University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada at Reno is a university that is located in Reno, Nevada and is known for its programs in agricultural research, animal biotechnology, and mining-related natural sciences. It was originally founded in Elko, Nevada in 1874 as a small, makeshift prep school that really could not be considered a true university. In 1887, the fledgling institution moved from Elko to its current base in Reno.

After several decades of struggling to implement requirements of federal Morrill land-grant legislation, the university made large strides toward becoming the modern institution it is today with the opening of the Desert Research Institute in 1960 and a medical school in 1967. The University of Nevada, Reno remained the only four-year academic institution in the state of Nevada until 1965, when the current-day University of Nevada, Las Vegas attained university status as Nevada Southern University.

Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources; the College of Arts & Science; the College of Business Administration; the College of Education; the College of Engineering; the College of Extended Studies; the College of Human and Community Sciences; the Graduate School[?]; the Mackay School of Mines[?]; the Reynolds School of Journalism; and the School of Medicine.

The University of Nevada, Reno campus is located on top of a major hill north of downtown Reno overlooking Truckee Meadows. The school's sports teams are called the Wolfpack. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Western Athletic Conference.

External Link

http://www.unr.edu/