Feature Archive 2006-07
Put on a Happy Face
The self-help movement has popularized the belief that happiness should be the norm. According to Steve Hayes, a Nevada psychology professor, that’s a wild exaggeration.
Off-road on the Red Planet
Nevada students won the first University Rover Challenge, sponsored by The Mars Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to research and development of a mission to the red planet.
Lego robotics to CSI: campus summer camps offer a lot
With such an idyllic setting, it is no surprise that the University campus is home to more than a dozen summer camps and coordinates three across the state.
Good Vibrations: NanoVation, Inc., reaps rewards from energy harvesting
Professor Kwang Kim's team of five students came out of the 2007 Governor’s Cup $25,000 richer with their plan to develop energy harvesting products.
Got Jobs. Need Students.
Ask Professor Dale Rogers the most important ingredient for success in supply chain management, and he provides a simple answer for what is becoming a more complex field.
Commencement 2007
More than 1,300 graduates walked the commencement stage under picture-perfect skies during the University’s 117th Commencement ceremonies.
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Graduates from the class of 2007 submitted their own succinct, movie-esque epilogues which were serious, humorous, modest, ambitious, professional and personal.
Competing With Concrete
3,500 hours of labor paid off for the University's Concrete Canoe Team in the 2007 American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Pacific Regional Conference.
Reno Jazz Festival celebrates 45 years
The Reno Jazz Festival has long been recognized as both a large-scale educational outreach event and a venue for some of the world's finest jazz performers.
Week of festivities aims to bring back tradition
Mackay Week pays tribute to the silver baron and his son, Clarence, for the family's generosity to the University in its infancy.
Innovation with algae
From the time Mark Lemos entered the University as a freshman from Yerington High School in Yerington, Nev., he knew he would be a major science major.
Night of All Nations
The 25th annual Night of All Nations featured clubs representing their heritage and international alumni celebrating the diversity of cultures on campus.
More Faculty Profiles
Manuel Bayona
Doctor Without Borders: “Health and disease do not have any borders,” Bayona says. “Any infectious disease can travel around the world in 36 hours.” (School of Public Health, College of Health and Human Sciences)
Ann Ronald
Wild about the West:Ann Ronald and Nevada’s trailblazing Literature and Environment graduate program attract top students from the U.S. and abroad. (Studies in Literature and Environment, College of Liberal Arts)
Saiid Saiidi
Shakedown Artist: Art imitates life. Saiidi, a world-renowned expert on bridge earthquake engineering, knows that with the real thing, there’s even less room for error. (Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering)
Lisa Shevenell
Hot Rocker: Research hydrogeologist Lisa Shevenell doesn’t mince words when she stresses the importance of America developing geothermal power and other renewable sources of energy. (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, College of Science)
Paul Starrs
Enough Rope: Paul Starrs will go to any lengths to bring geography to life. (Department of Geography, College of Science)
Christine Cheney
Door Opener: The passion that Christine Cheney has for preparing students to be special education teachers comes, in part, from her own family experiences. (Dept. of Educational Specialties, College of Education)
Bob Metts
American Samaritan: With more than 20 years’ experience in his field, Bob Metts is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities on economic development and disability policy in developing countries. (College of Business)
Graca Almeida-Porada
Stem Cell Researcher: Already a physician, Almeida-Porada wanted to help her patients more. (Dept. of Animal Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources)
Johnson Makoba
Hope Giver: Makoba helps women across the world gain self-sufficiency. (Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts)
Researcher Profile: Geoff Blewitt
Space Eye: Blewitt and his team are finding many fascinating and useful applications for advanced Global Positioning System satellite technology... (Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology/Seismological Laboratory)
Eric Rasmussen
Hamlet’s Webmaster: Digging deep data on Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark English professor Eric Rasmussen comes by his passion for Shakespeare honestly. (English Dept., College of Liberal Arts)
Indira Chatterjee
Chamber Musician: Partnership between engineering and med school faculty turns up dial on radio frequencies (Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering)
Bourne Morris
Campaign Coach: Morris applies her real-world advertising experience to guide students to excellence (Reynolds School of Journalism)
John Fildes
Steady Hand: Trauma surgeon Fildes works to help prevent life-threatening injuries
(University of Nevada School of Medicine)
Scott Tyler
Water Keeper: His work around the globe includes reminding us we’re dependent on the delivery of clean water (Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, College of Science)