CARSON CITY - Nevada was recently selected by the National Governors Association (NGA) to participate in the Learning Network on Improving Birth Outcomes. The Network assists states with their policies and practices relevant to improving birth outcomes, defined and measured by incidence of preterm births and infant mortality.
RENO - With many Nevadans choosing to grow more of their own food, they are also doing their own canning. And, "pressure-canning," using a pressure canner, is becoming increasing popular.
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno has been named a top military-friendly school by Military Advanced Education, a journal of higher learning for today's service members.
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno College of Business has once again been ranked Top 25 in the country by Bloomberg Businessweek for its Part-time MBA program. Businessweek recognized the program, which ranked 24th overall, as No. 1 in academic quality with the highest program completion rate of 99 percent.
RENO - The Dietetic Internship Program and the Undergraduate Dietetic Programs in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR) received renewal of their accreditation. Both programs underwent a standard 10-year reevaluation which included a site visit by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that U.S. farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives set records for sales, income and assets in 2012, buoyed by strong prices for grain, farm supplies and many other agricultural commodities.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of State Parks has $274,335 in federal funds for local park and recreation improvement and acquisition projects through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (L&WCF;) program.
RENO - Students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno will soon be exploring new robotic innovations and accessing state-of-the-art laboratory automation systems in a collaboration with the Hamilton Company, a Reno-based international robotic manufacturing company.
CARSON CITY (AP) - Fourth- and eighth-graders in Nevada lag behind much of the country in their math and reading skills, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education.
WINNEMUCCA - A lot of good things can happen online. We can keep in touch with our friends and family, make new friends, go to work, find a new job, go to school, shop, and make several of our errands much simpler. But as with any other environment, dishonest individuals have learned to use the Internet to prey on others. Romance scams for financial gain are one type of scam that can devastate a person emotionally and financially.
RENO - Connect Nevada and the Nevada Broadband Task Force co-hosted Learning in the Digital Space, Nevada's third annual state Broadband Summit, at the University of Nevada Reno.
RENO - Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and this year families will be able to enjoy all the fixings of a traditional meal for less than they did last year.
RENO - Natural resource issues facing the Great Basin of Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Oregon and California - and the research behind solutions - will be at the forefront of conversation next month during the annual Great Basin Consortium Conference.
CARSON CITY - Two more families have been recognized for their long-time contributions to Nevada's agricultural heritage. The Martin Ranch near Eureka, and the Manha (min-yah) Farm in Yerington were inducted into the Nevada Centennial Ranch and Farm Program on Nov. 15 at the Nevada/California Cattlemen's Convention in Sparks.
