Topic: environment

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Research | November 30, 2010

Study shows hazards in synthetic turf poses health risk to kids.

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Research | November 16, 2010

The ideas of UNLV students are helping companies get closer to launching more viable alternative energy solutions.

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Research | November 16, 2010

Manufacturers turn to UNLV for help bringing new renewable energy products to market and jobs to Nevada.

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Research | November 12, 2010

A study by UNLV ecologist Scott Abella shows that full recovery of desert ecosystems after a wildfire can take up to 65 years.

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People | September 3, 2010

Bob Boehm discusses how solar energy supports economic development and how he hopes Nevada's renewable energy program grows.

Engineering graduate poses by solar array
Research | September 3, 2010

Some of UNLV's brightest students are harnessing the power of the sun's rays to improve clean energy technology.

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Research | September 3, 2010

Microbiologist Brian Hedlund goes prospecting in Nevada's hot springs for new sources of clean energy.

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Campus News | June 18, 2010

UNLV one of three institutions to win national facilities award.

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Research | May 4, 2010

Forty percent of Las Vegans surveyed say they'd leave Nevada if they could live anywhere they wanted. One local leader is taking a step to change that.