Topic: environment

Ka-Voka Jackson is working to restore native plants in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. (Courtesy Photo)
Arts and Culture | June 13, 2017

Native American master's student Ka-Voka Jackson is working to protect the environment and preserve her Hualapai culture.

Single visitor looking at the Tested Ground museum exhibit
Arts and Culture | June 12, 2017

How to use the Barrick Museum’s new exhibit to talk to your children about the environment.

Solar panels in the Eldorado Valley
Research | May 25, 2017

Researchers investigate the environmental footprint of solar facilities to guide future design.

Jonathan Baker and colleagues examine stalagmite in a cave
Campus News | May 22, 2017

UNLV Ph.D. candidate’s research in Russia challenges widely held understanding of past climate history; study appears in latest issue of top journal Nature Geoscience.

Team Wingin' It stands in front of U.N.L.V. sign
Business and Community | February 15, 2017

Team Wingin’ It, a group led by UNLV students, hatched a plan to help Las Vegas become more energy efficient and plucked the $10K grand prize during the Consumer Electronics Show.

Students planting with shovel
Business and Community | January 26, 2017

Students pitch in on a project to restore native vegetation around the drought-stricken Lake Mead. View the photo essay by UNLV photographer Josh Hawkins.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Business and Community | January 17, 2017

More than a dozen students will partner with the National Park Service and other groups on a restoration project to add native plants, protect shoreline, and boost wildlife.

Shahram Latifi
Research | December 8, 2016

UNLV researcher pioneers new applications for quick, efficient and secure data management.