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Arts & Culture

Red, White and Flight celebrates America’s 250th with free Fourth of July drone show and concert

Open to all ages, Red, White and Flight will combine an awe-inspiring drone display synchronized with a live concert by the Reno Phil at Mackay Stadium

Mackay Stadium at night, with the lights on, and a large drone display in red, white, and blue spelling out "USA."
June 26, 2026
Arts & Culture

Global Humanities initiative brings learning to life in Rome, Italy

The College of Liberal Arts expands international opportunities through intensive, short-term, faculty-led experiences that connect academic study with the world beyond the classroom

A group of students and the group leaders standing in front of Roman artifacts.
June 26, 2026
Business & Entrepreneurship

Nevada Global Business travels to Tokyo

Students gain real-world experience in one of the world’s leading economies

A group of University of Nevada, Reno students and faculty pose together in Tokyo with a multi-story pagoda-style temple and traditional buildings in the background.
June 26, 2026
Impact & Student Success

Four graduate students are asking what the mountains can still tell us

At an international workshop at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe, students shared their work with researchers from across the globe

Students walking across Lake Tahoe campus.
June 25, 2026
Campus Life & Athletics

Nevada Athletics names Doc Martie, Ruth Russell Award winners

Jayce Dobie (Baseball) and Bailey Heydra (Women's Swimming & Diving) take home Nevada Athletics' top senior honors

Man in baseball uniform on left and woman in bathing suit standing on a diving board on the right.
June 24, 2026

Recognitions

Three College of Education and Human Development faculty members awarded at 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference

June 04, 2026

Jeremy Moon receives Powe Junior Faculty Achievement Award

June 04, 2026

KIDS University supply coordinator Jasmine Baglietto

May 29, 2026

All Recognitions

Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ Pride

Check out stories related to National Pride Month, including University and local history, student and faculty profiles, videos, campus news, faculty perspectives and more.

National Pride Month
Wolf Pack members standing with a rainbow LOVE art piece.
Education & Public Service

Rachel Salas, Ph.D., awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholarship to research FIRST LEGO League robotics in South Africa

Salas will spend seven months expanding upon her work of advancing student literacy and agency through STEM and robotics

Rachel Salas, Ph.D. sits and poses with three Lego robots.
June 24, 2026
Campus Life & Athletics

ASUN Department of Sustainability plants tree honoring graduating class

Annual tree planting allows seniors to impact the University of Nevada, Reno long after they graduate

A baby tree being planted into the ground.
June 23, 2026
Health & Medicine

From a single patient to global impact

How the Jones Lab is transforming diagnosis, research and hope for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)

Peter and Takako Jones in the laboratory.
June 23, 2026
Research & Innovation

University of Nevada, Reno lands $1 million gift to advance tick-borne disease research

Funding will support biosecure containment facilities for tick studies

Monika Gulia-Nuss looking through a microscope in her lab.
June 22, 2026
Health & Medicine

Continuing a legacy of excellence: Physician assistant students advance at national competition

PA students at UNR Med earn semifinal spot among top programs, showcasing ultrasound skills, pride and precision in New Orleans

PA students dressed in Reno-911 themed costumes.
June 22, 2026

Nevada in the news

  • University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine highlights Nevada Aphasia Camp 

    The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is highlighting Nevada Aphasia Camp, an annual program that organizers say brings together people living with aphasia, care partners, students and clinicians for a weekend focused on communication and community.   - This is Reno

  • There’s still time to register for Kids University

    Kati Acker, program manager for Kids University, discusses youth summer camp offerings including engineering in motion, mixed media mania, junior chef and more.  – Nevada Current 

  • High-tech mosquito control and University partnerships 

    Looking to the future of public health, CCHHS was officially designated as an academic health department on May 7, 2026, following the Board of Supervisors’ approval of an agreement with the University of Nevada, Reno. The partnership aims to develop the future public health workforce, bringing graduate interns into the city’s Epidemiology, Chronic Disease, and Human Services branches this summer.  – Carson Now

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Health & Medicine

Orvis School of Nursing launches three new microcredentials

Flexible online programs prepare learners for careers in clinical research, reproductive and perinatal mental health and healthcare simulation

Nurse practitioner student with mother and baby.
June 22, 2026

Juneteenth

Juneteenth has become a day to celebrate resilience and recognize the progress made toward a more equitable society.

