11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (296+ words) An artist's interpretation of the Big Bang. (Courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab) The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $4.5 million to a six-institution program developing the precision instruments and computer models needed to measure what the world's…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (194+ words) Great Reno Balloon Race. Courtesy of the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority. Since 1986, volunteers from the University’s Balloon Race Scholarship Committee have worked diligently to raise funds to support student success. The volunteers sell raffle tickets, commemorative pins and Sparks Florist’s…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (207+ words) There’s a simple, unique, rustic beauty possessed by elk. But in some areas, Nevada’s treasured herds have been experiencing a higher rate of mortality in the spring for more than a decade, and there are no simple answers. University of…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (301+ words) Twenty-eight students graduated from the first cohort of the Nevada Summer Engineering Academy, an experiential learning opportunity for rising sophomores interested in nanofabrication and robotics. Nevada Tech Hub, one of 31 Tech Hubs nationally designated by the Economic Development Administration, supported…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (228+ words) The University of Nevada, Reno College of Business celebrated the graduation of 44 students from its Online Executive MBA (EMBA) program during a ceremony and reception on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the John Tulloch Business Building. This year's graduating class marks the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (392+ words) Jason Talaei (left), chair and professor in the University of Nevada, Reno Department of Information Systems, and Dave Croasdell (right), professor of information systems, are serving in leadership roles for the 2026 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), which will be…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (471+ words) Honors student Alivia Aschenbach presents concussion research at a national conference. For Alivia Aschenbach, an honors student double-majoring in psychology and Spanish, undergraduate research has provided opportunities to turn an interest in healthcare into meaningful work that is improving the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (350+ words) Chronic conditions are the leading cause of illness, disability and death in America according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chronic conditions include diabetes, heart disease and cancer, among others. Broadly speaking, these are diseases that last for…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (157+ words) As part of the check-in process, each incoming full-time, first-year student will receive and Apple iPad Air, Apple Pencil Pro and Logitech Combo Touch keyboard or a Microsoft Surface Pro, Pencil and Keyboard, through the Digital Wolf Pack Initiative. To…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (220+ words) Extension is partnering with Las Vegas – Clark County Library District and Vegas PBS to provide this free event, Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the East Las Vegas Library, 2851 E. Bonanza Road. Tote bags, exploration learning kits, books and school supplies…...