Nevada Today

Among the pines, artists find their voice

The low-residency MFA program on the Lake Tahoe campus offers space to create, reflect and grow

Nick Giordano smiles while wearing orange-tinted glasses, a patterned shirt and black gloves, holding a tattoo machine beside a window.
Oct. 5, 2026

University hosting Day at the Museum on Oct. 17

Twenty museums and units participating in free, community event

Two people look into a museum display case.
Oct. 5, 2026

Nevada Athletics announces Renown Health as official healthcare partner

Landmark agreement expands long-standing relationship and brings Renown branding to Wolf Pack basketball jerseys

Two jerseys, one dark and one light, with a rectangular patch with text RENOWN on the left shoulder area
Oct. 5, 2026

Courageous Corazón award creates educational opportunities for University of Nevada, Reno students

Mary Avalos honors her mother’s immigrant journey while inspiring a new generation of Wolf Pack scholars

Mary Avalos.
Oct. 2, 2026

Chemistry student earns National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program award

Quinn Padovan started his undergraduate research journey before he started college

Two men smile for a portrait in front of a gray background. They are both holding certificates in front of them, and one of them is wearing a medal.
Oct. 2, 2026

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Check out stories related to Hispanic/Latinx heritage, including history, student and faculty profiles, videos, campus news, faculty perspectives and more.

Hispanic Heritage Month
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Recognitions

Mechanical engineering Ph.D. student earns national poster recognition

September 30, 2026

University of Missouri Civil and Environmental Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni inductee

September 30, 2026

Geoff Blewitt invited to give Bowie Lecture at 2026 AGU Fall Meeting

September 30, 2026

All Recognitions

Faces of the Pack: Kylie Papson

Communicator and researcher connects Lake Tahoe science with the communities working to protect it

Kylie Papson at the Lake Tahoe campus.
Oct. 1, 2026

AI is already changing the classroom – Alexander Sidorkin says courses must change with it

The education theorist and relational-pedagogy scholar challenged University faculty to redesign learning

Alexander Sidorkin stands in front of a presentation screen.
Oct. 1, 2026

University of Nevada, Reno to unveil new brand during State of the University Address

The new brand identity includes logos, a visual system and a brand campaign

Collage with the University seal, a statue of three wolves, and the University's quad showing Morrill Hall along with the words "State of the University."
Oct. 1, 2026

Program helps Clark County high school students prepare to enter workforce

Extension’s Career Edge Program gives youth an edge when looking for a job

A group of teenagers in a classroom setting.
Oct. 1, 2026

University of Nevada club receives national recognition

The Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at the University of Nevada, Reno earned the Star Chapter Award

Students in business attire stand smiling for a photo at the PRSSA ICON conference.
Sept. 30, 2026

Nevada in the news

  • University of Nevada, Reno now offering Bachelor of Animal Science

    The University of Nevada says it is now offering a new degree, a Bachelor of Animal Science. The school says that despite the fact that the state’s leading agricultural product is cattle and calves, Nevada students wanting to obtain a bachelor’s degree in animal science were forced to go outside the state to obtain it.  - KOLO 8 News Now

  • University of Nevada, Reno remembers Route 91 victims through acts of kindness

    Nine years after the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, a remembrance that began with one Northern Nevada teenager is continuing and expanding at theUniversity of Nevada, Reno. Emma Doty and Troy Barrera, director of executive outreach for ASUN, joined ARC Reno Thursday morning to share the story behind theremembrance. – Fox 11 Reno

  • University of Nevada, Reno speaker highlights linguistic discrimination concerns

    On Thursday, students and faculty had the opportunity to attend a speaker series featuring Ana Celia Zentella. The Department of Anthropology brought Zentella to campus to provide an evaluation of language and justice confronting linguistic intolerance in the U.S. The students at the speaker series showed that conversation is not limited to those who speak Spanish. The conversation relies on a broader campus community interested in understanding and preserving the cultures that make up the university.   – This is Reno

