Tue, 07 Apr 2020
Reno, NV (April 7, 2020): The Desert Research Institute (DRI) proudly announced today that Dr. Naresh Kumar has been selected to lead the Institute’s Division...
Wed, 01 Apr 2020
New study collecting human experiences emerging from the global pandemic
Reno, Nev: (Tuesday, March 31, 2020) – As the number of people and communities impacted by...
Wed, 01 Apr 2020
14,000 Nevadans quickly report on signs and symptoms to enhance predictive public health models for Nevada
Reno, Nev. (March 31, 2020) - The Healthy Nevada Project...
Thu, 05 Mar 2020
Reno, Nev. (March 5, 2020) - Today, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents awarded the 2020 Rising Researcher Award to Mark Hausner, Ph.D., of the Desert Research...
Thu, 27 Feb 2020
Support will provide free robotics trainings for elementary school teachers in Nevada
Reno, Nev. (Feb. 27, 2020) - Robotics clubs and competitions have become popular in many Nevada...
Wed, 19 Feb 2020
New research outlining the impact of human-induced warming on temperature rise during the 2018 Four Corners Drought was recently published in the Bulletin of the...
Thu, 06 Feb 2020
Reno & Las Vegas, NV (Feb. 6, 2020): The Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology (OSIT) today...
Mon, 09 Dec 2019
Las Vegas, NV (December 6, 2019): The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents today approved the following appointments and election of officers to the...
Mon, 25 Nov 2019
The DRI Foundation Members announce that the 31st Nevada Medal Award events in May have been postponed in coordination with our community’s effort to contain the spread...
Mon, 30 Sep 2019
Scientists will investigate water quality and flow in critical desert wetland habitat
LAS VEGAS,NEV. (Sept. 30, 2019) —The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is pleased to announce the...
Mon, 16 Sep 2019
RENO, Nev. (Sept. 16, 2019) - The same chemicals responsible for the pungent smell of a cannabis plant may also contribute to air pollution on a...
Thu, 05 Sep 2019
Dr. Kumud Acharya, an ecological engineer and long-time Desert Research Institute faculty member, was given a two-year contract.
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Wed, 03 Jul 2019
RENO, Nev. (July 8, 2019) – How did events like the Black Death plague impact the economy of Medieval Europe? Particles of lead trapped deep...
Mon, 24 Jun 2019
New initiative will guide search for life in ice-covered water worlds beyond Earth
(Reno, Nevada – June 24, 2019) – Desert Research Institute microbial oceanographer and...
Sat, 22 Jun 2019
Dr. Kristen Averyt announced her resignation for personal reasons on Monday. The search for a new president of the Desert Research Institute will begin with...
Tue, 04 Jun 2019
Las Vegas, Nev. (June 4, 2019) - Over the last several decades, extreme heat events around the world—particularly in the North American Southwest—have gotten hotter...
Fri, 31 May 2019
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Desert Research Institute and the Board of Trustees of the DRI Foundation, we were deeply saddened...
Mon, 20 May 2019
South Lake Tahoe, CA (May 20, 2019) - With apps like iNaturalist and Instagram hashtags like #trashtag trending, there are increasingly more ways for budding...
Thu, 09 May 2019
The study could expand to a quarter million people, making Nevada the only state in the U.S. to offer such a program
Las Vegas, Nev. (May...
Wed, 08 May 2019
RENO, Nev. (May 8, 2019) – Last spring, an international team of researchers led by Joe McConnell, PhD, Director of the Ultra Trace Ice Core...
Tue, 07 May 2019
RENO, Nev. (May 7, 2019) - This week, new research outlining the steady decline of phytoplankton productivity in the North Atlantic since the Industrial Revolution...
Thu, 02 May 2019
RENO, Nev. (May 2, 2019) - Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that...
Wed, 01 May 2019
RENO, Nev. (May 1, 2019) – From May 13th to 17th, the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum (The...
Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Week-long celebration of science set for May 13-17th
RENO, Nev. (April 24, 2019) – From May 13th to 17th, the Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the...
Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Washington, DC (April 23, 2019) – The Millennium Water Alliance is pleased to announce that the Desert Research Institute, part of the Nevada System of...
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
Program to offer K-12 teacher trainings developed by DRI, UNR and UNLV
Reno, Nev. (April 16, 2019) - The Desert Research Institute (DRI), University of Nevada...
Mon, 08 Apr 2019
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 8, 2019) – A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of removing certain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater, according...
Wed, 27 Mar 2019
April 25th event in Las Vegas to celebrate Institute's 60th AnniversaryLas Vegas, NV (March 27, 2019): The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is proud to announce that...
Wed, 20 Mar 2019
RENO, Nev. (March 20, 2019) - In the western United States, reservoirs are critical for storing water that can later be used by cities and...
Fri, 01 Mar 2019
Reno, Nev. (March 1, 2019): This week, the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents awarded Monica Arienzo, Ph.D. of the Desert Research...
