Education

SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE RENO, Nev. — Nevada tribal agricultural producers can learn about record-keeping methods, as well as tax management and insurance strategies that contribute to successful agribusiness operations at a half-day seminar offered around the state this month. The program, Tribal Agriculture Record-Keeping and Tax Management, will be conducted as a half-day seminar at five...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE University of Nevada, Reno and InfoSearch release survey results According to northern Nevada business leaders, economic conditions may have bottomed out in 2009, as their economic outlook for 2010 is much more optimistic than it was a year ago. The Center for Regional Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business with...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE They called him “Mumbly Matt.” Now, the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) has chosen University of Nevada, Reno senior Matt Hogan as one of three college students in the nation to represent the United States March 19 in the annual “United States versus Irish Debate.” “They used to make fun of me because...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE The University of Nevada, Reno recently joined an exclusive number of institutions after being accredited by the Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). The accreditation means the University meets nationally set standards, which exceed federal regulations, for human research protection programs. “It’s exciting because it gives us an undisputed sense...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE Manoranjan “Mano” Misra is known for turning coffee grounds and chicken feathers into fuel. He purifies arsenic-laced water and, using sunlight, can turn water into fuel. Misra is one of two University of Nevada, Reno researchers who have been honored by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents for their accomplishments:...
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As budget cuts crash down on Nevada, K-12 teachers are likely experiencing increased stress. To try to help them cope, University of Nevada, Reno psychologist Steven Hayes and his research team have developed an Internet-guided learning program, Working And Living Resiliently Under Stress (WALRUS). Two years ago, Hayes and his colleagues tested a similar program...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC–Today Sen. Harry Reid visited the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition at the Washington Convention Center. Accompanied by Founder Dean Kamen, Reid observed a variety of robotics competitions and interacted first-hand with the robot developed by the Eureka County High School team, The Vandals. The team members from Nevada included Ari Lohnes,...
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SUBMITTED RELEASE LAS VEGAS–Rory Reid, the Democratic candidate for governor, offered the following statement after Gov. Jim Gibbons’ press conference at the College of Southern Nevada this morning: “The governor today endorsed measures that the higher education community has sought for years,” Reid said. “Unfortunately, during the more than three years the governor has been in...
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SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASE LAS VEGAS - Faculty and students at Nevada’s public universities and colleges provide over $16.6 million and 2 million hours of uncompensated health care to residents of the state during a calendar year.  Within the Nevada System of Higher Education, there are 150 health sciences programs and nearly 18,000 students training for...
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The Reynolds School of Journalism will honor a courageous Nevada student editor and her principal and school superintendent March 4. Lauren Mac Lean, Churchill County High School senior, will talk about her experiences at 4 p.m. in the Travis Linn Reading Room at the Fred W. Smith Ethics Seminar, part of the Reynolds School’s Journalism...
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