Programs and services
Programs reporting to the Research & Innovation are available for support and direction.
Animal Resources
We oversee veterinary care, direct animal care and administer protocol review across the campus and University facilities and research centers. We collaborate with investigative teams to optimize animal welfare and provide the best possible study results and ensure humane treatment of animals used for teaching.
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Core laboratories
Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. Nevada Proteomics Center
Nevada Bioinformatics Center
Nevada Genomics Center
High Performance Computing
Enterprise & Innovation
We support and facilitate economic growth and development in northern Nevada. Through the Innevation Center, Nevada Center for Applied Research, Nevada Industry Excellence, and Enterprise and Commercialization teams, we promote research, discovery, innovation and entrepreneurial activities at the University. Our teams expedite the movement of University innovations to the private sector to benefit society and maximize the impact of university research.
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Environmental Health & Safety
We offer guidance and services to ensure a safe and healthy environment for the University community and to comply with University standards and applicable regulations. We also work to continuously improve the sustainability of our campus through environmental planning and management.
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University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center
We are designed to empower Nevada’s next generation of economic leaders by igniting the creative and entrepreneurial spirits in University of Nevada, Reno students, faculty, community creatives, makers, economic developers, and emerging global tech companies.
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Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
We oversee all research and teaching uses of live vertebrate animals and the University’s animal housing facilities per federal, state and local animal welfare laws and policies.
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Manufacture Nevada
We serve as the NSHE Manufacturing Extension Program, working to expand economic growth statewide. We work directly with small to mid-size Nevada companies to strengthen their global competitiveness by providing information, decision support and implementation assistance in adopting new, more advanced technologies, techniques and best business practices.
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Nevada Center for Applied Research
We aim to spur an environment of innovation and ideas by supporting faculty, students and local industry to further their entrepreneurial pursuits and enhancing the global competitiveness of Nevada industry by leveraging the physical and intellectual assets of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Nevada IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
We build biomedical infrastructure and promote research and educational opportunities across the state of Nevada via biomedical science and pipeline programs.
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Project Management Services
Our goal is to help achieve more organized and cohesive research efforts by alleviating some of the administrative burden of grant management for PIs and key personnel. Your project manager will work seamlessly with your coordinator, pre-award research administrator, grants and contracts officer and grant accountant. A project manager can join a project already in progress or at the beginning of the award period.
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Research Integrity & Security
We offer faculty and students resources for conducting scientifically and ethically sound research projects, tools to avoid plagiarism and academic misconduct and we oversee compliance with ethical and regulatory requirements for human research protection. We provide our University researchers the support to ensure that programs meet the rigorous standards for quality and protection.
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Research & Proposal Development Services
We provide training opportunities and services to enhance faculty proposal development and national recognition for research contributions. Training opportunities include grant writing workshops and panels tailored to specific funding agencies, targeted opportunities, and to colleges requesting support. Services include proposal management and facilitating faculty networking for an increased focus on multi-disciplinary and large center proposals. We also provide proposal editing, coordinate external reviews and graphic design, and offer a range of other services to enhance the competitiveness of proposals.
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Sierra Accelerator for Growth & Entrepreneurship
We help technology entrepreneurs and Nevada small businesses who are seeking funding from the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
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Sponsored Projects
We provide administration services, systems, policies and processes for research and program development and management. We will support you in identifying funding opportunities, mentor you in grant and contract preparation and budgeting, maintain your project records and provide training for program compliance, along with many other services.
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Undergraduate Research
We focus on providing undergraduates with the opportunity for meaningful, hands-on research experiences. Our goals are to promote, support and publicize undergraduate research. We offer resources for research scholarship and recognition and we establish mentoring relationships with faculty.
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Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area and the Little Valley Research Station
A living lab of forested mountain land in the Sierra Nevada, dedicated for research, instruction and community outreach.
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