Researchers have detected a variant of coronavirus, first found in South America, in wastewater in southern Nevada, suggesting it is spreading in the community.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of researchers at UNLV has conducted wastewater surveillance to understand more about the prevalence of the virus in the community.

Scientists and public health officials are constantly on the lookout for new strains of COVID-19.

The roar of planes flying above the UNLV campus makes Edwin Oh wonder what strains of coronavirus visitors will bring to Las Vegas after they land at nearby McCarran International Airport.

Researchers at UNLV are analyzing wastewater to help understand the course of the pandemic.

With multiple COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, it looks like months of spread and restrictions may finally have an end in sight.

What most see only as sewage, Daniel Gerrity sees as an opportunity to collect data.

UNLV researchers have begun doing the dirty work necessary to help fight the coronavirus pandemic led by Associate Professor Edwin Oh.