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Professor Kathleen Leonard honored with ASUN Service-Learning Faculty Award

College of Liberal Arts Spanish lecturer recognized for integrating community engagement and experiential learning in innovative Spanish course

June 14, 2024
Health & Medicine
A boy pouring a glass of fruit-flavored water from a pre-prepared pitcher.

How much water do kids need in summer?

The amount of water a child needs varies based on their age, weight and activity level, as well as the temperature

June 14, 2024
Arts & Culture
Luka Starmer recording the 7mm in 360 video.

Nevada Museum of Art, Libraries partnership: A 360-degree view of Seven Magic Mountains

Libraries technologist to give Nevada Museum of Art “Art Bite” talk on Seven Magic Mountains VR project June 21, Noon at Museum

June 13, 2024
Impact & Student Success
A large group of well-dressed people, some seated and some standing, smile for a photo.

Westfall Scholars of spring 2024 celebrate their academic accomplishments

These students earned the highest GPA in their programs

June 13, 2024
Education & Public Service
Stephanie Woodard outdoor headshot

New Director of Health and Social Policy Stephanie Woodard brings decades of experience to the Guinn Center

Stephanie Woodard, Psy.D., joins the Guinn Center team after more than a decade working with the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

June 13, 2024
Business & Entrepreneurship
The Sierra Nevada Corporation headquarters building in Reno, Nevada. It is a large, modern office building with a glass facade and a flagpole flying the American flag.

New Aerospace & Defense Academy to launch at the University of Nevada, Reno with $1.13M gift from Eren & Fatih Ozmen

Eren & Fatih Ozmen continue decade-long legacy of giving to the University

June 13, 2024
Education & Public Service
Rachel McClure in a greenhouse pointing to a plant.

Extension offers online Home Horticulture Certificate Program

Program provides information for home gardeners and those interested in becoming Master Gardeners

June 13, 2024
Campus Life & Athletics
Seven children participate in a potato bag race in a field while a smiling crowd watches.

Multicultural Center to celebrate Juneteenth at the 36th Annual Juneteenth Festival

Visit the Multicultural Center’s booth on June 16 at Rancho San Rafael Park

June 12, 2024
Science & Technology
Plastic waste is shown mixed in with a catch of many small fish.

River ‘plastisphere’ serves as home to ecosystem-draining organisms

New research explores the microbial communities that live on plastic waste and how they impact the 2nd most biodiverse river in the world

June 12, 2024
Health & Medicine
Two people stand on a stage. One is wearing graduation regalia and the other is in a suit. Behind them is a presentation that reads "Dr. John E. Worden Award."

School of Public Health establishes scholarship to honor retired District Health Officer

The Kevin Dick Public Health Scholarship will support first generation public health students

June 12, 2024
Research & Innovation
An aerial view of the San Andreas fault, running diagonally across the image from the top left to the bottom right. Below the fault lie some mountains. The landscape is very brown.

Nature article proposes new way to identify faults that might pose earthquake risk

The researchers found geometric complexity of nearby faults could play a role in the risk of earthquakes

June 11, 2024
A group talks at a table outside

Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology 2024 symposium merges disciplines at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe

June 11, 2024