Desert Research Institute
LAS VEGAS – Nevada’s Board of Regents on Thursday appointed Dr. Kumud Acharya as permanent president of the Desert Research Institute. Dr. Acharya was given a four-year contract which continues through Sept. 11, 2024 with an annual salary of $320,000 along with a car and housing allowance. Acharya is
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By Gabby Dodd RENO–Desert Research Institute scientists are conducting a new study with help from the League to Save Lake Tahoe and volunteers to determine if clothing dryers are a source in releasing microplastic pollution into the environment. In 2019, DRI and the League discovered microplastic pollution in Lake
Agriculture
CARSON CITY, Nev. –The Desert Research Institute (DRI) spun out its first research-based company focused on solutions in agriculture. The effort comes with support from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s (GOED) Knowledge Fund. Tu Biomics Inc., inspired by DRI’s expertise in microbial ecology, is an agricultural
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Submitted by Desert Research Institute RENO — The long-standing rules for assigning scientific names to bacteria and archaea are overdue for an update, according to a new consensus statement backed by 119 microbiologists from around the globe. Bacteria and archaea (single-celled organisms that lack cell nuclei) make up two of the
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The Desert Research Institute (DRI) and the Nevada Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology (OSIT) announced this week the creation of three new STEM networks across the state. With a growing need for a workforce skilled in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) across Nevada and the nation,