Archive for May, 2011
University of Nevada, Reno receives international award for web-based course
For the third consecutive year, a University of Nevada, Reno web-based course, its instructor and instructional designer have won the Blackboard Exemplary Course Award, an international award that recognizes innovative and engaging online and hybrid courses. ... more
Fuzzy arrivals at University of Nevada, Reno
As the University of Nevada, Reno said goodbye to more than 2,000 graduates at Commencement on May 13 and 14, the campus community also welcomed some newcomers – two fuzzy, white cygnets were hatched... more
Veteran journalist, media executive appointed dean of journalism school
William L. (Bill) Winter has been named dean of the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism and Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.... more
Heather Hardy named University of Nevada, Reno provost
RENO, Nev.– Heather Hardy has been named provost of the University of Nevada, Reno. Hardy has served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts since joining the University in 2005. Previously, she served as dean of liberal arts at Colorado State University.... more
University to sign 13 scholars at Nevada Scholars Signing Days events this week
RENO, Nev. – Several of the area’s highest-achieving students who will graduate this spring are choosing to attend the University of Nevada, Reno.... more
University of Nevada, Reno unveils new astronomy complex at Redfield Campus
RENO, Nev. – A new era of stargazing is beginning in Northern Nevada with completion of construction and installation of… more
University to sign 16 scholars at Nevada Scholars Signing Days events Friday
RENO, Nev. – Several of the highest-achieving students who will graduate from Carson High School and Douglas High School this spring are choosing to attend the University of Nevada, Reno. ... more
University student’s ad receives honors
RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno marketing major Alix Laub received an honorable mention in the 2010-2011 Yellow Pages Advertising Challenge competition, placing in the top seven out of 1,600 students and more than 1,000 submissions.... more
University of Nevada, Reno Foundation Professor of Anthropology Emerita Kay Fowler recently shared an honor with actor Daniel Day-Lewis, singer-songwriter Paul Simon, and Nobel Prize winner David Politzer, to name a few. Fowler was one of 212 new members elected into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an organization founded by John Adams, John Hancock and ... more
Lauren VanCitters named University of Nevada, Reno’s 2011 Herz Gold Medalist
RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno has named Lauren VanCitters the recipient of the 2011 Herz Gold Medal, presented at each commencement ceremony to the graduating senior with the highest grade-point average.... more
