Graduate Research

Graduate Student Research

At the University of Nevada, Reno, graduate students are producing exciting research which promises to help shape the course of the 21st century. Passionate exploration, innovation and dedication are fundamental to every program. Scroll down, learn a factoid, see something new, and spark an interest. See what's possible on your Gradventure.

University of Nevada, Reno is dedicated to excellence in original research, teaching, creative expression and intellectual leadership. With a full breadth of master's and Ph.D. opportunities and acclaimed faculty and facilities, students will find room to pursue educational and research goals in an accommodating environment that places a premium on academic excellence.

Respected Academics and Research

The University has more than 60 research centers and facilities, and dozens of state-of-the-art laboratories. The University is also home to the University of Nevada School of Medicine, where groundbreaking research efforts have been made in several areas of health, including cancer and heart treatments. The University's research enterprise includes the Nevada Terawatt Facility, which houses the most powerful laser on a college campus, the Nevada Seismological Lab, one of the most sophisticated large-scale structures laboratories in the country where pioneering earthquake engineering is accomplished, and the Academy for the Environment, which focuses on issues of sustainability in the Great Basin and Lake Tahoe areas.

Learn about additional research being conducted on campus.

Graduate Dean Merit Scholarship

Carrie Branch is the recipient of one of the first Graduate Dean Merit Scholarships for her work studying pre-mating mechanisms that contribute to the separation of mountain chickadees inhabiting high versus low elevations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Learn more about Carrie's research and the Graduate Dean's Awards.

We want to feature your research!

We're looking to promote the exciting research coming out of the Graduate School at the University of Nevada, Reno. Send us a recap of your research and/or any funding awards your research has received, and we might feature it on our Graduate Research page! 
Thank you for outstanding contribution to the research community.