University of Nevada Reno

Type: Organization

Name: University of Nevada Reno

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

County approves tax rate for cooperative extension

The property tax rate for the University of Nevada Reno Cooperative Extension Service will increase from one cent per $100 of valuation to 1.5 cents, after county commission action Tuesday.Cooperative Extension Educator Joy Belonga said she needed a unanimous ... [Published Pahrump Valley Times - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Marc Johnson, University of Nevada Reno, 4-h, Natural Resources, Alzheimer's Disease

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 reports

University of Nevada Reno

RTC Seeks Public Input on Roadway Economic Impacts

From the Regional Transportation Commission:The Regional Transportation Commission in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is requesting public participation in a survey to help assess the economic impacts of roadways where Complete Streets ... [Published KTVN - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Transportation, University of Nevada Reno, Property

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

President Obama nominates UNR professor to be on national board

RENO, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- The University of Nevada, Reno’s Jacquelyn Sundstrand has been selected by President Barack Obama to serve on the Institute of Museum and Library Services Board for a five-year appointment.Sundstrand, an associate professor ... [Published My News 4 - May 23 2013]

Entities: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Barack Obama, University of Nevada Reno, Stephen Breyer

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

New Method for Detecting Cosmic Gravitational Waves

Source: University of Nevada, RenoA new window into the nature of the universe may be possible with a device proposed by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Stanford University that would detect elusive gravity waves from the other end of ... [Published SpaceRef - May 22 2013]

Entities: Gravitational Waves, University of Nevada Reno, Constellation Observing System for Meteorology,..., American Physical Society

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Community News: Changes at Golden Park in Sparks

The city of Sparks marked the completion of phase two of the Little League park at Golden Eagle Regional Park Sports Complex with a ribbon-cutting by Sparks Mayor Geno Martini and City Council members on Saturday.The synthetic turf fields feature oversized ... [Published Reno Gazette-Journal - May 21 2013]

Entities: Bruce James, University of Nevada Reno, Golden Eagle Intl Inc, Geno, Dugout

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Society of Women Engineers

UNR announces first Girls in Engineering summer camp

RENO — The College of Engineering will be hosting its first annual Girls in Engineering camp this summer. The weeklong camp, designed for girls ages 13 to 15, aims to encourage more area girls to consider engineering as a career path.“We’ve had a few ... [Published Daily Sparks Tribune - May 21 2013]

Entities: Chemical Engineering, American Society for Engineering Education, Society of Women Engineers, University of Nevada Reno

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 4 reports

Climate change could be causing plants to shrink in Nevada

Some plants are getting smaller in the Great Basin of Nevada, and warming climate could be the culprit, according to a paper published in the science journal Global Change Biology. The conclusion is based on research by Beth Leger, plant ecologist at ... [Published Oregonian - May 20 2013]

Entities: Species, Climate, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

UNR ecologist says climate change to blame for reduced plant size

Warmer temperatures could be the reason for reduced plant size in the Great Basin, according to University of Nevada, Reno plant ecologist Beth Leger. ... [Published My News 4 - May 20 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, University of Nevada Reno

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

The Award Nomination of First Officer Lyman W. Keele, Jr.

By Clifford DavidsI recently sent a copy of my posting entitled “The Daughter of Flight 242′s Copilot Finally Speaks Out” to the Alumni Relations and Development Offices of the University of Nevada, Reno. The idea was simply to let them know about the ... [Published Dallas Hiram Patch - May 20 2013]

Entities: University of Nevada Reno, Southern Airways Flight 242, New Hope Corporation Ltd, National Transportation Safety Board, Plane Crash

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Dr. Ernest L. Mazzaferri Sr. | 1936-2013: OSU doctor top thyroid cancer expert

Dr. Ernest L. Mazzaferri Sr. became the first in his family to attend high school, going on to become a renowned expert in thyroid cancer treatment at the Ohio State University College of Medicine during the 1980s and ’90s.Mazzaferri, 76, who was living ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 20 2013]

Entities: Internal Medicine, American Thyroid Association, Paul Starr

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Cost-cutting lawmakers seek ways to prepare mentally ill defendants for trial _ for less

KERRVILLE, Texas The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked Prosecuting Attorney and Defense Attorney. To his left, two men sat in a box marked Jury. The witness stand was marked Witness. Sustained, proclaimed the judge, ... [Published Washington Post - May 19 2013]

Entities: Angus Whitley, Criminal, Robert Duncan, University of Nevada Reno, courts

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Justin Lopez named University of Nevada, Reno’s 2013 Herz Gold Medalist

Bishop Manogue Catholic High School graduate caps academic careerThe University of Nevada, Reno named Justin Lopez the recipient of the 2013 Herz Gold Medal for outstanding scholarship. The Herz Gold Medal is presented at each commencement ceremony to ... [Published Nevada News - May 18 2013]

Entities: University of Nevada Reno, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cuba, Catholic

Quotes

...opportunities for future generations of scientists, stimulate the economy and create jobs," said Denise Barnes, head of NSF's EPSCoR program. "These projects are impressive in their complexity, state-wide scope and integration of individual researchers, institutions and organizations, as well as in their role in developing the diverse, well-prepared, STEM-enabled workforce necessary to sustain research competitiveness and economic growth." The ResearchResearch Infrastructure Improvement awards will go to five states: Delaware, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, and Oklahoma...

