Reducing the risk of wild fire devastation in the Sierra Nevada is a daunting and multi-faceted task. Much of the effort is ...

Courtesy Health Services of Los Angeles County Even though one in five Americans is estimated to suffer from mental health ...

The stereotypical story of the American West conjures images of unforgiving terrain, rugged masculinity and a cowboy and ...

Wolves have multiplied rapidly in California since 2011. Image courtesy of Matt Johnson. A loud howl pierced a dark night in ...

People who cherish public lands need to fight the destructive policies promised by president-elect Donald Trump, by leaning into the grassroots efforts of Tribes, local community leaders and ...

As I watched Donald Trump arrive at an astounding victory election night, I was struck by his strong turnout in both rural and urban parts of the country. But I couldn’t stop thinking: Do voters ...

With almost one-third of Americans spending more than 30% of their income on housing, what solutions are there locally? A multi-unit apartment complex being built in Reno qualifies as an affordable ...

The UNR 150th anniversary magazine begins with a section on Native peoples, but is only three pages. Photo courtesy Makai Zuniga Update, Dec. 8: This essay’s author provided this update to this story.

In some ways, the university’s Sesquicentennial Celebration leaves indigenous history, context and perspective behind ...