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Campus Life & Athletics
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Earth month events focus on sustainability, volunteerism and innovation

E-waste drop off zones will be available for the campus community beginning April 21

April 16, 2025
Education & Public Service
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Extension hosts workshop for livestock producers to help them prepare for disease outbreaks

Additional $500,000 awarded to Extension to help ensure continuity of business and supply for consumers

April 16, 2025
Impact & Student Success
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Faces of the Pack: Tania Akter

President of the Graduate Student Association, earning a doctoral degree in chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno, Akter discusses her journey with the Wolf Pack and her passion to address global environmental challenges through chemistry

April 16, 2025
Education & Public Service
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Extension hires data analyst to boost communication of program impacts

Audrey Omar to lead project expanding public access to Extension programs

April 16, 2025
Education & Public Service
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Extension looking for adult volunteers for 4-H youth camps at Lake Tahoe

Adult volunteers often enjoy the experience as much as the youth campers

April 16, 2025
Business & Entrepreneurship
Brian Sandoval sitting next to Megan Jones and Dan Jones in the podcasting studio holding up Wolf Pack hand signs.

Sagebrushers season 4 ep. 1: Associate Professor Dan Jones

President Sandoval kicks off season 4 of the University’s podcast with research on the study of manipulation and emophilia

April 16, 2025
Arts & Culture
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Navigating hardships and finding unconditional support abroad

University of Nevada, Reno student Sophia Patricia Calculli DeYoung discusses her experience studying with the University Studies Abroad Consortium in Verona

April 15, 2025
Health & Medicine
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UNR Med’s Learning and Wellness Resource Center: Supporting medical students holistically

The Center empowers students to intentionally integrate learning strategies and wellness practices into their medical school experience

April 15, 2025
Research & Innovation
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Grads of the Pack: Alyssa Radakovich

Researcher working with Environmental Engineering Professor Yu Yang accepted into prestigious program at Pacific Northwest National Lab

April 15, 2025
Impact & Student Success
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It runs in the family

Orvis School of Nursing brothers Lance and Greg Dimapilis study to become nurses, just like mom

April 14, 2025
Impact & Student Success
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Find your Pack with Rashaun

From Barbados to Nevada, learn how Rashaun’s passion for horse racing, language and volleyball helped him find his Pack at the University

April 14, 2025
Business & Entrepreneurship
Robert Hutton, CEO of Sigellac, holding the winner’s check at the 2024 Sontag Business Competition.

Sontag Business Competition finalists vie for $50k in live pitch event

Long-running University event continues to fuel Northern Nevada’s start-up scene

April 14, 2025