News: School of Life Sciences
![Kayla Bland, a participant in UNLV's Journey program examining a microscope slide.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D71660_05.jpg?itok=8lnWvXZZ)
UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.
![Ka-Voka Jackson is working to restore native plants in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. (Courtesy Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_KIMG2249.jpg?itok=f3gxMbcp)
Native American master's student Ka-Voka Jackson is working to protect the environment and preserve her Hualapai culture.
![Solar panels in the Eldorado Valley](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D65027-43.jpg?itok=oeMfhbLW)
Researchers investigate the environmental footprint of solar facilities to guide future design.
Vladislav Zhitny, who came to Las Vegas from Ukraine in 2006, ends undergrad studies ready to become a member of UNLV School of Medicine's inaugural class.
![Fireworks ignite during commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/2017_grad_D70274_84.jpg?itok=o0GAxb6E)
UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
UNLV mines its own grade books to ensure students aren’t weeded out of STEM classes.
![Douglas Duncan and Israel Alvarado](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71463_08.jpg?itok=T_cGVcbh)
With limited options in Nevada for top-notch scientists, two UNLV grads welcome the high-tech jobs that the marijuana industry brought.
![Theodore Garland Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Ted-Garland.jpg?itok=_cORf_WL)
College of Sciences Alumnus of the Year Theodore Garland has taught across the globe.
![Devon Payne](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_IMG_5504.jpg?itok=9bZSBYoy)
Junior microbiology major selected as a 2017 Goldwater Scholar.
![artwork from Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/ArtExhibitMain_0.jpg?itok=fibgDvkC)
“Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery” shows the beauty of science and the artistic side of even the most lab-bound of scientists.
![Signage with the UNLV logo on campus](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71313_04.jpg?itok=StATj8ki)
Four faculty researchers have been turning heads in their fields and well beyond.
![Slide of a Martian meteorite](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/art_exhibit_photo.jpg?itok=jeqrBMrc)
"Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery" brings College of Sciences together with UNLV Galleries for an exhibit of images and objects related to UNLV research.