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Two men hold a fish with dense foliage behind them. The fish has a hooked jaw, a light-colored belly and a darker back.
Feared Extinct, the "Mekong Ghost" Fish Reappears

Rediscovery of the elusive giant salmon carp is a call to action for the protection of the Mekong River and its remarkable biodiversity

Lake Tahoe with snow on the lakeshore.
Changing winters are impacting Lake Tahoe and other freshwater ecosystems

Recent research sheds light on how freshwaters are threatened by climate change and impacts to winter

People squat and stand next to the shoreline of Lake Tahoe and smile toward the camera.
International collaborations strengthened at Lake Tahoe Summit

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

Plastic waste is shown mixed in with a catch of many small fish.
River ‘plastisphere’ serves as home to ecosystem-draining organisms

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

Aerial drone image of the Lake Tahoe shoreline
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno at Lake Tahoe researchers present at the 2023 Tahoe Science Conference

Scientists and natural resource managers gather to collaborate on environmental policy

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

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

View of a walk way with railings in front of Lake Tahoe in a sunny day.
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

A plastic cup floats on the shoreline of Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe has high concentration of microplastics, global research shows

Research published in Nature reveals concentrations of microplastics in 38 lakes with plastic debris from textiles frequently identified

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.
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

Aaron Konig kneels on a riverbank preparing scientific samples.
Society for Freshwater Science announces Aaron Koning as recipient of Career Award

Global Water Center researcher pursues conservation solutions that sustain aquatic diversity and human needs

Zeb Hogan with payara
Monster Fish exhibition opens at Discovery Museum

Associate Research Professor Zeb Hogan's work to find, study and protect freshwater megafish featured

fish release on Mekong River
University expedition highlights long-term research on the Mekong River

International collaborations with the Global Water Center contribute to successful conservation efforts

scott tyler at antarctic
Biden appoints College of Science’s Scott Tyler to nuclear waste panel

Brings extensive experience in hydrological sciences to DOE’s review board

Researchers working in barn-like building that houses ichthyosaur fossils
Probable ichthyosaur birthing grounds revealed in ÁùºÏ±¦µä with the help of undergraduate researcher

Research in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution provides a new explanation for why so many of the extinct marine reptiles died in the same location in central ÁùºÏ±¦µä

adjusting instruments on tower on Antarctic ice shelf
Thwaites Glacier under threat from warming sea temperatures – College of Science scientists use fiber-optics to study ice-shelf melting

Chris Kratt travels to Antarctic to set up temperature sensing devices and retrieve data

giant stingray tag and release
World’s largest freshwater fish found, released in the Cambodian Mekong River by Global Water Center team

International team now tracking the 661-pound giant freshwater stingray's movements to better understand, protect the species and key freshwater habitats

A flowing creek with green foliage and mountains behind it.
Study sheds light on what influences water supplied by snowmelt

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno leads study looking at over 500 locations in the U.S.

Zeb Hogan with giant stingray in river
Earth Day expedition to search unexplored deepest pools of Mekong River

International effort led by USAID Cooperative Project, Wonders of the Mekong, to launch April 22

Eli Everest (right) leans over with a man to her right to tag a fish.
World Water Day 2022: Faculty around the globe work to protect water resources

The Global Water Center is made up of faculty from all over the University community. Learn about their work to better understand and protect our most precious resource.

releasing Mekong giant catfish into lake
World’s largest, most endangered freshwater fishes released in Cambodian lake

Tagging and release of Mekong giant catfish, giant barb and river catfish highlight the immense value of biodiversity and ecosystems in the region

Adrian Harpold working with technology in a forest.
University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno researcher honored by premier earth science society

Snowmelt and mountain ecosystems research vital to resource management in times of changing climate

Aerial photograph of Caldor Fire encroaching on Lake Tahoe
Caldor Fire impact on Lake Tahoe’s clarity, ecology studied amidst ongoing wildfire season

As extended smoke and ash continue to impact the Lake Tahoe Basin, researchers hope to better understand if and how the iconic alpine lake can recover.

algae bloom at Lake Tahoe beach
Algal blooms an emerging threat to clear lakes worldwide

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno part of comprehensive study

wildfire smoke on lake tahoe
Wildfire smoke alters lake ecosystems on regional scale

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Global Water Center researchers studied impacts of six major 2018 wildfires

James Church sits at his desk in his campus office.
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

researchers at Eg River Mongolia
Macrosystems biology: science journal explores new knowledge in ecological frontier

University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno conducts international rivers study based on new approaches in science

Microscopic image of marine plankton.
Marine Plankton face threat of extinction as planet warms

Census of marine plankton fossils reveals inability to adapt to large shifts in climate

Freshwater fish
Study in Thailand identifies benefits of community-based freshwater fish reserves

Results of research published in science journal Nature could help freshwater fisheries worldwide

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

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

UV Vessel works at night to kill invasive aquatic plants
Vessel equipped with ultraviolet light attacks invasive aquatic plants at Tahoe

Public-private partnership project shows favorable results

white sturgeon in the fraser river
Global decline of migratory fish, ÁùºÏ±¦µä fish migration affected by dams, development

College of Science’s Zeb Hogan co-author of comprehensive global report

James Simmons holds a Lahontan Cutthroat Trout at Summit Lake
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout thrive at Paiute’s Summit Lake in far northern ÁùºÏ±¦µä

University collaborates with tribe to protect the longest self-sustaining population of trout

Professor Geoff Blewitt sits alongside a GPS station on a mountain that overlooks the valley of Reno and Sparks, Nev.
Using worldwide GPS data to study changes in Earth’s crust, from the Ice Age to today

The University’s 2020 Outstanding Researcher award recognizes the amazing discoveries, scientific contributions and career of Geoff Blewitt

Two women testing data collection equipment in the forest
Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase Sierra ÁùºÏ±¦µä snowpack

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

Split screen showing screen grab of a young girl (left) and a man flyfishing (right) both with Sci-On Official Selection laurels overlain on the images.
Sci-On! Film Festival to feature two College of Science films

Watch the short documentary Fertile Waters and an episode of Mineral Monday, both official selections in the festival, on May 5 at 7 p.m. at the virtual festival.

A young Cambodian boy sorts fish on a dai net fishery boat.
Wonders of the Mekong Project receives USAID award funding

Biology professors Zeb Hogan and Sudeep Chandra receive 4 years of funding for their research in Cambodia.

John Cushman is shown with members of his research working in the University's Greenhouse Complex.
Molecular genetics and biosystems design research improves water-use efficiency of plants

2017 ÁùºÏ±¦µä Regents’ Researcher Award recognizes the contributions of CABNR Foundation Professor John Cushman

Molecular Environmental Science Lab
Controlling antimicrobial contamination of soil and water with bacteria

Environmental engineer Frank Yang wins awards with environmental contamination work

Watershed Management
ÁùºÏ±¦µä water resources specialist receives national award

University’s John Cobourn recognized for work with floods, Lake Tahoe’s clarity and other state water issues

Adrian Harpold
Slower snowmelt affects downstream water availability in western mountains

CABNR scientist part of team studying areas with significant snowfall

tahoe invasive fish removal research
World’s water ecology, ecosystem issues addressed by new Global Water Center

New University collaboration approved by the ÁùºÏ±¦µä System of Higher Education Board of Regents