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April 5, 2021 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: Lawmakers last week restored $8 million in appropriations to both UW and the state’s community colleges, along with an additional $15.5 million for UW to buy a student housing complex. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle and The Casper Star-Tribune (CS-T) reported that Gov. Mark Gordon signed the overall supplemental budget. Yahoo! News, County 10 and The Rocket Miner published similar articles. College Consensus ranked UW as the 23rd “Best Value Colleges and Universities for 2021.” Tuition costs were the main focus of the annual “Top 100 Most Affordable Consensus Ranked Schools 2021” list by the educational resource website. ....
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Cloud seeding. Photo credit: Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP A cloud seeding generator fires particles into the sky over Colorado in 2017. Weather modification is gaining attention as a way to combat climate change. Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP Part two in a series. Read the first story here. Scientists are investigating an unconventional way to combat climate-driven drought in the western U.S.: spraying clouds with special particles to make them dump more snow. It s a strategy known as cloud seeding. And although controlling the weather sounds as if it belongs in the distant future, it s actually been around for decades. At least eight states and dozens of countries use it to try to boost precipitation. ....
February 11, 2021 More than 100 members of the University of Wyoming community have agreed to serve on groups charged with developing a university strategic plan to recommend to President Ed Seidel and the UW Board of Trustees later this spring. In addition to a 13-member Strategic Scenario Planning Team, five groups have been assembled to address specific pieces in the planning process. Their work, including solicitation of input from across the university and around the state, will help the administration chart the university’s course for the future. Strategic scenario planning is taking place concurrently with reviews of academic and other programs of the university in response to significant budget reductions driven by losses of state funding. ....