Topic: Research
Stretching: The Truth
Contrary to what you may think, stretching before you play or work out could actually reduce your athletic performance. Find out why.
Keeping Kids on Track
UNLV's program tracks the health of Nevada kindergartners to help school district officials provide the resources needed to ensure kids are healthy.
Rounding Up Rattlers
A life sciences doctoral student is exploring the habitat choices of speckled rattlesnakes in the Mojave Desert. This research will help hikers avoid them during hiking season and improve conservation efforts for the desert serpents.
Shakin’ It Up
UNLV geoscientists are shaking things up with a new 3-D model showing how the Las Vegas Valley will respond to earthquakes. The model will help officials and planners design safer buildings and improve disaster relief plans.
Bright Ideas
UNLV is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The UNLV Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a UNLV chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.
Nurse Advocate Sandy Summers to Discuss How Media Portrayal of Nursing Contributes to Nurse Shortage
Free Event at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 11 in UNLV's Greenspun Hall Auditorium
New Technique May Lead to More Efficient Treatment of Brain Cancer
Early Lab Tests Show Potential for Technique that Safely and Selectively Opens Blood-Brain Barrier
UNLV, Partners Complete First Interagency Quagga Mussel Monitoring Plan for Lake Mead
Strategic Plan Will Aid Lake Managers with Quagga Mussel Control and Prevention Efforts
UNLV Nutrition Researcher Offers Tips To Keep Kids Fit and Healthy Over Summer Vacation
UNLV Receives $2.1 Million for Nuclear Technologies Research
Improving Accessibility to Federal Financial Aid System Focus of Panel Discussion at UNLV
The College Board will seek input from local educators and policymakers