NSF Invests in Science and Engineering Infrastructure in Key Areas Across the Nation [Published National Science Foundation - May 23 2013]

...As I grow through accepting this, I now understand the clich ": It is not just what we do it is who we are."

SN&R's 2013 College Essay Contest winners! [Published Sacramento News & Review - May 23 2013]

...That all changed once she took Uken's introduction to audiology course. "I was hooked," she said. "Dr. Uken is an amazing professor and has played a huge role in encouraging me to study audiology in graduate school."

University honors Senior Scholars [Published Nevada News - May 23 2013]

...serve as the backbone to vision science and understanding how the brain processes visual information and enables us to see," Caplovitz said. "Because illusions are mistakes the brain is making, we see something that is not there. We see things different than they really are. As our mothers would say, we can learn from our mistakes."

Gideon Caplovitz lands top 10 finish in 2013 Best Illusion of the Year Contest [Published Nevada News - May 22 2013]

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Reno NV Audiologists Launch Weekly Blog to Disc... [Published Individual.com - May 24 2013]
RTC seeks public input on street survey [Published My News 4 - May 24 2013]
NSF Invests in Science and Engineering Infrastr... [Published National Science Foundation - May 23 2013]
President Obama nominates UNR professor to be o... [Published My News 4 - May 23 2013]
SN&R's 2013 College Essay Contest winners! [Published Sacramento News & Review - May 23 2013]
Obama plunges down corporate rabbit hole [Published Daily Sparks Tribune - May 23 2013]
Reynolds School of Journalism hosts NPR “next g... [Published Nevada News - May 23 2013]
University honors Senior Scholars [Published Nevada News - May 23 2013]
Gideon Caplovitz lands top 10 finish in 2013 Be... [Published Nevada News - May 22 2013]
How singing a lot of songs doesn't make songbir... [Published Mail Online UK - May 22 2013]
New Method for Detecting Cosmic Gravitational W... [Published SpaceRef - May 22 2013]
Bitcoin ATMs: Handy Vending Machines or Money-L... [Published Wired News - May 22 2013]
Giant Goldfish One of Several Trespassers in La... [Published Mercola - May 22 2013]
Bird's playlist could signal mental strengths a... [Published PhysOrg.com - May 22 2013]
Community News: Changes at Golden Park in Sparks [Published Reno Gazette-Journal - May 21 2013]
UNR announces first Girls in Engineering summer... [Published Daily Sparks Tribune - May 21 2013]
Brianna's law for DNA testing in Nevada passes ... [Published Reno Gazette-Journal - May 21 2013]
Climate change could be causing plants to shrin... [Published Oregonian - May 20 2013]
Climate change related to reduced plant size in... [Published KRXI-TV Reno - May 20 2013]
Washoe County Commissioners Approve Budget for ... [Published KTVN - May 20 2013]
The incredible shrinking plants [Published Central Valley Business Times - May 20 2013]
Great Basin climate change related to smaller p... [Published Elko Daily Free Press - May 20 2013]
UNR ecologist says climate change to blame for ... [Published My News 4 - May 20 2013]
The Award Nomination of First Officer Lyman W. ... [Published Dallas Hiram Patch - May 20 2013]
Campus notes 5.20 [Published Central Utah Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
Dr. Ernest L. Mazzaferri Sr. \| 1936-2013: OSU d... [Published Columbus Dispatch - May 20 2013]

Blogs

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Understanding John Ford [Published Power Line - Apr 06 2013] (Scott Johnson) Glenn Frankel’s new book on The Searchers goes to show the continuing interest in John Ford. My interest in Ford was sparked by Professor John Marini of the University of Nevada-Reno, whom I heard speak about Ford on a Claremont Institute ...
Dinner’s Revenge: mealworms that survive in the... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 01 2013] sup { font-weight:bold;vertical-align: top; position: relative; top: -.4em; font-size:16px;margin-left:.25em;} Photo: Gilles San Martin (cc) Can the eaten eat back? The darkling beetle, small and shy with an understated matte-black carapace, is better ...
Thanks to Colin Kaepernick, 49ers Won Super Bow... [Published The Curious Capitalist - Feb 04 2013] The San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick doesn’t play or look like a prototypical quarterback along the lines of Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. And the fact that Kaepernick is so different has been great for merchandise sales. In recent weeks, Colin Kaepernick’s ...
Elsevier In Advanced Talks To Buy Mendeley For ... [Published TechCrunch - Jan 17 2013] The world of ed-tech is ramping up another notch, and getting a lot more open in the process: educational publishing giant Elsevier is in advanced talks to buy Mendeley , a provider of a platform for academics to share research and collaborate with ...
Escape from High School Hell? A Hogwarts for Br... [Published Al Fin - Dec 28 2012] Davidson Academy looks a lot like a typical high school. It’s only when the students open their mouths that you realize that this is an exceptional place, a sort of Hogwarts for brainiacs. As these math whizzes, musical prodigies and chess masters pass ...