Articles by Tony Allen
Makes Cents
Engineering and business students team up to turn classwork into moneymaking products at the fall Senior Design Competition.
Ask for Unleaded
Study shows hazards in synthetic turf poses health risk to kids.
The Gift of Light
A group of UNLV students design economical system for bringing electricity to remote areas in third-world countries.
Students of the Sun
The ideas of UNLV students are helping companies get closer to launching more viable alternative energy solutions.
Rising Sun
Manufacturers turn to UNLV for help bringing new renewable energy products to market and jobs to Nevada.
Fire Damage
A study by UNLV ecologist Scott Abella shows that full recovery of desert ecosystems after a wildfire can take up to 65 years.
Mentoring Makes a Difference
A Sunny Outlook
Some of UNLV's brightest students are harnessing the power of the sun's rays to improve clean energy technology.
From Bacteria to Biofuels
Microbiologist Brian Hedlund goes prospecting in Nevada's hot springs for new sources of clean energy.