By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

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University of Wyoming

The Firearms Research Center in the University of Wyoming’s College of Law has received a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop a national program that will provide secondary school teachers with nonpartisan, historically grounded content on the origins, legal interpretation and civic implications of the Second Amendment.

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming will accord degrees to more than 700 students during a combined winter commencement ceremony Saturday, December 13, at 10 a.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.

The new graduates include 521 undergraduate students, 209 graduate students and six College of Law students.

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University of Wyoming

The newly formed Wyoming Chapter of the Fulbright Association will host an inaugural statewide gathering Wednesday, December 3, at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn at 2229 Grand Ave. in Laramie.

Recent Fulbrighters, including UW faculty members and students, will share their stories of international learning in Costa Rica, Israel, Poland and Myanmar.

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University of Wyoming

Drea Hineman, a University of Wyoming student from Gillette, recently earned regional recognition for her innovative space-farming research supported by NASA.

By Natalie Adams    

Carbon County Comet Contributor

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University of Wyoming

Thanks to a generous new gift from the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation, two full-ride scholarships will now be awarded each year to community college students transferring into the University of Wyoming’s Construction Management program. Each William J. Pulte Scholar in Construction Management will receive an annual reward, renewable for a second year, covering the full cost of tuition.

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming will soon house one of the most advanced microscopes in the Mountain West, thanks to a nearly $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded to Eunsook Park, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Only about 1% of FFA members nationwide earn the American FFA Degree, the highest honor bestowed by the National FFA Organization. This year, three students from Carbon County joined that elite group.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Hanna Volunteer Fire Department hosted students from Wee Folks Place, a preschool, and Hanna Elementary  (HES) on October 28, to learn about smoke detectors and how they enhance fire safety in the home.

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University of Wyoming

Nearly 100 University of Wyoming College of Education students connected with school districts across Wyoming during the fourth annual District Residency Connections Fair earlier this month.

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University of Wyoming

Wyoming high school students interested in teaching careers will visit the University of Wyoming for Teach Wyoming Day Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8.

Teach Wyoming Day is a collaboration among UW’s College of Education, the Wyoming School-University Partnership and UW’s Office of Admissions.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

“It was amazing,” Hanna Elementary School (HES) 4th-grade teacher Kyle Warren said about taking 18 students to Yellowstone Park for a school trip. “The students were from the 5th and 6th grades.”

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University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming Libraries and the UW Natural Science Collections Partnership have joined forces to showcase the university’s diverse scientific collections in a new exhibition titled “The Natural Archive: Glimpses into the University of Wyoming’s Scientific Collections.”

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University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) has created an Education and Outreach Department, designed to connect Wyoming residents, students and visitors with the center’s world-class collections and resources.