Omega-3 fatty acids save lung cancer patient
Link To
Dr Joe - Health and Nutrition Blog,
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Cattlemen’s Update To Highlight Turbulent Times
By
University of Nevada, Reno,
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The annual Cattlemen’s Update will to be held Jan. 5-9, 2009, in various Nevada communities and through interactive video. Read more...
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Mile-long thermometer takes temperature of Lake Tahoe, Walker River
By
University of Nevada, Reno,
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Scott Tyler has a mile-long thermometer and he's taken the temperature of Lake Tahoe, the Walker River and a creek in the Great Basin National Park, among other things. Read more...
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For Senior Scholars, Nevada proves to be transformative experience
By
John Trent,
Thursday, December 04, 2008
She was only 16 years old when she arrived in America from her homeland of Korea. So it was only natural that Rachel Baek immersed herself in her studies first. Read more...
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Bark beetle threat looms in the Sierra
By
Jeff Delong,
Monday, December 01, 2008
Pockets of pines in the Mount Rose area and other stretches of the Carson Range are turning brown -- a disturbing sign that an insect assault that has decimated millions of acres of forests to the east could be headed for the Sierra. Read more...
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Beef Marketing in Turbulent Times to Highlight Cattlemen’s Update 2009
By
Ron Torell,
Monday, December 01, 2008
The annual Cattlemen’s Update will to be held Jan. 5-9, 2009, in various Nevada communities and through interactive video. Read more...
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Seminars to focus on agribusiness risk management in economic downturns
By
Kynda Curtis,
Friday, November 28, 2008
Nevada agricultural producers can learn how to manage legal, financial, production, and market risks in a difficult economy at an upcoming program being offered at eight different locations around the state. Read more...
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Student World Water Forum highlights important issues
By
Guia Del Prado, Nevada News,
Saturday, November 08, 2008
The fifth Annual Student World Water Forum will feature student presentations during International Week. Read more...
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USDA Awards $974,000 To Research The Economics Of Combating Invasive Pests
By
Mary Reardon, USDA,
Monday, October 20, 2008
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will award $974,000 this year for studies to examine the economic effects and efficiency of strategies to prevent, control, or eradicate invasive pests. Read more...
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Researcher's fish adventures on National Geographic
Link To
Mike Wolterbeek,
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Tahoe regulators toughen boat inspection rules
By
Jeff Delong, Reno Gazzette Journal,
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Characterizing the threat as dire, Lake Tahoe land-use regulators Wednesday, Sept. 24th, 2008 strengthened a program to prevent an invasion of foreign mussels. Read more...
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Algae Ponds in Nevada- an Update
Link To
John Bebout, TheCreativeCoast.org,
Monday, September 22, 2008
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Growing a greener green
By
Johnathan L. Wright,
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
After a visit to Nevada Naturals, you might never look at salad the same way again. Read more...
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Targeted grazing seminar's focus
Link To
Jerry Lackey, GO San Angelo,
Monday, September 01, 2008
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Systems Biology of Abiotically-Stressed Grapes
Link To
Grant Cramer,
Monday, September 01, 2008
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Tahoe researchers grow concerned with invasive clam
By
Jeff Delong,
Sunday, August 31, 2008
With concern mounting Lake Tahoe could be overrun by invasive mussels, some scientists are considering the possibility that another foreign visitor now living in the lake might already be causing problems. Read more...
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Cows return to a low-carb diet
Link To
Kat Kerlin, NewsReview.com,
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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UNR researcher on hunt for megafish around world
By
Associated Press,
Saturday, August 16, 2008
From the Mekong River in southeastern Asia to the Mississippi River in the U.S., and from the Nile in East Africa to the Amazon in South America, Hogan has slogged through the waterways of the world working on the megafishes project. Read more...
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GenoLogics is working with the University of Nevada's Proteomics Center to deploy its lab and scientific data management system
Link To
Laboratorytalk.com,
Friday, August 08, 2008
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Scouring Thailand rivers for giant stingrays
Link To
Associated Press, LA Times,
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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Water, plant, soil interactions studies underway
By
Jim Sanford,
Friday, July 18, 2008
Water, plant and soil interactions in the Walker River Basin Project was the subject of a presentation at Monday's Stakeholders Meeting in Yerington by UNR's Wally Miller, described as the chief professional investigator for those interactions. Read more...
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Equestrian Center to become UNR budget casualty
By
Lenita Powers,
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The University of Nevada, Reno will be closing its Equestrian Center on Valley Road next year. The latest victim of State budget cuts, the 12-acre facility is scheduled to close June 30, 2009. Read more...
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Scientist plies Asia seeking freshwater stingray
By
Assoicated Press,
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Maeklong River, Thiland - Wirat Moungnum and University of Nevada, Reno's Zeb Hogan bring the prize to the surface — a rare, giant freshwater stingray that weighs as much as 44 pounds. Read more...
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Savannah Man Building Algae Ponds in Nevada for Biodiesel
Link To
John W. Bebout,
Friday, July 11, 2008
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UNR professor charges odor is from wood treatment plant, makes recommendations to ease problem
By
Reno Gazette-Journal,
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Following complaints made by some area residents who charge noxious odors have been coming from Nevada Wood Preserving, a University of Nevada, Reno, professor has been working with citizens to determine the origin of the smell. Read more...
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The Sage of Soil Scientists
By
Deanna Heller, Nevada News,
Monday, July 07, 2008
Wally Miller's career has come full circle since he started in the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 35 years ago. Read more...
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Nonnative fish may threaten Lake Tahoe's ecology
By
Associated Press,
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Scientists are tracking a group of nonnative fish at Lake Tahoe to study their movements and try to prevent their species from spreading out across the lake and upsetting its delicate ecology. Read more...
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New Course in Animal Science - Small Ruminant Animal Production Management
By
Tumen Wuliji,
Thursday, May 01, 2008
The course is study of biology, genetics, breeding, and management of small ruminants including sheep, goat, camelids, deer and other ungulates in the diversified and alternative production systems. Read more...
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Giant River Stingrays Found Near Thai City
Link To
Stefan Lovgren,
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Silver and blue make green at new greenhouses
By
Mikalee Dahle,
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The new $6.2 million greenhouse complex off Valley Road, offers impressive accommodations for the college’s environmental research, each of the six greenhouses is 96 feet long and 30 feet wide. The buildings are anchored to a 12,000-square-foot headhouse. Read more...
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The Value of Hunting and Impacts of Habitat Change in Nevada:Make Your Opinion Count!
By
Dr. Kimberly Rollins, PhD,
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
A Nevada Hunter Survey Read more...
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TMWA begins tests for drugs in river
Link To
Steve Timko & Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette Journal,
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Fish showing adverse effects of waterway contamination
Link To
Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza, Justin Pritchard,
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Researchers use GM to ‘trick’ plants into drought tolerance
Link To
Agrow Agricultural Biotechnology News,
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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UNR prof: drought-resistant plants possible
Link To
Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette Journal,
Friday, February 08, 2008
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Senator Reid, Governor Gibbons to Keynote Environmental Workshop
By
Mikalee Dahle,
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), government agencies, private-sector companies and educational institutions are invited to a major workshop Feb. 20 and 21 addressing the Great Basin. Read more...
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Small businesses retain hope in the face of failure
Link To
Scott Neuffer, Nevada Appeal,
Friday, January 04, 2008
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