Topic: Research

Lake Mead
Research | February 10, 2016

As water leaders contend with unprecedented drought and demand, will the river people of the Colorado band together as regional citizens? Water policy expert Patricia Mulroy weighs in.

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Research | December 2, 2015

Unwelcome flora, an attack on HIV, body-camera survey, up-close Nobel laureates, a battery-powered partnership, gaming law, robotic “muscles,” full-day kindergarten, funds for biomedical research, and a low-oxygen fish.

magazines
Research | December 2, 2015

The increasing popularity of state lotteries coincides with a stagnant social mobility, according to work of the latest Eadington Fellow. Catch his free talk at 3 p.m. Dec. 3.

book cover for Racialized Schools
Research | December 1, 2015

Our society may never overcome racism, the authors argue, “but the children in our schools do not have to be victims to individuals who may be unaware of their racist tendencies.”

book cover for Changing Game
Research | December 1, 2015

Joanne Goodwin's new book recognizes the “significance of non-politicized women, who, by their presence, pushed boundaries and sought greater opportunities.”

book cover for Global Patents
Research | December 1, 2015

Marketa Trimble's work “not only explains the limitations of international patenting, both legal and practical, but also reveals workarounds for expanding a small inventor’s patent protection.”

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | December 1, 2015

Faculty authors examine Las Vegas women at work, the status of global patents, racialized schools, and advances in the understanding and treatment of substance use disorders.

closeup of robot
Research | December 1, 2015

The creations of Paul Oh, technologist and visionary, are in the vanguard of a robotics revolution.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | December 1, 2015

UNLV patent applications have tripled in the last two years, and three startup companies have been formed, demonstrating the university’s revitalized commitment to bringing its research to the marketplace. Learn about three innovative discoveries that are contributing to the remarkable growth in commercialization of UNLV research.