Morrill Hall sits on the south end of the University of Nevada, Reno quad, a large lawn area surrounded by trees and a walking path.
June 18, 2026
Health & Medicine

Matchmaking: Finding the right student and research combination

Medical students who participate in research expand their opportunities

Three students and a professor work in a lab surrounded by jars and in lab coats.
June 18, 2026
Health & Medicine

Nursing students put their knowledge to the test through virtual escape rooms

Innovative teaching strategy at Orvis School of Nursing blends simulation, collaboration and clinical reasoning

Nursing students with a patient simulator.
June 18, 2026

Campus Announcements

Campus Construction Notice for Silver 14 Parking and Connecting Roadways

Campus Construction Notice for Silver 10 Parking and Connecting Roadways

UPDATE: Campus Construction Notice for Silver 13 Parking
All Announcements

Ask the Professor

A medical student meeting with an older woman in a clinic setting.
Health & Medicine

Explaining Medicare for those 65 and older

Health insurance considerations from the Sanford Center for Aging

Health & Medicine

Understanding pregnancy and postpartum mental health: Why support matters

Orvis School of Nursing lecturer, Andrea Thompson, discusses ways to support individuals and families

Health & Medicine

Should I be concerned about the Ebola outbreak?

Orvis School of Nursing professor Deborah Shindell discusses the risks of contracting the Ebola virus

Education & Public Service

As demand for food assistance grows, how can food banks support healthier diets?

A University of Nevada, Reno study points to the system’s unique position to support long term health

Top Stories

A group of University faculty, staff and leadership, including President Sandoval, pose smiling and holding up Wolf Pack hand signs.
Impact & Student Success

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

Impact & Student Success

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

Impact & Student Success

Gabriella Detrick named Nevada’s Truman Scholar

Detrick is the eighth Truman Scholar from the University of Nevada, Reno

Impact & Student Success

Giving Day raises more than $1.1 million for the University of Nevada, Reno

More than 1,900 donors made this the biggest Giving Day yet

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Mackay Stadium at night, with the lights on, and a large drone display in red, white, and blue spelling out "USA."
Arts & Culture

Red, White and Flight celebrates America’s 250th with free Fourth of July drone show and concert

Open to all ages, Red, White and Flight will combine an awe-inspiring drone display synchronized with a live concert by the Reno Phil at Mackay Stadium

Arts & Culture

Global Humanities initiative brings learning to life in Rome, Italy

The College of Liberal Arts expands international opportunities through intensive, short-term, faculty-led experiences that connect academic study with the world beyond the classroom

Impact & Student Success

Four graduate students are asking what the mountains can still tell us

At an international workshop at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe, students shared their work with researchers from across the globe

Health & Medicine

From a single patient to global impact

How the Jones Lab is transforming diagnosis, research and hope for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)

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Mackay Stadium at night, with the lights on, and a large drone display in red, white, and blue spelling out "USA."
Arts & Culture

Red, White and Flight celebrates America’s 250th with free Fourth of July drone show and concert

Open to all ages, Red, White and Flight will combine an awe-inspiring drone display synchronized with a live concert by the Reno Phil at Mackay Stadium

Health & Medicine

From a single patient to global impact

How the Jones Lab is transforming diagnosis, research and hope for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)

Campus Life & Athletics

‘The Man of Dreams’

Arthur James, a history-making African American figure at the University

Impact & Student Success

From foster care to assistant dean: a reflection on persistence and success

Assistant Dean of Operations for the School of Social Work, Brandon Ford, looks back on his experiences living in foster care and how it has impacted his journey