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Nevada Online enrollment grows for students across the state and beyond

'The growth is a testament that the University is meeting learners where they want to be met'

Two students studying on laptop together.
Sept. 30, 2026

When every handoff matters: Orvis nursing students learn about emergency care from the air to the hospital

Interprofessional simulation gives students hands-on experience with emergency response

Two nursing students in a helicopter with Care Flight crew member
Sept. 30, 2026

Animal Science Program to develop workforce for animal-related industries and livestock production

University of Nevada, Reno bachelor’s program to fill void in the state and attract students from the West

An individual looking at two individuals cutting a slab of meat.
Sept. 30, 2026

Nevada’s rich mining history on display on Oct. 3

University and BLM partner to discuss the past, present and future of mining in the Silver State

Two people smile and stand near an academic poster.
Sept. 29, 2026

Campus Announcements

Campus Construction: New Tusher Gate Arch

$3,000–$5,000 Graduate Gambling Research Awards

Nevada Field Day & Ag Expo to provide hands-on activities, samples, demonstrations and tours
All Announcements

Ask the Professor

Headshot of Rajan Singh, Ph.D.

Why do people with hEDS experience severe digestive and autonomic symptoms?

UNR Med researcher Rajan Singh, Ph.D., is investigating the microbiome–gut–brain connection in people living with hEDS

How do Flock cameras work?

Assistant Professor Ankita Shukla discusses Flock cameras and similar technologies

How can I reduce my risk of dementia?

Orvis School of Nursing professor Sandra Calderon explains the warning signs of dementia and shares practical steps to support long-term brain health

What does organic farming really mean and why does it matter?

Grow Organic Nevada Coordinator Rob Holley shares how organic agriculture supports Nevada

Top Stories

Illustration of space with galaxies floating around and a large bright spot in the middle with concentric purple circles that look like nets around it. The bright spot has two narrow, bright lines propagating to the left and right.

NSF funds $4.5 million effort to measure the world's most powerful lasers

A nationwide program with six coordinated projects will turn high-power laser shots into quantitative science

44 earn degrees from Online Executive MBA program through the College of Business

Program reaches 436 alumni as newest graduates bring leadership experience from industries across the nation

University of Nevada, Reno Collegiate Academy earns national concurrent enrollment program accreditation

Collegiate Academy program becomes first and only accredited concurrent enrollment program in Nevada

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Spring 2026 Senior Scholars

Meet the students with the highest grade point averages across the University’s colleges and schools

Latest News

A group of people in wheelchairs posing with radio-controlled airplanes.

Newly developed technologies allow adults with disabilities to fly radio-controlled hobby airplanes

Community members tested out accessible radio controllers at a community field day

Free event provides balance assessments for 27 older adults

The Sanford Center for Aging hosted a free event as part of Falls Prevention Awareness Month

UNR Med and Renown advance cancer research with seed grant funding

More than $667,000 awarded to support cancer studies in Northern Nevada

Building Nevada's healthcare workforce, together

Through education, mentorship and hands-on training, the affiliation between UNR Med and Renown Health is helping more healthcare professionals learn, stay and serve in Nevada

Editor's Picks

Vania Carter-Strauss presenting her doctorate project.

Experiences of the pack: Vania Carter-Strauss, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

How my mother's mole recipe saved my doctoral project

The University of Nevada, Reno honors Sept. 11 with a week of commemorative events 25 years after the tragedy

Campus prepares for a week of events to memorialize victims and pay tribute to the strength and unity of our nation as a historic milestone approaches

Moving science out of silos: A conversation with biochemist and philanthropist Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D.

Hitchcock discusses a lifetime of scientific innovation, leadership and giving back

Smoke and fire preparedness

Orvis School of Nursing professor and Nurse Practitioner Vania Carter-Strauss provides actionable resources to help those affected by wildfire smoke