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University of Wyoming at Laramie; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1886, opened 1887. The Rocky Mt. Herbarium, which has an outstanding collection of plants of the central Rocky Mts., the Laramie Natural Resources Research Institute (which conducts research on oil and gas geology in the region), and a branch of the U.S Bureau of Mines are there. The university also arranges for students to study at Jackson Hole Biological Research Station, near Moran.

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Wyoming Infrared Observatory

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Wyoming Infrared Observatory (WIRO) An observatory at an altitude of 2943 m on Jelm Mountain near Laramie, Wyoming, operated by the University of Wyoming. Its main instrument is the 2.3-m Wyoming Infrared Telescope, opened in 1977. http://physics.uwyo.edu/∼amonson/wiro/wiro.html

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Cheney, Richard B.

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Cheney, Richard B. ( ‘Dick’ Cheney) (b. 30 Jan. 1941), US Vice President, 2001– Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he was raised in Wyoming and graduated from the University of Wyoming. He joined the Nixon administration in 1969, and under Gerald Ford served as Chief of Staff, 1975–6. From 1977–89, he was Representative for Wyoming in Congress, and from 1989 to 1993 he served under George Bush as Secretary of Defense. In 2000, he was asked by George W. Bush to direct the search for a running mate, and on the strong recommendation of his father he ended up with the job himself. He became by far the most active and influential Vice-President in US history, overseeing day-to-day policy as well as the administration's political appointments. Cheney had made a fortune from the oil business and continued to enjoy strong links with business. This came to haunt him after the collapse of Enron, a giant energy supplier, which raised suspicions that he had framed the administration's energy policy under undue influence from affected companies.

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