University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno (also known as UNR or Nevada ) is a state university in Reno , in the western US state of Nevada . The college is the oldest university in Nevada and the second largest with 21,353 students (2016). The University of Nevada has a strong reputation in agricultural science , journalism , mining , seismology, and animal biotechnology .
history
The university was founded in Elko (Nevada) in 1874 and moved to Reno in 1885 . With the founding of the Desert Research Institute in 1960 and the Faculty of Medicine in 1967, the UNR became a modern research university.
Faculties
- Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
- Humanities
- Engineering
- Journalism (Reynolds School of Journalism)
- Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
- medicine
- Natural sciences
- pedagogy
- Social affairs
- Economics
- Cooperative Extension Service
- Graduate school
A rarity in the USA, Basque is taught at the UNR because of the large number of immigrants from the Basque Country .
Sports
The UNR sports team is the Wolf Pack . The university is a member of the Mountain West Conference .
Famous Graduates
- George Wilson Malone (1890–1961), member of the United States Senate
- Mills Lane (born 1937), judge and referee
- Adriano B. Lucatelli (* 1966), Swiss manager and entrepreneur
- Brock Marion (born 1970), American football player
- Marion Motley (1920-1999), American football player
- James Graves Scrugham (1880–1945), American politician, governor of Nevada, member of Congress and Senate
- Charles Wright (born 1961), American wrestler
- Colin Kaepernick ( b.1987 ), American football quarterback , San Francisco 49ers
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Demographic, Population & Proximity Data. In: www.unr.edu. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
Coordinates: 39 ° 32'32.3 " N , 119 ° 48'54" W.