Topic: University of Wyoming

Hate crime redefined? Judge sees no hate in Rutgers webcam spy case

Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate. He could have received 10 years. But the judge said  "I do not believe he hated Tyler Clementi."

How genetically engineered caterpillars spin silk stronger than steel

A research team has genetically altered silkworms to spin spider silk proteins, resulting in a fiber that is stronger than steel that can also be mass produced.

Should US draw on strategic reserves to temper rise in oil prices? (video)

Rapidly rising oil prices, and fears it could harm the US economy, make tapping the strategic reserves a tempting option. But analysts say it would work only for the short term.

Tea party chief in Montana removed after anti-gay Facebook remark

The Big Sky Tea Party Association's board of directors removed the organization's president, Tim Ravndal, after he posted a Facebook comment that seemed to condone violence against homosexuals.

Could shale deposits bring mid-Atlantic states $2 trillion?

A new oil industry study says there is as much as $2 trillion in natural gas locked in shale deposits beneath New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. But drilling for it can be fraught with problems, critics say.

Melting ice reveals ancient atlatl dart

Used by a Native American hunter some 10,000 years ago, the atlatl dart was discovered in a melting patch of ice high in the Rocky Mountains.

World debt and the Gulf oil spill should spur a Green New Deal

If we enact a green economic recovery today, events like oil spills and debt crises could become relics of the past. But until we fully embrace a Green New Deal, we’re going to be repeating mistakes.

University of Wyoming studies video games

The English Department at the University of Wyoming has provided funding and lab space to study video games at the "UW Games Lab."

Old photos show that Teton glaciers are shrinking

Researchers found that two of the Tetons' biggest glaciers have lost more than 20 percent of their surface area since the late 1960s.

Job hunting? This week’s unusual openings.

The price gap between men's and women's basketball tickets is madness

Charging less to watch women devalues their play and perpetuates economic disparities.

Boom in gas drilling fuels contamination concerns in Colorado

Some scientists and citizens want firms that extract natural gas to reveal what chemicals they’re using.

A Brazilian's shrine to bromeliads may one day save the plants

Elton Leme, a high court justice, has found more species than anyone alive – in his free time.

No-pressure way to capture CO2

Creative writing for extraterrestrials

A college class, funded by a NASA Space Grant Consortium, contemplates what to say to E.T.

Creative writing for extraterrestrials

A college class, funded by a NASA Space Grant Consortium, contemplates what to say to E.T.