Topic: Research

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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.

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Research | September 2, 2017

The Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup awarded more than $55K in seed money to three UNLV teams for their health care, hospitality, and esports business ideas.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 2, 2017

Bad news for astronauts headed to Mars, breast cancer survival rates in Southern Nevada, the esports trend, and more.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research | September 1, 2017

UNLV geoscientists and students like undergraduate Amber Turner (left, with alumna Lisa Danielson) are studying our planet and others to understand the impacts humans are having on Earth and the possibilities of life beyond it.

Alyssa Crittenden portrait
Research | September 1, 2017

What do a heist thriller, the evolving human diet, water quality, consumer behavior, literature, and Mars have in common? All were the foundation of research awards UNLV faculty gar-nered this year.

Student Michelle Mata works at a Consumer Electronics Show booth
Research | September 1, 2017

For the first time in its history, UNLV exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which regularly attracts more than 175,000 techies from around the world.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 1, 2017

UNLV researchers work to brighten the future for Nevada, its neighbors, and beyond.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 1, 2017

Authors explore atomic testing, sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace, and more.