Topic: environment

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.

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System facility
Research | November 8, 2016

Director of UNLV's Center for Energy Research Robert Boehm helps make serious improvements that cut down on desert solar power plant's use of water.

A hiker descends the Angels Landing route in Zion National Park
Research | September 13, 2016

As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, UNLV professor Scott Abella explores the conservation challenges officials face.

Scott Abella
Business and Community | August 4, 2016

UNLV professor Scott Abella on why national parks matter more than ever to everyone from foodies to Civil War historians to the average Joe sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Mario Verduzco
People | July 27, 2016

Engineering student turns study abroad experience into internship that taught him the value of improvising.

Naomi Lewis
People | July 22, 2016

Environmental studies major Naomi Lewis finds a practical application for her passion at a nonprofit.

Mike Vardakis
People | July 21, 2016

Undergraduate Mike Vardakis couldn’t settle on his academic path until an internship showed him the possibilities.

Lake Mead
Business and Community | July 19, 2016

Why two Saltman Center experts say mediation is key to resolving the water woes of the American West.