Topic: research

Cultivating Research
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Research | November 1, 2014

Call it watering the green spots. UNLV’s Faculty Opportunity Awards program provides seed funding for faculty researchers with promising ideas and a desire to pursue additional funding from government agencies, foundations, or private industry. The program has supported a wide variety of campus research projects involving multidisciplinary teams, single investigators, and other faculty working to develop intellectual property.

Paths to Innovation
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Research | November 1, 2014

For more than 30 years, U.S. universities have had the right to commercialize discoveries made through faculty research funded by the federal government. For a time, few universities made much of the opportunity. But today, as funding support for higher education is increasingly imperiled, marketing great ideas has never been more popular --- or more crucial. Three UNLV projects show how research benefits the university, the business community, and you.

Research Briefs: Winter 2014
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Research | November 1, 2014

Supercomputing on campus; cosmic radiation and a mission to Mars; a grant to help at-risk kids; Bluetooth boosts blood-flow sensing; high marks for grad programs; a plentiful mineral from space; hard-to-find soft fossils; climate challenges; the public weighs in on drones; and preserving Nevada’s old newspapers.

Research in Print: Winter 2014
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Research | November 1, 2014

Faculty authors explore our place in the universe, Gandhi and his mentors, a small city’s civil rights struggle, and more.

Research as Remedy
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Research | November 1, 2014

During the past decade, UNLV’s Schools of Allied Health Sciences and Nursing have expanded their research programs and boosted collaboration among faculty investigators in support of the university’s vision of becoming a major research institution. The following profiles demonstrate the diversity and depth of the two schools’ research projects.

Rx For Research Success
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Research | November 1, 2014

What will a medical school bring to UNLV research and discovery?

Crafting a Contemptible Character
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Research | November 1, 2014

UNLV English professor Richard Wiley offers insight into the inspiration and writing process for his newest novel.

Research and the Path to Tier One
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Research | September 1, 2014

UNLV President Dr. Donald D. Snyder and Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Thomas Piechota welcome UNLV Innovation readers to the Winter 2014 issue.

Two UNLV Researchers Named Emerging Scholars
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Research | January 2, 2014

William Bauer Jr. and Julia Sun-Joo Lee Named Emerging Scholars Under 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine.

From Breakthrough to Business
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Research | November 1, 2013

UNLV faculty discoveries have commercial applications with value to the university, the private sector, and,ultimately, you. Learn about three different faculty members who are working to move their innovative thinking out of the laboratory and into the boardroom.

Research Briefs: Winter 2013
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Research | November 1, 2013

Understanding the solar energy-water nexus; $20.3 million grant from the NIH; fossilized remains of extinct wolf species located in Nevada; building a safer, more efficient battery; elevated levels of lead in Mexican hot sauces; and climate change linked to early animal evolution.