![Students learning data collection methods in a forest.](/main/images/news/2024/June/Tahoe%20Environmental%20Observatory%20Network/tahoe-environmental-observatory-network-header.jpg)
A new multi-organization collaboration is collecting data on everything from wildlife to weather around the Lake Tahoe Basin and making it accessible to researchers, policymakers and the public
![A group talks at a table outside](/main/images/news/2024/June/hcce-2024-header.jpg)
![Smoke from the Caldor Fire over Lake Tahoe.](/main/images/news/2021/Oct/Caldor_Fire_smoke_at_Tahoe.jpg)
99% of lakes were impacted by wildfire smoke for at least one day each year between 2019-2021, 89% saw 30 days or more of smoke
![Bike rider on lakeside path.](/main/images/news/2024/May/Bike%20Ped%20Plan/unrlt-tahoe-bike-ped.jpg)
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approves the 2024 Active Transportation Plan as warming temperatures and congestion continue to impact the region
![Caldor Fire burn scar](/main/images/news/2024/May/wildfire%20retreat/wildfire-retreat-caldor-nasa.jpg)
University of Nevada, Reno researchers and scholars share their expertise and collaborate on potential wildfire management solutions
![A woman plays the violin on a path in the middle of a forest.](/main/images/news/2024/April/classical-tahoe-violin.jpg)
Celebrate music and the beauty of the natural landscape from July 7-August 4
![Chirs Lanier stands on a path surrounded by aspens at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe](/main/images/news/2024/April/Chris%20Lanier%202024%20Reno%20City%20Artist/Chris-Lanier-City-Artist-Header.jpg)
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe artist and faculty reflects on upcoming art shows and his appreciation of smaller moments in life
![Brennan Lagasse](/main/images/news/2024/January/brennan-lagasse-header.jpg)
Professor and backcountry ski guide Brennan Lagasse explores the conflicts between outdoor recreation and sustainability, providing tips for getting outside as an environmental advocate
![Alex Pierce headshot standing in a snowy pine forest.](/main/images/news/2024/February/Alex-Pierce-Headshot.jpg)
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe Business Marketing student Alexandra Pierce wins first place in the semi-annual Preger-Tahoe Prize Creative Idea Challenge
![Chris Smith showing students how to take snow pack depth measurements in a meadow](/main/images/news/2024/February/UNR%20Lake%20Tahoe%20Chris%20Smith%20Outdoor%20Classes/NevadaToday-Chris-Smith-Outdoor-Courses.jpg)
Hands-on classes at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe elevate curriculums for both students and faculty
![Pablo Agostini, student at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe, collects trash from a kayak as part of his work with the organization Clean Up the Lake.](/main/images/news/2024/January/pablo-agostini-faces-of-the-pack-header.jpg)
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe student combines volunteer work for Clean Up the Lake with studies in graphic design and sustainability
![Group of students stand on a sidewalk in front of a winter forest on the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe campus.](/main/images/news/2024/January/MFA-Winter-Residencies/2024-MFA-winter-residencies.jpg)
Writers, faculty and students in the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts programs leave with forged friendships, new knowledge and MFA memories that will last a lifetime
![Oil painting of Lake Tahoe shoreline with Tahoe in the background](/main/images/news/2024/January/Summer-Arts-Workshops-Phyllis-Shafer-Header.jpg)
The University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe hosts artists this summer for intensive workshops inspired by and missioned around protecting the lake
![Katharine Hayhoe portrait](/main/images/news/2024/January/katharine-hayhoe-nvtoday.jpg)
Renowned climate scientist to present at the Tahoe Science Center Jan. 23
![Artist Choey Eun Young Cho standing by her neon light art in the exhibit "Secret Echo"](/main/images/news/2023/Dec/Choey%20Artist%20Interview/choey-interview-lanier-header.jpg)
Explore the art of 'Secret Echo' in the Garage Door Gallery at the Holman Arts and Media Center
![3 groups of students in Tahoe Meadows in a hands-on class in the snow. The groups appear to be looking at papers and examining the snow.](/main/images/news/2023/Nov/NOLS-wilderness-courses-header.jpg)
Last chance to sign up for this incredible and unique hands-on experience!
![Close up of person's boots hiking through a forest](/main/images/news/2023/Dec/hiking-tahoe.jpg)
Senior Associate Dean of UNR Med Melissa Piasecki, M.D., answers when, why and how we need nature in our lives.
![Emma Montgomery outside in the woods](/main/images/news/2023/Dec/GBOS/emma-montgomery-headshot.jpg)
University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe student Emma Montgomery volunteers with the Great Basin Outdoor School
![Aerial drone image of the Lake Tahoe shoreline](/main/images/news/2023/Oct/tahoe%20science%20conference/unrlt-lake-tahoe-drone-oct2023.jpg)
Scientists and natural resource managers gather to collaborate on environmental policy
![Microbiome camp with three students engaged in research.](/main/images/news/2023/Aug/microbiome-camp-three-students.jpg)
From preparing samples for sequencing to hiking trips around Lake Tahoe, this year’s Nevada INBRE program was a great success
![President Sandoval at a podium](/main/images/news/2023/Aug/Tahoe%20Summit/TahoeSummit2023-Photos-4.jpg)
The Wayne L. Prim Campus welcomes policymakers to Incline Village to discuss conservation challenges facing Lake Tahoe
![Artists stand in lake holding recoding equipment and a camera.](/main/images/news/2023/July/Human%20Robot%20Human/UNRLT-Arts-Collaborators2023-Header.jpg)
Jazz musician and visual artist collaborate on a new exhibit in the Prim Library with a public artist reception on August 1.
![Students use an iPad to control a drone outdoors](/main/images/news/2023/July/drone-semester-at-tahoe.jpg)
A new era of learning emerges with cutting-edge classes and free distribution of technology to University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe students
![A plastic cup floats on the shoreline of Lake Tahoe](/main/images/news/2023/July/Tahoe%20Plastic/tahoe-plastic-cup.jpg)
Research published in Nature reveals concentrations of microplastics in 38 lakes with plastic debris from textiles frequently identified
![Image collage: Lake Tahoe campus and Clare Frank as a firefighter](/main/images/news/2023/June/burnt-book-reading.jpg)
The University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe hosts author Clare Frank and the Climate and Wildfire Institute at the Prim Library Saturday, June 10
![Presentation in the Prim Library](/main/images/news/2023/June/Prim-Library-Hitchcock-Center-7.jpg)
Interdisciplinary researchers meet in Incline Village to discuss advances in the field of chemical ecology
![Group photo at awards ceremony](/main/images/news/2023/June/honor-the-best-tahoe-jill-1.jpg)
Three faculty and staff members were awarded for their commitment and dedication to the recently acquired Wayne L. Prim Campus
![Aerial drone shot of Lake Tahoe](/main/images/news/2023/May/lake-tahoe-drone.jpg)
Chris Lanier, teaching professor of digital art at the University of Nevada, Reno, at Lake Tahoe, provides tips and tricks for filming with a drone ahead of his June 26 Summer Arts Workshop.
![Oil painting of the Sierra Nevada](/main/images/news/2023/May/touchthesky-phyllis-shaffer.jpg)
The workshops provide skills-based intensive art experiences inspired by the beauty of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada
![Lake Tahoe at sunset](/main/images/news/2023/May/Talks%20at%20Tahoe/rodrigo-soares-lake-tahoe.jpg)
Professors in the Department of Music evoke Lake Tahoe, the Sierra Nevada and Pyramid Lake in this free public performance on May 3 at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe
![Students within the low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program posing for a photo on a hike through the mountains at Lake Tahoe.](/main/images/news/2022/Oct/low-residency-mfa-creative-writing-nature-hike.jpg)
The University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe program is uniquely designed with students in mind
![University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval poses holding a Nevada Skiing branded baseball hat along with Nevada Skiing coach Mihaela Kosi and Nevada Athletics Director Stephanie Rempe in front of a Nevada Athletics and Champion Chevrolet backdrop.](/main/images/news/2022/Aug/nevada-ski-press-conference.jpg)
Skiing will make its return to the Nevada Athletics varsity lineup in the 2022-23 athletic season.
![The Prim Library located in the Sierra Nevada University campus](/main/images/news/2022/July/snu-preserving-webpages/prim-library-h.jpg)
Learn about efforts at the University Libraries to capture, preserve, and supply access to archived web content from Sierra Nevada University
![SNU transition leaders Sue Johnson and Jill Heaton](/main/images/news/2022/May/Sue-Johnson-Jill-Heaton.jpg)
The past academic year has seen collaboration and teamwork mark the SNU-UNR transition
![Prim Library at SNU](/main/images/news/2021/July/Prim-Library.jpg)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities votes to approve the agreement, contingent upon U.S. Dept. of Education approval
![Prim Library at SNU](/main/images/news/2021/July/Prim-Library.jpg)
In a critical first step, Sierra Nevada University Board of Trustees approves agreement allowing SNU and University of Nevada, Reno to join forces