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  • UW shifts tuition model, hikes prices

    Abby Vander Graaff, Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange|Sep 22, 2022

    LARAMIE — The way University of Wyoming students and administrators approach tuition will change next year. The UW Board of Trustees gave the green light for two recommendations from administrators Thursday: increase tuition by 4% and transition to a block tuition model starting in the 2023-24 school year. While students now pay tuition per credit hour they take, a block tuition model will introduce a lump sum students pay regardless of the number of credits. Block tuition rates will be the norm for any undergraduate student taking 12-18 credit...

  • New COVID variant spreads as officials warn of monkeypox

    Abby Vander Graaff, Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange|Aug 11, 2022

    LARAMIE — While there are no confirmed cases of monkeypox in Wyoming, the virus is spreading elsewhere across the United States. At the same time, the BA.5 subvariant of COVID-19 is now the most dominant in the state. In the third year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox now also is raising concern for health officials across the county. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced a public health emergency declaration for the monkeypox outbreak during a press conference Thursday. Nationwide, 6,617 p...