University study brings tasting of local wine
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Anthony Sodenkamp, The Nevada Sagebrush,
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Grant Cramer, UNR biochemistry and molecular biology professor, holds wine tastings from both well-watered and drought-stressed vines every Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at UNR’s experimental vineyard. Read more...
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Survey researcher finds the best educational approach at Tahoe is personal
By
Guia Del Prado,
Monday, October 05, 2009
Learning how to reach and influence home owners in fire prone communities in wildfire threat reduction. Read more...
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Reno student, professor study climate change in Siberian Arctic
By
Lenita Powers,
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
University of Nevada, Reno student Joanne Heslop is back after spending 30 days in the Siberian Arctic, dining on moose meat and living on a 90-foot barge with fellow students and their scientist mentors conducting research on global climate change. Read more...
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Study: Invasive mussels can survive in Tahoe's water
By
Jeff Delong,
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Quagga mussels can survive and possibly reproduce in Lake Tahoe, according to a new study that boosts concern over potential invasion of the famous alpine lake by the foreign mollusks. Read more...
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Research on molecular basis of water use efficiency in plants gets $1 million grant
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Mike Wolterbeek,
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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Bass, bluegill spread throughout Lake Tahoe
By
Jeff Delong,
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Largemouth bass and bluegill, fish that might normally be found in a Midwestern lake, are thriving and spreading around Lake Tahoe in a situation that could be accelerated by a warming climate. Read more...
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Zeb Hogan featured on National Geographic Channel
Link To
Mike Wolterbeek, Nevada News,
Monday, July 06, 2009
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International team of students and scientists on month-long field course in Siberian Arctic
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Elizabeth Braun,
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
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From a bachelor's degree to Ph.D-bound
By
Jon Fortenbury - Reno Gazzette Journal,
Friday, June 19, 2009
Mark Lemos never even considered going to graduate school before he joined the McNair Scholars Program. And now, as of May, he has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in biotechnology from the University of Nevada, Reno. Read more...
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Food for thought, the benefits and risks of eating fish
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Jim Sloan,
Friday, June 12, 2009
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Graduate student wins poster competition
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John Trent,
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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Students measure University’s economic impact
By
Guia Del Prado,
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Two University of Nevada, Reno environmental and resource economics majors recently wrote a timely and influential paper that measures the impact of the University’s expenditures on the local economy titled “Student Economic Analysis for UNR.” Read more...
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's Ashish Francis named 2009 Herz Gold Medalist
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University of Nevada, Reno,
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Ashish Francis received the University of Nevada, Reno's Herz Gold Medal. Read more...
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Researchers shed light on Eastern Sierra-395 corridor
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Claudene Wharton, Nevada News - University of Neva,
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
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UNR student group travels globe to ease water issues
By
Susan Skorupa,
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Students travel to "any place with water problems. We drill wells, do water quality testing," said Annie Lassaline, co-president of the Student Association for International Water Issues (SAIWI) at the University of Nevada, Reno. Read more...
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New stem cells avoid controversy
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Jay Balagna, Nevada Sagebrush,
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Research work goes up in smoke at UNR
By
Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The fire started in the Dr. David Schooley's lab in Howard Medical Sciences building at the northeastern portion of the campus at about 9:10 p.m., Tuesday. Read more...
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Secrets of the valleys of the dead
By
Naomi Arnold,New Zealand Herald,
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Dr Ashley Sparrow is working on the biocomplexity project in Antarctica as part of the International Polar Year, a scientific programme exploring the Arctic and Antarctic. Read more...
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Officials upbeat on anti-flood accord for UNR land
By
Jeff Delong - Reno Gazzette Journal,
Monday, January 26, 2009
The University of Nevada, Reno and local governments pushing for major flood control improvements along the Truckee River have begun formal discussions on the future of agricultural land the university owns on the river. Read more...
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First outdoor, large-scale algae-to-biofuel research project in Nevada
By
MIke Wolterbeek,
Monday, January 26, 2009
The first real-world, demonstration-scale project in Nevada for turning algae into biofuel has successfully completed the initial stage of research at the University of Nevada, Reno. Read more...
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A tale of two pollutants
By
Andrew McGlashen,
Thursday, January 08, 2009
LANSING, Mich. - After more than a decade of research, a team of scientists has found that by releasing one pollutant into the environment, we might help capture another. Read more...
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