Topic: research

Kayla Bland, a participant in UNLV's Journey program examining a microscope slide.
Business and Community | July 31, 2017

UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.

Xiangning Chen holds a cigarette with smoke resembling a DNA strand
Research | July 20, 2017

Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine gene researchers clear the air on the link between schizophrenia and smoking.

stethoscope
Research | July 13, 2017

The Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network helps 13 universities support the faculty and research that will improve human health in seven states.

UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research's Becky Boulton, Nicole Thomas, and Liam Frink.
Research | July 7, 2017

The UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research’s new program immerses local high school students in the opportunities research at UNLV has to offer.

UNLV Libraries' Cory Lampert and Silvia Southwick
Research | June 29, 2017

A new research tool created by University Libraries helps the world discover more connections among the region’s Jewish community.

Kinesiology professor Brach Poston
Research | June 21, 2017

Brach Poston's research on electrical stimulation shows promise for Parkinson's patients.

Dustin and Rochelle Hines
Research | June 8, 2017

Husband-and-wife team Dustin and Rochelle Hines research brain cells in their quest for solutions to degenerative diseases and developmental disorders.

Chong Chen
People | May 22, 2017

The UNLV National Supercomputing Institute’s latest hire will help researchers leverage the tremendous capabilities of the Cherry Creek II.

Manuela Bowles sits at a table and reads
Research | May 10, 2017

New graduate and author Manuela Bowles on rejection letters, Margaret Atwood, and building a career long before commencement.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research | May 3, 2017

UNLV undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.