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26-529: The observatory featured many design features that were unique or revolutionary for its time. This included the ability to record data without anyone at the site. The building was built to be able to shed accumulated snow from the roof without manual assistance. The observatory was a department of the University of Nevada . The site is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 230. University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno ( Nevada ,

52-483: A $ 46 million cost. Since its creation in the fall of 2008, the University of Nevada, Reno's Sustainability Committee has been gathering information on various aspects of campus sustainability and beginning the development of a plan for creating a more sustainable campus. Significant efforts are made towards recycling and keeping the campus green. Many university buses run on bio-diesel fuels. The bicycle program has seen

78-581: A center dedicated to Basque studies (Including the Basque language ) due to the large Basque population in Northern Nevada. In addition, the university maintains and sponsors many centers, institutes & facilities . The university and surrounding community is served by several campus libraries. The libraries are: For 2024, University of Nevada, Reno was ranked tied for 195th overall among national universities and tied for 106th among public universities in

104-475: A half-block of land had been donated by the Central Pacific Railroad . The school opened October 12, 1876, on a site on the edge of town ("the walk from the depot to the school was nearly half the way through sagebrush , and north and west was an unbroken waste of sage as far as the eye could see") with fifty pupils and five teachers under the leadership of principal Kate A. Sill. By 1879, the school

130-500: A hill overlooking the Truckee River in Reno , Nevada . Founded by Episcopal bishop Ozi William Whitaker , it operated from 1876 to 1894. The school was founded with an initial offer in 1875 of $ 10,000 by New York socialite, heiress and philanthropist Catharine Lorillard Wolfe , on the condition that Bishop Whitaker find matching funds elsewhere. By mid-1876, funds had been raised and

156-532: A significant increase in the number of bicycle users. The university's Food Services has made a commitment of 1% of the meal plan revenue to go towards funding sustainable initiatives on campus. In order to reduce energy use, UNR has installed solar panels on the Joe Crowley Student Union and built its first LEED accredited building. The University of Nevada has been ranked among the nation's most sustainable colleges, receiving an overall grade of "B+" on

182-537: Is The Nevada Sagebrush . Prior to 2004, the newspaper called itself simply the Sagebrush . The newspaper was given an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award for work completed during the 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2011–2012 and most recently, 2014–15, school years. The newspaper won the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award in 2008 and 2009. Nevada's official student-run radio broadcast

208-453: Is Wolf Pack Radio. The station curates songs and creates radio shows for the student population on their official website. The station also partners with KWNK to broadcast the student made radio shows on FM in the Reno area. The university also sponsors Insight Magazine, the university's photography and lifestyle magazine. Insight was previously known as Artemisia Magazine until summer 2008. Under

234-457: Is named after U.S. Senator Justin Morrill, author of the 1862 Land-Grant College Act. Lincoln Hall (all-male residence) and Manzanita Hall (all-female residence) were both opened in 1896. While Lincoln was under construction, boys were housed in the building which had previously held the now-defunct Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls , which had shuttered in 1894. The tree-lined Quad is located in

260-750: The National Science Foundation , the university spent $ 144 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 139th in the nation. The university has a medical school . The university is also home to the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism . It has graduated six Pulitzer Prize winners. The Nevada State Constitution established the State University of Nevada in Elko on October 12, 1874. In 1881, it became Nevada State University . In 1885, Nevada State University moved from Elko to Reno. In 1906, it

286-501: The University of Nevada , or UNR ) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada , United States. 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 research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. According to

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312-763: The Sustainable Endowment Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2010. The university is simply called Nevada for athletics purposes. Its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack (always two words). They participate in the NCAA's Division I ( FBS for football ) and in the Mountain West Conference . In March 2004, the Wolf Pack Men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to

338-468: The Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beat Texas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Illinois . The team returned for 2006 as a No. 5 seed but was upset in the first round by former Big Sky Conference rival Montana . They began the 2006–07 season ranked #24. The Pack's major star during this recent period of success

364-400: The U.S. by U.S. News & World Report . In 2022, Forbes rated the University 184 overall among universities while University of Nevada, Las Vegas by comparison ranked 303rd. A significant and noteworthy jump in the rankings since Forbes analysis in years prior. For 2020, Washington Monthly ranked UNR 138th among 389 national universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to

