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17 unusual facts about University of Nevada


2012 NSCRO Men's Division III Rugby Tournament

Region 4 claims to have 31 rugby programs, however, at least four appear to be large state universities with well developed rugby programs (e.g., University of Nevada, Las Vegas which has 28,000 undergraduates - approximately 26,000 more students than Salve Regina or Franciscan).

Angela Tincher

On March 3, 2006, Tincher struck out 26 batters in a 11-inning win over University of Nevada, Reno.

Ben Goertzel

Before entering the software industry, he served as a university faculty in several departments of mathematics, computer science and cognitive science, including the University of Nevada, City University of New York, the University of Waikato, and the University of Western Australia.

Corey Jackson

After graduating from Ranger College in 2000, Corey earned a basketball scholarship to The University of Nevada where he received a degree in speech communications.

George Whittell High School

The school is named after late millionaire George Whittell, Jr. who purchased the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe for his mansion, the Thunderbird Lodge and donated land to the University of Nevada, Reno and the CDP of Zephyr Cove.

Gorka Aulestia Txakartegi

Later he migrated to the United States, where he received his M.A. in French and Spanish literature, and finally his Ph.D. in Basque Studies in 1987 at the University of Nevada, Reno, with the thesis El bertsolarismo: literatura oral improvisada en el País Vasco.

Jacci Turner

She later earned her Masters of Counseling and Educational Psychology from University of Nevada, Reno.

Jean Nidetch

Nidetch, who remains a consultant to the organization, has established scholarship programs at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Nevada.

Jeff Genyk

On January 23, 2013, Genyk was announced as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach at the University of Nevada under new head coach Brian Polian.

Jessica Sferrazza

She is currently in the process of obtaining a Certified Public Official Program Certificate from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Kevin Constantine

He left RPI as a junior and finished his degree at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Larry R. Hicks

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Hicks received a B.S. from the University of Nevada in 1965 and a J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1968.

Nevada State

First there was Nevada State University from 1881–1905, which is currently known as the University of Nevada.

Olek Czyz

In mid-season the 6'7, 240 lbs forward recommitted to the University of Nevada, where he played during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.

Opera Las Vegas

OLV's performance venue for the 2014 season is Artemus W. Ham Hall on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Party of Reason

Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Professor Emeritus at the University of Nevada; President of the Property and Freedom Society; and Distinguished Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, USA: "I hope the Party of Reason and my friend Ron Paul in the United States are very successful. That would be very fortunate for Germany and the mindset that prevails there."

University of Nevada

University of Nevada could refer to either of the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education.


Allen Varney

He graduated from Reno High School in 1976 and has a dual B.A. in English and history from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Braden Shipley

Shipley committed to attend Western Nevada College, until coaches from the University of Nevada, Reno baseball team observed Shipley at the Josh Anderson Memorial Tournament in Reno, Nevada.

Brook Lopez

Both teammates played with Lopez on their successful AAU team, the Elite Basketball Organization (EBO), along with Derrick Jasper and Tre'Von Willis, both of UNLV.

Charles Tart

Tart was the holder of the Bigelow Chair of Consciousness Studies at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and has served as a Visiting Professor in East-West Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, as an Instructor in Psychiatry at the School of Medicine of the University of Virginia, and a consultant on government funded parapsychological research at the Stanford Research Institute (now known as SRI International).

Concrete canoe

Typically, frontrunners include University of Alabama, Huntsville, University of Nevada, Reno, University of Florida, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, the University of California at Berkeley, Clemson University, École de technologie supérieure, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Derek Ernst

He attended Clovis East High School in Clovis, California and played college golf at UNLV, where he was a four-time All-American and was twice named Mountain West Conference player of the year.

Earl Wilson Stadium

Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Roger Barnson Field is a baseball stadium located on the northwest corner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Paradise, Nevada.

Firestone Fieldhouse

A year later 4,500 fans crowded the Fieldhouse to see Pepperdine defeat the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team by a score of 93-91.

Frank Gagliardi

In 1964, Frank was hired for what he called “the best job in the world”, percussionist for the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, where he played for star entertainers such as Frank Sinatra and the “Rat Pack.” After 10 years, he joined the faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and over the next 22 years, Frank led the UNLV Jazz Ensemble to international stature, traveling world-wide, capturing multiple awards, and releasing 12 albums and CDs.

Fusion Energy Foundation

The FEF received publicity in 1981 when it published a book explaining how to build a hydrogen bomb written by University of Nevada, Reno, professor Friedwardt Winterberg.

Jeff McInerney

McInerney subsequently served as an assistant coach at Troy University, Georgia Southern University, the University of Tulsa, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Oregon State University, Duke University, the University of Southern California and the University of Rhode Island.

Marilyn Dondero Loop

Dondero Loop earned her BS in elementary education and her MEd in curriculum and instruction from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

McGeorge School of Law

The current dean of McGeorge School of Law is Francis J. Mootz III, formerly the William S. Boyd Professor of Law and associate dean for academic affairs and faculty development at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Phil Snow

Snow is the uncle of 2007 AL Rookie and 2008 AL MVP, Dustin Pedroia and father of Philip Snow, a graduate and former member of the University of Nevada-Reno golf team.

Thomas Lloyd Bell

He attended Bishop Gorman High School, University of the Basque Country and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Bell lives in Las Vegas and California with his wife and daughter.

Walking Box Ranch

Listing on the National Register of Historic Places was one of the goals set out in April 2006 by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Bureau of Land Management, co-managers of the property.

William Nixon

After serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sevilla, Spain, he graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he attended on a football scholarship, playing center prior to the arrival of National Football League quarterback Randall Cunningham, and was the editor-in-chief of The Rebel Yell, the student newspaper.

Woody Deck

A former student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Deck pledged Alpha Epsilon Pi, the Jewish Fraternity, where he has been seen ironing $100 bills in his dorm room.

Z-pinch

They can be found in various institutions such as University of Nevada, Reno (USA), Cornell University (USA), University of Michigan (USA), Sandia National Laboratories (USA), University of California, San Diego (USA), University of Washington (USA), Ruhr University (Germany), Imperial College (United Kingdom), École Polytechnique (France), and the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel).