Articles by Natalie Bruzda
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Searching Space: How James Webb Telescope Will Help Astronomers Understand Distant Planets, Stars
UNLV astrophysicist Jason Steffen explains key differences between Webb and Hubble.
Omicron Case Counts Surpass Previous COVID-19 Waves, but UNLV Scientist Says There’s More to Come
Data from UNLV wastewater surveillance program predicts record number of COVID cases in coming weeks.
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UNLV Newsmakers 2021: Community and Economy
A yearlong collection of headlines featuring innovative ideas, discoveries, and partnerships to move Southern Nevada forward.
Gearing Up: Longtime Student-Success Center at UNLV Garners $40M in Federal Grants
Latest award bolsters the Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach in its mission to support students in middle, high school, and beyond.
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Research in Brief: First-Ever Interior Earth Mineral Discovered in Nature
New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion; study led by UNLV geochemist Oliver Tschauner.
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Research in Brief: UNLV Astronomers May Have Discovered First Planet to Orbit 3 Stars
Potential discovery of a circumtriple planet has implications for bolstering our understanding of planet formation.
UNLV Wastewater Surveillance Program Expands to Test for Flu Strains
Local partnership grows to 20 states; monitoring begins in October with implications for future influenza vaccine development.
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UNLV Research Bolsters Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease
Study, published this month in Communications Biology, reveals that chronic hyperglycemia impairs memory.
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New UNLV Program Training Next Generation of Occupational Therapists
Program to help fill critical health care shortage in Nevada; living lab in Las Vegas Medical District houses program, with first cohort set to graduate in spring 2023.