Topic: Research

Emily Salisbury
Research | June 9, 2015

As “Orange is the New Black” returns for a third season, UNLV criminologist Emily Salisbury talks about women in prison and what they need to succeed afterwards.

Lee M. Hanover
Research | May 26, 2015

One of this year's Calvert Award winners for undergraduate researchers on how to avoid getting overwhelmed by massive amounts of research materials.

Insoles
Research | May 21, 2015

Amputation is a serious threat to people with diabetes. A team of UNLV faculty researchers, entrepreneurial students, and economic development experts is working to bring a better way to prevent the problem to market soon.

The Compleat Gamester
Research | May 12, 2015

When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.

Brian Villmoare examines jawbone
Research | May 5, 2015

A 2.8-million-year-old jawbone fills in section missing from human evolution’s timeline.

Pupfish swimming
Research | April 23, 2015

UNLV researchers discover the pupfish's unique ability to go without oxygen. Unfortunately, it comes at a cost to the endangered species.

Paul Oh poses with a few of his robots
Research | April 21, 2015

Las Vegas as a high-tech center for robotics? It's doable in the next decade, according to engineering professor Paul Oh.

Detail of printer's ornament from Rodotà's "De' giuochi d'industria
Research | April 14, 2015

Researcher digs into the early treatises in UNLV's Special Collections to discover how the culture of gambling shaped Renaissance Rome.

Ying Tian
Research | April 13, 2015

After seven firefighters died in a collapsed parking garage, engineering professor Ying Tian wanted to help design more resilient buildings. His research was shored up with seed money from a UNLV grant.