Desert Research Institute

Science that matters now. @NSHE campuses in Reno and Las Vegas • Environmental science on all seven continents ✨🌍 #DiscoverDRI

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction.

🎟️ https://t.co/Hs1xUbJ3Nc

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Congratulations to our DRI participants for placing 2nd overall in our division for the 2026 City of Reno Corporate Challenge, taking on varying tests in both athleticism and academia. From trivia, to bowling and more, there was an event for everyone.

#RenoCorporateChallenge

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction.

🎟️ https://t.co/Hs1xUbJ3Nc

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

DRI is pleased to announce that the 28th annual Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences has been awarded to Zoey (Wenxu) Liao from the University of @NotreDame.

Learn about Liao's research and the Wagner Award here: https://t.co/FzWIt49OUp

#WagnerAward

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction.

🎟️ https://t.co/Hs1xUbJ3Nc

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

@StavrosAnthony Thank you for the opportunity to share @DRIScience Virtual Outdoor Experiences!

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

The fall #NWRRI newsletter is now available. Explore current water research taking place across #Nevada.

Check out the latest issue: https://t.co/bfc2Tv0rhB
Learn about our program at https://t.co/iAhioJx3GL

#WaterResources #WaterResearch #DiscoverDRI #ScienceThatMattersNow

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction.

🎟️ https://t.co/Hs1xUbJ3Nc

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

DRI researcher and Long Now Research Fellow, Anne Heggli presented the value of high-resolution climate data collected in the Long Now Foundation’s Bristlecone Preserve.

Learn more: https://t.co/K8CSzHLV7o

@longnow

#Nevada #BristleconePine #DiscoverDRI #ClimateData

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Hannah Lukasik, former master’s student at DRI, led research for a new study demonstrating that reducing single-use plastic in the Truckee River Basin is critical to protecting the river’s #waterquality.

Read the release: https://t.co/p841NeByXn

#Nevada #ScienceThatMattersNow

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction.

🎟️ https://t.co/Hs1xUbJ3Nc

[DRI STEM Education Program @DRISTEMEdu]

As Workforce Development Month wraps up, we’re celebrating hands-on STEM experiences that help Nevada students explore careers, build skills, connect with professionals, and discover education pathways. 🧭 🛠️

#WorkforceDevelopment #DRISTEMEdu

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction.

🎟️ https://t.co/Hs1xUbJ3Nc

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

The @NSF awarded DRI’s Alison Murray $18.4 million to lead a project that paves the way for the next generation of Antarctic research that will produce an extensive database of genetic information.

Learn more: https://t.co/BKS919APiR

#NSFfunded #GenomeSequencing #DiscoverDRI

[DRI STEM Education Program @DRISTEMEdu]

Bring science and history beyond the classroom with us and @atomicmuseum!

Reserve: https://t.co/YHCJiGwtIm ⚛️

#STEMEducation #NevadaEducators #DRISTEMEdu

[Southern Nevada ICC @snicc]

Join us for the SN-ICC October Chapter Meeting on Oct. 8 at 11:30 a.m. at Sierra Gold.

Erik Henzl of @DRIScience will discuss Nevada’s growing data center industry and its energy, water and infrastructure needs.

Register: https://t.co/ZC60O7Xc1D

#SNICC #SouthernNevadaICC

[Nevada System of Higher Education @NSHE]

We’re five campuses in, and we still know a few more spots. 😎📍

Recognize this campus or any of the locations? Drop your guesses below. 👀

Follow along. We have three more stops to make.

#NSHEKnowsASpot #NSHE @DRIScience

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

@abc15 sat down w/ Dr. Trey Flowers, executive director of the Div of Hydrologic Sciences at DRI, to discuss how Lake Mead's water level is declining, & what that means for the future.

Watch the interview to learn more: https://t.co/OJ8iOqHKtB

#LakeMead #ScienceThatMattersNow

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Where does a DRI archaeologist go when they want to hit the trail? 🥾

For #PublicLandsDay, Megan Stueve shares three of her favorite hikes on public lands!

Explore Nevada from wherever you are with DRI’s #VirtualOutdoorExperiences: https://t.co/bpTAGcnICp

#DiscoverDRI

[Desert Research Institute @DRIScience]

Teresa and Kent Long donated to DRI in memory of Ms. Long’s mother, Marianna Vaughan, and with this support, the DRI Conservation Ecology Lab purchased two Leica Microsystems microscopes.

Click the link to read the full story: https://t.co/niLCTP5MF8

#ScienceThatMattersNow