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Nevada’s Main Quad, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, follows Thomas Jefferson’s design for an “academic village.” The 36 stately elms lining the Quad were planted in 1908. Great horned owls roost in the trees every year.

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Experts help Nevadans understand/prepare for quakes
“The earthquake sequence in west Reno is not a scientific surprise, and a large earthquake there would not be a scientific surprise. People need to be prepared,” said John Anderson, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the University, at a briefing conducted on campus April 29 with Nevada Gov. more...

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