UW in the News

State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming 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 Your Wyoming Link, Wyoming News Now and the Casper Star-Tribune.

A recent, sweeping study found that about half of findings in social science research can be replicated. In a Chronicle of Higher Education 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 SeaWest News and IntraFish.

UW Emeritus Professor Jim King is quoted in a WyoFile 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 Scientific American.

Matt Fry, the director of UW's Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis, is quoted in an Inside Climate News 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 Cowboy State Daily 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 Buckrail and County 10. 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, The Powell Tribune featured brothers Jordan and Kaden Moore, of Powell, who are both in UW's WWAMI Medical Education Program.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle picked up UW's release that contained results of the recent World Languages Day hosted by the university.

The Tribune Eagle also highlighted the UW Biodiversity Institute's Vulture Watch Wyoming program.

County 10 published results for local students from the recent Wyoming State Science Fair at UW.