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Woman and man looking at a computer

Sessions aim to inform small businesses on how to maintain and use credit

Extension offering virtual town hall and webinar to help small businesses strategize during COVID-19

September 04, 2020
Arts & culture
A color photograph showing a crowd standing on the tarmac at the Reno Tahoe Airport. A woman holds a sign with “Great Britain” on it, while a group of people wearing matching brown coats with white hats stand near her. A United Airlines airplane is in the background with a stairway down to the tarmac.

Primary sources make the past come alive

Special Collections and University Archives and the Jon Bilbao Basque Library contain hundreds of thousands of primary sources for use in class assignments

September 04, 2020
Arts & culture
The Chasseur Basque unit at the Comodoro battery

First press advertisement written in Basque in the Americas

The news inserted on the front page of the newspaper Le Messager Français of Montevideo on Sunday, September4, 1842, is probably the first press note written in Basque in the Americas. It happened 178 years ago.

September 03, 2020
Impact & student success
A Libraries Building Monitor uses OPIE to clean chairs inside the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.

What to expect when you visit the Libraries this Fall

Face coverings required, updated food policy, increased sanitization efforts, and new hours of operation

September 03, 2020
Impact & student success
View of a beach and the blue water of Lake Tahoe

Washoe County Commissioner recognized for support of water security and resiliency

Water Environment Federation names Vaughn Hartung its 2020 Public Official for his leadership and support of University’s Nevada Water Innovation Institute

September 03, 2020
Morrill Hall

University honors its best ... virtually

Honor the Best ceremony takes place remotely, still features all the special moments

September 03, 2020
Impact & student success
Elie Hajj inspects asphalt samples and smiles at camera

New ASTM standard makes our roads greener and less expensive

Working with NDOT, the Pavement Engineering & Science program in the Western Regional Superpave Center has developed a standalone standard for asphalt testing that has been adopted by ASTM.

September 03, 2020
Impact & student success
People helping dogs into a car with a ramp

Online workshop provides timely information on preparing to evacuate animals

Extension’s Living With Fire Program helps residents be prepared for wildfires

September 03, 2020
Impact & student success
Colorful sticker with the words 'Be a voter'

4-H Youth Development Program focuses on the importance of voting

Workshop series provides a safe space for an open dialogue among peers

September 03, 2020
Impact & student success
Student wearing Deans Future Scholars shirt in front of the College of Education in the summer

Dean’s Future Scholars supports local education for two decades

Community outreach program supporting local school district students celebrates 20th year of operation

September 02, 2020
Arts & culture
Professor Renata Keller pictured on a dock overlooking the Panama Canal

University Professor of History Renata Keller recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award

Grant offered to write new book on the Cuban Missile Crisis from the perspective of Latin American people

September 02, 2020
Science & technology
Trudy Larson, M.D.

UNPACKED: leader, advocate & protector of the public’s health Trudy Larson, M.D.

Dean of the School of Community Health Sciences talks about women in medicine, COVID’s impact on the medical profession and saying ‘yes’ to possibilities in latest podcast

September 02, 2020