Lupe Alvarez
Student Reporter, The Hitchcock Project for Visualizing ScienceGuadalupe Alvarez is a student at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is currently pursuing her Masters in multimedia, with an emphasis in science communications, and works as a Graduate Assistant with The Hitchcock Project for Visualizing Science. Her reporting interests include issues related to ecology, conservation, environment, and Indigenous communities.
Alvarez was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, but has had the opportunity to travel throughout Northern Nevada and Central America as an archaeologist. Outside of journalism, she enjoys acting, dancing, and collaging. She hopes to continue to explore the connections between culture, community, science, and our relationship to the land through audio storytelling.
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Since 2014, the national initiative Latino Conservation Week has provided Latino families and youth with outdoor recreation opportunities in their communities. -
Every year, the changing leaves mark the end of summer, but a new report from Climate Central finds that increasing fall temperatures are adding warmer days to the calendar. -
The Tahoe Interagency Bear Team reminds visitors and locals to secure their trash and food items as bears prepare for hibernation. -
Un juez federal ordenó suspender temporalmente una venta de tierras prevista en Yerington mientras se resuelve en los tribunales una demanda que busca bloquearla permanentemente. -
Defensores de comunidades tribales y ambientalistas se reunieron el lunes cerca del Tribunal Bruce R. Thompson antes de una audiencia federal sobre una orden judicial. La audiencia estaba relacionada con la propuesta de la Oficina de Administración de Tierras de vender por cero dólares los terrenos de la antigua mina de cobre Anaconda. -
At the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony evacuation shelter, tribal members find refuge and community as the Bug and Stallion fires continue to burn. -
Decades of development and a changing climate have changed the way the Truckee River flows and floods. Local groups and researchers are working to restore cottonwood trees, which are vital for a healthy river ecosystem. -
The Southwest Complex Incident Management Team gave the latest updates on the growing Bug and Stallion Fires. -
To find traces of an ancient sea, paleontologists and “rock hounds” head to the desert. -
Not only is climate change affecting our days, it’s also affecting how much sleep we get at night. A new report from Climate Central provides research on the impacts.
