Topic: science and technology

man standing by rail with plane in background
People | October 4, 2023

The College of Engineering's Alumnus of the Year led state legislative efforts that helped to expand learning and future career opportunities for K-12 students.

woman outside and pulling on a piece of string
People | September 11, 2023

The behavioral neuroscientist hopes to help UNLV students push through adversity and pursue pathways to STEM careers through partnerships.

archival photo of man working in tv control room
UNLV History | September 8, 2023

Groundbreaking for its time, nursing students from UNLV and UNR were able to learn and debate via a live, two-way statewide microwave link.

China's FAST radio telescope
Research | July 28, 2023

International team reports on a radio pulsar phase of a Galactic magnetar that emitted a fast radio burst in 2020; observations suggest unique origins for “bursts” and “pulses," which adds to FRB formation theory.
 

illustration of a microquasar in outer space
Research | July 26, 2023

An international team of scientists reports in Nature the first detection of a quasi-periodic oscillation signal in the radio band from a Galactic black hole system.

image from the James Webb telescope
People | June 16, 2023

From de facto time machines to the story behind your TV static, UNLV cosmologist and computer scientist Paul La Plante shares four facts you probably didn’t know about the universe.