The university's first building, Morrill Hall, was completed in 1887 and still stands on the historic quad at the campus' southern end.

While Lincoln was under construction, boys were housed in the building which had previously held the now-defunct Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls, which had shuttered in 1894.

The tree-lined Quad is located in the southern part of the campus, surrounded by Morrill Hall and the Mackay School of Mines.

Among those who worked at the herbarium were Patrick Beveridge Kennedy and Amos Arthur Heller at the experiment station and Philip Augustus Lehenbauer, Dwight Billings, Hugh Nelson Mozingo, Ira La Rivers and William Andrew Archer at the biology department.

The University of Nevada began construction of a new 108,000 square foot fitness center in June 2015.

The university's Food Services has made a commitment of 1% of the meal plan revenue to go towards funding sustainable initiatives on campus.

[29] In order to reduce energy use, UNR has installed solar panels on the Joe Crowley Student Union and built its first LEED accredited building.

They participate in the NCAA's Division I (FBS for football) and in the Mountain West Conference.

In March 2004, the Wolf Pack Men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history.

The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beat Texas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Illinois.

The modern Mackay Stadium replaced its predecessor and was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500.

[33] Previous conference memberships include: The university has four official Student Media organizations: The Nevada Sagebrush, Wolf Pack Radio, Insight Magazine (formally Artemisia), and The Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal.

The newspaper was given an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award for work completed during the 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2011–2012 and most recently, 2014–15, school years.

The station curates songs and creates radio shows for the student population on their official website.

The station also partners with KWNK to broadcast the student made radio shows on FM in the Reno area.

[42] The University of Nevada's classically styled campus has served as the setting for many movies, including:[43]