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Science Distilled: Reinventing Nevada

Name: Science Distilled: Reinventing Nevada
Start: 2025-10-23T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-10-23T21:00:00-08:00
Location: Mackay Science Building, UNR

October 23, 2025

7:00 – 9:00pm

Ages

21+

Admission

Members: $10
Nonmembers: $15

Location

Off-site Mackay Science Building, 900 N. Virginia Street, Reno

Nevada has a long history of reinventing itself. From mining, to divorce, to gaming, to outdoor recreation, our state often defies expectations and surprises visitors with intriguing ways to “get a little out there.” Join our speakers as we traverse Nevada, exploring some of the ways our state has turned history into tourism, reinventing the allure of the Silver State and creating exciting new reasons to visit.

Location: Mackay Science Building Auditorium (Room 215), University of Nevada, Reno
Parking: Free parking available to attendees in the Gateway Parking Garage, 160 E. 9th Street
Times: Doors open at 6:30pm, presentation begins at 7:00pm

Visit the Keck!
The Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum will be open to explore before Science Distilled (5:00 – 6:30pm). Open since 1908, the Keck houses an outstanding collection of minerals, ores, fossil specimens and photographs, in addition to mining related relics. The museum is also home to some of the spectacular Mackay Silver Collection, created by Tiffany & Co.

Featured panelists:

Garrett Barmore is the Curator at the W. M. Keck Earth Science and Mineral Engineering Museum at the University of Nevada, Reno. Garrett is an alumnus of UNR and received his Master’s in Museology from the University of Washington. Garrett has worked as the curator of the Keck Museum for over 10 years and has given hundreds of presentations and tours about Nevada’s ancient past.

Chris Orr has been at PBS Reno for more than 25 years. Chris is PBS Reno’s Senior Producer and host of the award winning travel-adventure series Wild Nevada, which has been broadcast for more than 20 years. An alum of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Reynolds School of Journalism, Chris is an enthusiastic outdoors woman, and an avid hiker and runner.

Dave Santina is Director of Local Content at PBS Reno where he helps shape the programming that serves Central and Northern Nevada and Northeastern California. Dave co-hosted six seasons of Wild Nevada before starting Wild Nevadacast, a podcast that introduces listeners to fascinating and fun people who fit into the theme of recreational travel in Nevada. Dave is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication at Arizona State University.