Archive for July, 2009
Oral History Program continues to record history under new director
RENO, Nev.– Nevada history buffs can rest easy knowing that due to a combination of the program’s independent income and its new status as part of the University of Nevada, Reno’s history department, the University of Nevada Oral History Program will continue to record Nevada’s past.... more
Isabel Wilkerson honored as 2009 Laxalt Distinguished Writer
RENO, Nev. – The Reynolds School of Journalism has named narrative journalist Isabel Wilkerson the 2009 Robert Laxalt Distinguished Writer. Wilkerson will discuss her craft at the Joe Crowley Student Union, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome.... more
Research on molecular basis of water use efficiency in plants gets $1 million grant
RENO, Nev. – Biochemist John Cushman is investigating how plants thrive in warmer, drier climates, which may become more widespread in the future due to global warming. The University of Nevada, Reno researcher and faculty member has received a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue studying the molecular genetic and biochemical pathways in the common ice plant, which improves water use efficiency up to 10 times of normal.... more
Nevada Chamber Opera holds auditions for Die Fledermaus
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Chamber Opera will be holding auditions for Die Fledermaus (The Bat) 4 – 7 p.m., Aug. 24 in Room 110 of the Church Fine Arts Building. Contestants should be prepared to sing a short aria in English and dressed to move.... more
Register now for international terminus lakes symposium Oct. 26-29
RENO, Nev. –The latest research and findings on closed-basin lakes will be presented at “The International Symposium on Terminus Lakes: Preserving Endangered Lakes through Research” Oct. 26-29 in Reno. Scientists are invited to attend the conference to be held at the University of Nevada, Reno, located in the vicinity of several well-studied terminus lakes, including Walker Lake, Pyramid Lake and Mono Lake.... more
University expands partnership with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
RENO, Nev.– When the 37th annual Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival opens on July 11, the University of Nevada, Reno theater department will be able to take personal pride in the production. As part of a partnership that has been growing since last year, the University offered the use of its costume shops, scene shops and rehearsal space to the Festival for the summer. In return, University theater students were offered internships for the Festival’s summer season.... more
University of Nevada, Reno researcher’s fish adventures featured on National Geographic Channel
RENO, Nev. – Zeb Hogan studies big fish – megafish that are at least six feet long and weigh 200 pounds. His quest to find, study, and protect the megafish has landed the University of Nevada, Reno researcher on National Geographic Channel’s fish-focused “Hooked” television series.... more
University of Nevada, Reno researcher studies grief recovery
RENO, Nev. – A University of Nevada, Reno psychologist who has worked with 9/11 survivors is embarking on a pilot study with the goal of bringing the lessons he learned from working with the survivors to others trying to cope with prolonged grief.... more
International team of researchers to study climate change in Siberian Arctic
RENO, Nev. – Ancient carbon from Pleistocene era (10,000 years ago) animals, along with chunks of green grass growing in the ancient soil is being flushed into Arctic lakes and rivers as the long-frozen permafrost thaws, producing methane gas and possibly carbon dioxide which may be causing further global warming.... more
