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Tahoe expert Charles Goldman to give public talk Thursday about world water crisis

RENO, Nev. – The world water crisis is exemplified by the changes at Lake Tahoe over the past three decades,…    more

University commits to encouraging service learning, civic engagement

RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno President Milt Glick has signed the “Campus Compact,” joining a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents who have committed their campuses to encouraging service learning and civic engagement. The University will celebrate this increased commitment to service at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 30 in the Clark Room on the second floor of the University’s Morrill Hall. ...    more

Updates on current seismicity in the south Reno area available at www.seismo.unr.edu

RENO, Nev. – Updates on current seismicity in the south Reno area available at www.seismo.unr.edu....    more

Reno’s famous arch turns blue in support of Nevada Wolf Pack

RENO, Nev. – Reno’s iconic downtown arch has turned blue as a show of support for the Nevada Wolf Pack….    more

University and DRI recognized for collaborative Lake Tahoe project

RENO, Nev. – At the 24th Annual Silver Spike Awards, hosted by the Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America on Nov. 18, the University of Nevada, Reno and DRI and earned two “Awards of Excellence” in the printed publications category. ...    more

University of Nevada, Reno’s Scott Mensing named Nevada Professor of the Year by Carnegie Foundation and CASE

RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno professor Scott Mensing has just been named Nevada Professor of the Year for…    more

University asks Nevadans to cast one more vote

RENO, Nev. – It may be the easiest choice Nevadans have been asked to make in a long time. The University of Nevada, Reno’s Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center has been chosen as one of only eight finalists in a national contest whose winner will be showcased on video in Times Square in New York City. The University is asking Nevadans and friends to simply log on to http://php.thomsonreuters.com/vote/ to vote for its state-of-the-art, high-tech library, which opened just two years ago. ...    more

Tahoe expert Charles Goldman to give Discover Science Lecture Series public talk Dec. 2 about world water crisis

RENO, Nev. – The world water crisis is exemplified by the changes at Lake Tahoe over the past three decades,…    more

Recently discovered Mark Twain comedy performed at the University

RENO, Nev. – The Nevada Repertory Company is performing a recently discovered work by Mark Twain, “Is He Dead?” The production has been put the stage locally by University of Nevada, Reno students to align with the 100th anniversary of Twain’s death and the release of his autobiography....    more

University’s Ceramic Society to auction one-of-a-kind art pieces

RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno’s Ceramic Society will hold its sixth annual silent auction to raise funds to travel to the 2011 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference next spring held in Tampa, Fla. ...    more

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