University of Nevada-Reno
Recent News About University of Nevada-Reno
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First-generation student becomes first at University to earn prestigious fellowship
After a new start at the University of Nevada, Reno, Arturo Macías Franco is using his voice to advocate for others
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UNR's Koebele named recipient of NSHE Board of Regents' Rising Researcher Award
Elizabeth Koebele, assistant professor of political science at UNR's College of Liberal Arts, was named a recipient of the 2022 Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents' Rising Researcher Award.
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New program aims to improve access to support for children with autism in Kenya
In Kenya, there are two Registered Behavior Technicians certified to support autistic children. The lack of support can be extremely difficult for the children and their families. Debra Ntimama, whose son Kalel has autism, was desperate to find support. She even paid to host international therapists in Kenya. She finally decided to take matters into her own hands, initiated the Kalel Program, named for her son.
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Funding in flight: Making climate change prediction models more accurate
Department of Geography Professor and Chair Douglas Boyle has been mapping and modeling glacial terrain and terminal lake basins for the past decade in an effort to build an accurate estimation of climatic conditions over the last 20,000+ years
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UNR's new computational linguistics bachelor's degree program 'will provide internships for students and jobs for our graduates'
Computer scientists and linguists at the University of Nevada, Reno, have developed a new interdisciplinary bachelor's degree program in computational linguistics, which will be offered beginning with the fall 2022 semester.
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U-Niq wins $50,000 Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
Perm Singh, an MBA student in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, took home this year’s $50,000 grand prize at the 11th annual Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition for his company, U-Niq.
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Lilly:'I always wanted the women to be respected,' said former director of the UNR women's athletics department
A former director of the University of Nevada, Reno, women's athletics department is being remembered for her significant contributions and achievements to the program and women's athletics.
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University of Nevada - Reno professor named one of Regents’ 2022 Creative Activities Award winners
A University of Nevada, Reno, professor has been named one of this year’s Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents’ Creative Activities Award recipients.
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UNR professor on his Nobel Prize-recognized ion channel research: 'It was quite an honor'
A University of Nevada, Reno, professor was asked to join his peers in examining how people react to, detect and process light and sound, temperature, pressure and other environmental cues.
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UNR students Fields wins award, attends conference: ‘Interesting to meet all these people’
A third year student at University of Nevada, Reno recently took the top poster award in the 2022 Technical Division Student Poster Competition.
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UNR's Sandoval: 'Extremely gratifying to see our College of Engineering's graduate programs ranked among the nation's best'
The University of Nevada, Reno's College of Engineering has been rated by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best for graduate programs in engineering.
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UNR coordinator on university food pantry: 'we are thankful for these partnerships to help fight food insecurity'
The University of Nevada, Reno food pantry, Pack Provisions, is available to students who are experiencing hardship acquiring groceries.
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A Nobel Prize-worthy question: How do we sense heat, cold, touch?
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine professor joins with colleagues to review the cellular-level, ion-channel science for top-ranked Physiological Reviews
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Celebrating Social Work Leaders event hosts over 200 and honors 12 awardees
Eight Compass Rose awards were given out along with three Dean’s Special Recognition, one Heart of a Social Worker award and Founding Dean Martin was presented with a portrait at March 10 event
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Path to Independence highlighted on Anthem award-winning podcast
The Path to Independence, the University of Nevada, Reno’s two-year degree program for students with disabilities was featured as the main focus of the seventh episode of the Autism Goes to College Podcast.
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University Women’s Resource Center: a history of support, closure and failed reinstatement
There were around 2,500 women centers on higher education campuses in the 1980s. As of 2019, there are now only around 400.
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The Elizabeth Racao Durfee Hallway
In 1924, Elizabeth Racao Durfee received her master’s degree in physics from Cornell University.
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'We are protectors of an Indigenous future': University of Reno hosts first NAGPRA symposium
The University of Nevada, Reno recently held its first Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) symposium, a day-long hybrid event where 100 people attended in person and 100 virtually.
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Southern Nevada water supply faces Colorado River restrictions
Southern Nevada will be getting at least 7% less water from the Colorado River, as the federal government restricts water allocations due to falling water supply
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Basque Global Training Program places three interns at the University
The University Libraries’ Jon Bilbao Basque Library, along with the College of Liberal Arts’ Center for Basque Studies, recently welcomed three graduates from the University of the Basque Country to the United States.