It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of Sue Wagner, former DRI employee, women’s rights advocate, and Nevada’s first woman Lieutenant Governor. Her legacy lives on through the Wagner Award for Women in Atmospheric Science. My heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones.
We were honored to host Congresswoman Dina Titus @titus.house.gov at DRI’s Las Vegas campus to highlight a new $1M federal grant supporting our collaboration with NASA to improve wildfire smoke tracking—strengthening forecasting and supporting public health agencies. #ScienceThatMattersNow
Thank you to Chancellor McNair for visiting DRI’s Reno campus and meeting with our faculty. It was wonderful to exchange ideas and discuss how our research contributes to the broader NSHE mission.
Four people standing in a room looking at archeology artifacts on a blue draped table.
One person talking to three others outside near equipment and parking lot.
Thank you to Comm. Michael Naft for visiting our campus. I was honored for him to talk with our researchers about the carbon cycle, tour the STEM Co-Lab, and learn about @driscience.bsky.social work at the NV Nat'l Security Site by touring the archeology archive & the Comm. Env. Monitoring Program.
NSHE Chancellor McNair and DRI President Acharya are engaged in a discussion with a researcher inside a modern greenhouse with an extensive glass structure and multiple plant growth chambers. A clear blue sky is visible through the transparent roof.
NSHE Chancellor McNair and DRI President Acharya walk with colleagues in a hallway, engaged in conversation.
NSHE Chancellor McNair, DRI President Acharya, and Nevada Robotics Director Long are in a discussion. Chancellor McNair holds documents about the Nevada Robotics program.
NSHE Chancellor McNair engaging with researchers in a hallway surrounded by scientific posters and equipment can be seen through an open doorway.
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new @NSHE Chancellor, Matt McNair, to our Reno campus. It was a terrific opportunity to showcase the impactful research led by our DRI researchers. Thank you, Chancellor McNair, for supporting #ScienceThatMattersNow.
Former Rep. Jon Porter, Kristin McMillan Porter, and DRI President Kumud Acharya in a ballroom.
I was honored to help recognize Kristin McMillan Porter as a 2025 Woman of Achievement. Kristin is a strategic leader in business and nonprofit sectors, a senior consultant with Porter Group in Washington, DC, and she chairs the board of trustees for the @driscience.bsky.social Foundation.
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Congratulations to WaterStart on $1.8M investment from the NV Governor’s Office of Economic Development for the development of water technologies in NV & the Southwest. This investment will strengthen the NSF Futures Engine, enhancing economic growth & job creation. bit.ly/WaterStartNSF #NSFEngines
Group photo including Senator Cortez Masto, DRI President Kumud Acharya, DRI Vice President of Research, DRI Executive Director of the Division of Hydrologic Sciences, and DRI Director of External Affairs Tracy Bower.
Group photo including Representative Amodei, DRI President Kumud Acharya, DRI Vice President of Research, DRI Executive Director of the Division of Hydrologic Sciences, and DRI Director of External Affairs Tracy Bower.
Group photo including Representative Titus, DRI President Kumud Acharya, DRI Vice President of Research, DRI Executive Director of the Division of Hydrologic Sciences, and DRI Director of External Affairs Tracy Bower.
Good discussions with Nevada’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. this week. We are grateful for the delegation’s continued support of DRI and our impactful research. #ScienceThatMattersNow
At DRI, we are focused on building a community that cares about long term solutions and cultivating a more resilient environment. We strive to build trust between scientists and the public and never stop aiming for a sustainable future.
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