News: College of Sciences

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Research |

UNLV astrophysicist Zhaohuan Zhu among featured speakers at international conference at M Resort May 1-6; more than a dozen UNLV faculty and students participating.  

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People |

Student service award recipient Abriana Perez volunteered over 200 hours and partnered with others to help more than 5,000 community members during the pandemic.

 

U.N.L.V.'s first conference tournament championship—and automatic bid to the NCAA Championship—since winning the Big West in 1994. It will be the Lady Rebels first NCAA tournament appearance since 2002. March 9, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)
Campus News |

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Campus News |

UNLV Boyd Law School has 13 top 100 programs, including No. 1 ranking for legal writing. 

Vladislav Zhitny sits at a computer.
People |

Vladislav Zhitny, an emigrant from the Ukraine, has had 18 papers appear in a variety of publications.

A laser beam emitting a blue light is projected into a diamond anvil cell
Research |

Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

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Research |

New study by international team of scientists identifies polarization as key trait that may reveal the origin of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions.  

UNLV student Mary Blankenship poses for a photo on campus wearing a vyshyvanka, a traditional embroidered Ukrainian blouse
Research |

Ukraine native, chemist, and policy researcher Mary Blankenship explains how one aspect of the Russia-Ukraine war is being fought online, on TV, and on social media platforms.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.

Student researcher Citlally Lopez works in a chemistry lab
Research |

Organic chemistry undergraduate Citlally Lopez strives to diversify science.

Student researcher Citlally Lopez works in a chemistry lab
Research |

Estudiante universitaria de química orgánica Citlally aspira diversificar la ciencia.

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Campus News |

Katherine Luebke’s success in UNLV’s radiochemistry doctoral program stems from a lifelong passion for the niche area of study.