8-Foot Giant Catfish Caught in Cambodia
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Stefan Lovgren, National Geographic News,
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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Taimen's Last Refuge Is Mongolia
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National Geographic News,
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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With aeroponic techniques, businessmen grow crops out of thin air
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Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Sunday, November 11, 2007
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Wildfire run-off impacts Lake Tahoe clarity
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Kyle Magin, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza,
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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Center hosts fire discussion, open house
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North Lake Tahoe Bonanza,
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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UNR Equestrian Team gears up for competition
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Kristin Larsen, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Thursday, October 25, 2007
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Putting the 'field' back in field trip
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Mikalee Dahle,
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Local first through third graders got a lesson in fire ecology on a recent school field trip from CABNR's Dr. Ashley Sparrow, assistant professor of natural resources and environmental science. Read more...
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Get your September 2007 edition of the Nevada Wine Newsletter
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Dr. Grant Cramer, University of Nevada,
Monday, October 22, 2007
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Silver and blue make green
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Mikalee Dahle,
Monday, October 22, 2007
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Scientists: Environment may factor into cancer mystery
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Frank Mullens, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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Leukemia cluster symposium offered Monday at UNR
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Lahontan Valley News,
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Assessing farmers' willingness to participate in Water Banking: A case study
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Mason Valley News,
Friday, October 05, 2007
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Elko County Commission: UNR report on mining’s impact to be heard
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Ali Helgoth, Elko Daily Free Press,
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
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Chemical sickens 130 farm workers
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Patrick Abanathy, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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Cards stacked against smoking?
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Gary Rotstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Sunday, September 16, 2007
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Asian catfish migrates hundreds of miles, rivals salmon
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Kazinform,
Monday, September 10, 2007
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Culinary arts students make quick work of a big job
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Karen Woodmansee, Nevada Appeal,
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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Official discusses why clean energy in Nevada is important
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Nevada Appeal,
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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City chosen for summit because 'it's a community with energy'
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Vanessa Burch, Fallon Star Press,
Friday, August 17, 2007
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Young scientists from Uzbekistan visit UNR
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Laurel Saito,
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Five young scientists from Uzbekistan visited the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) and nearby areas July 8-25, 2007. They are part of a project funded by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Science for Peace program that is investigating the ecology and economic potential of small lakes filled with irrigation runoff in Uzbekistan. Read more...
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Competitive Interactions Between a Non-native Annual Grass and Mojave Desert Perennials
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Dr. Lesley DeFalco, USGS-WERC,
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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Professor to research “resurrection” plants
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Guia Del Parda,
Friday, July 13, 2007
A group of University researchers led by John Cushman recently received a $450,000 competitive National Research Initiative grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The group hopes to discover what key genes are involved in enabling resurection plants to survive desiccation as well as be more drought tolerant. Read more...
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‘Megafishes’ project featured in ‘Science’ magazine
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John Trent,
Friday, June 29, 2007
Hogan, an assistant research professor, and Chandra, an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, are part of an ongoing effort to save the world’s largest fishes. The National Geographic-sponsored Megafishes Project is prominently featured in this week’s issue of the journal Science. Read more...
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Landscape coalition focuses on global warming
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The Ely Times,
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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Wuliji brings expertise to University of Nevada, Reno
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Amelia Christian,
Monday, June 25, 2007
Tumen Wuliji, one of the newest faculty members of University of Nevada, Reno brings a unique skill set, specializing in range animal science. David Thawley, dean of the CABNR states: "He will not only be a key participant in helping the college further its research agenda, but he will help bring an important outreach component to the state through his teaching and extension responsibilities." Read more...
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Dry kibble recommended over a raw food diet for dogs
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Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Saturday, June 09, 2007
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Biochemistry poster competition highlights student work
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John Trent,
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Faculty members, visitors and students participating in the annual Biochemistry Student Poster Competition created a gauntlet of enthusiastic scientific conversation. More than 20 posters were entered, including work by Biochemistry seniors Dan Reynolds, 22, of Carson City, and Michael Mouradian, 28, of Reno. Read more...
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Market for quality discussed at meat meeting
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Sharlene Irete, Record-Courier News,
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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University produces four Fulbright winners
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Sarah Licausi, Nevada News,
Monday, May 07, 2007
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Tahoe invaders: Non-native species threaten lake
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Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Saturday, May 05, 2007
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Sand Mountain Blue Butterfly won't be listed as endangered
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Christy Lattin, Nevada Appeal,
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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Student in Governor's Cup finals with 'green' plan
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John Trent,
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Mark Lemos a 21-year-old junior in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology within the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources finds himself surrounded by business types as he enters the final stages of the 2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup, a statewide collegiate competition where undergraduate and graduate students vie for cash awards in excess of $110,000. Read more...
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Researcher awarded grant for two-year mercury project
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Marketing and Communications,
Thursday, April 12, 2007
A University of Nevada, Reno researcher has been awarded a $250,000 contract to conduct a two-year research project to characterize mercury emissions to the atmosphere from areas of mining waste, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has announced. Read more...
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Researchers help find ‘master switch’ in plant communication
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John Trent,
Friday, March 30, 2007
Scientists have puzzled for years in understanding how plants pass signals of stress, due to lack of water or salinity, from chloroplast to nuclei. They know that chloroplasts -- the cellular organelles that give plants their green color -- have at least three different signals that can indicate a plant is under stress.
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Innovative students honored at marketing competition
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John Trent,
Thursday, March 29, 2007
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Thawley, Narayanan honored by FFA
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John Trent,
Thursday, March 29, 2007
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Contents of CABNR audit and response
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John Trent,
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The CABNR presented its response document to a Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) internal audit before the NSHE’s Audit Committee on Nov. 30, 2006. CLICK HERE to read the response or the internal audit. Read more...
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Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human
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The London Evening Standard,
Monday, March 26, 2007
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Economic impact of Elko cattle turns linear
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Tom Martin, Elko Daily Free Press,
Saturday, February 03, 2007
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Researcher discovers hybrid speciation in the Sierra Nevada
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John Trent,
Thursday, January 25, 2007
University of Nevada, Reno researcher Matthew Forister is among a group of scientists that have documented an unusual type of speciation in the Sierra Nevada, including a hybrid species of butterfly that can trace its lineage as far back as almost a half a million years ago. In a recently published article in the leading research journal Science, the discovery is one of the most convincing cases of this type of species formation that has ever been demonstrated in animals. Read more...
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Tech forestry professor heading to Nevada
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Garrett Neese, Daily Mining Gazette,
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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Sustaining agriculture through risk management worshops starting in February
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Kynda Curtis, Reno Gazzette Journal,
Friday, January 19, 2007
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Cattlemen gather this week in Elko
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Elko Daily Free Press,
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
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