Archive for November, 2009
Nearly 1,500 degree candidates to receive honors at 2009 Winter Commencement
RENO, Nev. — The University of Nevada, Reno’s Winter Commencement will take place Saturday, Dec. 5 at Lawlor Events Center. A total of 1,048 bachelor’s degree candidates and 419 advanced degree certificates (master’s and doctoral degrees and education specialist certificates) will be awarded.... more
Nevada, Reno’s Professor Nickles named Nevada Professor of the Year
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno Philosophy Professor Tom Nickles has been named Nevada Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and its partner in the awards program, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.... more
Tim McFarling named assistant vice president for human resources
RENO, Nev. – Tim McFarling has been promoted to assistant vice president for human resources for the University of Nevada, Reno and will oversee all aspects of human resources for one of the area’s largest employers.... more
Student leadership to host on-campus immigration forum
Reno, NV – The Associated Students of the University of Nevada (ASUN) is set to host an Immigration Forum on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. This forum is directed to bring two people with varying points of view on the controversial topic of immigration to speak about the topic in today’s world. The issues of policy and human rights are to be discussed during this educational and peaceful exchange of ideas, moderated by students from the University.... more
Noble Laureate Eric Cornell to speak at University of Nevada, Reno
RENO, Nev. – In 1924, Albert Einstein had a theory on a chalkboard. In 1995, Eric Cornell made it come to life.... more
University police arrest bike-thief suspect
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno Police Department has made an arrest in a series of 30 bike thefts from campus since August. Reno resident Terry Brown, 44, was arrested for five counts of possession of stolen property and five counts of sales of stolen property.... more
University’s Nevada Chamber Opera presents “Die Fledermaus”
RENO, Nev. – Riding high on the success of its inaugural full opera production last year of “H.M.S. Pinafore,” the Nevada Chamber Opera is hard at work rehearsing its second complete opera, Johann Strauss II’s “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat). One of the most-often performed operas in North America, the operetta promises a light-hearted romp through a quagmire of friendship, love, revenge and desire, performed at Nightingale Concert Hall Nov. 20-22.... more
University of Nevada welcomes nine more National Merit Scholars
RENO, Nev. – As part of its highest academically performing incoming-freshman class, the University of Nevada, Reno welcomed nine new National Merit Scholars this semester. They join the 16 already enrolled, bringing the University’s total to 25.... more
Local health investigation sheds light on gastroschisis birth defect
RENO, Nev. – Results of an investigation conducted by University of Nevada, Reno researchers, public health officials and area physicians published this week in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, indicate that Washoe County experienced a cluster of a particular birth defect, gastroschisis, during the period April 2007 – April 2008. Subsequent review of medical records since the study’s conclusion indicates that while the rate is still elevated, the cluster appears to have subsided.... more
Nevada Professor Sepulveda receives Mujer Award
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno Professor Emma Sepulveda Pulvirenti will be one of two Hispanic women honored tomorrow evening at the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s Mujer Awards Gala in Albuquerque.... more
