Archive for November, 2008
University Police relieved suspect in custody
RENO, Nev.– “We are hopeful that this nightmare has ended. We are gratified by the Tuesday arrest of James Biela in the sexual assault and murder of Brianna Dennison,” states University Police Director Adam Garcia. “We congratulate the Reno Police Department and all law enforcement agencies involved in the on-going effort to solve this case, which had a huge impact on the university community.”... more
Top U.S. educators select University professor Scott Casper for state’s undergraduate teaching award
RENO, Nev. – The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) have named University of Nevada, Reno history professor Scott Casper as the state winner of its 2008 U.S. Professors of the Year award. The award, founded in 1981, is the only national program recognizing excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.... more
Reynolds School Receives Funds to Create Chair in Business Journalism
RENO, Nev. – The Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $2 million grant to endow a faculty chair, The Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism.... more
New book contrasts Reno’s past with present
RENO, Nev. – Illustrated with 140 full-page photos, Reno Now and Then is a new book published by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Oral History Program that documents the remarkable transformation the city has undergone during the past 100 years. The work of preservationists/photographers Neal Cobb and Jerry Fenwick, Reno Now and Then draws on the extensive historic photo collections of its authors and the collection of the Nevada Historical Society.... more
Hot off the press for the holidays: Books for Nevadans
RENO, Nev. – This year has brought a wealth of interesting reading on Reno and Nevada from University of Nevada, Reno faculty. Here are some of the most recent offerings, including some photographic portraits of Reno, that might be of interest to someone on your holiday list:... more
International Science and Engineering Fair comes to Nevada
RENO, Nev. – Nevada will soon host the world’s largest pre-college science competition. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is coming to the Reno-Sparks Convention Center – and also celebrating its 60th year – May 10-16, 2009. The event is anticipated to draw 6,000 visitors from more than 50 countries and generate $6.6 million in travel and tourism revenue to the state.... more
$2 million gift allows construction of Nell J. Redfield Auditorium
RENO, Nev. — A $2 million lead gift from the Nell J. Redfield Foundation was integral in allowing construction of a 500-seat auditorium as part of the University of Nevada, Reno’s new Davidson Mathematics and Science Center. The Nell J. Redfield Foundation Auditorium will offer interactive technology and greatly enhance the University’s classroom capacity.... more
Journalism students use ‘photo morphing’ to contrast Reno’s present and past
RENO, Nev. – Students in an Interactive Media course at the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism and Center for Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno explore Reno’s historic and contemporary architecture and environmental landscape in an online design project that debuts Nov. 20.... more
Recycling spent nuclear fuel subject of University of Nevada, Reno study
RENO, Nev. – Recycling spent nuclear fuel rather than storing it for millions of years in a facility such as Yucca Mountain is the subject of a University of Nevada, Reno research project funded recently by the U.S. Department of Energy.... more
Northwest Nevada farmers to learn the economics of growing alternative crops
RENO, Nev.– Agricultural producers will receive firsthand training about the economics of raising alternative crops in northwest Nevada on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Casino West Convention Center in Yerington. The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension program will be held as an educational session prior to the Nevada Farm Bureau convention which begins the next day.... more
