chronic wasting disease reported in Wyoming deer and elk
On Nov. 4, 2024, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that it had confirmed the presence of…
Mule deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Yellowstone National Park
On Nov. 14, 2023, Yellowstone National Park and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) confirmed the presence…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota
On Mar. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureï¾’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
Scientists described the first-ever successful in situ collection of a bacteria that eats and breathes electricity
On Mar. 5, 2019, scientists at Washington State University described the first-ever successful in situ collection of a…
Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in OHSU’s fight against macular degeneration
On Jun. 7, 2018, the Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in…
Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze receive the Golden Goose Award
On Sept. 19, 2013, Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze received the Golden Goose Award for their discovery of…
Mountain pine beetle genome was decoded
On Mar. 27, 2013, researchers at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre…
Cody Laboratories was acquired by the Lannett Company
On Apr. 12, 2007, Cody Laboratories was acquired by the Lannett Company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2006,…
Cody Laboratories became one of only seven companies in the U.S. granted import license for raw opiate material
On Apr. 12, 2007, Cody Labs became one of only seven companies in the U.S. to be granted…
The University of Wyoming was founded
In 1886, the University of Wyoming (UW), located in Laramie, was founded in 1886, and in 1891 an…
The Western Research Institute was founded
In 1983, the Western Research Institute (WRI), an independent research corporation, was established when the U.S. Department of…
Thomas Brock and undergraduate student Hudson Freeze published their discovery of Thermus aquaticus
In 1969, Brock and undergraduate student Hudson Freeze published their discovery of Thermus aquaticus, which they found thriving…
Thermus aquaticus was first discovered in Yellowstone National Park
In 1966, Thermus aquaticus was first discovered in the Mushroom Pool of Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National…
Researchers collected a sample of boiling water from hot springs in Yellowstone leading to discovery of extremophiles
On Jun. 20, 1964, a team of researchers led by Dr. Thomas Brock, then a professor at the…