Articles by Natalie Bruzda

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.

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.

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.

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.

UNLV Research Bolsters Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease
Study, published this month in Communications Biology, reveals that chronic hyperglycemia impairs memory.

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.