCPenney Co. blog and The Kemmerer Gazette on his historical expertise and his involvement in the dedication ceremony of the statue of JC Penney in Kemmerer.

Wyoming Public Media reported that the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $ 1.77 million to a team of researchers at UW to study how to make Earth’s water more drinkable by improving purification and desalination processes.

The US Forest Service is working with several groups, including the UW, to host local volunteer events on National and Wyoming Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 25, according to Wyoming News Now.

Sheridan Press noted that UW political science and international studies professor Jean Garrison was among the panelists at a Constitution Day celebration in Sheridan last Tuesday. Constitution Day, which takes place on September 17 of each year, marks the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

UW Libraries received second funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support ongoing newspaper digitization work. The Cody company published the announcement from UW.

Wyoming News Now interviewed Trisha Martinez, Visiting Assistant Professor at UW, about the importance of Hispanic Heritage Month in the State of Equality.

Thomas Hauser, director of the computer and information systems laboratory technology development division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), was on campus last week, according to a UW statement. Inside the HPC released the UW announcement noting that Hauser would discuss the capabilities and uses of a new supercomputer to be installed at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center near Cheyenne.

Wyoming Public Radio reported that the Wyoming State Board of Education was trying to revive an effort to demand suicide prevention education in Wyoming public schools. UW College of Education Dean Scott Thomas represents the university on the Board of Trustees.

The eight members of the UW cross-country team who were killed by a drunk driver were recalled 20 years later in a CS-T feature article last week. A related article from The Gillette News Record was published by Laramie’s boomerang.

An article by Western mountain wire, titled “Wyoming Athletics in the Post-Energy Boom Future,” focused on how UW will fund its athletics program during a drop in energy prices.