http://president.blogs.unr.edu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week, we received excellent news: The University of Nevada's Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes is at an all-time high for the second year in a row, according to the most recent data released by the NCAA. The numbers continue to show a positive progression for our Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. ... http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/11/20/more-good-news-about-wolf-pack-athletics/ I finish my two-part conversation with Beryl Love, Executive Editor of the Reno Gazette-Journal. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/Kunr/news.newsmain/article/4208/0/1579495/A.Few.Minutes.with.Milt../Part.II.with.Beryl.Love http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/11/18/a-few-minutes-with-milt-on-kunr-21/ I begin a two-part conversation with Beryl Love, Executive Editor of the Reno Gazette Journal. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/Kunr/news.newsmain/article/4208/0/1576873/A.Few.Minutes.with.Milt../A.Few.Minutes.with.Milt..11-11-09 http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/11/12/a-few-minutes-with-milt-on-kunr-20/ I chat with Dr. Walter Broecker, Professor of Geology at Columbia University's Lamont-Daugherty Earth Observatory. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/Kunr/news.newsmain/article/4208/0/1574285/A.Few.Minutes.with.Milt../Solutions.to.Global.Warming http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/11/04/a-few-minutes-with-milt-on-kunr-19/ This week I talk with David Morrow, the new Professor of Business Journalism at the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/Kunr/news.newsmain/article/4208/0/1574284/A.Few.Minutes.with.Milt../New.Professor.of.Business.Journalism http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/10/28/a-few-minutes-with-milt-on-kunr-18/ During our Town Hall Meeting on Oct. 7 in the Joe Crowley Student Union, Provost Marc Johnson and I spoke about the University's strategic plan. One of the themes of the plan concerns a renewed focus on entrepreneurship, across-discipline partnership and innovation. We realize that once the state recovers from ... http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/10/26/untouchables/ I talk with Dr. Mary Anderson, Washoe County District Health Officer. http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/Kunr/news.newsmain/article/4208/0/1568613/A.Few.Minutes.with.Milt../News.from.the.Washoe.County.Health.Department http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/10/21/a-few-minutes-with-milt-on-kunr-17/ Yesterday it was announced that a recently identified retrovirus has been linked to a debilitating neuro-immune disease, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which affects more than one million people in the United States. The retroviral link was discovered by scientists from the Whittemore Peterson Institute, which is based on our main ... http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/10/09/hats-off-to-whittemore-peterson-institute-for-research-breakthrough/ On Sunday, Oct. 4, I had the pleasure of delivering a keynote address for the International Economic Development Council’s 2009 annual conference, which was held at the Silver Legacy in Reno. As much as I enjoyed delivering my remarks, I truly enjoyed listening to what many of the attendees – ... http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/10/08/2009-iedc-annual-conference/ Read a recap of the Town Hall Meeting on October 7, 2009. http://www.unr.edu/nevadanews/templates/details.aspx?articleid=5206&zoneid=14 http://president.blogs.unr.edu/2009/10/08/glick-johnson-share-vision-for-campus%e2%80%99-future/