UWyo College of Agriculture Life Sci & Nat Res

🌱 Exciting Research Update! Worried about weevils in your alfalfa? 🌾🐛 A study by Ph.D. student Judith Herreid and Prof. Randa Jabbour at the UW Department of Plant Sciences unveils the secrets to combating Wyoming's weevil problem. Learn More: bit.ly/47rV4ts

A persistent parasite and trip to Portugal offer clues to disease tolerance and immunity. Read More ➡️ bit.ly/3Rw8n6a

UW’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program Earns National Recognition for Combating Food Insecurity Over 600,000 lbs of food, equivalent to 1.8 million servings of fruits & vegetables, have been donated & distributed to 878 sites serving 375,000 clients. Learn More bit.ly/3Gx5i0G

The U.S. Department of Agriculture appointed Bledar Bisha, associate professor and department head of Animal Science, to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). Learn more here bit.ly/464vquj

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👏 🎉 🤠 Jeff Beck, a UWyo Ecosystem Science and Management professor, is editor and co-author of the new open-access book Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. 👏 🎉 🤠 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3rWuCJL

Ag Weekend at UWYO College of Ag is here! 🤠 As part of celebrating AgWeek, we are honoring notable alums and supporters! Learn about each of our honorees here! bit.ly/46wS9Qf 🗞️

"Using clues from the fossil record, researchers at the University of Wyoming are traveling back in time to study a mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago." 🦖🦕🌿 Read more here: bit.ly/44N1lP2

🌱 Daniel Laughlin, a professor in the UWyo Department of Botany and director of the Global Vegetation Project, recently published his book, "Plant Strategies: The Demographic Consequences of Functional Traits in Changing Environments" Uwyo AgNews ➡️ bit.ly/45f0Jmh

UW Researchers Find Evolutionary Adaptation in Trout of Wind Rivers bit.ly/3QHdMIO

"Efforts to improve sage-grouse habitat through conventional management practices may be ineffective—and even counterproductive—according to research by Jeff Beck, UW professor of ecosystem science and management." Full article ➡️ bit.ly/476oazM

The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources has added a fourth associate dean to its administrative team and selected a new associate dean of academic and student programs. Learn more here ➡️ bit.ly/3K5L40e

Berit Bangoura, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Veterinary Sciences, has been appointed interim director of the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, effective July 1. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3JTfNNI

UW Graduate Judith Herreid, who recently completed her Ph.D. in plant sciences, received the USDA Ag Research Service Fellowship. The fellowship is intended to cultivate future leaders who can solve emerging agricultural challenges. Full article ➡️ bit.ly/46MzEbh

"The University of Wyoming and Central Wyoming College recently received a $1.3 million USDA grant as part of a five-year regional initiative to strengthen local food systems." Full Article ➡️ bit.ly/3Na1C9n

"Thanks to a new federal grant and a generous private donation, the University of Wyoming’s Rocky Mountain Herbarium will be able to update and expand its current facilities as well as support a graduate student in the botany department." Full article ➡️ bit.ly/3N8qaQ3

Wyoming Conditions and Monitoring Team (WCMT) facilitates webinars organized by UWyo Extension for those interested in drought status, temperatures, precipitation levels, flooding outlooks, wildland fire potential, & snow water equivalent. Learn More ➡️ bit.ly/3OAYjZP

UW CALSNR associate professor and researcher in the Zoology and Physiology department, Anna Chalfoun, is working with a group of researchers to discover how changing weather affects songbirds’ migration. Full Article ➡️ bit.ly/3q1HLjo

"The federal government’s management of wild horses is doomed to fail without fundamental changes in policy and the law, according to a new paper led by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Oklahoma State University." Full AgNews Article - bit.ly/3Ov4gr0

"Although moose populations are expected to fluctuate from year to year, scientists have been concerned about an overall downward trend in North American moose populations in the last few decades." Learn more here bit.ly/3Bb11NN