News: School of Life Sciences
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
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A roundup of news stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made headlines locally, nationally, and globally.
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International team of scientists reveals first in-depth look at Omnitrophota, one of the world’s oldest and tiniest bacteria.
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Educational organizations meet up on campus to discuss best practices for making sure STEM initiatives in K-12 through graduate programs are accessible to all students.
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A collection of news stories highlighting expert insights, new collaborations, and academic achievement.
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Five UNLV graduates will be recognized by President Keith E. Whitfield during winter commencement for their combination of academic excellence and service to the community.
The SeqCode is a universal system, created through collaboration of hundreds of scientists, to formally register and name single-celled microorganisms known as prokaryotes.
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Carla Madelaire’s research on how animals cope with environmental challenges wins her the UNLV Office of Postdoctoral Affairs’ inaugural award.
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A collection of news stories highlighting university experts’ insights on and contributions to health, environment, and society.
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Scholarships and career-readiness support help talented students succeed at UNLV and beyond.
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Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine student Jacob Villarama took a year off to pray and contemplate which career path to follow.
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A bottomless hole, a tiny fish, and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites.