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Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä Manufacturing Day on Oct. 22 to showcase growing industry, career opportunities

Regional manufacturing employers seeking to hire motivated University students

Two people working on a piece of machinery in the Applied Research Facility on the UNR campus.
10/10/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno is a founding partner in a new Department of Defense Center of Excellence

New center could open opportunities for students interested in AI in military applications

Hao Xu sits behind a drone in his lab.
10/7/2024

Ecoatoms achieves milestones with NASA, Aerospace and Defense Academy leadership

University-based company takes research ‘out of this world’

People sitting at a conference table while a person standing is presenting with a screen behind them.
9/30/2024

Innovative study reveals literacy strategies for teaching children who are deafblind

Study uses Constant Time Delay in teaching sight words to students with dual sensory impairments

A child sitting with a caregiver and pointing at pages in a book.
9/30/2024

What can an insect’s sense of smell tell us about the neuroscience of decision-making?

Research study can shed light on decision-making based on hunger

A man holds up a bottle of fly larvae with two students looking on.
9/27/2024

International collaborations strengthened at Lake Tahoe Summit

USAID group hosted by University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno attends Lake Tahoe Summit

People squat and stand next to the shoreline of Lake Tahoe and smile toward the camera.
9/17/2024

Shakespearean mystery: What’s the story of newly discovered manuscript?

Handwriting similar to the playwright’s distinctive style abounds in previously unknown document

Professor Eric Rasmussen stands next to a portrait of Shakespeare while holding a large book.
9/17/2024

Humble hemp-seed and its byproducts hold promise to improve digestive health

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno researchers find hemp hulls may promote growth, diversity of gut biome

A headshot of a man smiling, dressed in a white shirt and blue jacket, set against a blue background.
9/16/2024

Professor Valerie Fridland receives competitive Fellowship for the second time

The National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship is supporting Fridland in the completion of another book

Headshot of Valerie Fridland.
9/13/2024

University’s Innevation Center a primary venue for second Reno Startup Week

Week-long event to facilitate interactions with investors, customers and influencers to promote region’s entrepreneurial community

Person on the right presenting to the Reno Startup Week attendees with a projector screen showing the event logo on the left.
9/9/2024

Chickadees with better spatial memory live longer

A research study published in Science shows better spatial memory is linked to longer lifespan in food-caching chickadees

A chickadee with a pink band on its leg stands on a feeder box with a seed in its mouth.
9/6/2024

Tracking plasma progression in a picosecond

Physicists develop a new method to study high-density plasmas using X-ray Free Electron Lasers

A gloved hand holds a piece of metal with small pieces of copper affixed to it.
9/6/2024

Researchers use observations to remove bias in climate models in Southern Hemisphere

An unexpected cooling trend, followed by warming, threw models off

Screenshot of Google Earth which mostly shows the Southern Ocean and small parts of the land around it.
9/4/2024

University Libraries launches new Visiting Scholar Award

The Award provides funding for one out-of-state scholar to spend time researching with collections in SCUA each summer

Two students walk towards the entrance of Special Collections and University Archives.
9/4/2024

Peatland geographer Julie Loisel funded by NSF CAREER Award

Loisel awarded $816,000 to study peatlands in the tropics

Julie Loisel smiles in front of a mountainous landscape.
8/27/2024

Research published in PNAS proposes a new model that predicts river tributary length and spacing

The work may improve scientists’ ability to route water, sediment, and nutrients through river networks

A measuring stick in the foreground. The background, in focus, has two people standing in a slot canyon with water between them and the measuring stick.
8/20/2024

Moving closer to “one protein, one drugâ€

Chemistry professor works on compound that could be used to treat diseases from cancer to hepatitis B

Eight people wearing matching black t-shirts smile for a photo in front of a brick wall. Their t-shirts have a logo that reads "Bell Group" with a beaker.
8/19/2024

Undergraduate researchers helping combat climate change by transforming greenhouse gases

Quinn Padovan and Caden Kuster awarded 3 ÁùºÏ±¦µä Undergraduate Research Awards, presented twice at Wolf Pack Discoveries

Two University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno students pose for a photo in a research lab with tech equipment behind them.
8/12/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno signs agreements with two universities in Italy

The international collaborations focus on sustainability, student research and the study of lakes

A group of 18 people, some students, some researchers, some leadership, sit at a table, smiling. Some are holding a book called "Hearts of Light." In the center of the table are small versions of the U.S. and Italian flags.
8/9/2024

University researchers share research on water reuse technologies

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Center for Water Resiliency holds interim progress report meeting this week

ÁùºÏ±¦µä 35 people standing in three rows on the steps outside of the Harry Reid Earthquake Laboratory.
8/9/2024

Faces of the Pack: Jennifer Pearson

Tobacco control researcher and Associate Professor Pearson discusses her research, the moment that ignited her passion and her ongoing work to influence tobacco policies and regulations at the state and federal level

Jennifer Pearson sits on a log with a horse behind her and throws cigarettes into a campfire, which is alit with flame and also full of cigarettes.
8/7/2024

University researchers teaming with DOE to study environmental data in Alaska

Work could improve the health of people, wildlife on Unalaska Island

Alyssa Radakovich and two other researchers in ÁùºÏ±¦µä's Hungry Valley look at a small, circular piece of equipment on the ground.
7/31/2024

Geographer turns peatlands workshop into a “science vacationâ€

Julie Loisel hosted the workshop at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno at Lake Tahoe

Julie Loisel and Cody Reed stand in the Tahoe Meadows smiling.
7/29/2024

SME Career Development Grant awarded to Metallurgical Engineering Assistant Professor Ehsan Vahidi

The John N. Butler Endowed Professor in Extractive Metallurgy becomes one of three recipients nationally to receive grant in 2024

Assistant Professor, Ehsan Vahidi, posing in front of a building and trees.
7/26/2024

New understanding of fly behavior has potential application in robotics, public safety

Mechanical Engineering faculty publish findings in Current Biology

David Stupski and Floris van Breugel stand in front of a wind tunnel.
7/26/2024

ÁùºÏ±¦µä partners with Idaho National Lab, Penn State on nuclear reprocessing project

Researchers studying the potential use of more cost-effective materials to reprocess nuclear waste

Dev Chidambaram, dressed in a gray/blue suit, stands on the walkway between LME and the Quad.
7/11/2024

Geology student receives Goldwater Scholarship

Andrew Siciliano wants to pursue geochemistry research

Andrew Siciliano smiles in front of a brick building and a leafy tree.
7/5/2024

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Tech Hub, led by University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, awarded $21 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration

Funding will advance lithium batteries, critical elements and other electric vehicle materials industry sectors within the state

Provost Thompson stands behind a podium with a backdrop of the Dragonfly Energy production facility behind him.
7/2/2024

Ask the Professor: How do rainbows form?

Xiyue Zhang elucidates the physics behind the Pride symbol

A rainbow descends from the top left part of the photo toward downtown Reno.
6/27/2024

Clinical Psychology Graduate Program ranked 70th in the country

Rankings provided by U.S. News & World Report put the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno program in the top 100 in the U.S.

A close photo of two people sitting opposite one another. One has a pen and notebook and is taking notes, while the other is gesturing with their hands.
6/20/2024

Tahoe Environmental Observatory Network looks beyond the lake

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

Students learning data collection methods in a forest.
6/20/2024

Banking on ÁùºÏ±¦µä's native seeds

An effort to supply ÁùºÏ±¦µä plant seeds at the local, state and federal levels receives federal funding

A person's hands reach into a fridge and hold up a brown labeled tag on a white bag.
6/18/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno research focuses on use of cactus pear in biofuel production

Spurred by climate change demands, three-year field trial identifies high-production varieties

Cactus pear plant.
6/18/2024

Making their MARC: Jada Okaikoi

Okaikoi is part of the second cohort in the MARC program

Jada Okaikoi smiles in front of a brick building.
6/17/2024

Westfall Scholars of spring 2024 celebrate their academic accomplishments

These students earned the highest GPA in their programs

A large group of well-dressed people, some seated and some standing, smile for a photo.
6/13/2024

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

Plastic waste is shown mixed in with a catch of many small fish.
6/12/2024

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

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.
6/11/2024

Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology 2024 symposium merges disciplines at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno at Lake Tahoe

A group talks at a table outside
6/11/2024

Professor Elizabeth Villalobos honored with 2024 Regents' Rising Researcher Award

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno scholar's interdisciplinary work on social issues earns prestigious NSHE recognition

Elizabeth Villalobos smiling and greeting Casilde Isabelli, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts during the 2024 award ceremony.
6/11/2024

Emily Hobson, second University faculty member ever selected National Humanities Center Fellow

Yearlong fellowship work focuses on the history of HIV/AIDS prison activism in the United States

Emily Hobson in front of a bookshelf.
6/10/2024

Lakes across North America are being impacted by wildfire smoke, even when the blaze is nowhere nearby

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

Smoke from the Caldor Fire over Lake Tahoe.
6/10/2024

Engineering faculty researching solutions for the safe storage of spent nuclear fuels

Pradeep Menezes and Mano Misra lead $500,000 NRC-funded project

Mano Misra and Pradeep Menezes standing in a lab.
6/4/2024

From lizards to humans, a journey in pursuit of science

Madison Glenwinkel, a student in the College of Liberal Arts, received the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) award

Madison smiling in front of her research poster.
6/4/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno team develops new vegetation mapping tools

Improved management of rangeland, better recovery from wildfires, among likely benefits

A man and woman standing on a rocky hill.
6/3/2024

Andrei Derevianko elected AAAS Fellow in the field of physics

From being recognized as University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Outstanding Researcher to Sara Louise Hartman Endowed Professor, Derevianko is adding another item to his impressive list of accolades

Andrei Derevianko posing in front of a bookshelf.
5/30/2024

College of Science 2024 awards

The College of Science student, faculty and staff awards include several University-wide awards and external awards

Three women smile for a photo, with the person in the middle holding a wooden plaque with a glass inscription on top.
5/29/2024

Mackay School celebrates another year of excellence

The annual John W. Mackay Banquet took place on April 26

Glass awards with inscriptions lined up on a table.
5/28/2024

Visit Lake Tahoe on May 30 to learn about “The Promise of Chemical Ecologyâ€

Neurodegenerative disease prevention, “blue zones†and environmental conservation to be discussed at the Hitchcock Center for Chemical Ecology keynote presentation

Paul Alan Cox sits in a lab space with bottles of chemicals and pipettes behind him.
5/23/2024

University recognizes Engineering researchers this spring

Ebrahamian, Pagilla and Tavakkoli acknowledged at Honor the Best May 14

Head shots of Hamed Ebrahamian, Krishna Pagilla and Alireza Tavakkoli.
5/21/2024

2024 Research & Innovation Awards

Honoring faculty through awards and fellowships

Mridul Gautam speaks at a podium with a power point slide behind him with a photo of Alireza Tavakkoli, Foundation Early Career Innovator
5/16/2024

NEH names University Associate Professor Justin Gifford as new Fellow

Taking a step back from teaching to focus on writing a biography

Justin Gifford is an associate professor of English literature.
5/16/2024

Ur Next Route: Revolutionizing campus safety with innovation and inclusivity

Students combine innovative technology and collaborative efforts to create a safety app at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno

A student shakes hands with a University police officer across a table during a tabling event where the app is on display.
5/15/2024

President Sandoval honored as NCET’s 2024 Technology Hall of Fame recipient

University leaders, programs and businesses recognized as top contributors to Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s technological community at NCET Dragonfly Energy Technology Awards

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno group of award recipients pose for a photo at the NCET Tech Awards evening, May 13, 2024.
5/14/2024

Sagebrushers season 3 ep. 4: Associate Professor Thomas White

White works with some of the largest lasers in the world, some as long as three football fields

Brian Sandoval sitting next to Thomas White in the podcasting studio holding up Wolf Pack hand signs.
5/10/2024

Faces of the Pack: Jesus Diaz Sanchez

Diaz Sanchez received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, will pursue a Ph.D. at MIT

Jesus Diaz Sanchez smiles in front of the Mackay Mines building.
5/7/2024

Professor of immunology recognized for displaying excellence in lab safety

Dorothy Hudig, Ph.D., and research team voted recipient of 2024 Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award

Dr. Hudig and students posing near safety equipment in a lab.
5/6/2024

Student wins $169,000 DOE fellowship to pursue a doctoral degree in nuclear materials

Broad experience led Thomas Selmi to specific area of study

Thomas Selmi and Dev Chidambaram standing outside of the William Pennington Engineering Building,
5/2/2024

Researchers, water managers gather to discuss challenges facing Truckee River watershed

Conference hosted by NWII draws stakeholders from around the region

Two men sitting at a table talking with people behind them talking in groups.
5/1/2024

Family-friendly casino areas contain unhealthy levels of second-hand smoke, new study finds

Unsafe levels were found regardless of size, age or ventilation system in the facility, according to School of Public Health study

Man smokes at a casino table.
4/30/2024

Sci-On! Film Festival returns to Fleischmann Planetarium May 1 – 4

The festival will feature a NASA space film, introductions from directors, receptions, refreshments and live music

Paul McFarlane leans against a railing in a museum with various artifacts and a mural with the planets painted on the wall behind him.
4/26/2024

Catalyzing carbon and plastic recycling

Energy Solutions Forum speaker Karen Goldberg spoke about the methods her lab is pursuing to recycle carbon and plastic

An audience looks toward Karen Goldberg, who is presenting in front of a screen.
4/25/2024

Creating quantum sensors - chemistry meets physics

Chemistry professor and colleagues awarded NSF grant to build quantum device

An illustration of a cube with two levels, each level containing blue spheres and separated by a wall of black, brown and pink spheres. Three sides of the cube have illustrations: the top has an image of the earth spinning on an axis, one side has a graphic of a black hole being placed on a scale, and another has a three-dimensional representation of space.
4/25/2024

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Lithium Circular Economy Conference held at University April 8 and 9

Conference discussions tackled trends in battery technology, workforce and economic development, and future needs for a successful lithium circular economy

Welcome to the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Lithium Circular Economy Conference slide presentation to conference attendees seated in the UNR Milt Glick Ballroom.
4/23/2024

Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why

The spatial memory of mountain chickadees is influenced by genetics and may need to evolve with a changing climate

A mountain chickadee perches on a twig.
4/22/2024

Reno/Sparks selected to be part of Urban Heat Mapping Campaign

The summer 2024 effort will involve community volunteers and is supported by the National Institutes of Health, NOAA, Climate.gov and Heat Watch

A boy works with a woman to affix a device to a passenger car window. The device looks like a mallet with a long handle.
4/18/2024

Ask the Professor: Which bees will my garden attract?

A recently published article outlines the relationship between bee nutrition and flower visits

A bee on top of a starburst-looking plant with the desert ÁùºÏ±¦µä landscape blurred in the background.
4/17/2024

Grand opening of new School of Public Health building

Ribbon cutting ceremony marks the new home of the School of Public Health at the Edna S. Brigham Building

A cheerleader, Brian Sandoval, Muge Akpinar and Jeff Thompson smiling while holding large commemorative scissors at the School of Public Health's ribbon cutting ceremony.
4/17/2024

Makerthon competition has students design products to address challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness

Team Mathemusicians takes home $2,000 prize for ‘c-kube,’ a secure storage solution

A large award check in the amount of $2,000 and cog-wheel trophies for the 2024 Makerthon competition.
4/16/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno researcher takes on fight against deadly cattle tick

Pioneering researcher wins highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for collaborative international research project

Monika Gulia-Nuss.
4/15/2024

Making their MARC: Yajahira Dircio

Dircio is one of four students in the second MARC cohort

A portrait of Yajahira Dircio smiling in front of a brick wall.
4/11/2024

Researchers develop innovative method of teaching self-help skills to preschoolers who are deafblind

Study demonstrate the effectiveness of System of Least Prompts (SLP) as part of an intervention

Two people stand near the bottom of a presentation screen and smile.
4/11/2024

Researchers and students gain new insights and make new connections in Panama

Student participants join researchers to support international conservation efforts

Somebody wearing a bandana looks into the dense foliage of a rainforest.
4/10/2024

University geothermal research center holds Geothermal Town Hall

The free, public event will share information about geothermal energy production in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

A boxy device with piping running in separate directions away from it sits in a marshy area in a basin.
4/9/2024

STEM Sisters in Panamá

Two high school graduates had the research experience of a lifetime

A hand holds a plastic bag with a frog in it up against the light of the sky. There is green foliage in the background.
4/8/2024

FAA grants civil UAS operations waiver for University operated ÁùºÏ±¦µä Autonomous Test Site

1,000 square-mile test site area in Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä, first in a series of sites planned for drone research, development, testing

UAS Test Site Manager Mark Genung points to a large computer screen explaining Unmanned Aircraft Systems to a person seated.
4/4/2024

Anthropology doctoral candidate places second in regional Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Kendra Isable represented the University at the Western Association of Graduate Schools annual conference

Kendra Isable.
4/4/2024

NSF CAREER Award recipient Jihwan Yoon is developing device prototype to help patients with mental health conditions

Yoon is creating more accessible neurological treatment options

Headshot of Professor Jihwan Yoon in front of trees and grass.
4/3/2024

Senators Rosen, Cortez Masto worked with University President Brian Sandoval to secure more than $4 million for research programs at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno

The funding will support research initiatives across the state

An outdoor shot of the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences building.
4/2/2024

2024 Three-Minute Thesis competition finalists announced

Graduate students will compete in the final event on April 11

Seven people stand on a stage holding large checks and smiling.
4/2/2024

Start-up company Atlas Magnetics ‘graduates’ from University, moves to larger facility

Expecting to make $30M+ of revenue in 2025, modern electronics company sees big growth within two years with equipment, space, other resources supported through NCAR

Two people in a meeting, looking at a projector screen with the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Center for Applied Research online page open.
4/1/2024

TEDxReno: Spreading ideas, inspiring action, and building community

The independently organized event is on April 6 in Lawlor Events Center and offers $25 tickets for students

A large audience sits in front of the TEDxReno stage while a woman stands giving a talk and appears on two large screens on either side of her.
4/1/2024

Discover Science Podcast: Jevin West on misinformation in and about science

Graduate student Maddie Lohman and math professor Paul Hurtado are joined by Jevin West

A composition of a portrait of Jevin West (top left), a photo of Maddie Lohman holding a bird (bottom left), a portrait of Paul Hurtado (bottom right), and the Discover Science Podcast Series identifier which looks like a cross between a microphone and a microscope (top right).
3/25/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno and Arizona State University awarded grant to study future of biosecurity

Mitigating risks associated with pandemic pathogen, high-risk biological agents focus of nearly $870,000 NIH-funded project

A research laboratory at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno School of Medicine.
3/25/2024

Civil and Environmental Engineering shows its potential to industry partners at Infrastructure Forum

Research centers and labs showcased at March 18 event

Five people seated and talking at a long table in an amphitheater style conference room, with seven people behind them talking amongst themselves.
3/21/2024

University’s Innevation Center hosts fourth annual Makerthon competition April 12-14

Five student teams have 48 hours to design, test and manufacture their prototype products in the downtown Reno build space

Participants of the 2023 Makerthon pose for a group photo in the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Innevation Center.
3/12/2024

Using bacteria to make useful products out of carbon

Executive Vice President of Technology and Manufacturing at LanzaTech speaks at Energy Solutions Forum

A woman stands in front of an audience with a presentation being projected onto a screen behind her.
3/5/2024

Researchers unveil innovative remote nutrition education for adolescents with intellectual disability

Using System of Least Prompts delivered remotely teaches nutrition education to students with intellectual disability

MaryAnn Demchak and Brianna Grumstrup wearing Ph.D. hooding regalia.
3/4/2024

Seeking fundamental truths in mathematics

Associate Professor Chris Rogers receives grant to study symmetry and support historically underrepresented research students

A blank puzzle with a piece missing. There is a pink shape where the piece is missing.
2/26/2024

University team working on smartphone-based technology that could help doctors diagnose health conditions

Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Xiaoshan Zhu receives NSF grant for project

Five people standing in a row in front of trees.
2/26/2024

Making their MARC: Nandini Naidu

Naidu is part of the second cohort in the MARC program

Nandini Naidu smiles in front of a brick wall.
2/23/2024

Commencing the Data Science Initiative with first-ever Data Science Conference

Initiative aims to transform the landscape of data science at the University, exploring new academic paths and improving research resources

Two people preparing and setting up for a tabling event.
2/21/2024

University team is studying ways to purify rare earth elements necessary for smart phones and other technological devices

Chemical Engineering Associate Professor David Cantu leads DOE-supported project

Maryam Sarmazdeh, David Cantu and Ana Bettencourt standing in front of a brick building
2/20/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno joins United States Space Command Academic Engagement Enterprise

Elite group focuses on advancing space research, innovation and workforce development

2/15/2024

What can be done to stop misinformation in and about science?

Discover Science lecturer on Feb. 22 will discuss the institution of science

Portrait of Jevin West.
2/15/2024

Researchers shed light on river resiliency to flooding

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno researchers use oxygen sensor data to estimate how long it takes river ecosystems to recover after floods

A river flowing with trees and a bridge.
2/14/2024

Russ Renzas steps up as Engineering’s Cleanroom director

Davidson Foundation Cleanroom is expected to transform University’s research capabilities and enrich academic opportunities

Russell Renzas standing outside the cleanroom next to an electronic screen that reads "Nanofabs: Where chips are made."
2/13/2024

ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s Interim Finance Committee approves $7.5 million for ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s Tech Hub

In Oct. 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that ÁùºÏ±¦µä, led by the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, was named one of the inaugural 31 Regional Tech Hubs

An aerial shot of Reno in the summer with lots of green trees visible and the buildings on the campus of the university as well as those of downtown Reno visible.
2/9/2024

Engineering brings in $33 million in research awards in 2023, topping 2022 by $11 million

Specialized team within the Dean’s Office supports research faculty

Five current and former Engineering Research Office team members and Dean Erick Jones stand around a table in the Dean's Suite
2/2/2024

The chickadee in the snowbank

A ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate change in the Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä mountains

A mountain chickadee perched on an evergreen tree branch.
1/30/2024

Mackay shines at AEMA 2023

Mackay School faculty and students made an impact at annual conference

Three women work at a booth surrounded by maps, documents and booklets. They are tabling for the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Bureau of Mines and Geology.
1/29/2024

TallWood earthquake resiliency project gets national recognition

Engineering team tested walls and exterior facades of tall timber buildings

Sir Lathan Wynn, William Roser, Keri Ryan and Yi-En Ji stand in front of the red, brick Earthquake Engineering laboratory
1/29/2024

Quarterly Climate Report and Outlook – January through March

Interim ÁùºÏ±¦µä State Climatologist Tom Albright reviews the past three months and what it means for the state

A black and white photo of Manzanita Lake covered in snow, with buildings surrounding the Quad in the background.
1/25/2024

Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 19: Dean of University Libraries Catherine Cardwell

The dean shares the impact of our learning libraries as well as how University Libraries are supporting students, researchers and the community

President Brian Sandoval sits next to Catherine Cardwell in a podcasting studio. Both people hold their hands in the wolf sign.
1/25/2024

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno partners with USDA to bolster regional food systems

USDA project allocates $5 million to ÁùºÏ±¦µä to build a stronger agricultural infrastructure

Rodney Mehring, owner of Blue Lizard Farms harvests 600 pounds of tomatoes from one of the farm’s hoop houses.
1/24/2024

NBMG geoscientist wins Young Scientist Award from GSA

The Donath Medal is awarded to a young scientist for outstanding research

Andrew Zuza smiles, wearing a medal and standing next to another man who is smiling on a stage.
1/22/2024

Electrical Engineering research could help military decision-makers

Associate Professor Hao Xu working on new data-processing prototype that will process high-dimensional, heterogenous data

Head shot of Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Hao Xu
1/22/2024

Exploring nuclear as an energy solution

Marc Nichol from the Nuclear Energy Institute shares nuclear technology developments

Marc Nichol stands at the front of an audience, presenting a PowerPoint.
1/19/2024

January is Single-Cell Research Month

Sign up for free to attend the remaining seminars

Person standing giving a presentation about single-cell research in front of attendees.
1/18/2024

Research aims to help military pilots avoid muscle problems

Assistant Professor Josette El Zaklit secures a $457,979 Air Force grant to study new electrical stimulation treatment

Josette El Zaklit sits in her lab with students Jose Moreno Duran and Farhana Hossein behind her.
1/16/2024

Engineering grad student Harmony Werth receives $5,000 Roy Post Foundation Scholarship

Interest in glass science leads to professional opportunities

Harmony Werth, wearing a lab coat, gloves and eye protection, stands in Krista Carlson's lab holding a small clear container in both hands.
1/9/2024

$2 Million research grant supports science vocabulary development in adolescents

Researchers develop new “Words as Tools†intervention for emergent bilingual students

Dianna Townsend Headshot
1/4/2024

EDAWN Coin presentations bookend 2023

Research & Innovation leaders recognized for contributions to Reno-Sparks regional economic development efforts

EDAWN Coin in clear plastic bag within a felt box
12/22/2023

Two years on, quantum research project gets renewed funding

The goals of the interdisciplinary project are both scientific and educational

A group of 18 people stands in front of the physics building.
12/22/2023

$287,700 in grants support early intervention research

Studies address racial disparities and structural inequalities in early intervention for children with disabilities

Ruby Batz, Ph.D. (top left),  Yajaira Benitez (top right), Valeria Savage (bottom left), Chloe Yocom (bottom right)
12/19/2023

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno opens STEM & health career pathways for bilingual students

NIH science education grant supports high school students, parents and counselors in rural county

Six people stand in business attire, three on one side, and three on the other of a research poster, smiling.
12/14/2023

Key labs for lithium and other critical minerals extraction get upgrade

Historical University commitment to mining continues

A compilation of images from the Mineral Processing Lab.
12/7/2023

Innevation Center offers more than a creative, collaborative space

Student workers share impactful moments and insights from working at the downtown center and plans after graduation

A wall in the Innevation Center with graffiti-like wording that reads, "We heart ÁùºÏ±¦µä."
12/6/2023

ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s Schools of Public Health fund statewide research initiatives

Both Schools of Public Health at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno and the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Las Vegas fund collaborative research to determine health outcomes

Dean Muge Akpinar-Elci and Dean Shawn Gerstenberger standing together in a hallway.
12/6/2023

Gaining effective insight into Sponsored Projects

University’s Sponsored Projects Academy is helping research administrators through guidance and education

A group of people pose for a photo on a sidewalk stair case outside Ross Hall on the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno campus.
11/29/2023

Perfectly precarious positions

Rocks that naturally lay in precarious positions remained upright during an earthquake, surprising seismologists

A two panel image shows a rock from two different angles. The rock looks very precarious on the edge of a cliff.
11/21/2023

ÁùºÏ±¦µä researcher aims to improve sorghum hybrids for dairy cattle feed

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno researcher develops one of the largest and most nutritious sorghum hybrids

Associate Professor Melinda Yerkaoutside next to one of her sorghum varieties.
11/20/2023

Fruit flies could hold the key to building resiliency in autonomous robots

Mechanical Engineering professor awarded $2 million grant to apply emerging knowledge in insect neuroscience to the development of autonomous robotic systems

Floris van Breugel standing in a room holding a drone in his right hand.
11/7/2023

Faces of the Pack: Travis Numan

Ph.D. student Travis Numan talks about his research on water rights, growing up on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation and the Native American Fee Waiver

Travis Numan smiling standing in front of large boulders
11/6/2023

Fall 2023 Wolf Pack Discoveries registration is open

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno undergraduate students are encouraged to register to present at the fall symposium

A person's back faces the camera as a group of students politely listen to a presentation while surrounded by posters featuring various research projects.
11/6/2023

Materials engineering professor and team begin work to develop an environmentally sensitive lithium extraction process

Project led by Mano Misra is part of interdisciplinary effort to develop a regional lithium economy

Misra, Chu and Menezes standing in a lab; Chu is holding a grayish rock.
11/2/2023

University receives largest individual gift in its history to create the George W. Gillemot Aerospace Engineering Department

The $36 million gift is the largest individual cash gift the University has received in its 149-year history

Eight individuals stand behind a desk, smiling, during the signing ceremony. Members include University leadership and donors.
11/1/2023

The Aerospace Club has launched a rocket that reached a height of 27,000 feet and speeds of 1,522 miles per hour

The Aerospace Club at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno is growing in numbers and members are constantly pushing themselves and the boundaries of rocketry

Members of the Aerospace Club stand in the desert holding the rockets they built
11/1/2023

Learning and leading through ÁùºÏ±¦µä INBRE Tribal Academy of Health and Science

Helping Native American students succeed in science and health occupations through mentorship and guidance

Andrew Tobey posing in front of Pyramid Lake.
10/31/2023

Colorado River expert gives talk Nov. 2

Colby Pellegrino to discuss status of the Colorado River for Discover Science Lecture Series

An aerial photo of Lake Mead with a boat on it.
10/30/2023

University researchers studying Lahaina fire; work could help emergency responders in the future

Hamed Ebrahimian, Neil Lareau are part of interdisciplinary team led by the University of Hawai’i.

Photo collage with two images: a head shot of Hamed Ebrahimian and a head shot of Neil Lareau
10/30/2023

Public health researchers meet to discuss joint efforts to improve health outcomes

Researchers from the School of Public Health and the Desert Research Institute host networking event to discuss potential collaborations for the future of public health

Leaders from the School of Public Health and the Desert Research Institute posing for a photo together.
10/25/2023

Civil engineering professor secures $5 million cooperative agreement with FHWA

Agreement supports national deployment of new pavement technologies that benefit state and regional transportation organizations

Elie Hajj sitting in lab holding a pavement core sample.
10/24/2023

University lead agency among statewide partners designated as 1 of 31 competitive EDA Tech Hubs

‘ÁùºÏ±¦µä Lithium Batteries and Other EV Materials Loop’

Screen shot of Tech Hubs White House press conference, left to right, U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard during a live announcement Oct. 23, 2023.
10/23/2023

Quarterly Climate Report and Outlook – October through December

Interim ÁùºÏ±¦µä State Climatologist Tom Albright reflects on the wet summer in ÁùºÏ±¦µä and what the next few months might bring

The path between the Block N and the MIKC with people walking past. The sky has some clouds, and the leaves on the trees are bright orange.
10/23/2023

Great ÁùºÏ±¦µä ShakeOut drill 10/19 at 10:19 a.m.

University takes part in annual earthquake preparedness drill

Two people in hard hats sit in front of a computer with seismology data on it.
10/18/2023

Giant freshwater stingray tracked by University project makes it into Guinness Book of World Records

Researchers from the Wonders of the Mekong project tagged the fish when it was caught over a year ago

An aerial view of the massive stingray sitting in water atop a green tarp held by people all around the stingray.
10/17/2023

Using lithium mining waste to store carbon

Researcher partners with Lithium Americas to find sustainable carbon solutions

Six people stand in a lab around a piece of equipment with a gauge and control panel on it. They are all smiling.
10/11/2023

Research into precision irrigation management of alfalfa begins

Project includes software supported by sensors to help farmers make better watering decisions

Alejandro Andrade-Rodriguez talking with University President Brian Sandoval outside at the alfalfa test fields.
10/10/2023

Undergraduate summer research program to focus on biosensing research

Applications open Dec. 1 for the summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program offered through the College of Engineering

Three people in a lab, two seated and working on something at a table.
10/10/2023

Anatomy course provides unique opportunities to work with human cadavers

The Advanced Human Dissection Team is made up of undergraduate students

A large group of people sits on the steps outside of the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center. Some of the students are holding biological models.
9/28/2023

Louisa Hope-Weeks named Dean of the College of Science

Hope-Weeks brings her experience as an associate dean and chemistry professor

A woman, illuminated in golden hour light, stands in front of Morrill Hall, with two students in the foreground facing her and speaking with her.
9/27/2023

Groundbreaking study reveals communication strategies for teaching children who are deafblind

Using tangible symbols may increase communication skills in children with complex support needs

Chevonne Sutter, Ph.D., BCBA-D, and MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D., BCBA-D, standing outside by trees
9/21/2023

NSF Research Traineeship Program to support graduate students in chemical ecology

Students trained to examine interplay of biology and chemistry in NSF-funded program

Group of three on a boat on a river
9/20/2023

Researchers reveal early behavioral indicators of dysgraphia and dyslexia in children’s writing

Analyzing children’s writing may provide earlier diagnosis and targeted support

Children in their classroom writting
9/19/2023

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Drought Update for September 2023

This report brings to a close a three-and-a-half year stretch of having at least one ÁùºÏ±¦µä county under drought watch

A south-facing shot of the University Quad, with students lying against trees, walking along the Quad, and throwing a football.
9/18/2023

Inaugural Reno Startup Week is Sept. 25-29

More than 40 free workshops, speaking and networking events; on track to be largest community-business event ever in Reno

Aerial view of downtown Reno, ÁùºÏ±¦µä
9/8/2023

Electrical engineering senior garners two grants to study wireless power transfer

Jeremy La Porte’s research could help power drones used in wildfire prevention systems

Three people standing in a lab: Assistant Professor Jihwan Yoon; student Jeremy La Porte, holding a model plane; and Associate Professor Jeongwon Park.
9/8/2023

Amidst the rubble, Turkey’s earthquake scars reveal important information

Earthquake geologists on the GEER research team gain greater understanding of the impacts of the February earthquake

The foreground shows where a block of earth collapsed on a ridge. The background shows a community on a hillside, and in the background are snow-capped mountains.
9/6/2023

Engineering grad student, professor develop method to measure quinones, important organic compounds that regulate environmental processes

Peer-reviewed journal Analytical Chemistry publishes paper on the quantification method

Anil Timilsina in lab, working on quinone samples
9/1/2023

New equipment will allow for cutting-edge biomolecular research at the University

Engineering Assistant Professor Maryam Sarmazdeh gets NIH grant to purchase BLI Octet R8

Portrait of Maryam Sarmazdeh
8/31/2023

University faculty part of XPRIZE team that advances to finalist round in global competition

Team Waponi is one of six teams from around the world to advance to the finals

Two men crouch around a device that looks like a projector screen with a frame around it.
8/28/2023

Program that leases high-tech tools to environmental scientists wins new funding

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno coordinates program assisting hundreds of scientists around the globe

Ted Scambos and and Gabi Collao Barrios download ocean temperature data from beneath Thwaites Glacier Ice-Shelf in Antarctica.
8/24/2023

University awarded nearly $1.8M for collaborative research project to study rural perception of climate change

NSF’s EPSCoR RII Track-2 program funds 11 projects in highly-competitive process

Lahontan Reservoir Dam in 2014
8/23/2023

Remarkable research program introduces students to biomedical life science and data science

From preparing samples for sequencing to hiking trips around Lake Tahoe, this year’s ÁùºÏ±¦µä INBRE program was a great success

Microbiome camp with three students engaged in research.
8/22/2023

Why has the water clarity of Lake Tahoe improved?

Director of the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, Global Water Center and University Professor Sudeep Chandra provides vital insight about why Lake Tahoe’s clarity has improved

View of a walk way with railings in front of Lake Tahoe in a sunny day.
8/10/2023

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Water Innovation Institute to host water experts July 27-28

New water solutions for climate change and other issues will be discussed

Exterior of Morrill Hall with green lawn front, trees to the left and right.
7/24/2023

Mackay student team takes second place in national competition

The competition is focused on carbon management

Four photos of students: at the top left, Alexia Carver, at the top right, Kamal Mousavi, at the bottom left, Trisha McLaughlin and at the bottom right, Ash Thompson.
7/17/2023

Three University professionals awarded U.S. Fulbright Scholar fellowships for the 2023 to 2024 academic year

Meet the new Fulbrighters and learn about their journeys to achieving this distinguished honor

The University's quad as it faces the Mackay statue. Green grass and trees line the foreground.
7/14/2023

Visitors from the European Union convened at the University for ArchitectECA2030

Discussions focused on electric, connected and automated vehicles, automotive systems and technology

Reiner John, stands next to his presentation.
6/26/2023

NSF CAREER Award recipient Andrew Nuss develops new approaches to protect the food supply

$1.17M-supported project builds upon Nuss’s previous work on insulin signaling in Lygus hesperus, the western tarnished plant bug

Assistant Professor Andrew Nuss in his lab with a microscope.
6/22/2023

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Aditya Nair wins DoD DEPSCoR award

Research will investigate the control of aeroelastic instabilities for lightweight and flexible aircraft wings

Portrait of Aditya Nair in a blue shirt standing outside, buildings and foliage in the background.
6/9/2023

Engineering receives $4 million Army grant to establish ÁùºÏ±¦µä Center for Water Resiliency

New center could establish ÁùºÏ±¦µä as a leader in water reuse technologies

Two men in suits standing in a lab and looking at the camera.
6/8/2023

Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 6: College of Engineering Dean Erick Jones

College of Engineering leads the way in preparing students for roles within the lithium supply chain

President Sandoval sits to the left of Dean Erick Jones in a podcast recording room with three mics on the table in front of them.
5/31/2023

Speaker discusses how to use renewable energy efficiently at Energy Solutions Forum

Renewable energy’s intermittent nature poses challenges to energy storage

Yet-Ming Chiang stands at a podium laughing. There is a window looking toward the Joe Crowley Student Union behind him, and a projected slide presentation next to him.
5/30/2023

Psychology professor’s illusion in top ten for Best Illusion Contest

Vote for the illusion Gideon Caplovitz created with his two daughters by May 27

Several Poggendorff triangles in blue and purple on a gray background. The Poggendorff triangles are two triangles that appear to share an edge.
5/25/2023

World’s largest freshwater fish tracking provides Wonders of the Mekong researchers with more information about the mysterious species

The giant freshwater stingray faces numerous threats, data gives insight into conservation needs

A giant freshwater stingray sits on a green tarp held by a group of people. The fish is over 13 feet long including its tail.
5/25/2023

Department of Educational Studies hosts first annual Graduate Research Forum

Doctoral students presented their research to peers and faculty

Presenters, faculty members, graduate student committee with Dean Donald Easton-Brooks and Associate Dean Eleni Oikonomidoy
5/24/2023

Dev Chidambaram wins Regents Mid-Career Researcher award

Chemical & Materials Engineering professor is preparing students to work in green, sustainable technologies of the future

Two men, Dev Chidambaram on left, Brian Sandoval on right, holding framed award and looking at the camera.
5/16/2023

Using carbon dioxide to recover more critical minerals

Chu receives $3.3M DOE ARPA-E grant to study mineral processing of rare earth minerals

A group of around 30 people stand in a classroom with tables in front of them.
5/15/2023

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno wins highly competitive NSF Engines Development Award

Award to support initial 24-month process of lithium battery workforce and economic development in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

Pattern with representation of molecules, science and technology icons with the words, “NSF Engines Development Award."
5/11/2023

Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 5: Sudeep Chandra and Zeb Hogan

College of Science faculty share their world adventures and the impact they are making here in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

Sudeep Chandra sits to the left of President Sandoval with Zeb Hogan on the right in a podcast recording room with three mics on the table in front of them.
5/10/2023

University researchers are key players in world’s tallest full-scale building ever tested on Earthquake Shake Table

Researchers intend to prove the resilience of tall timber buildings when they simulate a series of large earthquakes on a 10-story mass timber building

A group of researchers stands on a sunny roof wearing hardhats and smiling at the camera.
5/8/2023

Institute for Neuroscience hosts successful research retreat

Graduate students and faculty present research and discuss future plans at Granlibakken Resort in Lake Tahoe

Institute for Neuroscience Research Retreat check-in table at Granlibakken Resort
5/5/2023

Newly awarded University Foundation Professor also recognized for displaying excellence in laboratory safety

Dr. Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva and her research group voted 2023 Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award recipient

Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva stands on the balcony of Morrill Hall at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno.
4/28/2023

University alumna and current administrator publishes Hirschsprung disease research

Director of Hispanic/Latinx Community Relations publishes research in developmental genetics

Karla Hernandez and Tom Kidd in the lab wearing lab coats and smiling. Kidd is holding a rack of tubes and syringes, and Hernandez is holding a lab notebook.
4/27/2023

Sagebrushers season 2 ep. 4: Meet GAIN Scholar Jess Buelow

The GAIN Scholars program provides resources to first-generation and historically underrepresented graduate students

President Sandoval sits to the left of Jess Buelow in a podcast recording room.
4/26/2023

Talks on the future of geothermal energy in ÁùºÏ±¦µä at the Energy Solutions Forum

Jack Norbeck spoke about Fervo Energy's project with Google using geothermal energy in Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä

A man in a black long-sleeved t-shirt presents at the front of a room full of people. He is pointing a clicker at a screen.
4/24/2023

Bahram Parvin receives $2.2 million to develop a novel cancer therapeutic by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment

The ‘holy grail’ of cancer treatment is to develop a therapy that eliminates cancer cells without collateral damage

Two people, a younger woman and older man, wearing white lab coats and standing in a lab.
4/20/2023

Is having extreme weather the new normal?

State Climatologist and Associate Professor of Geography Steph McAfee shares her professional opinion on extreme weather

Students walking on a path covered in snow surrounded by trees covered in snow and a brown building with white columns in the middle.
4/4/2023

Mak3rthon competition has students design products to improve outdoor recreation accessibility

Team Jirachi takes home $1,500 prize for ‘The Climbin’ Buddy,’ helping make rock climbing more accessible for the visually impaired

Mak3rthon 2023 first place team, Team Jirachi
4/3/2023

New online book explores bio-based lubricants

3/28/2023

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno’s Cultural Diversity Committee publishes resource guide containing demographic data

Co-Chair Melissa McClinton discusses her work at the University, as well as the purpose of the committee and its resource guide

Close up of tree with white blossoming flowers. Three students walking on a sidewalk in front of a green, grass lawn. Blue sky and brown building in background.
3/22/2023

Rubber hits the road for RTDensity

Electrical Engineering Professor Sesh Commuri’s road construction tool goes to market

Sesh Commuri standing in front of RTDensity booth at trade show.
3/21/2023

Power on

New testing instrument, only one of its kind in ÁùºÏ±¦µä, allows College of Engineering to expand research into power grids

Four men standing on an outdoor stairwell in front of the Pennington Engineering Building.
3/14/2023

Lee Dyer named AAAS Fellow

Dyer is one of four newly elected Fellows at the University

Lee Dyer smiles on top of a mountain.
2/28/2023

Intelligent Mobility: public bus automatically detects, reports damaged signals, signs and other maintenance issues to RTC team

Through partnership with RTC of Washoe County, a University team is testing the new, first-of-its-kind ‘digital twin’ technology on the streets of Reno

Advanced sensors and AI technology attached to an RTC bus allow the bus to monitor the traffic infrastructure around it.
2/17/2023

Your genetics, your story, our care

The Healthy ÁùºÏ±¦µä Project is opening doors to genetic research in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

The University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno School of Medicine monument sign seen from the street.
2/14/2023

Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh leads protein engineering research and diversity in chemical engineering

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is Feb. 11.

Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh, Neda Etezadi-Amoli and Heather Burkin standing outside and shown from the waist up.
2/10/2023

Materials engineering assistant professor continues work on titanium alloys

Assistant Professor Yufeng Zheng receives NSF EPSCoR Fellowship grant

Dian Li and Yufeng Zheng standing in front of a electron microscope, holding equipment.
1/30/2023

‘Edge to Edge’ project aims to help communities better handle wildfires, other natural disasters

University researchers will gather and analyze weather data in Tahoe Basin for public distribution

Seven people wearing casual business attire standing on the steps outside of the William Pennington Engineering Building.
1/25/2023

Daniel Trugman Honored with Charles F. Richter Early Career Award

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Seismological Laboratory professor receives prestigious award honoring outstanding contributions to the Seismological Society of America

Daniel Trugman
1/20/2023

Researchers reach milestone in measurement of airborne mercury

New testing technologies to support global effort to reduce health risks to people, wildlife

A membrane sampler station on Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean.
1/18/2023

College of Engineering has leadership role in new national AI project

A $20 million NSF grant will provide funding to develop technologies to assist children with speech and language challenges

David Feil-Seifer sitting on a table next to robots.
1/11/2023

Mechanical Engineering assistant professor wins CAREER award

Lei Cao’s research could help industry manufacture stronger, more flexible titanium alloys

Head shot of Lei Cao.
1/5/2023

Civil engineering professor to chair advisory board for NSF center addressing natural hazards

David McCallen to lead NHERI SimCenter advisory board.

Head shot of Dr. David McCallen
1/3/2023

Sagebrushers ep. 10: Dr. Mariann Vaczi

President Sandoval talks with Assistant Professor Mariann Vaczi about growing up behind the Iron Curtain, her journey to the U.S. to play basketball and her interest in Basque culture and sports

President Sandoval sits to the left of Dr. Mariann Vaczi in a podcast recording room.
12/28/2022

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Reno awarded NIH grant to fund harm reduction research

School of Public Health Professor Karla Wagner, Ph.D., will investigate harm reduction strategies to prevent drug overdoses and other adverse outcomes.

A close-up view of hands opening a small bag with Narcan in it.
12/16/2022

Engineering dean hails innovative, sustainable Tesla Semi

College of Engineering has a history of collaborating with Tesla on student internships and jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and an unnamed man stand on a stage in front of a crowd, a large picture of a semi truck behind them.
12/2/2022

Lithium Supply Chain Process, Engineering Innovation and Education part of College of Engineering vision

New Engineering Dean Erick Jones laid out his visions in State of the College address

Dean Jones talking with a group of three students inside a building.
11/29/2022

McKenzie Foundation professorship Civil & Environmental Engineering

Professor Keri Ryan is the first McKenzie professor

Six people standing outside in front of a building.
11/22/2022

Civil and environmental engineering research showcased at Nov. 18 Infrastructure Forum

Event aims to spark new partnerships with government, industry and academia.

Nine people, seating and standing, in an auditorium.
11/22/2022

Earthquake engineering leverages new massive data sharing network from DOE's national labs

CCEER director David McCallen presented an application example of the latest version of the next generation ESnet data network roll-out at October event

Five men standing before an earthquake shake table in a lab.
11/10/2022

DEER Program Director Receives Mensa’s Laura Joyner Award

The School of Public Health’s Director of the DEER Program is honored for her outstanding work in preserving the well-being and brain health of those living with dementia

Jennifer Carson holding the Laura Joyner Award, presented by the Mensa Foundation.
11/9/2022

Mechanical Engineering professor wins national award for nuclear packaging program

The Deming Award is given by Graduate School USA.

Professor Miles Greiner seated indoors, next to the Greiner award trophy, with a window behind him.
11/9/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Engineering dean participates in White House committee investigating advanced manufacturing and engineering, supply chains

‘National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing,’ released this month, lays out four-year plan

Erick Jones standing inside a building, windows in the background.
10/27/2022

Engineering dean serves on panel presenting disaster mitigation report to National Academy

Committee on Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Applied Research Topics discusses report at Oct. 18 virtual event

Erick Jones talking -- photo is taken from an online presentation
10/25/2022

NCAR-affiliate company highlighted in White House announcement

Campus-based American Battery Technology Company is one of the 20 manufacturing and processing companies receiving grant awards as part of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

" Through the creation of jobs and internships, (ABTC is) giving new experiences to our students and contributing to the preparedness and diversity of our future scientists and the nation."

10/21/2022

University to host national OHRP research forum in downtown Reno

Two-day Research Community Forum offers collaborative workshops and expert presenters to advance the protection of human research subjects

Researcher with human research subject.
10/20/2022

University Libraries to host VR|AR Meet-Up Friday, Oct. 21, 3 p.m.

The Meet-Up is a convening of faculty, students, tech-lovers from eight different University departments presenting on research involving VR and/or AR technology

The @Reality lab, with multiple people using VR headsets and enjoying the space.
10/20/2022

New resource sheds light on tree encroachment on sagebrush ecosystems

Up-to-date science-based information available on new website details how trees are taking over sagebrush ecosystems, the impacts, and what is being done to manage the issue

Group of early to mid stage juniper trees
10/14/2022

Four of five pinyon-juniper tree species declining in their ranges in the West

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno study shows warmer, drier conditions taking toll on pinyon-juniper woodlands

Student measuring a tree sapling in the forest.
10/5/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Water Innovation Institute celebrates five years

University-led partnership works on COVID-19 wastewater surveillance, advanced purified water technologies and other water resiliency and sustainability research

Three men in suits standing in a row in a conference room.
10/3/2022

Sagebrushers ep. 7: Dr. Jafeth Sanchez

President Brian Sandoval talks with Director of the Latino Research Center Jafeth Sanchez about the Center's recent and upcoming events, its research goals and her experience as a math teacher in Washoe County.

Dr. Jafeth Sanchez and President Brian Sandoval smile while sitting next to each other in the recording space
9/28/2022

Faces of the Pack: Micah Lilo brings STEM skills to the football field and the lab

Wolf Pack linebacker receives Undergraduate Research funding to investigate energy-saving dynamic windows

Micah Lilo, redshirt sophomore linebacker for the Wolf Pack football team on the field at Mackay in uniform pointing away from the camera.
9/16/2022

Engineering protein therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases may result from University research

Chemical & Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Maryam Sarmazdeh receives federal grant for bioengineering project

Assistant Professor Maryam Sarmazdeh stands in a yellow dress before a wall of shelving filled with equipment in her lab.
9/7/2022

Faces of the Pack: Jennifer Clayton discovers fascination for autonomous robotics

First-generation student finds vast opportunity through mentorships, research experiences and the University community

Jennifer Clayton alongside Mark Genung, director of the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Autonomous test site program, at this summer’s Censys Technologies and Iris Automation drone demonstration.
8/30/2022

Meadow restoration efforts yield long-term climate change mitigation benefits

New study shows restored meadows capture and store large amounts of carbon

A green meadow under a blue sky.
8/29/2022

Fred Harris recognized for commitment to University

Computer Science & Engineering professor demonstrates dedication to students, school and state.

Fred Harris in business suit standing outside in front of greenery
8/24/2022

Integrating big data into robotics with Duckietown

A fresh perspective on robotics and how it can be applied across various levels of education

Two yellow rubber ducks posed in front of a mini Reno's "Biggest Little City" sign.
8/19/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä and New Mexico Public Health researchers collaborate on reducing methamphetamine and opioid-related harms

Professor Karla Wagner and her team examine harm reduction in ÁùºÏ±¦µä and secure a 3-year CDC-funded grant

Headshot of Karla Wagner
8/16/2022

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor wins DOE Early Career Award

Aditya Nair’s network project receives an Early Career Research Program grant.

Aditya Nair portrayed from the chest-up, standing outside in front of a building.
8/12/2022

Artificial light pollution raises concern for human and wildlife wellbeing

Biology associate professor receives NSF CAREER Award to investigate health and behavioral effects of light pollution on wild birds

Associate Professor Jenny Ouyang, a faculty member in the Department of Biology since 2016.
8/10/2022

New University research scientist works to preserve potatoes for U.S. food supply

Masaki Shimono conducts research to mitigate disease during potato storage

Masaki Shimono holding up a potato and treatment.
8/9/2022

Earthquake research, commitment to students recognized

Civil engineering professor Keri Ryan has been named McKenzie Professor.

Studio portrait of Keri Ryan
8/3/2022

Passion drives a renewed vision for teaching and research in the forest

From students to citizen-scientists – new environmental and forest management activities take hold in the University’s forested, living laboratory, the Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area

Group of 10 students walks into the valley meadow of the Whittell Forest & Wildlife Area
7/25/2022

University postdoc receives national recognition

Earthquake researcher Maha Kenawy honored with EERI Younger Member Award.

Man and woman in business attire indoors in front of curtain; woman holds an awards plaque.
7/22/2022

Asphalt research recognized

AAPT awards national scholarship to two graduate students.

Two women outside sitting on a stone bench in front of a building.
7/20/2022

School of Public Health Professors Dr. Li Li and Dr. Dingsheng Li receive prestigious environmental health accolades

Assistants Professors Dr. Li Li and Dr. Dingsheng Li were awarded for their research at the Society of Toxicology 61st Annual Meeting and ToxExpo.

Dr. Li Li receiving toxicology award at the Society of Toxicology conference
7/8/2022

Innevation Center partners with Upward Bound for Summer 2022

Student interns to explore STEAM career opportunities and learn how to become “makers†in the Makerspace

Students pose for picture while touring the Innevation Center Makerspace.
6/30/2022

University scientists conduct, shed light on microbiome research to help impoverished children grow

Changing children’s digestive tract microbes key to reducing disease, improving health

In a hospital, a woman in a bright red shalwar kameez dress and dupattÄ shawl spoon-feeds an emaciated infant in her lap.
6/30/2022

Assistant professor named Early Career Innovator for contributions to life-saving nutrition for infants

CABNR researcher plays critical role in development of liquid probiotic product for preterm infants

Steven receiving his Regents' award.
6/27/2022

Innevation Center to host gener8tor Reno-Tahoe Accelerator Program 2022

Applications open for accelerator offering connections and $100K investment to high-growth startups

Two people working together in the Innevation Center Concept Café.
6/22/2022

Accomplished professor wins University’s Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award

Mae Gustin sets example for prioritizing student safety in labs with chemicals

President Sandoval and Mae Gustin holding Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award plaque
6/8/2022

New Guinn Center report examines demographic indicators for youth in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

Key finding indicates that nearly 25% of ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s rural youth live in poverty

Aerial shot of the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno campus
6/2/2022

Computer science researcher plans to use machine learning to improve cancer treatments

Assistant Professor Tin Nguyen is set to begin NSF-funded research this summer that could advance our understanding of cancer.

Man sitting in chair in front of computer screen
6/1/2022

Bioprinting gets a boost

Engineering student Erick Bandala wins speech competition with presentation about 3D bioprinting.

Yifei Jin and Erick Bandala stand in a lab facing camera.
5/31/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä receives $20 million National Science Foundation research award for fire science

NSF EPSCoR investment will increase capacity for wildland fire research, education, and workforce development

Heavy smoke filled the skies above Lake Tahoe during the Caldor Fire in 2021
5/17/2022

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno faculty focus on batteries research, education and workforce training to meet world’s energy future

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Institute for Sustainability improves performance of electric vehicles and the grid, and connects to nation’s first Batteries and Energy Storage Technologies Minor

A professor with students in a technology lab
5/11/2022

Innovation Day website showcases engineering projects

See students present short videos of their inventions on the Innovation Day website, online today.

Four engineering students stand in front of a poster, window behind them.
5/10/2022

First-generation student becomes first at University to earn prestigious fellowship

After a new start at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, Arturo Macías Franco is using his voice to advocate for others

Arturo Macias Franco.
5/5/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Industry Excellence receives grant to support manufacturing industry development and success

$950,000 grant will continue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and statewide service through the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno

Two manufacturing workers using a grinding tool.
4/28/2022

Undergraduate researcher and McNair Scholar reflects on impressive academic journey

Experience in Undergraduate Research and McNair Scholars Program leads to NSF graduate fellowship award for CABNR student

Alexis Palma shakes faculty mentor's hand.
4/28/2022

2022 Outstanding Researcher: Advancing the science that explains how our bodies’ functions connect

UNR School of Medicine Professor Scott Earley’s leading edge research achieves breakthroughs in cell signaling and ion channel regulation

Professor Scott Earley, the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Outstanding Researcher for 2022, sits at his office desk.
4/27/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Center for Applied Research extends University co-location to American Battery Technology Company

Latest collaboration brings new R&D venture to campus, opportunities to students and economic development to ÁùºÏ±¦µä

Four University alumni pose in UNR lab.
4/25/2022

Undergraduate researchers prepare for Wolf Pack Discoveries

Faculty mentors and student awardees provide insight to the rewarding experience of University-supported research, scholarly and creative activities

Bradon posing with his mentor, Ben
4/20/2022

Gaming app will help faculty navigate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

Engineering professor Kelly Cross receives CAREER grant to survey engineering faculty about their beliefs and values about DEI and to develop gaming tool to coach faculty in responding to DEI situations.

Studio head shot of Assistant Professor Kelly Cross
4/13/2022

Civil & environmental engineering students showcase Capstone projects April 29

Check out CEE Innovation Day to see 21 engineering projects designed to solve community challenges.

Five students, three standing, two sitting, in front of a project poster
4/7/2022

University awarded for outstanding comprehensive safety program

Dedicated teamwork and resource-efficient initiatives secured the American Chemical Society award for the second time

Chemistry Department Graduate Teaching Assistant, Md Azizul Islam, helps Organic Chemistry students Bailey Fasick and Kamryn Montegna analyze a sample of a material they synthesized using an infrared spectrometer.
4/5/2022

Breaking the ‘curse of dimensionality’ will take math, not magic

Engineering professor Hao Xu gets CAREER grant to enhance large-scale computerized systems.

Head shot of Assistant Professor Hao Xu
4/5/2022

Materials science and engineering student wins big at international conference

Sydney Fields won best poster award at her first conference, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society 2022 Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Sydney Fields in front of her poster presentation.
3/30/2022

College of Engineering ranked among best graduate programs

U.S. News 2023 Best Engineering Schools Rankings include multiple College of Engineering programs.

Researcher in scrubs seen through window of Cleanroom lab walking to the right.
3/29/2022

NSF CAREER Award paves the way for breakthroughs in science by eliminating data transfer bottlenecks

Engin Arslan’s research will bolster next-generation, data intensive applications by designing a new scalable and reliable data transfer framework.

Engin Arslan
3/24/2022

Regents recognize Mechanical Engineering doctoral candidate

Ashish Kasar wins a Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship.

Ashish Kasar leaning forward in frame, with gloved hands, working on equipment.
3/22/2022

Breakthrough research increases drought tolerance in vital crops

Foundation Professor John Cushman awarded two patents for biotechnology research

John Cushman surrounded by cacti.
3/21/2022

Titanium alloys research has potential industry benefits

Engineering professor gets NSF grant to research advanced manufacturing of titanium alloys.

Graduate student Dian Li and Assistant Professor Yufeng Zheng stand in front of equipment in the Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility.
3/14/2022

Innevation Center’s 2nd annual Makerthon competition finds its winner in the University’s College of Engineering

Team Starfruit takes home $1000 check prize for their invention that helps address wildfire crisis

University engineering students Jennifer Clayton, Jacob Hunter, Lloyd Gonzales and Morgan Young
3/10/2022

AI researcher works to bridge big data, machine learning and computer systems

College of Engineering Professor Feng Yan receives 2022 Regents Rising Researcher award

Professor Feng Yan standing on steps with 10 students
3/9/2022

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site transitioning to University

University launches ÁùºÏ±¦µä Autonomous to continue and strengthen ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s national leadership role in autonomous testing

Drones in the sky with University in background.
3/3/2022

Gene-editing breakthrough made in the battle against tick-borne diseases

As tick-borne diseases rise in prevalence in the U.S. and worldwide, University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno researcher and collaborators make noteworthy discovery

Monika Gulia-Nuss in her office.
2/15/2022

Reducing drug-related harm with research: Opioid overdose and HIV prevention work can save lives

Collaborations between researchers, University students, community partners and legislators make change in drug policies possible

Karla Wagner headshot in her office.
1/26/2022

What makes a successful undergraduate mentor?

In honor of National Mentoring Month, six faculty members reflect on what it means to be an impactful mentor to undergraduate researchers

Faculty mentor and student present their research.
1/25/2022

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno and University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Las Vegas recognized as two of the nation’s top research universities by Carnegie

Both Universities recieved R1 status in 2018

The Knowledge Center walkway with a Wolf Pack Way banner
12/16/2021

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Institute for Sustainability receives gifts from NextEra Energy Resources

The gifts will facilitate the development of a minor in sustainability.

Rows of solar panels
12/3/2021

Moustafa presents at Arab-American Frontiers Symposium

The symposium provides opportunities for collaboration among the select 65 international participants.

Researchers in the Earthquake Engineering Laboratory with a University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Reno banner.
11/30/2021

Hao Xu advances manufacturing, improves communication

Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Hao Xu is developing next-generation communication strategies with wide-ranging applications, including advanced manufacturing.

Hao Xu and students with several drones on a sunny day
11/29/2021

In pursuit of green, sustainable and reliable energy

Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Mohammed Ben-Idris is taking a multi-pronged approach to satisfying our energy needs for years to come.

Researchers in laboratory looking at computer screens.
11/29/2021

Bahram Parvin advances breast cancer research

Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Professor Bahram Parvin and his lab have developed a novel method for treating breast cancer that promises to be more effective and less toxic than traditional treatments.

Scientists in lab, two wearing lab coats
11/29/2021

Growing the University-wide Sponsored Projects knowledge network

With conclusion of the fall 2021 program, 112 faculty and staff have completed the University’s Sponsored Projects Academy

Erika Waday in front of monitors displaying a Zoom call.
11/23/2021

‘Safety is everyone’s responsibility’: University webinar emphasizes maintaining safety on-campus

University President and guest speakers encourage culture of safety to mitigate hazards and avoid dangerous accidents

Students working in the STAR lab.
11/10/2021

Birthing simulator helps nursing students get labor and delivery experience During COVID

Orvis School of Nursing childbirth simulator provides student birthing scenarios they may not ever see in a real hospital setting

Professor Shannon Richard operating the Orvis School of Nursing birthing simulator
10/25/2021

Faces of the Pack: Mark Gabot has a passion for research and healthcare

Doctor of Nursing student pursues the changes he wants to see in healthcare through graduate education

Mark Gabot in a graduation cap and gown
10/19/2021

DARPA international robotics challenge won by University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno team

Walking and flying robots met challenge of navigating underground environments.

Check presentation with two million dollar check and research team
10/1/2021

ÁùºÏ±¦µä State Public Health Lab plays vital ‘front line’ role throughout pandemic

By administering tests, conducting research, providing information and more, this University-campus-based lab fills a leadership role in state’s COVID-19 response

Mark Pandori outside of the lab with other staff.
9/27/2021

DOE grant expands materials testing ability, increases capacity for nuclear research

Researchers can now investigate nano-scale materials with expanded in-situ transmission electron microscope capabilities.

Two professors in masks standing in front of electron microscope
9/15/2021

A ÁùºÏ±¦µä first: University-based Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit established

ÁùºÏ±¦µä becomes 39th state to create multi-agency unit to serve research and conservation of wildlife, fisheries and habitats

A volunteer and postdoc researcher conduct field testing in a mountain meadow.
9/9/2021

Center for Civil Earthquake Engineering Research organizes the 2021 PEER Pacific Rim Forum

The forum brought together 241 international participants with 41 international speakers to advance integrated earthquake engineering research.

" Our attendees include researchers, practitioners and students, and our presentations are at the nexus of earth science, engineering and computation. Through collaboration, we want to transition simulation technology into practice.

9/8/2021

Mechanical Engineering professors are founding members in new institute: AI for Dynamic Systems

A five-year, $20-million National Science Foundation collaboration brings together researchers from 9 universities.

Aditya Nair and Floris van Breugel on the William N. Pennington plaza
9/2/2021

Groundbreaking researcher Gardner dies at age 91

Psychology professor Allen Gardner and his wife Trixie earned worldwide acclaim teaching Washoe the chimpanzee American Sign Language

Psychology professors Trixie and Allen Gardner with Washoe the chimp
9/1/2021

Drought, heat challenging the West’s forage producers

Experts try to help alfalfa and forage growers grapple with a number of issues

Field of alfalfa plants.
9/1/2021

Forest management in an age of megafires: Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä AMEX study demonstrates forest & research resilience

University ecologist continues critical, collaborative research into more effective forest management techniques despite setbacks

Sarah Bisbing posing in front of empty AMEX field site.
8/26/2021

A sense of community will help undergrads recover from COVID

Research by Orvis School of Nursing faculty, Lisa Thomas, Ph.D., RN, CNE, FAAN reveals how faculty and the university can help students transition back to campus after COVID

A group of nursing students wearing blue Orvis School of Nursing scrubs and masks
8/11/2021

Beekeeping program operated on University’s Main Station Field Lab helps veterans and first responders

Bees4Vets, a nonprofit run by University-connected husband and wife, assists veterans and first responders living with PTSD or TBI

Student beekeepers work in apiary.
8/9/2021

Sparking innovative education and outreach: K-12 Robotics Center | University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno

With support from Tesla and EDAWN, unique University facility for robotics-based education and competition teams will strengthen the path to degrees, careers and workforce development

Two teen members of a robotics competition team visit with ÁùºÏ±¦µä's Lt. Governor Kate Marshall and University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno President Brian Sandoval.
8/6/2021

NSF CAREER Award recipient David Cantu investigates the processes for extracting rare earth elements

Because of the important role rare earth elements play in modern applications, the research is critical for the continued advancement of cutting-edge technology.

David Cantu
7/23/2021

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno announce new research partnership

Joint research efforts will tackle important science and technology challenges ranging from climate change and water resources to sustainable energy and national security

Scenic mountain landscape view in Fallon.
7/20/2021

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Industry Excellence director excited to grow ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s economy through manufacturing

Bringing almost 20 years of manufacturing, sales and marketing experience, Tom Simpkins steps into role as new director for statewide program

Tom Simpkins headshot photo
6/23/2021

Foundation Professor Ian Buckle named 2021 Regents’ Distinguished Researcher

The ÁùºÏ±¦µä System of Higher Education Board of Regents’ award honors the exemplary contributions to bridge and earthquake engineering of College of Engineering Professor Ian Buckle.

students and Ian Buckle on shake table platen
6/8/2021

Most ever CAREER Awards received by University faculty

8 awardees representing 4 colleges/school receive NSF’s prestigious award in support of early-career success and continued development

Collage of the individual photos of the University's 7 CAREER awardees in 2021
6/7/2021

Advancing understanding of how our bodies’ systems connect, including the connection of blood flow to dementia

UNR School of Medicine’s Scott Earley – the 2021 Regents’ Mid-Career Researcher of the Year – leads an impressive research program achieving breakthrough discoveries in ion channel regulation

Scott Earley standing in a regional park near the University campus
5/26/2021

NSF CAREER award supports research designed to reduce carbon footprint of machine learning

Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Feng Yan recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that aims to improve the efficiency of machine learning.

Feng Yan
5/11/2021

Mano Misra named 2021 University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Foundation Established Innovator

The award honors a career that includes 19 patents, 240 papers, and research funding totaling $35 million, in addition to mentorship of more than 50 M.S. and Ph.D. students.

Mano Misra
5/5/2021

Students learn to improve and manage rangeland resources around the world

Animal & Rangeland Science Graduate Program teaches animal science and the ecology, management and restoration of rangeland

Cattle grazing at the Gund Ranch Experiment Station facility.
5/4/2021

Chemistry professor named Outstanding Researcher of the Year

Professor Thomas Bell receives prestigious award for his numerous scientific accomplishments.

Tom Bell stands in front of a whiteboard.
4/26/2021

Assistant professor in School of Community Health Sciences receives Rising Researcher Award

Jennifer Pearson’s research on tobacco and cannabis policies works toward positive public health impact

Woman smiles in a home office with dog.
4/22/2021

NSF CAREER Award recipient So Young Ryu develops bioinformatic tools that can solve important questions in biology

Analysis has significant impact on various biological areas such as plant science, microbiology and biomedicine

So Young Ryu
4/21/2021

Ancient DNA findings help to define kinship among earliest world settlers

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno anthropology professor part of team that studied ancient skeletal remains in Turkey dating back 10,000 years

Ancient burial site in Turkey
4/20/2021

New doctoral program launches in natural resources & environmental science

University responds to growing need for more advanced science and skills to manage natural resources and environmental challenges

A meadow in the Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä mountains.
3/22/2021

University professor’s invention from over a century ago continues to be impactful today

In 1908, James Church’s interest in snow and the mountains led to the invention of the snow sampler, a device that greatly advanced the development of snow science

James Church sits at his desk in his campus office.
3/17/2021

NSF CAREER Award recipient Thomas White explores the most extreme states of matter in the Universe

Assistant professor of physics receives funding to include undergraduate students in cutting edge physics research

Portrait of Thomas White
3/10/2021

NSF CAREER award recipient Christopher Barile explores chemical reactions central to renewable energy and environmental technologies

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Christopher Barile's research aims to create processes for recycling carbon dioxide and nitrogen

Chris Barile in his lab
3/10/2021

Makerspace at the Innevation Center allows users to discover, learn, build and connect

Offering equipment, resources and support – plus its first ever Makerthon – this well-equipped space encourages creation and real-world learning

Five University students stand in the Makerspace.
3/9/2021

Kelly Cross named one of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America

Cell Mentor named Cross on the list designed to "dismantle the myth that outstanding Black scientists make up a small percentage of the scientific community."

Kelly Cross
3/5/2021

Study shows cactus pear as drought-tolerant crop for sustainable fuel and food

Cactus crops remove carbon from the atmosphere, provide biofuel, food and livestock feed

Fruit growing on an opuntia ficus indica plant.
3/3/2021

NSF CAREER award leads to better batteries, a more diverse scientific community

Last year, Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Feifei Fan earned a National Science Foundation CAREER award for her research on lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. She shares the scientific, commercial and societal implications of the project.

Feifei Fan
3/2/2021

Published study: unusual SARS-CoV-2 mutation prominent in Northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä in early 2020

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno genomics and microbiology research gives snapshot from March to June 2020 of SARS-CoV-2 and regional introduction of an unusual mutation

Subhash Verma working in his microbiology laboratory
3/1/2021

Systematic Reviews

A Unique Type of Literature Review

Two University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno students walking down the walkway in front of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center and Block N statue
3/1/2021

New tool allows computer scientists to support life scientists

Department of Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Tin Nguyen and his lab have developed software to help life scientists efficiently analyze single-cell data using machine learning.

Four people in building with windows behind them
2/25/2021

Sorghum discussed as low-water alternative crop for ÁùºÏ±¦µä at virtual workshop

University presents information on growing sorghum as a commercial crop in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

A bouquet of different sorghum varieties.
2/24/2021

Climate change and suppression tactics are critical factors increasing fires

Integrated research approach shows wildfire solutions must be specific to location and conditions

burned trees in the central Rocky Mountain forest
2/17/2021

Art historian receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Assistant Professor Caitlin Earley earns award to support her work on ancient Maya captives

Caitlin Earley photographing a Maya sculpture in a cave.
2/8/2021

A firm foundation when the ground is shaky

Researchers demonstrate the benefits of helical piles in withstanding soil liquefaction during earthquakes.

Seven researchers in front of soil box experimental structure
1/27/2021

FYRE Robotics provides mentorship for K-12 students interested in engineering and science

As lead mentor for this community-based robotics team, Kerry Thompson helps students develop important life-skills such as teamwork, communication and more

Kerry Thompson and her team of students stand around the robot they built at a competition.
1/22/2021

Workforce development downtown: K-12 Robotics Center|University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno

Southside Studio becomes home to robotics-based education and competition teams, strengthening the path to degrees and careers

The FYRE Robotics team of students, ages 13-18, builds a robot in the Makerspace of the Innevation Center.
1/22/2021

Gain professional and academic experience through paid undergraduate research programs

With the help of a mentor, undergraduate students can apply for paid research opportunities

Cynthia Lancaster sits at a desk on a video call with her mentee, Erick Herrera
1/19/2021

Researchers Explore the Role of Datura in Rock Art at Pinwheel Caves

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno anthropologist performs radiocarbon analysis on Datura wrightii quids

Datura rock art drawing next to Datura flower
1/15/2021

New, donor-supported equipment and infrastructure will advance research

Philanthropist and scientist Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. continues to support scientific progress and research capacity

Mick Hitchcock addresses students in The Center located in the University's Joe Crowley Student Union.
1/6/2021

New mechanical engineering professor assists with COVID-19 Risk Meter

College of Engineering Assistant Professor Aditya Nair is developing the predictive capabilities of the Truckee Meadows COVID-19 Risk Meter

Three people gathered around a table, all wearing masks
12/8/2020

Floris van Breugel awarded prestigious Air Force Research Laboratory grant

Van Breugel is one of 36 scientists to receive $450,000 through the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Floris van Breugel
11/12/2020

Researchers quantify carbon changes in Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä meadow soils

Collaborative study indicates meadows hold promise to help control carbon released into the atmosphere

a meadow in the Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä mountains
11/10/2020

Postdoctoral researcher wins international 3-minute thesis video competition

Elif Ecem BaÅŸ developed a machine learning algorithm that improves cyber-physical seismic hybrid simulations.

Two people in small lab with computer
9/21/2020

NSF-funded research will improve reliability and efficiency of sensor networks

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Assistant Professor Engin Arslan received funding from the National Science Foundation to research wide-area networks for improved utilization and reliability.

ALERTWildfire detection camera overlooking Lake Tahoe
9/10/2020

Sorghum studied for beer-brewing potential and public use

University researchers testing grains for drought-resistance, high yield and good flavor

Graduate Student John Baggett standing in a field of sorghum stalks
8/21/2020

Working to protect the public’s health

EPA awards $800,000 to the School of Community Health Sciences for research into the distribution of chemicals within the body

Lab technician's gloved hands holds an instrument putting a chemical substance into a vial.
8/18/2020

University offers agricultural crop research tours at Field Day in Fallon

Research being done on drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant crops

a chickpea plant
7/30/2020

New survey focuses on COVID-19 behaviors and beliefs

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno assistant professor in political science part of multidisciplinary team of scholars dedicated to informing risk messaging and public policy

Up-close image of a person wearing a face mask
7/29/2020

Experiment Station increases meat and produce production during pandemic

Desert Farming Initiative and Wolf Pack Meats step up to help meet local demand

Man wearing mask and gloves gives thumbs up while standing behind a fruit and vegetable stand
7/29/2020

“Our lives should not be sacrificed this easilyâ€: Camp Fire tragedy leads to new wildfire research

The National Science Foundation has awarded Assistant Professor Hamed Ebrahimian a $2 million grant to develop novel wildfire risk assessment and mitigation tools.

Satellite imagery of a plume of smoke covering a vast swathe of California
6/24/2020

Options growing for ÁùºÏ±¦µä’s fruit and vegetable crops

University researchers investigating new varieties that grow well in desert climates

butternut squash
6/17/2020

Biochemistry professor retires after decades of outstanding dedication

Gary Blomquist retires after 43 years with the University

Gary Blomquist
6/12/2020

Research-based work of 58 undergraduate students highlighted at symposium

Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium pivots to virtual with project presentations from a variety of disciplines, from STEM to the social sciences, arts and humanities

Undergraduate Research awardee Cesar Piedra stands in front of his sculptural project: a white animal figure with a textured paper surface.
6/11/2020

Taking aim at wildfires in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

University research looks at how climate change, drought and land management affect forests and rangelands

Firefighters working amongst brush during a controlled burn with large flames in the foreground
5/12/2020

Interdisciplinary research study uses VR Technology to assess interprofessional communication in healthcare education

“Coming from a team that specializes in media production and digital content, it's a special honor to be part of this peer-reviewed, published study." -Luka Starmer

Michelle Rebaleati in lab
5/8/2020

Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä snowpack

University researchers design water quantity tool to help with forest-thinning plans

Two women testing data collection equipment in the forest
5/6/2020

InNEVator accelerates early-stage companies with pivot to online

Regional innovation ecosystem supports international cohort of companies through Innevation Center-hosted bootcamp

Two workshop participants developing content on flipchart paper
4/27/2020

The University Libraries launches new podcast Checked Out!

First episode features an in-depth look at the University's interdisciplinary effort to 3D print PPE for rural healthcare workers in ÁùºÏ±¦µä

Unidentified person holds a smartphone with headphones in the background. On the screen of the smartphone is an image of the “Checked Out!†podcast art. It features a white background and looks like an old fashioned library check out card. There is a red stamp across the image that says “Checked Out!†“Checked Out!†is a podcast by the University Libraries at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno.
4/22/2020

University signs on to COVID-19 technology access framework

Framework reflects national movement to share COVID-19 related intellectual property to support rapid development of treatments and diagnostics

Laboratory testing process conducted in vent hood setting
4/16/2020

Lulius Innovation technology solution helps National Guard manage readiness

COVID-19 response shows capability of flagship software product developed by Innevation Center member company

Alaska National Guard Black Hawk helicopter lands in snowy field.
4/16/2020

Need current or recent print materials for your classes?

The University Libraries, as a member of HathiTrust, is providing Emergency Temporary Access to Copyrighted Books

Students walking in front of Block N near the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
4/13/2020

The University Libraries receives Scholarly Communications Research Grant

The grant was awarded to the University Libraries to provide research funding to test the accessibility of open textbooks

Glasses on a book
4/6/2020

Linda Kopecky joins the University Libraries as Associate Dean

Kopecky to ensure Libraries is highly engaged in meeting teaching, research needs of Carnegie R1 university; support the Libraries' Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee; and provide leadership for the Libraries' learning-centered service model encouraging student engagement, experiential learning and knowledge

Linda Kopecky
2/24/2020

Undergraduate Research: growing interest, growing support, new director

Tanya Kelley named to guide the range of programs and services to encourage pursuit of research, scholarly and creative activities by undergraduates

Tanya Kelley and Scott Mensing at the Fall 2019 Community Based Research Symposium
2/11/2020

Dr. Esmail Zanjani remembered as selfless pioneer and mentor in his field

Department of Animal Biotechnology chair did groundbreaking stem cell and gene therapy research

Esmail Zanjani
2/11/2020

Changes to Special Collections and University Archives hours

Beginning Jan. 27, the University Libraries' Special Collections and University Archives Department will be available to researchers and users on Monday's by appointment only. Tuesday through Friday hours remain the same, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Users and researchers are welcome to drop-in anytime Tuesday through Friday.

Special Collections book open in front of a photograph
1/30/2020

Scanning Dat So La Lee's world-famous basket

Luka Starmer uses a 3D scanner to capture the Dat So La Lee basket which can be viewed at the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Historical Society
1/22/2020

New molecular biologist researches insect communication at University

Marina MacLean joins the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources

Marina MacLean
1/14/2020

California and ÁùºÏ±¦µä scientists study nitrogen pollution in dryland watersheds

Large research project conducted in California will shed light on dryland watershed pollution worldwide

Erin Hanan and student taking soil samples
12/16/2019

Associate professor uses innovative technology for dryland research

Robert Washington-Allen joins the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources

Robert Washington-Allen pointing to computer screen
11/27/2019

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Manufacturing and Tech Forum launches with big audience and big ideas

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Industry Excellence’s new industry-led, economic initiative selected to receive Google.org Impact Challenge ÁùºÏ±¦µä grant funding

A robot shaking hands with a human hand in a manufacturing setting
11/21/2019

Cohort completes inaugural Sponsored Projects Academy

Program better connects individuals to the bigger picture: the administrative processes, network and impact of the research enterprise

Posed are the 20+ participants in the final Sponsored Projects Academy session
11/19/2019

Biomedical engineering discovery is latest example of commercialization

Patented technology by College of Engineering faculty member may have application in clinical testing and bioassay processes

Research Xaioshan Zhu and graduate student Masoumeh Saber Zaeimian working in lab
11/19/2019

Iris Automation successfully completes beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operation

Innevation Center member-company achieves unmanned-aircraft-technology milestone, plus is named to CNBC’s Upstart 100 list

Image of a flying airplane as it is seen through Casia, the collision-avoidance system
11/13/2019

University's cybersecurity program scores high in increasing popularity and success

The growing field of cybersecurity is expected to rapidly expand, and thanks to student organizations like the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Cyber Club, experience can be gained

Three students working with computer terminals
10/16/2019

ÁùºÏ±¦µä Field Day 2019 provides hands-on activities and demonstrations

University experts showcase research, activities and programs at fall festival

two women at field day giving a thumbs-up
10/7/2019

Capacity building in artificially intelligent mining systems

University receives $1.25 million grant to create an interdisciplinary team of professionals, partnered with the world’s largest mining companies, in order to advance technology and automation in mines.

A blast outside of a mine.
10/1/2019

Drought-tolerant grape research expanded through new grant and partnership

University partners with Oregon State to investigate ways to make grape varieties more drought-tolerant

Master Gardener Don White inspecting grapevines and taking notes on clipboard
9/10/2019