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PBS Reno and DRI to Debut Beyond the Lab Series
Today PBS Reno and DRI announced the debut of Beyond the Lab, a new series premiering on Wednesday, November 4 at 8pm on PBS Reno channel 5.1, Spectrum channel 785, and livestreamed at pbsreno.org/livestream. Produced in collaboration with PBS Reno and DRI, Beyond the Lab…
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Limited Waste Collection Services in Rural Communities Leading to High Microplastics Levels in Cambodia’s Mekong River
Plastics are accumulating in ecosystems around the world, and their tiny fragments can collect and carry chemical pollutants and pathogens into plants, animals, and people. When fishermen in Cambodia’s Mekong River became alarmed about the amounts of plastic they were hauling up…
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John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Helps Make Nevada History Accessible
With generous support from the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, Megan Stueve, Associate Research Scientist in Archaeology, is making a little-known piece of Nevada history accessible via a Virtual Outdoor Experience of the Longstreet Cabin in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.…
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Wide-Scale Cropland Loss Has Consequences for Wildfire Resilience in the American West, New Research Finds
The Western U.S. is facing parallel and escalating hazards in the form of ongoing drought and increasingly frequent wildfires. Although the region’s ecosystems have evolved with wildfires, the intensity and frequency of blazes where people live and recreate remains a persistent…
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Annual Awards Presented to DRI Faculty and Staff at 2026 Celebration of Science
DRI’s annual awards and recognition ceremonies were held at our Reno and Las Vegas campuses in late September to honor scientists and staff members for their achievements. Along with the below awardees, several faculty and staff were recognized for their long-term service to the…
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DRI Recognizes Zoey (Wenxu) Liao as the 2026 Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award Winner for Women in Atmospheric Sciences
DRI is pleased to announce that the 28th annual Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences has been awarded to Zoey (Wenxu) Liao from the University of Notre Dame. An award ceremony commemorating her achievement was held at the DRI campus in Reno on Oct. 5,…
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NSF supports groundbreaking research infrastructure to sequence Antarctic genomes from microbes to whales
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded DRI’s Alison Murray, molecular microbial ecologist and biological oceanographer, $18.4 million to lead a project that will pave the way for the next generation of Antarctic research. Titled “Genome Infrastructure catalyzing next…
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Adventures in Antarctica – A Q&A with Alison Murray
DRI’s Alison Murray, a molecular microbial ecologist and biological oceanographer, recently returned from the Antarctic Peninsula. She led an expedition aboard the R/V Sikuliaq that traversed the region in search of sea squirts – bulbous, colorful marine animals that live on the…
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Microplastics Concentrations in the Truckee River Surge During High Spring Flows, New Study Finds
The ubiquitous plastics of modern life are degrading into tiny fragments and littering Earth’s landscapes and waterways. Scientists are starting to examine and measure this phenomenon to better understand how microplastics move through the environment and ultimately impact human…
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Meet Sean O’Neil
Sean O’Neil is an atmospheric scientist entering the fourth year of his PhD at DRI and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Working with Dan McEvoy, he is investigating how building codes can be updated to better prepare for extreme weather like rain-on-snow events. He also…