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Featured Research

Dr. Francis Collins - Nevada Medal Recipient

Treating diseases through human genome research
Las Vegas television news station KLAS-CBS 8 takes a look at why Dr. Francis Collins was awarded Nevada's highest honor, the Nevada Medal.

Iceberg III Project
DRI's Dr. Alison Murray and her team are in the Southern Ocean as part of the Iceberg III project led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Cloud Seeding’s Future
Reno television news station KRNV News 4 takes a look at DRI’s cloud-seeding program.

Research from DRI's Storm Peak Laboratory

Made in China
At DRI’s Storm Peak Laboratory in Colorado’s Routt National Forest, atmospheric scientists are studying whether westerly winds deliver contaminants from China. Read about this research in Made in China, an article in Forest Magazine.

News Releases

Feng Pan receives DRI’s Colin Warden Award
DRI's Feng Pan is being honored with the Colin Warden Memorial Endowment Award for his paper titled “Numerical evaluation of uncertainty in water retention parameters and effect on predictive uncertainty". Pan's work focused on numerical modeling in the unsaturated zone of Yucca Mountain.

DRI Graduate Student Named 2009 Outstanding International Graduate Student
Subhashree Mishra is being honored as the 2009 Outstanding International Graduate Student by the University of Nevada, Reno. Mishra, now working on her doctorate in atmospheric sciences, uses computer models to develop new ground-based remote sensing techniques.

Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences Building

DRI kicks off year-long lecture series with Lake Tahoe research open house
Jim Thomas, DRI’s Director of the Watersheds and Environmental Sustainability Center, will begin the series with an overview of research in the Lake Tahoe Basin and how it is helping to guide policy decisions.

Desert Research Institute Marks 50 Years of Science Achievements
U.S. News & World Report
Technology is a cornerstone of Nevada's Desert Research Institute, now called DRI, this year celebrates a half century of scientific pursuits.

The Nevada Medal
Established by DRI in 1988, the Nevada Medal acknowledges outstanding achievement in science and engineering.

DRI Research Parks
Partnering with business in the development and commercialization of advanced technology.

Spotlight

2009 Walker Lake Executive Summary

In answer to federal legislation, this report is the product of DRI and UNR research on the Walker Lake Basin.

Dr. Francis S. Collins Media Coverage

Learn more about DRI's Nevada Medal recipient, Dr. Francis S. Collins and his research in genetics.

Gathering Genius ISEF 2009

Gathering Genius Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009

The world’s best young scientists are coming to Reno May 10-16, 2009.

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