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UNR hired Dr. [[Wendell Mordy]] as the Founding Director (1960–1969) of the University's Desert Research Institute, which initially was an office at the top of the historic [[Morrill Hall (University of Nevada, Reno)|Morrill Hall]] building on UNR's campus. Early on Mordy also initiated the development of the [[Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center|UNR's Fleishmann Atmospherium Planetarium]].{{Efn|First-hand knowledge as the son of Edwin X Berry, who joined DRI in 1961.}} | UNR hired Dr. [[Wendell Mordy]] as the Founding Director (1960–1969) of the University's Desert Research Institute, which initially was an office at the top of the historic [[Morrill Hall (University of Nevada, Reno)|Morrill Hall]] building on UNR's campus. Early on Mordy also initiated the development of the [[Fleischmann Planetarium & Science Center|UNR's Fleishmann Atmospherium Planetarium]].{{Efn|First-hand knowledge as the son of Edwin X Berry, who joined DRI in 1961.}} | ||
[[Microplastics]] were found for the first time in [[Lake Tahoe]] in 2019 by the Desert Research Institute. They plan on studying the pollution to determine if it is from local sources or if particles from discarded plastic products have been transported long distances through the atmosphere by wind, rain and falling snow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-08-26/lake-tahoe-microplastic-pollution-detected|title=Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe's waters for first time ever|last=Sahagun|first=Louis|date=2019-08-26|newspaper= | [[Microplastics]] were found for the first time in [[Lake Tahoe]] in 2019 by the Desert Research Institute. They plan on studying the pollution to determine if it is from local sources or if particles from discarded plastic products have been transported long distances through the atmosphere by wind, rain and falling snow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-08-26/lake-tahoe-microplastic-pollution-detected|title=Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe's waters for first time ever|last=Sahagun|first=Louis|date=2019-08-26|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
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