Kaashifah, an international student from Vijayawada, a small city in India, is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Education – Equity, Diversity and Language Education. After graduating from medical school in 2018, she took a bold step to relocate to Reno. Anticipated to graduate in either Spring or Fall of 2026 with her doctorate in Education, Kaashifah envisions a future as a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, expressing her love for both the city and the University. Her interests extend to contributing to legislative offices within the education sector.Read More

Anil Timilsina, a Ph.D. student in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department, has received the 2024 Graduate Student Award from the American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry. The award, announced in January, recognizes graduate students working in areas related to environmental chemistry and is based in part on research activity with emphasis on the student’s potential for future contributions as professionals in environmental chemistry and engineering. Timilsina’s research involves the study of quinones — a class of compounds found in natural materials such as soil and water. Continue reading…