DRI is the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education. DRI conducts cutting-edge applied research in air , land and life , and water quality across Nevada, the United States and on every continent.
KOLO 8 News Now reports on DRI’s and China’s history in working together.
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Local media coverage of DRI’s GreenPower Program hosts annual Teacher Training Workshop
Local media coverage of a Chinese Terra Cotta Warrior being unveiled at Reno’s Desert Research Institute
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The discovery of microbes thriving in the salty, sub-zero conditions of an Antarctic lake could raise the prospects for life on the solar system's icy moons. Researchers found a diverse community of bugs living in the lake's dark environment, at temperatures of -13C. They say the lake's life forms have been sealed off from the outside world for some 2,800 years. The Desert Research Institute's Alison Murray, who was one of the scientists in Antarctica, explained the significance of the findings.
Welcome to the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education. DRI conducts cutting-edge applied research in air, land and life, and water quality across Nevada, the United States and on every continent. With more than 500 employees and two main campuses in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, DRI generates $50 million in total annual revenue. DRI’s faculty members are nontenured, entrepreneurial and responsible for their own salaries from exter...
06/08/12: Former NSHE chancellor Jim Rogers touts the economic benefits of the Desert Research Institute. Aired at 6am on KSNV.
Former NSHE chancellor Jim Rogers touts the economic benefits of the Desert Research Institute on Channel 3 in Las Vegas.
