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Lazurite

Mineral Monday: lazurite

Learn about the mineral lazurite on this week's episode of Mineral Monday

April 08, 2019
Impact & student success
An outside building shot of Palmer Engineering.

College of Engineering makes 2019 U.S. News and World Report rankings

The College had a number of new programs ranked in 2019

April 05, 2019
Impact & student success
Mariana-Cecilia Velazquez behind a podium giving a presentation with a projector screen behind her and the back of an audience member's head.

Early-career faculty members present to campus colleagues

Lightning Talks represented a variety of disciplines, including water research, oboe playing and instruction, multimodal literacies and more

April 03, 2019
Arts & culture
Two men on a stage, one of which is putting on a black cowboy hat.

Reynolds School of Journalism hosts 55th Annual Scripps Dinner with Pulitzer-Prize winner Leonard Pitts Jr.

Leonard Pitts Jr. was awarded a Pulitzer for commentary in 2004 for his column in the Miami Herald.

April 02, 2019
A cherry blossom tree blooms and a few people in the distance walk through the University of Nevada, Reno campus with a large, brick building in the background.

Department of Philosophy presents annual Paul and Gwen Leonard Ethics and Politics Lecture

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Charles Mills is this year's featured speaker and will address 'Racial Injustice'

April 02, 2019
Research & Innovation
2 faculty member sitting at desk in office with neuroscience-related images on the computer screens

Institute for Neuroscience to help a multidisciplinary center of excellence become even stronger

James Kenyon named director of University of Nevada, Reno institute designed to complement and extend the energy, experience and potential in the neurosciences

April 01, 2019
Research & Innovation
Blue colored binary code with some in the shape of a lock.

Two recently-hired engineering faculty win National Science Foundation awards

The prestigious awards encourage research independence for new faculty in academic positions

April 01, 2019
calcite

Mineral Monday: Calcite

Learn about the mineral calcite on this week's episode of Mineral Monday

April 01, 2019
Matthew Strickland

Epidemiologist conducts largest representative study of emergency respiratory visits

Associate Professor Matthew Strickland helps inform National Ambient Air Quality Standards

March 29, 2019
Arts & culture
University of Nevada, Reno campus from above

New chair of communication studies hits the ground running with top award

Professor and Chair of Communication Studies Jimmie Manning gets top paper award named after him

March 28, 2019
Impact & student success
2019 TEDxUniversityofNevada presenter Michelle Rebaleati is seen on stage here discussing the use VR in her documentary film “Walking With Reality.” In this image Michelle is in the foreground. The documentary's main character, Evan Gadda, is in the background.

University Libraries using Virtual Reality technology to preserve the past

University Libraries' Michelle Rebaleati presented her “Big Idea Worth Spreading” at the recent TEDxUniversityofNevada event

March 28, 2019
healthy frog

Global amphibian mass extinctions caused by fungal disease

College of Science biology professor Jamie Voyles participated in international study

March 28, 2019