390-563: The United States in protests against the Israel–Hamas war and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.  The protestors demanded divestment from Israel and called for freedom for Palestine. Students also alleged that a police sniper was stationed overlooking a protest, this claim was subsequently debunked. Bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs are offered through: Nevada sponsors

416-423: The University required a basic entrance exam , students from Nevada high schools were not required to take that exam; and the University did not charge tuition. (The tuition at Whitaker's ran as high as $ 65 per month.) In 1894, Whitaker's School shut down. The old building was leased to the university and used as a dormitory until the 1896 completion of Lincoln Hall. The Washoe County School District used parts of

442-842: The WAC Title. The 2010 season saw Nevada at its best finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the AP and No. 13 in the BCS, stunning Boise State, 34–31, and costing the Broncos a possible shot at the BCS title, to win another share of the WAC title. Nevada joined the Mountain West Conference in 2012. Previous conference memberships include: The university has four official Student Media organizations: The Nevada Sagebrush , Wolf Pack Radio, Insight Magazine (formally Artemisia), and The Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal. Nevada's editorially independent, monthly student newspaper

468-555: The building to house various classes during periods of construction. The building was converted into a hospital; later, the City of Reno purchased it. The old building finally was demolished; there is now a park called Whitaker Park, where the school once stood. Its best-known alumna was suffragist and historian Anne Henrietta Martin , the first woman to run for the United States Senate . This Nevada school-related article

494-414: The herbarium were Patrick Beveridge Kennedy and Amos Arthur Heller at the experiment station and Philip Augustus Lehenbauer, Dwight Billings , Hugh Nelson Mozingo, Ira La Rivers and William Andrew Archer at the biology department. The football team plays at Mackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in

520-587: The last 15 years and now seats 30,000. The University of Nevada began construction of a new 108,000 square foot fitness center in June 2015. Named the E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center, it opened in February 2017. Students' use of the fitness center is included in annual tuition and fees. The fitness center has four floors and includes a gym with three basketball courts, areas for weightlifting, cardio training, fitness classes, stadium stairs and an indoor running track. The project had

546-459: The name Artemisia, the magazine served as the university yearbook since its inception in 1899. The Brushfire was created in 1950 to spread Literature and Arts with Nevada students. The University of Nevada's classically styled campus has served as the setting for many movies, including: Bishop Whitaker%27s School for Girls Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls was a secondary school (taking both day and boarding students) sited on

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572-418: The public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. The University of Nevada, Reno is the flagship institution of Nevada. The campus is located just north of downtown Reno overlooking Truckee Meadows and the downtown casinos. The university's first building, Morrill Hall, was completed in 1887 and still stands on the historic quad at the campus' southern end. The hall

598-638: The southern part of the campus, surrounded by Morrill Hall and the Mackay School of Mines. This quadrangle is modeled after Thomas Jefferson's at the University of Virginia. The herbarium at the University of Nevada, Reno is made up of the herbarium of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station (College of Agriculture) and the herbarium of the Biology Department. They have operated as one unit since 1978. Among those who worked at

624-400: Was Nick Fazekas . In 2007, Nevada was ranked No. 9 in men's basketball, which is the highest ranking that Nevada has ever held. The football team plays at Mackay Stadium . The modern Mackay Stadium replaced its predecessor and was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in its history and now seats 30,000. In 2005, Nevada won a share of

650-418: Was housed in a building of three stories which included a gymnasium, classrooms, music rooms, and space for 40 boarders on the third floor. Academic classwork was offered through the twelfth grade, including art , music , foreign languages , and domestic science . In 1886 Bishop Whitaker moved to Pennsylvania . On March 31, 1886, the University of Nevada moved from Elko to a site near Whitaker's. While

676-596: Was renamed the University of Nevada . The University of Nevada remained the only four-year academic institution in the state of Nevada until 1965, when the Nevada Southern campus (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas ) separated into its own university. In 1969, the university's name was changed to the University of Nevada, Reno to distinguish from the new institution in Las Vegas. In April of 2024, around one hundred UNR students joined other campuses across

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