News in Albany County, WY

Dalbec sets pace for Cowgirls

Eowyn Dalbec, a senior on the University of Wyoming cross country team, has become the Cowgirls' leader after winning the Wyoming Invite 5K and setting a personal best in the 6K.

Key points Dalbec sets pace for Cowgirls
  1. Eowyn Dalbec, a senior on the University of Wyoming cross country team, has become the Cowgirls' leader after winning the Wyoming Invite 5K and setting a personal best in the 6K.
  2. Dalbec, who ran a marathon at age 11 with her mother, balances cross country, track, ROTC and a psychology degree.
  3. The Cowgirls opened the season by ending Colorado State's seven-year run at the Wyoming Invite and finished seventh at the Gans Creek Classic, raising hopes of a first team trip to the NCAA Championships.
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UW Farm Bureau Club returns

The University of Wyoming Collegiate Farm Bureau, a club for students interested in agriculture, is gearing up for the fall semester.

Key points UW Farm Bureau Club returns
  1. The University of Wyoming Collegiate Farm Bureau, a club for students interested in agriculture, is gearing up for the fall semester.
  2. Founded in 2003 and revived after COVID-19 about two and a half years ago, the club meets every other Monday at 6 p.m. in the Animal Science building and is open to all students.
  3. President Jennifer Parker says members hear from guest speakers, give short student presentations, and travel to meet Wyoming legislators and the American Farm Bureau.
  4. More information on upcoming meetings will be announced on the club's Instagram.
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Coal char boosts carrot crop

A University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources study has harvested large carrots grown with pyrolyzed coal, or coal char, used as a soil amendment.

Key points Coal char boosts carrot crop
  1. A University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources study has harvested large carrots grown with pyrolyzed coal, or coal char, used as a soil amendment.
  2. The project, led by Resham Thapa, is testing how coal char affects root crop production and soil properties in greenhouse and field trials.
  3. Researchers say the work could improve soil health and crop yields while creating a new market for Wyoming coal.
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UW student finds ice crawler

A University of Wyoming junior found ice crawlers, one of the world's rarest insect orders, in Yellowstone National Park three times this summer after a search that began in 2025.

Butterfly Ball tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale for the Olivia Caldwell Foundation's 10th Annual Butterfly Ball Adult Prom, set for January 30, 2027 at the Ford Wyoming Center.

Cowgirls host New Mexico, UTEP

The University of Wyoming soccer team returns home to the Madrid Sports Complex for two matches this week, facing New Mexico on Thursday at 3 p.m. and UTEP on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Veterans paintball for connection

University of Wyoming ROTC cadets and student veterans played paintball at Two Chicks Paintball park this past weekend, an event organized by the UW Veterans Service Center.

Cowgirls head to ITA regional

The Wyoming Cowgirls tennis team travels to Provo, Utah this week for the ITA Mountain Regional Championships hosted by BYU, running October 13-17.

UW Homecoming parade winners named

The University of Wyoming Alumni Association has announced the winners of the 2026 Homecoming parade, held Sept. 26 in Laramie.

UW hosts BoodleBox CEO

France Hoang, founder and CEO of BoodleBox, the University of Wyoming's artificial intelligence partner, will visit campus Friday, Oct. 16.

Hunger grants reach Albany County

First lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative, with the John P. Ellbogen Foundation, allocated $117,998 in September to anti-hunger organizations statewide as unrestricted flexible funding.

Care for sleeping bags

A KOWB column explains how to wash and dry sleeping bags for camping in Wyoming, where temperatures can drop fast and snow can fall at any moment in the high country.

UW physicist wins quantum grant

A University of Wyoming physics professor has received a $993,674 federal grant to develop next-generation quantum materials.

UW’s Brock to be Inducted into Reading Hall of Fame

Cindy Brock, the Wyoming Excellence Chair in Literacy Education at the University of Wyoming College of Education, will be inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in December.

Bennett, Rojas lead Cowboys backcourt

Wyoming senior guards Khaden Bennett and Uriyah Rojas represented the Cowboys at Mountain West media day in Las Vegas and rib each other like brothers, a chemistry head coach Sundance Wicks prizes.

UW exercise-Alzheimer's study

University of Wyoming researchers found that mice who completed a six-week exercise program showed better memory, learning and social behavior and fewer signs of Alzheimer's disease in their brains than sedentary mice.

UW Symphony opens season

The UW Symphony Orchestra opened its 2026-27 season, 'From Beethoven to Broadway,' on Oct. 1 at the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall in Laramie.

UW institute wins $2.5M grant

The University of Wyoming's Jay Kemmerer WORTH Institute received a $2.5 million federal grant to launch the Wyoming Rural Pathways Initiative, a four-year project running through September 2030.

Squirrels star in October

October is officially Squirrel Month, a time to appreciate the acrobatic rodents that are an important part of Wyoming woodlands.

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