University Of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming in southeast Wyoming. UW is a public land-grant research university founded in March 1886 and opened in September 1887.

The University is made up of seven colleges: agriculture and natural resources, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering and applied sciences, health sciences, and law. The university offers over 120 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs including Doctor of Pharmacy and Juris Doctor.

Th campus features the Coe Libary, The American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming Art Museum, the University of Wyoming Geological Museum, the University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum, ad he University of Wyoming Insect Museum.

University of Wyoming athletics teams are named the Cowboys and Cowgirls. UW offers 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports; nine women's sports and eight men's sports. Wyoming's nine NCAA sports for women are: basketball; cross country; golf; soccer; swimming and diving; tennis; indoor track & field; outdoor track and field; and volleyball. UW's eight NCAA sports for men: basketball; cross country; football; golf; swimming and diving; indoor track and field; outdoor track and field; and wrestling. The official song is "Ragtime Cowboy Joe."

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University of Wyoming Quick Facts

Wyoming competes at the NCAA Division I level

UW is a member of the Mountain West Conference

Mascots: Cowboy Joe (live horse), Pistol Pete (costumed student)

Enrollment: 12,249 (Fall 2019)

School Colors: Brown and Gold

Website: www.uwyo.edu

Football stadium: War Memorial Stadium

Basketball arena: Arena-Auditorium

Soccer stadium: Madrid Sports Complex

Exclusive University of Wyoming athletics coverage from Townsquare Media: 7220sports.com

 

 

9/11 Exhibition Located at the UW Library
9/11 Exhibition Located at the UW Library
An exhibition on the history of 9/11, as well as the ongoing implications surrounding this event, is currently on display at the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library. “September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World” is a poster exhibition located on the main level of Coe Library across from the Coe Student Innovation Center. It will be on...
UW COVID-19 Tests, Vaccine Numbers Stay Consistent
UW COVID-19 Tests, Vaccine Numbers Stay Consistent
The University of Wyoming announced that a total of 70 University of Wyoming students and employees have tested positive for COVID-19 during their one-time testing program at the start of the semester. The test positivity rate has remained consistent at just over 1 percent since then, with the finding that 66 percent of students and 88 percent of employees said they’ve been vaccinated in an anonym
UW Mandatory Testing Began Today
UW Mandatory Testing Began Today
Today, August 18, more than 2,500 University of Wyoming employees and students submitted saliva samples for required COVID-19 testing today. There are at least four more days of testing planned for those who schedule online. While the university appreciates that so many people complied with the testing requirement today, some arrived to be tested this morning who hadn’t signed up for appointments,
UW Releases More Information on Its Mask Mandate
UW Releases More Information on Its Mask Mandate
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UW Extension Campaign Pushes for Vaccine
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UW Study Looks Into Chronic Wasting Disease
UW Study Looks Into Chronic Wasting Disease
A group of University of Wyoming researchers presents evidence that chronic wasting disease is driving evolution in mule deer. Holly Ernest, a UW professor of wildlife genomics and disease ecology, was part of a research group that examined a single genetic mutation that is tied to the progression of chronic wasting disease in mule deer. E...
Wyoming Legalized Sports Betting is Another Step Closer to Launch
Wyoming Legalized Sports Betting is Another Step Closer to Launch
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