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A bareback rider at the 2018 Reno Rodeo.

UNR Med sports medicine fellows train in the rodeo arena

Rodeo coverage offers physicians in training a unique rotation outside traditional sports settings

August 20, 2025
Impact & Student Success
Students standing next to Honors College Dean Matt Means.

From campus to career: How students are getting a jump start on their future

The Honors College is supporting students who are ready to take the next step

August 20, 2025
Impact & Student Success
Hot air balloons scattered in the sky above Reno.

Balloon Race Scholarship recipients awarded for 2025

Three undergraduate students and two graduate students received this year's Scholarship

August 19, 2025
Research & Innovation
The main room of the Makerspace at the UNR Innevation Center.

'Success and progress are rarely solo journeys'

Innevation Center resident and managing director of gener8tor-Reno, Jessica Halsey talks about the value of community engagement

August 19, 2025
Arts & Culture
Three walls in Cain Hall depicting various scenes including an elderly woman with butterflies and a rose with green light emanating from it, a woman with a graduation cap being adjusted by an older ranch man, a wolf, the American flag, desert cacti, an eagle, a classic Volkswagon bug, an astronaut with stars, and a church.

Illuminating Raíces Brillantes [Brilliant Roots] at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Latino Research Center

A new mural celebrates heritage, hope and a sense of home

August 15, 2025
Research & Innovation
Innevation Center Summit Conference Room with people sitting and standing, engaged in coversation.

'The greatest time in history to do a startup'

Recent Sontag winner, kinesiology student, Innevation Center member and start-up co-founder Jonathan Berrien shares insight to his success

August 15, 2025
Research & Innovation
Aerial photo of fishing boats on the Mekong river.

What are rivers really worth? University of Nevada, Reno and partners lead a global rethink of freshwater value

Local lessons from Lake Tahoe and the Truckee, Walker, and Colorado rivers inform new approaches to accounting for rivers’ economic, cultural, and ecological benefits

August 15, 2025
Health & Medicine
A nursing student practices on a simulated hospital bed with a dummy patient lying in the bed while more students look on, observing.

The Orvis School of Nursing prioritizes mental health among nursing students

The School’s efforts are recognized with the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award

August 15, 2025
Campus Life & Athletics
Mackay stadium filled with students during sunset - many students wear Nevada t-shirts and some smile and hold up the Wolf Pack hand sign.

University’s new student Opening Weekend, NevadaFIT and TransferFIT kick off Aug. 14

Opening weekend, NevadaFIT, and TransferFIT offer opportunities for students to get acquainted with campus before the official start of fall semester

August 14, 2025
Business & Entrepreneurship
The graduating class in business attire, holding degrees while on stage in a ballroom during the graduation ceremony.

37 earn degrees from College of Business Online Executive MBA program

Nearly 400 alumni now hold leadership positions in businesses, nonprofits and government

August 14, 2025
Health & Medicine
Adam Robert Steele with his parents.

A mother’s tribute becomes a lifeline for Nevadan families

New fund honors son’s legacy through expanded access and compassionate care

August 14, 2025
Arts & Culture
A phone showing virtual reality Lahontan Cutthroat Trout floating in the forest.

2025 Tahoe Co-Lab takes a deep dive into the ecology of the lake

Artists and scientists collaborate on an interactive exhibit, ‘Watershed,’ at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe

August 14, 2025