October 1, 1999

Physics Under Review at U. of Wyoming

To the Editor:

The imprecise headline accompanying Alison Schneider's story regarding physics at the University of Wyoming might lead casual readers to think that U.W. is planning to eliminate physics from its list of departments and programs ("Wyoming May Drop Physics Program," Faculty Notes, September 3). That would be an incorrect assumption.

In July, the U.W. trustees adopted a comprehensive academic plan that, among its nearly 170 action items,