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Testing salad for cyclosporiasis parasite contamination in a lab.

What do I need to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak?

A public health and nutrition expert explains the risks, symptoms and food safety steps consumers should take amid the ongoing outbreak

Is seaweed one of the healthiest foods you're not eating?

Department of Nutrition Assistant Professor Angeline Jeyakumar explains why seaweed is gaining attention as a nutritious, sustainable food and how to add it to your diet

Why is everyone talking about GLP-1s?

Orvis School of Nursing professor Jasen Brooks explains how GLP-1 medications work, their benefits and limitations, and why they are reshaping diabetes and weight care

Explaining Medicare for those 65 and older

Health insurance considerations from the Sanford Center for Aging

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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

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University officials doing a ribbon cutting in front of a Block N branded Orvis School of Nursing mobile health unit. From left to right: Jane Fox, Provost Jeff Thompson, Molly Kokenge, Dean Charlie Yingling and Natalie Davidson.

Orvis School of Nursing celebrates new mobile health unit with ribbon cutting

Mobile Health in Action expands access to care, strengthens community partnerships and creates hands-on learning opportunities for nursing students

A first look at the future of physical therapy education in Northern Nevada

The School of Public Health introduces its new Doctor of Physical Therapy program and honors the Iliescu family’s gift to future generations of students

Investing in physician training, expanding access to care

UNR Med and Renown Health are expanding residency and fellowship programs to strengthen healthcare across Nevada

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

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Mick Hitchcock.

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

From the lab to the boardroom: First-gen alum builds career as a strategy leader

Dominique Daniel credits faculty mentors with shaping a career spanning research, biotechnology strategy and leadership

There is another way: A reflection on dementia, the Camino de Santiago and Walking the Talk for Dementia 2026

Jennifer Carson, Ph.D., reflects on how walking the Camino de Santiago revealed a more human approach to dementia rooted in freedom, belonging and support