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Robert Rippee portait
Research | September 2, 2017

UNLV International Gaming Institute’s Robert Rippee, Jennifer Roberts, and Brett Abarbanel take the lead in researching esports, a new trend that turns video-game playing into a spectator sport.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 2, 2017

The Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup awarded more than $55K in seed money to three UNLV teams for their health care, hospitality, and esports business ideas.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 2, 2017

Bad news for astronauts headed to Mars, breast cancer survival rates in Southern Nevada, the esports trend, and more.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research | September 1, 2017

UNLV geoscientists and students like undergraduate Amber Turner (left, with alumna Lisa Danielson) are studying our planet and others to understand the impacts humans are having on Earth and the possibilities of life beyond it.

Alyssa Crittenden portrait
Research | September 1, 2017

What do a heist thriller, the evolving human diet, water quality, consumer behavior, literature, and Mars have in common? All were the foundation of research awards UNLV faculty gar-nered this year.

Student Michelle Mata works at a Consumer Electronics Show booth
Research | September 1, 2017

For the first time in its history, UNLV exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which regularly attracts more than 175,000 techies from around the world.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 1, 2017

Authors explore atomic testing, sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace, and more.