At DRI, science isn’t merely academic – it’s the key to future-proofing our communities and building a better world. This is the official Blue Sky for DRI President Dr. Kumud Acharya. #ScienceThatMattersNow www.dri.edu
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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.
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Congratulations to Jennifer Schultz on being named a 2026 Woman of Achievement by the Nevada Women’s Fund. Her leadership and dedication have made a tremendous impact at DRI and throughout our community. Well deserved recognition!
#WOA2026 #WomenOfAchievement
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.
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.
#WOA2025
I enjoyed joining Dr. Kristopher Sanchez and the Nevada Means Business podcast to talk about DRI’s research and impact across Nevada and around the globe. Thank you for the invitation and thoughtful discussion.
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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.
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.
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
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
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
The investment will substantially strengthen the NSF Futures Engine in the Southwest, enhancing economic growth and job creation. WaterStart was created by DRI, with support from the Nevada Governor’s...
We were honored to welcome Chancellor McNair to our Reno campus as part of the NSHE Listening Tour. Thank you for taking the time to meet with our faculty and learn more about DRI’s research and impact across Nevada.
