The Latest Breaking News from the University of Wyoming

Wyoming, Utah and Arizona Among 14 States Sharing $11.2 Million for Rural Residencies, but Doctors Are Years Away

HHS awarded $11.2 million to plan 15 rural medical residencies in 14 states. Here is where the money goes and when new doctors may arrive.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

‘I made a promise to myself’: How higher education is transforming lives in Wyoming prisons

Six women at the Wyoming Women’s Center have become the first to earn bachelor’s degrees through the University of Wyoming's Pathways from Prison program

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Fringe-wearing Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence dies at 96

Well-known Wyoming trial lawyer Gerry Spence has died at age 96

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

In-Depth Interview with Mitch Cozad on His Legal Career and Advocacy

Mitch Cozad is a well-respected attorney known for his commitment to defending the rights of those facing the loss of liberty, particularly individuals who cannot afford legal counsel. With a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming and ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 12, 2024

A Hummingbird’s All-Sugar Diet Would Give Anyone Diabetes — Scientists Finally Know Their Secrets

Scientists are zeroing in on why Hummingbirds are able to thrive despite extreme diets of pure sugar and intense exercise.

Inverse · Oct 1, 2024

Federal court dismisses appeal of lawsuit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority

A federal court has dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit challenging a transgender woman’s acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

Tardigrade proteins could slow aging in humans, small cell study finds

In lab-dishes studies, proteins drawn from tiny tardigrades slowed human cell metabolism.

LiveScience · Mar 29, 2024

Prehistoric women were hunters, too

Sex may not have determined prehistoric labor roles as once thought, which has stark implications for society today

Salon · Sep 16, 2023

Judge dismisses lawsuit by sorority sisters who sought to block a transgender woman from joining

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit contesting a transgender woman’s admission into a sorority at the University of Wyoming

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

No Pseudonymity for Sorority Members Suing to Challenge Sorority's Admission of Transgender Student

In Doe v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, decided last Thursday by Judge Alan Johnson (D. Wyo.), several members of the KKG sorority at the University of Wyoming (despite the corporate name, KKG is a sorority) sued the central KKG organization for breach of contract and related claims, arising out of…

Reason · Apr 11, 2023