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The Engineering Hall on the University of Wyoming campus in 1940.

The University of Wyoming is a public university in Laramie, Wyoming. The university has about 13,657 students. It was founded in 1886. The current president of the university is Tom Buchanan. Dick Cheney went to the University of Wyoming.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Cowboys for the men and the Cowgirls for the women. They are commonly known as the Pokes. They have 17 varsity teams and they compete in the Mountain West Conference.

Images for kids

  • University of wyoming 1908 crop

    Old Main pictured in 1908

  • Wyoming Union 2009

    The west entrance of Wyoming Union

  • William Robertson Coe Library Entrance 2010-2

    The main entrance to Coe Library

  • Washakie Dining Center and McIntyre Hall 2010-2

    Washakie Dining Center and McIntyre Hall

  • American Heritage Center

    Centennial Complex, houses the American Heritage Center and the University of Wyoming Art Museum

  • University of Wyoming Geological Museum 1

    The University of Wyoming Geological Museum

  • WyomingInfraRedObservatory

    The University of Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO)

  • ClimberVedauwoo

    Climber at Nearby Vedauwoo

  • 46 Dick Cheney 3x4

    Dick Cheney

  • Dave Freudenthal speech

    Dave Freudenthal

  • Adam Goldberg (American football)

    Adam Goldberg

  • CynthiaLummis

    Cynthia Lummis

  • Alan Kooi Simpson

    Alan K. Simpson


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