Beyond the blast: How can engineers keep explosives safe?
Engineering Associate Dean and Chemical Engineering Professor Brandon Weeks explains explosives, why they’re popular in Nevada and how engineers keep them safe
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The future of aerospace at the University of Nevada, Reno
Aditya Nair, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, discusses the growing aerospace program at the College of Engineering. – 2 Plus You Nevada
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Expanded funding for transportation for older adults
The Regional Transportation Commission awarded Sanford Center for Aging a nearly $500,000 two-year grant to provide free, individualized trips for adults 60 and older in the Reno/Sparks area. – My News 4
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Millennials share the charmingly outdated generational slang that they still can’t get enough of
"As we get jobs, get paired up and have kids, we might outgrow the youth culture that inspired us to use slang, but we don't leave behind the identity those words helped us claim," Valerie Fridland, professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, says. "Hearing or saying words like 'sick' or 'totes' triggers memories and an emotional connection to that person we were in the same way that we can't help but sing along to a song that we loved in our teen or college years. In other words, that person and the slang terms that once made us cool is still part of who we are, even if we have to laugh at ourselves a bit because of it." – Upworthy
- How 600-lb. megafish became a collector's item in Thailand
Now, scientists are beginning to ask a pivotal question: Could these captive stocks play a role in reversing the decline of megafish populations in the wild? “Captive stocks could be more than just a fallback,” says Zeb Hogan, a biologist at the University of Nevada, Reno, who has studied Mekong megafish for decades. “With the right science and conservation efforts, they might help bolster wild populations and keep these iconic fish from disappearing altogether.” – National Geographic
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