Arts & Culture

Center for Basque Studies commemorates the 84th anniversary of the bombing of Gernika

Two zoom sessions will be held for participants in both America and the Basque Country

The ruins of Gernika after the 1937 bombing
4/20/2021
Campus Life & Athletics

Earth Month a great time to celebrate University’s newest designation as a Tree Campus Higher Education

University Grounds Department, Arboretum Board, students and faculty work hard each year to maintain the health and diversity of campus trees and plants

Large green elm trees in the Quad on a sunny spring day
4/8/2021
Arts & Culture

University of Nevada, Reno Shared History Program dives into the past and present history of black activism in northern Nevada

Projects are underway to share the program’s findings with the community

Four men standing in front of a bus at the Squaw Valley Olympics in 1960
3/9/2021
Arts & Culture

University assistant professor shares her experience contracting COVID-19

Kyra Stull says the choices we make are not our own

Assistant professor Kyra Stull with her dog Ozymandias sitting on rocks overlooking Washoe Valley Lake
1/28/2021
Arts & Culture

Dr. Cornel West student composition contest

Students are invited to create a composition to celebrate Dr. West’s work and vision, shared during his virtual visit with the University this month

" “We are reconnecting through writing's reflections - reaching deeper, writing more authentically, learning and growing thoughtfully, and understanding the world around us more richly.” – William Macauley, University of Nevada, Reno professor of English
1/14/2021
Impact & Student Success

Nevada Debate Team finishes strong for fall semester

Students face the advantages and disadvantages of online debate

Nevada Debate Team zoom screenshot of online semifinal tournament
12/16/2020
Arts & Culture

The Department of Gender, Race, and Identity introduces three new minors

The newly formed department offers a large variety of minors for students

The Thompson building at the University of Nevada, Reno
12/3/2020
Arts & Culture

Philosophy professor forms University’s first college-level Ethics Bowl Team

First competition to take place in California Regionals Dec. 5

Four Ethics Bowl team members pose outside with a whiteboard showcasing their team name
12/3/2020
Campus life & athletics

‘Let’s Talk About Race’ webinar series hosted by Equal Opportunity and Title IX Department

Creating a safe place for staff and students to talk about race in the University community

Wanda Lloyd speaking
10/29/2020
Arts & culture

Shared History Program exhibit highlights Latino miners of the Comstock

Latinos of the Comstock part of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, including the University District Museum’s Fiesta Week

Lincoln Hall on the University of Nevada, Reno campus
10/8/2020
Arts & culture

Anthropology Professor Kyra Stull creates Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database

Database made possible by four federally funded projects from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Justice Awards

graduate student works on laptop
9/16/2020
Arts & culture

Associate Professor of Anthropology Christopher Morgan receives title of Don Frazier-Don Fowler Endowed Chair in Prehistoric Great Basin Archeology

Morgan continues long line of Great Basin archeologists

A man sits in the opening of a cave overlooking the Nevada dessert
8/17/2020
Research & Innovation

Ozmen Institute for Global Studies celebrates two years at the University of Nevada, Reno

A look at their accomplishments and plans for the future

A globe of the world sit on top of a desk in a dark lit room
7/15/2020
Impact & student success

The University of Nevada, Reno gains a new college this summer

Honors Program undergoing change into Honors College

The Jot Travis Building in front of Manzanita Lake on the University of Nevada, Reno campus
7/1/2020
Arts & culture

English 400 students create guide to writing during quarantine

Final project changed to adapt to online learning and real-life application

Frandsen Humanities Building with a pink tree out front during the spring
6/11/2020
Impact & student success

Kimberly Bonnenfant named Classified Employee of the Year

Bonnenfant honored for her 27 years with the University of Nevada, Reno

" “I truly believe to my core that the University of Nevada, Reno is the best place for a student to attend.”

6/4/2020

Duet, a collaboration between sister museums at University of Nevada, Reno & University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Lilley and The Barrick Museums of Art join through a series of #SisterMuseumsNV social media posts

Photograph by Cara Romero titled “Coyote Tales," which includes a Saints and Sinners neon sign and three people standing outside a liquor store in front of a classic, convertible car.
5/26/2020
Impact & student success

Nine graduates head off to continue their higher educational pursuits

McNair Scholars Program students receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and Henry Albert Public Service Award

McNair Program Scholar Anthony Martinez gives a research presentation in a classroom at the University of Nevada, Reno
5/7/2020
Impact & student success

Nevada Debate Team season comes to an early end amid coronavirus closures

Team ranked Top-20 overall for the season

Nevada Debate Team students together at their Regional Competiton
4/23/2020
Arts & culture

Humanities contribution reaches far beyond the classroom

English students work with Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society

Elephant in the wild pictured by the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society
4/2/2020
Arts & culture

'Breaking The Stained-Glass Ceiling' event explored gender, leadership and faith

Panel sponsored by Temple Sinai Reno, College of Liberal Arts and others

The panel of women pictured left to right: Erin Stiles, Rabbi Sara Zober, Terri Domitrovich, Dina A. Elshabrawy, Reverend Shelley Fisher, Patricia Meidell
3/26/2020
Impact & student success

University Honors student Jayde Powell creates Shopping Angels to deliver groceries to COVID-19 at-risk populations

Volunteers pick up groceries and other shopping essentials and deliver them right to the doorstep of those who can’t leave their homes

University of Nevada, Reno student Jayde Powell stands with a senior citizen client after delivering their groceries
3/23/2020

Faces of the Pack: University alumna receives Fulbright Student Scholar Grant

Natalie Van Hoozer travels abroad to Argentina to pursue passion for connecting Spanish- and English-speaking communities

Student holding up Argentina cardboard frame
1/29/2020