News: College of Sciences
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UNLV’s reintroduction effort keeps leopard frog species off the endangered list.
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Libby Hausrath is one of just 10 scientists selected for NASA’s returned sample science team; will help decide which samples return to Earth from Mars 2020 mission.
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Studying rocks from space replaced this geoscience professor's original career choice of being an astronaut.
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Researchers from the College of Sciences showcase the artistic side of science by featuring their most captivating research images.
A collection of news stories capturing the excitement of UNLV’s campus in June, July and August.
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Alumna Vanessa Sanders finding new paths for isotopes therapeutic and diagnostic at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
UNLV received a nearly $700,000 National Science Foundation grant to house ‘multicollector’ device, the first of its kind in Nevada.
Physicist Ashkan Salamat one of just 46 university professors nationwide – and the first from UNLV – selected for competitive award, which is now in its 10th year.
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Inspired by a '00s movie and a grandfather she never met, Alexis Hilts found her path to medical school.
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UNLV works to dismantle barriers to college-level math success to retain and graduate students.
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UNLV helps students overcome their math anxiety.
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Students find support through updated math courses, pilot programs.