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• The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is a public institution of higher education granting undergraduate, graduate and medical degrees. UNR is part of the Western Athletic Conference.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1874
  2. Location: Reno, Nevada
  3. President: Dr. Milton Glick
  4. Faculty: Approximately 1,000
  5. Students: Approximately 15,000
  6. Campus: Urban, 255 acres
  7. Nickname: UNR, Wolfpack
  8. Motto: "Omnia Pro Patria" (All for our Country)
  9. Colors: Cobalt Blue and Silver
  10. Home to the University of Nevada School of Medicine

• Programs

  UNR offers 76 undergraduate degree programs, over 100 graduate degree programs, and 66 master's and 37 doctoral programs including:

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Environmental Science
  • Forest and Rangeland Management
  • Wildlife Ecology
  • Computer and Information Engineering

• Ph.D Programs

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Geography

• UNR Pulitzer Prize Winners

  • UNR is gaining notoriety for its journalism school, which has produced several Pulitzer Prize winners such as:
  • Ron Einstoss: Watts Riot coverage
  • Susan Forrest: General news reporting in 1988
  • Kristen Go: Columbine High School shootings coverage
  • Warren Lerude
  • Edward Montgomery: Local reporting in 1952
  • Howard Sheerin: Public service in 1956

• Schools

  • The Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
  • The Orvis School of Nursing
  • The School of the Arts
  • The School of Public Health
  • The School of Social Work
  • The School of Social Research and Justice Studies

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