Projects
Projects featured on this page were produced by members of the Hitchcock Project team. Some projects were created in collaboration with clients from the local science community; others were produced as final projects by students in the Reynolds School of Journalism’s Masters degree program in Media Innovation. If you’d like to work with us on a science communication project, please contact Hitchcock Project director Jennifer Kent at jenniferkent@unr.edu.
University of Nevada, Reno in Panama
During summer 2023, a team of scientists from UNR traveled to Panama to study chytridiomycosis, a disease that has been devastating for Panamanian amphibian populations. Read more in an ArcGIS StoryMap produced by the Hitchcock Project and UNR’s College of Science.
Portraits of Climate Change
A multimedia series on climate injustice and vulnerability in the Americas. A graduate project by Master’s student Vanesa de la Cruz Pavas, class of 2023.
Understanding Lake Tahoe Water Clarity
What do we know about current water clarity trends in Lake Tahoe, and what might the future hold? An ArcGIS storymap produced by the Hitchcock Project in partnership with the Tahoe Science Advisory Council during spring 2023.
