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University of Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno
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Former names
State University of Nevada (1874–1881)
Nevada State University (1881–1906)
University of Nevada (1906–1969)
Motto Omnia Pro Patria (Latin)
Motto in English
All For Our Country
Type Public
Flagship
Land-Grant
Space-grant
Established October 12, 1874; 142 years ago (1874-10-12)
Endowment $302.7 million (2016)
President Marc Johnson
Provost Kevin Carman
Academic staff
1,528
Students 21,353
Undergraduates 17,794
Postgraduates 2,887
Location Reno, Nevada, U.S.
39°32′45″N 119°49′00″W / 39.54583°N 119.81667°W / 39.54583; -119.81667Coordinates: 39°32′45″N 119°49′00″W / 39.54583°N 119.81667°W / 39.54583; -119.81667
Campus Urban
Colors           Blue & Silver
Athletics NCAA Division IMountain West
Nickname Wolf Pack
Mascots Alphie, Wolfie Jr. and Luna
Affiliations Nevada System of Higher Education
APLU
ORAU
Website www.unr.edu

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University of Nevada Historic District
University of Nevada, Reno is located in Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
Location Virginia St., Reno, Nevada
Area 290 acres (117.4 ha) (entire campus)
40 acres (16 ha) (historic district)
Built 1906
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Empire, Jeffersonian Revival
NRHP Reference # 87000135
Added to NRHP February 25, 1987
University rankings
National
Forbes 445
U.S. News & World Report 197
Washington Monthly 194
Global
U.S. News & World Report 682

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The University of Nevada, Reno (also referred to as Nevada, the University of Nevada or UNR) is a public research university located in Reno, Nevada. Founded October 12, 1874, Nevada is the sole land grant institution for the state of Nevada.

According to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University of Nevada is a research university with high research activity (RU/H). The campus is home to the large-scale structures laboratory in the College of Engineering, which has put Nevada researchers at the forefront nationally in a wide range of civil engineering, earthquake and large-scale structures testing and modeling. The Nevada Terawatt Facility, located on a satellite campus of the university, includes a terawatt-level Z-pinch machine and terawatt-class high-intensity laser system – one of the most powerful such lasers on any college campus in the country. It is home to the School of Medicine, with campuses in both of Nevada's major urban centers, Las Vegas and Reno, and a health network that extends to much of rural Nevada. The faculty are considered worldwide and national leaders in diverse areas such as environmental literature, journalism, Basque studies, and social sciences such as psychology. The school includes 16 clinical departments and five nationally recognized basic science departments. It is also home to the School of Journalism, which has produced six Pulitzer Prize winners.

The Nevada State Constitution established the State University of Nevada in Elko, Nevada, on October 12, 1874. In 1881, it became Nevada State University. In 1885, the Nevada State University moved from Elko to Reno. In 1906, it was renamed the University of Nevada and finally, University of Nevada, Reno in 1969 soon after University of Nevada, Las Vegas was granted full autonomy.


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