news
release
October
19, 2005
Contact: Heather Emmons, DRI PIO, heather.emmons@dri.edu, Reno
(775) 673-7313 (w), (702) 743-3435 (c)
All DRI News Releases available at: http://news.dri.edu/
DRI Opens its Doors to Public for First-Ever
Open House
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| Dr. Vanda Grubisic will show how 3-D visualization adds a
new dimension to scientific research results. |
Dr. Chris Fritsen will showcase life in ice, with
visitors stopping in his 'freezer' to examine small
insects that live an extreme lifestyle. |
Dr. John Hallett will explain his new invention for measuring precipitation
and have visitors help make it snow in a demonstration. |
RENO, Nev. – For
the first time ever, DRI is opening its doors to the public for an open house--called
DRI Day--this Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Visitors can take
a self-guided tour to see, feel and experience how DRI’s cutting-edge
science is improving how people all over the world live and breathe. All
ages can take part in demonstrations with DRI scientists, who will show and
tell about their research. Demonstrations include: how cloudseeding works;
life in ice, deserts and extreme environments; what vegetation and packrats
can tell us about the past 12,000 years; how ice cores plucked from Antarctica
and Greenland shed light on global climate change; how increased carbon dioxide
levels affect ecology as seen in DRI's one-of-a-kind greenhouse; a 3-D visualization
demonstration that shows science in a different light; and the opportunity
to hop into the DRI research boat and learn about DRI's work at Lake Tahoe.
DRI is located at 2215 Raggio Parkway in Reno. To
get to DRI, travel on 395 north and exit at the Dandini/Parr Blvd. exit. Turn
right onto Dandini Blvd. and exit at the first turn off at Raggio Parkway,
and DRI is on the left. For more information about the open house and
a map, visit www.dri.edu.
A nonprofit, statewide division of the Nevada System of Higher Education,
DRI pursues a full-time program of basic and applied environmental research on
a local, national, and international scale. Nearly 500 full- and part-time scientists,
technicians, and support staff conduct more than 150 research projects at DRI
annually. DRI generates $45 million in total revenue consisting predominately
of competitively won research contracts and grants. The State of Nevada
provides
critical funding in support of DRI's administration, operations and maintenance,
through the Nevada System of Higher Education budget. While DRI’s portion
of the NSHE budget is less than 1 percent, the institute leverages these funds
to enhance its competitiveness.
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