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Reno, Nevada, Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The impacts of climate change have been acute in California and Nevada, with most of the last two decades spent in extended drought conditions and...

Las Vegas, July 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DRI is proud to announce the appointment of Vic Etyemezian, Ph.D., as the institution’s vice president for research, effective July 1, 2022. Etyemezian...

Reno, Nev., March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the climate warms, wildfires in the Sierra Nevada are happening at unprecedented sizes and intensities, threatening communities and resources...

Reno, Nev., March 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research from the Healthy Nevada Project® found associations between genetics, obesity, and childhood trauma, linking social health determinants,...

Reno, Nev., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DRI announced that Philippe Vidon, Ph.D., has been selected to lead the Institute’s Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, which conducts...

Reno, Nev., July 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scientists with the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Organic Analytical Laboratory, led by Andrey Khlystov, Ph.D., have been awarded a $1.5M grant from...

Reno, Nev., July 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from the Center for Genomic...

Reno, Nev., May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a wildfire, soils in burned areas often become water repellent, leading to increased erosion and flooding after rainfall events – a phenomenon that...

Reno, Nev., May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Desert Research Institute (DRI) is pleased to announce that Monica Arienzo, Ph.D., has been awarded a CAREER Award from the National Science...

Sacramento, California, Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media Contact: Ronna Kelly, EDF, (510) 834-2563, rkelly@edf.org (SACRAMENTO, CA — Sept. 15, 2020) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), NASA,...