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Recent news from the Mackay School

A boy works with a woman to affix a device to a passenger car window. The device looks like a mallet with a long handle.

Reno/Sparks selected to be part of Urban Heat Mapping Campaign

The summer 2024 effort will involve community volunteers and is supported by the National Institutes of Health, NOAA, Climate.gov and Heat Watch

A boxy device with piping running in separate directions away from it sits in a marshy area in a basin.

University geothermal research center holds Geothermal Town Hall

The free, public event will share information about geothermal energy production in Nevada

A group of people holding plaques and trophies smiles for a photo.

Mackay Muckers take gold in International Collegiate Mining Competition

Ten students traveled to Montana to show off their traditional mining skills

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