Topic: Research

man in front of Las Vegas City Hall
Research | November 1, 2017

With partisan gridlock at the higher levels, cities like Las Vegas will be the new leaders in innovative government.

Emma Frances Bloomfield
Research | October 18, 2017

Four stumbling blocks impede clear communication on climate change.

students gather around a robot
Research | October 17, 2017

Robot Automation for Dance Hackathon lets the mechanical men with the moves boogie to Michael Jackson.

man sitting between burned trees.
Research | October 10, 2017

Economics researchers capitalize on the dynamics wildfire to prove infants’ proximity to smoke pollution while in utero affects birthweight.

Dr. Karl Kingsley and Dr. James Mah hold a model of a tooth.
Research | October 3, 2017

UNLV researchers developed a method for extracting tooth root pulp that quadruples the number of stem cells that can be harvested and replicated to treat a variety of medical conditions.

travel review website
Research | September 27, 2017

Sarah Tanford’s research through simulated online review sites demonstrates the impact consumer opinion can have on the service industry.

woman in front of chalkboard
Research | September 20, 2017

Professor Lynn Comella on the adult store industry, a highly profitable segment of popular culture that scholars and policymakers know surprisingly little about.

woman pointing at computer with man looking on.
Research | September 19, 2017

Through a new faculty-student mentorship program, a team of UNLV researchers is exploring how this piece of gear might help children with autism.

researcher in lab
Research | September 12, 2017

UNLV research efforts have consistently grown over its 60-year life span, setting us on track to someday becoming one of the premier research universities in the nation.

Robert Rippee portait
Research | September 2, 2017

UNLV International Gaming Institute’s Robert Rippee, Jennifer Roberts, and Brett Abarbanel take the lead in researching esports, a new trend that turns video-game playing into a spectator sport.