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  2. Desert Research Institute - Wikipedia

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    A two-page bill signed into law by the Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer on March 23, 1959, authorized establishment of the Desert Research Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] UNR hired Dr. Wendell Mordy as the Founding Director (1960–1969) of the University's Desert Research Institute, which initially was an office at the top ...

  3. University of Nevada, Reno - Wikipedia

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    The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, in Elko, Nevada. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high ...

  4. List of research universities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of universities in the United States classified as research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Research institutions are a subset of doctoral degree -granting institutions and conduct research. These institutions "conferred at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates in 2019-20 and ...

  5. Marc Johnson (academic) - Wikipedia

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    Emporia State University (BS) North Carolina State University (MS) Michigan State University (M.Ec, PhD) Marc Anton Johnson (born June 20, 1948) is an American agricultural economist and academic administrator. He became the 16th president of the University of Nevada, Reno on April 16, 2011, after his predecessor Milton Glick died while in office.

  6. Thacker Pass lithium mine - Wikipedia

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    The Thacker Pass lithium mine is a lithium clay mining development project in Humboldt County, Nevada, which is the largest known lithium deposit in the US and one of the largest in the world. [5][6][7] There has been significant exploration of Thacker Pass since 2007. The Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision approving ...

  7. Nevada Wolf Pack - Wikipedia

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    Website. nevadawolfpack.com. Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno. They are part of NCAA's Division I 's Mountain West Conference. [2] It was founded on October 24, 1896 with football as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada.

  8. Burning Man - Wikipedia

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    Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the western United States. [1] [2] The event's name comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as the Man, that occurs on the penultimate night, the Saturday evening before Labor Day. [3]

  9. University of Nevada Reno Historic District - Wikipedia

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    University of Nevada Reno Historic District. University of Nevada Reno Historic District on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno is a 40-acre (16 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 25, 1987. It includes works by architects Stanford White and Frederick J. DeLongchamps.