Geographers at the University of Nevada Reno employ innovative techniques and methods to examine the complex relationship between humans and their environment and the spatial dimensions of our world’s most pressing challenges. Offering both graduate and undergraduate programs, the Department engages with students at the highest levels of scholarship to conduct integrative research on vital social and environmental problems, in service to our communities, from the local to the global.
Recent news from the Department of Geography
Heat wave breaks March monthly high temperature records in Nevada
Double whammy of low snowpack and record high temperatures may foreshadow drought conditions and elevated fire risk, climate and wildfire experts agree
The art in science: tackling climate change through creativity and collaboration
Scholars team up to discuss the intersection between art, biology and fieldwork in crafting solutions to contemporary issues
New clock in Nevada Museum of Art tells a different kind of time
Professor and alumnus consulted on the exhibit