A renowned scholar, with the research background to lead the University of Wyoming’s studies of chronic wasting disease and related animal and human disorders, is the newest endowed chair at UW. Continue reading
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Brucellosis vaccine, diagnostics research progressing at UW
By Rachel Knutson
University of Wyoming journalism graduate
University of Wyoming scientist Gerry Andrews is not wearing the starched white laboratory coat one might expect. Nor is he partaking in his typical daily routine, weaving from one station to the next, pipette in hand. Continue reading
Federal budget funds livestock/wildlife disease research at UW
The recent federal budget bill approved by Congress includes $242,000 to continue research to combat diseases that affect both livestock and wildlife in Wyoming. Continue reading
UW CES, ranchers, and agencies collaborate to improve 13,000 acres
UW CES, ranchers, and agencies collaborate to improve 13,000 acres
Smokey Bear would have bristled years ago had such a scene unfolded before him – a federal government firefighting crew purposely torching juniper trees and sage on a ranch in north central Wyoming that is home to many wildlife species, including black bears. Continue reading
Researchers detect CWD in heart muscle of elk and white-tailed deer
Chronic wasting disease for the first time has been found in the heart muscle of white-tailed deer and elk, according to researchers in the University of Wyoming’s College of Agriculture. Continue reading