UNLV professor Matthew Lachniet works in his lab on campus.

UNLV Newsmakers 2019: People

A collection of stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made the news in 2019.

UNLV paleoclimatologist Matthew Lachniet studies the geologic record in stalagmites — the spire-like mineral deposits that rise up from cave floors— to understand the history of climate patterns in Central America, Mexico, and the western United States during periods of drought and monsoon. (Josh Hawkins/ UNLV Creative Services)

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