Monthly Archives: December, 2009
Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEA University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to...
State of the art health care training facility opens in Las Vegas
A state-of-the-art health care training and simulation lab that is shared by three higher education institutions officially opened in Las Vegas today. The...
Federal agencies recruiting for summer firefighters
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Forest Service are accepting applications for summer seasonal...
Reid statement on cancellation of Las Vegas FEMA exercise
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C.--Nevada Senator Harry Reid today made the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed him of its decision to...
Reid: Mikulski amendment makes it easier for women to receive preventive care
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C.--Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement today after Senate passage of the Mikulski Amendment to the Patient Protection and...
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival presents timeless classics, Dec. 5 – 19
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEDecember is here and that means a month jam-packed with holiday classics. The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is collaborating with local performing...
New curriculum mixes nanotechnology and skiing
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$200,000 National Science Foundation grant for University of Nevada, Reno
Nanotechnology seems a daunting subject, but for mechanical engineering students at the University...
Gibbons: Sen. Reid’s health-care reform bill would cost Nevadans millions
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY -- Governor Jim Gibbons today called on Nevada’s Congressional delegation not to support Senator Harry Reid’s health care reform proposal...
Dec. 12: Local artist and authors make history for the holidays
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASEThe Nevada State Historical Society hosts History for the Holidays, the society’s annual winter event on Saturday, December 12 from noon –...
Governor responds to Senator Reid’s education letter
SUBMITTED NEWS RELEASECARSON CITY -- Governor Jim Gibbons has responded to Senator Harry Reid’s letter of today regarding K-12 education in Nevada. The response...