U.S. Forest Service grant will help UNLV and partners fight climate change, hot temperatures in nation’s fastest-warming region by planting trees and expanding access to green spaces.
Obsolete architecture and a warming planet have tag-teamed, making our cities hotter. But new technologies and sustainable urban development strategies could soon change our fates.
How the UNLV/CCSD Pollen Monitoring Program can help you keep tabs on local allergens.
Discovery of abundant, diverse range of remains give scientists new lens on historical underwater ecosystem changes and potential future conservation strategies.
UNLV research shows that FEMA-declared wildfire disasters in the fastest-growing home development areas have minimal impact on new home construction.
Yearlong President’s Innovation Challenge competition to culminate in a Shark Tank-style showcase event; $25,000 grand prize goes to winning team.
The Sustainability Task Force is working to create UNLV's official climate action plan.
A polymer created by a longtime chemistry professor can lower the risk of fires when used as a component of lithium-ion batteries.
Beyond being passionate about researching climate change and its environmental impacts — Marie-Odile Fortier is unobjectively enthusiastic about educating others on the complex topic.
The problems facing our world and how UNLV helped find solutions.
UNLV analysis challenges the idea that ocean ecosystems have barely changed over millions of years, pointing scientists down a new path on conservation efforts and policy.
Record of past volcanic eruptions — and potential hazards to health — revealed by low water levels at dwindling local tap source.