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
RENO, Nev. (February 26, 2019) - The Dandini Research Park, governed by DRI Research Parks, Ltd, a 501(c)3 corporation organized by the Nevada System of Higher...
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
RENO, Nev. (Feb. 26, 2019) – The Board of Trustees of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Research Foundation are pleased to announce the unanimous approval of...
Thu, 21 Feb 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (February 21, 2019) – The California Air Resources Board today honored recipients of the 2018 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards, California’s premier award recognizing individuals who...
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Reno, Nev. (February 20, 2019): Microbes play a key role in Earth’s nitrogen cycle, helping to transform nitrogen gas from the atmosphere back and forth...
Tue, 22 Jan 2019
Reno, Nev. (Tuesday, January 22nd) – For meteorologists, effectively communicating weather forecasts and their related dangers is essential in maintaining the health, safety, and resilience...
Tue, 22 Jan 2019
Reno, Nev. (Jan. 22, 2018): Many Western communities rely on snow from mountain forests as a source of drinking water – but for scientists and...
Thu, 03 Jan 2019
Reno, Nev. (January 3, 2018): To protect communities in arid landscapes from devastating wildfires, preparation is key. New research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI)...
Mon, 03 Dec 2018
Reno, Nev. (Dec. 5, 2018): The melting of the Greenland ice sheet has increased rapidly in response to Arctic warming, and is likely to continue to do so into the future, according to...
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
Reno, Nev. (Nov. 28, 2018): This week, new research on historical climate changes in the Earth’s polar regions by an international team of scientists was...
Fri, 16 Nov 2018
Collaborative climate research center has received renewed funding from USGS to continue climate studies and outreach throughout the U.S. Southwest.
November 15, 2018 (Reno, NV) -...
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Please join us for the Celebration of Life for Dr. John Hallett on Monday, December 17th from 3pm-5pm in the DRI Stout Conference Center, located at...
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
Reno, Nev. (Nov. 13, 2018): A new ice core record from the French Alps shows impacts of fossil fuel emissions in the form of a...
Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Project to create jobs and develop new technologies in Nevada, Maine, New Hampshire
Las Vegas, NV (November 1, 2018): The Desert Research Institute, in partnership with...
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Reno, NV: The Desert Research Institute proudly announced today that Sheldon Flom, CPA has been named the Institute’s new Vice President for Finance and Business.
Flom has...
Thu, 18 Oct 2018
Las Vegas, NV: The Desert Research Institute proudly announced today that Tracy Bower has been named the Institute’s new Director of External Affairs.
Bower will lead DRI’s...
Mon, 24 Sep 2018
RENO, Nev. (Sept. 25, 2018) – Taking the next step toward expanding its landmark population health and genetics research initiative to a statewide and national level, Renown Healthtoday...
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
Reno, NV (Friday, September 21) - Mountain snowpack and rainfall are the primary sources of water for the arid western United States, and water allocation...
Thu, 20 Sep 2018
Reno, NV (September 20, 2018): In September, new research by a team from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the University of Washington, Columbia University...
Mon, 10 Sep 2018
Reno, NV (Sept 10, 2018): Scientists from the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, NV are pleased to...
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
New research shows negative effects of fire on soil structure and organic matter
Las Vegas, NV (August 28, 2018): Low-severity wildland fires and prescribed burns have...
Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Reno, NV(August 15, 2018) – E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular as a smoke-free alternative to conventional tobacco cigarettes, but the health effects of “vaping” on humans...
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
ACCRA, GHANA (July 30, 2018) – Highlighted by a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo, the successful first leg of Governor Brian Sandoval’s trade mission to...
Fri, 20 Jul 2018
Luminescence dating confirms human presence in North America prior to 16 thousand years ago, earlier than previously thought
July 20, 2018 (Reno, NV) - For decades, researchers believed the Western Hemisphere was settled...
Thu, 19 Jul 2018
Reno, NV (July 19, 2018): The Desert Research Institute is proud to announce that the DRI Science Alive K-12 Outreach Program has been selected as one...
Wed, 06 Jun 2018
Reno, NV (June 6, 2018): Benjamin Hatchett, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow with the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, has been selected as one of...
Fri, 01 Jun 2018
NV GREEN Alliance Names DRI Science Alive Administrator 2018 Environmental Hero at Awards Gala May 22, 2018 (Las Vegas, NV) - Craig Rosen, Community Relations...
Wed, 09 May 2018
Reno, NV (May 14, 2018): To learn about the rise and fall of ancient European civilizations, researchers sometimes find clues in unlikely places: deep inside...
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Las Vegas, NV (Tuesday, April 24, 2018): If you want to know about your ancestors today, you can send a little saliva to a company where –...
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Program now accepting applications for 2018
Reno, NV (Tuesday, April 24, 2018): From malware infections to attacks on critical infrastructure like electricity grids, cybercrime is a...
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
DRI study finds key differences between artificial habitat and the real Devils Hole
Las Vegas, NV (Tuesday, March 20, 2018): In a first-of-its kind study of...
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