University of Nevada, Reno staff member Ginger Fenwick is getting in the holiday spirit by donating 25 inches of her hair to Pantene Pro-V’s Beautiful Lengths program in memory of the late University graduate Kayla Nebeker Karhohs. Karhohs lost her battle with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in December 2006.
Fenwick is scheduled to have her hair cut […]
Homelessness continues to be a significant problem in Washoe County, impacting the community in many ways.
The University of Nevada, Reno Center for Regional Studies and the Bureau of Business and Economic Research has released a new study on the county’s homeless population. Study author and University faculty member Dick Bartholet will present his findings […]
The University of Nevada, Reno’s Center for Regional Studies recently won first place in the Community Development category at the University Economic Development Association’s Annual Summit in Portland, Ore.
The Center for Regional Studies, approved by the Board of Regents in June 2007, is an economic development collaboration between the College of Business and the […]
Michael Maskaly, School of Medicine. Michael doesn’t know the word “No” or phrase “Can’t be done”. He is available to all departments of the School of Medicine to do repairs, mechanical designs and machining, fabrication of intricate instruments and much more. Because of his initiative to think […]
Denise Cornell, assistant professor in the University’s Orvis School of Nursing, recently became Nevada’s first certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for Pediatrics (SANE-P).
“I decided to get involved with the program after being recruited by the Victim’s Witness Assistance Program through the Washoe County district attorney’s office,” said Cornell, who conducts her exams at the […]
NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S PERMANENT LABOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
An application concerning the employment of an alien worker for the following permanent position will be filed with the Department of Labor. This Notice of Filing will be posted for 10 consecutive business days, ending between 30 and 180 days before […]
Stephan Wilson, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Health and Human Sciences, received the Jan Trost Award of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) International Section for lifetime contributions to cross-cultural and cross-national family study. Wilson received his award in November at the NCFR annual meeting in Pittsburg.
“Receiving this award […]
Doreen Begley, director of the Orvis Nursing Clinic, was elected to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The NCSBN, composed of 59 member boards, including those from the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for public protection. The election took place at their annual Delegate Assembly meeting […]
Desi Ebner, University Communications. During her department’s major restructuring Desi stepped up and did a tremendous amount of work that is beyond her assigned duties. She made sure everyone received their check and that their new locations had the furniture/equipment that they needed to get their work done. She helped […]
The Nevada Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers awarded its most distinguished honor to Eric Albers at its annual meeting earlier this month.
“Receiving this award was a total surprise to me,” said Albers, an associate professor in the University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Social Work. “It is an honor to be […]
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