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Mackay School receives $1.25 million pledge from Goldcorp
Apr 24, 2008Goldcorp Inc., one of the world's largest mining companies, has partnered with the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering to establish the Goldcorp Endowed Chair in Minerals Engineering, Mackay School director James Taranik announced on Thursday.
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Mackay Muckers muck it out at mining competition
Apr 11, 2008The University's Mackay Muckers defend their title in the 30th annual International Intercollegiate Mining Competition on April 10 - 12 in Rolla, Mo. The Mackay Muckers will compete with top mining schools from Australia, Canada, England and the United States. The three different teams share similar expectations of high standards, challenges and, of course, fun.
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Wesnousky wins Tibbitts Award
Apr 08, 2008Professor of Geology and Seismology, Steve Wesnousky, has been named winner of this year's F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award.
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Seismologists, geologists brief media on recent earthquake sequence
Mar 27, 2008Scientists from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology gathered the local media for a briefing Thursday regarding the recent series of small earthquakes that have occurred in and around the Mogul area of Reno.
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Mackay School celebrates centennial
Mar 25, 2008Nearly 100 years later, as Mackay continues its countdown to its official anniversary in June, a series of events in late April promises to rekindle much of the fanfare and festivities associated with the school when it first opened its doors.
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Seismologists set up telemetry system in wake of Wells earthquake
Mar 10, 2008University researchers from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, with the help of Wells Electric Company Snowcats and in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, set up a telemetry system near Wells, Nev., in the wake of that rural Nevada community's magnitude 6.0 earthquake last month.
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Small earthquakes felt in Mogul over past few days
Mar 04, 2008Residents of Mogul, Nev., have felt a sequence of small earthquakes over the past few days, scientists at the University’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory have reported.
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Study maps the strategies for carbon sequestration
Feb 29, 2008As the country continues to explore ways to efficiently and safely capture carbon dioxide emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, a recently completed study by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology has given the state of Nevada an important snapshot of the viability associated with this emerging technology.
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Researchers make geothermal discovery in Mineral County
Feb 27, 2008Researchers with the University’s Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) recently discovered the existence of direct evidence of an active geothermal system in the Teels Marsh area of Mineral County in rural Nevada.
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Wells quake registers 6.0, continues with aftershocks
Feb 22, 2008Dozens of major aftershocks from the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that occurred near the northeastern Nevada town of Wells continued to be felt in the hours following Thursday’s event, researchers from the University’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory reported.
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2007 third-lowest year on record for earthquake activity
Feb 19, 2008The Nevada and eastern California region experienced one of its quietest years on record for earthquake activity, according to a study by the University’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory.
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Center pinpoints renewable energy potential in report
Feb 13, 2008The University Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy was an important contributor to a report for Gov. Jim Gibbons’ Renewable Transmission Access Advisory Committee that was released in late January.
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Geological Sciences Professor Jim Carr honored
Dec 13, 2007Geological Sciences Professor Jim Carr is honored yet again by the College of Science for his mentoring of science students.
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Mackay School offers commemorative 100th anniversary silver medallion
Dec 11, 2007A limited edition medallion commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, is now available.