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Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month

Check out stories related to Hispanic/Latinx heritage, including history, student and faculty profiles, videos, campus news, faculty perspectives and more.

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  • U.S. News Releases 2024 Best Colleges Rankings 
    U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today announced the 2024 Best Colleges. Serving as a guide for prospective students and their families, the rankings evaluate 1,500 colleges and universities using up to 19 measures of academic quality. This year's rankings placed a greater emphasis on social mobility and outcomes for graduating college students, demonstrating the most significant methodological change in the rankings' history. – MSN
  • Berkeley Lab Launches Research Projects to Support National Biopreparedness and Response Efforts
    Taskforce 5 will receive $4M/year for three years. Partner institutions include Argonne and Oak Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ÜBerkeley Lab are launching three research projects as part of Doe’s Biopreparedness Research Virtual Environment (BRaVE) initiative, which supports national biopreparedness and response capabilities that can be advanced with Doe’s distinctive capabilities. During the pandemic, a team of structural biologists at Doe’s synchrotron user facility, the Advanced Light Source (ALS), was asked to support "Task 5" of NVBL, which was developing antibody-based diagnostics. Taskforce 5 will receive $4M/year for three years. Partner institutions include Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories; MD Anderson Cancer Center; the University of Arkansas; Auburn University; and the University of Nevada, Reno. - My Science
  • UNR Awarded $1.8M to Study Rural Perception of Climate Change
    The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced an investment of $56 million in 11 projects, spanning a total of 21 institutions in 19 jurisdictions, through NSF’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. The University of Nevada, Reno is included in a $6 million award in a three-state collaborative project to address climate change in underserved rural communities.  - Elko Daily

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Nevada Drought Update for September 2023

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Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 11: Director of the Whittell Forest Sarah Bisbing

Bisbing and her team work to ensure forests are in the landscapes of the future

Eric Marchand reflects on his year as Faculty Senate chair

COLA increase and budget restoration were among the top issues during his leadership

Celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month with the University of Nevada, Reno

Events are planned throughout the observance month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, including the annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration