New laser-sensor tech developed for real-time monitoring of building earthquake damage

To help responders determine safety of building and inform earthquake recovery decisions

tech working on building sensor
7/14/2020

Plant tissue engineering improves drought and salinity tolerance

Research in College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources addresses future population growth and food shortages

Thale Cress plant
6/29/2020

LGBTQ+ teaching mentorships need growth in diversity in education

Study published on needs for support for future teachers identifying as LGBTQ+

Two hands. One painted in a rainbow fashion with a heart in the middle and the other unpainted. Both pinky fingers are touching.
6/22/2020

Scientists develop numerical capability of laser-driven x-ray imaging

College of Science experiments validate numerical modeling method for variety of uses

Leopard Laser array
6/22/2020

Milkweed, only food source for monarch caterpillars, ubiquitously contaminated

Harmful pesticides found in Western Monarch breeding ground

Student sampling milkweed plants
6/8/2020

Monte Cristo Earthquake fault still active with 6,500 aftershocks

University geoscience teams monitoring, finding, mapping damage and surface ruptures

Monte Cristo faultline
6/1/2020

University + manufacturing + volunteers make and donate hospital gowns

A community network coordinated by the Innevation Center Makerspace has made more than 750 gowns to help meet the regional need for PPE

A healthcare worker wearing a gown, face mask, and face shield giving the thumbs up
6/1/2020

Future teachers benefit from attending accredited program

In uncertain economy University of Nevada, Reno education students get a step ahead of competition

William Raggio Building at the university. Home for the College of Education.
4/23/2020

Obesity linked to sleep loss? Researchers identify how metabolism regulates sleep

Energy conservation may be a major function of sleep, according to new study

tiny worms under microscope
4/21/2020

Want to advance museum science? Citizen scientists can help from home

College of Science biologist contributes to global effort

fox in natural history museum
4/16/2020

University makerspaces and 3D printers at work developing PPE

Researchers, faculty and staff respond to the call for resources and deploy makerspace resources to support our healthcare heroes

Three healthcare workers wearing protective gear including masks, shields and gowns, in a procedure room.
4/8/2020

Carson City aftershocks continue after magnitude 4.5 earthquake

College of Science seismological lab tracks seismic activity in Silver State

students studying earthquake trench
3/26/2020

Team CERBERUS finishes second round of urban robotics competition

DARPA Sub-T Challenge featured 10 international teams competing in abandoned nuclear power plant

Kostas with team and robot
3/12/2020

Shedding new light on black hole behavior

Physics department assistant professor part of international team that tracked jets ejected from black hole

radio observatory
3/2/2020

Department of Energy program director is keynote speaker at Cybersecurity Conference

Free registration closes Feb. 25 for the 2nd annual conference March 2

cybersecurity conference 2019 panel discussion
2/20/2020

Urban robotics competition Feb. 18-27 set for College of Engineering's Team CERBERUS

DARPA Sub-T Challenge features 11 teams from around the world competing in abandoned nuclear power plant

Anymal robot competes at DARPA Challenge
2/19/2020

Finding faults

How the burgeoning Walker Lane may split the American West

A geologist looking into a cleaned out trench exposing a fault caused by the Ridgecrest quake
2/18/2020

How active shooter incidents off campus lead to guns on campus

Data analysis finds several factors including recent mass shooter incidents impetus for bill introduction

David R. Johnson
1/30/2020

Nevada Water Innovation Institute gains national recognition

Sustainable water management for economic growth and enriching the natural water environment

From left to right: Ahmad Itani, associate vice president for research; Manos Maragakis, dean of the College of Engineering; Janusz Karwot, president of Rybnik Water Company; Jan Bondaruk, deputy director of Central Mining Institute; and Krishna Pagilla, director of the Nevada Water Innovation Institute, chair and professor of environmental engineering.
1/29/2020

First-person video dataset aims to catch people looking (at everything)

Three universities collaborating to develop visual archive to be used for research, artificial intelligence development

Assistant professor and students calibrate video headset
1/23/2020

Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events

Plant, caterpillar, parasitoid interaction studied for 22 years by biologists in College of Science

Dani Salcido with Earthwatch volunteers
1/16/2020

William Tate to present lecture on relationship of place, race and STEM education

Free public Discover Science Lecture Series to be held at Davidson Mathematics and Science Center

William Tate Discover Science Lecture
1/15/2020

Ethnic matching in education topic of new book by College of Education Dean Easton-Brooks

Book receives award from the National Association for Multicultural Education

Easton-Brooks new book
12/4/2019

Drop, Cover and Hold On in the Great Nevada ShakeOut public earthquake drill

College of Science’s seismological lab uses drill to help Nevadans learn, prepare for earthquakes

The collapsed San Marin Hotel
10/16/2019

College of Engineering to test soil/building interaction in world-renowned earthquake engineering lab

New capabilities for the seismic analysis of nuclear facilities funded by the DOE

custom built shake table-soil box combo
10/11/2019

Public invited to annual Earth Science Week field trip

Participants will learn about the geology of the Truckee Meadows and Virginia City

Mountains of Nevada with interesting geology coloring different sections
10/8/2019

Astrophysicist Gabriela González to speak about gravitational wave discovery

College of Science invites top scientists for free Discover Science Lecture Series public lectures

An artist's conception showing two merging black holes.
10/2/2019

Great Nevada ShakeOut public earthquake drill Oct. 17

University of Nevada, Reno’s seismological lab uses drill to help Nevadans learn and prepare for earthquakes

Granite Range near Gerlach
10/1/2019

Team CERBERUS competes at DARPA robotic underground terrain competition

DARPA Subterranean Challenge features 11 teams from around the world

Team CERBERUS robots in tunnel
9/11/2019

AlertWildfire Moutaintop Camera System

Cameras play crucial role in early detection

ALERTWILDFIRE: A 21st Century Firespotting System and a play button overlaid on top of a shot of two trucks and a trailer of equipment with a fire spotting tower being worked on between them
9/1/2019

ALERTWildfire

A 21st century firespotting system

Aerial shot of hot pot fire
8/29/2019

Nevada’s Team CERBERUS readies for robotic underground terrain competition

DARPA Subterranean Challenge features 11 teams from around the world

ANYmal, the four-legged walking drone part of Team CERBERUS
8/12/2019

Nuclear materials packaging makes transportation, storage safe and secure

University of Nevada, Reno hosts international summer session for nuclear packaging certificate

students and instructors in nuclear packaging summer school
8/2/2019

Final AlertTahoe fire camera installation complete near Emerald Bay

Camera goes live on University of Nevada, Reno’s AlertWildfire website

AlertTahoe camera and tower install
8/1/2019

Seismic Nevada: Sequence of 60 earthquakes in Sun Valley, Washoe Valley earthquake

College of Science leads effort to monitor, research, assess earthquake hazards

Wells Nevada earthquake damage
6/19/2019

Amphibian extinction research takes next step to study how disease outbreaks subside

Biologist Jamie Voyles receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award to continue research

Yellow and black harlequin frog sitting on a rock
6/14/2019

Machines being trained to enhance geothermal exploration in Nevada

College of Science geologists are successful with new exploration methods for renewable energy

teaching geothermal class in a trench
5/29/2019

Scientists reveal how an ultrashort-pulse laser heats metal to one million degrees in one trillionth of a second

College of Science physics professor Hiroshi Sawada leads high-energy-density plasma group

Leopard laser table section
5/28/2019

Nevada in hot water: Geothermal industry gets boost with discoveries of ‘blind’ systems

College of Science team successful with new exploration methods for renewable energy

Drilling rig on the Play Fairway project. Drill is extended vertically from the truck
5/21/2019

Nevada Water Innovation Institute and Polish partners sign collaboration agreement

Sharing knowledge and expertise for water infrastructure needs and economic growth

NWII partners sign agreement
5/16/2019

Few remaining free-flowing rivers identified in global study

College of Science biologist Zeb Hogan on international team of scientists

unloading fish nets on the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia
5/9/2019

Day at the Museum: May 4, 2019

Take an interactive walking tour of 10 University museums on and around campus

Two children outside their with faces painted at a craft table with an adult.
4/24/2019

New mechanism found for waterfall formation

Earth history calculations could change

Fox Creek waterfall
4/24/2019

Forest management research to help fight effects of climate change

Forests and their ecosystems face increased threats to health as temperatures rise

forest recovery
4/18/2019

Global amphibian mass extinctions caused by fungal disease

College of Science biology professor Jamie Voyles participated in international study

healthy frog
3/28/2019

Wendy Calvin looks back at 15 years of working on Mars

College of Science geologist on the science team for the rover Opportunity

Wendy Calvin with Mars Rover
2/27/2019

Natural selection and spatial memory link shown in mountain chickadee research

Long-term, extensive study in Sierra Nevada range yields behavior, memory and selection data

chickadee eating a bug
2/12/2019

Teams selected for competition for robotic exploration of underground terrain

CERBERUS team looks forward to DARPA Subterranean Challenge STIX Tests

underground robots
2/1/2019

Scientists find causes of firenado in deadly Carr Fire

Climate, weather set the stage for uncontrollable inferno in Redding, California

Carr Fire Firenado
12/5/2018

Construction underway on massive new building for College of Engineering

Pennington Engineering Building features state-of-the-art research laboratories, teaching laboratories and collaborative spaces

New engineering building groundbreaking
10/25/2018

Blane Harding receives Leading Light Award from national academic advising association

College of Science Director of Advising, Recruitment and Retention honored at annual national conference

Blane Harding
10/24/2018

Great Nevada ShakeOut public earthquake drill Thursday, Oct. 18

University of Nevada, Reno’s seismological lab uses drill to help Nevadans learn, prepare for earthquakes

Damaged two-story building in Wells, Nevada, after a 6.0 earthquake in 2008
10/17/2018

Pavement program selected to develop, deploy innovative asphalt technologies

Federal Highway Administration grants University of Nevada, Reno $3 million over five years for national project

Elie Hajj in pavement lab
10/15/2018

Visit Nevada’s youngest volcano, geothermal power plant and other geologic wonders for Earth Science Week

College of Science's Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology to lead free public tour Saturday

Soda Lake, Nevada
10/11/2018

Bridge shake test is part of earthquake engineering research for Caltrans

Mehdi Saiidi, civil engineering professor and leader of the project, is also an award-winning researcher in 2018.

Professor Saiidi and an engineering student make necessary repairs to the bridge during testing.
10/11/2018

Nevada Water Innovation Campus finds success in water preservation

NWIC, a collaborative effort between the College of Engineering and local agencies, creates water research programs to help Northern Nevada.

A group of Nevada leaders with Governor Brian Sandoval and NWIC.
10/2/2018

Robotic autonomy in strategic underground tasks explored in international effort

Team CERBERUS awarded prestigious multi-year DARPA Subterranean Challenge grant

aerial robot with green and red lights flies in a darkened mine
10/1/2018

Register now for Great Nevada ShakeOut public earthquake drill

College of Science’s seismological lab uses drill to help Nevadans learn, prepare for earthquakes

Wells earthquake damage 2008
9/28/2018

Planetary Scientist Jim Bell will take you on a vacation through space

Discover Science Lecture Series brings solar system tour guide and astronomer to talk with community

Photo of Jim Bell's book: The Ultimate Interplanetary Travel Guide: A Futuristic Journey Through the Cosmos
9/19/2018

Seismo Lab's AlertWildfire mountaintop camera network slated for Sonoma County

College of Science and UC San Diego team with regional agencies to help firefighting efforts

Holy Fire captured on Alert Wildfire camera
8/22/2018

Funding for AlertTahoe fire camera network announced at Tahoe Summit

College of Science’s Graham Kent talks about successful mountaintop fire tracking system

Graham Kent speaks at Tahoe Summit about AlertTahoe fire camera system
8/7/2018

Foundation professor spends career on eclectic, seemingly random collection of research

Glenn Miller studied roadside plant biofuel, cleaning up mining waste and protecting water sources

Glenn Miller working in lab
7/19/2018

Mercury levels in pet food to be studied in new University project

Crowdfunding used to finance research

Researchers test for mercury in pet food at CABNR lab
7/17/2018

Exploring how to make virtual reality more accessible to women

VR sickness to be studied by University of Nevada, Reno team

virtual reality lab
6/21/2018

Nat Geo WILD’s “Monster Fish with Zeb Hogan” season premieres June 1

Biology professor travels off the grid to the dangerous Salween River in Myanmar to start the new season

Zeb Hogan in Salween River
5/29/2018

Cybersecurity Center works to protect Nevada industry, individuals from cyber threats

University uses interdisciplinary, holistic approach to finding solutions

Shamik Sengupta in sandbox lab
5/10/2018

Carbon nanotubes in food plants: searching for a needle in a haystack

College of Engineering research finds new reliable method for detection

Kamol and Yaqi with lettuce standing in a greenhouse
4/20/2018

Sierra mountaintop laboratory keeps track of some of the worst weather in the country

Sugar Bowl Resort, University partner to study regional weather, climate and water impacts for California and Nevada

mt lincoln weather station
4/16/2018

Frog study helps scientists understand disease outbreak and progression

University of Nevada, Reno leads study that shows some amphibian species recover from infectious disease despite a persistently pathogenic fungus

Green and borwn frog (pristimanti museosus) in foliage
4/4/2018

Innovation award presented to AlertTahoe mountaintop fire camera team

College of Science leads efforts to bring internet to the wilderness for hazard monitoring

smoke enters tahoe basin
3/15/2018

Manos Maragakis honored with award from Nevada construction industry

Engineering dean makes impact on campus, city, state and nation promoting research, education and workforce development

Manos Maragakis inside 2-story building in laboratory
2/28/2018

AlertWildfire mountaintop camera network tracked 240 western wildfires in 2017

College of Science leveraging technology for public safety

carrying equipment to AlertTahoe fire camera site
2/26/2018

Active volcanoes lure College of Science geologist to remote Kamchatka

Philipp Ruprecht and team get treated to several eruptions in trek on northern peninsula

Volcano viewing in Kamchatka
2/5/2018

Climate change and snowmelt – humid air plays key role in water supplies

CABNR study shows new snowpack prediction variable for water use managers

Watershed hydrology class measures stream flow
1/22/2018

Nevada Seismological Lab reports swarm of 90 earthquakes in south Reno

University reports several magnitude 2 and lower quakes, no damage reported

Campus aerial image from north campus looking toward south Reno
1/12/2018

New imaging microscope to enhance advanced manufacturing and research

$1 million focused dual ion-beam microscope for nanoscale and atomic scale materials

Chandra and Pathak in the lab
12/6/2017

Former President Carter visits world-renowned earthquake engineering lab

University of Nevada, Reno hosted Carter Center for tour of world’s largest University shake table lab

Dean Manos Maragakis, President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
11/17/2017

Ivory Lyles fills new position for Cooperative Extension/CABNR

Part of administrative reorganization approved by Regents last year to enhance service to Nevadans

Associate Dean/Director Ivory Lyles
11/14/2017

One step closer to defining dark matter, celebrate Dark Matter Day

Cross-campus collaboration brought together a quantum physicist and a geophysicist to look for particles

Explaining search for dark matter
10/31/2017

College of Science professor seeks to answer the mysteries of the universe

Experimental physicist and professor Andrew Geraci studies ultralight matter at the College of Science

Andrew Geraci and his team work in an environment of laser light and super-clean equipment as they study the mysteries of matter.
10/23/2017

Earthquake lab shakes two-span, 100-ton bridge in first of a kind experiment

Accelerated bridge construction techniques, materials tested for durability

earthquake bridge test
9/21/2017

New multi-agency water partnership to address regional challenges

University of Nevada, Reno leads effort to provide solutions to sustainable clean water

Krishna Pagilla at NWIC launch
9/8/2017

Split-brain fruit fly research gives insight into autism

University of Nevada, Reno neuroscientists find clues in genetic studies

Thomas Kidd and fruit fly pic
8/31/2017

Drilling to begin in University’s Great Basin geothermal exploration project

College of Science receives $1.5 million from DOE for Phase III of project to find “blind” systems

drilling blind geothermal systems
8/14/2017

Rare discovery of three new toad species in Nevada’s Great Basin by College of Science

Biologists work to identify small toads published in science journal

biologists show newly found toad species
7/20/2017

AlertTahoe fire camera network readies for robust fire season, adds cameras

Nevada Seismological Lab system helps firefighters respond to wildfires with mountaintop monitoring

slide mountain fire camera
5/24/2017

Mercury concentrations low in Main Station Farm soil following winter flooding

University of Nevada, Reno’s agriculture programs serve Nevada

students sampling soil at main station
5/8/2017

One-handed wheelchair, foldable drone, 80 other innovations to be showcased

Senior engineering students to present capstone projects to businesses, public, campus Friday, May 5

Engineering students display work at Innovation Day
5/4/2017

Controlling antimicrobial contamination of soil and water with bacteria

Environmental engineer Frank Yang wins awards with environmental contamination work

Molecular Environmental Science Lab
4/19/2017

Mobile robot design course finds solutions to real world applications

College of Engineering stays at forefront of teaching with UAS minor degree program

UAS tunnel flight
4/11/2017

Wonder of the Mekong: Billions of fish migrate across Cambodia each year

University of Nevada, Reno teams with international agencies to study fish migration in Tonle Sap River

Fishing on the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia
3/29/2017

Autonomous Robots Lab open house Friday

Lab tours, aerial robot exploration demo, Carnegie Mellon University robotics expert featured

areial flight arena
3/28/2017

Autonomous Robots Lab invites students, faculty to open house

College of Engineering building community of robotics

Kostas Alexis hosts Robotics Day
2/28/2017

Nuclear materials packaging program awards certificate to first graduate

Mechanical engineering department home to new Department of Energy funded program

Daniel Perlstein works on leak test machine
2/27/2017

Mekong River biodiversity, ecosystem initiative launches in Cambodia

College of Science's Global Water Center team begins work to conserve one of world’s largest rivers

Fishing on Tonle Sap River in Cambodia
2/10/2017

Symposium on UAS uses for search and rescue hosted by University of Nevada, Reno

Autonomous vehicles in search and rescue operations, emergency response topic of symposium

fixed wing aircraft part of NASA research
1/31/2017

Hawthorne, Nev. hit by three magnitude 5.5 to 5.7 earthquakes

University of Nevada, Reno seismologists work with other agencies to monitor, respond to events

Seismo Communication Installation
12/28/2016

Coffee-ring phenomenon explained in new theory

College of Engineering’s Hassan Masoud leads group in new modeling approach for droplet evaporation

coffee ring equations
12/19/2016

Seismically active Kathmandu region in store for larger earthquake

College of Science geophysics team identifies new dangers

Wesnousky studies Nepal earthquake trench
12/1/2016

Plants may be key to new medicines with chemical ecology program

College of Science researchers looking for solutions to world’s need for new medicines

Lee Dyer
8/10/2016

Mars explorer Wendy Calvin continues work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

College of Science researcher studies planetary geology

Mars Explorer Wendy Calvin
3/4/2016

Three of the craziest Monster Fish caught in 2015 featured on Nat Geo WILD

Zeb Hogan, University of Nevada, Reno biologist hosts new season of popular Monster Fish series

Zeb Hogan with Monster Fish
1/20/2016

Autonomous car finishes record-setting trip in Mexico

University of Nevada, Reno math professor, researcher successfully rides from Nogales to Mexico City

Raul Rojas Autonomous Drive in Mexico
10/21/2015

1915 Great Nevada Earthquake spurs reminder for 2015 Great Nevada Shakeout

Register now for Drop, Cover, Hold On public earthquake drill

pleasant valley earthquake ground rupture
9/29/2015

Great Nevada Earthquake occurred 100 years ago in Pleasant Valley

College of Science to hold talk and field trip Oct. 3 to commemorate Nevada’s largest earthquake

Pleasant Valley 1915 earthquake
9/17/2015

Geoff Blewitt receives top European science award in geodesy

College of Science professor studies wide range of topics based in earth science and physics

blewitt receives plaque
12/2/2014

Hiding in plain sight: elusive dark matter may be detected with GPS

In Nature Physics journal, Derevianko proposes to detect macroscopic imperfections in space-time

andrei derevianko
11/17/2014

Climate change effects on Antarctic ice shelf monitored 24/7 with fiber optics

McMurdo ice shelf and sea water interface temperatures recorded for first time by University of Nevada, Reno researcher

tyler at antarctica
11/5/2014

Tracking socio-environmental systems of mountain areas topic of international meeting

University of Nevada, Reno chosen for first-of-its-kind scientific gathering

NevCAN monitoring station
7/18/2014

Mountain ecosystems scientists to convene at University July 16-19

International workshop to discuss socio-ecologic issues of mountain environments

mountain observatories
6/11/2014

University joins with NevadaNano for flying robot sensor project

New U.S. Army contract funds initial phase of development of innovative autonomous aerial system

Kam and ben with drone sensor
3/5/2014

Kam Leang featured in NBC Learn project with National Science Foundation

Mechanical engineering associate professor talks Nano Ski technology in “Science of Sports” series

design class shows off nanoski
1/16/2014

Earthquake engineering lab expansion reaches milestone

24,500-square-foot expansion to earthquake engineering lab holds "topping-out"

Ian Buckle speaks at topping out ceremony
10/4/2012

University scientists confirm Sierra Nevada Medieval megadroughts

Standing trees submerged in Fallen Leaf Lake, sediment cores and sonar scanning of ancient shorelines aid in research

A research boat on Fallen Leaf Lake
5/24/2012

Computer Science department researchers design indoor navigation system for blind

Low-cost accessible software uses smartphone and robot technology

testing navatar system in hallway
5/23/2012

New astronomy complex at Redfield Campus unveiled

Two high-power telescopes and public viewing area featured for outreach and education

MacLean Observatory at Redfield Campus
5/23/2011

Newmont Mining Corporation gives $250,000 to Mackay School

Continued support helps keep programs available to new and returning students

newmont mining check presentation
3/7/2011

Tech Transfer Office streamlines system to generate business with higher ed

Makes it easier for University of Nevada, Reno and DRI researchers to license, commercialize invention

equipment to convert sludge to power
1/28/2011

Nat Geo Channel Monster Fish Marathon features University's Zeb Hogan

Seven of University of Nevada, Reno researcher’s shows to air back-to-back on New Year’s Eve

Zeb with giant stingray
12/26/2010

One-of-a-kind products designed by engineering students

Nanotech, just in time for the holidays at University of Nevada, Reno

engineering design class students
12/19/2010

Water expert Goldman to speak on world water crisis

New faculty member to present Dec. 2 in Discover Science Lecture Series

charles goldman with students
11/30/2010

Geography's Scott Mensing named Nevada Professor of the Year

CASE and Carnegie Foundation annual award recognizes outstanding teachers nationwide

Scott Mensing workshop on quad
11/18/2010

Tahoe expert Charles Goldman to give public talk about world water crisis

New faculty member to present Dec. 2 in Discover Science Lecture Series

lake tahoe scenic
11/17/2010

Students enter international genetic engineering competition

Reno team travels to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to present research

igem team 2010
11/5/2010

First 'Great Nevada ShakeOut' huge success

115,000 people registered for statewide event

shakeout presentation at peavine elementary
10/21/2010

University leads the way for “Great Nevada ShakeOut”

Entire campus part of 97,000-plus registered to participate in earthquake drill Oct. 21

10/13/2010

Nevada economy and renewable energy topic of panel discussion Thursday

Part of a College of Engineering lecture series that begins Oct. 14

10/11/2010

Register now as Nevada joins geologic neighbor California for “Great ShakeOut”

Seismology Laboratory uses earthquake drill to help prepare and educate Nevada residents for earthquakes

10/4/2010

Nevada economy and renewable energy topic of panel discussion Thursday

Public invited to first presentation in College of Engineering lecture series at the University

10/4/2010

Engineering demonstrates successful sludge-to-power research

Experiment conducted at Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility

sludge to electricity demonstration
9/22/2010

Scientists find 90-degree days, hungry mosquitoes and receding permafrost in Siberian Arctic

University of Nevada, Reno researchers part of international team to study climate change

boat heading to thawing tundra cliffs
9/8/2010

University and DRI release 2010 publication for Tahoe Summit

“Top 10” list highlights research being done to preserve Lake Tahoe

implanting fish tracking device
8/13/2010

New technology makes history with high definition underwater mapping at Tahoe

University of Nevada, Reno teams with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to test run cutting-edge acoustic technology in basin

mapping lake bottom with high tech gear
8/3/2010

State Geologist Jon Price of University of Nevada, Reno receives public service award

Geological Society of America honors service to the public, profession for 2010

Jon Price
7/26/2010

New monster fish series features adventure, invasive flying carp, 400-pound freshwater predators

Zeb Hogan, research professor at University of Nevada, Reno, hosts National Geographic Channel shows

Zeb Hogan with Sawfish
7/19/2010

Sierra Nevada Corporation gives $1 million for a renewable power-generating system

Engineering department to build prototype transportable, efficient energy system

Mano Misra at Planetarium
7/8/2010

Nevada part of American team of scientists help protect Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan

Work to augment efforts to clean and protect lake and drinking water from harmful algae blooms

working on Lake Atitlan
6/21/2010

110-foot concrete bridge withstands 8.0 earthquake simulation

Third experiment in University of Nevada, Reno series uses innovative materials and construction

bridge earthquake experiment
6/16/2010

New director appointed to the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

University of Nevada, Reno’s Wendy Calvin takes the reins

collecting steam at Brady Hot Springs
6/14/2010

Industry support charts golden future for mining engineering education programs

$2.4 million in endowments supports faculty positions in Mackay School at University of Nevada, Reno

Carl Nesbitt in lab with students
5/7/2010

Engineering students paddle to victory in concrete canoe competition

University of Nevada, Reno team qualifies for national competition for fifth year in a row

men's concrete canoe race
4/13/2010

Professor receives California-Nevada fisheries Award of Excellence

Sudeep Chandra honored by California-Nevada chapter of American Fisheries Society

chandra in siberia
4/1/2010

Hogan to tell big fish tales April 2 at student union

“Megafish, Freshwater Giants” presentation by National Geographic Explorer Zeb Hogan

white sturgeon in fraser river with zeb hogan
3/25/2010

Researchers to test renewable energy system at local treatment plant

Demonstration-scale waste-to-energy system uses technology invented at University of Nevada, Reno

chuck and victor in lab
3/19/2010

Surveying the Damage

University helps produce data following Chilean event

upright building next to fallen building in earthquake
3/17/2010

Misra, Baker receive prestigious research awards from NSHE

NSHE Board announces Regent’s Researcher and Rising Researcher

mano misra
3/9/2010

Hydrologist Scott Tyler named to national science panel

Tyler to provide input on water resource management and research funding

scott tyler deploying fiber optic cable in forest
2/24/2010

University helps prepare and educate Nevada residents for earthquakes

Nevada Earthquake Awareness Week, Feb. 21-27, drill set for Feb. 24

damaged building wells earthquake
2/18/2010

Students attend University of Nevada, Reno from Europe via live-web classroom

Plasma spectroscopy course popular with scientists

Roberto Mancini web plasma course
2/18/2010

Climate change and habitat destruction impact butterfly populations

Unique North American study authored by University of Nevada, Reno biologist

caterpillar on leaf stem
1/12/2010

New free online math resource for students and faculty

University of Nevada, Reno professor makes numerical methods lab open to all

pavel solin numerical lab
1/8/2010

Suarez develops new solar distillation pond methods

System to help terminus lakes ecosystems

solar pond
1/5/2010

Engineering celebrates 25 years of shaking things up

Fourth shake table debuts at University of Nevada, Reno earthquake lab

new shake table
12/18/2009

Nanotechnology meets skiing

Students see ski concepts become reality through the wonders of nanotech

nanoski project group
12/8/2009

New forest fire detection system prototype installed at Lake Tahoe

University of Nevada, Reno scientists working with SONY and Forest Guard on new system

graham Kent and forest guard students
12/4/2009

Nobel Laureate Eric Cornell to speak at Lawlor Thursday

Free presentation Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.

eric cornell
11/16/2009

New Nevada earthquake planning reports for public, emergency personnel

Demonstration and presentation Nov. 4 at Nevada Earthquake Safety Council meeting

knowledge center
11/6/2009

National hydrological facility on campus funded by NSF

University of Nevada, Reno researcher expands innovative use for fiber-optic technology

fiber optics on farm
10/26/2009

Hogan hosts new monster fish TV shows

First to air Oct. 19 on National Geographic Channel featuring endangered sawfish

hogan with baby sawfish
10/19/2009

Students engineer DNA as part of synthetic biology national competition

University of Nevada, Reno team makes breakthrough with genes that kill mosquito larvae

students sampling duckweed
9/28/2009

University of Nevada, Reno researcher uses 100,000 degree heat to study plasma

Experiment to shed light on high-energy plasma’s role in astrophysics, energy production and X-rays

roberto mancini at terawatt lab
9/2/2009

Researcher finds invasive harmful quagga mussels can survive in Tahoe

University of Nevada, Reno’s Sudeep Chandra led milestone study

quagga mussel on top of penny
8/24/2009

Research on molecular basis of water use efficiency in plants gets $1 million grant

