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DRI Accepting Applications for New STEM Education Internship Program

By Elyse DeFranco | Aug 29, 2023 | Announcements, News releases

DRI is accepting applications for the new STEM Educator Partnership fall internship that will take place from September to December 2023. This paid opportunity is available to current education and science majors at UNR and UNLV, as well as Nevada K-5 educators.

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Cracking the Mysterious Case of Dying Desert Forests  

By Elyse DeFranco | Jul 10, 2023 | Blog, Featured projects

DRI researchers are trying to solve the mystery of mass die-offs of screwbean mesquite trees, a critical part of their desert ecosystem.  

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DRI Announces a Back-to-School Event for Educators

By DRI Communications | Jun 29, 2023 | Announcements

DRI is pleased to announce its “STEM Showcase for Educators: Back to School Blowout” in Las Vegas and Reno. The event includes training on DRI’s new Green Boxes, free classroom supplies, raffle prizes, swag bags, and a resource fair.

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DRI and Save Red Rock Celebrate The Passage Of SB99 Which Funds a Statewide Cloud Seeding Initiative

By DRI Communications | Jun 26, 2023 | Announcements, News releases

The Nevada State Legislature has unanimously passed a measure aimed at funding a statewide cloud seeding project. The appropriation of $1.2M over two years will be allocated to DRI for its multi-location cloud seeding research and operations.

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Looking for Answers in a Warming World 

By Elyse DeFranco | Jun 14, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

DRI researchers are examining the potential for climate intervention techniques to help cool communities – and the planet

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Thick smog hovers over a highway during rush hour traffic.

A Community-Centered Approach to Air Quality Assessment  

By Elyse DeFranco | May 25, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

Researchers from DRI and UNLV teamed up with a Las Vegas community concerned about a neighboring asphalt plant to measure their air quality.

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Come Rain or Shine: Rainwater Harvesting for Food Production in the Face of Drought

By Guadalupe Alvarez | Apr 21, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

Brianda Hernandez Rosales examined the use of rainwater harvesting to support food sovereignty for the Hualapai Indian Reservation.

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The Loyalton fire creeps down a hillside in Washoe County.

DRI Student Interns Explore Northern Nevada’s Natural Hazards

By Guadalupe Alvarez | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

In this story, we highlight the work of DRI interns Phillips Nguyen and Alexius Jessup-Raju, two students from Truckee Meadows Community College, as they explore natural hazards and their impacts on house ownership and aquatic environments.

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DRI Student Interns Join Efforts to Improve Drinking Water Access in Ghanaian Communities

By Guadalupe Alvarez | Mar 21, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

Braimah Apambire's student interns studied water and sanitation improvement for Ghanaian communities during the fall 2022 semester.

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Making it Snow: A Brief History and Review of the Science Behind Cloud-Seeding

By Elyse DeFranco | Mar 15, 2023 | Blog, Featured researchers

The snow-inducing technique called cloud-seeding has been around for more than 60 years. Although not a panacea for drought-stricken regions, cloud-seeding can increase seasonal precipitation by about 10%. In the Reno area alone, winter cloud-seeding efforts are estimated to add enough water to supply about 40,000 households for a year.

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