University of Nevada, Reno to receive federal economic recovery funds through NSF

plants for biotech research
7/27/2009

International team of researchers to study climate change in Siberian Arctic

Nevada researcher and student to explore impact of Arctic’s permafrost thaw

chandra sampling water in arctic
7/7/2009

University researcher’s fish adventures featured on National Geographic Channel

Project studies and helps protect freshwater megafish around the world

zeb hogan with alligator gar
7/6/2009

University of Nevada, Reno mathematician receives nuclear energy grant

New computational methods to help in design of next generation reactors

Pavel Solin
6/9/2009

University of Nevada, Reno to survey earthquake faults through downtown

Seismological lab doing a portion of USGS project to discover and map accurate fault lines

minivibe truck hunts for earthquake faults
6/9/2009

Renewable Energy Collaborative established at University of Nevada, Reno

Efforts intend to boost grants, research, outreach and workforce

knowledge center
6/2/2009

University of Nevada, Reno team fares well at Human-Powered Vehicle Challenge

Recumbent trikes Waldo and Carmen Sandiego compete in engineering event

Human powered vehicle
5/20/2009

Moran named outstanding researcher of the year

University of Nevada, Reno history professor renowned for studies on alchemy

Bruce Moran
5/6/2009

Concrete canoe team qualifies for nationals

Engineering students will head to Alabama to defend their national champion title

concrete canoe race at Sparks Marina
4/23/2009

Engineering teams to converge in Reno for concrete canoe race/conference

Defending University of Nevada, Reno national champs prepare for 2009 competition

concrete canoe team practices at Sparks Marina
4/13/2009

Straw bale house survives shaking at large structures earthquake lab

Innovative design used in Pakistan withstands experiment at University of Nevada, Reno

straw bale house on shake table
4/6/2009

Thirty police canine teams converge on campus

Dogs and handlers to sniff around campus in explosives and odor recognition training and testing

knowledge center
3/19/2009

Tale of giant stingray circles the globe

University of Nevada, Reno biologist wants to set record straight

Hogan with recaptured stingray
3/11/2009

Technology Transfer Office turns research into royalties with boost from DOE

University of Nevada, Reno and DRI collaboration helps spur region’s economy

Knowledge Center
2/11/2009

Pouring it all into the future

Civil engineering students pour concrete to form canoe body

Katie Bowden, a junior from Reno, shows her fellow civil engineering concrete canoe team members how to apply concrete to the team's canoe shell on Feb. 7.
2/9/2009

Success for first outdoor, large-scale algae-to-biofuel research project in Nevada

Initial crop harvested at the University of Nevada, Reno

algae harvest from pools
1/26/2009

Wendy Calvin celebrates 5 years of exploring Mars

University of Nevada, Reno researcher/Rover mission scientist celebrates with NASA Team

Wendy Calvin with Mars Rover model
1/12/2009

Dolphins inspire nanotechnology work with new materials

Jonghwan Suhr receives NSF CAREER award of $400,000 for research

12/29/2008

110-foot bridge destroyed in ‘quake’ at the University

One of three experiments using "shake tables" to test new innovative materials

bridge earthquake experiment
12/22/2008

Taking nature's temperature

Geological Sciences professor set to collect temperature data worldwide

Scott Tyler out in Great Basin National Park with the “Mobile Environmental Thermal Laboratory” trailer.
12/16/2008

Recycling spent nuclear fuel subject of University study

Process to maximize use and reuse of uranium at the reactor site

Mano Misra in lab
11/13/2008

University researcher chronicles fish adventures on National Geographic Channel

Project studies and helps protect freshwater megafish around the world

Zeb Hogan with big trout
10/20/2008